Chapter 398 Almost Embarrassed!
While Luther’s attention was distracted, Zhang He broke free from his grasp, and then he gave Ling Feng a deep look.
A large part of that look was filled with gratitude; after all, he had been on the verge of taking action just moments before.
Luther examined Ling Feng from head to toe, "Kid, what makes you think you can look down on my Spirit Stone? Everyone knows its value, yet you dare to diminish it to evade your responsibilities to Huaxia’s security agency?"
Ling Feng chuckled, "It’s really not worth much. I don’t know where this bumpkin got such a small piece of Spirit Stone and parades around so smugly, like he’s never seen the world!"
Both were communicating through simultaneous interpretation. As soon as Ling Feng stepped forward, the translators backstage immediately broadcast his words.
Upon hearing this, the crowd showed looks of surprise.
In their eyes, this young man seemed to be making unreasonable arguments. Luther was right; he was just trying to shirk responsibility for today’s events!
Hearing Ling Feng’s words, Luther narrowed his eyes and said earnestly, "Kid! You will have to take responsibility for your words!"
"Of course, otherwise, I wouldn’t have stepped forward!"
Ling Feng shrugged his shoulders, sneered, and said, "If I say your thing is trash, it’s trash. You’re as agitated as if someone snatched your wife. Don’t worry, we will definitely find it for you, and if we don’t, we will compensate you!"
"Wow!"
The scene erupted into an uproar; everyone thought they had heard wrong.
Even Zhang He looked astonished and said to Ling Feng, "Don’t talk nonsense!"
"Director Zhang, rest assured, I’m not spouting nonsense!"
Ling Feng smiled slightly, thinking that since things had come this far, he might as well shock them all!
He then stepped onto the podium and addressed the audience, "Luther’s Spirit Stone is not the only one in the world, because I have one too!"
He paused for a moment, and amidst the stunned stares of the audience, he continued, "So please don’t worry. Even if we can’t find the Spirit Stone from earlier, we can still give him an explanation!"
The crowd began whispering to each other. Seeing that this young man was from Huaxia’s security agency, and he was claiming to have a Spirit Stone at such an event, it felt unlikely that he was bluffing!
But Luther seemed unimpressed by Ling Feng’s claim and sneered, "Stop talking nonsense. You say you have a Spirit Stone, then show it to us!"
Ling Feng turned to look at him, "I can show you, but you must promise not to make unreasonable trouble here anymore and interfere with our normal work!"
Luther’s expression stiffened, and then he burst into laughter, "Is this some delaying tactic? Fine, I’ll take your word. I want to see the look on your face when you can’t produce a high-quality Spirit Stone!"
"Actually, I’m quite eager to see the look of dumbfounded shock on your face when you can’t close your mouth!"
With a cold laugh, Ling Feng turned to look at Zhang He, "Director Zhang, the Spirit Stone isn’t on me, so I need to make a phone call."
"You really have one?" Zhang He asked incredulously, eyes wide.
"Really. Once I get through on the call, I can showcase it to everyone via video!" Ling Feng said, nodding seriously.
Zhang He was speechless. Although still incredulous, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart. If this turned out to be true, it would be a great honor for Huaxia and a hefty blow to Luther’s arrogance!
So he quickly nodded, "Good, make your call, and later I will arrange for the video to be played!"
Ling Feng smiled and took out his phone, thinking to himself: "I hope someone is at home. They better not all have entered the Nine Heavens, or I will be embarrassed today!"
His first call was to Li Shiyun, but there was no answer.
The second call went to Xun Qianqian, again no answer.
Li Yumei, Lin Xue... all were unavailable.
Ling Feng’s expression began to change.
The more I feared something, the more likely it was to happen. If I had known this kind of thing would occur, I should’ve brought those two top-grade Spirit Stones with me!
And Luther noticed this point very keenly. He turned around, laughing loudly to the crowd below, "See that? This guy can’t keep his act going anymore!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Ling Feng glared at him fiercely, then dialed Li Fei’er’s number.
This was the last person he could think of to contact. If the call still didn’t go through, he would have to wait until tomorrow.
However, no miracle occurred. The phone rang for a full minute without an answer!
Ling Feng’s heart sank, having hoped to make a fool of Luther, he hadn’t expected to end up humiliating himself instead!
Seeing the change in his expression, Zhang He stepped forward, patting him on the shoulder. Though he didn’t speak, the meaning in his eyes was clear: Thanks for the good intention, but leave it to me now.
Ling Feng forced a bitter smile, feeling extremely embarrassed!
However, just then, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Li Fei’er!
His spirits lifted instantly, and he quickly answered, "Where have you been gallivanting, you girl? Why didn’t you answer the phone just now!"
"Um, it’s me, Li Yun."
Li Yun’s embarrassed voice came through on the other end.
Ling Feng was taken aback, "Why is it you? Where’s Fei’er?"
"They’ve all gone to the Bronze Cauldron space. I just arrived at your place, heard the ringing, and ran in, but I was too late," Li Yun explained.
"Oh, never mind, just listen to me!"
Understanding what had happened, and filled with surprise, Ling Feng quickly continued, "The situation is urgent. We’re going to do a video call in a moment. I need you to follow my directions and go into my room to find two things!"
"Oh, okay..."
Hearing Ling Feng’s anxious tone, Li Yun was startled, but immediately agreed.
After hanging up, Ling Feng’s confident smile returned to his face. He looked at Luther and then at the crowd below, "Wait one minute, and I’ll show you what real top-grade Spirit Stones are!"
The crowd: "..."
Everyone felt like they were watching a farce. They wondered how Ling Feng planned to proceed, but what would the ending be?
At that moment, a staff member connected Ling Feng’s phone to the big screen, and he immediately made a video call.
Two seconds later, Li Yun’s face flashed on the screen, then it quickly switched to the rear camera. Her voice, translated simultaneously, reached everyone’s ears, "What should I do?"
"Go under that single bed, there’s a cardboard box, take it out," Ling Feng instructed, watching the big screen.
"Okay."
The camera moved, quickly reaching the bed. Then, Li Yun crouched down, and all present saw the messy heap of things under the bed.
Socks covered in dust, worn-out slippers; it was a mess.
Ling Feng’s mouth twitched. He couldn’t afford to lose face in front of everyone at this point, so he quickly said, "It’s that box. There’s a metal case inside; take it out and put it on the bed!"
"Got it."
Li Yun was quick, a box with rust marks was placed on the bed.
Ling Feng felt a rush of excitement and continued, "Open it!"