Chapter 1705 - 1704: Clues
Smack was a bit stunned, Ling Feng directly blocked him from speaking, he didn’t even know what to say.
After a moment of silence, he asked, "Why?"
"Because I don’t like you!"
Ling Feng looked at him and said seriously, "I know a bit about what you’ve done, and I’m very aware of your ambitions, including what you’re trying to achieve with this competition. I know exactly what your ultimate goal is!"
"My ambitions?"
Smack smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Mr. Ling, you’re being a bit prejudiced. We did have some conflicts before, but you don’t understand me at all!"
"Really?"
Ling Feng glanced at him and sneered, "I have no interest in your character, only in your way of doing things. No matter how grand your ambitions, if you use despicable means, then in my heart, you’re not a good person!"
Smack was speechless again.
He sighed and looked at Ling Feng, "Are you really not planning to form an alliance with me?"
"Really!"
Ling Feng nodded, "Even if you have the wealth of a nation and global influence, I am not interested!"
At this point, he paused, "By the way, let me remind you, you’re not the only one who wants to dominate the world. I just rejected someone from the Roth family yesterday! Their ideas are the same as yours!"
"Oh?"
Smack was obviously unaware of this matter and was taken aback.
Ling Feng glanced at him, secretly laughing to himself: These people used to disdain me, and now that they see I have power, they want to come over and benefit. Do they really think I’m Guanyin Bodhisattva?
He deliberately leaked the matter about the Roth family to make them suspicious of each other, even compete with each other, so that in the end they’ll fight among themselves. This can reduce a lot of trouble for him!
Seeing Smack’s contemplative expression, Ling Feng knew he had done the right thing.
After a moment of silence, Smack raised his head, "Thank you, Mr. Ling, for telling me this. If you hadn’t said it, I’d still be in the dark."
"Shouldn’t it be otherwise?"
Ling Feng smiled, "With your ability, you should have long heard about the Roth family’s plans!"
"I’ve always been focused on my own affairs, not paying much attention to the outside world. But thanks to Mr. Ling’s reminder, I will indeed need to pay more attention in the future!"
Smack said, then looked at Ling Feng, "By the way, I have an unreasonable request!"
"Go ahead!"
"Even if we don’t form an alliance, can we just let bygones be bygones regarding our past conflicts?" Smack asked.
Ling Feng smiled, "Of course!"
After all, he hadn’t lost anything before, whereas Smack had suffered heavy losses, losing both wife and soldiers, so what was there to dwell on?
Seeing him agree so readily, Smack nodded, "Well, I’ll be frank. I do want to have more dealings with Mr. Ling, but you’re not interested, and I can’t force it. If in the future there’s an opportunity in various aspects, we can still cooperate more, do some mutually beneficial things."
"Sure, I have no objection to that. I’ve heard that Mr. Smack’s company’s technological level is world-leading. If you have plans to invest and set up a factory, I can provide you with land in Huaxia." Ling Feng said.
Smack’s eyes lit up and he nodded, "No problem!"
Saying this, he immediately pressed a button next to him, and soon a white woman in a suit walked in.
"Linda, does the company’s latest investment plan include Huaxia?" Smack asked.
"There’s an intention to invest in setting up a factory, but several local governments over there want it, and we haven’t decided yet." Linda said.
Smack looked at Ling Feng, "Mr. Ling, where can you provide me with land?"
Ling Feng was a bit speechless, not expecting him to be so straightforward. Was he going to finalize it right away?
After some thought, he said, "Near my hometown. I’ve established a group company at home, a village-run enterprise. You can liaise business with this company!"
"Very good, then it’s settled!"
Smack said, then turned to Linda, "Reject the invitations from those governments and say we’ve already chosen a location!"
"Okay!"
Linda nodded and turned to Ling Feng, "Mr. Ling, please give me your company’s contact information. I’ll send someone to communicate immediately."
"Certainly!"
Ling Feng nodded and gave her Zhang Lan’s phone number.
After Linda left, Smack was very happy and said with a smile, "This time, I will invest one billion US Dollars in Huaxia. How does Mr. Ling feel about that?"
"It’s alright, not a lot!"
Ling Feng smiled and then asked, "Is there anything else? If not, I’d like to go watch the competition!"
Smack was a bit choked, and smiled bitterly, "Why bother watching what you already know the outcome of? Also, I have something else to tell you!"
"What is it?" Ling Feng asked.
"About last night’s matter, does Mr. Ling not want to know who did it?" Smack asked.
Ling Feng’s spirit was instantly lifted, and he asked with wide eyes, "Who is it?"
Smack smiled, "I’ve got some clues. If Mr. Ling is interested, shall I play it for you now?"
"Certainly!"
Ling Feng nodded immediately, "If you can help me find out who kidnapped my brother, I’ll owe you for it!"
Hearing this, Smack became even more spirited and immediately turned on the screen on the wall, then pressed the remote.
It was surveillance footage, and once it started playing, Ling Feng saw a dozen people walk out of a hotel lobby and then scatter, going onto the street.
Then the scene switched, the camera cut to an alley.
The teammate who went missing last night appeared, carrying some items, walking along.
Soon he paused, looked back warily, and was instantly covered by a big net!
The teammate struggled desperately, but was firmly bound, unable to move for a moment!
Then several people appeared in the footage, precisely one of those who came out of the hotel earlier, stepped forward and knocked the teammate unconscious, then carried him out of the camera’s coverage!
Ling Feng clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and asked, "Mr. Smack, you’re quite resourceful, getting this surveillance footage from nearby!"
"It’s nothing, it doesn’t even cost money to get it. Of course, if Mr. Ling tried, it would probably be not so easy!" Smack said with a smile.
Seeing his smugness, Ling Feng didn’t say much, just rolled his eyes in his mind, then quickly asked, "And then? Have you already identified who these people are?"
"I have a list here, all staying in that hotel. Mr. Ling can identify it himself, you should be able to know very soon!" Smack said.
"Very good, then I’ll bother you for a few minutes here!" Ling Feng immediately said.
