Chapter 963: An Unbelievable Lineup!

For the common folk of Jinling,

“Live long enough and you’ll see everything” – these three words truly allowed them to grasp the profound meaning behind them on the opening day of the Cangqiong Restaurant.

It’s merely a ribbon-cutting opening ceremony for a restaurant.

Yet it resulted in heavily armed military and police setting up layered security lines in a surrounding formation?

Moreover, every vantage point within the sniper range was occupied by snipers, and the occasional glint of light was the best proof.

Those elite figures who frequently appear in the news media were acting as mere spectators, confined in the outer layer of a double-circle security perimeter.

However, although they were within the circle, everyone knew that those fully armed, highly alert military and police weren’t centered around them. This fact was obvious to any discerning eye.

Yet such a scene unfolded right in the bustling city center—was there any precedent for this?

This shocked the crowds gathered outside the security lines, even numerous media rushed to the spot, with cameras and tripods set up amidst the throngs.

And such a scenario occurred before the main event even began, showcasing the insanity of a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Beep beep beep!

The sound of horns echoed.

An armed squad quickly opened a passage through the outer crowd gathered for this spectacle.

The onlookers immediately turned their gaze toward the direction of the horn sound.

Only to see a convoy, dozens of meters long, pulling up with hazard lights flashing.

As the passage opened up,

Ru Yi Elderly descended solemnly from the leading vehicle.

Marching grandly through the passage with a group of former Imperial Kitchen staff following behind.

Clad in vintage palace uniforms,

This group of exceptionally handsome and beautiful men and women instantly captured countless gazes.

“Damn, look at this organized uniform scale—are these waiters and security?”

“Incredible, my restaurant—grab any one of these staff, and their looks could instantly outshine top-tier celebrities!”

“Even the staff boast such standards. What the hell is the expense level of this palace-like restaurant?”

“Damn, poverty has really limited my imagination!”

The gazes followed Ru Yi and his crew as they moved.

Exclamations continued to pour out uncontrollably from the crowd.

Completely ignoring the gazes and exclamations,

Ru Yi Elderly, with a solemn face, paused in front of the restaurant, then turned to face the passage.

He waved his hand.

Instantly, the men and women in palace-style uniforms caught the cue and dispersed.

They lined up neatly on both sides of the restaurant with a great sense of visual presentation.

“Mr. Qin Chu and others are five hundred meters from their destination!”

Following Ru Yi’s arrival,

A voice suddenly came from the communicator carried by a high-ranking military officer.

His expression stiffened as he waved his hand.

Swish swish swish—

More than fifty military police lined up in two teams,

Quickly running out from the passage.

Surrounding the vehicles thoroughly when the eight Bentleys arrived.

As Qin Chu and others disembarked, their escort turned extremely vigilant.

“Such a scene!”

Jiang Yuan’s mouth twitched.

Finally, he managed to squeeze out a sentence.

Yes, such a scene.

This scene was within the expectations of people like Ye Jizu.

But for Jiang Yuan and his wife, and the elderly lady, it was nothing short of a thunderbolt.

Under immense shock, the three of them forgot to speak.

Nervously, they walked towards the restaurant.

This group first greeted Ru Yi Elderly with respectful smiles.

Then, like Ru Yi Elderly, they turned to face the passageway.

A few minutes later,

The officer’s earpiece once again relayed a message.

“The vehicles carrying the high-level leaders are eight hundred meters from their destination!”

Hearing this,

The officer’s breathing quickened.

His tightly furrowed brows exposed his tension.

He pressed the communicator’s voice transmission device and whispered, “Attention all units, the high-level leaders’ vehicles are seven hundred meters out!”

“Received, sniper team has secured vantage point threats!”

“Received, the escort team is in place for ground control!”

“Received, strike team is ready for any contingency!”

Responses came in succession over the communicator.

Upon hearing this, the officer heaved a heavy sigh of relief.

He raised his hand and gestured once more.

In an instant, the vigilance among the military police heightened by several notches.

With Wang Anshi at the helm, the elites of the Forbidden City and Four-nine City occupying high positions,

Any even the slightest mishap was beyond their ability to bear responsibility for.

In this highly vigilant security alertness,

A few rare vehicles slowly entered the view of the crowd.

At the same moment,

The escort squad swiftly dashed out towards the convoy,

Racing alongside the slowly approaching automobiles!

Until the vehicles gradually came to a halt, did they stop running.

But each escort had sweaty palms gripping their guns.

Even though they knew the likelihood of an incident was almost zero,

Still, everyone was exceedingly tense, watching all around.

“My God! Elder Wang! Madame Wang!”

“Is the world going mad? How could it be them, how is this possible!”

“Am I, am I freaking hallucinating?”

“Heavens, what kind of formidable connections does this restaurant have! How are even Elder Wang and his wife, along with these bigwigs, present!”

“Wasn’t it said that the restaurant belongs to Comrade Chang Haisheng’s son?”

“Nonsense, even though Young Master Chang is impressive, can he summon such a lineup?”

Excitement surged in the crowd, spreading widely.

Upon seeing these faces stepping out of the cars,

Everyone couldn’t help but shiver.

If they didn’t pinch themselves to cause pain,

They’d rather believe they were seeing things.

After all, how could this be possible!

Though Wang Anshi stepped out with his usual amiable smile,

Walking toward the restaurant door with his wife under armed escort,

Leading others, he smiled, greeting and shaking hands with Qin Chu and company.

Then turned to face the passageway.

This showed that they were still in waiting mode!

Yet this scene drove the crowd nearby nearly insane with mystifying astonishment!

If even someone like Elder Wang had to wait,

Who on earth was supposed to appear next?

In a flash,

Everyone was stunned!

Even the vast sea of people tens of meters away fell into an eerie silence.

Time passed slowly.

About six or seven minutes later,

A Rolls-Royce led, followed by an extended Lincoln.

Two super luxury cars that epitomize the supremacy of money entered everyone’s sight.

What was happening?

Who could command such deference from Elder Wang that they had to make such an entrance?

Rolls-Royce, extended Lincoln.

No doubt, they were grand enough, enough to prove the supreme status.

But,

If it were those divine-level high-profile figures ruling the world, why choose vehicles that scream money?

They were trapped in a delusion, an illusory pitfall of their own making.