Chapter 1480: It’s Him!
Chapter 1480: It’s Him!
Seeing Ling Feng lost in thought, Hua Qiang asked, "What’s wrong, brother?"
"Nothing, just saw someone familiar."
Ling Feng smiled and shook his head, "Not really a familiar face, I’ve only seen his videos online."
At this time, Smack had already entered the restaurant surrounded by his bodyguards, so Hua Qiang didn’t see him.
So he asked, "Who?"
"Smack!" Ling Feng said.
"It’s him, that guy’s been pretty flamboyant lately."
Hua Qiang laughed and added, "But he does have the capital to show off. His company expanded rapidly, becoming the only one in the world capable of independently developing spacecraft and satellites. Who else could do that?"
Ling Feng nodded and his mind raced.
Lingyun Island, Smack, Benjamin.
Could there be any connection among these three?
Thinking of this, Ling Feng looked at Hua Qiang, "Brother Qiang, can you help me check how long Smack has been staying in Nantes?"
"Sure, it’s hard for him to keep his itinerary secret. You could easily find out just by checking online and reading newspapers, shouldn’t be difficult!" Hua Qiang laughed.
Ling Feng nodded, "Good."
The dinner following this was rather uneventful. Although the food tasted quite good, Ling Feng’s mind was filled with mysteries, thinking more and more that Smack was possibly the mastermind behind Benjamin!
After dinner, the two didn’t continue shopping, they returned to the hotel by car.
Back in the room, Hua Qiang checked on his laptop and quickly obtained the answer Ling Feng wanted!
Smack has been here since a week ago!
Upon confirming this, Ling Feng checked the time; it was now two in the morning Huaxia time.
After pondering, he decided not to make a call, not wanting to disturb Gu Li and Ah Min.
Hua Qiang freshened up and went to rest, while Ling Feng sat by the window, gazing at the street view outside, and expanded his divine sense to observe people within a kilometer.
No special findings, Smack wasn’t within this range either.
Until it was one in the morning, which translated to eight in the morning in Huaxia, Ling Feng finally took out his phone and called Gu Li.
"Boss, is there progress?"
As soon as the call connected, Gu Li asked urgently.
"Sort of, guess who I ran into in Nantes?" Ling Feng chuckled.
Gu Li paused, "Who? Wouldn’t be some big star, would it?"
"That person is indeed riding a wave of fame lately, it’s Smack!" Ling Feng laughed.
"Him?"
Gu Li paused and then asked, "Boss, are you suspecting this man?"
After a moment, he continued, "Can’t deny, this guy does have a motive!"
"Yes, so I wish you could ask Ah Min to investigate. This person has been in Nantes for a week, see if he has any dealings with Benjamin!" Ling Feng said.
"Okay, I’ll get Ah Min to handle it right away!"
Gu Li said and hung up, immediately proceeding with arrangements.
Ling Feng turned to look out the window, muttering to himself, "Smack, Smack, hope you’re not the mastermind behind this, because if you are, you’re in for bad luck!"
Thinking about it now, who else could deploy warships against Lingyun Island but a national force or such a financial giant?
So the more Ling Feng thought about it, the more plausible he felt it was; Smack was likely the one behind Benjamin.
Afterwards, he didn’t rest, just waited for Ah Min’s results.
But until the sky lit up in Nantes, there was no movement. Hua Qiang came out of his room, seeing Ling Feng sitting by the window, he asked puzzled, "Brother, you didn’t sleep all night, did you?"
"Yes, but it’s okay. My stamina can handle not sleeping for several days!" Ling Feng smiled.
Just as he said that, the phone rang.
Once connected, Gu Li’s voice came through, "Boss, Smack is hiding very deeply, but he still left some traces!"
"Oh? How so?"
Ling Feng perked up, immediately asking.
Gu Li chuckled, "This guy transferred a batch of funds through his subsidiary company a week ago into a Country A-San company that has no apparent connection to Benjamin, and then guess what?"
Ling Feng was speechless, "Quit being mysterious, get on with it!"
"Alright, this fund didn’t go to Benjamin, it was transferred to France, then from a Nantes company to Africa..."
"Damn, he’s that cautious?"
Ling Feng was speechless, then asked, "And then?"
"Then a company was registered in a small African nation, renting their warships which, indeed, were bought by this small nation as their naval fleet after being retired!" Gu Li said.
"Africa?"
Ling Feng pondered, "That’s not too far, they could quickly reach Lingyun Island, sounds plausible!"
"Exactly, the mastermind behind this is Smack!"
Gu Li spoke and then let out a bitter smile, "But boss, there’s some bad news. That guy might have known you were in Nantes, because he flew out on a private plane at your time of early morning!"
"Where to?" Ling Feng asked promptly.
"Back to America." Gu Li replied.
"..."
Ling Feng was directly crestfallen.
"This guy, is he really that cautious?"
"Boss, don’t be upset, we’ve pinpointed him; there will be chances later to deal with him, right?" Gu Li said.
"Yes, you’re right!"
Ling Feng nodded, taking a deep breath, "Knowing it’s him is good, he can’t escape Earth, we’ll catch him sooner or later!"
"Boss, come back. Let’s discuss this matter in-depth!" Gu Li said.
"Alright."
Ling Feng nodded, hung up the phone, and looked at Hua Qiang, "Brother Qiang, I need to head back!"
"Ah? So soon?"
Hua Qiang was completely unprepared, only stayed one night, there seemed to be no progress, why leave?
Ling Feng smiled and didn’t elaborate, just told him that his intelligence team had made new discoveries and there was no need to continue investigating in Nantes.
Although Hua Qiang felt a bit reluctant, he still nodded, "Brother, you’re busy; I won’t disrupt your schedule. Let me get you back then!"
"Thank you, Brother Qiang, for the hospitality. We will meet again soon under more leisurely circumstances, then I’ll enjoy some drinks with you!" Ling Feng said.
The two left the hotel, drove back to the vineyard, and upon arrival, Ling Feng gifted Hua Qiang some tea leaves and rice wine apple cider, which he placed in his trunk.
After handling these things, they said goodbye reluctantly.
After teleporting back, Ling Feng left Nine Heavens and did not rush to find Gu Li, but stayed at home and reached out to Catherine by phone.
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