The few times Jenny and Luke's eyes met were very short.
But they had flirted a lot; there was no need for them to put on a show here.
A moment later, Sergeant Nelson was called away by a waitress, and didn't have the time to continue observing in secret.
After the bustle when Jenny first came in, there were only two people who were talking to her.
Given her current status, there were only two people here who were qualified to talk to her. One of them was Jeffrey Soderberg, a famous financier in New York, and the other was a city councilor.
Jeffrey's cousin was Mayor Mike Soderberg of New York City, and the councilor was a friend of the mayor's.
Not far away, Jeffrey's wife Aurora and daughter Lindsay were also there. However, they didn't join the two groups of "socialites," but formed their own group of "upper-class ladies."
Luke naturally knew the Soderberg family.
Back then, this couple had mistaken their daughter Lindsay's sponsorship of an artist named Monroe as being in a relationship, and had caused a lot of trouble in New York City.
In the end, Luke had recommended Dr. Haley to the artist Monroe and had her recuperate elsewhere before the family finally calmed down.
As for whether or not Jeffrey had brought a senator to Jenny for a deal, Luke wasn't interested in knowing.
In America, money and power were always inextricably intertwined.
If the rich wanted to be comfortable, they had to use money to seek the protection of some "power."
If a politician wanted to keep his position, he couldn't do without the support of big capitalists.
Luke wanted some of the benefits of big capitalists, but he didn't want to take on those troublesome social interactions, so he could only let Jenny down.
Thankfully, given Jenny's current status, there were only a handful of people who were qualified to negotiate with her.
Most of the time, CEO Jenny only needed to ask the PR department to handle it.
She had come tonight because of Luke.
After all, Luke hadn't listened to the phone company's official reports for days. She didn't live up to her title as a female secretary.
She didn't need to say anything else. Based on those few looks just now, a certain chairman would "sensibly" appear after tonight.
At that moment, there were only five minutes left before the party officially started at eight. A tall and thin woman walked in. It was Pepper Potts.
Then, there was an even livelier exchange of pleasantries than when Jenny had arrived.
Selina was a little surprised. "Why is she here? Is tonight's banquet so high-class? "
Luke shrugged. "Mike Soderberg is still the mayor of New York. Even if he steps down, there's still half a year to go. If you want to survive in New York, you have to give the Soderbergs some face. "
As expected, it didn't take long for Pepper to join Jeffrey's circle, and the four of them stood together and chatted.
But Pepper was a little closer to Ginny.
Under Luke's explicit instructions, Jenny had always been on Pepper's side on the board of directors of Stark Industries.
Both of them were women, and they maintained a good personal relationship. Now, their smiles were obviously much more sincere.
Then the party officially began.
The councilor went on stage and gave a series of official speeches. Everyone politely applauded and said, "Got it. You can step down now."
The councilman also stepped down tactfully and continued to talk to the people on the reservation list.
Ginny and Pepper, on the other hand, were chatting.
As the actual CEO of Stark Industries and the CEO of Titanium Phone Company, which was rapidly expanding in market value and cash flow, the two of them could cooperate in many ways.
Pepper had actually come for Ginny. Soon, the two women left the hall together and went straight to a room to talk.
Before she left, Ginny looked at Luke again and gave him a "you know what I mean" look.
Luke replied with a "got it" look, and hid with Selina behind the long dining table. He played the role of a bystander while he waited for the dance to begin.
Compared with Selina, his ears and Mental Communication could be said to be excellent tools for "secret observation," and he easily picked up a lot of gossip.
Among them, the two "socialites" had the most information about each other, but it was also the least worth paying attention to.
Very soon, he focused his attention on other people's conversations. He didn't forget to record some important points on his black-rimmed glasses for Little Snail to back up.
At that moment, he received a call.
Luke saw that it was a call from Sheriff Nelson.
After picking up the call, Nelson simply asked him to find the security guards and have them lead the way to the second floor of Block B.
At the same time, Ginny sent Luke a text message with a simple explanation.
Something had happened in the room where she and Pepper were talking. Nelson, the mayor's son, Cook, and a young woman had appeared naked in a hidden bedroom in the suite.
Worse still, the young woman was about to die.
Seeing the message, Luke picked up Selina and they immediately rushed to the location that Sheriff Nelson had mentioned.
There was no one to lead the way. He had Ginny's phone GPS, so he didn't need anyone to lead the way.
On the way, he showed Selina Jenny's message.
Selina was stunned. "Are these bigshots … so crazy? I thought it was a serious party! "
Luke wasn't interested in the private lives of these bigshots in New York. On the contrary, he wouldn't be surprised by anything these people did.
If you had money, you could do whatever you wanted!
There were too many examples of this in New York. Because there were too many rich people here, there would always be weirdos among them.
"When there are so many people, there will always be a few who don't follow the normal path. Who knows, they might like to play a little more exciting and find this kind of occasion to have fun, "he said casually.
Selina was lost for words. "… Now that they're done having fun, they want to die, right?"
Luke said, "It's not unusual for other people to do this, but our" big boss "doesn't seem like someone who would do such a stupid thing. Let's go take a look first."
They talked for a while before they found the place.
Looking at the four security guards at the door, Luke took out his badge and gave them his name.
Of the four security guards, two male security guards belonged to the owner of the villa.
Luke had an impression of the two female security guards. One was Pepper's, and the other was Ginny's.
For tycoons like the two women, they couldn't leave their personal security to the Soderberg family's security guards. Even in the other party's villa, they had their own security guards.
However, the secretary who often followed Pepper around wasn't here, which made Luke a little curious.
The three security guards at the door had clearly been notified. They quickly checked their badges and wallets and immediately let them in.
After they entered, there were three more security guards at the door. The two women were still Pepper and Ginny's people.
After taking a few more steps, Luke saw two women sitting and two men standing in the living room.
Luke chuckled inwardly. They were all acquaintances.
At that moment, the four of them didn't look too good. When they heard the door open, they all looked over.
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