To be honest, Evan was furious at Rogers' self-inflicted, near-self-harming behavior - what a science and engineering student would do. But people are lying on the bed at the moment, and they don't even dare to breathe, and Evan can only temporarily suppress the urge to scold him bloody.

After all, at the end of the day, Rogers helped him test the data, albeit at a high cost.

Rogers approached him with a mission, which Evan was well aware of. People helped themselves, although they didn't want it, but they couldn't be indifferent and pretend that nothing happened.

It's not Evan's character and personality.

So, he didn't plan to go to the Elk party, but for Rogers' sake, he decided to go.

On the evening of July 28, the day after Evan obtained the seat belt design patent, Evan and Audrey appeared at the bottom of the Elk Tower.

As a gathering place for the BPOE elks, the venue is, of course, in this building built with funds raised by the elks.

Before going upstairs, Audrey looked up at the towering building for a moment, then looked down at what she was wearing, and hesitated: "Evan, is it appropriate for me to go up like this?"

At this time, Audrey was still dressed in that unpretentious outfit, except that her hair had been taken care of, she was no different from her usual. She wore a long white dress, small high-heeled sandals, no jewelry around her neck, revealing a smooth snow-white color, and the only ornament on her body was a Longines lady's watch on her left hand. It was a relic left behind by her mother.

Audrey's mother was a nobleman with a title, and although she herself had not enjoyed the life of an aristocracy, she knew some of the rules of the formal dinner party of high society. Among other things, proper dress is the most basic requirement.

Today Evan suddenly asked himself to accompany him to a party, and Audrey was of course happy. But when it came to the end, Audrey wanted to retreat again.

Seeing this, Evan clasped Audrey's hands with both hands, and the two stood facing each other, hand to hand, forming a small circle. He looked at Audrey and said softly, "It's okay, there's nothing out of place!"

"Didn't I show you the invitation, it only says that you can bring a female companion, but the dress code is not written. ”

"Didn't you see that I wasn't wearing a formal suit?"

As he spoke, Evan raised his arm to signal to Audrey, who was wearing a sleeveless shirt. This kind of attire is certainly inappropriate for a formal dinner party.

Here, there is only one type of formal attire for men - suits, trousers, and leather shoes.

"Besides, it's not a formal dinner, it's just a gathering of idlers!

Under Evan's persuasion, Audrey settled down.

Evan said okay!

The venue was on the second floor, the same place where Evan had been last year.

Audrey and Evan walked hand in hand to the second floor, took out the invitation card at the entrance, and registered.

The registration office was in charge of registration by two young people, and when they saw Evan and Audrey who came to register, they were all stunned.

This age, this dress, a little wrong, right?

The invitations are also a little strange......

However, the signature on the invitation is correct......

Evan noticed the strangeness in their eyes and frowned.

Walking into the venue, Evan and the two immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

There is no other reason, everyone in the venue, the men are dressed in formal clothes, and the women are also wearing jewels, and the dresses are eye-catching.

There were only two of them, and they didn't fit in with the entire venue. The man dressed like a poor boy from the countryside and came into the city, and the woman looked like a man who had strayed into the castle...... Cinderella?

Looking at the two people who are very special in terms of dress and age, some people whisper eagerly, some point fingers, and some cover their mouths and snicker.

Seeing this, Evan immediately understood that he was being designed. He wanted to turn away at the first moment - he didn't want to be seen as a joke.

But the next moment, Evan changed his mind.

No, I can't just walk away without knowing it.

Evan forcibly stopped the thought of turning around, patted Audrey's hand at a loss, and then took Audrey by the hand, and continued to walk towards the venue as if no one was around.

As he walked, Evan whispered, "Audrey, bear with me for the time being, and we'll leave after we're done later." ”

Audrey nodded silently, and the hand holding Evan tightened.

Evan quietly observed the crowd in the venue, most of these so-called elk, most of them were in their early twenties, and the female companions they brought were all glamorous, and there were relatively few middle-aged people in their thirties and forties, and they didn't see any more. As with many large gatherings, the young elks unconsciously split into small groups. Evan took a closer look, trying to guess how these groups came to be. Is it a geographical difference, or is it a leader, or is it a political point of view?

