Chapter 214: Going to the Hongmen Banquet for a Free Dinner

There were some things scattered on the frozen ground, and two people wrapped like bears were fighting with each other. One of them was suspected to be their next-door neighbor.

Because the door next door was open, and it looked like it was broken from the outside. I don’t know what happened.

It's said that after the cold wave, the door panels were frozen so tightly that it would be difficult to break through even from the inside. How could someone break in from the outside?

"Help, help, help, they are here to rob." The neighbor saw Rong Zhen and the other man coming out and continued to wrestle while panting.

The man he was fighting with said angrily, "Bullshit! I'm clearly here to seek revenge on you. What does this have to do with other people?"

They both think they are right, and it's hard to tell who to believe.

So, adhering to the principle of "no comment without knowing the full story," and the principle of "respecting the fate of others and not interfering in their karma," Rong Zhen and Zhu Yan tacitly stepped back and closed the door again.

Two people fighting: ...? !

You just shut the door and don't care about it at all?

"By the way, what were you planning to do when you opened the door?" Rong Zhen rubbed her face, which was frozen by the cold air outside, after closing the door and asked Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan tapped his head. "Oh, I want to ventilate the room so the air doesn't get too stagnant."

We increased the speed of de-icing later because we wanted to see what the situation was like outside and whether it would affect them.

Now that everything has been vented, the situation is almost clear, so there is no need to waste time judging what is right or wrong for others.

Zhu Yan was puzzled, however, and asked, "I deliberately left a body at the door. Even though it's frozen into a lump of ice, it's impossible not to see that its head is shattered. How can they still think we're easy to talk to?"

They actually wanted them to be judges or helpers.

So was it intentional, or was it intentional, or was it intentional?

After hearing his analysis, Rongzhen tended to think that it was very likely that the other party did it on purpose, and the purpose was nothing more than those few.

Either they want to drag them into the dispute to test their true strength and make it easier for them to rob each other; or they want to take the opportunity to build closer relations and use favors or benefits to coerce them into becoming thugs so that they can fight for them; or they are attracted by the fighting power they have shown before and want to sell them for a good price after establishing a good relationship with them; or they are really bored and are completely crazy and mentally retarded.

"No matter what it is, let's just ignore it."

If there really was another purpose, they shouldn't be the ones anxious.

Next, perhaps because they hid too quickly and stayed in the house like a cat, the sounds of fighting outside gradually died down, and then regular knocks on the door were heard.

The smart cat's eye had long been disabled due to the power outage. Zhu Yan and Rong Zhen didn't know who the visitor was, but they didn't intend to pay much attention to him at first.

But the other party was very persistent, and kept knocking there in a regular rhythm. Zhu Yan suddenly became irritated. He rushed over with red-hot tongs, opened the two doors inside and demanded, "Knock, knock, knock! Are you annoying me? Why are you calling me daddy?!"

The guy outside the door, wrapped up like a bear, froze as a pair of fire tongs passed through the barred window and pointed at his nose, almost burning a hole in his mask.

Seeing the person behind the door wasn't wearing much, and the heat coming from inside, his eyes flashed behind his goggles, and he lowered his posture and said, "Excuse me, it's like this. Our boss Gu said that in the face of disaster, as fellow human beings, we should work together. He will be waiting for you in the hotel lobby upstairs at noon. He wants to have a simple meal with everyone and discuss how to overcome the difficulties."

After saying that, he said goodbye and left decisively, as if the person who had been knocking on the door and disturbing others was not him.

He also pretended not to see the body frozen on the ground.

"Fuck, they are all people who take human life lightly, yet they still pretend to be worried about the country and the people." Zhu Yan came to the door and exposed the other party's ugly face.

Rong Zhen pondered the information the other party had just revealed and said, "Boss Gu? Isn't he the man we heard about from the group that occupied the hotel last night when we went up there? He took over the hotel so quickly?"

Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen that place for the dinner. Isn't that a disguised way of telling others that his power has expanded further and that he has taken possession of more supplies?

What is he planning to do?

Want everyone to follow him?

Or do you really think of yourself as a savior, ready to lead everyone through the difficulties?

"We'll know what it is when we go over and take a look." Zhu Yan began to prepare for the lunch with great interest.

Seeing that he wanted to take the opportunity to go out and have some fun, Rong Zhen reminded him, "What if this is the Hongmen Banquet?"

According to Rongzhen, they should ignore them and stay in the house to survive the extreme cold first.

But humans are social animals. It is impossible for them not to communicate with the outside world. Otherwise, if they are attacked by a group of people one day, they may not even know why.

In case this happens, they still need to do some necessary contacts and social activities.

For example, the Hongmen Banquet currently being hosted by Boss Gu.

Just think about it, how could he be so kind as to give out supplies and treat everyone to free food and drinks for no reason? He must have other intentions.

So it is definitely a Hongmen Banquet, but I don’t know how many lives Boss Gu intends to sacrifice with this banquet.

In this regard, Zhu Yan carried the dagger and the Light of Truth with him, and also made a separate place on the shelf in the courtyard to store some of his homemade weapons.

