Zhang Heng had no idea what Cheng Xiaofan was planning, and since he was unwilling to say, he didn't press further.
He could see from the young man's confident gaze that whatever was going to happen today wouldn't require his intervention. Cheng Xiaofan would be able to handle those people.
With that in mind, Zhang Heng felt reassured.
Vroom, vroom...
At that moment, the sound of helicopters once again echoed from the sky.
Six helicopters appeared.
They landed on the ground one by one.
From the helicopters emerged over twenty foreigners with blonde hair and blue eyes, both men and women. Among them were about ten reporters.
There were only two Chinese people, a man and a woman.
The man looked to be in his early fifties, tall, and stout, with his hair slicked back to a shiny sheen. He wore a gray suit, exuding an imposing aura.
The woman was in her twenties, fashionably dressed, with long hair cascading over her shoulders, and she was quite attractive.
Cheng Xiaofan could immediately tell that the imposing man was the "officer" Zhang Heng had mentioned, and the woman was his translator.
Zhang Heng walked forward, a smile plastered on his face as he greeted the man, "Officer, you've all arrived!"
The officer nodded at Zhang Heng with a look of arrogance, adopting a condescending posture and asking, "Old Zhang, have things been prepared adequately?"
Zhang Heng nodded. "Everything is ready. As you can see, my special police have set up a cordon, and everyone is in position. We will guarantee the safety of our visitors!"
Upon hearing this, the officer frowned. "Old Zhang, don't go off-topic. I'm referring to the prehistoric beauty from Earth. Is she already in the cave?"
"The special foreign guests I've invited wish to see the prehistoric beauty from Earth with their own eyes inside the cave!"
Hearing this, Zhang Heng replied, "I'm sorry, you won't be able to see the prehistoric beauty from Earth!"
"What did you say?"
The officer's face turned pale with anxiety, and he jumped up. "What do you mean by 'can't see the prehistoric beauty from Earth'?"
Zhang Heng quickly explained, "Yesterday, after my student rescued the beauty, she completely petrified before even leaving the cave."
The officer roared in anger, "Nonsense! The person was revived, how could she petrify?"
"Zhang Heng, I'll tell you the truth. This prehistoric beauty from Earth is a world-class treasure. If you lose her, you will not be able to bear the responsibility!"
"Hey, big shot, can we stop with the chatter?"
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan, with his hands in his pockets, sauntered over. "My teacher is telling the truth. That prehistoric beauty from Earth did indeed petrify!"
The officer glared at Cheng Xiaofan. "Who are you?"
Zhang Heng quickly interjected, "Officer, this is my student, Cheng Xiaofan. He was the one who saved the prehistoric beauty from Earth."
"Young man, you've got quite some skill,"
The officer glanced sideways at Cheng Xiaofan. "I'm asking you, how did the prehistoric maiden from Earth you saved petrify again?"
He knew that Zhang Heng had gathered a group of extraordinary individuals under him.
As for how Cheng Xiaofan had saved the prehistoric maiden, he didn't bother to question it.
What angered him was how the revived prehistoric maiden from Earth could possibly petrify again.
He even suspected that Cheng Xiaofan and Zhang Heng, out of selfish motives, had colluded and kept her for themselves.
Cheng Xiaofan gave him a cold look. "My teacher is speaking the truth. This prehistoric maiden from Earth was indeed revived by me. Unfortunately, her constitution was too weak."
"Coupled with the vast difference between the Earth environment she was in and the current one."
"She lived for less than an hour. Not far from the cave entrance, she suddenly collapsed on the ground. A gust of wind blew in from outside the cave, and she turned into a pile of ash and disappeared."
"I suspect that our current Earth is simply not suitable for her survival!"
"You expect me to believe your story?" the officer challenged, his eyes wide.
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "Whether you believe it or not is irrelevant to me. I am stating a fact!"
"However—"
He smiled slightly. "After the prehistoric beauty from Earth was revived, she did say something to me. I wonder if you're interested."
"What did the prehistoric beauty from Earth say?" the officer asked.
Cheng Xiaofan feigned mystery. "This message concerns everyone's future destiny. If you want to hear it, come with me to the woods ahead."
Concerns everyone's future destiny?
This statement immediately piqued the officer's curiosity.
Indeed, everyone is very concerned about their own future destiny.
Although the officer was a superior, able to command influence in his sphere, he was not necessarily in control of his own future destiny.
He immediately said, "Alright, Cheng Xiaofan, lead the way!"
"Follow me!" A playful smile flickered across Cheng Xiaofan's lips.
Cheng Xiaofan walked ahead, and the big shot followed like an obedient child.
Slap!
Upon reaching the woods ahead, a crisp sound of a slap echoed from within.
To Zhang Heng's ears, the sound was like a thunderclap. He swayed, nearly falling to the ground.
His face turned extremely grim.
Without a doubt, he knew it was Cheng Xiaofan who had just struck the big shot.
Why would this fellow suddenly resort to violence?
Wu Shengnan hesitated for a moment and asked Zhang Heng, "Minister Zhang, should I go and take a look?"
Zhang Heng's face was ashen. He shook his head, sighed, and said, "Forget it. Cheng Xiaofan always acts with discretion. Don't go over there, lest you ruin things."
The foreigners stood there, completely bewildered.
However, the conversation between the big shot and Cheng Xiaofan had been entirely in Chinese, so they hadn't understood a word.
As for the loud slap, they assumed that Cheng Xiaofan had somehow angered the big shot and had received a slap in return.
At this moment!
In the woods.
The officer, sent tumbling to the ground by Cheng Xiaofan's slap, finally managed to struggle to his feet.
He clutched his throbbing half of his face and looked at Cheng Xiaofan like a fool.
"Did you just hit me?" he asked incredulously.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded. "Yes. This slap was to wake you up. Otherwise, you might not understand when I talk about your future destiny."
The officer's face turned green with rage.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Cheng Xiaofan, you're ruthless. I won't argue with you. Hurry up and tell me, what did the prehistoric beauty from Earth say!"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled. "Old man, I know your name is Jiang Wentao. You have 13.5 billion US dollars deposited in overseas banks."
"At the same time, you have a pharmaceutical factory in the northeast, currently controlled by your son, specializing in producing counterfeit drugs. A bottle of pills that costs less than two yuan to produce is sold on the market for over three hundred yuan."
"In a secret room in your house, there is also nearly a ton of gold stored!"
"If I were to publicize your earnings, do you think you would face the death penalty?"