Sitting in his wheelchair, Kunxi slapped the table,
and shouted:
"Plenty of people in the church run funeral societies. What does yours have over the others?"
Kallen glanced around and smiled.
"Discounts for group purchases."
"Fuck!"
"Fuck!"
Kallen's fitting reply earned the approval of everyone at the table.
A string of curses was the sweetest praise in this group...
After that, the food was brought out one dish after another, and everyone began eating and chatting.
The meal went much faster than expected, because once the large gathering ended, smaller gatherings would follow within the team. These little groups were not about vying for power or profit, but simply circles formed around different interests and tastes.
After all, certain niche hobbies were not suited to inviting everyone else along.
Before paying, Neo got up and had Kallen collect the unopened beers on the table and follow him to the register.
"Five bottles of beer were untouched," Neo said.
"All right, sir. We'll deduct those."
After they paid, Kallen asked Neo, "Captain, are you heading back?"
"I'm going to see Elisa. I visit her after every mission, and she's waiting for me.
"What about you? Are you heading back?"
"Yes."
"You can wait for Peige and the others. They seem to be planning to take you somewhere. It should do you some good."
"All right, Captain."
"I'll be off, then."
Neo left the barbecue restaurant, his figure soon disappearing into the nighttime street.
The others then emerged from the private room one after another and began discussing where to go next.
Peige came over to Kallen. "Want to come somewhere with me?"
"Sure."
"You agreed awfully quickly." Peige was a little surprised.
"Did I? I didn't notice."
Peige had driven a convertible. Kallen originally intended to take the front passenger seat,