Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong exchanged a glance and, with perfect understanding, moved to the next room.
This spared them trouble; the room was empty. Upon entering, Tang Jinghong secured the door, ensuring no one would barge in.
The sound insulation of the rooms was lacking, allowing them to hear the conversations from the adjacent room when standing close to the wall.
Inside, Mou Yongfeng was massaging a middle-aged man's shoulders, ingratiatingly saying, "Big brother, my men were incompetent and botched the job with the grain seeds."
The man's eyes snapped open, filled with dark fury, "I wondered why there was no impact. So it failed. How could such a promising plan fail? What were you doing?"
Mou Yongfeng, frightened, knelt down, explaining the situation in detail, "Big brother, now is not the time to talk about this. Please, I beg you to plead with the master on my behalf."