"This is the eleventh ti, huh? What big event has happened again?"
"Ah, you rember so clearly?"
"If I didn’t rember clearly, how would I dare ask soone for a debt repaynt?"
"You..."
Caught off guard by such a retort, the face of one of the Level 8 New Humans suddenly darkened.
Feeling the thick sll of gunpowder between the two and their potential explosive state, another Level 8 Powerhouse who had just hurried over directly interrupted them.
"Both of you mind the occasion we’re in!"
Following his words, the two Level 8 New Humans each snorted coldly, one with a face full of triumph, the other sullen, but neither said more and took their seats respectively.
Soon after, more and more Level 8 New Humans arrived, scanning the surroundings with a hint of surprise because the row of seats on the right, long unoccupied, now had people sitting in them.
"They are all rare guests, what brought them here this ti." A man with a dark red tattoo on his neck mockingly said towards the powerhouses of Bright Moon City, but no one responded. He laughed awkwardly and, like the others, took his seat.
"Zhang Linglai, it’s been so many days, how are you considering it?" A Level 8 New Human sitting not far from the head of the room asked another who had just sat down.
The Level 8 New Human nad Zhang Linglai shook his head and replied, "I still need so more ti."
"How long do you actually need to consider?"
"A cautious mind is necessary, isn’t it?" Zhang Linglai sneered. The man questioning him also had his expression turn gloomy. Perhaps sensing the strange atmosphere, Zhang Linglai quickly looked towards the head seat, puzzled, "Eh? Old Qu is always the first to arrive, why isn’t he here today?"
Following his words, everyone’s attention was drawn to the head of the room. They too felt surprised. Setting aside Qu Yangming’s faults, he was known for his strict punctuality and would never be late. Today was truly unusual.
The man who had spoken to Zhang Linglai turned his gaze towards the mbers of Bright Moon City, asking with a hint of accusation, "Strange, all of you are here, so where is your mayor? Why didn’t she co?"
Xu Tianyu turned his head to look at the man and replied expressionlessly, "Please rest assured, Captain Jiang. Our mayor will not disappoint you."
His response almost provoked the other party to violence. His full na was Jiang Ping, and the title "Captain" was not a term of respect but more of a mockery. Before the Apocalypse, his identity was a security guard in a community, not yet twenty years old, choosing such a profession young. Although no profession should ever be mocked, his parents and relatives seed to think of him as unambitious, and more a subject of ridicule during after-dinner talks than his parents’ disappointnt.
Although he was promoted to security captain fairly soon, his subordinates were all much older than him, and he got promoted only because he was the only one among the security guards with a high school diploma—too easily achieved, which did not change public perception but rather increased disdain.
After all, who would take a retirent-like job at his energetic age before the Apocalypse?
After the Apocalypse began, he led his older colleagues to the forr safe zone of Xige City, and his na as security captain beca well known amongst his colleagues.
The title of security captain should have vanished long ago, but after evolving to Level 8, his adversaries purposefully used the term with sarcastic intent, thus the title resurfaced and has since beco unique to him.
Jiang Ping stared intently at him, while Xu Tianyu fearlessly t his gaze, the two locked in a standoff, with bystanders quietly watching the drama unfold.
However, the standoff did not last long. Soon, ti exceeded the scheduled start, and seeing that the head seat was still vacant, the attending Level 8 Powerhouses started to grow suspicious.
"Why hasn’t Qu Yangming arrived?"
"That old man didn’t die on so woman’s belly, did he?"
"Uh... haven’t you noticed this eting feels different?"
"How is it different?"
"Usually, the decision-making departnt sends out notifications, but this ti it was..."
Soone took out their cell phone, glanced at it, and while previously nobody cared, a careful look revealed sothing off about the sender of the ssage.
"01633... that’s your code, right?" Soone looked over at the mbers of Bright Moon City. The air thickened for a few seconds, and aside from the mbers of Bright Moon City, all other Level 8 New Humans suddenly stood up, looking around warily.
"Your trap? Are Li Henian’s people nearby? Trying to catch us all?"
"Vice Mayor, you should understand, if you truly choose to do this, there is no benefit for you; if we all die, following your mayor’s wishes, Cloud Gorge Base will also perish with us."
"Everyone, calm down, I think Su Sigui isn’t foolish."
Xu Tianyu and others from Bright Moon City watched as all the major powerhouses stood up from their chairs, not saying a word, nor offering any explanations, just as quiet, seemingly waiting for sothing.
A relatively calm Level 8 New Human scanned around and sat back down, saying, "Every ti we gather here, it’s to discuss major issues; this ti should be initiated by Mayor Su. If that’s the case, I believe Mayor Su must have sothing important to tell us, let’s not panic."
His words managed to relax a few powerhouses, but soone retorted the next second, "You sure are optimistic, then answer , why hasn’t Qu Yangming arrived yet? He’s not the type to be late."
Just as the man finished speaking, everyone’s gaze was captured by a figure at the door.
"Su Sigui, you’ve finally arrived. Now you better explain yourself well," soone shouted at the entering figure, and it was indeed Su Sigui.
On seeing her, many were on the verge of voicing their discontent, but sohow, upon clearly seeing Su Sigui, they inexplicably held themselves back!
For so reason, today’s Su Sigui seed different from usual? As for what exactly was different, they couldn’t specify, only feeling that she seed sowhat authoritative?
And here, "authoritative" isn’t about being taller...
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