Chapter 230 - 212: Shocking, What Has Feng Country Done?

Chapter 230: Chapter 212: Shocking, What Has Feng Country Done?

Time passed.

In Liping City, the capital of Cambodia, when everything had settled down, the people stepped out of their homes in the morning only to discover a shocking scene.

The capital’s national flag had been changed. It was no longer the flag of Cambodia, but a black banner emblazoned with an eastern dragon.

It looked like the flag of the Xuanfeng Alliance.

Why was the Xuanfeng Alliance’s flag flying over their capital?

Then, in disbelief, the citizens watched as vehicles drove past on the streets, the slogans displayed on them shocking everyone.

"A warm celebration of Cambodia’s merger into the Xuanfeng Alliance! We are now one family, striving together to lead the people to prosperity and make them wealthy..."

It wasn’t just the vehicles spreading propaganda on the streets; outdoor screens everywhere were also broadcasting the news.

In the news report, their president, Baguda, was personally announcing the news.

The news was utterly staggering.

Naturally, no one paid any attention to the special electronic collar around Baguda’s neck.

As this shocking news hit the people of Cambodia, the information was also being sent by Feisen to media outlets around the world.

This urgency was, of course, a result of Lu Feng’s orders before he left.

When the international media received the news, they were stunned.

This was especially true for the Western French Union news agency. When its director, Dais, received the news, he was completely dumbfounded.

’What in the divine hell is going on?’

This wasn’t the first time he’d received news about this Xuanfeng Alliance.

At first, he had dismissed the Xuanfeng Alliance as a child’s game, but who would have thought their strength would be so unexpected? They actually had 15,000 soldiers.

That was already comparable to the republic established by the Ta** forces.

Now, the republic established by the Ta** was already beginning to participate in international affairs.

But what was this? Cambodia, a long-established nation, had merged with the Xuanfeng Alliance?

The Xuanfeng Alliance was a newly founded micronation; surely its institutions were incomplete. Cambodia, on the other hand, was a fully established country with a military that far surpassed the Xuanfeng Alliance’s.

So why would Cambodia choose to merge into the Xuanfeng Alliance?

It was illogical. Completely illogical.

But there was no doubt this news would create enormous waves.

It also meant the Xuanfeng Alliance had become something entirely different.

...

「In the Seaside Villa.」

When Lu Feng woke up that morning, he too had received news from the Xuanfeng Alliance, as well as the news video from Chen Bo showing Baguda’s announcement of the merger.

In other words, Red Lizard and Feisen’s team had already taken care of business.

But that made sense. With General Dali and the other officers fitted with electronic collars, all of Cambodia’s soldiers were under control.

Furthermore, with President Baguda and other key officials captured and also collared, the official government structure was now under their control as well.

Those people had no other choice.

After receiving the video from Chen Bo, Lu Feng took out the files and the USB drive he had gotten from Liu Huaqiang.

These documents were the key to dealing with that Mr. Chen.

He had been forced to reconcile with the man before due to the special domestic environment, yet the man still dared to provoke him. This time would be different.

If the man weren’t in such a special position, Lu Feng would have "taken care" of him just like he had with Liu Huaqiang.

The man should be grateful for the layer of protection that special system provided him.

Besides, he shouldn’t think that his status alone meant he had Lu Feng in the palm of his hand.

Now that the Xuanfeng Alliance had absorbed Cambodia, Lu Feng had far fewer scruples about many things.

Just as Lu Feng was thinking, a call came in from Wang Kai. His voice was urgent. "President Lu, the people from the anti-monopoly department sent another notice. They’re coming over again today. I’m afraid this will be the day things come to a head. What’s your decision?"

Everyone knew the real reason for all this: someone had their eyes on President Lu’s shares in Qingfeng Network Company.

Under these circumstances, following Douyin’s example wasn’t a bad choice—give up a large number of shares in exchange for the room to survive and grow.

The fear was that some people wouldn’t be satisfied with just shares; they’d want operational control of the company too.

It wasn’t the first or second time something like this had happened. Some people were just incredibly greedy.

Hearing this, Lu Feng chuckled and said, "President Wang, when they arrive, just tell them I’ve already decided to bring in external investment."

"Al... Alright!" Wang Kai replied, his tone tinged with a slight sigh.

’As expected, Chairman Lu has no choice but to compromise,’ he thought. ’I just hope he can maintain his controlling position in the company.’

