Chapter 1172 - 1172: The Calculating Xiao

"Mr. Wang, the account has another five million."

In Wang Lubo's office, the secretary held a folder and reported in front of the desk.

Sitting behind the desk, Wang Lubo asked while munching on sunflower seeds, "Is it the same account that transferred over a million before?"

"Yes."

"Quickly transfer it to Brother Feng."

"Got it!" The secretary agreed and walked out the door.

Wang Lubo couldn't help but marvel, "Brother Feng's ability to earn money really makes me feel I'm left in the dust!"

After lamenting, he couldn't help but think of the scolding a few hours ago.

This issue, Wang Lubo still hasn't figured out, why did Brother Feng scold him after all?

Although from the words before the scolding, it seemed to be related to Chen Fu, but what the relationship could be was beyond his thinking.

Little did he know, Xiao Feng was also left with no choice.

With a breath stuck in his chest, he had to find somewhere to vent it.

Scold Chen Fu?

Firstly, he had no contact information, and secondly, it was somewhat inappropriate.

Scold Chen Feihu?

Couldn't just find the person, and by the time he could contact him, the anger would have suffocated him.

Scold Chen Xiuxiu?

That's even more inappropriate, after all, she's a woman, and has good relationships with Xiao Yatou and others.

Therefore, Wang Lubo became the only outlet for venting, who else could it be!

Moreover, Xiao Feng didn't even feel that Wang Lubo was wrongly scolded.

If it wasn't for this guy, he wouldn't have known Chen Xiuxiu, nor Chen Feihu, and naturally wouldn't have caught Chen Fu's attention, who then praised him by the Third Master, bringing about this trouble.

...

With the money in place, Xiao Feng put his phone in his pocket, smiled, and said, "Actually, the solution is quite simple. If Wang Tingwei threatens you with bankruptcy, what you need to do is be absolutely strong!"

"Absolutely strong?" Tang Mingbo frowned, "But what if she really exposes my company's business secrets..."

"She won't!" Xiao Feng said with certainty, "Firstly, doing so is illegal.

Secondly, since Wang Tingwei knows you have the Third Master backing you, she has to consider the consequences when targeting you."

"But the Third Master said for me to act as if he doesn't exist."

"His exact words were that when facing this matter with Xiao Feng, you're to act as if he doesn't exist. He never said to also ignore him when dealing with Wang Tingwei."

Tang Mingbo asked in confusion, "Is there any difference between the two situations?"

"Of course there's a difference, and it's a very clear one," Xiao Feng said seriously. "Wang Tingwei knows you have the Third Master behind you, so whether you acknowledge the Third Master's presence or not, she can't ignore this fact.

On the other hand, Xiao Feng doesn't know you have the Third Master behind you..."

"Right!" Tang Mingbo exclaimed in realization, "That's the way it is!"

Xiao Feng nodded in satisfaction, thinking to himself that this was finally some "self-awareness of the one being manipulated."

Simply put, the manipulating side hadn't fully understood what they were saying, yet the manipulated side suddenly got enlightened.

Xiao Feng picked up his chopsticks, ate some dishes, and observed Tang Mingbo's reaction with a smile: "Are you thinking that five million just bought this solution, and you're feeling cheated?"

"To be honest, somewhat... a little."

"It's too early to conclude," Xiao Feng replied. "I won't take your money for nothing. This is just the initial plan.

If Wang Tingwei won't let up under your refusal to back down, she'll definitely have other tricks up her sleeve. When that happens, you'll see if the money was well spent."

Hearing this, Tang Mingbo felt somewhat reassured and was about to speak when he noticed the phone screen on the table lighting up from the corner of his eye.

Xiao Feng immediately looked over and saw it was an incoming call without a note, the location being... Jiangcheng?

"Someone from Jiangcheng is calling..." Tang Mingbo said with a serious face, "It's likely Xiao Feng calling."

"No matter who it is, answer first and find out," Xiao Feng urged.

Tang Mingbo nodded and answered the call, putting it on speaker.

"Is this Mr. Tang?" a mature voice came through the phone speaker.

Xiao Feng's eyebrows furrowed instinctively.

This voice... sounded somewhat familiar.

Before he could guess who it was, the caller introduced himself, "I'm Bai Huanyu from Jiangcheng."

"Bai Huanyu?" Tang Mingbo wracked his brain trying to recall but couldn't remember knowing this person.

However, as a businessman, he still chuckled and said, "Ah, Mr. Bai, you're calling me, must be for something?"

"Why must Mr. Tang ask when you already know?" Bai Huanyu's tone revealed no emotion, "You hired someone to insult me, hoping I would compromise, but I want to tell you, the Bai Family won't bow to any power."

"Hired someone to insult you?" Tang Mingbo frowned, "Mr. Bai, there must be some misunderstanding.

We've never met, and there's no grudge between us.

Why would I hire someone to insult you?"

Bai Huanyu chuckled dryly and said, "I'm making this call not to initiate an inquiry, but to express both my personal and the Bai Family's stance, hoping you'll stop and know what's best."

After speaking, he hung up the phone.

Tang Mingbo was left dumbfounded, utterly clueless as to what Bai Huanyu was talking about, not even knowing who Bai Huanyu was, truly feeling bewildered to the extreme.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly thought of a possibility and blurted out, "Could Bai Huanyu be one of Xiao Feng's people?"

"Seems like Mr. Tang isn't familiar with Jiangcheng."

"What do you mean?"

Xiao Feng laughed a bit and explained, "If you knew even a little about Jiangcheng, you would know Bai Huanyu and Xiao Feng are mortal enemies."

"But I clearly didn't hire anyone to insult Bai Huanyu, and what he said about compromise later, I completely don't understand."

"Telling this to me won't change anything," Xiao Feng said nonchalantly, with an indifferent look like it had nothing to do with him.

Tang Mingbo thought for awhile, then put on a smiling face, "I'm a few years older than you, so allow me to call you Brother Xiao, in your opinion, what does Bai Huanyu mean by calling me?"

Xiao Feng glanced at Tang Mingbo, who wore an obvious flattering smile, and felt a bit guilty.

In truth, when Bai Huanyu stated his identity, Xiao Feng already understood that Ye Kuto's strategy was effective.

At first, he suspected Tang Mingbo might be the mastermind, but it turned out Tang Mingbo, like Pei Dengke, was also a victim.

Moreover, Tang Mingbo had just made two transfers totaling six million, which if he continued to exploit him, wouldn't be justifiable.

After briefly considering, Xiao Feng said, "Maybe Xiao Feng felt isolated and deliberately made plans to set up enemies for the Tang Family and Bai Huanyu, so he could watch them fight from a distance.

Of course, this is just my personal guess; no one can guarantee what the truth is."

Tang Mingbo slowly nodded, thinking that the odds were high this was indeed the truth.

Meanwhile, he had a suspicion: could all people surnamed Xiao be this calculating?

Xiao Feng is like this, and so is this Xiao Bajia before him.

However, little did he know, Xiao Feng and Xiao Bajia were actually the same person...