Three days later, Tianfu City, the top-floor banquet hall of Jinxiu Grand Hotel.
A victory banquet closed to the public was underway.
In Yang Qi's words, the emotions of the people who had suffered in the Longyanlei incident needed to be soothed, so logically, this was not the time to hold a victory banquet. But at the same time, in order to maintain morale, those who had taken part in the operation had to be rewarded as well. Combining the two, it had turned into a banquet that felt like a secret operation...
Even the hotel chefs responsible for the feast had to sign confidentiality agreements beforehand, while all the hotel's security personnel had been replaced with elite regular Federal troops—making Sun Hang wonder whether such a costly and troublesome banquet really meant anything.
"Of course it does," Yang Qi said from beside him. "Don't forget, you're one of the main figures at this banquet."
To be honest, Yang Qi herself did not like this kind of banquet either, but given her status and position, she absolutely could not let that dislike show on her face.
She glanced at Sun Hang beside her. He completely ignored the speeches being delivered by the various leaders onstage and simply swept through the delicacies on the table. By convention, the time to enjoy the dinner only came after the leaders had finished their speeches and the awarding of merits was complete.
Aside from their table, the food on all the other tables remained untouched. No one lacking in social awareness would start using their chopsticks at a time like this... except Sun Hang.
The only thing Yang Qi found somewhat fortunate was that everyone's attention was focused on the stage, while Sun Hang's movements were both quick and quiet. Apart from the people