Chapter 202: Catch up
"Let's talk again when we have time, Miss Lucy, since you have joined our team, then you don't have to think too much time, just fish when you don't have a job, I'm a good boss."
Lin Mo smiled very easily, propped his hands on the guardrail, and raised one hand to greet Mann and the others downstairs.
The people standing in the hall on the first floor who were "drawing their swords and looking around" also saw Lin Mo on the suspended spiral staircase, and they also waved happily in response, and walked enthusiastically in the direction of the second floor.
"Thatβ" Lucy seemed to have something to say.
Before she could speak, Lin Mo seemed to know what she wanted to ask, and with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she stretched out her hand to interrupt her narration:
"It's time for a big meal, Miss Lucy, if there's anything you can talk about later."
After saying that, he walked towards the second floor without looking back.
Lucy looked at his back calmly, but finally sighed.
......
The festive banquet has begun, with a variety of dishes and a variety of amusement equipment that will definitely immerse everyone in joy.
For those of them who usually roam the streets, doing all kinds of entrusted tasks, the food on the table is definitely at an "unheard of" level.
They had never seen a fruit and vegetable platter stacked in the shape of a castle, never tasted tender fat that flowed in their mouths, and never tried a cake made with pure honey.
Liquor made from pure grains, and even ordinary drinks are juices made from pure fruits and vegetables...
The banquet reached its climax from the beginning, and with such food in front, everyone was too lazy to waste time chatting, not focusing on the table but running to chat, and it was disrespectful to the food to talk for a second longer.
At the banquet, everyone was beaming with joyful smiles.
Even if they have eaten and drunk enough, everyone is relaxing in their own way.
The glasses were staggered, and it was Mann and Jack shouting and laughing loudly; A few angry scoldings are slandering each other, it is David and Pyra who hide in the video game area, and the two fight on the arcade.
There was also the sound of sandbags crashing, and it was Dolio practicing punching at the sandbags alone in the gym area.
Eating and drinking enough is generally not suitable for high-intensity exercise, but she is also a person who likes boxing, after eating and drinking, she saw that the fitness area had such a complete set of equipment, and she was uncomfortable if she didn't exercise, and no one would stop her at tonight's party.
In addition to these rough factions, there are naturally also quiet factions.
After Falco and Qiwei were full, they chose to drink wine quietly in the bar, and the two chatted quite happily.
Opposite the two of them, Hiroshi Kitagawa, dressed as a waiter, was bartending with exquisite techniques.
The women's group was also very lively, Rebecca, Sasha and Lucy sat on the sofa in the lounge area, and the warbler was chattering, and they didn't know what they were talking about.
However, looking at the eyes that the three of them glanced at from time to time, Lin Mo was very skeptical about this, whether these three guys were secretly chatting about himself.
Chewing slowly to fill his stomach, Lin Mo picked up a bottle of wine, and did not intend to participate in this kind of excitement.
......
Compared to the inside of the second floor, the balcony outside is very quiet.
Although it was lively inside, the shouting laughter was like a light bell swaying, and it was like a bell and drum ringing, a scene of gathering and celebrating, but Lin Mo still walked to the balcony outside the floor-to-ceiling window and hid in the ink-stained moonlight.
He gently carried the wine bottle in his hand, and was no longer afraid of wine like a snake and tiger as before, and held the wine bottle high and drank it directly.
"Tonight, it's a rare thing."
He muttered to himself with a hint of drunkenness, looking up at the moon hanging high in the sky and blowing the sea breeze blowing in the distance at night.
Night City is a "free" city full of variability and sin.
There are still a lot of things to play out in this city in the future, and he has been on the fringes for a while, and his growth rate can be called skyrocketing.
However, this is just the beginning, there is still a long way to go in the future, Lin Mo knows very well that he is just starting out, and if he wants to hold a banquet like today in the future, there are not many opportunities.
"Why are you drinking here alone, why don't you go in and talk to everyone?"
A hearty laugh came, breaking Lin Mo's thoughts and waking him up from his contemplation.
He turned his head and saw Mann walking over with two wine bottles, handing one to Lin Mo as skillfully as he handed a cigarette to a friend.
Lin Mo was not pretentious, put aside the bottle he had drunk, and took the wine handed over by Mann.
"It's good to be quiet, the excitement is yours, I don't have anything."
Lin Mo smiled lightly and casually copied the words from a piece of prose that he had learned before.
Mann didn't say much, picked up the bottle and leaned over the guardrail, looking at the night shrouded river not far away, the sound of sparkling waves seemed to be able to reach his ears.
"Thank you for this dinner tonight, to be honest, after eating this meal, Lao Tzu feels that even if he dies now, he has no regrets." He said with a slight smile.
"On such a rare night, why bother saying these frustrating words......" Lin Mo teased, his eyes moved to Mann, and he just wanted to say something, but his eyes were slightly condensed.
Although he was a little drunk tonight, he was confident that he could not be mistaken.
Mann's hand holding the bottle was as thick as an ordinary person's thigh, but now it was trembling slightly like an old man's withered arm.
As if sensing Lin Mo's gaze, Mann's smile also stiffened on his face, so the free hand smashed this arm fiercely, as if using "physical" methods to repair dilapidated electrical appliances.
The smash was also quite effective, and the trembling arm instantly lost the symptoms it had just had.
"Eh, I've drunk so much that I can't even hold the bottle."
Mann said with a smile, as if trying to cover it up.
"How long has this symptom lasted?" Lin Mo asked faintly, not being easily diverted by Mann.
"What symptoms, what are you talking nonsense." Mann continued to feign dumbness, and his words became a little impatient.
"Did it happen after the Snvistein was implanted?" Lin Mo asked again, looking at Mann with a slightly cold gaze.
Mann gritted his teeth slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with Lin Mo's inquiry.
In the past, when he implanted these high-load prostheses, he was inevitably broken by idlers.
This feeling is like playing a game or working, and suddenly being reminded and criticized by someone else, even if the other party has good intentions, the person concerned will inevitably feel irritated inside.
Mann is the same, but Lin Mo is the host of tonight's banquet after all, and he has inherited the friendship of others, so it is not good to leave in disappointment.
"I'll take care of it, don't worry too much, it's been like this all these years, you kid is still young, there's no need to care about this." Mann sighed and said in a deep voice.
Lin Mo was still staring at him coldly, after all, he still didn't want to say anything, so he had to remind him one last time:
"It's a one-way road to hell, I hope you can stop and think about it and don't sink too deep."
As soon as these words came out, Mann's face turned a little ugly again, and his eyes narrowed slightly and looked down at the young man beside him.
Seeing this, Lin Mo had to sigh, smiled slightly and said to ease the atmosphere:
"Well, though, you're glad you have a friend who's as fast as the world's fastest peregrine falcon, and if you accidentally go too far one day, he'll catch up with you and kick you back."
Mann's eyes froze, and a smile appeared on his stiff face;
"Oh? Can't I kick him and let him roll as far as he can? β
"When the time comes, you can give it a try." Lin Mo raised the wine bottle.
Mann smiled in relief and held up the bottle to touch it.