Feng Yuan Group.
As soon as Li Feng arrived at the company, Xu Qing hurried over to find him. “Mr Li, thirty people have resigned from the company today. Here are their resignation letters.” With that, she handed the letters to Li Feng.
Li Feng did not even glance at them. He simply tossed the resignation letters onto his desk. “Tell the finance department to settle their wages.”
“Mr Li.” Xu Qing was shocked and said in alarm, “Mr Li, some of these people are senior executives. If they leave, it will affect the company’s daily operations.”
“What’s there to fear? Out with the old, in with the new. Since these people have no confidence in the company, keeping them is useless.” Li Feng said calmly.
“But Mr Li, if this continues, it will cause panic among the staff.” Xu Qing said worriedly.
“Xu Qing, do you have confidence in the company?” Li Feng did not answer her question. Instead, he suddenly asked.
“Mr Li, I…” Xu Qing was taken aback. She clearly had not expected Li Feng to ask her this, but she quickly nodded and said, “Mr Li, I have confidence in the company. I will stand with the company through thick and thin.”
Xu Qing did not actually have confidence in the company. She had confidence in Li Feng. Even now, Li Feng appeared calm and self-assured, full of confidence. This reminded her of the several times he had created miracles for the company. She felt that Li Feng must be absolutely certain of success.
“That’s enough. Trust me, the company will not collapse.” A sharp glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes as he said, “Now, just follow my instructions.”
“Yes.” Xu Qing replied and left the office.
“Resignations?”
Li Feng gave a cold laugh and muttered to himself, “Without someone stirring the pot behind the scenes, how could so many people resign at once? I would like to see what tricks you are trying to play.”
In a restroom at Feng Yuan Group, a person nervously checked that the door was locked, then took out a phone and dialled a number. “I have done as you instructed. Quite a few people have now resigned from the company.”
“What was Li Feng’s reaction?” A hoarse voice came from the other end of the line.
“Li Feng has approved all of them. Those who resigned have already left the company.” The person replied.
“Aside from that, did Li Feng show any other reaction?” The hoarse voice asked.
“Li Feng showed no reaction at all. Could it be that, with Hu Yuanyuan not in the company and Li Feng not understanding management, he did not fly into a rage?” The person speculated.
“Do you take Li Feng for an idiot? If Li Feng were an idiot, Feng Yuan Group would not have reached its current scale.” The hoarse voice said coldly.
“But…”
“No buts. Continue your efforts. Get more people to resign.”
“If I do that, I will be exposed.” The person said worriedly.
“What is there to fear about being exposed? With that sum of money, you can live comfortably for the rest of your life. Moreover, you should also think about your family. That’s all.” The other party hung up.
The person stared blankly at the phone. When they looked up, determination filled their eyes.
After handling some matters at Feng Yuan Group, Li Feng left for the Black Eagle team’s training base. The scheme against Feng Yuan Group had only just been set in motion, and it would take time to see results, so he was in no hurry. Now, he needed to find the Ge siblings to learn about Murong Kang’s situation. To know oneself and know the enemy ensures victory in every battle. If he wanted to deal with Murong Kang, he had to understand him.
“What? Murong Kang wants to make a move against you?”
At the training base, the Ge siblings listened to Li Feng’s words with some disbelief. Ge Feng in particular could not imagine what conflict there could be between Li Feng and Murong Kang. After all, Li Feng and Murong Kang belonged to two different worlds.
“Indeed.” Li Feng nodded.
“Li Feng, why would Murong Kang target you? Are you sure you haven’t got it wrong?” Ge Feng asked.
Li Feng looked towards Ge Ying.
Ge Ying sighed helplessly. “Brother, this Murong Kang business is because of me.” She then recounted what had happened that day in the park.
“I never expected Murong Kang to be such a petty and vindictive person.” Ge Ying said angrily.
“Murong Kang is courting death.” A cold light flashed in Ge Feng’s eyes. He would never allow Murong Kang to harbour designs on his sister. If Murong Kang were in front of him now, he would slap him dead with one palm.
“Li Feng, I have dragged you into this.” Ge Feng said with some embarrassment. After all, Murong Kang wanted to target Li Feng because of Ge Ying.
“Ge Feng, don’t talk about dragging me in or not. You siblings are my friends, so your affairs are my affairs. Moreover, now that Murong Kang wants to deal with me, it is impossible for him to give up. The only way is to repay him in kind.” Li Feng said gravely.
“Li Feng, I cannot stand by and do nothing in this matter. Count me in against Murong Kang.” Ge Feng said gravely.
“And me. This Murong Kang dares to have designs on this young lady. This young lady will not let him off.” Ge Ying also spoke up.
“Rest assured, there will be plenty for both of you this time. But before that, I want to understand Murong Kang’s situation.” Li Feng nodded. Most of the Black Eagle team was currently deployed to the hospital to protect Hu Yuanyuan and the others, so he did not have many people available. Although the Ge siblings had sustained serious injuries the night before last, as martial artists they had access to many healing medicines. Though they had not yet returned to peak condition, they still retained at least seventy per cent of their fighting strength.
