Thus, under the influence of these people's thoughts, Sun Wu's idea came true, but the other protagonist—Shen Mu Ning—was stunned for a long time.
Meanwhile, the announcement of another major case involving the trafficking of cultural relics not only shocked the entire Lingbei region, but its repercussions are also spreading throughout China.
No one expected that something they considered feudal dross would actually sell for a high price.
Surprisingly, one of the people involved was the secretary-general of a provincial party committee.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving everyone dizzy and disoriented.
People across the country were shocked and discussed the matter of their homes being ransacked because they had been labeled as capitalists.
Local officials, especially the Red-letter soldiers, dared not make any further moves and all kept a low profile.
After all, during the raids, they all embezzled some of their own money.
The Central Committee also adopted the Constitution of the Communist Party of China, which reinstated the provisions for establishing the Party's Discipline Inspection Commissions, stipulating that discipline inspection commissions at all levels shall be elected by the Party committees at the same level.
Before the local discipline inspection commissions are elected, the central government designates a discipline inspection team to conduct random surveys on the work attitude, lifestyle, and other aspects of local officials.
Because of the early resumption of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China has uncovered many cases of corruption, embezzlement, and framing.
Highly educated talents from various fields who were wrongly demoted have seen their dawn ahead of time.
Many people who were successfully exonerated returned to their fields of expertise and contributed to the country's development.
(This is a fictional scenario and should not be taken seriously.)
Of course, that's a story for another time.
The only connection between Shen Mu Ning and this matter is her outstanding contribution to the case of trafficking in cultural relics.
Because she was not a soldier and could not be awarded military merit, Yan Bin directly gave her other rewards instead.
However, this news has not been leaked yet; only well-informed senior figures within the military system are aware of it.
Now, they became interested in Shen Mu Ning, whom they had never met before, and looked forward to meeting her.
Time flies, and it's now October 22nd.
On this day, the sun shone brightly, the sky was clear and blue, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the sunshine was warm—it was a perfect day for an outing.
Those from Lingbei who met the requirements for the banquet and had enough time all came to the family reunion banquet.
Guided by the Si family members, everyone took their seats.
Soon after, Shen Mu Ning and Sun Wu took the stage.
She looked at the familiar and unfamiliar faces sitting in the audience and a smile appeared on her lips.
Surely we can catch one or two big fish out of so many people!
After thinking it over, Shen Mu Ning secretly spread out her spiritual power, enveloping the entire banquet venue.
Because her mental power level has now increased, no one noticed her little actions during this process.
Even military leaders who had spent their lives fighting and killing were completely unaware of it.
Only Sun Wu, who was extremely far away from her, seemed to sense for a moment an unusual aura emanating from her.
He gently patted Shen Mu Ning's hand, which was wrapped around his arm, to comfort her.
This was unexpected.
However, this was clearly not a good time to investigate the reason, so she could only keep it to herself.
He stood obediently to the side, listening to Sun Tzu speak and introduce himself to everyone.
"Distinguished guests, good afternoon! First of all, I sincerely thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the family reunion banquet I am hosting..."
"This is my good-for-nothing junior, Shen Mu Ning. I hope everyone will take good care of her in the future!"
Shen Mu Ning, who had been secretly observing the crowd below the stage, subconsciously curved her lips into an innocent smile when she heard her name called.
This one move was enough to dispel the resentment of some of the people who had been brought there by their elders.
What men love is nothing more than power, beauty, and money. If he really catches the eye of this Miss Shen, what's wrong with getting two of the three?
Shen Mu Ning wasn't unaware of their burning gazes, but she simply didn't care.
Instead, he winked at Yan Bin's location.
So, while everyone else was still seated, he abruptly stood up and walked toward the stage.
This immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing that Sun Wu didn't stop them, the others just sat there and waited to see what would happen.
After Yan Bin went on stage, he first exchanged polite greetings with Sun Wu.
Afterwards, while concealing the fact that Shen Mu Ning could hypnotize, he recounted her contributions in the case of reselling antiques and cultural relics.
After speaking, he took out the reward prepared by the military.
"On behalf of the Jilin Provincial Military Region, I hereby award the following prizes: 1,000 yuan in cash, a house in Chun City, and a permanent position."
Shen Mu Ning was only surprised that one of the rewards Yan Bin offered was a permanent position, and had no other thoughts.
This shocked the audience, who began to whisper among themselves.
Those who have family members or relatives working in the military, and who understand the significance of this reward, are particularly vocal in their discussions.
Some even suspect that Sun Tzu arranged all of this just to save face for himself.
Regardless of how the audience reacted, the three people on stage remained unmoved.
Sun Wu was beaming with pride for Shen Mu Ning, even happier than if he had received a first-class merit award himself.
Yan Bin observed the reactions of the audience below the stage, keeping an eye on Shen Mu Ning out of the corner of his eye, anxiously awaiting her news.
Shen Mu Ning, of course, used her mental power to instantly lock onto those who harbored ill will towards her.
They also carefully ruled out those who harbored malice simply out of jealousy.
In addition to enveloping the entire banquet, the spiritual energy focused on taking care of these few people.
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