Chapter 365 Thank You
Ling Feng saw Lin Xue worried about him, his heart warmed, and then he said, "Took care of five, but it’s a pity that Kong Sheng got away. That guy is the real expert, in the Qi Strength Realm!"
"Ah?"
Lin Xue was startled and, seeing the shattered window, walked over to take a look below.
This was the sixth floor, ordinary people would definitely die if they jumped down, but when they had come up from downstairs, they didn’t see any signs outside. That was too incredible!
"You should report it to the higher-ups quickly, it’s best to stop that guy, don’t let him get away," Ling Feng said.
"Alright, I’ll report it right away!" Lin Xue nodded.
Ling Feng turned back and saw the look of relief on President Zhang’s face. "Have your people all clear out, and don’t let anyone in this place for the time being. Someone will come to handle it!"
"Okay, okay."
President Zhang nodded again and again, then suddenly, as if remembering something, turned back and asked, "Mr. Ling Feng, right? Which department are you from?"
Ling Feng was startled and, seeing Li Yun also looking at him keenly, hesitated for a moment but still pulled out his ID, "You’ll know once you look."
"Yo, I see, Lieutenant Colonel, you’ve worked hard!" President Zhang’s face instantly blossomed into a smile upon seeing the military rank on the ID.
"It’s nothing, the incident today must be kept confidential, leaking it out would be bad!" Ling Feng said indifferently.
President Zhang was at first surprised, then realized, "Rest assured, it definitely won’t be leaked. This event’s too bizarre, no one would believe it if I told them!"
Ling Feng nodded as he watched everyone steadily exit the room, leaving only Li Yun standing at the door. He then approached her with a smile and asked, "Do you understand everything now?"
"I understand a bit, I never expected you to have such a special identity!"
Li Yun bit her lip and took a deep look at him, "How much more are you hiding from me?"
"Hiding from you isn’t what I should do? We don’t have much of a relationship!" Ling Feng said with a smile.
"That’s true!"
Li Yun, speechless, paused for a moment and glanced over at Lin Xue, "Who is this young lady?"
"My girlfriend, why, are you jealous?" Ling Feng asked with a mock smile.
Li Yun’s face reddened, and she glared at him, but still reached out and took his hand, "Come here, I have something to tell you!"
Pulled by her, Ling Feng did not struggle and looked back at Du Song and He Bing.
The two understood immediately and stood by the door, temporarily taking up the role of maintaining the scene.
Li Yun led him to the staircase and directly descended, stopping only when they reached a secluded spot. Then she looked back and said, "Thank you."
"Hm? For what?" Ling Feng was taken aback.
"You pulled me to the doorway as soon as you entered the conference room, to prevent me from getting hurt, right? Shouldn’t I thank you for that?" Li Yun asked, looking at him.
Ling Feng chuckled, "That’s true, but don’t overthink it. You were the only woman there at the time; of course, I’d protect you first!"
Hearing this, Li Yun felt a wave of disappointment and sighed softly, changing the subject, "I didn’t expect things to turn out like this. It seems the cooperation I’d meticulously prepared for is now nothing but an empty document!"
"That’s even better, if the cooperation had succeeded, wouldn’t you have ended up helping a tyranny?" Ling Feng asked.
Only then did Li Yun realize, "Alright, you’re right!"
"Alright, today’s incident doesn’t have much to do with you, but the military might still contact you for questioning. Just tell the truth when the time comes."
After saying this, Ling Feng was about to head back upstairs when Li Yun suddenly asked from behind, "Do you, do you have time today?"
Ling Feng turned around, "What for?"
"I, I’d like to treat you to a meal..." Li Yun said, looking somewhat uncomfortable as she lowered her head and spoke softly.
"I can’t say for sure if I’ll have the time, so let’s just keep in touch by phone when the time comes."
"Alright then."
Ling Feng actually wanted to chat with her, but although the matter was resolved, the aftermath had not yet been fully dealt with.
Upon returning upstairs, Lin Xue had already reported the situation to her superiors. Seeing Ling Feng come back, she asked curiously, "Did you set a fire here?"
Seeing Du Song and He Bing also looking at him with curiosity, Ling Feng chuckled, "Well, I’ll explain that to you later, alone!"
Hearing this, Du Song immediately rolled his eyes, "Come on, boss, do you have some secret weapon you’re hiding from us?"
"Hey, doesn’t everyone have a trump card?" Ling Feng laughed.
Du Song: "..."
While they were talking, two dark green military vehicles drove into the company grounds and stopped downstairs.
Soldiers in uniform soon followed, about a dozen of them, led by a burly middle-aged man.
"Colonel, good day, I’m Wei Chen, in charge of the wrap-up for this mission!"
"Alright, please send a few men with me. There are a few more bodies to deal with in the mountains to the north," Ling Feng said with a smile.
Wei Chen was taken aback, then quickly turned to arrange for personnel. Afterward, he asked with confusion, "I thought there were only six people? We already have five bodies here..."
"It got complicated. They had an inside man in the country, who I found and eliminated," Ling Feng said flatly.
Wei Chen was astonished, his eyes wide, "Well, that’s a big case!"
"You said it!"
Ling Feng gave a wry smile and went downstairs with the soldiers.
The afternoon was spent busy until evening, by which time all the work was done. Everything that needed to be taken away was gone. As for the office at Guoxin Company, President Zhang said they would refurbish it themselves and didn’t need to trouble the military.
Strictly speaking, Ling Feng should have been responsible for this since he was the one who had left it in that state. But President Zhang was too eager to see him leave to bother asking him to take care of it.
Ling Feng and the others got into the car, and he turned to look at Lin Xue, "Do we head back now?"
"The leader said it’s up to us, if we want to rest a bit, we can go back tomorrow," Lin Xue said as she started the car.
Du Song and He Bing became visibly excited, looking at Ling Feng with anticipation.
Seeing them like this, he could only laugh, "Alright then, let’s celebrate the completion of our mission tonight and head back tomorrow morning!"
"Thanks, boss!"
"Boss is the best! Boss is mighty!"
As soon as they heard this, their spirits soared, and they began to eagerly shower him with flattery.
Lin Xue, holding back laughter, drove the car back to the provincial city. It was now seven in the evening, and the sky had completely darkened.
Ling Feng was in a good mood, so he decided to treat everyone at his own expense, taking them to a fancy-looking seafood restaurant.
While feasting, Lin Xue couldn’t help but remind him, "That Kong Sheng disappeared without a trace after he escaped. He’s a menace that we can’t take lightly."
"I know, but I bet he won’t show his face for a while. Let him lie low for some time, and by then, I guess I’ll have reached the Qi Strength Realm, and won’t I just play him to death?" Ling Feng chuckled.
"You’re going to break through?" asked Du Song, looking up bewildered from his meal.
"Not yet, but I should get there pretty quickly with a bit of effort!" Ling Feng laughed.
Stunned, Du Song said, "You make it sound so easy, it’s maddening comparing oneself to others!"