As for himself, Li Feng, if he had not resisted that bomb, his recovery would have been quick. Unfortunately, that bomb had nearly taken half his life.
“Murong Kang.”
Ge Feng said gravely, “Murong Kang is the third young master of the Murong family. He is arrogant, overbearing, and looks down on everyone. In his eyes, the Murong family is the greatest family under heaven. He disregards all other families. Even our Ge family, in Murong Kang’s view, is merely an insignificant clan.”
“Arrogant and overbearing? Looking down on everyone?” Li Feng paused, then asked, “Ge Feng, is Murong Kang genuinely arrogant and overbearing, or is it just an act he puts on?”
Li Feng thought of Wu De. Previously, in his eyes, Wu De had been a typical spoiled playboy, yet the night before last, Wu De had schemed against his Black Eagle team. If he had not arranged for the Ge siblings to stay at the training base, the Black Eagle team might have been completely wiped out.
Therefore, at this moment, Li Feng no longer dared to underestimate the young masters from these great families. He felt that true worthless playboys were rare among them. These great families had their own systems for nurturing the younger generation. If the young were all incompetent spoiled brats, these families could not have endured for hundreds or thousands of years.
Just like the heir selection contest in their Li family. In the Li family, the heir was not passed from father to son. Whether from the main branch or collateral lines, anyone could become the family head. The key was to emerge victorious in the heir selection contest. Without ability, one did not even qualify to participate, even if one were the son of the family head.
His predecessor had been exactly the sort who was abandoned.
“Murong Kang’s arrogance and disdain for others are genuine, but he has the capital to back them up.” Ge Feng said gravely.
“How so?” Li Feng quickly asked. Having the strength to be arrogant was entirely different from being arrogant without strength.
“Murong Kang has exceptional talent in martial arts. He has already reached the fourth level of the Postnatal realm.” At this point, Ge Feng thought of his own situation and explained, “Although I am now at the fifth level of the Postnatal realm, I achieved it by taking Foundation Solidifying Pills and Thousand-Year Ice Dew. If Murong Kang had taken those as well, his strength would likely surpass mine.”
Li Feng nodded. He knew about Murong Kang’s strength. Though it was far inferior to his own, his circumstances were different. His cultivation had been piled up with resources. At present, no family would likely invest such enormous resources in their younger generation.
“Of course, Murong Kang’s strength cannot compare to yours, Li Feng. In front of you, his strength is not worth mentioning.” Ge Feng glanced at Li Feng and said. In his view, Li Feng was a monster. No matter how many resources Li Feng consumed, his strength was something Ge Feng found hard to accept.
“Right now, I may not necessarily be Murong Kang’s match.” Li Feng shook his head. Murong Kang’s strength was indeed not worth mentioning, but as for himself now, he did not even know if he could recover to the fourth level of the Postnatal realm by tomorrow. Moreover, he did not believe Murong Kang lacked experts around him. Otherwise, after witnessing his strength that day at the seaside, Murong Kang would not have dared to make a move against him.
Even if Murong Kang was an arrogant, overbearing person who looked down on everyone, he believed Murong Kang was no fool and would not have failed to consider this.
“Li Feng, are your injuries alright?” Ge Feng asked with concern.
“Full recovery will take some time. But dealing with Murong Kang tomorrow will be more than enough.” Li Feng said with full confidence.
“That’s good.” Ge Feng breathed a sigh of relief and continued, “Actually, Murong Kang’s arrogance is tied to the Murong family, because every member of the Murong family is just as arrogant as he is. One could say the Murong family is the least popular among all our families, yet the overall strength of the Murong family cannot be underestimated.”
“This time Murong Kang has come to Tianhai City. I believe there are quite a few experts at his side, but those experts are basically here for the Nine Dragons Jade. As long as Murong Kang’s life is not threatened, they will not intervene. I am certain that this time, when Murong Kang wants to deal with you, Li Feng, no experts from the Murong family will be involved.”
At this point, Ge Feng paused and said, “I don’t know if Murong Kang currently knows your strength, but even if he does, if he wants to deal with you, he will not change his plan. Because even without experts from the Murong family, Murong Kang has his methods.”
“Brother, Murong Kang’s strength is so mediocre. What methods could he have to deal with Li Feng?” Ge Ying asked, puzzled.
“Because Murong Kang will target the people around Li Feng.” A sharp light flashed in Ge Feng’s eyes.
“Exactly. Ge Feng, you are right. Murong Kang intends to target the people around me.” Li Feng nodded and said.
A sharp light flashed in Ge Feng’s eyes as he said, “This is also the capital behind Murong Kang’s arrogance. Apart from his strength, Murong Kang excels at scheming. His plans are unpredictable, like ghosts and spirits, impossible to guard against.”
