Frank smiled. In that exact moment, the red doors of the hall burst open. Whoever came in the hall right now should have the privilege to get through the Long family guard squad.
Everyone's eyes darted towards the doors. The tapping of polished dress shoes on the marble floor echoed throughout the hall. Brian came in coolly in a black shirt and a black suit jacket. Eyes followed him as he walked forward. Intimidated by his menacing aura, everyone held their breath. Even Eric forgot how to react. Brian's presence reminded the elders of Richie. For a split second, they thought they had gone back to that memorable scene thirty years ago.
Brian's face was cold and expressionless, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's. A gilded shield insignia was pinned on his jacket. On it, two dragons whose noses and tails met surrounded the letter "Z." It was the crest of the Long family.
He stopped in front of the vice president's seat. He reached out his hand and Tony handed him a stack of files. After gesturing to Tony to withdraw, he said in his usual flat voice, "Here. The agreement on Crystal Project has been signed. Technical experts will go to Sun Island in one month."
His words had everyone stunned and seemingly in awe.
The people forgot how nervous they had been just awhile ago and started freely discussing what just happened with each other.
Eric seemed nonplussed about the matter and just looked at Brian. His calm and unperturbed face irritated him so much. He could barely contain the urge to punch his brother in the face.
How could he remain so calm when someone was hurting Little Molly, his own wife? He could have just let Tony deliver the files. How could he be here instead of protecting Little Molly?
Brian looked back impassively at Eric, his face not showing any of his thoughts. Then he glanced at Jeff with disdain. After handing over the files to Frank, Brian cleared his voice. The people stopped talking and turned to look at him. He said, "Dragon Island will develop healthily only under the Long family's leadership. As for you..." Brian cast a dirty look at Reuben and continued, "I don't think a person who will be sentenced to life imprisonment, the harshest sentence on Dragon Island, will be able to lead anybody anywhere. Of course, you either." He then looked at Jeff.
The police came barging in through the doors as soon as Brian finished talking. Reuben and Jeff were taken, their voices getting weaker and weaker as they were dragged away. The National Congress seemed to have become a drama. Sometime later during the trial for their arrest, Reuben and Jeff realized that their every move had been closely watched by the Long family all along, from the bombing at the amusement park on QY Island to their scheming with the State Parliament.
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