Free Web NovelChapter 65: Chapter 65: Power Broker! At Least It’s Good News
Lu Feng walked out of the tea house, a faint smile playing on his lips.
He could, of course, sense the change in He Jin.
In today’s society, governed by the rule of law, people like He Jin couldn’t hold a candle to those with official standing.
The moment he heard that Lin Xuecheng was going to his tea house for tea, the man had clearly lost his composure.
Lu Feng immediately drove to Qingfeng Tea House as well. Once in his office, he took out a box of +3 Qingfeng Tea from his backpack space and removed the outer packaging with the date on it.
A short while later, Lin Xuecheng and Hu Quan arrived.
Lu Feng personally went to the entrance to greet them and led the two to his office.
Not far from Qingfeng Tea House, a man witnessed this scene with his own eyes. He even took out his phone and specifically looked it up on the official Youcheng government homepage.
A moment later, he hurried back to Xianlin Tea House.
He was the man He Jin had sent out.
Upon seeing He Jin, he immediately said, "Boss, a deputy county head really did go to his place for tea. I even went to the official Youcheng homepage to confirm it."
When He Jin heard this news, his brows knitted tightly together.
He hadn’t expected that simply ’slaughtering a pig’ would attract this kind of trouble.
"Besides that 1 million IOU, how much else did that Chen Yong lose?" He Jin asked with a frown.
The man immediately replied, "500,000!"
He Jin sighed. "Return the 500,000. And tell the boys not to mess with Yang Ming, Chen Bo, and their crowd anymore."
The man nodded at once. "Yes, Boss."
Since there was no direct feud, He Jin chose the most cowardly way out under the circumstances.
’In this world, nothing is more important than making money.’
Qingfeng Tea House.
Lu Feng led Lin Xuecheng and Hu Quan into the office, where over a dozen packets of +3 Qingfeng Tea were already laid out on the tea table.
"Boss Lu, is this that tea?" Hu Quan asked the moment he sat down.
He was exceptionally eager to try this even better Qingfeng Tea that Boss Lu had mentioned.
After all, the previous tea was already good enough. Just how much better could this one be?
Lin Xuecheng was also a tea lover, so naturally, he was also very much looking forward to it.
The crucial part was that this tea was to be sent for the intangible cultural heritage review. That was his primary concern at the moment.
"Yes, this is the best Qingfeng Tea I can possibly roast." Lu Feng said as he picked up a packet of +3 Qingfeng Tea, opened it, and began to boil water to brew it.
Once the water boiled, he began to brew the tea. The moment the brewing process for the +3 Qingfeng Tea started, a rich, fragrant aroma wafted through the air.
This fragrance made both Hu Quan and Lin Xuecheng reveal expressions of disbelief.
Both were tea connoisseurs, so they naturally understood just how incredible this aroma was.
This was especially true for Hu Quan. He had tasted many fine teas, but even the best he’d ever had couldn’t possibly release such a rich fragrance on the very first steep.
Moreover, the aroma was unbelievably enticing.
Lu Feng quickly brewed a pot of tea and poured a cup for both Hu Quan and Lin Xuecheng.
The two had long been captivated and immediately picked up their cups to drink.
The attributes of +3 Aroma, +3 Sweet Aftertaste, and +3 Refreshment instantly brought expressions of disbelief to their faces.
"This aroma, this sweetness and aftertaste... It’s simply astonishing," Hu Quan couldn’t help but praise directly.
Lin Xuecheng also nodded subconsciously.
’This tea is just too good. Will I ever be able to drink any other tea after this?’
Lu Feng smiled and asked, "Lin County, how is this tea? Sending it for the intangible cultural heritage review shouldn’t be a problem, right?"
Lin Xuecheng said bluntly, "Boss Lu, are you kidding me? There are only a few teas of this quality in the entire country. If this tea of yours can’t pass the review, then we might as well not even apply for the heritage status."
Lu Feng smiled and nodded, naturally very confident in his +3 Qingfeng Tea.
After pouring a few more cups for the two, Lu Feng turned to Hu Quan and asked, "President Hu, I was wondering if I could ask you for some information?"
Hu Quan drank another cup, a look of blissful intoxication on his face. "Boss Lu, what do you want to know? I’ll definitely tell you anything I know."
Lu Feng immediately inquired, "President Hu, I wonder if you’ve heard of a person named Master Kai from the capital of Min Province."
"Master Kai?" Hu Quan was clearly surprised to hear the name. "Boss Lu, you have dealings with this Master Kai? I once tried to get connected with him but never even had the chance to meet him."
Lu Feng asked again, "President Hu, is this Master Kai very famous?"
Hu Quan said at once, "More than famous. In certain circles in Min Province, his reputation is immense. He’s a well-known middleman, or you could call him a broker—a broker with a bit of a powerful background."
Hearing this, Lin Xuecheng subconsciously raised his eyebrows. He obviously knew what a "broker" implied, but he didn’t say anything. After all, he had no influence in matters concerning the provincial capital of Min Province.
Hu Quan continued, "This Master Kai is quite powerful. He does all kinds of business. Plus, his background is formidable, backed by immense power. A lot of deals that are off-limits to others, he can do. A lot of businesses others can’t touch, he can touch."
