Chapter 768 So What?
Chapter 768 So What?
Ling Feng was startled, "What do you mean, disappeared?"
"Big brother Lu and the rest were closely watching the two, but unexpectedly, there was a slip-up, and those two guys just vanished into thin air!" Zhang He said.
"How is that possible?"
Ling Feng gave a bitter smile, shook his head, "They must have left through some teleportation device, like I did!"
"No, those two didn’t have any teleportation devices on them. We’ve got the intelligence now, and big brother Lu suspects that they might have left this world!" Zhang He said.
"Hmm?"
Initially not taking it very seriously, Ling Feng sat up straight upon hearing this, "Why do you say that?"
"Just now, my subordinate called me, and big brother Lu found something similar to a Teleportation Array in the two people’s residence!" Zhang He said.
Ling Feng’s eyes immediately widened, "Are there any photos? Call big brother Lu quickly, I want to see!"
"Hold on, the internet over there isn’t very good, the photos haven’t come through yet," Zhang He said.
No sooner had he finished speaking than his phone pinged with a message alert.
He quickly opened the screen and entered a secure mailbox, where he opened the latest email.
A picture appeared on the screen; it was inside a room rich in Middle Eastern decor.
Having studied the Compendium of Array Formations, Ling Feng immediately recognized that a Formation had been arranged in the room!
But his knowledge wasn’t profound enough to decipher its exact purpose.
"Send the photo to me; later I’ll study it," he said.
Ling Feng then took out his own phone and called Lu Zihao.
The call connected, and a deep voice came from the other side, "Ling Feng, congratulations!"
"Never mind that, big brother Lu. I’m with Zhang He right now, I saw the Formation!" Ling Feng said, then he quickly asked, "Are the two really confirmed to have disappeared from there?"
"Yes, I was personally watching, and I felt a strange energy fluctuation. Realizing something was off, I led my men in—but it was already too late!" Lu Zihao said.
Ling Feng’s brows furrowed tightly, "Then how can you be so sure that these two guys have left our side and returned to their world?"
"They liquidated their assets, all turned into gold bars, and brought them here. I thought they were going to hide them, but they took them away instead. From this, I deduced that their world probably also uses gold as currency," Lu Zihao said.
"..."
Ling Feng was still reluctant to believe it and couldn’t help but ask, "Just this alone might be difficult to prove that they’ve left. Tearing a space rift requires tremendous energy. Where would they get an energy source like that?"
Lu Zihao gave a bitter smile, "Didn’t you see in the photo? We also found a basketball-sized greyish-white stone at the scene; it’s the high-grade Spirit Stone that was stolen from you before!"
"Greyish-white?"
Ling Feng was taken aback, muttering to himself, "Was the Spiritual Energy inside extracted?"
"Yes, completely drained out, turning into a useless piece of rock!" Lu Zihao said.
Silently, Ling Feng thought if that was the case, then it explained the energy source required for Yang Da and Yang Er’s teleportation.
Yet, he still couldn’t understand, why go to such lengths, even at the cost of falling out with Yu Linglong, just to use that Spirit Stone to return to their own world?
It didn’t make sense!
Puzzled, Ling Feng eventually asked, "So big brother Lu, what’s your next move?"
"To wrap things up here, and then I’m heading back to the country with everyone," Lu Zihao said.
"Alright, I’ll wait for you all in the country!"
Ling Feng said and hung up the phone.
Turning his head, he saw Zhang He looking at him, and he was momentarily taken aback before asking, "What’s wrong?"
Zhang He shook his head, "Nothing much, I’m just wondering what kind of ripples this matter will cause."
"Do you think it’s possible for them to come back after they return?" Ling Feng asked.
Zhang He nodded, "Yeah, if they come back, we won’t know where they’re staying, and finding them will be much harder."
"That is indeed a problem!"
Ling Feng’s brows furrowed tightly as he spoke in a grave tone.
As they were silent, the phone rang again; this time it was Wang Laogen calling. Ling Feng answered and asked, "What’s up?"
"Why haven’t you come to the hotel? Hurry up, I’ve got something to tell you!" Wang Laogen’s voice was deep, devoid of any joking tone, indicating he had something important to discuss.
Ling Feng nodded upon hearing this, said he understood, and hung up, "Let’s go, we’ll talk about this later in the afternoon. Old Wang has something to tell me now."
Zhang He nodded, and they both got out of the car, quickly reaching the hotel.
The lobby was already full of people; they were Ling Feng’s friends, partners of Ling Corporation, along with many who had come by reputation.
There was a registration desk at the hotel entrance, but it wasn’t for collecting gift money, rather for recording the information of the guests.
Attendance at the luncheon signified an interest in partnering with Ling Corporation; once they jotted down their thoughts, staff would be in contact in the future.
Of course, there were some imposters mingled in, just there for a free meal.
Mo Jiaolan had also thought of this but didn’t care; Ling Corporation was wealthy and could afford it, so letting them eat was no issue.
Even if only one in a hundred was interested in cooperating with Ling Corporation and could provide resources, it would be worth it.
The scene was bustling, noisy with people, but the important guests were all in private rooms on the second floor.
So Ling Feng and Zhang He went upstairs and quickly found the room where Wang Laogen was.
There weren’t many people in the room, apart from him, there were Chu Nan, Qiao Jinsong, and Lu Liang.
Seeing that people from the three major families were present, each with a somewhat different expression, Ling Feng sat down and asked, "Why so serious, what happened?"
"We were just guessing who was raiding the retail industry in the entire county, right? Now we have the answer," Wang Laogen said.
Ling Feng looked at him and asked with a smile, "Who is it?"
Wang Laogen: "It’s the He Family from Capital City."
"Oh?"
Ling Feng was startled, "That’s unexpected, they want to get involved too?"
"It’s probably not just getting involved; I think they’re coming for you!" Chu Nan said.
"Because of He Wei?"
Ling Feng let out a cold laugh, disdainfully saying, "If that’s the case, I’d really like to see what they’re capable of!"
"They’ve already shown their hand. Obviously, they want to squeeze into the county’s resources, monopolizing the retail industry is just the beginning; there will definitely be more moves to come!" Wang Laogen said.
Chu Nan nodded, "Exactly, the He Family from Capital City, with assets worth tens of billions, definitely won’t stop at these minor moves!"
Ling Feng smiled, "So what? A mighty dragon can’t crush a local snake, and I’m the local one here. Thinking of squeezing me out? Not a chance!"
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