In the middle of a small basin surrounded by mountains, the lights glittered and people streamed through like a weaving tide.
Judging from the overall terrain, finding a large stretch of flat land in East 725 District was truly difficult. The current city center occupied virtually all the level ground, so anyone wanting an oversized luxury residence basically had to look in the surrounding mountains.
Councilor Guo Yuanying's reception tonight was much the same.
Lang Jin, dressed formally, stood tall and surveyed his surroundings, taking in several critical high points nearby. He considered how he might avoid those deadly observation zones if anything went wrong—or seize them in time.
Beside him, Jing Xiu, an office clerk and retired Mobile Unit One member who had left service due to injury, was making much the same movements as Lang Jin. She added a complaint, though: "Putting a house here takes some nerve. Isn't he afraid the Resistance Army will wipe him out?"
Lang Jin did not particularly want to respond to that, but Jing Xiu had given up her private time to attend the reception with him, so he had to show some courtesy. He spoke softly. "The South District is Councilor Guo's power base, isn't it? And this place is fairly close to the city, with troops stationed nearby..."
"Heh heh, let's hope so."
Jing Xiu had regular features, and her skin was only one shade lighter than Lang Jin's, though she was a full size bigger than him. That contrast was really because Lang Jin, who resembled a long-distance runner, was far too lean. The two looked somewhat odd standing together, but considered on her own, this Lady possessed a tough, healthy kind of beauty.
Having worked as an office clerk for several years, Jing Xiu rarely went out on