Because he was not familiar with these people, for a while, Evan could not come to a conclusion.

As Evan was observing and walking forward, Daniel Gray led David Haight towards them. Seeing Evan's dress, they were a little unhappy in their hearts, but their faces were silent. Gray smiled and held out his hand to Evan, shaking hands and welcoming him.

"Evan, it's a great honor for you to come, and this beautiful young lady welcomes you. ”

"She's Audrey Hepburn, my girlfriend. ”

After Evan's introduction, Audrey saluted.

"Miss Hepburn, it's a pleasure to meet you, come, Evan, I'll introduce you, this is David Haight, BPOE's 'secretary' in the California region. ”

After another ceremonial conversation, Haight suddenly clapped his palms, drawing the attention of everyone in the room.

"Guys, let me introduce you to Evan Warren, the son of 'Son of California,' a rising star. We're getting ready to bring it in, and everyone here is going to have to behave. ”

Everyone looked at Evan and nodded to him.

Then, after a few brief pleasantries, Haight said, "I'm going to prepare for the next ceremony, Evan, don't mind if I leave?"

Evan smiled and said, "Feel free, please." ”

So, Haight took Gray away, and as soon as he turned around, his face became gloomy, and he whispered: "What does Evan Warren mean by this, even if he refuses, he doesn't have to wear this on purpose, right?"

Gray also suppressed his voice and said, "Haight, I think there is some misunderstanding here?"

Haight thought for a moment and thought it was very likely, "Gray, you keep an eye on them, I don't want to be out of the venue while I'm going to prepare for the ceremony. ”

The ritual Haight is talking about is actually one of the necessary processes for new elks to join the guild. It's clear that today's party is more than just eating, drinking, and having fun.

Seeing Haight leave, people who are interested in Evan start to stir. It wasn't long before someone stepped forward and struck up a conversation with Evan.

There are one and two, and there is an endless stream of people who come to talk to Evan.

"Evan, are you really only 17?"

"Evan, did you really get into Caltech?"

"Evan, did you really invent the Rubik's Cube, can you teach me how to restore it?"

The people who came to talk to him obviously knew a lot about Evan, but they were too hard to believe it, so they wanted to hear what the real person had to say.

Although Evan felt impatient with these people, he was patient and answered them one by one.

Evan noticed that the people who came up to talk to him were all from the same circle.

Unconsciously, Evan gathered a lot of people around him, and became the center of another circle.

Under Evan's guidance, the topic of conversation gradually shifted from the magic and the Rubik's Cube on Evan's body to other places. They started with the Rubik's Cube, talked about the toys they had played with before, talked about the price of toys, and talked about the price of toys to today's prices. When it comes to prices, everyone has started to criticize the stupid X policy of the president at the time. Finally, before we knew it, we were discussing the situation between the two parties in the current midterm elections.

As the capital of California, Sacramento is not the most populous and has a variety of industries, but there are two types of people who are definitely at the top of the state, and that is politicians and professional lobbyists.

Politicians manipulate policies, and professional lobbyists follow the will of their financiers and persuade politicians to manipulate policies.

Many of the people in the venue at this moment are descendants of the above two people, and Evan is the one with the biggest background. These people, because they have been nurtured by their families for a long time, are particularly interested in activities such as the midterm elections.

Of course, there are counterexamples like Evan.

However, Evan does not care about whether he cares or not, but he is no worse than others in judging the current situation of the two parties.

"Because of Truman's failure to control prices and inflation, the Democrats will face a Republican challenge in Congress, and it is not impossible to capsize. ”

This assertion is shared by some people.

"When it comes to our California specifically, my father might... Probably... Maybe there will be a little difficulty......" Everyone laughed quietly, and Evan was obviously humble when he said this, "As for the California Legislature, there will also be a rise of new faces and new powers." ”

"Of course, if someone goes up, someone will go down, so some faces will disappear from the parliament building...... For example, our Mr. Speaker. ”

At this time, someone asked, "Evan, do you think Mr. Charles will lose the competition with Mr. Knight?"

Evan said with a look of certainty, "Of course!"

