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At that moment, the door to one of the private rooms inside opened.

A middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties walked out of the room.

The middle-aged man had a square face and exuded an inexplicable air of authority.

Zhang Tao followed behind the man, his expression one of respect.

Upon seeing the middle-aged man, Tu Yuan immediately recognized him.

Chen Lei, Deputy Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

The Municipal Public Security Bureau has six deputy directors, plus one director of the Administrative Affairs Department.

A total of seven people form the core power team of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Chen Lei ranked third among these seven people.

Tu Yuan knew that the requirements for this level of appointment were that one's strength must reach the level of a fourth-tier martial artist or a third-tier mentalist.

Videos of fourth-tier martial artists fighting are virtually nonexistent online, and they are rarely broadcast in the news.

Even if they exist, they will be quickly taken down after being released.

However, the location where fourth-tier martial artists fight can be photographed and uploaded after the fight ends.

Tu Yuan had witnessed the destructive power of a fight between fourth-tier martial artists.

A four-story building was reduced to ruins.

The reinforced concrete support column, nearly one meter in diameter, was cut into several sections with extremely smooth cross-sections.

It was like being chopped up like a melon or vegetables.

In other words, if Chen Lei wanted to, he could demolish the entire riverside hotel building all by himself!

After Chen Lei came out, many of the people sitting around him stood up.

Tu Yuan also stood up.

If you're still sitting there calmly at this point, people will think you have no sense of propriety.

Chen Lei slowly scanned the room and smiled:

"Please don't be shy, everyone. I'm just here as a guest at Xiao Tao's wedding."

"Sit down, everyone. You can do your own thing."

At this moment, Chen Lei saw Liao Qian next to Gong Yuanyuan.

He was taken aback.

Then, with a warm smile on his face, he walked quickly toward Liao Qian.

"Madam Gong! You've come to Xiao Tao's wedding too?!"

Zhang Tao also saw Liao Qian at this moment.

He opened his mouth and said:

"Cousin! Why didn't you let me know you arrived? I could have come to pick you up!"

Zhang Tao's maternal grandmother and Liao Qian's paternal grandfather were siblings.

They are cousins.

In addition, they both live in Shengyun City, and Liao Qian's husband, Gong Zhenhui, is the deputy mayor of Shengyun City.

Liao Qian stood up with a smile, and first looked at Chen Lei.

laughed:

"Director Chen! Hello! Tao is my cousin, I'll definitely be there for his wedding."

After saying this, Liao Qian looked at Zhang Tao again:

"Today is your big day, there are so many guests to take care of."

"I'm not an outsider, so there's no need for you to come and pick me up now that I'm here."

At this moment, Gong Yuanyuan also greeted the two of them.

"Uncle Chen, cousin!"

Tu Yuan stood about seven or eight meters away from the group, watching them chatting and laughing.

His gaze lingered on Gong Yuanyuan for a moment.

Today, Gong Yuanyuan's attire is much simpler compared to her weekday outfits.

She wore a light-colored pleated long skirt that covered her calves, carried a brown bag in her hand, and wore an exquisitely crafted platinum necklace around her neck.

There was also a pair of white flat shoes.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gong Yuanyuan's outfit and demeanor are not something a girl from an ordinary family could pull off.

Tu Yuan recognized Gong Yuanyuan. Back in Shengyun No. 3 Middle School, Gong Yuanyuan and Ruan Xueqing were known as the two beauties of the school.

Moreover, Gong Yuanyuan and Ruan Xueqing know each other. Although they are not best friends, they can be considered friends.

Tu Yuan thought about how Chen Lei had just addressed the beautiful woman next to Gong Yuanyuan, Madam Gong.

The surname is Gong?! And yet Chen Lei, the deputy director of the municipal bureau, is so polite to him.

Could it be Gong Zhenhui, the deputy mayor of Shengyun City?!

Since Gong Yuanyuan's surname is also Gong, then Gong Zhenhui must be... Gong Yuanyuan's father?

Tu Yuan recalled a guy from Shengyun No. 3 Middle School who was madly pursuing Gong Yuanyuan, but was always rejected.

In a final impulse, he gathered some thugs he knew outside the school and ambushed Gong Yuanyuan at the school gate after school.

He said that if Gong Yuanyuan didn't agree to be his girlfriend, he would make sure she never left the school.

In the end, Gong Yuanyuan made a phone call and summoned a man in a suit who beat the group of people so badly they couldn't get up. The next day, the guy who was pursuing Gong Yuanyuan was expelled from Shengyun No. 3 Middle School.

It turns out that Gong Yuanyuan has such a background, but the secrecy was kept too good. Back then, we didn't hear a word about it at school.

Tu Yuan thought to himself.

At this moment, Zheng Hai and the others sat down, and Tu Yuan followed suit.

Zheng Hai happened to see Tu Yuan sit down at the end and nodded to himself.

Whether a person is smart or not can be seen from these kinds of details.

If Tu Yuan were to foolishly sit down before everyone else had even sat down...

Even if Tu Yuan and Zhang Tao are related.

He wouldn't deliberately take care of Tu Yuan afterward.

Nobody likes someone who doesn't know the rules.

Especially in the federal government, knowing the rules is very important.

Then Tu Yuan sat there while Zheng Hai and Xu Zhanqing chatted, with Fang Ming occasionally chiming in.

Tu Yuan was chatting with several other regular police officers.

Of course, Tu Yuan mostly listened to their conversation, only occasionally managing to chime in with a word.

It was almost 11:40.

The waiter called them into the dining area.

Tu Yuan could tell that Director Zhang was quite attentive to this banquet.

The dishes served were extremely abundant, and almost all of them looked like main dishes.

More importantly, the wine is Black Lotus Ginseng Wine.

A bottle costs 1,998 Federal Dollars, and two bottles of Black Lotus Ginseng Wine were placed on each table.

This wine can invigorate blood and nourish qi for ordinary people, and even martial arts practitioners like him can benefit from it.

Each table also had a pack of Golden Black Lotus cigarettes, compared to the Silver Black Lotus that Lu Guoqing had smoked before.

The Golden Black Lotus is even more expensive, costing 120 Federal Dollars per box.

A pack of ten would cost 1,200 federal dollars, but such a large purchase should come with a discount.

However, if you calculate it, each one will definitely not be less than a thousand.

Leaving aside the cost of the dishes, just the two bottles of Black Lotus Ginseng Wine and one carton of Golden Black Lotus cigarettes for this table would cost around five thousand yuan.

Tu Yuan glanced around and saw that each table seated about ten people, with a total of nearly forty tables.

The wedding will cost at least 300,000 yuan.

However, Tu Yuan believed that Director Zhang probably received even more in gifts.

He glanced at the gift book casually just now, and the amounts were often 1,600 or 1,800 yuan.

The lowest price is one thousand.

Tu Yuan silently looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, but his thoughts wandered.

"Someone of Zhang Tao's stature can receive this much in wedding gifts."

"I'm afraid those at higher levels receive even more in gifts."

"And more importantly, this kind of gift money is legal income."

"Attending this banquet today has given me a glimpse into the network of connections behind Director Zhang."

"Besides Chen Lei, the deputy director of the municipal bureau, he is also a cousin of Gong Zhenhui, the deputy mayor's wife."

"With such a background, and with Director Zhang's strength breaking through to the second-level martial artist, he certainly won't stay at Zhenghe Police Station for long; he'll definitely be able to rise further."