Chapter 355: Employer and Killer

The dinner was held in North Island.

On the way, Zhuang Mingxu roughly told everyone about the current management of the base and the distribution of power. "There are a total of two teams of superpowers with more than a thousand people in the base. One is called the Ping'an Team from the Pingjin base, and the other is called the Bingshuang Society from a small county nearby. The former has more ordinary people, and the latter has more superpowers."

"The next is the COFCO team, which are the people who first arrived at the COFCO grain warehouse. The rest are small teams of about 180 people. Among these people, there is a particularly outstanding team of only eight people, all of whom are psychics and all of them are A-level. It's called the Junlin Team."

"Jun Lin?" Ning Yuan laughed when he heard the name, "Are you planning to rule the world?"

Zhuang Mingxu did not laugh with him, but said calmly, "Their captain has the ability of thunder."

"A-level lightning?" Xu Sa frowned. "I'm not bragging. I've relied on our team's crystal core to upgrade to this point, which is already within the daily limit. It's about the same as mine..."

Xu Sa didn't continue talking, but he hinted that there must be some secret, and the others naturally understood it.

Zhuang Mingxu and Lu Weiyi looked at each other and both thought of a solution - absorbing the crystal core of the psychic.

"Also, recently the teams have reported that there are signs of missing psychics at the base. I have sent people to investigate. Please keep an eye out for this."

Chatting along the way, the group walked slowly towards the North Island.

After two months of absence, long wooden bridge corridors have appeared between several islands. They are covered with metal chains and can accommodate vehicles, making daily travel convenient.

A pier was built near the coast of the North Island, where workers were busy constructing it. A little further away, fishing boats were hauling full loads of seafood from the sea amid deafening noises.

Everything seems to be thriving.

Among all the people who went there, only Ning Yuan was dressed in a suit and tie. The white shirt made him look quite sanctimonious. In contrast, everyone else was dressed in comfortable casual clothes, even Zhuang Mingxu was no exception.

Ning Yuan kept complaining about their informality all the way, but when he stood in front of a restaurant with the words "Peace Hotel" written on it, the joy on his face completely froze.

He pointed here and asked, "Banquet?"

Wu Yue nodded.

Li Qing and Li Yan covered their mouths to stifle their laughter.

As they were talking, some people who had seen this group of people arrive came out and greeted them warmly. Compared to everyone else's casual T-shirt and shorts, Ning Yuan's outfit made it look like he was out of place.

He suspected that some people must think he was a fool for dressing like that in such hot weather.

Wu Yue ignored his embarrassment and took the initiative to step forward and introduce Lu Weiyi and Zhuang Mingxu.

"This is Captain Ye Jia of the Frost Society. He has A-level water ability and is unmatched in his use of the ice bow," Wu Yue pointed at a young man standing in the front and introduced him. He looked young, especially with his baby face, but what was more noticeable was his white hair.

"Hello, Captain Lu, I have heard a lot about you."

"Hello"

After the two of them greeted each other briefly, Wu Yue immediately introduced the other people.

Yu Mengchu, the vice-captain of the Frost Society, sounds like a gentle person just by hearing his name, but in fact he is a very heroic wood-type mutant, probably in his thirties, with a charming and enchanting appearance, and speaks with a strong accent, and he can become friends with others in just three sentences.

The captain of the Ping An team, Du Ping, is a metal-type mutant, a middle-aged man with a calm demeanor. The deputy captain following him is an ordinary man named Li Feng, who is about the same age as him, with a pair of sparkling eyes and a shrewd look on his face.

Next came the COFCO team, whose leaders were still Chen Xiang and his son. Chen Xing, a fire-type mutant, became the team leader, while Chen Xiang was in charge of the ordinary people in the team.

There were some small teams scattered behind him, some of which Wu Yue didn't even recognize. They were introduced by other teams, obviously just to make themselves familiar.

The group let the person into the restaurant, but who would have thought that there were actually two people sitting inside.

Before Wu Yue could speak, a bald man in his twenties walked over first. He was wearing a floral short-sleeved shirt, big shorts, and flip-flops, looking like he was on a beach vacation. He even had sunglasses on his face, which made him look more casual than their casual clothes. “Hello, this must be Captain Lu, I’m Zhang Lin, the deputy captain of the Junlin team. I’ve heard that Captain Lu is young and capable, and now it’s true…”

Before he could finish his words, someone behind him patted him on the shoulder. A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses slightly pushed him away, stretched out his hand towards Lu Weiyi, and added for him, "Heroes emerge from youth."

This man was dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, and was comparable to Ning Yuan. He exuded an elite aura and immediately distanced himself from the people around him. "I'm Qi Jun, the captain of Junlin."

"Hello," Lu Weiyi greeted, and without much hesitation, he quickly took a seat.

Wu Yue had originally planned to set it up as a high-end cocktail party, which would look more stylish. Later, he discovered that many of the people in the team were ordinary people before the end of the world, and they would inevitably feel uncomfortable entering such a place, so he simply organized a dinner party.

As expected, everyone was polite at the beginning, but after drinking thirty glasses of wine, the scene immediately became chaotic, with people toasting and making connections everywhere, which was no different from before the end of the world.

