Chapter 1691 - 1690: Schemes
Chapter 1691 - 1690: Schemes
Richard was completely stunned, staring at Ling Feng in shock, pointing at him: "You, you, what are you talking about?"
"Alright, I’ve seen through your thoughts, now it’s my turn to ask you!"
Ling Feng chuckled, grabbed his hand again, and squinted as he asked, "Tell me, whose is the other skull, and where is it!"
Instantly, an image appeared in Richard’s mind, of a lakeside forest villa, surrounded by many guards.
Soon after, Ling Feng saw the face of an old man with white hair!
"Damn it!"
As soon as Ling Feng saw this person, he was a bit stunned.
Although he wasn’t much interested in politics, he knew what the American president looked like!
Seeing this person’s face, Ling Feng thought to himself, that the skull was actually in the basement of the Presidential Resort!
This won’t be easy to handle.
If there’s any place in the world that is heavily guarded, the American president’s house could definitely rank among the top.
This is different from a bank vault, which protects funds, physical items, whereas the U.S. Secret Service protects a living person.
After the initial shock, Ling Feng suddenly felt he had overreacted!
Fortunately, it was still salvageable.
So Ling Feng let go of his hand, looking at Richard: "Why aren’t you speaking?"
"How, how did you know about the other Crystal Skull?" Richard asked tremblingly.
"I guessed, and I didn’t expect to be right!" Ling Feng laughed.
Richard: "Huh?"
He was completely taken aback, not expecting Ling Feng’s answer to be so simple.
After the shock, he felt a bit suspicious, carefully watching Ling Feng’s eyes: "Are you serious?"
"Really, I was just trying to bluff you, and it turned out I guessed right. Now tell me, where is the other Crystal Skull?" Ling Feng asked with a smile.
He had thought it through, if he needed to collect those skulls, the American president would certainly be the first stop, so he must not reveal that he already knew its whereabouts.
Otherwise, once it goes missing, they would immediately connect it to him!
Depart after accomplishing the task, that’s what Ling Feng wanted.
So now he was pretending not to know, creating a false impression for Richard.
Sure enough, after hearing Ling Feng’s words, Richard secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I don’t know what you’re talking about, I just heard there are more Crystal Skulls, so I was a bit shocked. When a person’s spirit is agitated, it’s easy to say the wrong thing!"
"Is that so?"
Ling Feng feigned realization, then nodded: "Alright, I thought you really knew!"
He then smiled and continued: "Since you don’t know, then forget it, but don’t even think about taking this skull from me, it’s not going to happen!"
"..."
Richard looked at Ling Feng, swallowed his saliva.
After an intense inner struggle, he decided to let it go.
Although he brought elite investigators, he didn’t want to escalate things too much, which could expose the mission!
And the consequences of that would be severe, totally not worth it!
So Richard decided to drop the skull issue, and later convey the information to the president, letting him figure it out!
With this thought, Richard chuckled: "Alright, this task still relies on Mr. Ling’s help, so I won’t insist!"
"Okay!"
Ling Feng nodded and ignored him, turning back to his tent!
On the surface, it seemed like he went to rest, but within his Divine Sense, Ling Feng was still observing every scene in the camp.
He saw Richard enter his tent, take out a special phone, and dial a number.
As soon as it connected, Richard immediately said: "Director, I got some news here, it’s about the Crystal Skulls the president is collecting everywhere!"
"Oh? What news?" the person on the other side asked.
"Director, do you remember Ling Feng, the sensational figure from Huaxia recently, he’s already in America!" Richard said.
"I know, this person has not been behaving since he came to America, almost destroying a military base. What’s up with him now?" the person on the other side asked.
Richard chuckled, telling about his discovery of Ling Feng having a Crystal Skull.
After listening, the Director of the Investigation Bureau was silent for a moment, then asked: "This person was specially permitted to enter America to attend the Superpower Users’ Convention. Moving against him within the country would ruin our image as a nation of inclusivity and magnanimity, wouldn’t it?"
"If the Director doesn’t want to act domestically, wait until Ling Feng leaves and returns to Huaxia, then make a move. If we get the skull, I believe the president would be very pleased and might even promote you!" Richard laughed.
"...."
The Director was silent again for a while, then said in a deep voice: "You don’t need to worry about this matter, I’ll arrange it! Focus on your task!"
"Understood."
Richard nodded, hung up the phone, then squinted his eyes with a cunning expression.
Seeing this, Ling Feng raised an eyebrow, thinking, Richard, oh Richard, didn’t expect you to be such a sneaky person!
Well, sorry, since you’re not benevolent, don’t blame me for being unrighteous!
Afterward, as the Investigation Bureau’s people installed devices and coordinated resources, preparing to open a gap in the energy shield, Ling Feng didn’t bother with it.
After all, he had already stated, he was only responsible for safely sending them in, finding the City of Gold, and breaking the energy shield wasn’t his duty!
They worked all afternoon till four o’clock when an instrument emitted arcs of electricity, striking the energy shield.
Ling Feng got up, went outside to see.
He wanted to witness American high-tech firsthand, and if possible, get his hands on it for research, it would be an unexpected gain.
However, Ling Feng knew the chance wasn’t big, unless the investigation bureau’s people all had an accident and failed the mission, otherwise it was unlikely.
Though Richard was devious, Ling Feng didn’t want to kill him because of it, after all, there were innocent people like Rick involved.
So, obtaining that device was unlikely to happen.
As the arc collided with the energy shield, a circular vortex appeared, then separated, turning into a passageway allowing two people to enter. Richard’s eyes glistened with excitement!
Once the passage stabilized, Ling Feng looked at Rick: "Can I leave now?"
"Uh, Mr. Ling, please don’t rush, let me check with the Director, okay?" Rick asked very politely.
"Sure, I’ll wait."
Ling Feng didn’t mind, nodded in agreement.
After Rick went to inquire, he returned with an extremely awkward expression, looking at Ling Feng and said: "The Director’s intention is to hope Mr. Ling can continue to escort us!"
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