"Here, let us raise a glass together and celebrate this hard-won peace. Joseph raised the wine glass in his hand and said loudly to the audience: "I hope that one day in the future, all neighborhoods can be bathed in the sunshine of peace and breathe the air of peace together." ”

"Whoosh", as soon as Joseph's words fell, outside the Crown Casino, and even in the entire gaming area, from dozens of secret locations that had already been arranged upstairs and downstairs, goblin fireworks shot into the air one after another. Colorful fireworks exploded in the sky, bursting into various forms of sparks, lighting up the gaming area as if it were day. At the same time as the fireworks were raised, the brightness of the crystal lights in the venue was slowly dimmed, and under the dim light, everyone could see the beautiful and brilliant fireworks through the window.

The people who are qualified to receive the invitation letter in the infield are either the powerful and rich people of one side, or the leaders of large and medium-sized organizations in the city of innocence, none of these people are simple-minded idiots, everyone is proficient in power and calculation, and is good at reading words and feelings. Soon after arriving at the venue, these people already felt an unstable atmosphere in the venue, and they couldn't help but regret why they agreed to go to the meeting. Among these people, the foreign tycoons are not particularly nervous, after all, in the city of innocence, any struggle will never involve their customers with great potential, and their only worry is that they will be injured by accident if something happens. But the leaders of the various organizations are not so comfortable at this time, they do not have the amulets of insurance like the foreign rich, and the outer cloak has the power that can't think of killing them, and the other forces don't mind quickly eating their organization. With this mentality, if it weren't for the fact that leaving now is very easy to cause misunderstandings and unnecessary attacks, the leaders would have dispersed in a hurry, but now although they have not evacuated the venue, they have also made up their minds that they will never come out today, and they can be their own spectators with peace of mind.

The grand fireworks display lasted ten minutes. Some of the tourists walking outside were plunged into a sea of jubilation by the fireworks, and the horse-drawn carriages in the middle of the street also pulled over from time to time, and a few heads poked out of the carriages to look up at the sky with great interest. In the midst of the flow of people, there are occasionally some strange people squeezing around in the crowd. A few gold coins are stolen from the pockets of the unwary walkers, but some of them will soon be dragged into an alley, from which there will be a scream and a smell of blood.

Although the streets were noisy, there was silence in the hall for ten minutes. No one made any noise, everyone had their own thoughts, pretended to be focused, and enjoyed the brilliant fireworks outside.

No matter how beautiful the fireworks are, they will eventually dissipate, and when the colors outside return to darkness, the lights of the venue will return to their original brightness. Everyone withdrew their gaze from the window with a look of reluctance, as if mourning the last calm before the storm.

The interior of the venue is arranged in one of the standard layouts of informal balls, with a large stage at the front of the center, on which the band responsible for the soundtrack of the ball plays all night, and below the stage is a dance floor that occupies a third of the hall. This is a 100-square-meter space where everyone can dance freely on the dance floor after inviting a dance partner. At the end of the stage is the rest area that occupies half of the hall, in the middle of the rest area is placed dozens of round tables for four people, all kinds of exquisite dishes are placed on the table one by one for people to take at will, there is no seat next to the table, everyone needs to walk back and forth around the table to get food, this setting in order to dilute the distinction between the high and low among the guests, more and more by some informal dance parties. Of course, it's not that there are no chairs. There is a circle of chairs around the perimeter of the lounge area, and everyone who feels tired can sit and rest.

In addition to these, there is a special place in the venue this time, which is on the side outside the rest area. There was a platform slightly above the venue, on which an oval table was placed, but Joseph was the only one at the table. The seating arrangement was very delicate, and it stands to reason that the main seat occupied by Joseph in the center should be vacant, and the most honorable right seat and the second left seat should also be empty, and Joseph chose a lowest-ranking seat to sit. His face was as usual, and he couldn't see any inner thoughts. This subtle seating arrangement made all the participants feel abnormal, no one would be stupid enough to go over and talk to Joseph at this time to get closer, life is precious, and everyone does not want to take the initiative to die.

The situation in the venue was very strange, only two or three pairs of guests from the outside world were more open-minded, and they were still in the mood to writhe on the dance floor with the accompaniment of music, most of them gathered around the tables in the lounge area, each holding a wine glass, and three or two familiar people gathered together to whisper. Ten minutes after the fireworks show ended, some of the drinks in the venue were consumed, but the food was very small, and the guests who couldn't eat at all were secretly looking forward to it, no matter what kind of play was going to be staged, in short, it would be better to finish sooner, and it would be better to leave the overwhelming venue sooner.

