Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 277 A Subtle Stance

Anemone and the richest man in the universe.

This is a quite remarkable title, especially since Duan Mingyuan has never been rich. His wealth has always been at a level that is comfortable but far from being extremely wealthy.

It’s a shame to say that he worked diligently for a whole year but earned less money than picking up “garbage” for a few days in September.

After getting along with each other, he finally understood why Jiu Yue didn't care about money when they first met - this little fox never made money, but never lacked money.

Duan Mingyuan checked the invitation and found that Jiuyue was also included in the invitation list.

But this is not surprising. The relationship between him and Jiu Yue is not a secret. With the power of the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce, it is easy to investigate these things.

As for the topic of the evening, you can guess it with your toes.

The turmoil on the Mechanical Star has brought the influence of the Blue Star Mission to its peak. If the Third Prince publicly supports the merger bill between the Chamber of Commerce and the company, it will inevitably affect the decisions of most directors.

Although the directors understood the impact of the merger of these two forces rationally, not everyone was determined to completely turn against the Chamber of Commerce, especially under the personal witness of the current head of the Yinlian family.

Duan Mingyuan didn't like this kind of occasion full of political calculations, but now the entire Gear Hotel was filled with news media from various planets, and his every move was related to the image of Blue Planet in people's eyes.

After thinking it over, he told September about the dinner.

The little fox accepted everyone who came and went back to his room to change into a dress in high spirits.

Before the Ranger set out, she had heard that the Sixteen Star Summit would be a grand occasion, so she carefully selected several beautiful dresses.

At 19:20, Duan Mingyuan and Jiu Yue took the elevator to the rooftop terrace ten minutes early.

Additional personnel were deployed in the elevators and security passages, and they were replaced by direct security personnel from the Silver Lotus Family. They carefully reviewed the identity of each invitee and ensured that they did not carry any lethal weapons.

When they arrived at the banquet hall, the family's security captain handed the two rings to him and Jiu Yue respectively.

"It's normal to feel a little uncomfortable when you first put it on, but it will go back to normal after about a minute."

The captain said, "The limiter will temporarily suppress your energy. This is just a safety measure. The owner and his invited friends want to ensure that nothing unexpected happens during the banquet. After the banquet, the security personnel will help you remove the limiter."

These men in black are elites carefully selected by the family. They have to deal with different types of people every day. In this era, safety can not be guaranteed by confiscating guns and weapons. The existence of some people is much more dangerous than any weapon.

Duan Mingyuan and Jiu Yue are such people.

In the captain's words, the head of the Silver Lotus family seems to be a high-risk job, and there are countless people in the universe who want to assassinate him.

Some people do it for fame, some do it to win high rewards, and there are also power struggles within the family.

This made Duan Mingyuan feel a little ironic.

As the spiritual leader of the united front that the Shanqi Chamber of Commerce has worked hard to create, as well as the future "big devil", the number of people who try to assassinate him is far less than the number of people who try to assassinate the head of the Yinlian family.

Moreover, the work of these elites is not as good as imagined.

The ring did not suppress any energy, nor did it even pose any hindrance to his abilities.

Jiu Yue was experiencing the "discomfort" that the captain had mentioned. She took Duan Mingyuan's arm and leaned on his shoulder.

Duan Mingyuan observed that in addition to him and Jiu Yue, there were many familiar faces invited, including eight directors of the Sixteen Star Summit.

They looked bitter, knowing full well that this was a Hongmen Banquet.

The head of the Yinlian family personally came to Jiqiao Star and invited them to dinner, but it was definitely not for them to enjoy the food.

"Mr. Mingyuan, look, was the terrace like this before?" Jiu Yue suddenly asked.

This place has been turned into a high-end restaurant, and it has been completely renovated.

The red carpet leads to the interior of the restaurant. Perhaps it is because of the light or the wallpaper, but the entire restaurant is bathed in gold. Square tables are neatly arranged, with tablecloths embroidered with gold patterns, and rows of carved wooden chairs next to them.

She clearly remembered that the rooftop of the Gear Hotel was not a luxury restaurant, but an open-air bar and swimming pool. She had been planning to invite Duan Mingyuan to hold a pool party in the evening.

It's summer on Planet Mechanical, and with the way events are progressing, Jiu Yue feels that it's time for them to have their much-anticipated swimsuit episode.

She was not attracted by the restaurant's decoration at all. Instead, her face fell. "Where's the swimming pool? Why is my swimming pool gone?"

In addition to the dress, she also prepared a swimsuit.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a "nirvana move".

But these damn Semites converted the entire rooftop terrace of the hotel into a restaurant, making her swimsuit party plan go awry.

"Maybe this is also a mechanism on the Mechanical Planet."

Duan Mingyuan guessed after looking around the restaurant.

The restaurant was not a temporary structure, and even the most talented architect could not have completed the renovation in less than an hour, so it was more like a mechanism that the Yinlian family had set up long ago.

He also felt an inexplicable solemnity and dignity from the decoration, as if he was walking into a church.

He and September were obviously the most eye-catching guests at the dinner.

The family arranged seats for everyone, and the directors at each table were far apart. They could only look at Duan Mingyuan with surprise and astonishment.

After taking his seat, Duan Mingyuan quickly learned the identities of the eight directors.

They are the members who are most wavering about the merger between the Chamber of Commerce and the company, and in fact not all of them can firmly cast a vote against it.

Some were out of fear of the Chamber of Commerce's previous series of measures, but more were out of fear of the long-standing connection with the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce. Most of the planets they were on had intricate business dealings with the Chamber of Commerce. If the Chamber of Commerce cut off all trade after the vote and imposed economic sanctions on them, their planets would most likely experience large-scale turmoil.

In reality, the Chamber of Commerce doesn't need to actually invade their planet.

A drastic economic downturn will bring about massive unemployment. When the economic system of the entire planet is facing collapse, it will trigger unimaginable social conflicts.

By then, the Chamber of Commerce would only need to provide some arms and technical support to the rebels to bring down a regime without bloodshed.

If the position of these eight directors were to waver, the vote would become a delicate 8:8.

As a result, Blue Star, which has been newly selected to the summit, may become the most crucial vote.

The solemn atmosphere of the dinner and the subtle composition of the people made Duan Mingyuan understand the family's intentions.

Inviting him to this dinner was itself a means of tackling the issue. Putting him together with the eight most wavering directors would make Blue Star's position on this matter waver.

In fact, the Sixteen-Star Summit is not an ironclad organization. Each director only knows the vote they are about to cast. Suspicion and fear will always accompany them until the moment of counting comes.

No one wants to be betrayed and become the "outsider" who is pushed out after other directors change their votes.

I caught a cold and slept for a day. I was planning to take a rest, but I wrote a chapter while I was feeling better. Let’s see if I can write another chapter…

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