Chapter 741 Chen's Dinner, an Old Friend Under the Mask!

"Brother Su, we have completed the last step of the procedure, but it will probably take some time to get an audience with Mayor Chen. This is difficult!"

Standing in front of Su Mo, Sun Quan put down his hands full of seals with a headache, leaving only the last blank license.

In the afternoon, the entire transaction license procedure was carried out very smoothly to the last step with the help of trading points and personal connections.

But at this point, everyone could not continue.

According to the current management method of Tianyuan Territory, the processing of each certificate and the handling of affairs will be divided into five levels from one to five.

Among them, levels four to five can be expedited, and the mayor can be received in two days at the latest.

But levels one to three do not have this treatment, and the mayor must wait until he has time to issue a notification for the interview.

Coincidentally, the importance level of the transaction license is just level three, and it has not risen to the category of emergency affairs.

"Why, have you submitted the application?"

"I have submitted it, but Mayor Chen has nothing on his side." Sun Quan shook his head and was about to continue.

Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door outside the laboratory.

After getting the approval, Zhang Da came in from outside with an excited look on his face, and his forehead was full of sweat.

"There is news. Tonight is the Chen family's dinner, and our Zizailiangfang has also received an invitation."

"It is said that they want to commend companies that have performed well during the summer harvest. A total of twelve companies have been invited, and our Zizailiangfang is among them."

"It's just right, take this trading license with you, let Mayor Chen deal with it on the spot, so there will be no more trouble later!"

Take out a well-preserved gift certificate from his pocket, and carefully put it on the table while spitting.

At this time, the look he gave Su Mo had completely changed, and he no longer had the previous arrogance.

Some, but just extremely well-behaved.

After all, not everyone can get an audience with Mayor Chen. The fact that Zizailiangfang has this day is entirely due to the efforts of this young man.

"Dinner?"

Hearing these two words, Su Mo finally put down the tools in his hand, took off his dust gloves, and picked up the gift certificate.

The gift certificate is not made of paper, but a kind of wooden product with a strong sense of touch.

The whole is bright red, with four huge words on the front, corresponding to the Chen's dinner, and some unknown flowers are carved in a flamboyant manner.

Turning to the back, there are some specific details of the invitation meeting and the recipients.

"Zizailiangfang, Su Youzong?"

"Is this issued to me?"

Seeing the bright words in the lower right corner, Su Mo smiled and put the gift certificate back down.

"How is the preparation for the Heroes' Meeting going?"

Sun Quan: "It is proceeding in an orderly manner. We have selected more than 20 workers with skilled professional skills, and have temporarily let them taste the sweetness through some small means. The information is currently under secondary verification. Once verified, it will be sent over immediately."

"Very good!" Su Mo nodded with satisfaction: "I will leave this to you. As for the trading license, don't worry. I will go to the meeting alone tonight!"

"Go to the meeting alone?" Seeing that Su Mo had stood up, Zhang Da immediately shook his head like a rattle: "Boss, it is written at the dinner that each invited person must be accompanied by at least two people!"

"There is still such a rule?" Su Mo frowned, picked up the gift certificate again, and carefully read the invitation details at the back.

Sure enough, the third to last rule was not known who came up with the idea, and it really stipulated it.

Male participants must bring one or more female dance partners, and the upper limit is not more than ten people.

Female participants can choose to bring women of the same age, or men, and the number is also not more than ten people.

Perhaps for the sake of the atmosphere of the dinner party, going to the meeting alone was rejected from the beginning.

"Okay, then let Zhang Min go with me. It happens that she is also the manager of our Liangfang"

"Okay, I'll arrange it now!" After getting a very satisfactory answer, Zhang Da hurriedly nodded, fearing that Su Mo would regret and appoint other candidates, and strode out of the laboratory.

Seeing his appearance, Sun Quan couldn't help but spit after the door was closed again.

"Brother Su, this old man really can't wait to send his daughter here."

"He must be planning to let Zhang Min get close to us and catch our handle to threaten us"

"It's okay, I know it!"

