Speech and... an Accidental Meeting of Eyes

The answer seemed self-evident.

After all, there were no fools among those present. Even without asking too much about the basis or reasons behind the judgment, they all understood that people generally did not make baseless claims.

Especially after carefully observing the slightly aged white man in the suit several times and confirming that such traces could indeed be faintly seen on him, everyone became somewhat more wary.

It was not because of anything else, but because of the differences revealed by something that seemed so minor.

"If he has a gun, then we really do need to be more careful—"

Boss Zeng sighed and put down the wineglass he had just picked up.

Earlier, when Yuan Zhengxin had introduced the "Young Master Xu," he had clearly shown some interest, perhaps intending to approach him and find an opportunity to establish a connection.

But now that he had noticed the problem, this businessman had immediately become cautious.

These foreigners had brought concealed lethal weapons even to a gathering like this. They did things in a completely different way from people in this country.

It had to be known that for most First Tier and even Second Tier individuals, although they had already undergone considerable changes compared with ordinary people, conventional firearms were still highly threatening if they struck their targets directly.

No one wanted to get too close to such an unstable factor. If the other party caused some sort of trouble, they might end up getting dragged into it.

Amid that subtle shift in atmosphere,

Boss Zeng's attention instead turned to Li Yun. He was clearly somewhat surprised by Li Yun's keen eyesight, especially his sense for danger.

Hearing the faint probing and flattery in the other man's words, Li Yun merely exchanged a few perfunctory remarks with him