This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 335 - 67 Vertical and Horizontal Alliances (Part 2)_2
Chapter 335 -67 Vertical and Horizontal Alliances (Part 2)_2
Li Fei said.
Xia Huan’s eyes lit up upon hearing these words.
Purchasing exotic beast food quarterly, the cost over a year was not a small sum. If they could get it for thirty percent less, the saved money could naturally be distributed as profit.
Over time, the profits from this would be quite substantial.
And it wasn’t just about the money; the most important thing was the performance record!
“I negotiated a deal on behalf of the Inspection General Office and saved the organization a substantial amount of money—that’s a solid achievement.”
Therefore, Xia Huan was tempted; he believed his immediate superior would be tempted as well.
“I need to consult with my superiors.”
Xia Huan said to Li Fei.
“Please, take your time, Lord Xia.”
So, Xia Huan left the elegant room to make a phone call.
Li Fei sat alone in the elegant room and quietly waited for over ten minutes until Xia Huan returned.
“I apologize for keeping the Ghost King waiting.”
Xia Huan said with an apologetic smile.
“How did it go?”
Li Fei looked at him.
“I look forward to a pleasant cooperation with the Ghost King.”
Xia Huan extended his hand first.
Meaning, the bigwigs at the Inspection General Office had agreed to the conditions proposed by Li Fei.
Li Fei also extended his hand and shook hands with Xia Huan.
However, his hand was covered with a thick leather glove.
Because he was meeting someone from the Inspection General Office tonight, those in intelligence had keen observation skills, and there might be some unusual methods to identify someone through minor details.
So, Li Fei was extremely careful.
After the handshake, the two sat down again, and Xia Huan began to share the intelligence and clues held by the Inspection General Office:
“The night Zhang Zongyang was murdered, he went out alone and secretly headed to that mansion to meet someone.”
“Who did he meet?”
Li Fei asked.
Actually, about what happened that night, his initial curiosity was about this very point.
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An official of Zhang Zongyang’s status would have a corresponding protocol for travel; even if he was making an incognito visit, there would be security personnel with him.
But the night Zhang Zongyang was murdered, nobody knew in advance that he was going to that mansion; he went there quietly alone.
This significantly increased the difficulty of the investigation.
Shangguan Xiao, after returning to Datong Prefecture City, also expended a great deal of effort to investigate the mansion, but no clues were discovered.
Now it seems the Inspection General Office had found out something.
“He went to see a woman.”
Xia Huan said, “The origins of this woman are a mystery; someone has deliberately concealed them. What we can be sure of is that Zhang Zongyang had been secretly meeting with this woman for as long as a year, and that mansion was the place where they met each time.”
“A woman…”
Li Fei’s eyes became odd.
Looking at it this way, it resembled clandestine meetings with a lover.
Was someone like Zhang Zongyang also prone to such common behavior?
“Do we have information on this woman’s identity? Have you found her?”
Li Fei pressed on with the question.
Xia Huan: “We only know her alleged name is Xiaorui; using investigations and interviews with people she has been in contact with, we’ve managed to create a sketch of her. However, we haven’t found her yet. We only know the last place she was seen was in Baiyang City, and after that, she vanished without a trace.”
“Baiyang City… which means she may have already left Datong Prefecture.”
Li Fei murmured and then said to Xia Huan, “I want the sketch of this woman.”
“That’s fine; I’ve already instructed our people to bring the sketch over, so please wait a moment.”
Xia Huan said.
“I heard Zhang Zongyang was poisoned by something that acts on a timed basis before he died. Based on this poison, have you found any clues? Are there any suspects within the Zhang Family?”
Li Fei continued to ask.
“As for the poison, we have engaged Professor Mo Yizhou from Wuda to help analyze; once he has results, we can inform you immediately.”
Xia Huan said.
“Mo Yizhou?”
Li Fei recalled that this Mr. Mo had not come to teach him for a few days, claiming there was a delay with something urgent.
Thinking back, those days were precisely when Zhang Zongyang had just been assassinated.
So at that time, Mo Yizhou had already been invited by the Inspection General Office to assist.
“This Mr. Mo is a master of poisonology; if even he can’t find clues from the poison, then probably no one can.”
Xia Huan added an explanation.
“Understood.”
Li Fei nodded; he was more aware of Mo Yizhou’s skills than others, especially since he had formulated the ‘Poison Formula,’ which had caused Mo Yizhou to advance by leaps and bounds in pharmacology!
It seemed he didn’t need to ask anyone for leads in this area; he could rely entirely on himself to acquire them.
“How about within the Zhang Family?”
