The bearded man, now dressed, tidied his hair and beard. He said something to his men at the table, then quickly left his home and hurried toward the gang's meeting hall.
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Inside the Cyan Stone Gang's meeting hall, the burly Gang Leader of the Cyan Stone Gang sat at the head seat.
He watched as his subordinates trickled into the meeting hall, calmly lifting his teacup for a sip.
The minor leaders who had received the summons hurried to the meeting hall. Those who met along the way wondered why their Gang Leader had called them here so late at night.
Their discussion yielded no clear answers. Upon entering the meeting hall, they all fell silent, took their seats, and quietly waited for the meeting to begin.
The bearded man walked into the meeting hall and took a seat in the far corner.
The seating arrangement in the meeting hall was deliberate. The closer a seat was to the Gang Leader, the higher that person's status within the Cyan Stone Gang.