Patting Sun Quan on the shoulder, seeing the latter's hesitant look, Su Mo laughed loudly and interrupted the topic directly.

Compared with Chen Shen, who has been in the wasteland for half a year and has supported the political management of Tianyuan Territory.

Zhang Min's level of scheming is just like a novice who has just entered the game. It is not worth his effort at all.

"Tonight, it's a tough battle"

Knowing that he can't deal with Chen Shen now in the same way as he dealt with Feng Long, the idiot, and just pass it by vaguely.

Su Mo had already prepared several sets of arguments in his mind, and thought of several emergency plans for different situations.

At the same time, for this talent that he had conquered and cultivated.

In this communication spanning eight years of time and space, Su Mo was also a little excited.

"The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, or now"

"Tonight, let me see for myself what kind of fruit this tree planted by me can bear eight years later!"

With a thought in mind, Su Mo no longer thought about it.

After sorting all the small parts on the table into the toolbox, he also planned to "prepare" well.

Give the mayor an unexpected surprise!

That night.

The Eagle Hotel, the largest hotel in Hope City, became the only protagonist in the city tonight.

Outside this magnificent hotel, dotted with colorful lights, and incompatible with the style of the apocalyptic wasteland.

Starting from seven o'clock, dozens of guards were fully armed and put the three surrounding streets under martial law.

In the past, the Chen family's gathering after the summer harvest every year might be a bit too much.

But this year is different. As long as the permanent residents of Hope City can clearly see that there are indeed many new faces in the city recently.

There are special mercenaries with a face full of flesh, who are not easy to mess with at a glance.

There are tall foreigners with cold faces and exotic styles.

There are also various short wilderness hunters who wear exclusive adventure clothes and are born for intelligence.

These people not only wander around every corner of the city during the day, but also try their best to find out about the recent events in Tianyuan Territory.

At night, they can occasionally be seen running in the city after curfew to avoid the search of the guards.

In order to prevent these people from making trouble.

At present, ordinary people can understand that the Chen family has made such a scene.

It was half past seven.

There were cars coming to the front of the hotel building one after another, and people of different ages and expressions walked out of them.

At the beginning, there were mostly young people.

Most of the men who got off the car were in suits and leather shoes, and the women were wearing extraordinarily luxurious evening gowns.

When they met halfway, they talked skillfully, stepped onto the red carpet laid by the hotel like a fashion show, and walked into the hotel confidently.

Going back, middle-aged people were the main force.

Compared with the former, these middle-aged people were much more low-key. The men basically wore uniforms issued by the territory, and the women wore low-key dresses.

And these people are the result of the Chen family's expansion in the territory over the years!

"Marry into the family, absorb, associate, descend"

"At the beginning, the Chen family had only a dozen people, but over the years it has grown to more than 300 people, and the number is increasing"

"Because of the clear center and strong cohesion of the main body, they can basically be seen in the political affairs, economy, and management of the entire territory"

"Including the manager of our Sangtian Town, he is also a member of the Chen family"

Sitting in the co-pilot seat of the energy car, Zhang Min pinched her collar uncomfortably while introducing.

Today, she was wearing a light blue evening dress, matched with a beautiful face, and looked charming and beautiful.

Being with Su Mo, who was wearing a black suit next to her, they were completely worthy of being a talented man and a beautiful woman.

But for some reason, the closer she got to the Flying Eagle Hotel, the more uneasy Zhang Min felt.

There was a sense of embarrassment that her "underground love affair" was about to be forcibly exposed.

"Oh? The manager of our Sangtian Town is from the Chen family?"

"I didn't know that."

After opening the car window and handing over the invitation to be inspected, Su Mo put his left hand on the car window and continued to drive inside.

This Flying Eagle Hotel, he has been in Tianyuan Territory for so long, but he has only heard of it and never seen it.

Now seeing it, it is really shocking.

The eight-story Flying Eagle Hotel, the entire building facade is dotted with pale yellow spotlights, densely packed with no less than 300.

The translucent dome above emits a faint glow, which is reflected directly into the sky and diffused.

