Chapter 325 - 301: The Hidden People Strike

Chapter 325: Chapter 301: The Hidden People Strike

Two days passed quickly.

Lu Feng decided it was time to take his group back to the Xuanfeng Alliance.

He had also learned about Baguda recruiting farmers from within the country.

It was, however, an excellent strategy. In just two short days, Qingfeng Network Entertainment Company had received hundreds of thousands of applications from farmers.

Some of these applicants were genuine farmers, while others were just trying to cash in on the opportunity. After all, with a monthly salary of 30,000 to 50,000, who wouldn’t want to go to the Xuanfeng Alliance?

Besides, they probably thought that since the Xuanfeng Alliance was so far away, there would be no way to vet their backgrounds, right?

Unfortunately for them, they had no idea just how many people would be applying.

Crucially, among the applicants were many top graduates from agricultural universities, even some with master’s degrees. After all, many agricultural sciences postgraduates in the country only earned 6,000 to 8,000 a month.

A monthly salary of 30,000 to 50,000 was naturally very attractive.

And for these people, growing cotton was not a problem at all.

Therefore, with candidates like these available, the others were no longer even considered.

After all, the Xuanfeng Alliance wasn’t actually trying to recruit farmers to grow cotton, but rather teachers who could instruct the people of the Xuanfeng Alliance on how to do it. One for each town would suffice. They would be considered cultivation supervisors hired by the Xuanfeng Facial Mask division.

This also made Lu Feng feel that his own plan to attract talent could now be implemented.

With 1.4 billion people in the country, as long as the incentive was great enough, there would be no problem attracting sufficient talent.

He could even attract people from neighboring countries like Myanmar and Ba Country, which were desperately poor.

Later, he could bring out more technology from the game world, use the talent drawn from his home country to lead the people recruited from those poorer nations in development projects, and the Xuanfeng Alliance’s economy would surely develop rapidly and prosper.

Yang Ming approached Lu Feng and said, "Xiaofeng, everything is ready. We can head to the airport as soon as the cars arrive."

Lu Feng nodded. Just as he was about to speak, Xiaozhi’s voice suddenly sounded. "Master, an unexpected situation has occurred. The driver of the reserved car seems to have disappeared. The person driving now is not the original driver. They’ve made their move."

Hearing this, Lu Feng’s brow suddenly furrowed.

Xiaozhi had previously reported that they were being watched, and by people sent from that meddlesome country, no less.

He’d had Xiaozhi monitoring them these past few days, but he hadn’t expected them to finally make a move.

With this in mind, Lu Feng said to Yang Ming, "Cousin, the trip is postponed. I need you to stay here at the hotel with some men to protect Qingxue and the others. I have to go out."

Yang Ming was startled. "Xiaofeng, is something wrong?"

"Yes," Lu Feng nodded, already walking out.

...

In another villa.

A group had gathered once again.

On the multimedia screen before them was a file with a photograph.

The photograph was of Lu Feng.

"Memorize the man in this photo." A blond man pointed at the picture. He was the leader of this operation, a man named Smith.

He was a highly decorated figure in his department, and missions abroad like this were his specialty.

Smith continued, "His name is Lu Feng, a citizen of Dragon Country and the boss of Dragon Country’s Qingfeng Network Company. It’s a very impressive company, comparable to our country’s Facebook, you could say."

"Qingfeng Network Company now has a branch in the Xuanfeng Alliance. The Xuanfeng Facial Mask brand belongs to the Xuanfeng Alliance, but he must have a stake in it."

"Our people also found that while Qingfeng Network Company was in Dragon Country, it faced pressure from the Dragon Country’s system. It was an investment from the Xuanfeng Alliance that resolved the crisis."

"So, that’s probably why he went to the Xuanfeng Alliance. Moreover, this Lu Feng definitely has a deep cooperative relationship with the Xuanfeng Alliance’s mysterious Governor."

"We must get our hands on this man. He’s the type who would join the Xuanfeng Alliance, which means he can be controlled by us. Let’s move!"

The others nodded in agreement.

The group filed out of the villa.

A fleet of cars was parked outside.

They got into the cars, started them up, and drove away from the villa, heading for a warehouse on the outskirts of the city.

The target would be brought there later.

Only two of them got into a pair of extended Lincoln business vans and started the engines, heading for the hotel.

These were the very cars that Lu Feng’s group had booked.

Their target would never guess that the drivers had already been silently replaced.

