After the Federation's reconciliation, the Central Committee of Green Dragon Mountain's anti-government forces held a reception in the special capital district. The name of the reception was the Charity Gala for the Peace and Reconstruction of the Four Prefectures. The historic handshake between President Pabble and the leader of Southern Water gave the people from Green Dragon Mountain who came to participate in the negotiations an unprecedented, even somewhat exaggerated, respect. There were many important guests who came to participate in this banquet.
The location of the reception was also very important. In a sense, the Tai family, who had single-handedly facilitated the Federation's reconciliation, vacated the Windy Slope Clubhouse next to Charter Square to welcome guests from all over the country. Two years ago, Mr. Pabre, who was only a member of parliament, took a military plane to Green Dragon Mountain and laid the foundation for today's reconciliation. It was all because of the influence of the Tai family in the dark. Whether it was the current government or the people of Green Dragon Mountain, they were all sincerely grateful to that lady.
Xu Le and Shi Qinghai walked out of the black car. They looked at the inconspicuous main entrance of the Windy Slope Clubhouse and the extremely high night sky, and saw the line of large words formed by light beams: "Charity Gala for the Peace and Reconstruction of the Four Prefectures". They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts at the same time.
Seeing this name, they couldn't help but think of the building of the Foundation for the Peace and Reconstruction of the Four Prefectures that was full of bullets and blood. The owner of that building had climbed to a very high position in both Green Dragon Mountain and the government. Now, it had long been thrown into the dustbin of history and gradually forgotten by people.
Probably only these two brothers would never forget this member of parliament who had died in their hands.
Xu Le naturally didn't have any objections to the Federation's reconciliation. However, he really didn't have much interest in this kind of reception. It was even more impossible for him to come here just to see the girl with the black-rimmed glasses again and let himself suffer, torture, and be artistic.
However, he had received a direct order from the Ministry of National Defense. He didn't know who wanted to see him at the reception, but he couldn't refuse a military order. Shi Qinghai's situation was the same. He wanted to find his own organization, and the intelligence leader had inexplicably set the location of contact at the banquet.
After finding his name in the electronic register, Xu Le led Shi Qinghai into the Liufeng Slope Club. He had been to this high-class place before, which was full of a quiet and elegant atmosphere. But today, after walking to the end, he realized that the Liufeng Slope Club had a large building at the back of the mountain. The reception was held in a hall halfway up the mountain.
They found a dark seat in the hall and sat down. Shi Qinghai took a bottle of red wine from the surprised waiter and filled his and Xu Le's glasses. They looked at each other, laughed at themselves, and finished the wine in one gulp.
Back to the ball two years ago. The legendary intelligence leader from Green Dragon Mountain had contacted the Crown Prince of the Tai family through Xu Le, which led to a series of political disturbances later. In a sense, Xu Le and Shi Qinghai were the key figures in the Federation's reconciliation. However, at this reception, no one would realize this, and no one would even notice their existence.
It was this kind of emotion that made the two of them feel a little strange in the dark corner under the crystal chandelier in the bustling hall.
"Do you still remember the Double Moon Festival ball two years ago?" Shi Qinghai poured another two glasses of red wine and slowly swallowed them. He let the clear wine fragrance linger in his mouth and nose, and said faintly, "She will definitely come tonight. Will you dance with her again?"
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and smiled. He shook his head and said, "It's all in the past. What's there to talk about?"
At this moment, the heavy door was opened, and an old man about sixty years old walked in, accompanied by a few representatives of the federation. The guests at the seventy or so tables in the hall all stood up and applauded politely and warmly. Those who were qualified to enter the Flowing Wind Slope Club to participate in this charity banquet were undoubtedly the top figures in their social circles. However, at this time, their action of standing up and applauding seemed very natural.
Xu Le retracted his gaze from below the rostrum. He had noticed that Li Xiuzhu, Lin Douhai, and several other second-generation figures of the seven great families were sitting at the same table. However, he didn't see Li Xiaotong. It seemed that the Seventh Young Master was not lying when he said that he and Li Xiuzhu never appeared at the same time.
"Not the leader of Nanshui?"
"Chairman of the Central Committee of Green Dragon Mountain, Jin Jifan." Shi Qinghai looked at the rippling red wine in his glass. He wondered when that wretched uncle would come to find him. He said with a trace of indifference, "The leader of Nanshui always likes to maintain a sense of mystery. Even if President Pabre were to attend this kind of occasion, he wouldn't attend."
"The upper class of the Federation values face the most. Since we've already signed the peace agreement, we naturally have to show respect to Green Dragon Mountain." Shi Qinghai added. There was a faint ridicule in his words.
"You're a member of Green Dragon Mountain, but it seems that you don't have a good impression of the Central Committee." Xu Le asked curiously.
