novelraw Chapter 271 Old Six, What Happened?
Chapter 271 Old Six, What Happened?
"Schoolmate, looks like we’ve almost finished eating. Make another call to have the police come over; take two people to attend to Bi Huihuang’s body now." Lin Guangyi whispered these instructions to his son. It was best to leave such matters to his son. He couldn’t call the cops just yet and dampen everyone’s spirits, nor let the clueless kids spoil the crime scene, which would bring plenty of trouble with arguments later on.
"I propose we all raise a glass to celebrate Lin Family Village flourishing from today onward!" Lin Guangyi said, seeing everyone seated, then immediately suggested a toast to lift the mood and quickly move past the unpleasantness.
"Alright!"
"Cheers!"
"Everyone, cheers!"
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Upon hearing the village’s proposition, everyone, as if envisioning their future happiness, raised their glasses in unison. They had long awaited such joyful days, and they were about to be realized. How could they not be thrilled? The bad vibes from Bi Huihuang’s recent troubles were swept away, and now celebration was the only thing on their minds!
"Lin Feng, you’re amazing. Come on, have a drink!"
"No more talking, just drink!"
"So amazing, have a drink!"
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The villagers of Lin Family Village spontaneously crowded around Lin Feng once again. Lin Feng had truly given everyone such a shock: saving the entire village’s houses just last night, knocking back the formidable Wang Hu with a single punch today, and even more astonishingly, taking a bullet without issue. Was this even humanly possible? Except for Lin Feng, no one else could accomplish these feats. With him being so formidable, who else but him deserved their toasts?
Seeing Lin Feng surrounded by villagers again, Lin Yiwen couldn’t help but smile. His son had changed so much; he was no longer that wasteful young man. Now he was sensible in his actions, and he exhibited a demeanor and capabilities that surpassed everyone’s imagination. All of these changes stemmed from the five years Lin Feng had been missing.
His son used to be nothing but a wastrel, squandering money daily. But upon returning, he became this impeccable man. More than once, Lin Yiwen questioned what his son did during those five years, but it was something he couldn’t just ask about. When the time was right, his son would naturally tell him. It was best not to know too much for now!
Zhang Lan was overjoyed to see her son so beloved by the villagers. Her son was truly outstanding. Since his return, he had completely altered his demeanor, and everyone who met him liked him because Lin Feng’s abilities were too strong. There was almost nothing he couldn’t do, and he impressed in every domain. To call him a genius was almost an understatement.
But no matter what, she never expected her son to be such a master. This revelation left her quite disconcerted. All the prowess Lin Feng was displaying now must have been learned during those five years he was missing. To evolve from a prodigal son to an almost omnipotent figure in just five years, she was genuinely curious about what had transpired during that time, for he had experienced things beyond a mortal’s imagination...
Lin Jie was very happy to see her brother Lin Feng surrounded by villagers urging him to drink. She wanted to toast her brother too, but she couldn’t squeeze into the crowd. Eventually, she gave up on the idea, waiting until the crowd thinned to offer her toast to Brother Lin Feng.
"Brother Lin Feng, you were amazing today. I’ll toast to you too!" After a long wait, when there were fewer people around, Lin Jie’s cheeks flushed slightly as she offered Lin Feng a small glass of white liquor, because today, Brother Lin Feng was a hero who drove away the villains.
"Yeah, I’ll drink up!" Having said that, Lin Feng downed the liquor Lin Jie offered him in one go.
The villagers immediately noticed something was amiss. Why was it that when others toasted, Lin Feng merely sipped, but he drank the whole glass when Lin Jie offered? Was it because Lin Jie was a beauty, or was there something more between them? With this thought, they couldn’t help but tease Lin Jie.
"Lin Jie, Lin Feng drank your entire toast, but just a bit from us. What does he mean by that?"
"Hey Lin Jie, look at how Lin Feng specifically drank all the liquor you gave him. Does he like you or something?"
"Also, has anyone noticed that throughout the evening, Lin Jie only toasted Lin Feng?"
"Do we even need to ask? Lin Jie likes Lin Feng for sure!"
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As Lin Jie’s face grew redder and the teasing became more ruthless, eventually her true feelings were laid bare for all to hear. Unable to take it any longer and daring not even speak, she blushed furiously and ran off, unwilling to stay a moment longer for fear of what embarrassing words might follow. Her heart felt as if a rabbit were trapped inside, thumping wildly against her chest. While running, she stole glances at Brother Lin Feng, desperately trying to read something from his expression.