Joseph, as the organizer, saw everything in the venue, but he didn't do anything to ease the atmosphere, just sat there quietly, staring blankly at the empty plate in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.

"It's going to start", "it's going to start", the faint sound began to pass between each guest, like a gentle breeze that set off patches of fine ripples on the calm surface of the lake.

In a whisper, the door to the venue on the second floor was suddenly opened from the outside, and a person walked into the door with his hands on his chest as if no one was around.

"Is that her?" Some of the wealthy people who had frequent contact with the Shadow Hand turned into a little frightened, and couldn't help but exclaim: "It's impossible for Joseph to have such a great influence to invite her to participate in the celebration." ”

"Who is she?" The friend next to him looked at this woman who looked calm and peaceful, wearing a lilac floor-length dress, simple but expensive hair accessories, delicate silver boots, everything looked normal, the only thing that seemed a little awkward was that there were no accessories on her body, whether it was necklaces, bracelets, or earrings: "Why do you look like this, a beautiful woman who looks very intellectual." ”

"Heh, hehe. The interrogator looked at his friend with a dead man's gaze: "This is Miss Mad of the Shadow Hand." ”

So the person who asked the question almost got under the table, and his crazy moody personality has long been ingrained in the hearts of the people, and even a simple compliment can lead to great disaster. Even though more than ten meters away, the question and answer between the two people was a whisper, but the madness still heard everything clearly, but it seemed that she was in a state of sanity now, just lifted the hem of her skirt, and thanked the two of them very ladylikely, and then walked through the crowd in the rest area to make way for her, and walked to the small platform where Joseph was alone.

After looking at the layout of the stage, he looked around the venue carefully, sneered wildly, left the chair on the right hand of the most distinguished guest, sat down unceremoniously, and picked up the empty wine glass on the table, and naturally an unlucky waiter rushed up to pour wine for her. took a sip of the mellow red wine, frantically put the wine glass back on the table, leaned back on the chair with his hands on his chest again, and began to close his eyes and recuperate, as if he was not in a hurry at all.

You look at me in the rest area, I look at you, and it seems that I have understood what level of the upcoming confrontation is. At this point, some people gave up their cranky thoughts and simply dragged their female companions onto the dance floor and began to dance. They also understand that at this level of confrontation, if they will be injured by mistake, then unless they flee the venue, they will be injured by mistake no matter where they are, and there is no point in hiding in the rest area, it is better to enjoy the fun of the dance, and it is not in vain to worry about half the night.

A few minutes later, the atmosphere, which had just eased slightly, suddenly fell into freezing again. A side door to the lounge opened on one side of the venue, and a little boy with a shy smile on his face jumped through the side door.

At first, no one was surprised by the sudden appearance of a child, and they were still doing their own thing, but when the leader of a medium-sized organization accidentally turned around and found this child, he couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice: "Cruel adult." ”

Silence spread from near to far, rapidly spreading from around him to all sides, and ten seconds later, the room fell into dead silence. The notoriety of cruelty has spread throughout the Yala continent, and it has become the most feared person in every woman's heart, when she knew that the innocent child in front of her was cruel to torture and kill women as spiritual food, even the female companions of two rich men fainted directly, and the other women who still maintained their consciousness also had a feeling of not being able to breathe.

Cruelly put his hands behind his back, jumped to the oval dining table, tilted his head innocently, looked at the layout on the field, and then smiled shyly, and opened the seat of the master in the middle and went up. The madness on the side also opened their eyes at the same time, and the eyes of the two captains, who were fond of some subtle connections, met in the air. After glancing at each other, the two of them each smiled and closed their eyes again, waiting quietly.

"Strange, isn't Joseph a subordinate of another?" said one of the guests in a low voice, "why is he sitting on the throne?"

"You want to know?" asked the person next to him.

"Not at all. The questioning guest quickly shook his head, for fear that someone would misunderstand if he shook slowly.

Time flies slowly, and guests who are dancing or chatting have this feeling. Fifteen minutes had passed since Cruelty appeared, but everyone felt like years had passed.

Soon, however, five or six of them began to feel a little nostalgic for the torment they had just had, for they saw the most undesirable person, who made their faces pale for a moment, as if they had fallen into a horrible memory. (To be continued.) )