"However, in those circles, Master Kai’s credibility is excellent. That’s why so many people want to connect with him. I had the same idea back then, but unfortunately, I never even got to meet him."
From Hu Quan’s words, Lu Feng got a general idea of who this Master Kai was.
’He’s likely someone with a huge background, backed by a person of great power. That’s why some inherently problematic businesses become problem-free when they go through him.’
’The fact that Master Kai has a good reputation is, at least, not bad news.’
’It’s just strange why this Master Kai is interested in the Gold business.’
If it weren’t for that ton of Gold, he probably would have been just like Hu Quan, completely unable to get a line to Master Kai, let alone meet him.
The other party had apparently changed his mind and agreed to meet him after hearing it was a one-ton Gold deal.
After that, Hu Quan didn’t continue talking about Master Kai. It wasn’t good to say too much about certain things in front of Lin Xuecheng.
Lu Feng didn’t ask any more questions either, busying himself with brewing more tea for them.
Lin Xuecheng, of course, pretended he hadn’t heard anything. After drinking tea for a while longer, he and Hu Quan left, naturally taking some of the +3 Qingfeng Tea with them.
Once this tea was sent to the intangible cultural heritage review board, Youcheng would likely soon have its own tea brand designated as a heritage item.
After Hu Quan and Lin Xuecheng left, Lu Feng locked the office door from the inside and, with a thought, entered the game.
Since he was going to trade the Gold with Master Kai, he couldn’t have any problems with that one ton of Gold.
Inside the game, Lu Feng looked at the one-ton pile of re-melted gold bars in the corner. They no longer had any markings on them.
He took the duffel bags he had previously brought into the game and started packing the Gold into them.
After finishing this, he walked out of the vault and saw Lin Jiao and the other three. They were surrounding the man from before. The ropes binding the man had been untied, and he was now wolfing down a piece of Striped Bull meat.
Seeing Lu Feng, Lin Jiao stepped forward to report, "Boss, we’ve figured out this guy’s identity. He’s a squad captain from the Salvation Army, named Wang Cheng."
"Also, we learned from him that an unknown faction has appeared in this city. His Salvation Army unit was scattered by a surprise attack from that faction. His own squad was either killed or went missing."
"So, we might need to be careful not to run into this faction."
Hearing this, Lu Feng understood. ’So it really is Wang Cheng.’ Moreover, what Lin Jiao said was basically the same as the game’s plot on his phone.
’So, I should play the game more often from now on. To a certain extent, it allows me to know things in advance.’
"Are you an ability user?" Wang Cheng suddenly looked at Lu Feng and asked.
"You can think of me as one," Lu Feng said with a smile.
Hearing this, Wang Cheng didn’t say anything more and went back to gnawing on the Striped Bull meat in his hand.
Lu Feng frowned at the sight but didn’t pay him any more mind, heading straight upstairs instead.
In the data vault, Cheng Yaoyao was diligently using a ruler to draw on a piece of paper, repairing the technology for the electromagnetic rice cooker.
Lu Feng didn’t disturb her and, with a thought, exited the game.
Not long after he returned to his office, Da Fei’s voice sounded from outside the door.
Lu Feng opened the door and heard Da Fei say, "Young Master Feng, someone’s here to see you. He’s one of He Jin’s men. Says he’s here to bring you money—the 500,000 that Chen Yong lost." ƒгeewёbnovel.com
"Let him come up," Lu Feng said with a frown.
His cousin, Chen Yong, had been ’slaughtered like a pig.’ It wasn’t just the 1 million he borrowed; he had also lost the 500,000 from the family’s demolition compensation beforehand.
Now that He Jin was having someone return this 500,000, his attitude was self-evident: he was completely backing down.
Da Fei immediately went downstairs and brought up He Jin’s subordinate. The man had brought a card with him and said respectfully to Lu Feng, "Young Master Feng, this card has the 500,000 that Chen Yong lost. If you give us an account number, Brother He has ordered the money to be transferred back."
Hearing this, Lu Feng directly took out his phone and called his second aunt, Lin Mei.
In the apartment at One Central Park, Lin Shuang was still comforting Lin Mei.
Lin Mei’s face was full of sighs. "Sis, I’m so jealous of you. Even though Xiaofeng dropped out of high school, he’s so successful now. He bought his own car and apartment, opened a tea house, and even a tea factory. Not like my Chen Yong. So what if he got into a top-tier university? In the end, he still caused this mess, and now who knows where he’s run off to."
As she was complaining, her phone rang. Seeing it was Lu Feng’s number, she immediately answered.
When she heard what Lu Feng said, she shot to her feet in disbelief. "They’re going to return the 500,000?"
Lin Mei’s voice cracked, unable to control her astonishment. Her thinking had been simple: her son had gambled away the demolition compensation money, and that was that. She had only hoped they wouldn’t press him too hard for the rest.
But she never could have imagined that after Lu Feng went to handle it, not only was the 1 million IOU forgiven, but they were also returning the 500,000 her son had lost.
She hurriedly gave her bank account number to Lu Feng.
When she received the text message confirming that 500,000 had really been deposited into her bank account, she could hardly believe it. ’Her sister’s son... does he really have this much power now?’
’She knew perfectly well how vicious and menacing those people were when they came to collect debts.’
