Fengyuan Group.
After leaving the hospital, Li Feng went straight to Fengyuan Group. With Hu Yuanyuan injured and unable to come to work, if he did not go to the company, the whole place might descend into chaos.
“President Li.” Seeing Li Feng arrive, Xu Qing quickly stood up in delighted surprise. She had no idea what had happened last night. When Hu Yuanyuan phoned her this morning to say she could not come in, Xu Qing had assumed something else had come up. But with Hu Yuanyuan absent, many matters at the company had no one to handle them, and she had not known what to do.
Li Feng nodded and walked into Hu Yuanyuan’s office. Seeing the documents on the desk, he turned to Xu Qing. “These are…”
“President Li, these are the files President Hu needs to deal with today. But since she is not here, they can only stay here for now,” Xu Qing replied.
Li Feng nodded and asked, “Xu Qing, has anything happened at the company today?”
“Today…” Xu Qing glanced at Li Feng, hesitating to speak.
“Go on.” Seeing her expression, Li Feng knew exactly what was going on.
“President Li, there are rumours going around the company today that the core technology for Intelligent One has been leaked, and that the company will soon go bankrupt and close down,” Xu Qing said, biting her lip.
“Bankrupt and close down?” Li Feng gave a cold laugh. There had been a theft at the company last night, and Hu Yuanyuan and Zhong Shuhui had already issued a gag order. Now rumours were spreading, which meant someone was eager to jump out into the open.
“Xu Qing, immediately release a public announcement stating that the core technology for our Intelligent One was stolen last night, and that the company is preparing to halt production of Intelligent One,” Li Feng said gravely.
“Ah… President Li, is this true?” Xu Qing was horrified.
“Yes. The core technology for Intelligent One has indeed been stolen. From now on, the company will cease production of Intelligent One. Everything will wait until the theft has been fully investigated and the core technology recovered,” Li Feng nodded. Although Xu Qing was his woman, there were some matters he could not yet tell her about. This time, he needed to use the company’s theft as an opportunity for a major purge, and at the same time use Fengyuan Group’s Intelligent One as bait to fish for big prey.
Ever since the company had publicly announced Intelligent One, troubles had never ceased. People like Qin Feng and Fu Yanxiong all wanted to get their hands on it, and even foreign forces were restless. All this time, the company had struggled to cope with these problems. Now, it was time to resolve them once and for all.
After all, he did not want to be plotted against again and again. Being caught out once might be carelessness, but if it kept happening, he would no longer deserve the name Li Feng.
Xu Qing was stunned and looked at Li Feng in disbelief. She had never imagined things would reach this point. Less than half a month had passed since the press conference, and now the company was stopping production of Intelligent One. What a blow this would be.
In that short time, the company had earned billions just from Intelligent One. If production stopped, this year’s annual report would likely be disastrous.
“Hurry up and do it.” Seeing Xu Qing still standing there, Li Feng said gravely.
“President Li, doing this will mean a huge amount in breach-of-contract penalties to our partners,” Xu Qing took a deep breath and voiced her concern.
“Pay the penalties. Even if the company has to sell everything it owns, we will pay them,” Li Feng said, a sharp glint in his eyes. Last time, he had injected three billion into the company, and with its own funds, there should be enough to cover the penalties.
In just half a month, he could recover the losses with interest, and at the same time elevate the company’s scale to a new level.
“Yes.” Xu Qing’s face paled. She knew what announcing this would mean, but since Li Feng had said so, she had no way to refuse.
Was the company really finished?
Watching Xu Qing leave the office, Li Feng walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked down at the bustling street below, and gave a cold laugh. “You want to fight me? I’ll play along. Let’s see who outmanoeuvres whom this time.”
That evening, the stars shone brightly.
Yuxing Lake, located in the southern district of Tianhai City, was one of the most famous nightclubs in the area. Lavishly decorated with a wide range of entertainment options, it was the perfect place for leisure and relaxation.
After parking in the underground car park at Yuxing Lake, Li Feng got out of the car. As soon as he entered, a waiter at the door came forward. “Young Master Feng, you have arrived. Young Master Song has been waiting for you a long time.”
“Lead the way.” Li Feng nodded. He did not know why Song Zhiyuan had invited him to Yuxing Lake at this hour, but he had not refused the invitation.
“Young Master Feng, please follow me.”
Under the waiter’s guidance, Li Feng arrived at a private room.
“Young Master Feng, Young Master Song is inside,” the waiter said.
Li Feng nodded, pushed open the door, and walked in.
“Young Master Feng, you are finally here.” As soon as Li Feng entered, Song Zhiyuan stood up and walked towards him with a smile.
“Young Master Song, who is he…?” Li Feng’s gaze fell on a young man in the room.
“Young Master Feng, this is Miao Xingyun, a friend of mine who has just arrived in Tianhai City today,” Song Zhiyuan introduced. “Brother Miao, this is Young Master Feng, Li Feng, the eldest young master of the Li family.”
