"Man, boyfriend?" Grover was startled, and first looked at Phoebe with an extremely strange gaze, and then looked at Han Shuo's gaze even more strangely, as if he couldn't believe it and confirmed again: "Is he really your boyfriend?"

"Of course!" Phoebe nodded affirmatively, and with a blushing face, she stretched out her arm and grabbed Han Shuo's left hand, as if to prove the relationship between the two.

As if an egg had been stuffed into his mouth, Han Shuo's mouth was wide open, with a sluggish expression. It wasn't until he felt Phoebe, the little hand holding his arm, secretly exerting force, that he reacted, laughed dryly, nodded, but didn't explain anything.

A merchant veteran who was talking and laughing with Grover couldn't help but ask Grover in a low voice: "This kid, what is the origin?"

Grover didn't say much, just glanced at the man, then stepped aside a little, smiled and said, "Since he's Phoebe your boyfriend, there's no problem, come in quickly." ”

Pulling Han Shuo hard, Phoebe looked as usual, walked into this hall, smiled and signaled to several elders along the way, and then pulled Han Shuo straight and walked towards a place where there were few people.

In the hall, the waiter was carrying plates of fruit and wine, and placed them on a large square table in the middle. A huge chandelier overhead, radiating a bright light, and the entire hall was very richly arranged, which surprised Han Shuo, a hillbilly.

However, what Han Shuo was most surprised by was what Phoebe had just said. When he saw that there was no one around, Han Shuo immediately smiled bitterly and said to Phoebe, "I said Miss Phoebe, what do you mean by that?"

Picking up a goblet casually, Phoebe poured a glass of ruddy wine to herself, raised her glass elegantly and took a sip, and then said: "Don't think about it, I'm just looking for a cover for your identity, I don't mean anything else, if I don't say so, I'm afraid you won't be able to come in at all." ”

Nodding, Han Shuo sighed helplessly and said, "I knew that coming with you would definitely not be a good thing!"

"You have to behave naturally, I will help you cope with the past, this is our annual gathering of the firm, all the elders will rush over, no matter how bold Grover is, he will not dare to do it at this time, so we don't have to worry!" Phoebe and Han Shuo spoke softly, but their pupils kept looking around.

He also picked up a wine glass and poured half a glass of wine, Han Shuo took a sip and felt very sweet and sour, and after paying attention to it, Han Shuo found that many of these people from the Buster Trading House also brought their families, and there were twenty or thirty people in the entire hall, including both old elders, handsome young people, and a few beautiful women and dignified young ladies who still had charm.

Without exception, these people are well-dressed and polite, which seems to be the style of the so-called upper class. With a wine glass in one hand, Grover shuttled among these people, greeting everyone kindly, and seemed to be very familiar.

"Buster Firm has always been controlled by our Bust family. Originally, my father was the president, but because I have been traveling, as soon as my father died, the old thing temporarily took over the chairmanship, but don't look at him and many elders seem to have a good relationship, what is going on in secret, no one really knows, otherwise it will be useless for me to come back!"

As Han Shuo silently observed his surroundings, Phoebe explained to Han Shuo in a low voice. After Phoebe finished speaking, Han Shuo's heart moved, and he suddenly said out loud, "Your father, how could he die suddenly, didn't you know anything beforehand?"

As soon as this sentence was asked, a trace of murderous aura suddenly bloomed in Fei Bi's eyes, and then he lowered his voice and said with a cold face: "How did my father die, I am still investigating, and I have not found any evidence yet." Because I have not been in the firm, so a lot of things are not very clear, the elders probably don't believe me, now all the attitudes are unpredictable, what I have to do now is to win the support of these veterans, otherwise I alone will not be able to shake the status of the old things in the firm. ”

When Phoebe said this, Han Shuo understood that it seemed that she was also suspicious of her father's death, so she didn't say anything more, and looked at some people in the hall with her wine glass, silently thinking in her heart.

After a while, a few more people came over one after another, and the last old man with gray temples, supported by a housekeeper, also walked into the hall.

As soon as this person appeared, many people in the hall came over to greet him. When Phoebe saw it, she immediately pulled Han Shuo and rushed to this side, and quickly explained in a low voice: "He is Andrew, who founded the Buster Firm with my grandfather, and is now the oldest veteran in the firm, even Grover doesn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of him, if he helps us, we won't be so passive." ”

Coming to Andrew, Phoebe bowed reservedly, with a happy smile on her face, and said, "Grandpa Andrew, why is your old man here too?"

"Hey, it's our beautiful little Phoebe, grandpa hasn't seen you for a long time! Andrew was on crutches in his left hand and a butler in his right hand, and said to Phoebe with a smile.

"Good niece, don't talk patronizingly, let the old man come into the hall and sit down. The old man must have been very tired from coming all the way by carriage and could no longer stand like this. When Grover came over, he said this to Phoebe, and walked over to Andrew, as if intending to take him to his side.

"Hehe, it's okay, I'm very happy to talk to little Phoebe, I haven't seen our little Phoebe for a long time!" Andrew avoided Grover's support, and instead raised his cane and walked towards Phoebe and Han Shuo.

Grover looked at Phoebe with a look of surprise and led Andrew to the other side, his brow furrowed, his eyes roaming over Andrew's body, as if thinking about something.