"We're an intelligence agency. We're relatively independent. Moreover, we've been active in S1 for many years … In the eyes of the Central Committee, we're naturally suspected of being traitors." The ridicule in Shi Qinghai's eyes grew stronger and stronger. "For example, the guy who asked me to come to the banquet today is nominally the number three figure of the Central Committee. However, in reality, his days in the mountain aren't very comfortable."
"But you still want to find an organization." Xu Le said with a smile. He shook his head and said, "Don't talk about this. I'm not interested in these things. You have to know that I'm currently an active officer of the Federation."
Jin Jifan and the several important members of the Federation smiled warmly. Under the gazes of the crowd, they sat at the table in front of the podium. Just when the guests in the hall thought that President Pabre would arrive and the charity banquet would officially begin, no one expected that another pair of guests would appear at the entrance.
"I originally thought that madam wanted to push the crown prince to the stage today." Shi Qinghai looked at the pair of young guests that appeared at the entrance. A trace of disgust flashed between his eyebrows. He said, "Who would have thought that the one who came was actually this idiot."
The order of appearance at any banquet was always particular. What qualifications did the pair of young men and women that appeared at the entrance of the banquet have to be behind Jin Jifan and the several members?
"Who is that young man?" Xu Le's eyes narrowed as he looked at the man with slightly bent elbows at the entrance. The man wore a military uniform without any insignia. His figure was tall and straight, and his face was deliberately calm and reserved, as well as an air of arrogance that could not be concealed no matter what.
"As I said, that's an idiot." Shi Qinghai sensed that Xu Le's voice had sunk slightly, so he said with a faint mocking smile, "The second son of the leader of Nanshui, Nan Mingxiu."
"This good son of a revolutionary is truly arrogant to the extreme in Green Dragon Mountain. Relying on the fact that he has a good father, he actually dares to appear after Jin Jifan and put on such a show … Does he think that the capital is the same as those barren mountains?"
Shi Qinghai knew what Xu Le was feeling right now, so he did not hold back in his words. He directly threw out the evaluation that the anti-government army had given this person.
Most of the guests at the charity banquet did not know who this young man was. He actually dared to appear after Jin Jifan and the members of the parliament. There was a burst of discussion in the banquet hall, and the identity of this person gradually spread. Only then did the crowd gently nod, revealing a look of understanding. The guests at the banquet hall were more familiar with this young man's female companion, because this beautiful girl wearing a light blue dress had once appeared in the live broadcast of the hearing on Parliament Hill. The entire Federation had once heard her calm and firm voice …
It was no exaggeration to say that this girl had many admirers in the Federation. People admired her calm and firm, and the calm beauty in front of countless members of parliament. Especially when the Federation restarted the Medellin project last month, she once again returned to S1 Parliament Hill, and showed her steady and calm side in front of countless media reporters. This admiration was further strengthened.
Nan Mingxiu? Xu Le's eyelashes slightly blinked. He looked at the son of the anti-government leader, looked at his slightly bent arm, looked at the small white hand in the crook of his arm, and looked at the light blue dress. This dress seemed to be a little old, and it seemed that it had not been worn for a long time. It appeared a little too plain to appear in such a luxurious and romantic occasion as the Liufeng Slope Club.
Xu Le felt that this little blue dress was somewhat familiar, but she remembered in an instant. Two years ago, she had also worn this little dress during the Double Moon Festival dance.
"It seems that life in the guerrilla army is really hard." He quietly looked at the girl at the door, and found that she was not wearing black-rimmed glasses today. He said softly, "The female companion of the leader's son can only wear old clothes."
New clothes were not as good as old clothes, but old clothes were the most comfortable to wear. A new person was a better choice. Shi Qinghai stared at the red wine in the glass, smiled slightly and said, "Your performance is better than I thought. You can still be so calm."
"This is not a difficult thing to do."
Xu Le steadily picked up the red wine glass. He was not pretending. Whether or not he could really see through the past, but after experiencing so many life and death situations, these things seemed to be very difficult to shake his big heart.
He calmly looked at Nan Mingxiu and Zhang Xiaomeng holding hands, walked to the rostrum under the gaze of all the guests, and watched them sit at the table where Li Xiuzhu was sitting. After so many years of training, his mechanic eyes were even sharper. The moment Nan Mingxiu and Zhang Xiaomeng sat down, he clearly saw the undisguised greed and possessiveness in this person's eyes.
In an instant, Xu Le's eyes narrowed, and he took a big gulp of red wine.
"Calm, calm …" Shi Qinghai looked at him mockingly, laughed and said, "Didn't you say that this is not a difficult thing to do?"
Xu Le put down the wine glass, narrowed his eyes and looked at the table. He was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "But I … am still not happy."
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