He walked out.
Tao followed.
The four men fell into position.
The boardroom door closed behind them with a quiet click.
Nobody spoke for a moment.
Then everyone started talking at once.
Xue Deyong sat in his chair and looked at the table.
"Father.." Jiaming said quietly beside him.
Deyong said nothing.
Outside in the corridor ShangYan walked to the elevator. Tao fell into step beside him.
"How did it feel?" Tao said.
ShangYan looked at the elevator doors. "Like collecting something that was always mine," he said.
ShangYan was already at the elevator when he heard footsteps behind him and turned around to find Xue Deyong had followed him out. The corridor was empty apart from Tao and the four men positioned behind him.
