Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 505 Annual Meeting
The banquet hall for the New Year's Eve dinner was packed with people.

Jiang Si's appearance immediately attracted a lot of attention, but they didn't stay for long. It's true that in a violent world, people bully the weak and fear the strong, but it gets a bit boring to bully the same person every year; it's basically just going through the motions.

A vulnerable person rarely receives much attention. If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Si is one of Boss Jiang's daughters, which sparked discussion, she would have remained just another face in the crowd.

At most, some ambitious people in the peasant gang coveted Jiang Si's beauty and hoped to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Jiang family.

The Jiang family members sit at a large table. Currently, none of the Jiang family's children have any plans to get married or be married. Over the years, this table has only been occupied by these few people.

"Dad and sister haven't come back yet?" Jiang Si asked immediately when she saw that the main seat and the seat next to it were still empty.

My dad values ​​the family reunion dinner very much. After all, it's his insistence that we have to come home for the New Year. How could he possibly be late?

Upon hearing this, everyone else looked at Jiang's mother. Clearly, they had asked her before Jiang Si came, but had not received an answer.

Jiang's mother also looked at the communication device with a furrowed brow.

"Qiang and Nian said they'd be back soon, it seems like something happened..."

This answer gave Jiang Si a bad feeling.

With Boss Jiang absent, no one dared to touch their chopsticks. After the initial lively greetings among acquaintances, the atmosphere quickly became awkward and quiet.

Just then, someone at the next table stood up and said, "Since the boss is busy and hasn't arrived yet, why don't we just start by putting on a few matches to warm things up?"

The speaker was from the peasant gang, which is a group in the Jiang family that has no blood relation to the Jiang family.

Those who were able to sit at the main table were naturally not ordinary people; they were mostly brothers who had been with Boss Jiang since the beginning and their children.

Although Jiang Hui has gradually moved away from the days of fighting and defending territory, the older generation has not so easily forgotten the deterrent power of Boss Jiang, which is why they did not overstep their bounds even if he was late for a meal.

However, such a large-scale event cannot be left to pass by in silence, otherwise it will only make people more unsettled.

Aside from the older generation, the younger generation is unaware of Jiang Laoda's ruthlessness. On the contrary, because of a certain good-for-nothing girl in the Jiang family in their early years, they don't have such a strong bias against the Jiang family.

While it's hard to say whether they're comparable to the other members of the Jiang family, they're certainly at least stronger than Jiang Siqiang.

That's the general consensus.

So they do have the courage to participate in the annual party's fixed life-or-death challenge. If they perform well and are appreciated, their future will be bright. Everyone wants to give it a try.

Of course, beating up Jiang Si was just a warm-up; the main goal was to beat up the other members of the Jiang family of the same age.

After a moment's thought, Mrs. Jiang said, "That's a good idea, but since everyone hasn't eaten yet and A-Qiang isn't back, it's best not to get too excited. Everyone, please tone it down a bit and treat it as a warm-up."

Upon hearing this, many young people from the farming community immediately volunteered.

As for warming up, it's usually just hitting Jiang Si, right? Although it won't make people look at you differently, it's not bad to get a chance to stand out for free.

Jiang Si helplessly tapped the bowl with chopsticks in each hand, just like a child.

"Stop hitting her, how old is she?" Jiang Ming, sitting next to her, reached out to stop her, not worried at all. Please, this useless older sister slapped her so hard she was practically buried in the ground a few months ago, she's a completely different person now, what is she worried about?
However, while Jiang Si was waiting for the farmers' gang to select their representatives, the fifth brother, Jiang Chao, glanced at Jiang Si and stood up on his own initiative: "If everyone doesn't mind, I'll take the lead in this warm-up battle."

The Jiang family members looked at the fifth son of the Jiang family with some surprise.

Faced with Jiang Chao, the voices from the Farmers' Gang suddenly became much quieter. However, Lao Wu was not usually very noticeable, and not many people showed fear. There were still a few people who insisted on fighting.

The final "talent" selected was a roguish young man with a pompadour hairstyle and metal chains all over his body.

The banquet venue was spacious, but no space was specifically designated as a venue.

That's so boring.

They started fighting right there. The place was big, and there were various weapon racks next to each table, with real guns and ammunition readily available for use.

Impact? There's no way that the lively events at a super gang's annual party could have any impact.

Anyone can try to ambush you halfway through, but whether they can protect their own table and New Year's Eve dinner in such a chaotic situation is their own business.

The fact that the two people stood up essentially determined the two sides in this battle.

“My name is You Ying, you don’t need to remember it yet,” the young man with the pompadour licked his lips and said to Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao said, "I won't make a point of remembering it now or in the future."