’The people after Qingfeng Network Company are extremely greedy.’

But then Lu Feng added, "Oh, right. When the time comes, release a news story about the Xuanfeng Alliance. Cambodia has merged into it; they’re one entity now. I’ll send you the news footage in a bit."

"Huh? How is that possible?" Wang Kai was stunned by the news.

He knew about the Xuanfeng Alliance.

Qingfeng Network Company had just published news about them not long ago. Everyone knew the Xuanfeng Alliance was pathetically weak, with almost no power to speak of.

But Cambodia was different. It had existed for a long time and had a population of over five million.

And that was with many citizens unregistered—most of them, in fact. If everyone were registered, the population would be even larger.

And now Cambodia had merged into the Xuanfeng Alliance? How was that even conceivable?

And after the merger, their scale wouldn’t be small.

This was a classic case of a snake swallowing an elephant.

This news would shock a lot of people.

But why was Chairman Lu so concerned with news about the Xuanfeng Alliance? Why insist on publishing it at a time like this?

Of course, Wang Kai had no idea this was all part of Lu Feng’s plan.

The Xuanfeng Alliance’s annexation of Cambodia was meant to be known by everyone, including the domestic government. An Alliance of this magnitude was something even the higher-ups couldn’t afford to ignore; they would have to pay attention.

After all, one could tell from the government’s consistent attitude toward Ba Country that the higher-ups desperately needed the support of other nations, even very small ones.

After annexing Cambodia, the Xuanfeng Alliance was no longer small, so it would naturally be taken seriously.

Therefore, if Qingfeng Network Company were to announce an investment from the Xuanfeng Alliance’s capital at this time, it would be classified as foreign investment.

Qingfeng Network Company would become a foreign-controlled entity.

At that point, the higher-ups would definitely pay attention. And given their consistent attitude toward foreign investment, those plotting in the shadows would surely have to be wary.

The key was that the higher-ups needed to set an example for other small nations. They couldn’t be seen allowing a situation where a small country’s capital was targeted after partnering with a domestic company.

Then, it would be amusing to have the Xuanfeng Alliance lodge a protest.

We’d see if those people still had the guts to make a move then.

Sometimes, foreign investment had just this kind of effect. It was exasperating, but effective!

And after that, it would be time for him to release the information from the files and USB drive he got from Liu Huaqiang to deal with Mr. Chen.

Once public opinion was stirred up, if Mr. Chen then "disappeared," as long as he couldn’t be found and there was no evidence, Lu Feng could have Master Kai’s connections work their magic. After enough time passed, the case would have to be closed as a flight from justice.

「Qingfeng Network Company.」

Wang Kai arrived at the office early. Not long after, his secretary reported that the people from the anti-monopoly department had arrived.

As soon as they arrived, the person in charge said to Wang Kai, "President Wang, we’re here to issue our final notice. We hope to have your answer today."

Seeing them, Wang Kai said with an air of resignation, "Sir, our boss has already decided to bring in other investors. Please give us a little more time."

Hearing this, the anti-monopoly official knew their objective had been achieved. Fully aware of the situation, he spouted some more platitudes before leaving Qingfeng Network Company.

The moment the official stepped out of Qingfeng Network Company, he took out his phone and made a call. "They’ve compromised. They agreed to bring in external investment. You can make your move now."

On the other end of the line, a middle-aged man was taking the call in a private room.

Several other people could be seen in the room, one of whom was none other than Mr. Ma from Penguin.

After hanging up, the middle-aged man said, "Qingfeng Network Company has compromised. Our combined efforts weren’t in vain."

Another person said, "We should thank the one who stirred up this trouble in the first place. It allowed us to ride the wave."

At this, Mr. Ma chuckled. "Gentlemen, since they’ve compromised, we should start thinking about how to divide Qingfeng Network Company’s shares and how to prevent others from getting a piece of the pie."

His mood at that moment was somewhat complicated.

After all, his own company, Penguin, had been treated the same way by the very people in this room, forcing him to compromise. But now, he had become one of the perpetrators.

The others, however, simply nodded at his words.

「Tianzhou City.」

Secretary Chu also received the news quickly and immediately went to find Mr. Chen to report. "Mr. Chen, latest news. Qingfeng Network Company has agreed to bring in external investment and give up shares."

"Excellent!" Mr. Chen laughed upon hearing the news.

Everything was going according to his plan.

But right at that moment, Qingfeng Network Company released a news story that shocked everyone.