Looking over his social network, Meng Mingshu found that he had lost all of his friends. Everyone had betrayed him, and he had betrayed everybody. Like a half-starved stray dog, he lay prostrate before the first one who beckoned to him, even if this man had just teased him, and even if there was an evil intent hiding behind his smile.
Pang Jing, who was from the Central Plains, was the initiator of the conspiracy. Meng Mingshu was eager to grab his collar and question him. "There's no animosity between us. Why did you frame me?"
But he didn't dare. When news came that Mo Chu had returned to the city and taken over the Governor's mansion, he had found a spark of inspiration and publicly invited his foe over to live with him. When Pang Jing agreed, he even had to obsequiously express his gratitude.