Lin Wanjing escaped death.

This news is like an ink spot on Shengxuan, spreading and fermenting in the increasingly strong New Year's atmosphere.

Some people say that they saw her in the land temple outside the city, ragged, and in the company of beggars;

Some people say that she sells fish in the bazaar of the fishing port, but I don't know if she is stimulated or crazy, and she can't speak clearly;

Others say that half of her face was burned by the fire, and she wears a veil all day long, mingling with the refugees who have fled the famine......

No matter who or where she has seen her, the only thing in common is that Lin Wanjing was disabled for life when she escaped from the fire, and she is no longer the eldest lady who was once beautiful, or the young lady.

And these rumors, in the rendering of word of mouth, become more and more concrete and vivid, and under Liu Jin's unsparing performance, they become more and more confusing, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Although Lin Wanjing's wanted warrant has not yet been announced, she has long been on the blacklist of various forces in Japan: this woman is too powerful, since she can't be used by herself, she can only cut the grass and eradicate the root cause to prevent future troubles.

Ye Qiuluo was eager to make meritorious contributions, and he didn't care about judging the truth or falsehood, he was led around by rumors, for fear of being robbed of his first credit by others, so he naturally didn't care about many others, and he fell for Liu Jin's plan.

Unreliable rumors are full of wind and rain in the city, the city defense and the Ye family's soldiers are jumping all day long, this year, Luzhou City seems to be particularly lively inside and out.

The end of the year is approaching, and it is time for the year-end banquet of each family to be put on the agenda, but this time is different:

The Lin family, which was the most influential in the Luzhou Chamber of Commerce, has been scattered;

The Li family was busy transferring assets overseas, trying to avoid the war that was getting closer and closer, so naturally they didn't have the heart to do anything;

The power of the Liu family changed hands, but the power was a weak and fearful puppet, the Ye family coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but they were afraid of Liu Jin's power, and they did not dare to show their ambitions;

Only the Shen family took advantage of the momentum of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce to gather forces from all sides, and there was no dispute that one was dominant.

So the Shen family's year-end banquet was undoubtedly grand and extraordinary, and the momentum was huge.

Perhaps in order to balance the decency of all parties, this banquet, which was originally scheduled for Christmas, was finally set for the last day of December.

A grand event to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, it is natural to hold a big gas - every major door inside and outside the Shen Mansion is placed outside the door pine, and the reed ropes for blessing are from famous craftsmen in Kyoto, and each one is expensive. On the list of the dinner day, there were not only important members of Luzhou political and business circles, directors of embassies and foreign banks of various countries, famous squires and celebrities around, and even attracted popular actors and stars, as if it was a New Year's Eve social event.

In order to entertain guests from afar, the Lu family specially cleaned up a set of courtyards for these guests to rest and stay, and also invited the three most famous brothels on Dongying Street to sit down, which can be described as considerate and meticulous.

Because there was a charity auction and a social dance after the dinner, the opening time of the dinner was naturally booked early, just after the afternoon tea time, the guests came one after another, and the spacious courtyard of the Lu family was soon filled with private cars from all walks of life, and they had no choice but to park a long line along the road outside the door, but the car dragon was still out of sight.

The guests who went to the banquet were all famous people in Luzhou, the Shen family did not dare to slack off, as a young master, Shen Junyi had the responsibility to personally lead people to welcome the guests at the gate, and just received Li Lingrui on his shoulders here, and turned his head to see Liu Jin striding from outside the door, he rarely took off his military uniform today, and wore a three-piece gun gray thick wool suit, which complemented his cold temperament, but before he entered the courtyard, he was stopped by the waiter at the door, and the two didn't know what they were talking about, but it could be seen that the atmosphere was not very harmonious. Seeing this, Shen Junyi exchanged a few more polite words with Li Lingrui, and went to Liu Jin's side.

When he arrived, he saw the waiter holding a pansy badge of twisted gold silk cloisonne in his hand, and he was hesitant in front of Liu Jin. Shen Junyi knew in her heart that the pansy was the emblem of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, and it was natural for the guests attending the dinner to wear the pansy badge to the Japanese Chamber of Commerce.

