Chapter 635 Action Group Leader
Chapter 635 Action Group Leader
Because he was worried about the phone call from the Security Bureau, Ling Feng stayed a while longer and then teleported back home with Lin Xue.
Upon arrival, he found indeed there were two missed calls, both from Chen Ping!
Fortunately, they were not too far apart, just about ten minutes or so, so Ling Feng quickly called back.
After one second of ringing, Chen Ping’s voice came through, sounding quite impatient, "Where have you been, kid? Why did you only just return the call?"
"Got held up by something. What does the director need from me?" Ling Feng asked with a smile.
"The opinion from the top has come down. Do you want to come over to Longyuan and take a look?" Chen Ping asked.
Ling Feng had been planning to go anyway, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I’ll head out right now!"
"Good, we’ll talk when we meet!"
After saying this, Chen Ping hung up the phone directly.
Lin Xue, because the matter concerned her father, followed Ling Feng into the car, and twenty minutes later, they both arrived at Longyuan.
As they entered the gate, they saw Yu Nan standing in the courtyard with some construction work going on at the warehouse next to him. He was watching the activity!
Hearing someone coming in, he looked back, and then hurried over, "Mr. Ling, you’ve finally arrived!"
Ling Feng looked at him, "What, are you a free man now?"
"Not really, but there isn’t any need to confine me, so Director Chen agreed I could move freely, but only within the boundaries of this courtyard," Yu Nan said with a smile.
"That’s good. I believe the review from above should be quick, and if it passes, we’ll be colleagues soon!" Ling Feng said.
Yu Nan kept up a smile, "That would be an honor!"
Ling Feng found it amusing inwardly but knew that the matter of the Gate of Heaven and Earth was too important, so even though he very much wanted to see Yu Nan’s dejected face, he restrained himself from saying anything.
The group went to Chen Ping’s office and upon meeting, he threw a stack of papers to Ling Feng, "This is the minutes from the main bureau’s meeting this morning. Take a look."
The stack had at least a dozen pages, a thick pile. Ling Feng wasn’t in the mood to read it, so he asked cheerily, "Couldn’t you just give me a verbal briefing, Director?"
"You’d better look at this yourself. If I miss anything and you blame me later, don’t say I didn’t warn you!" Chen Ping said with a mischievous smile.
Ling Feng was surprised, failing to guess what game Chen Ping was playing, so he had to sit down and seriously read it through.
But after only getting halfway, he looked up, asking in surprise, "Really? The top gave me that much authority?"
"Yes, the Chief of the General Bureau seems to think highly of you. You are also aware of the reason. Just make sure not to let him down," Chen Ping said with a smile.
Ling Feng well knew what he meant by that.
The previous night he had taken out a whole lot of Spirit Stones. He thought only Chen Ping, Lin Huaqiang, and Yu Nan had seen them, but to his surprise, the Chief of the General Bureau had been eavesdropping unreliably!
Thus, he too became privy to Ling Feng’s secret and had now assigned him as an action group leader, obviously because of it.
The title of action group leader seemed inconspicuous but came with the authority to mobilize local branches. Moreover, Director Han had even sent Zhou Yi and Lu Zihao to cooperate with him, clearly placing great importance on this operation.
This was the largest-scale operation in the history of the Security Bureau, with two special agents working together to ensure that those individuals from Another World were found, whether to be eliminated or controlled, and to prevent them from causing further chaos.
"Director, when will Big Brother Lu and Zhou Yi arrive?" Ling Feng asked.
Chen Ping replied, "They should be here soon, won’t be later than tonight!"
"Great, then I’ll go back and wait for them!"
With that, Ling Feng stood up, turned around, and was ready to leave.
As soon as Ling Feng turned to leave, Chen Ping immediately called out to him, "Hey, don’t rush off, you haven’t said how you plan to proceed!"
"I haven’t figured it out yet, but I’ll let you know once I have!"
Ling Feng smiled and was about to go when Yu Nan stopped him again, "Mr. Ling, what about me?"
"You?"
Ling Feng paused for a moment, then after some thought said, "If there is any action, I might need your help. Just wait here patiently, alright?"
"Can’t I follow you?" Yu Nan asked, with a look of disappointment and some reluctance.
"No, just wait here, that will do!"
Ling Feng shivered, an over forty-year-old man, acting like a child full of dependence on him, truly made him feel awkward!
After saying this, he quickly turned and walked away, not even bothering with Lin Xue!
By the time he got back to the car, Lin Xue had a look on her face as if she was holding back laughter, "I hadn’t noticed, but this Yu Nan is really quite interesting!"
"He’s sharp-witted, but this guy treats me like a big tree, hoping to shades under me. His behavior is too nauseating though!" Ling Feng said helplessly, shaking his head, and then started the car.
Lin Xue’s eyes crinkled with amusement, "It’s a bit nauseating, but also pretty fun!"
On the way home, she continued to ask, "Now that you’re the action team leader, do you truly have no plan?"
"How could that be?"
Ling Feng chuckled, "I do have a preliminary plan, but I don’t feel it’s quite there yet. After Lu Zihao and Zhou Yi arrive, I’ll discuss it with them further."
"Oh, is there anything I can help with?" Lin Xue asked.
Ling Feng glanced at her, "Since Old Lin has come over to my side, it would be better if you spent time with him when you’re free; you’ve been running around with me these past few days!"
Lin Xue puffed her cheeks, "What ’Old Lin’? That sounds terrible!"
"Hehe, of course, when he’s actually around, I’d still respectfully call him Uncle Lin!" Ling Feng raised his eyebrows as he spoke.
Imagining her father’s reaction to the nickname ’Old Lin,’ Lin Xue couldn’t help but burst out laughing!
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After returning to the village, Ling Feng and Lin Xue went to find Lin Huaqiang. As it was noon, upon entering his house, they saw him dining with Chu Nan and Wang Laogen. There were four dishes on the table, a mix of meat and vegetables, and each person had a little cup of alcohol.
Seeing this scene, Ling Feng commented with a laugh, "Not bad, you three know how to enjoy life, drinking in the middle of the day?"
"Would you like a cup? Drink soon, or there won’t be any left. Old Wang here has already drunk all my good wine!"
Although he said this, Chu Nan’s face was all smiles and didn’t seem angry at all.
Ling Feng shook his head, "Then I better decline, keep that last bit of wine for yourselves!"
He then sat down, looking at the dishes on the table, "Looks good, smells good, and I bet tastes good. Old Wang’s cooking skills are becoming more and more refined!"
After Wang Laogen took a sip of his drink, he looked straight at Ling Feng, "Spit it out, if you have something to say or fart to release, you’re buttering me up like this; you must be prepping me to do something, aren’t you?"
Ling Feng grinned, "As expected, the older the fox, the slicker the fur. I indeed have a favor to ask of you!"
"What is it?" Wang Laogen glanced at him sideways.
"I want you to be my bait!" Ling Feng said with a smile.
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