Surprise, surprise, disbelief.

After seeing this tall man who had nothing to do with Chen Shen, Sumo's thinking stopped.

Looking at the wasteland for such a long time, the last time I saw someone who transformed himself into such a person was Sun Bahu, who had inherited Yan Kingdom's technology and forced him into the ruins to find a solution.

But the difference is that Sun Bahu chose to embrace technology and abandon the frail human body step by step.

It's not that he really wants to combine with machines and give up his human body.

But the situation in the wasteland for a year was too chaotic, his power could not be centralized, and the entire origin camp was full of loopholes.

Various reasons prompted him to embrace this quick-acting power in exchange for becoming stronger in a short period of time.

But Chen Shen has no such urgent need at all.

"Mr. Su, is this your first time meeting our Mayor Chen?"

Seeing Su Mo's uncontrollable surprise, Chen Kai on the side was stunned for a moment, then smiled after thinking about some news that had been circulated.

In the early years, when Chen Shen often appeared in public, he was not like this.

At that time, he was still a weak scholar, speaking politely and without any sign of force.

At this time, the impression about him was finalized in the minds of most people, and it was the most widely circulated in the New World.

After five years in the wasteland, after experiencing that incident, Chen Shen appeared less and less in the eyes of the public.

Only during important public events will he show his face in front of a small number of people, and sometimes a substitute will be sent to take his place.

This has resulted in his current "new" appearance, and very few people know about it!

"I didn't expect that Mayor Chen would be like this."

"It's normal. You will understand when you meet other managers of our territory in the future." While Chen Shen was still preparing the microphone on the stage, Chen Kai turned sideways with emotion: "Although our Tianyuan territory is safer than small and medium-sized territories,

There are many, but it cannot stop those who are interested in infiltrating, testing, and doing evil in various ways. If the managers of the territory all entrust their personal safety to others for protection, let alone the heavy protection pressure we have to bear, in case something goes wrong.

, the loss of the territory is definitely not something we can bear at this stage."

"By the way, Mr. Su, you should have seen many outsiders coming to the territory in the past two days. Do you know what they are here for?"

After explaining a few sentences, Chen Kai rolled his eyes and quietly brought the topic back.

only.

"Oh? Are there many? I have been staying in the shelter for the past two days, but I haven't come out to the street to look around." Sumo sighed: "I also heard that I needed to apply for a trading license, so I came out of the shelter.

"

He really didn't tell lies.

This is the first time I have set foot in Zizailiangfang since the disaster struck.

And those outsiders didn't hang around Sangtian Town for long before they all lurked in Hope City.

All this is true.

As long as Chen Kai sends someone to guard the gate of Liangfang, he will definitely know about it.

"Mr. Su's qi-nurturing skills are really amazing!" Realizing that Somo was still not getting enough oil and salt, Chen Kai shook his head with a smile and said nothing.

In terms of his identity, after finding out that Sumo's true identity is actually the vice president of the School of Architecture of the Academy of Sciences.

The two of them were considered equals, so he couldn't press further.

We can only continue to wait for opportunities, maintain the current harmony, and see if we can get some useful information.

Not long after.

"Ahem..."

Everyone waited patiently until a slightly hoarse cough sounded.

On the stage, Chen Shen stood still.

In front of everyone, he still didn't take off his mask, maintaining a complete sense of mystery.

"Dear guests attending my Chen family dinner, and members of the Chen family, good evening to everyone."

As soon as Chen Shen finished his first sentence, the audience erupted in applause, causing Su Mo to just clap along in a decent manner.

After four or five seconds, the applause slowly stopped.

"This year is the fourth dinner party for our Chen family, and it is also the fourth year since the relocation and establishment of Hope City."

Reading from the manuscript, Chen Shen spoke very fast, and it only took two or three minutes to give a clear overview of the territory in the past year.

Then, he briefly summarized the development of the Chen family and the goals for the future.

Most of the people in the audience listened to these data with great interest and applauded from time to time.