Watching Lin Jie run away with a flushed face, everyone burst into hearty laughter and started another round of drinking, but secretly everyone thought that if someone as outstanding as Lin Feng ended up with Lin Jie, it would make a perfect match.
Lin Feng chose to stay silent in response to the playful teasing from everyone. Anything he said at this point would only make things worse, so he simply drank his wine to avoid any awkwardness. Joining in the festivities with everyone else, he enjoyed the atmosphere and the clinking of glasses.
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Before long, hours had passed and nearly everyone from Lin Family Village had drunk their fill. It was then that the village chief, Lin Guangyi, announced the disbanding of the village feast, and everyone began to head home.
Alongside his parents, Lin Feng too left the banquet and returned to the old house to rest.
Seeing that things had quieted down here, Song Nancheng also took off in a helicopter, preparing to return to Yuegang to report the situation to the chairman.
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Meanwhile, in a massive villa on the outskirts of Capital City, Young Master Wang strode through a long corridor and opened a metal door akin to that of a vault. He entered a special room with nothing but five monitors on one wall and several speakers hanging from the ceiling, leaving anyone unacquainted utterly perplexed about the room’s purpose.
"Snap!"
With a slap on the wall, all five monitors lit up instantly. This room was designed for video conferences with his five older brothers. Unless it was something urgent, he wouldn’t bother convening them. Today, however, Young Master Wang couldn’t contain his anger and had come to this room. In a short while, four screens were alight with images of four people, with only the top monitor remaining blank.
"Old Six, what’s happened that you’ve called us all together?" a handsome, young foreign man wearing gold-rimmed glasses asked Young Master Wang from the fourth monitor. He spoke fluent Mandarin and was curious why Young Master Wang had suddenly assembled them.
"Fourth brother, don’t even start. I’m so frustrated. I just had my men ruin a multi-billion-dollar deal, resulting in a loss of several billion," complained Young Master Wang to his fourth brother on the screen, thoroughly vexed. This brother was a foreigner who had managed to become the world’s most powerful fund Sect Leader, the only one who could compete with Cloud Fund. Young Master Wang had planned for so long, only for that idiot Bi Huihuang to mess it up, and what was worse, Shen Corporation scooped up the project. It was impossible for him to get it back now!
"I thought it was something serious. It’s just about making money. Let me take care of such matters. A few billion Renminbi is only a few hundred million US Dollars, not worth getting so upset over. Take a step back and put things into perspective, Old Six," said the handsome young man on the screen, clearly unbothered by the reported loss of several billion. He took the initiative to comfort Young Master Wang, finding the amount too insignificant to warrant such a reaction from his brothers.
"It’s not about the money. The key issue is that I don’t understand what went wrong. Out of the blue, Shen Corporation found out about the whole project and, even more bizarrely, they acquired Yuegang Company, which was collaborating with me, overnight. Now the entire project has become property of Shen Corporation and getting it back is unimaginable!" Exasperated, Young Master Wang couldn’t help but fume. He couldn’t fathom what had gone wrong, how a company like Shen Corporation managed to track down the dealings between Zhenqiang Company and himself, and take over that project all at once.
"Hmm? Old Six, with your intricate network of connections, how could you not have a clear picture of what’s going on?" the attractive foreign man continued to question Young Master Wang, because he didn’t believe that someone with Young Master Wang’s background, a member of a powerful clan in Capital City, could be in the dark about such development.
"I had been eyeing this project for a long time and finally got wind that they were going to develop that area, so I acted early to stake my claim on it. Nationally, less than ten people knew about it. But somehow, Shen Corporation got wind of it. How could I not be furious? It caught me completely off guard. I’ve been trying to figure out what the leak was for ages. There must be a traitor who sold us out, as there’s no way Shen Corporation would care about some village’s affairs otherwise. I have to dig this person out!"
Having shared his suspicions, Young Master Wang was beyond livid. He was certain that if it wasn’t for the mole relaying information to Shen Corporation, they would never have made a sudden move. He was determined to root out the traitor. The audacity of someone backstabbing him like this made it clear—they no longer wished to live.