After Phoebe and Andrew and Han Shuo walked to the other corner of the hall and sat down, before Phoebe and Andrew had time to speak, Grover had already raised his glass and said with a smile: "Dear veterans of the Buster Firm, today is our Buster Firm, the annual gathering, and I am very happy to be able to see you again this year." Unfortunately, my dear brother died of illness due to physical reasons, which is really a sad thing. ”

"Don't be sad Grover, the Chamber of Commerce is now in order under your care, and I think the president will be very pleased if he knows about your efforts!" One of the elders suddenly spoke, and as soon as he spoke, two more people next to him responded to him.

Han Shuo watched the performances of several people with cold eyes, and he already knew in his heart that these people must have a close relationship with Grover, and saying this was just showing his attitude.

At this time, Han Shuo, who was sitting next to Phoebe, obviously heard that Andrew, and snorted very lowly, Phoebe and Andrew got closer, and naturally they could hear it clearly, and couldn't help but glance at Andrew in surprise and exchanged a look with Han Shuo.

"The president has passed away, but we Buster Firm, we can't always keep the chairman's position vacant, I think we should take advantage of this gathering to discuss the matter of the new president, what do you think?" The same person opened his mouth and said loudly, the two elders who should have been with him before spoke again at this time to agree, Grover looked calm, and sat there just constantly looking around, his eyes staying on Phoebe Andrew's side for a little longer.

"Of course, it is true that the position of president cannot be vacant for too long, but who will be the president is an important question!" said a patriarch with a large head not far away.

"What's negotiable about this, of course it's time for Grover to be the new president. After the death of the president, Grover has been in charge of the business of the firm, and in the hands of Grover, the stability and order of the firm has been seen by everyone, and I don't think anyone other than Grover is qualified to sit in this position. The man from Grover stood up sharply, and said in a loud voice that he had won the other two.

Grover stood up with a smile, with a modest attitude, and said something that he was afraid to do with his limited ability, but the three of them firmly said that he had to do it, and the cooperation of several people could be regarded as a tacit understanding.

"Uncle Andrew, who do you think should be the new president?" At this time, the patriarch who was angry from the previous urn looked at Andrew from a distance and asked.

With his questioning, some of the other elders around him all focused their eyes on Andrew, as if they were all waiting for Andrew's attitude.

Andrew glanced at Phoebe next to him, who was pretending to be calm, got up slightly and chuckled, and then said, "It's not me this old guy anyway, because I don't have a few days to live, hehe!"

When he said this, everyone smiled kindly, and Grover also smiled, as if relieved, as if he was afraid that Andrew would come forward to compete with him for the position of president.

"Still. Andrew glanced at everyone, and then said: "I think little Phoebe has grown up, since she is the daughter of the president and a member of the Buster family, it stands to reason that she should be the most qualified to sit in this new president, why no one mentions it." ”

"No, absolutely not. Miss Phoebe is still too young, and has been traveling all the time, and has no idea what is going on in the firm, and if she were to be the president, it might bring down the business of our Buster firm. "It was still the patriarch who had always defended Grover, and immediately protested fiercely.

"Kilo, this is maybe, although Miss Phoebe is young, I think she is very knowledgeable, and her style of action is also very measured, maybe she will be in charge of the firm, and she can bring greater development to the firm!" A patriarch suddenly spoke, and several patriarchs who had been silent all of them suddenly responded when they saw Andrew's expression of support for Phoebe, and there were three or four patriarchs, still silent, as if to express their neutrality.

"This, how can this work, we can't use the future of the comptoir as the object of her ability to test. The one named Kilo, a loyal supporter of Grover, immediately shouted.

"Why not, if I'm not mistaken, when the old president was in charge of the trading house, he was only twenty-three years old, but with the assistance of Andrew's old gentlemen, the old president grew up very quickly, and took care of the Buster trading house, I think Miss Phoebe should be able to do the same, not to mention that with the assistance of our people, nothing big can happen. The man continued.

From the moment Andrew spoke, Grover kept his face gloomy and did not speak, and it was only at this time that he suddenly stood up and said to Phoebe: "Good niece, this boyfriend of yours used to be a handyman at the Babylonian Demon Martial Academy, and he also had the status of a slave. Don't blame my uncle for being troublesome, but if you are with him, it will affect the reputation of our firm!"

As soon as these words came out, some of the elders in the hall couldn't help but immediately focus on Han Shuo's body, and they couldn't hide the contemptuous and disdainful expressions on their faces.

Han Shuo was shocked, and finally understood that Phoebe's worries were indeed reasonable, it seemed that he had despised the energy of Grover and the 'Afterimage', and he didn't expect that with just one name, they would be able to find out their origins, fortunately, these people themselves were in the Death Graveyard most of the time, otherwise if they had stayed in the academy, they might have been assassinated by the masters they had sent.

"Uncle, what do you mean by that?" At this moment, Phoebe suddenly stood up, glared at Grover with a cold face, and shouted a little like tearing her face.

"Don't be angry, good niece, I just want to tell you that you don't seem to have a good eye. If you want to take charge of the Buster Firm, a far-sighted and wise vision is the most important thing, and if you have to choose even a future husband among the slaves, then I don't think you will be assured that you will be the president. Grover still had a peaceful smile on his face, but the words in his mouth were very vicious.

"A person who can murder his own brother for the sake of profit, and constantly sends killers to try to kill his niece, I think he is even more unworthy of the position of president. Han Shuo also stood up, looked at Grover with a fearless sneer, and said, as if he didn't know how terrible what he said, and after a pause In the surprised eyes of the audience, Han Shuo spoke again: "Please remember, I am now a student of the Babylon Academy, I no longer have the status of a slave, and never will be!"

(To be continued)