Chapter 70 Opening the Curtain
"Here, let us raise our glasses together to celebrate this hard-won peace." Joseph raised his glass in his hand high and shouted to the audience: "I hope that one day in the future, all neighborhoods can bathe in the sunshine of peace and breathe the air of peace together."
"Swoosh swish swish", as soon as Joseph finished his voice, outside the Crown Casino, it can even be said that the entire gambling area, from dozens of secret locations that had been arranged in the upper and lower stairs, goblin fireworks continued to shoot into the air one after another. The colorful fireworks exploded in the sky, bursting out sparks of various forms, illuminating the gambling area as daytime. At the same time as the fireworks rose, the brightness of the crystal energy lamps in the venue slowly dimmed. Under the dim light, everyone could see beautiful and brilliant fireworks through the windows. The fireworks that were sometimes bright and sometimes extinguished shone on the faces of the participants again and again. The fireworks that should have been full of festive atmosphere made everyone's expression look gloomy and sunny.
Those who are qualified to receive invitations from the in-situ are either powerful and wealthy people on one side or the leaders of the large and medium-sized organization of the City of Innocence. None of these people is a simple idiot. Everyone is proficient in power and plotting and good at observing words and expressions. Shortly after arriving at the venue, these people already felt an unstable aura in the venue, and couldn't help but regret why they agreed to attend the meeting. Among these people, the rich people from outside are not particularly nervous. After all, in the City of Innocence, no struggle will involve customers with great potential.
The only thing they were worried about was that if something happened, they were injured by accident. But the leaders of each organization were not so comfortable at this time. They were not as safe as the amulets of foreign rich people. The forces in the outer robes were unable to think about it and killed them. Other forces did not mind quickly sharing their organization. With this mentality, if they had not left now, they would have dispersed. However, although they had not evacuated the venue, they had made up their minds and would never stand out today. Just be at peace with their own audience.
The grand fireworks performance lasted for ten minutes. Some tourists walking outside fell into a jubilant ocean under the stimulation of fireworks. The carriages in the middle of the street stopped from time to time, poked out from the carriage and looked up at the sky with great enthusiasm. Among the crowd, occasionally some strange people were crowded around in the crowd, stealing a few gold coins from the pockets of the unscrupulous walkers. However, some of these people would be dragged into a dark alley soon, and then a scream and a bloody smell would be heard from the dark alley.
Although the street was noisy, for ten minutes, the venue was silent, and no one made any sound. Everyone was thinking, pretending to be focused, and admiring the gorgeous fireworks outside.
No matter how beautiful the fireworks are, they will eventually dissipate. When the colors outside return to darkness, the lights in the venue have returned to their original brightness. Everyone took their eyes away from the window with a reluctant expression, as if mourning the last peace before the storm.
The layout of the venue is one of the standard layout methods of informal dance parties. At the front of the center is a large stage. The band responsible for the entire dance music needs to play on the stage all night. Below the stage is the dance floor that occupies one third of the hall. This is a space of 100 square meters. After the dance partner is invited, everyone can dance freely in the dance floor. At the end of the stage is the rest area that occupies half of the hall. There are dozens of round dining tables for four people in the middle of the rest area. Various exquisite dishes are placed on the dining table for people to use at will. There are no seats at the dining table. Everyone needs to walk back and forth around the dining table to get food. This setting method is increasingly selected by some informal dance parties. Of course, there are not without chairs. There are a circle of seats outside the rest area, and all those who feel tired can sit down and rest.
In addition to these, there is another special place in the venue. On the side outside the rest area, there is a platform slightly higher than the venue. There is an oval table on the platform, and there is only Joseph next to the table. The seats are arranged very subtle. In theory, the main seat occupied by Joseph should be empty, and the most noble right and second left are also empty. Joseph chose a position with the lowest position and sat with his face as usual, and he could not see any inner thoughts. This subtle seat layout made all participants feel abnormal. No one would be stupid enough to go over and talk to Joseph at this time to bring closer relationship. Life is precious, and everyone doesn't want to take the initiative to die.
