Melodious music echoes.

The banquet hall is magnificent.

Gu Shen and Lin Lin hadn't entered the hall yet. They just stood at the door and were immediately greeted warmly by someone.

"Brother Gu."

"Brother Xiao Gu."

Some of the fortress guards who had met on the giant wall of the fortress were chatting outside the hall. When they saw Gu Shen, they immediately came forward with a smile and said hello.

In addition, there are many unfamiliar faces.

Gu Shen was "flattered" for a moment.

He moved his head and asked in a low voice: "Didn't Grand Duke Zhuxue say... that this banquet is not just for us?"

Lin Lin took out a cigarette, lit it, and said calmly: "Just think of what he said as farts."

Gu Shen was silent for a while.

The young brigadier holding a cigarette in his mouth frowned as he looked at more and more people around him. He reached out and patted Gu Shen on the shoulder, with a hint of schadenfreude in his tone: "It seems that you are the protagonist of tonight's banquet.

, just enjoy it with peace of mind... I don’t like crowds, so I’ll leave first.”

The "big shots" of Beizhou who were invited to the dinner this time were not only the military power garrison, but also the giant bosses of many cross-continental companies. These people were also very interested in Gu Shen... In addition, there were also

Some "Central City reporters" who only had interview rights and had no chance to attend the dinner were also mixed in the crowd at this moment.

For a while, Gu Shen was busy dealing with it.

Chu Ling, who had been watching the show while sitting in the Lingling Yao carriage, suddenly said: "It seems that the Grand Duke of Zhuxue, Lin Silk, values ​​you very much. It is really possible that this dinner is specifically for you."

"How to say?"

"Your seat is at the front... Well, to be precise, what Lin Silu values ​​​​should be the returnees who successfully performed the maze mission this time. That table is full of your old acquaintances."

It took a while.

Gu Shen finally walked out of the crowd and turned his attention to the table at the front.

Li Chen stood up and greeted from a distance: "Brother Gu, this way!"

He was wearing a black suit, which was completely different from his appearance when he left the fortress.

The guys from the Second Team of the Survey Corps put on evening clothes. They all looked presentable, and their temperament had changed drastically.

Gu Shen struggled to sit down, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "You just watch me being surrounded... and you don't do anything to help me?"

Mo Hongyi said with a bad smile on his face: "Brother Gu, you are wrong. We don't want to experience such a great blessing again."

They arrived earlier than me...

Judging from the folds of the evening gowns on these rough men, they must have experienced such "containment" before.

"Who are these guys... and why are they so enthusiastic?"

Gu Shen was a little curious.

"The captain said that after tonight's dinner, there will be a 'conferment' ceremony." Zhu Xiao took a sip of fruit wine and felt refreshed, "That's a first-class medal. Did you see those reporters just now? Central City Club

Write a story just for us.”

No wonder, everyone was dressed up for the occasion. Even Su He, who is usually the most low-key, also put on a brand new dress.

Compared with them, my clothes today seem too "down and out".

However, Gu Shen didn't care about the "conferring" issue. He looked around and asked in surprise: "Where is Lin Lin?"

After taking my seat, I realized that the table was already full.

As for the other seats around, there was no sign of Lin Lin's nameplate. This guy was also a major contributor to the Battle of Gubao. Logically speaking, he should have been awarded the title. Why were there no seats in the front row?

"Not sure..."

Only Li Chen scratched his head and answered Gu Shen.

The rest of the second team were not focused on this matter at all.

They sipped their wine, excitedly looking forward to the start of the dinner.

"Lin Lin went to the second floor."

Chu Ling mobilized the surveillance in the banquet hall, and she said slowly: "Leaving from the VIP channel... It is worth mentioning that there is no 'identity plate' for him in the banquet. This means that if there is a conferment ceremony after the banquet,

, then Grand Duke Zhuxue will acquiesce that there will be no conferment or reward from Lin Lin."

What does this mean?

