After the Tingfengxiyu Building murder, the villa area became empty. Many people left one after another with their suitcases, officially withdrawing from the New Era plan, and even the staff at the morning buffet in the lobby decreased.

The rest of the people have their own teams, and usually they go in and out together. The two largest teams in China are Qianmen and Chumaxian, and the foreign teams are Qiao and others, which vaguely presents a three-way balance of power.

Although Chu Qianli and others won first place in the vote, they are indeed weak compared to other teams, mainly because they only have three people.

In the restaurant, Meiru Z looked around and found the fixed seats for the staff. She said, "It seems that the factions have been divided."

After most people were eliminated, the remaining groups were quite conspicuous, and various forces have been recruiting people recently. Everyone can see clearly now that those who have passed the murder screening can participate in the project, and the next selection is to compete for the right to speak in the team.

Huang Jue has recently invited Mei Ru Z and others, hoping that they can jointly seize the leadership of the New Era Project, but the three politely declined.

Chu Qianli: "First, retail investors will be eliminated, and then all forces will fight each other. I could have guessed the result when I saw the selection in G City."

Tan Muxing: "What does this have to do with G City?"

Chu Qianli's eyes sparkled, and he said excitedly, "In the movie, City G is a city of spies, a gray area where good and bad people mix together. Something is bound to happen in a place like this!"

As a famous large city, G City was a place with flourishing international trade and complicated personnel exchanges in the early years. The Monderson Group chose this place probably because it saw the attributes of G City that were different from other cities.

Tan Muxing saw her expectations, so he could only kindly remind her: "...the National Security Law has been promulgated."

"But those forces still have power here. We definitely didn't come to City G randomly. Maybe it's the result of a competition among multiple forces." Chu Qianli said casually, "But it doesn't matter. Let them fight first. This kind of overt power is nothing. What's not clear now is the undercurrent."

A also said that the power behind each warlock is not simple, so perhaps some of them have not revealed their background.

A few days later, all the idle people in the villa area left. The Mondsen Group held a cocktail party in the lobby to celebrate for the candidates who passed the test and announced the details of the next selection.

Inside Xinheju, Chu Qianli looked at Mei Ruz lying on the bed and asked hesitantly, "Sister Ruz, are you really not going?"

"No, just tell me after the party. It's nothing more than a bunch of strangers making friends. You won't be disqualified if you don't go." Meiru Z took a sip of hot brown sugar water. "Besides, I really don't feel well."

Meiru Z woke up feeling listless and unwell today. Plus, she has always hated being in crowded places, so she planned to miss the cocktail party in the evening.

"Then you should have a good rest. If you want to eat something, just tell us and we will bring it back for you."

Chu Qianli waved goodbye to Mei Ru Z, ran downstairs to meet Tan Muxing, and then took a tour bus to the lobby to attend the cocktail party.

The restaurant was brightly lit and everyone was gathered together.

There was elegant music playing in the house, a wide variety of delicacies laid out on the table, and waiters in formal attire walking around with wine trays in hand. It was a scene of prosperity and luxury.

Huang Jue looked around and muttered, "Today is really different. Once someone is eliminated, the meal price will go up immediately?"

At the reception were all candidates who had passed the screening. They had different appearances and came from different countries, and now they were sitting together.

Lin appeared on the stage in an exquisite dress and said loudly: "I am very happy to be here with all the elites, and I am also happy that we can all participate in the great New Era Project. After the primary and second rounds of screening, our team has basically been formed. The remaining selection is only for better teamwork, but we will not talk about this tonight..."

"Tonight is a day of celebration. Let us raise a toast to a better future for mankind!"

The translator did his best to relay the message.

Some people in the audience raised their glasses in response, while others remained unmoved.

A smiled, shook his wine glass casually, and pretended to agree nonchalantly.

The Taoists of Qian Sect sat quietly in the corner. None of them raised their wine glasses, nor did they touch the food on the table.

