Attending the Banquet

On the evening of September 1, night had fallen, yet the air still carried a trace of the day's heat.

"Big Brother, try this suit again. The White Suit should make you look more handsome." Jin Ling kept making Jin Yu change clothes.

"Wouldn't any suit be the same?" Jin Yu grumbled as he changed outfits again and again.

"Actually, there's no need for this. Even if your brother went in slippers, no one would dare say anything." Jin Yu spoke domineeringly.

"Tch, Big Brother, you're bragging again. I saw the news. Tonight is the inauguration ceremony for Jiangnan Base City's Supervisor Envoy. He's one of the absolute top figures. The people attending will all be major figures in their own right, so how can you be so casual about it?"

Even now, Jin Ling did not know what sort of person her brother truly was. She was still worried that he would lose face at the banquet.

"Although Big Brother is also an important figure, many of the people going there won't be inferior to you. What if they look down on you for dressing poorly?"

"Mm, this one it is. White suits bring out Big Brother's handsome looks best. I wonder which lucky girl will get to have you someday." Jin Ling looked at her handsome brother with satisfaction, then muttered the last part with a touch of jealousy.

Clearly, the little girl was still reluctant to share her brother's affection with anyone else.

"Wouldn't she still need your approval before she could enter the Jin family?" Jin Yu's hearing was incredibly sharp, and he caught every word of his sister's muttering. He lovingly rubbed her hair again.

Now that she had ample nutrition and all sorts of top-tier care, the little girl's hair was as smooth as silk, making Jin Yu unable to resist giving it a ruffle.

"Eek! Big Brother, you're so annoying. You messed up my hair again." Jin Ling flailed as she slapped at the large hand on top of her head.

Yet her narrowed, happy eyes did not seem to suggest that she hated it as much as she claimed. She truly cherished her current life.

"Let's go. It's about time." After laughing and fooling around for a while, Jin Yu took the hand of Jin Ling, who was dressed like a princess, and set off.

"Big Brother, can I not go? I'm scared."

"What are you scared of? They all have one head and two eyes. Are they going to eat you? I'm taking you out to see the world."

"But I'm really scared."

"Let's go, let's go. See them a few more times, and you won't be afraid anymore."

"Huh? Big Brother, do you think they're animals? Something you can look at whenever you want?"

"Of course. Don't you know who I am?"

Amid their laughter and chatter, Jin Ling's nervousness gradually faded. She skipped along with her brother toward the nearby lawn.

As he watched that cheerful figure, Jin Yu's eyes filled with indescribable tenderness and affection.

This was the family he wanted to protect.

Quite a few of the armed soldiers patrolling the villa district looked toward the distant lawn. A red, disc-shaped fighter jet was parked there, surrounded at all times by a full thirty guards.

Jin Yu, dressed in a White Suit, was holding his sister Jin Ling's hand as they walked toward the fighter jet.

"Sir!"

Upon seeing Jin Yu, the thirty armed soldiers immediately formed a neat formation and saluted.

Ever since Jin Yu had become an honorary advisor, Jia Yi had arranged a hundred-man Guard unit for him.

That was only because Jin Yu had strongly objected. Otherwise, the number would have been several times greater. In the end, considering his sister's safety, he reluctantly accepted the hundred guards.

According to Jia Yi, given Jin Yu's status, even that number should have been increased tenfold.

"Mm." Jin Yu nodded, then gave Jin Ling, whose palms were damp with sweat, a slight smile to show her that there was no need to be nervous.

Whoosh—

The cabin door opened. Jin Yu took Jin Ling into the Intelligent fighter jet like a gust of wind. The fighter jet then rose into the air, flew beyond the city defense system's range, and turned into a red Flowing Light that vanished over the horizon.

The golden divine dragon emblazoned on the fighter jet flickered in and out of view.

Within the large residential district where Jiangnan Base City's Limit Grand Hall was located, roughly ninety percent of all Warriors from Limit Martial Hall throughout the Base city lived here!

Music echoed through the air.

Within the residential district stood a large, three-story villa entirely white in color. Tonight, a grand banquet welcoming the new Supervisor Envoy would be held here! Thus, early on, white wooden fences had been erected roughly a hundred meters around the three-story white villa, forbidding outsiders from entering!

A red carpet stretched from the fence gate for a hundred meters, all the way to the entrance of the white villa's main hall.

