"Are you crazy?"
The woman's voice was so low that only the two of them could hear it. And since the man in front was on the phone, he didn't pay any attention to what they were saying behind.
Gun watched the man get off the elevator on the 21st floor. Then they went straight to the 22nd floor.
Shen Jianyi stepped out of the elevator and stuffed the hot pistol into her pocket. "Aren't you afraid of being caught by him when you took it?"
"Not at all," Gun said confidently. "I'm very sure of myself."
The two of them walked down the stairs to the 21st floor. She carefully pushed open the door of the stairwell and saw the man enter a room. An old man was standing there, motioning for her to come in.
"Are they trafficking something?" Shen Jianyi felt these people were acting furtively. They must be here for a deal.
Gun nodded. After making sure it had nothing to do with the chip, he decided to leave.
So, Gun had brought her here on this risky adventure just to steal that man's pistol.
The two returned to their room and waited for the afternoon banquet to begin.
Shen Jianyi was cleaning the pistol. Now that she had this weapon, it would be much more convenient than a dagger. She didn't have to worry about Xu Wenji's tricks.
Time flew by, and soon it was half an hour before the banquet started.
Shen Jianyi took out a pure black evening dress from her luggage and put it on. She coiled her long black hair up neatly.
She hid the pistol inside her thigh so that no one would notice.
The two walked into the banquet hall hand in hand.
There was a wall outside the venue. Two waiters were standing at the entrance. They walked over with their heads held high, acting like the people on the invitation cards.
"Sir and madam, could you please show me your invitations?"
Shen Jianyi handed over the invitation that originally belonged to Qu Mengyue. The waiter glanced at it and nodded.
Then Gun did the same, presenting his fake invitation. The waiter only checked the authenticity of the invitation. As for whether the person was the right one, it was none of his business.
Moreover, everyone entering the banquet was wearing a mask. The waiter couldn't tell who they were, so he didn't bother to check.
Soft music was playing inside the banquet hall.
A large crowd had gathered in the center. They were wearing all kinds of masks and colorful evening dresses, which made Shen Jianyi dizzy.
She tried to find Xu Wenji among the people, but it was impossible to tell who was who.
"Turns out there are so many people eyeing the chip," Shen Jianyi said, looking at them. "The news really spread fast."
Gun didn't answer. Instead, he led the woman to the dining table on the left side. He poured a glass of red wine and handed it to her.
"Act the part," he said, seeing that everyone around was chatting. So he walked over.
Shen Jianyi thought he had a strong adaptability. He had only been here for a short time, but he was already trying to get in with these people.
So she quickly followed him.
The masks they were wearing were the ones worn by bounty hunters. Almost no one could recognize them.
Just when Shen Jianyi was feeling bored, she suddenly felt a weight on her shoulder. She turned her head and saw a woman wearing a cat mask.
"You're here?"
The woman wearing the cat mask was Xia Liang. She had shown Shen Jianyi her mask before, so they recognized each other at a glance.
Just as Shen Jianyi was about to speak, two more people walked over from a distance.
She recognized them at once because they were wearing half - masks, and she could tell from their features.
The two were Lu Yuan and Lan Xi. It seemed they had arrived on time. She smiled faintly and took two steps back to stand next to Gun.
Gun seemed to have noticed something too. His eyes swept over the group of people and finally landed on the man in the center of the stage.
The man was holding a microphone. He seemed to be the host of tonight's banquet or the person who had sent out the invitations. It was still unknown.
Xia Liang wanted to stay with Shen Jianyi all the time. She was very curious about the man in the white mask next to her. Why was she alone yesterday, but suddenly there was a man with her today?
Just as she was about to ask, Lu Yuan whispered, "Is this your friend?"
Since the two of them had come here on the same helicopter, they had had some conversations on the way. So among all the people at the banquet, Lu Yuan only knew Xia Liang.
Although Xia Liang tried to avoid her, Lu Yuan just kept following her and she couldn't get rid of her.
Xia Liang didn't know how to introduce Shen Jianyi. She thought for a moment and came up with an idea. "I don't know her well. I just met her yesterday. She helped me."
"I see," Lu Yuan said, looking her up and down, as if trying to guess her identity.
There were very few women at the banquet. It could be said that only one - third of the people were women.
Men in the business circle had much greater ambitions than women, so there were far more men who received the invitations.
Xia Liang seemed to be doing it on purpose. She took Lu Yuan's arm and said with a smile, "Why did the invitation end up in your hands? Where are your brothers?"
Lu Yuan didn't want to say too much. It was easy to arouse suspicion. She coughed lightly, signaling Xia Liang to shut up, and then changed the subject.
"By the way, are you all interested in this chip?" The woman in the dark green evening dress who had been following them finally stepped forward. She had wanted to ask this question for a long time but had been holding it in.
Mainly because others were still talking, and her status was lower than theirs. She had to wait until they stopped speaking before she could ask.
As soon as she asked the question, everyone fell silent, which made her feel very embarrassed.
Xia Liang coughed twice. Just as she was about to come up with an excuse, she heard a man's voice coming from the center through the microphone.
"Dear guests, I'm sure you all know why you've been invited to this banquet at Manduo Seafood today."
Everyone fell silent. There was only his voice echoing in the banquet hall.
"I have a chip here. You all know what's inside it. Whoever gets it will have access to all the secrets in the business circle."
His voice rose and fell. "Of course, I've invited you here today to prove this. The chip is now in the hands of my boss, the one who sent out the invitations."
Everyone looked at the "strangers" they had just met and started whispering to each other.
The man continued, "Among you, only one person will be able to know the secrets inside the chip, and only one person will be able to get the chip."