Night Battle in All Directions

Star-Gazing City was a city that never slept. At night, after most people had gone to bed, many parts of the city became livelier instead. After entering Star-Gazing City, Zhang Tie slowed the car and drove along. All along the roadside, groups of women selling their flesh solicited customers. The *** and brothels that had kept a low profile during the day seemed to regain their true vitality at this hour.

The black Xianlong T9 moved silently through the city streets beneath the night sky like a black ghost. Zhang Tie drove quietly past the bustling Galaxy Grand Hotel before finally stopping outside an upscale all-night restaurant roughly five hundred meters east of it.

When he stopped, Zhang Tie checked the time. It was 2:16 in the morning. The Xianlong T9's odometer showed that he had covered 278 kilometers during this time, which was about the distance from Jinhai City to Star-Gazing City.

The moment Zhang Tie's car stopped, a young attendant standing at the restaurant entrance respectfully opened the door for him. Zhang Tie got out and accepted the valet ticket the attendant handed over.

"Fill the car's alcohol tank, and get me a private room."

The valet nodded. He first circled the car to check for scratches, then carefully got in, shut the door, drove Zhang Tie's car to the parking lot, and filled its alcohol tank.

"Sir, this way, please!" A waiter led Zhang Tie into the restaurant.

This high-end restaurant used a garden-style design. All its dining rooms were separate pavilions and private rooms scattered throughout the garden, ensuring that every guest could avoid disturbing the others. There was some distance between each pavilion and private room, while the garden landscaping itself protected everyone's privacy. Apart from the lights shining from those pavilions and private rooms,