Soon, the two vehicles arrived outside the hotel and saw Lu Feng standing there, waiting.

But the drivers in both cars were a little confused, as Lu Feng was the only person outside the hotel; the others were nowhere to be seen.

The two cars pulled to a stop.

Fortunately, the men posing as drivers were very experienced. One of them immediately got out of the car, approached Lu Feng respectfully, and asked, "Sir, we’re the drivers for the cars you reserved. Where are the other passengers?"

"I have to go back early. They’re on company leave for another two days to enjoy the sights of France," Lu Feng said, casually getting into the car. "Take me to the airport!"

At this, the two drivers glanced at each other, at a loss.

Still, it seemed plausible. Many companies on business trips abroad would allow for a period of company-sponsored tourism if performance was good.

Just then, Smith’s voice came through their earpieces. "One car, bring him here. The other man, go into the hotel and secure the rest of them. They might be useful as leverage."

Receiving the order, one of the men didn’t hesitate. He immediately got back in the car, started it, and drove off with Lu Feng.

The driver of the other car walked toward the hotel. With a wave of his hand, three more men could be seen getting out of a car across the street and heading toward the hotel with him.

They had already found out which suites their targets were staying in. Now all they had to do was secure them.

For the four of them, controlling those people would be a piece of cake.

Soon, the four men had fitted silencers to their weapons, exited the elevator, and tossed out a signal jammer.

From that moment on, all of the hotel’s surveillance was compromised.

If their intel was correct, the group was staying in the few suites at the end of the hallway.

’The first room should be a few bodyguards, right?’

’Probably bodyguards.’

’But that doesn’t matter. Securing the targets is what’s most important. If they don’t cooperate, we’ll just have to send them on their way.’

But just then, they saw a man walk out in front of them, looking at them with a mocking expression.

It was that bodyguard of Lu Feng’s.

The four men were clearly stunned. It was as if their target knew they were coming.

’How is that possible?’

Then, the four of them heard footsteps approaching from behind.

But in the next moment, a look of terror appeared in their eyes. They only saw the man in front of them blur into an afterimage, moving at a speed they couldn’t possibly react to.

In the blink of an eye, he was in front of them. Two of the men were violently thrown into the air and slammed to the ground.

The other two also detected the attack from behind and spun around instinctively, only to find a monster with bull horns standing there.

The two men were completely dumbfounded.

’What kind of monster?’

They fired their guns instinctively, bullets striking the monster’s body, but at the same time, the monster’s hands clamped around their necks.

With the sound of two necks snapping, the two men were sent to meet their maker.

Vast dropped the two corpses and looked at the other two men.

Those two had been knocked down by Yang Ming’s speed ability. They had just recovered when they saw their two companions turned into corpses, and one of their opponents had transformed into a monster.

’Am I dreaming?’

Before they could react, Yang Ming activated his speed ability again. A dagger had appeared in his hand, and he slit both of their throats.

As blood spurted, the two men slowly collapsed to the ground.

Vast stepped forward and checked the bodies. After a moment, he said, "They’re from the Beautiful Country’s FBA!"

"FBA?" Yang Ming was confused. He had heard of the F-B-I, but he’d never heard of the FBA.

Vast explained, "It’s a special operations unit within the F-B-I that specializes in dirty work. And each and every one of them is countless times stronger than a regular F-B-I agent."

As he spoke, a hint of disdain entered his voice. After all, no matter how strong they were, he and Yang Ming had dealt with them easily.

What did it matter how strong a normal person was? Before those with abilities, they were all just lambs to the slaughter.

Just then, a voice crackled from the earpiece on one of the corpses. "Report. What’s your status?"

"..." Yang Ming.

"..." Vast.

The two of them exchanged a look.

Meanwhile, Smith had arrived at the prepared warehouse. He held a communicator in his hand, awaiting his subordinate’s reply.

The people from the Xuanfeng Alliance were his bargaining chips; he could use their lives to threaten Lu Feng.

A moment later, his subordinate’s voice came through the earpiece. "Mr. Smith, we have them under control."

"Excellent," Smith replied with a smile.

Then, he informed his other subordinate, "The hotel is taken care of. Bring him back."

The other man was driving. Upon receiving the order, he instinctively glanced at Lu Feng in the rearview mirror.

At that moment, Xiaozhi’s voice came through Lu Feng’s Bluetooth earpiece. "Master, they’ve taken care of the men. I have also simulated a voice to report to their people."