Chapter 878: Chapter 878: Used as a Shield
After arranging for An Xi to leave, Li Feng removed his mask and changed into a suit, heading to the diamond exhibition in his true form.
The diamond exhibition this time invited world-class celebrities and aristocrats from various countries. Not only were the diamonds and jewelry on display worth a fortune, but the attendees were also top-tier, making the invitation to the diamond exhibition a hot commodity.
Other than the invited guests, it was not open to the public.
But this posed no difficulty for Li Feng, because he had a five-star black card. In the Federation, the five-star black card itself symbolizes power and status. Li Feng simply made a call to the dedicated receptionist, and it didn’t take long to secure an invitation.
Li Feng drove to the diamond exhibition, received his invitation, and entered the jewelry hall after security checks.
This jewelry exhibition was just a prelude; after the display, there would be a small auction, which was the main event.
The Diamond Family organized this exhibition, not so much to show as to sell diamonds and jewelry at sky-high prices. This was also one of their tactics.
Almost every year, the Diamond Family held such a diamond auction exhibition, but this year’s scale was the largest.
Inside the exhibition hall, there were security posts every three steps and checkpoints every five steps, and surveillance cameras were as numerous as cow’s hair. The security company hired for the event was the famous Divine Shield Company of the Southern Federation, a company specializing in high-end custom private security.
Its members mostly comprised retired warriors from various countries of the Southern Federation.
The display cabinets holding the jewels were all custom-made, and the glass was bulletproof, making it difficult to break them to steal the jewelry. Moreover, all these cabinets were connected to the alarm system.
Li Feng observed the layout of the exhibition hall while looking at the displays. If he wanted to take down this exhibition hall by force, it would require a combat group of at least thirty to fifty elite members. Elsewhere, though valuable, the jewelry outside the exhibition hall was not among the top ten world-class jewels.
"Hello, are you from the Mainland?"
At this moment, a lady with a Hong Kong accent approached and asked Li Feng.
Li Feng glanced at the woman who proactively struck up a conversation, sizing her up.
She was very beautiful, dressed in a short red evening dress that revealed her long, slender legs.
"Yes, do you need something?"
"Hehe, can’t I just chat with you for no reason, handsome? My name is Li Xinyue, and you are?" The woman extended her hand, being quite forward.
Li Feng glanced at her.
"Sorry, not interested."
Li Feng brushed past her, leaving Li Xinyue’s hand hanging in the air, her face full of embarrassment.
Did that count as being rejected?
Could it be she wasn’t pretty enough? He actually ignored her. Could he be gay?
"Hey, you aren’t gay, are you? Even if you are, I wouldn’t mind."
Li Xinyue turned and followed him.
"Actually, I’m just a bit bored. And inside it’s all foreigners, except you and two other guys I don’t like."
"Miss Li, you’re here. Who is this?"
As Li Xinyue was speaking, a man about 1.6 meters tall approached. He was a full head shorter than Li Xinyue, and his voice had a noticeable Beihai Country accent.
"He’s my friend."
Li Xinyue immediately wrapped her arm around Li Feng’s: "Yamamoto-kun, that’s exactly it. So why not stop bothering me? I’m afraid he might get upset."
Li Feng frowned slightly, turning to look at Li Xinyue. Was she using him as a shield?
Yamamoto glanced at Li Feng.
"Are you from H country?"
Li Feng had no intention of getting involved, but this question made him a bit displeased. Is there something kimchi-like about me?
"Scram!"
Li Feng sent this word to the little Beihai Country runt.
Yamamoto’s face turned sullen upon hearing Li Feng’s word "scram," as he recognized it as being said by a person from Yan Country, specifically from the Mainland.
He didn’t claim to know all the four major families of Hong Kong, but he was familiar with most of them. And as a member of the first family of Hong Kong, the Li Family, Li Xinyue wouldn’t associate with an obscure individual.
But a Mainlander.
Yamamoto held a bit of disdain deep down, even though in recent years the economy of the Mainland had soared and even surpassed their Beihai Country to become the second-largest in the world.
But the Mainland had no prominent noble families. Yamamoto, however, came from the centuries-old Yamamoto Family, which was now one of the five major gate valves controlling the economic lifeline of Beihai Country, with its family-owned companies ranked among the world’s top 500.
Among these, his family could even be ranked among the top ten in the world.
"Mainlander, mind your words. Do you know who I am, daring to offend me?"
Yamamoto had been to the Mainland before, and each time he went, he was treated as if being under the spotlight, enjoying some kind of ultra-national treatment.
This Mainlander dared to tell him to scram.
Li Feng chuckled coldly.
"Though you aren’t tall, your tone is larger than life. However, when I tell you to scram, you’d better scram immediately. Don’t make me assist you in scramming."
Yamamoto’s face turned red from the blunt words of Li Feng.
"Bakayaro, just try to touch me."
Li Feng chuckled coldly and directly flicked Yamamoto’s forehead with his finger, using considerable force. Yamamoto’s head snapped back, and he stumbled.
Thud.
Yamamoto sat on the ground with a thump.
"Rookie."
Li Feng didn’t even glance at Yamamoto, immediately turning and striding away. Li Xinyue was left gaping, looking at Yamamoto sitting on the ground, then turned her gaze to Li Feng and hurriedly chased after him.
"You, why did you hit that Yamamoto? He is the heir of the Yamamoto Family, one of the five financial gate valves of Beihai Country. You’re in big trouble now."
Li Feng turned his head to look at Li Xinyue.
"Don’t look at me like that. I was indeed a bit annoyed by his pestering, but I didn’t mean for you to hit him."
"May I presumptuously ask what your family does? For you to be able to attend this jewelry exhibition, your family’s condition must not be too bad. And since you dared to hit Yamamoto, you probably wouldn’t fear him, right?"
Li Xinyue’s eyes glittered as she spoke.
"What are you trying to say?"
"Nothing, it’s just to help someone, you help them to the end. Besides, you didn’t oppose it just now, did you? I happen to lack a partner for tonight. Why not be my partner?"
"Oh, isn’t that Yamamoto Shou? What’s up?"
Just then, a scion of an H Country financial group came upon Yamamoto sitting on the ground. The financial groups of Beihai Country and H Country have always been at odds, so this H Country young heir naturally came to add salt to the wound.
"Hmph, none of your business."
Yamamoto Shou felt he had lost face, and Li Chongwen’s mocking tone was clearly not meant to help.
"Tsk, tsk-tut, Yamamoto, did you open a Heavenly Eye on your forehead? That’s a beautifully crafted bump you have there."
Yamamoto’s face flushed with anger.
"Stop gloating over others’ misfortunes."
Yamamoto Shou rebuked Li Chongwen, turned around, and quickly caught up with the instigators Li Feng and Li Xinyue.
"Tell me your name."
Yamamoto Shou was very furious. A person from the Mainland dared to lay hands on him, Yamamoto Shou. If he didn’t teach him a big lesson, his face would be utterly lost.
Li Chongwen, standing aside, watched the scene unfold with interest.
Mainlanders.
Perfect for sitting back and watching the tigers fight.
No matter who was in a tight spot, he would enjoy it.
"Scram."
"Can’t understand?"
Li Feng looked at Yamamoto Shou with irritation. Yamamoto Shou, humiliated and angry: "You, who do you tell to scram, I am the heir of the Yamamoto Conglomerate. Who are you to speak such arrogant words to me?"
"Miss Li, did you bring this Mainlander in?"
"What qualifies him to stand here?"