“Young Master Miao, hello.” A glint appeared in Li Feng’s eyes. The surname Miao, combined with the aura the man gave off, allowed Li Feng to be one hundred percent certain that this Miao Xingyun was from the Miao ethnic group. The Miao were the people he least wanted to deal with, because their gu techniques were impossible to guard against.
The instant he saw Miao Xingyun, Li Feng thought of the heart gu in Li Quan’s body. He had not expected Song Zhiyuan to have a Miao friend. But on second thought, it seemed natural. The Song family had dominated Nanling for so many years; their relationship with the Miao was probably very close. Yet what did Song Zhiyuan mean by introducing Miao Xingyun to him?
“Young Master Feng, hello.” Miao Xingyun stood up, looked at Li Feng, a glint in his eyes, and said, “Young Master Feng, you are very strong.”
The Miao were a clan with special abilities. Gu techniques were only one of them. Unlike others, Miao Xingyun possessed a unique ability. The moment he saw Li Feng, he sensed something extraordinary about him.
He found that this Li Feng was stronger than any young person he had ever met. Although Song Zhiyuan had previously told him about Li Feng, only now, facing him in person, did he realise that Li Feng was even stronger than Song Zhiyuan had described.
This left him somewhat incredulous. In this age when spiritual energy was scarce, cultivation was extremely difficult. Even among the Miao, though the clan had several blessed grotto-heavens, the young people cultivating there probably could not compare to Li Feng.
After all, the Miao were descendants of the ancient war god Chiyou and still possessed Chiyou’s inheritance. Their starting point in cultivation was far higher than outsiders.
“Young Master Miao is the same.” A sharp glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes as he smiled.
“I say, you two can stop being so polite. Sit down and talk,” Song Zhiyuan interjected.
“Young Master Miao, please.” Li Feng gestured to Miao Xingyun, then pulled out a chair and sat down.
“Young Master Feng, the reason I invited you here this time, apart from introducing Young Master Miao, is mainly to talk to you about Blood Shadow,” Song Zhiyuan said gravely.
“Blood Shadow?” A glint appeared in Li Feng’s eyes.
“Yes, the Blood Shadow of the Hongmen.” Song Zhiyuan nodded. Although Uncle Ning had told him to abandon Li Feng if necessary, after much thought, Song Zhiyuan decided to support him. No matter what, he believed Li Feng would overcome this crisis.
Last night, when he went to see Situ Qiang, their conversation revealed that Situ Qiang had come for Li Feng. This strengthened Song Zhiyuan’s resolve. Even the Situ family of the Hongmen had no intention of killing Li Feng. The only one who wanted him dead was Chen Junyi of the Hongmen. Cooperating with Li Feng did not mean becoming enemies with the Hongmen.
Especially after receiving news of last night’s events, Song Zhiyuan was shocked. The Song family’s influence in the Hongmen was immense, so with a single investigation, he learned that the mastermind had been Blood Shadow. No one else could mobilise Hongmen forces like that.
At the same time, Song Zhiyuan felt that if such a dangerous night had not claimed Li Feng’s life, Blood Shadow might not succeed in future. After all, the innate experts at Li Feng’s side had not even appeared last night. With that lesson learned, Li Feng would surely not give Blood Shadow a second chance.
To be safe, Song Zhiyuan had sought out Miao Xingyun, who had just arrived in Tianhai City, because he knew Miao Xingyun possessed an ability no one else had. From their earlier exchange, he had already received confirmation.
“Young Master Feng, I have investigated the incident on Binhe Road last night and found that Blood Shadow was the one orchestrating it behind the scenes…” Song Zhiyuan shared some information about Blood Shadow.
A glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. What Song Zhiyuan said was similar to the information Situ Qiang had given him about Blood Shadow. If he had not met Situ Qiang, he might have been excited by this, but now it was different. He already knew these details, so hearing them again was meaningless. He even suspected that Song Zhiyuan had obtained this information from Situ Qiang.
However, Song Zhiyuan meant well, so Li Feng listened patiently, because he felt that today’s invitation was not so simple.
At that moment, Song Zhiyuan said, “Young Master Feng, do you know why I asked you to come to Yuxing Lake today?”
Li Feng looked at Song Zhiyuan and shook his head.
“Because Yuxing Lake is an important stronghold of the Hongmen in Tianhai City. If you want to deal with Blood Shadow, you can start here,” Song Zhiyuan said gravely.
“Yuxing Lake!” A glint appeared in Li Feng’s eyes. He was somewhat surprised.
“Yes, Yuxing Lake. If there are no surprises, Blood Shadow might even be hiding here,” Song Zhiyuan nodded.
“Thank you, Young Master Song. This information is extremely important to me.” A sharp glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. He had been worrying about how to find Blood Shadow’s whereabouts. If Blood Shadow was hiding in Yuxing Lake, this was undoubtedly crucial news for him.
