Peter and Gwen's little episode hadn't dampened anyone's mood. In a way, it had even made the occasion all the more joyful.
The only one who was unhappy, Chief George, was being ignored. After all, everyone there knew each other, and it was plain to everyone that Gwen was the one who couldn't behave herself.
Besides, Peter was an exceptionally fine young man by any measure. George's anger was naturally taken as mere fussing.
Robert was the only one who sympathized with George, keeping him company over a few drinks early in the morning. Everyone else thought George was just putting on an act.
Alvin hadn't even had time to eat breakfast with Ginny before the Gun Club interrupted them.
He hadn't expected Zhang Qiang to leave an important meeting on Jurassic World Island and come all the way here.
Clearly, in Zhang Qiang's eyes, the matter of the Gonggong Horde was even more important.
What Alvin didn't know was that a potential Inheritance could bring benefits that would deepen China's "inner cultivation." In the future, that would allow China to deal with outside problems with greater ease.
At any time, strength of one's own was the only real strength. When you had power, people saw your smooth talk as humor. When you had none, they saw you as a clown.
Alvin cheerfully fixed Ginny some seafood porridge, then slurped down two bowls himself before heading to the entrance of the courtyard.
Zhang Qiang didn't enter right away. Instead, he arranged for several hundred elite soldiers in Combat Suits to escort a few crates, along with several researchers in white coats, and wait at the entrance.
Alvin knew what the man meant...
Zhang Qiang was telling him, "I've brought what you wanted. Now it's your turn to honor your promise."