The funeral ceremony started with the family members' vigil last night and ended with the removal of the coffin and cremation. The process was relatively brief.
The outer city did not have so many resources to spend on funerals, and Shiro was not at the level of a team leader. Except for Qin Jiandan, no senior cadres from outside the Luoying Team came.
Cremation of corpses is a basic operation. Burying in outer cities carries the risk of corpses being stolen and sold for money. Only the extremely poor would bury their relatives and friends.
After the funeral, it was customary to entertain relatives and friends for a meal. Xiaoxia and the "Nine Ninjas" welcomed everyone into the room.
"I'm hungry." Linlin whispered to her brother, "I don't know if the Luo Ying group is stingy about entertaining guests."
There were many tables and chairs in the lobby of the castle tower restaurant, and relatives and friends were taking their seats one after another. Xiaoxia led Qin Jiandan and his sister through the lobby and entered a single room with elegant decoration.
"Young Master, you must not be used to sitting on your knees with such long legs. The tables and chairs here are all Chinese style, and important people sit here!"
After Qin Jiandan entered the room, he looked at the furnishings. Although there were ukiyo-e paintings on the screen, the round table and wide chairs looked full of Chinese style, and it was very spacious for eight people.
Xiaoxia is quite good at things... Linlin has an injury on her left leg. I will definitely not be happy if you ask her to kneel down.
Qin Jiandan didn't know that it was Fengjian who specially asked Xiaoxia to arrange for them to come to the Chinese-style room. Xiaoxia originally wanted to invite the young master to a place with more space but where he needed to kneel down.
Xiaoxia moved the Qin Jiandan brothers and sisters to the seats near the back, and then told the girl in kimono standing by the wall:
"Inform the chef to deliver the food, hurry up! If it's late, you won't be able to get your month-end bonus!"
The girl in kimono ran to the kitchen with small steps. Although today was a funeral, she still put on light makeup on her face.
Linlin sat on the left side of her brother, twisting her hands together under the round table.
The women in the Luo Ying group are all very good at dressing up! If I don't come with you, my brother will end up in a land of tenderness if he comes alone...
The kitchen began to deliver the dishes, and the chef apprentices with half-rolled sleeves came and went. When delivering the dishes to the table, their postures were meticulous and full of the so-called "craftsman spirit."
Qin Jiandan looked at the table. Many of the ingredients should be bought from the inner city and were expensive, but some dishes were hard to tell at first glance.
To say that Qin Jiandan has only eaten fried chicken made from animal paste is to look down on Yelonghui. It’s just that the chefs of the Luo Ying group like to show off their craftsmanship. They want to process a rice ball into an infinite gem, but it can’t be seen from the appearance that it is a rice ball.
Linlin reached out and took something like a small rice ball from a nearby plate, put it in her mouth and chewed it twice.
"It turns out to be an egg..." Linlin seemed to realize something.
Although the host has not announced the opening of the banquet, Linlin can't do much because she is hungry. The single room is more private, unlike in a public place, where the unity between the headquarters and the Luo Ying group needs to be considered.
"Everyone, everyone, please eat quickly, otherwise some of the dishes will be cold!" Xiao Xia announced the banquet after the fact.
Linlin is only 15 years old, two years younger than Xiaoxia. Xiaoxia doesn't think Linlin is deliberately seeking trouble by eating without permission.
After the Qin Jiandan brothers and sisters took their seats, four "Ninja Ninja" also sat on both sides, but the two seats closest to the brothers and sisters were left empty.
Kazama said a few polite words to his relatives and friends in the lobby outside, then entered the private room and sat down next to Linlin very politely.
Xiaoxia also followed suit and sat down on the empty seat on the right side of Qin Jiandan. The legs of the chair made a squeaking sound against the ground.
With that posture and the direction of the force, Linlin felt that Xiaoxia wanted to sit on her brother more.
"Young Master, and Linlin, please don't be offended by the poor hospitality of the Luoying Team!"
Xiaoxia clasped her hands in vain, with a smile on her face.
Such joyful energy was not suitable for a funeral. Fengjian coughed as a reminder, and Xiaoxia restrained herself.
There was one missing person among the nine ninjas. The team leader Xiaoxia still had a silly smile on his face, and the four black ninjas accompanying the table felt a little sad.
But they didn't resent Xiaoxia, who treated them very well, and didn't threaten to "sell you to mine" like Kazama did. At best, Xiaoxia has a bad brain, and she is a nymphomaniac regardless of the occasion.
Qin Jiandan responded to Xiaoxia:
"The Luo Ying group has already been very considerate in their etiquette. Don't be restrained when eating. I propose to propose a toast to Shiro..."
When the chef apprentice served the dishes, the kimono girl also placed a glass of beer in front of everyone's table, which was what Kazama had ordered in advance.
When Qin Jiandan saw the beer, he unscrewed the airtight plastic cap, but as soon as he raised the glass, he saw a resentful look from his sister beside him.
Linlin seemed to suddenly learn mute speech. She raised her index fingers at the same time and made two "1" signs.
Then, turn the "1" on the left sideways and poke at the "1" on the right continuously!
After a while, the "1" on the right died and turned into the word "0". Linlin curled her fingers into a "0" and pointed it in front of her brother's eyes.
Qin Jiandan understood the riddle: This means "1-1=0". I drank beer here, and I can't drink the beer in Linlin's refrigerator when I get home!
After entering the single room, although Linlin no longer took care of Xiaoxia's face, she knew that she wanted to save her brother's face in front of outsiders and try not to let outsiders know that her brother was a "sister-in-charge".
