Chapter 1302: The Heart of the Lake
Chapter 1302: The Heart of the Lake
The old man sighed with relief after hearing Chen Fei’s words, then said, "That would be best. Those people stayed in the village last night and rented a few boats early this morning to go out."
"Alright, thanks a lot, sir!"
Chen Fei nodded and then asked, "By the way, are there any boats left in the village now that we could take out?"
"Yes indeed, do you also want to go to the lake?" the old man asked.
"Yes!"
"Alright, wait here, I’ll go find Ergou, his boat is at home today!"
The old man said and turned to leave the house.
Ling Feng and Chen Fei waited at the door, and soon the old man brought a scruffy young man with him.
This young man, called Ergou, looked to be in his thirties, reluctantly following along, and then glanced at the two of them: "You’re the ones wanting to rent a boat?"
"Yes, we want to go to the center of the lake, how much would that cost?" Ling Feng asked.
"You can give me five hundred, and if it goes over four hours, it’ll be another five hundred!" Ergou said.
Ling Feng nodded slightly, "Sure, no problem!"
However, the old man was momentarily taken aback, then glared at Ergou: "Are you crazy, charging so much for our boat service?"
"Uncle, I was sleeping comfortably at home, didn’t want to take the boat out; if you insist I go out, then naturally I have to ask for more money!" Ergou said with a yawn.
"You’re ripping them off!"
The old man said with dissatisfaction, raising his voice.
Ling Feng didn’t mind the money, smiled and said, "Don’t worry, sir, it’s fine, I’ll pay it, let’s just get going!"
"See, they have money, they don’t care about this; Uncle, don’t worry about it!"
Ergou chuckled, glanced at Chen Fei’s legs, and strode towards the dock!
Ling Feng noticed the gaze, feeling uncomfortable inside!
However, with more pressing matters at hand, he said nothing, instead taking Chen Fei’s hand as if declaring ownership, and the two followed along.
Upon reaching the dock, Ergou jumped onto a small fishing boat and said, "Pay first, then we sail!"
"Alright!"
Ling Feng chuckled, took out the money, and handed it over.
Only then did Ergou start the engine with satisfaction, and the fishing boat slowly began moving towards the center of the lake.
The boat wasn’t fast, but fortunately, the boats in the lake’s center had stopped, so the distance was gradually closing.
"What’s your plan once we get close? Handling things on water isn’t exactly your forte, right?" Chen Fei asked.
Ling Feng smiled, "Don’t worry, sis, we’ll assess the situation once we get there. I might not be skilled at water battles, but they might not be either!"
"True!"
Chen Fei nodded and then added, "In any case, you should still be careful!"
Ling Feng smiled, "I know!"
The fishing boat drew gradually closer, and as his Divine Sense expanded its range, he quickly saw the situation on the boats.
There were three fishing boats here, all still on the lake, engines turned off.
On each boat was a dark-skinned man, obviously the owner of the boat.
Aside from these three, there were another three people on one of the boats, all staring at the lake’s surface.
Two men and a woman, but there was no sign of Sato Saori.
Seeing this scene, Ling Feng was momentarily stunned, then realized that all six people, including Sato Saori, were already underwater!
The few rubber tubes extending down from the boats testified to that.
These were clearly equipment for providing air to the people underwater!
At this moment, those three people noticed a boat approaching and all turned to look in this direction.
They exchanged a few words in whispers, but Ling Feng couldn’t understand Dongying language and had no idea what they discussed.
However, seeing their wary expressions, the corners of Ling Feng’s mouth curved up slightly; they clearly had a guilty conscience!
If their intentions were aboveboard, why be afraid of strangers approaching?
By now, the fishing boat had drawn near, and Ergou shouted, "Li Ge, Hai Ge, I’m here!"
The boat owner across laughed heartily, "Weren’t you wanting a lie-in? What’s brought you back?"
"Couldn’t help it, they’re paying well!" Ergou replied smugly.
Once the fishing boat was close, he turned to Ling Feng, "We’ve arrived, anything else you folks need to say?"
"Stay put here, don’t wander off!"
Ling Feng said, then glanced at Chen Fei: "I’m going over to take a look."
"Okay!"
Chen Fei nodded, watching as Ling Feng leaped upward, directly landing on the opposite boat.
Despite the two fishing boats being more than twenty meters apart, his figure seemed unbound by Earth’s gravity, gliding right over!
Witnessing this, Ergou and the other three boat owners were dumbfounded!
In shock, Ling Feng landed on the deck, grinning at the three people, "Anyone who speaks Huaxia?"
Among them, the woman in her forties squinted her eyes, "Who are you?"
"You saw my skills; what do you think I am?" Ling Feng asked with a smile.
The woman’s eyes glinted, scrutinizing Ling Feng, "From the Security Bureau?"
Just after she asked, the man beside her whispered something in Dongying to her.
Suddenly, the woman’s face changed!
Ling Feng watched their expressions, grinning as he asked, "So? You know who I am?"
If they were members of the Dongying Shadow Group, they would definitely recognize him.
Sure enough, a flash of shock passed through the woman’s eyes before she calmly said, "I didn’t expect that even with our covert arrival, you’d find us!"
She then looked seriously at Ling Feng, "Mr. Ling, how about we negotiate?"
"Hmm?"
Ling Feng blinked, "Really? You want to negotiate a deal with me?"
"Yes!"
The woman nodded, "We have no ill intent in coming to Huaxia this time; if you could accommodate us, we can agree to any terms you have!"
Ling Feng chuckled upon hearing this, looking at the woman with interest, and scrutinized her figure a few times, "Really? Any terms?"
"You...."
Upon seeing his gaze, the woman bit her lip!
Her heart panicked, feeling as though she was standing naked in front of him, utterly embarrassed!
And this was exactly the effect Ling Feng wanted. Seeing her nervous, he snorted a laugh, "No need to be like that, I’m just scaring you; I have no interest in your body at all!"
"Then what do you want?" the woman immediately asked.
"First, tell me your purpose, and second, cooperate with me and return to the county with me. As for letting you go, that would depend on the Security Bureau’s orders!" Ling Feng stated.
The woman was taken aback, then sneered, "So there’s no room for negotiation? We don’t want to alarm the Huaxia authorities!"
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