Chapter 2817
It was clearly summer, yet the wind was still so cold.
A hurried passerby pushed open the door, and the biting wind swept some snowflakes into the room.
The moment the snowflakes touched the warm air, they melted into droplets and fell to the floor like rain.
The person entering stamped his feet, shaking off the snow clinging to his shoes. He took off his hat and coat, then strode deeper into the room.
When he pushed open the door to another room, he instinctively loosened the buttons of his shirt. The smell of cigarettes, alcohol, and rolling heat, mixed with murmured discussions, rushed toward him from the doorway.
"...You're here." Someone waved at him. It was a gathering much like a salon.
Thirty or forty people had gathered to chat. Sometimes they talked among themselves, in groups of three or five.
At other times, they had a common topic, especially when someone raised an issue that everyone else was interested in.
Quite a few people greeted him or nodded in acknowledgment, and he responded as properly and courteously as he could.
It was worth noting that many of the shirts worn by people here were military-style shirts.
The military-shirted gentleman who had just entered found a seat beside the group he was on good terms with and sat down.
Coffee and black tea were soon brought over, along with some pastries.
"I heard Lin Qi is back." The military-shirted gentleman muttered this as he lifted his cup of black tea and took a large sip.
The hot but not scalding tea flowed down his throat, and the warmth instantly began spreading from his stomach to the rest of his body.
His good friend nodded in confirmation. "Apparently he came back suddenly and went straight to see... the