From left to right, the diameter of this hotel alone is more than 500 meters, and its total area is hundreds of acres.

If you add the luxurious shelter made of exclusive materials below.

In normal times, this place can be treated as a hotel.

In wartime, it can become a second command post and an unbreakable bunker.

"Hello, distinguished guest. Our party is held on the third floor. Here is your ID card. Please carry it with you."

"We will help you park your car in the hotel parking lot. You can take it away at any time with your ID card."

Unlike the "country bumpkins" in Sangtian Town, the receptionist at the Eagle Hotel recognized Su Mo's fifth-generation car at a glance.

For a moment, his attitude was even better than when he received the younger generation of the Chen family.

"Sorry for the trouble!"

Stepping out of the car, Su Mo confidently adjusted his tie, and his originally unhandsome face also had an inexplicable temperament.

At this time, in Zhang Min's eyes.

She even had an illusion that the Chen family was not the protagonist tonight, but the man in front of her was.

"Let's go"

Naturally patting the wrinkles on his clothes, Su Mo stretched out his hand slightly, leaving a space for holding.

The latter's face froze, but in the end he followed the example of other people who came over and put his arm on stiffly.

Following the red carpet, the two of them soon stepped into today's main venue.

The first floor of the Flying Eagle Hotel has temporarily become a security inspection floor tonight.

With the storage space, Su Mo thought that this security was just a formality and would not play a substantial role.

But the magical thing is that after passing through the three consecutive inspection gates.

The game panel sent a prompt.

[Record]: It is detected that the player "Su Mo" has entered a special independent space, and your storage space function will be temporarily disabled

[Record]: This ban is not mandatory. When the danger level around you is higher than "3", the ban will be automatically lifted.

"Is there such a method?"

Stepping on the elevator to the third floor, Su Mo looked normal, but he was quite curious.

He didn't know what danger level was.

But such a method, although it cannot be used as a weapon to forcibly close the opponent's storage space.

But within the territory, it can play an extremely good role in some occasions.

For example, if the prisoner in prison has a storage space, it is difficult to manage.

But if the storage space is closed, the difficulty is undoubtedly much smaller.

There are also important occasions like this, which can ensure that no one with ulterior motives will lurk in and protect the safety of everyone present.

Enter the main banquet hall on the third floor from the elevator.

The interior of the magnificent lights has long been filled with tables, and all kinds of precious fruits and delicacies are placed on the tables.

The servant carrying the wine table walked inside, and one or two rows of half cups of red wine were placed on it, bringing waves of fragrant fruit flavor.

Su Mo was a little surprised when he saw the people who had already arrived at the venue.

Among the crowd of more than a hundred people, there was not a single person he was familiar with, and there were unfamiliar faces everywhere.

"Are these people not all from the Chen family?" Su Mo tilted his head and asked Zhang Min in a low voice.

"No, those over there are people from the Longxing Chamber of Commerce, and those over there are people from Daxing Agriculture." He pointed to three or four groups in a row. Zhang Min was not unfamiliar with these businessmen at all.

"The people who are coming now are all branches of the Chen family in the villages and towns outside. The main family will not come until after 8:30."

"Is that so?"

Knowing the situation, Su Mo nodded and took Zhang Min to sit at a table outside.

The people from the Chamber of Commerce followed the limit of the invitation and brought ten people to form a large table. They were mixing with the people from the Chen family who were coming now, and it was very lively.

It was a bit strange that only he and Zhang Min were at a table.

However, Su Mo didn't care that the host didn't come. He just ate the food in the fruit plate and passed the time. He didn't care about the looks from others from time to time.

It was half past eight, and as people began to walk in from the entrance of the hall, Su Mo raised his head and looked over.

And when he saw it, his eyes were immediately focused.

The first person from the main family of the Chen family who entered was someone he was very familiar with.

Chen Kai, one of the managers of Hope Village before he left.

"He is the mayor of our Sangtian Town," Zhang Min whispered beside him.

