Chapter 1116 - 1116: Sorry About This

After Qi Guanghe and the others exited, Lu Yao walked up to Xiao Feng, adjusted his glasses and said, "Brother Yanhuang, I think you shouldn't entirely blame Xuanxuan for this matter."

"You're speaking on her behalf too?"

"I'm not speaking on her behalf, it's just that at the time Xuanxuan didn't know you planned to turn the tables and trick Qi Guanghe out of ten million." Lu Yao patiently advised, "Besides, ten million is not a small amount. What if Qi Guanghe doesn't acknowledge the debt..."

"As long as there's an IOU, I naturally have ways to make him acknowledge it!"

Lu Yao smiled wryly, "Anyway, there's no one at fault here with intentional wrongdoing; at most, it was an unintended mistake.

After all, no one has eyes in the back of their head."

After waiting for a moment, seeing Xiao Feng still staying silent, Lu Yao had no choice but to bring up Lin Zhiyan, "Brother Yanhuang, if Xuanxuan moves out and something happens, you'll have a hard time explaining to her sister."

"What's so hard to explain?" Xiao Feng chuckled lightly, "Everyone heard it, she insisted on moving out herself, I didn't drive her away. If something happens, what does it have to do with me?"

Lu Yao knew that Xiao Feng was still angry at the moment, estimating it would be hard to pacify him soon, so could only temporarily set the matter aside and deal with it after the assessment was over.

Half a moment later, Du Qingyue came over and asked, "Half the people have already been eliminated, are you ready to quit?"

Of course, though she asked, she already had the answer in her heart.

Based on Xiao Feng's character, he definitely wouldn't quit this early.

Sure enough, Xiao Feng replied, "Quitting now wouldn't maximize the benefits.

To be safe, it's better to take a chance first, see if we can solve the problem with this big client quickly."

While speaking, he pointed his finger at Shang Shanhu.

"Solve it quickly?" Du Qingyue pondered for a moment and suddenly realized, "You mean... have him knock out one of those seventeen people under Gong Kaishan?"

"Smart!" Xiao Feng didn't hold back his praise.

...

Meanwhile, the seventeen-member squad running around to complete their targets all sneezed together.

Everyone looked at each other, each feeling an inexplicable eeriness.

All sneezing together for the first time in their lives!

After a silence of almost half a minute, Gong Kaishan laughed heartily and broke the silence, saying, "Seems like our tacit understanding has reached a certain level, even such trivial matters as sneezing are simultaneous."

"Shut up!" Li Ying rebuked coldly.

Unlike Gong Kaishan, who was carefree, she couldn't explain the situation and had to chalk it up to coincidence, then called to move on.

They say that certain things have signs before they happen.

For instance, ants move home, snakes cross paths, indicating imminent rain.

And seventeen people sneezing at the same time, naturally, means they've already been targeted by a shrewd... ahem, legitimate businessman trading materials.

Unfortunately, no one can decipher such signs...

"We can't go on like this!"

Running at the front of the team, Li Ying stopped and sternly said, "If we continue like this, we may not complete our targets."

Upon hearing this, the team also looked solemn, the safety factor of a joint action of seventeen people was greatly increased.

But with joint action comes the problem of "many wolves, little meat."

From the start of the skirmish until now, the seventeen were running here and there, almost tripping over themselves, but the results appeared not too ideal.

They encountered two squads of over ten men in total, and while eliminating more than twenty people sounds like a lot, averaged among seventeen of them, the results are indeed pitiful.

"No clue what's up with Brother Xiao Feng suddenly not helping us complete the targets, was he eliminated?" Gong Kaishan asked, puzzled.

Li Ying twitched her lips twice, angrily said, "I really want to open your brain and see if it's human brain or pig brain.

If Xiao Feng was eliminated, where did the title 'Shrewd Businessman 009' come from?

Forget it, now's not the time to talk about this.

Let's talk business, for us to complete the targets, we must split up!"

Everyone contemplated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Since what Li Ying said was all true, if they continue as "conjoined twins," they might not complete their targets.

But even so, looking at the approximately half of the people left in the field, at most a little over half can complete their targets.

Li Ying thought for a moment and said, "Considering safety, everyone can pair up."

As she finished speaking, Qian Shaoyuan immediately raised his hand and said, "Sister Ying, I'll pair with you."

The others paired up too, and in the end... Gong Kaishan was left alone, unsettled.

"No, how can you do this, looking down on me?" Gong Kaishan protested angrily, "I always treat you like brothers and sisters, now no one's willing to have me with them?"

Someone showed a conflicted look and said, "Brother Shan, or how about..."

Gong Kaishan immediately showed anticipation, waiting for the invitation to team up.

However, after a long moment of hesitation that person said, "Or, you'd better act alone, your strength is recognized among us..."

Before finishing, Gong Kaishan waved to cut off, "Don't say anymore, nothing more, my heart's gone cold, goodbye!"

Finished speaking, striding away, his back was so desolate and helpless.

Li Ying opened her mouth, wanting to hold him back, but thinking it's not a real farewell, after weighing pros and cons, she allowed him to leave alone.

"No need to waste more time, let's scatter and act, go!"

At Li Ying's order, sixteen people scattered like flower petals and went in different directions.

After walking nearly a hundred meters, Gong Kaishan secretly glanced back, finding the emptiness behind him, sadness arose uncontrollably.

"Snowflakes fluttering, the north wind whistles..."

Singing a melancholic song, Gong Kaishan decided to channel his sadness into strength, determined to prove his value with actions!

Let those reluctant to team with him see how blind they are!

Unexpectedly, after splitting from the group, Gong Kaishan's luck seemed to turn. In less than half an hour, he eliminated four people repeatedly.

This greatly boosted his confidence, resolved even if he completes his target, he'd keep eliminating one after another.

Facing two eliminates a pair, three-five at once...

Then just try fighting first, if it doesn't work, run!

Just then, footsteps sounded from behind, seemingly quite a crowd.

Gong Kaishan didn't dare scale-up, quickly considering a place to hide, but glanced through binoculars to excitingly find, "Brother Xiao Feng!"

Seeing those behind were actually Xiao Feng, Gong Kaishan lowered his guard and sprinted without precaution.

This surprised Xiao Feng, "Why are you alone, where are the others?"

"Ah..." Gong Kaishan sighed, dismayed, "It's a long story."

"So you're acting alone now?"

"Yes, can I team up with you guys?"

Xiao Feng patted Gong Kaishan's shoulder, sincerely said, "Brother, sorry..."