After a meal of eating and drinking, it was already evening. Wu Yue arranged for soldiers to send the drunk people back, and the group then returned.

"It was really foresight that Li Zhuang and Antonio didn't come." Ning Yuan had a gloomy face and walked unsteadily.

"With four S-level psychics, how can we hold the place together without two of them? You have seen how these people behave today. We still have to think of a way to give them a warning." Wu Yue didn't drink much, so he was still calm at this time.

"Yeah, I know what's going on." Zhuang Mingxu has a good alcohol tolerance, and even though he drank a lot, his thoughts are still clear.

"By the way, which team opened this restaurant? The variety is quite complete and the taste is pretty good." Xu Sa came here purely to eat. He made a few polite remarks during the meal and spent the rest of the time feasting.

"This is our industry," Wu Yue said proudly. Noting the surprised looks on the faces of others, he explained, "When Mingxu left, he reminded me that with more people there would definitely be trading markets and some shops, allowing us to occupy a place among them. We can exchange some of the supplies we don't need, which can bring us some crystal core income."

"My brother is awesome!"

A few people chatted and laughed, then said goodbye on the bridge and returned to their respective islands.

When they returned to the villa, the family had just finished dinner. Bai Miao and Li Dongsheng saw Lu Weiyi for the first time after returning. They came over to greet him and then turned around to report the latest situation to Zhuang Mingxu.

Just as Lu Weiyi was about to go back to his room, he heard Xu Yi staggering to his feet. His fair face was flushed, his eyes were wide open, and he stammered, "Stop, stop, I, I have something to say."

"What's going on? You brought two taels of milk to your home?" Xu Sa asked.

"Dean wanted to relax, so I got some red wine, but he asked for Erguotou directly." Antonio shrugged. Now that they were living in the same villa, the gap couldn't be too big, so he simply gave two bottles to everyone. Who knew that this guy would just blow the bottle.

When Lu Weiyi looked at him, he glanced at Li Zhuang inadvertently. Seeing that the man looked calm, he thought that nothing should be wrong. But who knew that the moment this guy opened his mouth, it would be like a thunderbolt.

"I hired a killer to assassinate you," Xu Yi shouted loudly.

"Puff" Li Zhuang spat out a mouthful of water and started coughing violently due to choking.

Immediately afterwards, in front of everyone's surprised gaze, Xu Yi pointed his trembling finger at Li Zhuang and said, "He is the killer."

"That's him!" he repeated.

Zhuang Mingxu, who was about to enter the study, patted Bai Miao on the shoulder, motioning them to wait, took a few steps forward and stood beside Lu Weiyi, looking at Li Zhuang and Xu Yi with a serious expression.

"You can kill me or chop me up as you please." Xu Yi waved his hand with a desperate attitude, turned to look at Li Zhuang and said viciously, "You, an executor, are not afraid of being exposed, but you threaten me all day long."

Before anyone could react to the shocking news, Xu Yi had already slammed the table and glared at Li Zhuang, howling, "You're taking advantage of me! My ass is so nice to touch... mmm..."

Li Zhuang was one step faster and covered Xu Yi's mouth.

But at this time, Xu Yi had probably been holding it in for too long, and his anger was rising. He bit Li Zhuang hard, and blood immediately appeared on Li Zhuang's hand.

"Hiss" Li Zhuang's hand loosened and Xu Yi slapped him.

There was a crisp sound and the surroundings immediately fell silent. Everyone exchanged glances, asking if they needed to avoid it. Then, Lu Weiyi, the person involved in the incident, was watching with great interest and even commented to Zhuang Mingxu, "I felt that they were having an affair a few days ago."

Zhuang Mingxu's mouth twitched, for his heartlessness and for the adjective he used.

"You..." Xu Yi's eyes were red with tears in them. He wanted to say something, but Li Zhuang pinched the back of his neck and he fainted.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to be this kind of Li Zhuang." Antonio spoke first, breaking the silence. He looked at Li Zhuang with a teasing gaze, and from time to time glanced at Xu Yi who was leaning in his arms.

Li Zhuang glanced at him expressionlessly, picked up Xu Yi, and looked at Zhuang Mingxu who was staring at him, "I'll send him to rest first."

As he left, people around started talking, mostly about the relationship between Li Zhuang and Xu Yi. However, given that what Xu Yi revealed first was a bit big, everyone was more restrained for a while.

Zhuang Mingxu briefly communicated with Bai Miao and Li Dongsheng about the situation they were facing, and accompanied Lu Weiyi in the living room to wait for Li Zhuang.

The others hesitated and no one left.

A few minutes later, Li Zhuang came down from upstairs and stopped when he saw the people in the living room and the plate of peanuts and melon seeds on the table.

He let out a "tsk" and sat on the only empty sofa.

"Why don't you step aside?" He frowned and looked at Dean and others who were eating melon seeds.

"It is related to the possible future development direction of our team. As members of the team, each of us has the right to have a deep understanding of it," Xu Sa said in a high-sounding manner, and then he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, saying, "The parties involved, please make a defense."