Before the words fell, a person jumped out and said in a loud voice: "Heh!

Evan looked for prestige, his eyes narrowed slightly, everyone got out of the way, and the man walked up to Evan.

This man was none other than Harry Lyons, the son of the same Mr. Charles they had just mentioned.

Evan put away his smile, with an inexplicable expression, looked at Leon and said, "Sir, are you talking about me?"

Leon looked at Evan with a hostile face and sneered, "Boy, what are you capable of making a big deal about here?"

"Is it just your dress that you have just gotten off work from the factory? I think it's better to ask an etiquette teacher to learn before you go out, what do you think......?

Leon was about to taunt the female companion brought by Evan again, but when he saw that Evan was silent and had a calm face, he suddenly came to Leon with an arrow step and punched him in the eye.

"Ahh

Leon regained his balance, covered his eyes with one hand, and yelled at Evan angrily, "FXXK, what are you doing?"

With that, Leon walked towards Evan and raised a fist to fight back.

It's a pity that Leon looks like a bamboo pole, and even if he clenches his fists, he has little deterrent power.

Evan pouted, met him, and was about to punch him down when two strong men caught him left and right. At the same time, Leon was also controlled and unable to move.

Evan frowned and shouted to the people on both sides, "Let go!"

The strong men glanced at each other, but did not move.

"I'm not going to do it again. ”

Hearing Evan say this, the strong man let it go.

Evan rubbed his aching shoulder, and Audrey ran over, her face full of worry. Evan smiled at her and said, "Right away, don't worry!"

After speaking, Evan turned to Leon, who was still making a fuss.

"Are you wondering why I hit you all of a sudden?"

Hearing Evan's question, Leon suddenly fell silent and looked at Evan in a daze.

Evan smiled and said, "It seems that you have figured it out." ”

"My invitation should be special...... Someone has been manipulated. ”

"That's why we're so visible in the venue. ”

"You...... It's so stupid, I can't help it when I'm provoked casually. ”

"Don't you look at it, who in the whole venue is talking about me and Audrey's clothes in person?"

"This is the emperor's new clothes, and it will be punctured not only by ignorant children, but also by fools with ulterior motives. ”

"Hmm...... Looking at your eyes, are you still not convinced?"

"Hehe, I'm not going to convince you!"

After saying that, Evan glanced at Leon contemptuously, then turned around and said to Gray, who was already standing aside but didn't know what to do: "Say sorry to Mr. Haidt for me, I can't visit your initiation ceremony." ”

Then, Evan took Audrey and walked out in both directions, and everyone tacitly made way of a passage, and no one stopped them.

After the two left, Leon naturally didn't want to stay any longer.

Until they reached the parking lot, Evan and Audrey just walked forward, silent.

When she came to Evan's Super De Luxe sedan, a gust of wind suddenly blew up, blowing up Audrey's hair on both sideburns, and she subconsciously reached out to cover it to prevent her hair from flying. The wind stopped, and Audrey arranged her hair with one hand. Seeing this, Evan also stretched out a hand to help her pull her hair behind her ear.

From beginning to end, the hand held by the two did not let go.

Evan stroked Audrey's hair and asked softly, "Just now...... Didn't scare you, did you?"

Audrey stared up at Evan's face for a moment before she lightly opened her lips and said, "To be honest, there was indeed a moment ......"

"However, seeing that punch of yours, so decisive, direct, and handsome, I am not afraid at all. ”

"Didn't I, in that moment, look so reliable?" said Evan with a shy face.

"Hmm!" Audrey nodded generously, and Evan blushed instead. However, Audrey then made a small face and said, "But, Evan, violence is not advisable, and it is the best way to solve the problem. ”

"You're right!" Evan nodded, looking like he was accepting the criticism calmly, but he still defended himself: "However, that guy was too hateful and annoying just now. It's okay for me to lose face in front of so many people, and I'll implicate you. I can't bear it!"

"Hmm...... This time is an exception, don't be so impulsive in the future," Audrey relented.

At this time, Audrey's cheeks were flushed, and people couldn't help but want to take a bite.

Evan couldn't hold back, so he did it.