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200 Yongfu Road, which is a historic street site. As the former site of the British Consulate, it has experienced too many ups and downs that are unknown to the people of Shanghai. As the site of Shanghai's top club, Yongfu Club, today's prosperity is even more glorious than in the past. Since its opening in 2004, it has welcomed too many celebrities and wealthy businessmen from all over the world, the King of Spain, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Tom Cruise, Yao Ming, Jackie Chan, from time to time, full of friends, dressed and sideburns, you can always catch a glimpse of a few familiar and mysterious big names.

And today, at this dinner time that should have been the peak of social gatherings, the huge Yongfu Club was empty. This emptiness is not due to closures, because everything from the doorman outside the gate to the various attendants in the clubhouse are busy where they should be. This kind of emptiness, like the former imperial city, is more inclined to be a domineering loneliness.

Every service staff knows that today this is a chartered venue. This is a strange thing, because it has not been chartered since the opening of Yongfoo Club. At that time, the king of Spain was not chartered, and the prime minister and grand duke of Luxembourg did not dare to charter the venue when they came, as for Tom and Jackie Chan and others, it is worth them to show off to their friends if they can occupy a small hall in the Yongfu Club. Back then, Brother Tom ate 90,000 meals here, but was described as "stingy" by the members of the Yongfu Club, and chartered here? The unimaginable sky-high price made the well-informed service staff here secretly speechless.

But today, there are only two people, but they have wrapped up the Yongfu Society. The elder greets him personally at the front door, and the head chef Ding Yongqiang and a group of disciples are in charge of the dishes, and as for the dining place, it is located in the main hall on the second floor, which is only used for display in the restaurant on weekdays. The sky-high price of the antique mahogany dining table and the dazzling array of art and antique rooms in the restaurant finally welcomed guests on this night.

The man sitting in the first seat was a foreign man. He is only about 20 years old, which belongs to the young age, but his clothes and hairstyle are extraordinarily old, with a shirt with diamond sleeves, suspenders, and a big shiny back, giving people a sense of time out of time.

And the one sitting in the tail seat was a small young man. The pale blonde hair suggests that he is also a foreigner. But this height of just 1.6 meters, no matter which country it is, it will be classified into the category of development.

Looking at the table full of crab roe steak swallows, canned braised abalone, and Norwegian curry salmon, the guests at the first seat did not have any appetite. Even if this is the closed disciple of Shanghai cuisine master Chen Borong personally in charge, even if the ingredients tonight are several grades higher than those of ordinary guests, he only took a symbolic taste, then put down the golden knife and fork, and at the same time took a sip of blood swallow soup and rinsed his mouth, spit in a beautiful and expensive glass bowl.

"Konstantin, don't patronize your food. Looking like this, it looks like you haven't eaten for a few days? The man in the first seat frowned involuntarily, after all, the little man in the tail seat was too ugly to eat, and it looked like his tie hanging loosely on his chest, and the crumpled slim suit.

"Hey, I've only been out of the academy for a short time, and I'm not as good as Senior Brother Nero. This is the top Shanghai cuisine, right? It tastes so good! No wonder you are reluctant to move your nest in Shanghai. Stuffing his food in large gulps, Konstantin glanced at the top with a somewhat admiring gaze.

"Heh, as long as you want, you are also omnipotent, and you are still envious of this snack food? No kidding, my quirky junior brother. Nero was not fooled by the appearance of the little man, and he straightened his dark brown sideburns. Don't talk about these haves or not, I heard that a few days ago, you saw that guy? ”

"Ah, yes." Konstantin also put down his knife and fork and took a sip of the soup at the same time. He didn't stop eating, but prepared for a new round of gobbling rhythm.

"What is he doing? The guy who claims to be the most powerful should have come out at about the same time as you, but there was almost no movement? Nero fiddled with the golden fork, which seemed to be a little disliked by the clubhouse logo on the handle, and with a flick of his finger the gold melted bits and pieces and was smoothed out again.

"He's got a test. So, I guess I'm still preparing. ”

"Try? Does it have anything to do with his thesis? Nero was a little curious, a little expectant, and there was a little jealousy in the depths of his eyes.

"Oh, I guess." Konstantin poured another sip of wine, but spit it out with a "wow".

"It's spicy! Is this Moutai? I thought it was the same way to drink with red wine! ”

Nero's slender knuckles tapped gently on the mahogany table, the slow rhythm sounded extraordinarily boring, even lengthy, and gradually, the attendants in the main hall fell one by one.

"Hmph, crazy guy. Hopefully, it's not self-sufficient. Nero's faint tone seemed to be full of care, but his tense face betrayed his thoughts.

"Senior brother! Don't underestimate him! Is there a saying in the East? It's called 'making a fortune with a muffled voice', so generally speaking, those oriental guys will choose to keep a low profile. But occasionally you come across a few that are not low-key, so you have to be careful. There is only one reason why they are high-profile, and that is absolute strength. Their strength is great, and they are uncomprehensibly powerful. Just like the former first emperor of the Qin Dynasty and Xiang Yu, who is known as the 'Overlord of Western Chu', they are destined to be the protagonists as soon as they appear, and they are destined to look at everything. Konstantin smiled and added, "In my eyes, this guy is like that. ”

"So you're here to act as his lobbyist?" Nero glanced at Constantine, thinking to himself that this eccentric junior brother had no discipline and had thrown himself into the camp of that fellow.

"Lobbyists can't be called lobbyists, they just want to witness the success of that kind of experiment." Konstantin looked up, and the usual frivolity of his delicate face was gone, replaced by a rare solemnity.

"So? What are you looking for me? That guy should be in the capital, right? It's a bit of a distance from me. Nero crossed his hands and placed them on his chest. The previous kind attitude became sharp at this moment, and the atmosphere at the originally harmonious table suddenly cracked inch by inch.

"Hehe, just come and remind me. Two nights ago, one of your sheep demons seemed to have been killed? It seems that 500 years of ghost servants are involved? Those seniors in the Demon Capital have long been let go, and the following affairs seem to be handled by the senior brother, right? Konstantin finished unhurriedly, grinning.

"Do you know everything?" Nero's face twitched, and in an instant it was back to normal.

"Sheep Demon Man, the lowest-level miscellaneous soldier under my command, it's normal that something goes wrong. As for the ghost servant? It has nothing to do with me, it's just a poor guy who suddenly appeared. ”

"Senior brother can be so calm, I am very happy. However," Konstantin's face suddenly turned cold, as if he had opened the freezer at dozens of degrees below zero in an instant, "I will be a little angry if these little tricks of yours affect that guy's test." ”

Konstantin's originally blue eyes turned blood-red at this moment. The pure color of blood made Nero shiver, although he had been away from the academy for a long time, several legends about this junior brother still floated to his ears.

"Hmph, I'll be careful. However, it is limited to the confines of Shanghai, and if there is a problem with other boundaries, it is none of my business. Nero snapped his fingers, and the attendants in the main hall were pulled up like puppets, and at the same time opened their eyes, and they were all in a trance.

"Other realms? They're all going to sell me face. Konstantin finished speaking, and raised his fork again. This wine brisket is delicious, two more! ”