After Nie Jialei left, Nie Zhenbang made a call to Jingcheng. As Nie Zhenbang had anticipated, LT Investment Group Company was indeed created by Li Lixue and Dong Wan. However, out of concern that Nie Zhenbang might be unhappy, the two women deliberately chose not to inform Nie Zhenbang.
After all, aside from the series of covert support they provided through the Tenglong Consortium during the time in Liangxi and WangHai, Nie Zhenbang had not utilized his family's power in governing Bashu or the Hongjiang River region. This was a deliberate decision.
Though the Tenglong Consortium was clandestine, excessive domestic investments would eventually draw attention. "The more you go into the mountains, the more likely you are to encounter tigers." It was inevitable, so avoiding detection wherever possible was essential. Thus, Nie Zhenbang later disagreed with the idea of the Consortium supporting his political achievements.