Fortunately, Shen Junyi had already considered this reason, and in addition to the pansy badge, he also prepared an eight-color brocade group for the consuls of various countries, as well as Liuyun Ruyi on behalf of the Shen family's relatives.

Seeing Shen Junyi coming, the waiter seemed to see the savior, and threw a look of help to him, Shen Junyi received it, and said with a smile:

"My brother-in-law took time out of his busy schedule to go to the banquet, and the younger brother was very honored."

The waiter was stunned when he heard this, the Lin family suddenly changed, the family was in the middle of the road, and he had almost disappeared into the public opinion circle of Luzhou, so that he forgot that the Shen family and the Lin family are still in-laws, Shen Junyi is Lin Wanjing's brother-in-law, and Liu Jin is naturally a relative of the Shen family.

It can be seen that Liu Jin is in a good mood today, and he is not stingy and polite, with a smile in his voice:

"The Shen Mansion is a big battle today, and I want to come here to support me whenever I am free, but..."Liu Jin said, his expression was Lingling, "What does Shen Shao mean by this?" ”

He was naturally referring to the fact that the little guy asked him to wear a pansy brooch, Shen Junyi knew it, smiled embarrassedly, and said that he didn't say:

"The new kid is not sensible, he is offended, brother-in-law, don't take it to heart, it's discouraged." As he spoke, he turned his head and reprimanded the waiter:

"Things that don't have long eyes, if you eat the gall of a leopard, anyone dares to stop it, and everyone dares to offend!"

When the waiter heard this, he was full of excitement, his brain was blank and he didn't know what to say, and he couldn't say anything other than apologize, and he muttered for a long time:

"But... But... But the manager said that everyone must wear a badge tonight, and if anyone has a mistake or omission in his hands, ask him ......"

"Alright, got it." Shen Junyi interrupted him, reached out and picked up a cloud-patterned badge from the plate held by the waiter, and said while reaching out to Liu Jin's collar to pin it to him:

"But there are a lot of guests tonight, and these girls and boys will inevitably not greet them well, so they have to recognize Zhangzi and not people, and please have a lot of brothers-in-law, don't embarrass them."

Seeing that Shen Junyi's badge pinned to his chest was not a pansy of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Liu Jin did not reject it, and accepted it with a chuckle, so he took out a golden bean the size of a soybean from his pocket, shook it in front of the little guy, and then threw it into his tray, and there was a crisp sound.

The waiter only felt a sinking in his hand, raised his eyes and saw Jin Doudou swaying in the tray, he was stunned for a while, and was suddenly shaved on the back of his head by Shen Junyi:

"Why are you stunned, Yun Shuai rewards you!" Before he could thank him, he heard Shen Junyi say again: "Brother-in-law, please, have fun!" I'll have guests here, and I'll talk to you later. ”

Liu Jin raised his eyes and happened to see Lu Canghan coming to him from the corridor with a group of young ladies of the Lu family, so he didn't delay much, responded with a good word, and walked to join them.

He didn't take two steps, but he heard Shen Junyi call him:

"By the way, if my brother-in-law doesn't have any arrangements tonight, he might as well rest in the house when he is full of wine and food, and if he needs to, find these little guys to lead the way."

When Shen Junyi pinned the badge for him, he also carefully arranged his collar repeatedly, and it was at that time that he obviously felt the inner pocket of the suit sinking. Then he reached into his pocket and found a key.

After a moment of silence, he turned around and thanked him, and strode down the corridor.

If there was still a little hesitation, a little hesitation, a little hesitation, and a little uncertainty when he agreed to participate in this banquet, but at this moment, when he knew that the person he had in mind was here, and when he saw so many people who did not hesitate to be involved in the whirlpool of national hatred and family hatred for the sake of this reunion, those chaotic thoughts all disappeared, and were replaced by firmness, anticipation, and unprecedented unhesitation.

What he wants to do now is to enjoy the dinner party as Shen Junyi said, and after he is full of wine and food, he will go to the reunion that has been absent for a long time.

Even if this reunion is a fateful parting overture......