For example, pepper spray, lime bags, sulfuric acid, aqua regia, etc., can maximize the group attack effect without wasting physical strength and bullets.

He also asked Rongzhen to be armed to the teeth and go with him when the time comes.

He was worried about her staying in the house alone, and before she gave him complete access to the courtyard, for the sake of both of their lives, she would probably have to keep acting with him.

Fortunately, Rongzhen was not opposed to it. She just thought that she was going along to eat for free, broaden her horizons, inquire about some information, and find a chance to save some supplies for herself.

The gray space was so large that it seemed like she had very few supplies piled up inside, which always made people feel insecure.

It was noon and the neighbors next door opened their doors and went upstairs one after another. Rongzhen and her husband also walked out after getting ready.

The elevator had been out of service for a long time, so everyone had to take the stairs, climbing up one floor at a time.

No one sealed the windows in the stairwell. Most of them were covered with ice, so the view outside could not be seen. A few windows could not withstand the sudden drop in temperature and cracked into a large hole. Icy mist and cold air blew in from outside, making it so cold that passers-by could not open their eyes, let alone take the opportunity to look outside.

Rongzhen and Zhu Yan were both wearing goggles. When they passed by the broken window, they took the opportunity to look through it.

As expected, there was a world of ice and snow outside. The sky was so foggy that even the sun could not be seen. A white icy mist filled the air below, covering the sea water frozen by the low temperature. It seemed like a strange planet in another time and space, not the blue planet familiar to humans.

"If you don't know, you would think that we have all traveled through time and space and arrived on an alien planet." Zhu Yan muttered, looked away, and continued to pull Rong Zhen up.

Except for those who had gone hungry, no one was in a hurry to climb the stairs. They took it slow, step by step, to avoid slipping and falling.

There are no doctors or medicines to treat them now.

So in the absence of any conflict, everyone cherishes their own lives.

The floor where the hotel is located is actually not far from the floor where Rong Zhen and the others are. Even if they walk slowly, they will arrive in a while.

Coming here again, she and Zhu Yan didn't have any sneaky feelings at all, and looked around openly as if they had never been here before.

In fact, the last time they came, they were so focused on looking for things in the kitchen warehouse that they didn't even bother to take a closer look at the decoration and furnishings here.

Now's a good opportunity to take a look.

Zhu Yan must have had a good family background and good aesthetic appreciation. When he saw a nice arrangement, he would explain and introduce it to her in a flash. Before he knew it, many people gathered around him and listened attentively, making it seem like he was leading a tour group on a tour.

The people who were secretly observing them had been paying attention to their respective reactions since they came in, and anything that seemed abnormal was basically recorded.

Rongzhen and the others are considered to be the normal group.

Why do I say it counts? Because their attitude is too relaxed, as if they are still in a peaceful society before the disaster, without too much tension and anxiety.

There are only two possibilities for such a reaction. One is that they have enough strength and confidence to allow them to be calm and composed. The other is that they are too careless and stupid and have not yet realized that the world has changed.

Considering that there were a group of people gathered there, not just Rongzhen and Zhu Yan, the person who recorded and analyzed them classified them into the second category.

These are a group of slow-witted guys who can't keep up with the changes of the times. They are not worth winning over or keeping an eye on.

Because Boss Gu's men had just taken over the power of the hotel, they did not receive any news about Rong Zhen and the others for a while.

So the two of them hid themselves beautifully among ordinary people, and were arranged to sit among a group of men, women, young and old with clear and innocent eyes.

Coincidentally, several of them were the ones who had just listened to Zhu Yan’s explanation.

Everyone immediately continued chatting with him.

Rongzhen didn't expect that he was also a social expert. Not only did he have a wide range of knowledge, but he could also chat with anyone. There was nothing he couldn't talk about, from all over the world to gossip and news.

There was harmony at the dinner table, and everyone's eyes became clearer and purer.

Until the people from Boss Gu's side started serving the dishes, everyone swallowed their saliva and rolled up their sleeves to grab the food, but was stopped by the waiter with disgust, saying that they could only eat after their boss finished speaking, otherwise they were asked to leave.

Now that I'm here, how can I leave with an empty stomach?

Fortunately, after much anticipation, the mysterious Boss Gu finally appeared after all the dishes were served. Dressed in a well-tailored gray suit and gold-rimmed glasses, he walked up to the stage in a gentle and elegant manner. With a smile, he said to the audience, "Thank you all for your support and for honoring me with your presence at my dinner party..."

He was talking a lot and mostly just polite words. Rong Zhen had no interest in listening carefully. She was just surprised by Boss Gu's elegant and handsome appearance.

I thought the person who set up this business so quickly would be a domineering president or a big brother in society, but I didn't expect him to be a smiling tiger.

Zhu Yan poked her elbow and gestured for her to look somewhere next to the podium.

Standing there were the people who had just followed Boss Gu out, probably his trusted subordinates.

Of course, this is not the point.

The key point is that Rongzhen followed Zhu Yan's gaze and noticed two familiar faces inside.

Oh wow, the two heroines are doing well.