Chapter 645

They Came Prepared

The crowd clamored upon hearing these words of his. A few hall masters who were nearer to him hurriedly offered their words of advice. “President, we have been carefully observing Minghao’s growth. He indeed has what it takes to continue on this route. But he is still very young—he’s still a child—how is he to assume the duties of a president?!”

Liu Qingshan said, “Of course I won’t make Minghao the president immediately. I will still be there to guide him as often as possible. Besides, he has your support. As for the safety of our gang after my retirement, I intend to let our ally, Red Thorns Society, provide us with assistance. This is also why I let Yang Chen participate in our meeting today.

“Yang Chen is my son-in-law, and also Minghao’s brother-in-law. He is one of our own. Which means, Red Thorns Society will definitely stand on our side. Even if I retire, I believe no other squad would dare to challenge us Green Dragon Society and Red Thorns Society both at once.”

Yang Chen who was sitting behind him pursed his lips, thinking, This father-in-law is an expert at spouting nonsense. I haven’t even gotten a chance to get my word in, but he has already spoken on my behalf. Besides, what era are we in now? He’s not even displaying any signs of democracy, and yet he is appointing his own son as the upcoming president? His methods of operating are inappropriate and inconsiderate to say the least.

Indeed, after a short uproar from the crowd, an elder man with grey-white hair raised his hand and inserted his opinion. “President, in my opinion, appointing Minghao as the president is not an appropriate action.”

Liu Qingshan didn’t expect anyone to sound out against him publicly. His gaze became colder, and he shot a glare at the man. Smiling, he said, “Uncle Zhang, you’re considered my senior. If there’s anything on your mind, please share it openly.”

The old man who was addressed as Uncle Zhang took a breath before he said, “I believe that the role of president should be given to the person who can win over the people with virtue. Although Minghao has potential, he hasn’t yet reached a stage where we are comfortable with giving him the position. There’s no guarantee that he will stand the test of time. Us older fellows don’t have that much time left to nurture a newbie. Thus, I, Old Zhang, think that this is inappropriate.”

“Uncle Zhang, back then when I first came to Beijing, I was but an ignorant young boy as well. But I have single-handedly made Green Dragon Society rule the entirety of Beijing. Some individuals’ growth far surpasses the speed of others. I believe Uncle Zhang you are also able to attest to this,” Liu Qingshan said expressionlessly.

Unexpectedly, Liu Qingshan had just finished his words when a woman in red who was slightly younger started chuckling and said, “President, you are our gang’s hero. We are well aware of that. But that child Minghao is still immature to say the least. I’ve heard that all he has done in Zhonghai is lead a few hooligans getting into small fights. Compared to you, he is nowhere near ready enough.”

“That’s right, President.” A middle-aged man with a boss-like hairstyle smiled coldly, “Any one of us hall masters seated here are far more capable than an ignorant young boy. Why then are you not taking anyone of us into consideration?”

Liu Qingshan’s face turned grim. He felt as though this going south very quickly. He had originally thought that given his reputation, everyone would at least agree to it on the surface, despite actually being against the idea.

If that happened, then even if they tried to do something behind the scenes, he would be able to stabilize the situation by just punishing a few of them on behalf of Liu Minghao.

Little did he expect that the current situation would happen—so many of them were about to fall out with him openly!

Yang Chen, who was still seated behind him, let out a yawn. He wasn’t oblivious to the tense atmosphere in the meeting room. But apart from finding it slightly interesting, he had no other thoughts. At the end of the day, it wasn’t his duty to care about who became president of their society. He was only here for Liu Mingyu’s sake.

At this moment, Liu Qingshan was so enraged that he broke into laughter instead. He pounded his fist on the table and said, “Alright, alright! Seems like you’ve all come prepared. We’ve all been working together for such long years, and we’re well aware of each other’s capabilities. In that case, I would like to know, who do you all think is more suitable to take my place as the president?”