The next moment, the man with the airplane-shaped hairpin pulled out his bench, leaving his friend sitting on the bench looking completely bewildered as he landed on his bottom.

Then the orange-red bench flew in a perfect parabola and crashed down on the Jiang family's table. Although everyone looked respectful before the fight started, once it came down to it, they didn't hesitate to smash even the Jiang family's main table.

Those who act decisively are often praised for their genuine nature.

This young man named You Ying did a great job this time, at least he immediately heated up the atmosphere.

Bang!
But then Jiang Chao flicked his fingers several times, and the bench in mid-air was instantly blasted into pieces by the air ripples. Fragments scattered and several nearby tables hurriedly protected their food.

You Ying followed closely behind, leaping into the air towards Jiang Chao. However, when he looked up, he discovered that Jiang Chao had jumped back, but both his speed and height far surpassed his own.

The two made brief contact in mid-air.

With a muffled thud, You Ying was sent flying backwards, crashing into a distant wall and losing consciousness.

Jiang Chao used the momentum to land back in his seat and calmly sat down.

Jiang Si raised her eyelids slightly: "She has a bit of my second brother's style, but she's a bit more generous."

Jiang Huang nodded, satisfied with Jiang Chao's performance, but also feeling a sense of urgency: Fifth Brother is really something! He's been in seclusion for a while now, working hard to catch up with me. It seems he wasn't just joking!

Jiang Chao glanced at Jiang Si: "If Dad comes back late, he won't even be able to see Second Sister in her entirety, which would be very impolite."

Jiang Si couldn't hold back and pointed at someone with her chopsticks: "You brat..." Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Ming glared at her and pressed her hand down, quite helpless about his sister's many bad habits at the dinner table.

It was also because, apart from her love of hitting people, Jiang's mother was very indulgent towards her children. The various habits of the children were formed by mutual supervision. However, Jiang Si was not sociable from a young age and could not be supervised at all, resulting in extremely bad habits.

Although the exchange was brief, it did serve its purpose of warming up the atmosphere. Whether it was the other tables or the Jiang family's table, everyone gradually got into the swing of things and let go of some of the awkwardness.

Luo Ye and Luo Xingxing were naturally not allowed to sit at the main table. Normally, they wouldn't be able to attend such a banquet, so a separate table was set up for them on the side. The food was the same for both of them, which was quite considerate.

"I've rarely heard of people celebrating the New Year here in the violent world. I thought only the migrant workers from the capital celebrate it," Luo Xingxing said, propping her chin on her hand.

Luo Ye temporarily took care of the zombie girl, only glancing at the farce unfolding before remaining silent.

Suddenly, Luo Ye and Luo Xingxing's expressions changed drastically as they clutched their chests, their rapid heartbeats a warning of the approach of multiple powerful bloodlines! How could this be... at this moment!?

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Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Huang's expression changed. He quickly answered the communication, and after seeing the content, he swiftly stood up: "Attention everyone—"

Boom!

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, accompanied by a violent shaking of the ginger building.

Now, the food is truly doomed.

The sound of propellers came from high above. Outside the Ginger Building, two heavy helicopters hovered high in the sky, launching missiles to bombard the building below.

The air defense system of the Ginger Building quickly activated to intercept the missiles and simultaneously launched an attack on the helicopters. But what the helicopters followed up with wasn't missiles, but people…

Chaos erupted at the banquet.

Jiang Huang immediately directed the security team to respond, and Jiang Hui also called on his zoo staff to cooperate.

Several figures broke through the layers of defense of the Ginger Building at lightning speed and rushed directly into the banquet venue. Before they even landed, they each displayed their unique abilities, causing many deaths and injuries on the spot.

An uninvited guest has wreaked havoc inside the Ginger Building!

The sudden attack, the powerful stealth capabilities that allowed them to approach the Ginger Building in two heavy helicopters without being detected by the building's reconnaissance and detection technology, and the terrifying assault capabilities that allowed them to break through the Ginger Building in just a few minutes after launching the attack, directly penetrating deep inside and arriving in front of the Ginger family.

What other force in this violent world has such power?!

The rest of the Jiang family had initially been skeptical of Jiang Si's claims, but now they no longer needed to doubt them. They were about to confront the enemy head-on.

"Looks like everyone's here, that makes things easier. Luo Ye's here too, and there's also that useless traitor, but it doesn't matter..." a young voice said, as footsteps approached.

Luo Xingxing reached out and grabbed Luo Ye's skirt: "No way, I was just talking about it and he's already here..."

"Is it him?" Luo Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.

A young man with fiery red hair and eyes as bright as the sun swaggered out of the dust with several people, his confident smile showing that he didn't take anyone present seriously.

The cliff pine makes its appearance.

(End of this chapter)