"Sure enough, Sister Ru Z was smart not to come. I thought she would talk about something nutritious, but it was all nonsense." Chu Qianli looked around curiously. She had no intention of listening to Lin's blueprint and suggested, "Xingxing, let's get some food and leave."

The two of them sneaked down from their seats. They planned to get food from the buffet area and then bring it back to Xinheju to share with Meiru Z.

There weren't many people in the self-service area, and I even ran into someone I know.

The kiwi contestants were dressed differently. Lilith spotted the two of them. She didn't see Meru Z and wondered, "There aren't three of us today."

Chu Qianli, Tan Muxing and Mei Ruz were together almost every day. As one of the few atheists in the second round of expression, they were quite rare, so they were naturally remembered by the people around them.

Chu Qianli: "She doesn't want to come, bring her some."

Lilith smiled and said, "You two have a really good relationship. It's really rare here."

Tan Muxing: "Aren't you and Mr. Qiao doing well?"

Lilith and Joe seemed to have known each other before, and they had some exchanges during the second round of presentations.

"We are just acquaintances, not close friends. We all come here for different purposes, and we are just exchanging a few words." Lilith took a plate of pudding from the small table, and she naturally handed it to Chu Qianli, encouraging him, "Try this, it tastes good."

"Ah, thank you." Chu Qianli took it subconsciously. She touched the thing under the plate and looked up at Lilith in a daze.

Lilith smiled sweetly: "I think the alliance doesn't have to be limited to here, maybe we can consider the outside world."

Lilith left without saying anything more.

Chu Qianli watched her leave, then looked at the pudding in his hand. He took out a piece of paper from under the plate. There was a string of numbers written on the paper, which seemed to be the contact information.

Tan Muxing was startled: "This..."

"As expected of City G, they're here now." Chu Qianli sighed, "I didn't expect that we are still so popular."

Lilith is obviously not an ordinary squatter, but no one knows what force is behind her. Now she actually wants to pull Chu Qianli and others under her.

Tan Muxing: "Does this mean we should make a phone call?"

Chu Qianli crumpled the paper in his hand into a ball and threw it into Tan Muxing's coat pocket, muttering aggrievedly: "Do I look like a restless person? Just because I don't want to stick with my countrymen doesn't mean I have to stick with foreigners."

Chu Qianli suspected that Lilith had some misunderstanding about the three people. Just because they didn't want to hang out with Taoist priests and shamans, it didn't mean they could hang out with foreign forces.

However, Chu Qianli was still struggling with why she was misunderstood by others, and was unexpectedly approached by Shi Zhuoqu who was standing nearby.

"Excuse me, teachers. Lin wants to talk to you alone." Shi Zhuoqu said politely and invited the two to follow him.

Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing looked at each other and did not move immediately for a while.

Chu Qianli: "Are you guys going to settle the matter of the preliminary examination now?"

"You're kidding. You performed very well the past two days. Lin really admires your abilities, so I wanted to meet you one-on-one." Shi Zhuoqu added, "Together, we can discuss how to advance the New Era Project."

Chu Qianli immediately realized what was going on. She read the other party's intention and said with a smile, "Is this considered a small meeting? I thought we had no chance. After all, Mr. Shi should know our unit."

Chu Qianli's words were half true and half false, and she took the opportunity to explore Shi Zhuoqu's true intentions. She had not forgotten her original character setting, and logically she shouldn't have come to her.

Shi Zhuoqu said calmly, "Your words reminded me that after the initial test, I did some research, but I'm not sure where you two got your high positions."

When Shi Zhuoqu first met Chu Qianli and others, he did remember that they were from the national team, but he found nothing when he inquired privately. In addition, there were many mixed forces among the candidates, and there were real members of the national team, so the identities of Chu Qianli and others became confusing.

Chu Qianli just showed his ID at first. If he really had a background, there shouldn't be no information about him.

After the initial test, Shi Zhuoqu gradually realized that he might have been deceived!

Chu Qianli was not ashamed when her false testimony was exposed. She waved her hands casually and said confidently, "Alas, Xiao Shi, that's because you are not capable enough and did not do a good enough investigation."

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