The situation in the venue was very strange. There were only two or three pairs of guests from outside who were more concerned, and they were also in a mood to twist on the dance floor with the accompaniment of music. Most of them were concentrated at the dining table in the rest area, holding wine glasses, and three or two familiar people gathered together to whisper. The fireworks performance had been over for ten minutes. The wine in the venue consumed some, but the food was consumed very little. The guests who could not eat were all looking forward to it in their hearts. No matter what repertoire was to be staged, it would be better sooner, ended sooner, or leave this venue that was breathless.
As the organizer, Joseph saw everything in the venue, but he did not have any move to ease the atmosphere. He just sat there quietly, staring blankly at the empty plate in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.
"It's about to start", "It's about to start", "It's about to start", a faint sound began to pass between each guest, like a gentle breeze, causing shattered ripples on the calm lake.
While whispering, the door of the venue on the second floor was suddenly opened from outside, and a man walked into the door with his hands holding his chest as if no one was around.
"Is it her?" Some wealthy people who had frequent contact with Shadow Hands became a little scared and couldn't help but exclaim: "Joseph could not have such a great influence. Can she come to attend the celebration."
"Who is she?" My friend next to me looked at the calm and peaceful woman, wearing a lilac floor dress, simple but expensive hair accessories, and exquisite silver boots. Everything looked normal. The only thing that seemed a little awkward was that she didn't have any accessories on her body, neither necklaces, bracelets, or earrings: "Why do you look very intellectual in this way, a beauty."
"Ha, haha." The person asked looked at his friend dumbly with a look of looking at the dead: "This is the crazy lady of the Shadow Hand."
So the person who asked the question almost got under the table. His crazy and moody personality had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even a common praise might cause a disaster. Even though the two people's questions and answers were whispers again, Crazy still heard everything clearly. However, it seemed that she was in a rational state now. She just lifted up her skirt and gave a thank-you gift to the two very ladylike ones. Then she walked through the rest area to the crowd who took the initiative to make way for her and walked to the small platform where Joseph was alone.
After looking at the arrangement on the table, he looked around the venue carefully, sneered wildly, left the chair on the right hand that represents the most honorable guest, sat up without hesitation, and picked up the empty wine glass on the table. Naturally, an unlucky waiter rushed over to pour her wine. He took a sip of the mellow red wine, put the wine glass back on the table, leaned against the back of the chair again, and began to close his eyes and rest, without any rush.
Look at me in the rest area, and I look at you. It seems that I have understood what level of the upcoming confrontation is. At this point, some people gave up their random thoughts and simply pulled their female companions into the dance floor to start dancing. They also understand that if they are injured at this level, they will be injured by accident unless they escape from the venue. There is no point in hiding in the rest area. It is better to enjoy the fun of the dance and not worry about half a night in vain.
A few minutes later, the atmosphere that had just been slightly more relaxed suddenly fell into freezing point again. The side door leading to the lounge opened on one side of the venue, and a little boy with a shy smile on his face jumped in through the side door.
At first, no one was surprised by the sudden appearance of a child and was still doing their own things. However, when the leader of a medium-sized organization accidentally turned around and found the child, he couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice: "Cruel Adult."
Silence spread from near to far, and quickly spread from around him to around him. Ten seconds later, the venue fell into a dead silence. The cruel reputation had spread throughout the Yara continent and became the person most afraid of every woman. When she knew that the innocent child in front of her was cruel to abuse and kill women as her spiritual food, there were even two rich female companions fainted directly, and other women who were still conscious also felt unable to breathe.
Cruelly, he jumped to the oval dining table with his hands behind his back, and naively tilted his head, looked at the arrangement on the field, then smiled shyly, pulled open the seat of the master in the middle and went up. The madness on the side also opened his eyes at the same time. The two captains who had some subtle connections had their eyes intersected in the air. After a look, they each showed a smile, then closed their eyes again, and waited quietly.
"Strange, isn't Joseph's subordinate to another?" a guest whispered, "Why is he sitting in the main seat?"
"You want to know?" asked the person around him.
"I don't want to do it at all." The guest who asked quickly shook his head, for fear that someone would misunderstand it.
Time flies very slowly, and the guests who are dancing or chatting have this feeling. Fifteen minutes have passed since cruelty, but everyone feels like several years have passed.
Chapter completed!