The great hero of the Battle of Gubao...came all the way to Central City, but there was no conferment from him?

Gu Shen was thoughtful.

After a while, he said hello to the people around him, got up and left his seat on the excuse of going to the toilet.

…

…

"You can sit down."

Banquet Hall on the second floor.

Lin Silk smiled and stretched out her hand, gesturing for the tall man in front of her to sit down.

Lin Lin held the cigarette butt in his mouth and slowly blew out a puff of smoke.

Sitting down means it will be a long meeting.

And he didn't want to sit down.

After blowing out the smoke, Lin Lin said coldly: "If you have anything to say, please finish it quickly. I will go down to eat later."

When Zhuxue heard these words, his expression was a little complicated.

Everyone who was invited to this dinner today knows...the dinner is not the focus, the focus is the "conferment ceremony" after the dinner. On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, he will award medals to the miraculous returnees of the Maze Mission.

Of those present, who came here for a meal?

"There is no seat arranged for you downstairs." Lin Silu smiled and crossed her hands: "Now that you have returned to Central City, you should get used to the change in status... You are no longer a garrison of the Gubao Fortress."

"I don't have the habit of someone being overly ambitious and underhanded. Let me tell you clearly in advance. I came to Central City just to eat. In the end, I will go back and forth wherever I go." Lin Lin pressed the finished cigarette butt on Zhuxue.

On the expensive pear wood tabletop in front of the Grand Duke, cigarette butts smoked. This scene made Lin Silk frown.

But not because I feel bad.

It's because he doesn't like the taste.

"The smell of inferior tar..." Lin Silu raised his head and asked, "Can you exchange for some tasteful cigars? I have the 'Double Pyramid' produced in Dongzhou here. If you like it, I can give it to you for free."

Lin Lin sneered.

He ignored Lin Silk at all, but continued with the previous topic: "By the way, I would like to reiterate that as long as I am the coach of Gubao Fortress for one day, I will be the garrison of that damn place for the rest of my life!"

Grand Duke Zhuxue showed no sign of anger.

He looked at Lin Lin, who was "domineering" in front of him at the moment, and repeated three words softly and slowly: "A ghost place..."

Lin Ci raised her handsome cheeks and asked seriously: "Since you yourself think that the Gubao Fortress is a 'ghost place', why do you want to go back? What is there that attracts you?"

"If there was no Fort..."

Lin Lin was just about to speak.

"Without the Kubao, the interior of Beizhou would have suffered a huge blow, and Central City would have been forced to launch the 'Firefire Plan' proposed by Aunt Wen." Lin Silu interrupted him and said leisurely: "But without you, there would be no

Gubao is two different things. If you leave Gubao, there are many generals in Beizhou who are capable of guarding Gubao. Lin Lin, you must not take yourself too seriously. Gubao will remain the same without you.

It works."

"Is that so..."

Lin Lin was silent for a second tactically, and then sneered mercilessly: "If I wasn't so important, why would someone go to all the trouble to invite me back to the capital? You're right, the fort will still function without me.

, but Central City...why is it so 'unable to turn'?"

Grand Duke Zhuxue, who had always had a calm demeanor, now had a flash of anger in his eyes.

He no longer struggles with his "stupid" brother.

And Lin Lin didn't want to waste his time.

"I'm hungry."

He gave Zhuxue two choices: "Either, I will drive the airship back to Gubao now; or, I will add a seat in the banquet hall downstairs, and I will sit at Gu Shen's table."

"Gu Shen...you quite prefer this boy..."

Lin Silu laughed softly and said: "I'm really curious. This must be the first time you meet. With your personality, would you be able to make such a good friend with someone in such a short period of time?"

Lin Lin narrowed his eyes.

This is indeed an interesting thing... Even he himself didn't realize that the relationship between the two of them had become very "familiar" after knowing Gu Shen for only a few dozen days, and he had almost no friends during the years he was stationed in Gubao
To be continued...