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General Zhang Ru of the Chinese Central Military Commission answered his phone, raising his glass of Kentucky bourbon whiskey to General Zuocheng Li in apology as he did so.
Between them, they’d just managed to oust a recalcitrant committee member and replace him with a far more compliant one—one who had a past gambling problem that would ruin him if it was ever revealed. He’d straighten out now, assuming he valued his family’s lives.
Tonight was a little private celebration. With Ru’s help, Li now directly controlled fully two-thirds of the Commission’s votes, making him the second most powerful person in China after the President.
Of course, Ru would have to wait until they parted before he found himself a w***e. Li was curiously devoted to his wife and was even now pushing Ru to