After finishing this set of finger gymnastics, Linlin lowered her head and continued eating. Everyone in the Luo Ying group except Kazama was confused.
Xiaoxia raised a glass in conjunction with Qin Jiandan to eliminate the awkward atmosphere in the air:
"Let's honor Shiro together with the young master! Shiro's heroic spirit will never be destroyed, and he will definitely work with the ancestors of the Luo Ying Group to protect us in the future battles!"
These few sentences are what Xiaoxia overheard Fengjian's speech in the lobby, and she learned them now. She was so anxious that she couldn't unscrew the cap of the beer bottle, so the nine ninjas next to her helped her do it.
With the young master and the team leader taking the lead, the four ninjas and the nine people all pulled down their masks, revealing their featureless faces and drank together.
Linlin didn't touch the beer in front of her. She said casually: "I don't know how to drink."
As for Kazama, she drank soda when everyone was toasting. She originally asked the waiter to put soda for herself.
Xiaoxia knew that Qin Jiandan liked to drink beer, so she imitated Qin Jiandan and drank it all in one gulp. She had a small mouth and almost spit it out of her nose when she drank too quickly.
"Cough, cough!" Xiaoxia put down the wine glass and her cheeks turned red. She was not drunk but choked.
After drinking, everyone started eating. Qin Jiandan didn't like to be restrained, so the atmosphere quickly became lively.
At this time, a man who was obviously a chef personally brought in a plate of exquisite sushi.
Xiaoxia introduced: "This is the famous "Sushi Immortal" on Sakura Street! "
Qin Jiandan and Linlin both rolled their eyes secretly.
The sushi god did not leave after placing the food plates, but enthusiastically introduced from the side:
"This plate of sushi is not simple. It uses relics from the earth's age, including not only snow water from Mount Everest, but also seaweed from the deepest part of the Mariana Trench! You can't get this kind of top-notch food in the inner city!"
Qin Jiandan blurted out: "These two things have been frozen in the refrigerator for 100 years? Can they still be eaten?"
Seeing the sushi master looking embarrassed, Qin Jiandan changed his words:
"I'm not in a hurry to eat such good food. It's best to take it back and give it to Master to taste. You've worked hard, please step back first."
The Sushi Master then turned from worry to joy and politely left.
Anyway, Qin Jiandan didn't dare to touch the plate of sushi. He lied that he wasn't used to sushi and asked the nine ninjas to help clean it.
"Young Master, don't just settle for the cheap ones! The Luo Ying Group is not that poor yet!"
Xiaoxia put a sea cucumber in Qin Jiandan's bowl. If Han Tiancheng were present, he might think that the sea cucumber is worthy of Qin Jiandan's skills...
Linlin transformed into the Great Onmyoji: "I often observe in the monitoring room. The Luoying Group is very good at making money. It's amazing."
"Right, right?" Xiaoxia didn't hear that it was a sarcasm, and she was quite proud of it.
One of Linlin's responsibilities in the Intelligence Department is to call and notify immediately if someone is unruly on the Night Dragon Club's territory. Even now that she is prejudiced against the Luo Ying Group, she has not neglected her official duties for personal reasons.
"Hehehe~ Thanks to Linlin for helping to monitor Yingtong Street, I was able to repeatedly catch customers who refused to pay. Please take care of me in the future!"
Xiaoxia also gave Linlin a piece of sea cucumber, but Linlin didn't use her chopsticks to eat it immediately.
Linlin and Xiaoxia were separated by Qin Jiandan. In order to pinch the sea cucumber, Xiaoxia pressed almost her entire upper body against Qin Jiandan's legs!
And from that angle, he was clearly pressing his chest against his brother’s hand! Brother, did you not avoid it or are you feeling secretly happy?
Linlin was in a bad mood. She put her chopsticks flat on the edge of the bowl:
"Don't the Luoying Group plan to develop other industries? The kind that don't require girls."
Qin Jiandan frowned slightly, her sister was too sensitive about this issue. As long as the basic rules are not violated, the headquarters has never been involved in the operational details of its affiliated organizations.
Xiaoxia did not expect Linlin to ask this, she said awkwardly:
"I, we didn't force girls into prostitution. Other industries in the outer city are saturated. If we don't engage in this, we can't compete with the "Shengzhi Group" and "Chouyun Group". "
Kazama said calmly from Linlin's left side:
"There is a certain market for Luoyinggumi's "ancient knife making". However, casting knives requires repeated sharpening in phlogiston ashes, and the knifemaker is prone to die of phlogiston disease. "
Qin Jiandan heard from Mrs. Watanabe that Xiaoxia's father's sword was made using ancient methods. Unfortunately, the output of this kind of knife is not large, and the knife-making process is not humane.
Fengjian told Linlin in disguise: It would be better to sell yourself to death.
But Linlin was still unwilling to accept it. The girl with the bun-shaped head grabbed a vortex of fabric on her knees:
"There has to be another way, right? Isn't there this immortal and that immortal on Yingtong Street, whose food is very popular?"
Kazama adjusted the glasses that had slipped on the bridge of his nose:
"Just like some countries in the Earth Age that rely on tourism for their livelihood, some tourists come here for other reasons. Miss Linlin should be able to understand the reason."
The girl in kimono went around the round table to collect garbage. As she passed by, Linlin suddenly grabbed the girl's wrist:
"To be honest, did the Luoying Group force you? My brother is the young master of the Night Dragon Society, and he will make the decision for you!"
