Chapter 1269: Finding Someone
Chapter 1269: Finding Someone
Zhang He glanced at Ling Feng: "Another possibility is that something happened to Director Chen, and the higher-ups don’t want us involved, so they directly hid it!"
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng’s heart sank!
There really is such a possibility!
Han Wancheng understands him; if anything actually happened to Chen Ping, once Ling Feng found out, he wouldn’t let it go easily!
This very knowledge is why, for some reason, he kept everything from me and the people of Longyuan!
The more he thought about it, the more likely it felt. Ling Feng’s hair stood on end!
He really couldn’t imagine if anything happened to Chen Ping, whether he’d be able to accept it!
Since they met, despite their frequent bickering, the two shared a very close partnership. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say Chen Ping was both a mentor and friend to Ling Feng.
Now, hearing Zhang He say this, Ling Feng suddenly became nervous.
At this moment, Zhou Yi pushed the door open and entered. Seeing their expressions, she asked, somewhat puzzled, "What’s wrong with you two?"
"Why are you here?" Ling Feng asked.
"I came to pick up some documents; the mecha and landing craft need to be sent to Capital City, and I’m in charge of that!" Zhou Yi replied.
"Oh."
Ling Feng nodded and continued, "You came at the right time, sit down first!"
Then he pulled her to sit beside him and told Zhou Yi what Zhang He had said.
After listening, Zhou Yi frowned: "Zhang He’s analysis is correct. There are indeed two possibilities, and each has a fifty percent chance!"
"Then, while you’re in the Capital City, can you find out something?" Ling Feng asked.
"Do you really think Old Han isn’t aware of my relationship with you?"
Zhou Yi shot him a glance and then said, "Even if my level is high enough, he wouldn’t tell me anything!"
"Doesn’t that confirm that something really happened with Old Chen? If he were on a secret mission, at least he’d give you a hint, right?" Ling Feng asked.
"That’s true!"
Zhou Yi nodded, then said, "Alright, I’ll ask around then, see what Old Han has to say!"
"Okay!"
Ling Feng nodded, then turned to Zhang He and said: "She’ll ask Old Han, we can’t just sit idly here. Quickly find out who knows where the Chen family is located!"
"Why? Are you going to his house?" Zhang He asked.
"Maybe I can find some clues. Ever since I learned about this, I’ve felt an inexplicable unease in my heart." Ling Feng said.
"Alright, I’ll ask Du Song; maybe they would know!" Zhang He nodded.
Ling Feng nodded, then said: "But don’t be explicit, this matter should only be known to the three of us. The more people, the worse!"
Zhang He agreed with an acknowledgment: "I understand!"
Then Zhou Yi escorted the mecha to Capital City, and Zhang He sought out Du Song and others for inquiries, while Ling Feng stayed in the office, deep in thought.
Mulling it over, he increasingly felt something was unusual about this, but without concrete answers, being anxious wouldn’t help.
After a while, Zhang He returned from outside and immediately said: "Du Song and the others said that Director Chen once mentioned that his hometown is known for producing Pu’er tea, as the nation’s major production area!"
"That’s it?" Ling Feng asked.
"Yes, you know he was the director before, and our security bureau has done a good job of protecting employee information. The people below don’t have the authority to see his files, knowing this is already good enough!" Zhang He said.
Ling Feng looked at him: "What’s the difference between this and saying nothing? Isn’t there data on your computer?"
"If there were, would I need to ask?"
Zhang He glared at him, then said: "I’ll first check which place is famous for Pu’er tea!"
Saying this, he sat down and opened his computer.
Ling Feng simply pulled a chair over to his side and leaned in to focus on the screen.
After a search, they finally identified a county.
But this presented a challenge; a county city has tens of thousands of people, how could everyone know Chen Ping?
Ling Feng thought if it were a town, the search would be easier; since the social structure is simpler, everyone is basically local, it would surely be easier to find.
Zhang He looked up at him: "What now? The only thing we could discover is Yangjing County."
"I’ll go check it out!"
Ling Feng squinted his eyes and said lightly.
"Are you serious?" Zhang He asked.
Ling Feng looked at him: "Of course I’m serious, if I leave now, I can arrive by nightfall, and investigate tomorrow. If luck’s on my side, I might find some clues!"
"If you’re lucky, you ought to bring Yu Linglong along; she might bring you some luck!" Zhang He suggested.
"That....."
Ling Feng pondered for a moment: "I’ll think about it. Her good luck for me is more related to personal development. It helps with business, but for finding someone or investigating, I’m afraid it won’t be much help."
"True, ask Yang Guang when you return; we’ll act in three directions, Zhou Yi should arrive in the Capital City the day after tomorrow. I’ll also try to find out more here, we can’t believe we won’t discover anything!" Zhang He said.
"Alright, I’ll set off now!"
Ling Feng nodded and left Longyuan, teleporting to Nine Heavens.
Then he found Yang Guang to ask, and found out Yu Linglong’s good fortune indeed wouldn’t be of use.
So Ling Feng decided to travel alone to Yangjing County.
No direct teleportation route existed to that place; the closest option was to teleport to Guo City in Mianluo Country, then enter via the border, and take a car to Yangjing County.
Upon arriving in Guo City, Ling Feng learned that Feng Ling was not there. He had no choice but to ask the hotel staff to procure a car to send him to the border.
On his way downstairs, he coincidentally ran into Feng Ling and Liya chatting cheerfully as they walked in.
Both paused, surprised upon encountering each other.
Feng Ling then asked: "Brother Ling, why have you come?"
"I have some business to attend to, what were you two up to?" Ling Feng asked.
"Just went shopping; you haven’t eaten yet, right? Would you like to join us for lunch?" Feng Ling inquired.
"No need, I’m in a bit of a rush, need to reach Yangjing County before dark!" Ling Feng laughed helplessly.
This made Feng Ling pause: "Why are you going there?"
"To find out about a person’s whereabouts." Ling Feng explained with just that.
Feng Ling uttered a sound of acknowledgment, then considered: "Why don’t I come with you; I have acquaintances in Yangjing County!"
"Oh?"
Ling Feng, hearing this, was instantly energized and quickly asked: "How do you have acquaintances there?"
"The Black Dragon Sect has always been in the tea business, we have procurement points there!" Feng Ling revealed.
Ling Feng understood immediately; when he first met Feng Ling, she was working as a tea seller!
So he promptly nodded: "That’s great, if you come with me, you might be able to help!"
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