Terence listened intently. When Nathan realized he wasn't going to respond, he went on, "We reckon that the Qu family has been feuding with the Su family for years now. In addition, the current mayor of our city is from the Su family, so their animosity has only increased.
We also found that the Su family has connections with not only legal but also a lot of illegal channels."
Terence let out a quiet sigh, his hand moving up his face and then rubbing his eye. These people were merciless, like a tough nut to crack. Terence could make out how soon he'd have to face them directly, in order to protect himself, his family and his company.
Luckily, they were currently targeting the Su family.
"Nathan..." Terence said gravely and firmly. "Yes, sir?" replied Nathan, realizing the weight of whatever it was he was going to speak next. "Please arrange a meeting for me with the head of the Qu family."
He looked up at Nathan directly in the eye. Nathan too did the same. Both looked at each other for a few seconds, as if they could see in them what lay ahead for them. Terence knew what Nathan was thinking, and Nathan wasn't sure whether he should say it out loud or not.
He opened his mouth once, but all that came out of it was air. The second time, he managed to blurt out some words worriedly, "Mr. An, we really can't mess with the Qu family. I don't mean to imply we are weaker than them. But we are extremely vulnerable right now. Maybe you would like to think it through..."
Terence smiled faintly, a little proud of himself of having already read his mind. He lifted his left arm up in the air, showing him his wedding ring. "You tell me, what is
hing to prove their loyalty to An family. But power and money had bought them.
Gary was playing dirty politics with the city as well as in the system, doing everything in his power to make sure An family had no support remaining.
Being an extremely influential family, it was impossible for them to survive without the government's support.
"I will arrange the meeting right away, and will let you know as soon as I get any other news."
Nathan said firmly, turned around and left.
Terence slid further in his chair as soon as Nathan left, finally able to relax a little. And then he dialed a number on his phone. "Hello, Bryant. I need you to help me collect information about the Qu family of the northwest region....yes, the more details there are, the better."
Bryant already had some pointers about them but Nathan knew that was only surface level bullshit. Terence knew Bryant could do much better, and dig deeper than the most trusted spies of the city.
Even if their chances of getting back at them and toppling them were only about fifty percent, that would be enough to win this battle.