And at this moment—

Numerous prominent figures from across Jiangnan Base City arrived one after another: important figures from various departments and the Base city, representatives from special departments, and even heavyweight figures from official circles. As for the HR Alliance, only those of extremely high status were qualified to attend tonight's banquet.

In short, this was absolutely the highest-class banquet in Jiangnan Base City.

"Haha, General Li, welcome, welcome."

"Inspector Luo hasn't arrived yet?" Li Dawei asked with a smile.

"Inspector Luo is tonight's main character. This banquet is being held to welcome him, so it's perfectly normal for him to arrive a little late. Please be understanding, General Li." President Zhou Zhengyong said with a chuckle. "Please excuse me for a moment!" President Zhou Zhengyong immediately went to receive other distinguished guests. There were already quite a few War Gods attending today!

"It's fine, go ahead and do your work. I'm waiting for someone too." Contrary to his usual behavior, Li Dawei did not enter, leaving Zhou Zhengyong puzzled.

He hadn't said anything wrong, had he? Had he offended General Li at some point? President Zhou Zhengyong could not figure it out no matter how hard he thought.

It was not just President Zhou Zhengyong. Even Li Dawei himself was confused. He had only been notified at the last minute that he was to receive an important figure from Kyoto Base City.

When he pressed for details, he received no answer. Jia Yi had merely told him to bring the visitor inside.

What else could Li Dawei do? His superior had given the order, so he had to carry it out.

One after another, official attendees arrived for the welcoming banquet, and there were more than ten with the rank of general!

After waiting a while and seeing that the person still had not arrived, Li Dawei instructed one of his subordinates to continue waiting. Then, holding a wineglass, he went alone to an unoccupied corner. A young man in a suit came up to him and whispered, "General, everything is proceeding according to plan. There should be major developments within an hour."

"Good. Well done." A smile appeared on Li Dawei's face. Compared with waiting for that important figure, this plan was his main purpose for coming today.

Music flowed through every corner of the hall as handsome men and beautiful women serving as attendants brought out fine wine and food.

Inside the hall, prominent figures from all sides chatted with one another. Li Dawei returned to the entrance to continue waiting.

"Old Li, what are you doing here by yourself?" A deep voice rang out. A tall, burly middle-aged man in a suit approached with a smile. Li Dawei looked over and could not help smiling. "Ye Zhong, you grand mayor, you came quite early today."

"It's rare for so many old friends to be here. How could I not come early?" the burly man said with a laugh.

Judging by his appearance alone, the burly man looked more like a military Warrior. How did he resemble a mayor at all? After the Great Nirvana Period, there were only six Base cities in total. The mayor of every Base city was a major authority, with a status far higher than provincial-level leaders before the Great Nirvana Period.

Nowadays, every Base city had two top leaders: the mayor, who oversaw civilian affairs, and the highest commander of the Base city. Jiangnan Base City's highest commander was concurrently held by Li Dawei.

"I heard you went to Mingyue Residential Area a few days ago?" Mayor Ye asked with a smile. "Did you gain anything?"

"Luo Feng is very patriotic." Li Dawei smiled. Then his gaze suddenly swept toward the distance, and he smiled. "Hm? Excuse me for a moment. The person I'm waiting for has arrived."

Mayor Ye raised his brows, unable to imagine who could require Li Dawei to personally receive them. Among those attending the banquet, Li Dawei's rank was already at the very top, comparable to that of a Supervisor Envoy.

Unless they were at the Councillor level, no one above that would be qualified to make him wait.

Since there was no need to rush, Mayor Ye followed his old friend's gaze.

He saw a young man in a White Suit stepping down from a Golden Dragon Fighter Jet at the nearby landing pad, holding the hand of a teenage girl with his left hand. Mayor Ye was certain he had no impression of him. And at such a young age, what important figure could he possibly be?

"Hello, Jin Yu. I'm Li Dawei. The chief instructed me to personally take you inside. Follow me." Although he did not understand why Jia Yi had arranged this, Li Dawei, as a soldier, knew not to ask what he should not ask. He simply followed orders.

"Sorry to trouble you, General Li." Jin Yu nodded in thanks.

"Thank you, Uncle Li." Jin Ling thanked him politely as well.

"Hahaha, you're quite an adorable little girl. I'll introduce you to a few friends later." When Li Dawei looked at Jin Ling, he seemed to see his own granddaughter. Born in 1997, he was already fifty years old, and his granddaughter was ten.

Cute, obedient, sensible girls were always lovable.