Chapter 400 Going to the Meeting
After finishing those words, Joanna sighed, "It seems your promise is definitely going to be broken."
"Why?" Ling Feng asked.
"The Spirit Stone has already been taken; where can you find it? Without a way to retrieve it, all you can do is to drag your feet!" Joanna said.
Ling Feng chuckled, "I think there’s still a chance!"
"Exactly!" Zhang He nodded in agreement.
Joanna looked at them, somewhat surprised, "What do you mean? You have a way to find Wildcat?"
"This person moves mysteriously, we don’t even know what they look like, how do you propose we find them?"
Ling Feng smiled, then said mysteriously, "However, I believe she will come looking for me on her own!"
"Hm?"
Joanna was first puzzled, then suddenly realized, "Oh! You mean..."
"You guessed it, she went through all this trouble to steal a top-grade Spirit Stone the size of a thumb, only to find out that Ling Feng actually has two much larger ones, how could she resist?" Zhang He laughed.
"But, the Spirit Stone isn’t here," Joanna said.
"It doesn’t matter, the message has been sent out. If she wants it, she’ll definitely come to me!" Ling Feng laughed.
Joanna glanced at him, "You don’t seem worried at all?"
"Of course, she may have succeeded here, but to steal the Spirit Stone from my hands, she would have to be a deity!" Ling Feng said with conviction.
"Braggart!" Joanna said, disbelievingly.
Unable to explain, Ling Feng just smiled, "Believe it or not, but I do have that confidence!"
As the three of them were talking, Luther walked over furiously, "You guys still have the mood to chat!"
"You came at the right time, take a look at this."
Zhang He glanced at him, saying coldly.
A minute later, Luther was staring, dumbstruck, at the blurry pattern, "How is this possible!"
"Why not possible? Now the fact is right here, your Spirit Stone was lost because of this, and the machine was brought by you!" Zhang He said coldly.
A flicker of panic crossed Luther’s eyes, then he hastily said, "So what, after all, it was lost on your turf, don’t think of shirking the responsibility!!"
"Rest assured, no one wants to shirk responsibility, but if you want to get the Spirit Stone back, you’ll have to cooperate with us!" Zhang He said indifferently.
Luther’s eyes flickered, knowing that someone had tampered with his machine without his knowledge, and he surely couldn’t escape the responsibility.
So after hesitating, he turned to look at Ling Feng, "You’re not planning to break your promise, are you?"
"How could I? If I’ve promised, I’ll definitely fulfill it!"
Ling Feng smiled, then continued, "But as you know, Wildcat’s whereabouts are currently unknown, and there’s a high likelihood the Spirit Stone has circulated outside. It will take some time to find it back!"
"This..."
Luther was lost for words, seemingly smelling a whiff of conspiracy.
"Therefore, we will commit fully to solving this case. If it turns out that the Spirit Stone cannot be recovered, I will honor my promise!" Ling Feng said with a smile.
Having said that, he looked down at the time, "Director Zhang, I have another appointment tonight; I have to leave first!"
"Okay, leave the rest to us. The Demon Capital sub-bureau will certainly spare no effort in tracking down Wildcat!" Zhang He nodded.
The two of them played their parts, and Joanna watched on the side with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, seeing Luther stunned and still a bit slow on the uptake, she couldn’t help but chuckle to herself!
It wasn’t until Ling Feng had left that Luther seemed to realize something and looked back at Zhang He, "You don’t plan to keep dragging this out, do you?"
"Of course not!"
Zhang He looked solemn, "Please trust us, as long as that Wildcat is still within my Huaxia, we will definitely help you get the Spirit Stone back!"
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Ling Feng left the venue and quickly returned to the hotel, then immediately dialed Li Fei’er’s phone.
She picked up right away, "What’s up, uncle?"
"Li Yun told you about those two stones, didn’t he?" Ling Feng asked.
"Yes, they have already been placed in Nine Heavens, no one can take them except for Qian Qian and us!" said Li Fei’er.
Ling Feng nodded, "Good, this news has been leaked now, I believe it won’t be long before someone knows my home address, so be careful in the next couple of days."
"Don’t worry, uncle, if anyone tries to steal your stuff, I’ll beat them to death!" Li Fei’er declared confidently.
Ling Feng smiled, "I knew you were the best, I’ll buy you something delicious when I get back!"
"Good to know!" Li Fei’er huffed.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuhe came over and asked, "What happened?"
Ling Feng gave a wry smile and told her about what had happened at the venue, then said, "After this incident, let’s shorten our trip if we can. I want to get back earlier!"
"Okay, I’ll listen to you," Chen Yuhe nodded.
Glancing at the time, there was still more than an hour before the cocktail party started. Ling Feng smiled at her, "Why haven’t you started getting dressed? Tonight you have to dress splendidly and outshine all the other women there!"
"How is that possible?"
Chen Yuhe’s face turned red.
"Why not? You’re so beautiful, and with a little extra care in dressing up, you’re sure to be the center of attention!" Ling Feng said with a smile.
Chen Yuhe pouted, "I’m not that vain!"
However, despite her words, she still quickly went back to her room to change clothes.
After spending almost half an hour, when she emerged from the room, Ling Feng’s eyes lit up!
She was in an off-shoulder white evening gown, with the hem trailing down to her ankles, looking like a fairy!
Coupled with the faint blush on her face and the way she bit her lip, Ling Feng couldn’t help but say, "I must have saved the universe in my last life right?"
"So cheesy!"
Chen Yuhe felt pleased inside, but she rolled her eyes at him outwardly.
It was about time, and Wang Laogen called, "Are you ready? I’m waiting downstairs!"
"Got it, coming right now!"
After heading downstairs, they saw a limousine parked by the door. Once Ling Feng got in the car, he joked, "Old Wang is really considerate, dressing up like this with Yuhe but taking a cab would seem a bit inappropriate."
"Nonsense, you think I wouldn’t consider that?" Wang Laogen shot him a glance.
Ling Feng chuckled and sized him up, "You look good today, too, that suit really suits you!"
"Of course, it’s a hundred thousand a piece after all!"
Wang Laogen beamed with pride at the compliment on his suit.
The trip took twenty minutes, and the three of them arrived at the cocktail party venue.
At the entrance to the hall, staff were waiting to check guests’ invitations; it seemed that without it, one wouldn’t be able to enter the event.
It was Ling Feng’s first time at such an event, and he was inevitably curious, looking around endlessly.
At that moment, Wang Laogen poked him, "Don’t look like a country bumpkin, what’s there to see?"