“People inside the Zhang Family, we’ve also been secretly investigating them for over a month, and now we have a few suspects. The specific intelligence, I’ve had our people bring it to you along with the portraits.”
Indeed, once a state machine like the Inspection General Office committed to an investigation with Full Power, it was impossible not to find any trace.
Li Fei nodded in satisfaction.
If he could find the real culprit through the leads provided by the Inspection General Office, then he could renegotiate the terms he had agreed to with Feng Sanniang.
“Have someone bring the intelligence and the portraits to Zhang Mansion; I’ll be waiting at the entrance.”
Li Fei stood up and said to Xia Huan.
He had three negotiations to attend tonight.
The first was with Feng Sanniang.
The second was with the Inspection General Office.
The third was with the Zhang Family.
Having said this, he left the elegant room.
“Ghost King, rest assured, it will be delivered.”
Xia Huan called out from behind him.
Next, Li Fei got into the car and instructed the driver to head to Zhang Mansion.
The car stopped outside the grand entrance of Zhang Mansion after a dozen minutes.
Zhang Zedong, Zhang Zongming, and the other heads of their respective branches were all waiting at the gate!
If Zhang Zongyang were still around, the Zhang Family, with its status, naturally wouldn’t need to make such a grand gesture for a single individual.
But now, it was only because of Li Fei that the entire Zhang Family was able to survive this crisis, and naturally, they needed to treat this evening’s conversation with the utmost seriousness.
Shangguan Xiao also stood at the forefront of the crowd, feeling somewhat moved.
Previously, she had led Li Fei to the Zhang Mansion, and now it had changed to her welcoming Li Fei to the Zhang Mansion from outside the doors.
The Green-faced Ghost King, who had shaken the entire Datong Prefecture, was actually a teenager who had practiced Martial Arts for less than two years, just eighteen years old this year.
Even if someone were to tell this story, no one would believe it.
With this thought, a smile appeared on Shangguan Xiao’s face.
She took the lead in welcoming him, and the rest followed closely behind.
Li Fei got out of the car.
Just as Zhang Zedong and others were hesitating whether to shout “Welcome, Ghost King,” Shangguan Xiao was the first to speak:
“Long time no see.”
“Long time no see.”
Li Fei nodded at Shangguan Xiao and said in a low voice.
Seeing the relationship between the two was closer than they had imagined, the Zhang Family members present breathed a sigh of relief, feeling less tense.
“Ghost King, please come inside.”
Zhang Zezheng, the eldest son of Zhang Zongyang, spoke.
He was considered the legitimate eldest son of the Zhang Family, but since he was neither accomplished in literature nor skilled in martial arts, his position in the family was not that high; the real head of the main branch was Zhang Zedong.
However, for today’s occasion, his status as Shangguan Xiao’s older brother meant it was more appropriate for him to receive the Green-faced Ghost.
“No need to rush.”
But Li Fei directly refused.
This caused Shangguan Xiao to suppress a laugh internally.
She knew all too well what her family members were like: obsequious to outsiders but ferocious amongst themselves.
If these Zhang Family members felt that the Green-faced Ghost was one of their own, then tonight’s negotiation would be very unfavorable for Li Fei.
So, before Li Fei arrived, Shangguan Xiao had straightforwardly told him, “You don’t need to consider my face, and you don’t have to give any face to the Zhang Family either. The more aloof you are, the more honest they will be!”
Thus, Li Fei truly had no intention of giving face to the Zhang Family.
“Are we starting already?”
Shangguan Xiao secretly found amusement in watching Li Fei’s ‘performance.’
“What is it, Ghost King?”
Zhang Zezheng looked at Li Fei somewhat nervously, his body slightly trembling.
It couldn’t be helped; this legitimate eldest son of the Zhang Family had no talent in Martial Arts and was just an ordinary person, additionally older in age. Facing a Martial Arts powerhouse like Li Fei, it was instinctual for him to feel enormous pressure.
“Ghost King, is there something about my Zhang Family’s reception that has displeased you?”
Zhang Zedong silently advanced, standing beside his older brother, and asked.
But Li Fei did not even look at Zhang Zedong, nor did he respond to him. Instead, he turned to Shangguan Xiao and said softly:
“I’m waiting for something. It will arrive shortly.”
He only gave explanations to Shangguan Xiao, causing the faces of the other Zhang Family members present to change.
And yet, no one dared to utter a word of dissent.
Under the moonlight, a group of people stood outside the gates of Zhang Mansion, accompanying Li Fei in the wait.
…
There will be more tonight, a monthly ticket please.