"Huh? Chen Kai is the mayor?" Su Mo was slightly surprised when he found that Chen Kai looked at him vaguely as soon as he came in, and he also looked over and looked at him up and down.

Eight years later, Chen Kai was over thirty years old. The frequent disasters in the wasteland and the hard work added several obvious wrinkles to his face, making him look quite vicissitudes.

At the same time, Su Mo saw a long scar on his neck that stretched to the back of his head.

It added a bit of ferocity to his personal temperament.

After looking at each other for a while, Chen Kai looked away with a slightly unnatural expression and strode into the hall.

Behind him, more and more people came in, and Su Mo saw the "acquaintances" he had been waiting for one by one.

Chen Yi, Chen Yun, Chen Hui, Chen Chao

Before he left, he had asked Pei Shao to count the people in the Chen family, and there were a total of seventeen people.

At this time, when the last person approached, except for Chen Shen, who had not been seen yet.

Su Mo was shocked to find that in the past eight years, except for the scars of various sizes on their bodies, all the people in the Chen family were alive.

"This is a bit unexpected!"

Picking up the Coke in the cup, Su Mo drank it all, moistening his slightly burning throat.

Almost everyone of the seventeen people who came in would look at him vaguely, obviously having received the news a long time ago.

Not knowing what the other party would do, Su Mo could only continue to sit at the table and wait patiently for the banquet to be held.

But

"Mr. Su Youzong, right? I have heard of you for a long time. I have been too busy with official duties to meet you. This is the first time we meet, right?"

Turning around, Chen Kai came over with a goblet.

His eyes were deep and meaningful.

"It is the first time we meet." Su Mo nodded regretfully: "The mayor is busy with all kinds of things, worrying about the lives and property of tens of thousands of people in the town, and is also responsible for economic management. Please understand!"

"It is good to understand. Recently, the territory has been a little uneasy, and disasters have occurred frequently. Fortunately, Zizailiangfang gave face to our mayor Sangtian, which allowed me to hold my head up in the family." Chen Kai smiled and raised the glass: "I toast you a glass!"

"I am flattered, I am flattered." He picked up the Coke cup in a panic. After the two of them clinked their glasses, Su Mo drank it all again.

In the eyes of others, his cautious appearance was completely consistent with his identity as a person from the town of Ziliangfang.

But in Chen Kai's eyes, he frowned slightly.

After drinking the wine in the glass, he looked at Su Mo.

"Zizailiangfang has developed well, and Mr. Su has also made steady progress. The development is good. This is a talent coming to our territory."

"Come on, I'll toast you another glass, just as a pre-celebration for Mr. Su's coronation."

Taking another glass from the waiter's wine table, Chen Kai didn't even touch it this time, and drank it all.

Su Mo couldn't help but narrow his eyes at this performance.

He originally thought that the test would only start after Chen Shen, but he didn't expect Chen Kai to be the vanguard and come first.

Fortunately, before Su Mo could continue to speak, there was a commotion in front of the stage, temporarily interrupting the confrontation between the two.

"The mayor is here!"

The commotion continued for a while, and someone shouted.

The whole audience suddenly became silent, and the people who were sitting down also stood up.

Blocking the glaring lights with his hands, Su Mo also followed everyone's gaze.

There were quite a few people on the stage at this time.

But the scholar man in a light black robe who walked out from the back became the only focus of the crowd.

Looking up, Su Mo was slightly surprised.

It was completely different from the slightly thin appearance of Chen Shen that he imagined!

This should be Chen Shen's man. His exposed limbs were not the flesh and blood of a normal person, but were all replaced with prosthetic limbs made of light silver alloy, full of a sense of technology.

At the same time, his body was extremely strong, at least 15 centimeters taller than before, and he jumped from a skinny boy of 175cm to a warrior of 190cm with slightly bulging muscles all over his body, exuding strong hormones.

On his face, Su Mo saw a slightly reflective light silver mask, covering all his expressions and flesh.

Even the skin next to it was covered, making it impossible to see what state he was in at this time.

"No way? Is Chen Shen going to?"

"Is he going to follow Sun Bahu's personal armed route?"