Sumo himself, on the other hand, only listened for a while and then distracted his attention rather boringly.

Yes, when the territory was established, he stated more than once that the territory must abandon these false and empty data and do more practical work.

But the fact is that as the territory becomes larger and larger, these data will inevitably appear and be put on the table.

Chen Shen did not give any specific measures to support his empty talk about whether grain production should double next year or how the population should increase by one-tenth, nor did he tell the development direction of the territory.

Is it possible to let these people conjure this food and population from the air?

"Su Su Youzong, Mayor Chen is looking at you!" Zhang Min was a little surprised at first when she noticed that Chen Shen's eyes were glancing towards him from time to time.

But when she turned around and found that Somo's gaze had been lowered on the Coke bottle not far away, Zhang Min was startled as he looked like he was in a daze.

"What?" Subconsciously raising his head, Su Mo's gaze naturally diverged to the stage, and was instantly intertwined with Chen Shen's gaze.

It seems to have transcended time and space and penetrated layers of barriers.

When they looked at each other, a familiar feeling immediately arose in Somo's mind.

But unfortunately, through a layer of mask, this familiar feeling was immediately cut off and turned into a stranger as soon as it appeared.

"It's okay. How could Mayor Chen pay attention to us?" Turning his head and looking at Zhang Min's frightened face, Su Mo waved his hand: "Don't make such a fuss."

"Ah?" Zhang Min quickly turned his head after hearing the consolation. He didn't feel relieved until he made sure Chen Shen looked away.

This performance caught the eye of Chen Kai next to him, causing his eyes to narrow slightly, as if he had grasped something important.

However, he couldn't say much on this occasion. He could only continue to stand side by side with Somo and listen to Chen Shen's speech.

More than ten minutes passed, and after finishing talking about the Chen family's development path for the next year, Chen Shen's speaking speed slowed down.

"Tonight is a family banquet for my Chen family. Please don't restrain any foreign guests. Let's just communicate as much as you want."

"You are all the pillars of our Tianyuan Territory and our foundation. In the new year, we still need your full support to make our Tianyuan Territory better and stronger."

"I declare that the family dinner has officially begun!"

Boom!

After the words ended, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

It wasn't until Chen Shen waved his hands continuously that everyone turned their heads and sat down again.

Not far away, the waiters who served the dishes also received instructions and began to file out with various plates of food.

Following the crowd's rhythm, Su Mo also turned his head and sat at the table again, sitting next to Chen Kai.

It's just that the other tables were full of fifteen people, and there were only three people at their table, so it was inevitably a bit empty.

"Mr. Su, do you mind if I call some people over to make it fun?"

"It's okay. Mayor Chen is so polite. This is originally a family banquet for the Chen family. How can we foreign guests not just do as they please?" Sumo picked up the Coke casually and drank it again while smiling.

A big mouthful.

But before he could swallow the big mouthful, Su Mo almost spat out when he saw Chen Kai clapping his hands to call the person over.

"Mayor Chen sit at our table?"

"Yeah, there are them." He pointed at twelve of the seventeen members of the first generation of the Chen family who came over. Chen Kai smiled maliciously like an old fox who had succeeded in his evil deeds.

Paired with the twitching scars on his neck.

Only then did Somo suddenly realize.

It turns out that the two of them have been at this banquet for so long and no one has come to chat with them, just like transparent people.

It's not that these people are unwilling to come because of their low status in Zi Liangfang, but that the Chen family has probably made arrangements for it long ago.

"Absolutely awesome!"

Turning his head, Su Mo couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw that Zhang Min was completely at a loss.

This family dinner tonight is indeed a Hongmen Banquet.

In the next few days, he may have to face a steady stream of "test attacks" from these dozen old foxes who have been crawling around in the wasteland for a long time.

It would be better if there were no game restrictions.

But if you accidentally spill the beans and get caught, even if you have another chance, it will be a real big trouble.

"Mr. Su Youzong is indeed young and promising. I saw you and Chen Kai chatting and laughing from afar." The voice came before anyone arrived.
To be continued...