Read Novel Full Chapter 788: Evaluation of Zhu Ming
Chapter 788: Evaluation of Zhu Ming
Although Lin Yu was curious about Fluoxetine’s purpose, he wasn’t in a hurry right now.
After all, that was an invitation he only needed to attend tomorrow night.
And for now...
He had a meeting to go to.
As “Director.”
Participating in the joint commendation ceremony and celebration banquet of “Order” and “Night Watchmen.”
The destination... was naturally Jiangcheng.
“Dress formally, gather at Jiangcheng Grand Hotel.”
Seeing the message from Li Hua, Lin Yu followed Tycoon’s advice and took a shower. He picked out a formal suit he had almost never worn from the wardrobe, styled his hair simply, and headed out.
He pedaled slowly on his bicycle to Jiangcheng Grand Hotel, then followed the address Good Night had sent in the Order group chat to find the banquet hall on the top floor.
Many people had already taken their seats. As Lin Yu entered, he saw Good Night sitting at a table near the door with other Jiangcheng Order members. At the next table, the top brass of Jiang’an Hall were gathered together.
“This is quite the grand affair, huh?”
Lin Yu said in surprise as he walked over to Good Night.
“Shit, of course it’s grand. Tycoon’s footing the bill. This kind of event is common in Central China,” Good Night said, giving a thumbs-up. “Gotta say, Brother He is a generous man!”
As Lin Yu was about to sit down, Good Night quickly stopped him. “Hey, hey, hey, don’t sit at this table. Your seat is over there.”
Lin Yu turned to look and saw, near the center of the hall, Li Hua waving at him from the innermost table.
At that table sat Bi Fang, Li Hua, Tycoon, Grandmaster, Snowy Owl, Robin, Loquat Candy...
“Me at that table? Are you kidding?”
Lin Yu said in shock.
What status did he have?
Paper Kite wasn’t even at that table.
He’d only won one match.
But since Li Hua was already waving, Lin Yu had no choice but to walk over.
Although he had already spoken up close with these experts in the audience seats before, sitting down to eat at the same table still felt very unexpected to Lin Yu.
This made him have to wonder...
Whether the promotional effect from winning the match was a bit too good.
As he approached, Li Hua stood up.
“Comrade Director, you’re here.”
Seeing Li Hua rise to greet him and hearing his tone, which was distinctly more serious than Good Night’s, Lin Yu immediately sensed trouble.
The scale of this commendation ceremony and celebration banquet was higher than he had imagined.
Sure enough, this showdown... what he had done was just too deeply ingrained in people’s minds!
No, not just this showdown...
This probably started from the earlier heart-to-heart talk with Li Hua.
But no matter what, Lin Yu had no choice but to brace himself and go along with it.
“Comrade Li Hua, you’re flattering me too much. Please, sit.”
As he spoke, Tycoon beside him also warmly stood up.
“Brother Li Hua, don’t talk to Brother Lin with such official airs. Everyone, sit, sit.”
He guided Lin Yu to sit down, and Lin Yu ended up between Robin and Li Hua.
After sitting, Li Hua poured him a cup of tea, then spoke calmly.
“Don’t be too nervous. Today’s just a meal. Tycoon’s ‘Capitalist’ ability has a rare connection with reality... He needs to spend money, and it has to be a specific form of spending, so he’s treating everyone.”
“The follow-up commendation will take some time to go through the process, plus there’s the phase of correcting your information... But you should be credited for merit...”
“You chose a good time to come clean. You took on a tough challenge, won, and secured two of the ‘Nine Great Treasures.’ Both the ‘General’ and the ‘Secretary’ are very satisfied. Plus, with Grandmaster’s influence, it was a bit troublesome that you reported a fake code name when joining the organization.”
Lin Yu grinned. “I didn’t do it on purpose.”
He understood that Li Hua was still hinting that his earlier actions had been inappropriate.
This probably wasn’t Li Hua’s dissatisfaction, but rather a reminder to watch out for anyone within Order using this against him in the future.
So, Lin Yu decided to patch up this loophole.
“Do you have some legitimate excuse for this?”
Li Hua pushed up his glasses, feigning anger.
Seeing Li Hua’s expectant gaze, Lin Yu calmly gave his final answer.
“Because that’s how the ‘Script’ writes it. Anyone joining a righteous organization is supposed to be called ‘May May.’”
As Lin Yu said this, Li Hua looked at him and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
“Since it’s a trait of your ‘Unique Class,’ there’s nothing to be done. After all, it’s just a code name.”
The two hadn’t deliberately hidden their conversation from the others at the table.
So, as Li Hua finished speaking, Tycoon let out a light cough.
“Ahem, our Director here, Brother Lin, is already a major hero,” Tycoon said cheerfully. “He earned that third win fair and square... Winning three out of five matches and securing the most important ‘Items’—what a great result.”
“As for the two ‘Items’ that weren’t obtained, one was just a small trinket worth four or five hundred points...”
Grandmaster said, “What’s a pity is the other one... ‘Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord’ really wasn’t brought back.”
She said this with some regret.
Those words put a damper on the relaxed atmosphere at the table.
“What does it matter—?”
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
Everyone turned to look, and Lin Yu noticed a tablet computer placed at an empty seat at the table.
“I saw A-Yin’s report. He said that ‘Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord’ seems to be completely obedient to that ‘Zhu Ming’ now... There’s no possibility of escape or mischief.”
“The ‘Professor’ and I also conducted a secondary assessment. He isn’t under any hallucinatory or hypnotic influence.”
Everyone at the table looked at the tablet computer. Li Hua pushed up his glasses and spoke in a respectful tone.
“Since Comrade ‘Game Master’ says so... it seems we can temporarily put our minds at ease.”
Bi Fang also nodded. “A-Yin’s report alone might not be trustworthy, but since you and the Professor have already assessed it, its credibility is indeed very high.”
This format and the synthesized voice let Lin Yu identify who it was.
“Senior, you really have some clout...”
As he muttered to himself, he heard Grandmaster ask again.
“But... While the ‘Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord’ may not have the will to do evil, can that ‘Zhu Ming’ be fully trusted?”
“Even though she left the ‘Psychological Society,’ she immediately joined the ‘Free Alliance’ on the spot, which shows she’s at least someone who disregards rules. Can you assess and guarantee her danger level, Game Master?”
At that moment, the voice from the tablet spoke again.
“Of course, I can’t assess that. But... whether that ‘Zhu Ming’ is reliable or not, the opinion you should ask isn’t mine.”
“It’s our ‘Director’s.’”
Hearing this, Lin Yu felt the gazes that had just shifted away focus on him once more.
An awkward smile appeared on his face.
“Shen Bingmiao... you did that on purpose, didn’t you?”
He complained in his mind.