"A small sum, not worth mentioning."
Ling Feng responded calmly.
The chubby Liu couldn't help but exclaim, "This is five million! Oh my, that's enough to build a decent road for our village!"
Village Elder Tian, standing nearby, beamed with joy.
"Mr. Ling, you are truly a lucky star for our village. No, it's Li Mei, this child Li Mei is our village's lucky star! She's so accomplished, having made the acquaintance of someone like Mr. Ling just by going to school. Truly accomplished!"
Village Elder Tian quickly began flattering Li Mei.
Li Mei's pretty face turned red.
She had never dreamed that Ling Feng would be so generous, directly dropping five million in cash into the village!
The old grandmother beside them had tears in her eyes, "Oh my, this money is too much. Mr. Ling, you are truly kind-hearted. The children in the village will no longer suffer as much as Xiao Mei did when she went to school!"
These words made Li Mei hug her grandmother tightly, "Grandma, it was you who suffered, not me!"
"Ah, Grandma, why don't you come with us to Kyoto this time? If you don't get used to it, we can renovate the old house and bring you back to live. This village will surely become prosperous in the future!"
Li Tianjiao also repeatedly persuaded his grandmother.
The grandmother nodded repeatedly at Li Tianjiao, and Li Mei, seeing this, also broke into a smile through her tears. Her wish had finally come true.
She could finally give her grandmother a good life!
Ling Feng watched the scene unfold with a silent smile.
After several rounds of drinks, it was already dusk.
Ling Feng and the others proposed to leave.
Village Elder Tian and chubby Liu were both tipsy, but they still followed behind to see them off for a long distance.
Many villagers also followed to see them off, each looking as if they were seeing off a god of wealth.
In fact, they truly regarded Ling Feng as a god of wealth.
After all, Ling Feng had left five million in cash there. Earlier, chubby Liu had even asked someone to erect a monument of merit, inscribed with Ling Feng's name and the donation of five million.
This naturally made everyone in the village aware of the news.
Hence the grand send-off.
However, for Ling Feng, it was no different than having his name carved on a tombstone, a deliberate jest.
On the surface, it was just a banquet, but beneath it, there was a palpable undercurrent of confrontation.
Ji Yunyue drove them back, as she was the only one who hadn't been drinking.
Ling Feng sat in the passenger seat. As soon as he got in the car, the grandmother in the back fell asleep.
Li Mei looked a little worried, but soon, Li Mei also fell into a drowsy sleep.
Li Tianjiao frowned slightly, "Did you do this?"
He was clearly asking Ling Feng.
Ling Feng glanced at the rearview mirror, looked at Li Tianjiao, and shook his head, saying, "Things are very troublesome."
"What do you mean? Those people today didn't seem to have any issues. If they truly have issues, it means they are hiding them too well. That's not troublesome, it's rather tricky!"
Li Tianjiao's brow furrowed. He had observed them all day but hadn't found any clues.
Ling Feng did not continue speaking.
It was only after the car drove along the mountain road and onto the highway back to the city that Ling Feng slowly spoke, "Village Elder Tian, Accountant Liu, and that cook Tian Geng, all of them have problems."
"Oh? How did you figure that out?"
Li Tianjiao pressed.
"Their eyes! When I made eye contact with them, even though I didn't release much of my mental power, it was still more than they could handle. Therefore, they were pretending. There's no doubt about that. They are acting, and they aren't worried about us detecting their identities!"
Ling Feng said casually, then shrugged and smiled.
"You, you're so sure of their identities? If they weren't trying to hide their identities, why would they be acting in front of us?"
Li Tianjiao's brow furrowed, completely perplexed!
"They are acting to make a fool of you. If you believe them, then you are the fool!"
Ling Feng replied unceremoniously.
This left Li Tianjiao speechless, as he had indeed started to believe them.
However, Li Tianjiao was somewhat unconvinced, "These are just your guesses, right?"
"You left them five million to mess with them, didn't you?" Ji Yunyue suddenly asked.
Li Tianjiao was startled and looked at Ling Feng with confusion.
Ling Feng smiled faintly at Ji Yunyue, "Yes. Since they like to act, let them act to their hearts' content. Since they are good village leaders, let them use this five million to do things. It can also be considered doing something good for the village."
"Mm, I understand!" Ji Yunyue nodded.
Then, she glanced at Li Tianjiao in the rearview mirror before shaking her head and continuing, "And that accountant Liu deliberately had a monument of merit made and inscribed with your name. This is a counterattack. However, this kind of counterattack has completely exposed them. Their identities are revealed, and it shows they don't mind you finding out. Even if you confirm their identities, you won't have any solid evidence."
"Yes, to catch a thief, you need evidence of the crime! This is their small thought. Of course, they will have other contingency plans. That's why I've left people to keep an eye on them. Since they like to act, let them continue acting!"
Ling Feng said casually, his eyes filled with a chilling killing intent, "As soon as there's any movement, they will be arrested directly. Of course, if I'm in a bad mood one day, I might just send people to kill them!"
Li Tianjiao couldn't help but frown, "Before their identities are fully confirmed, we can't just kill them, right?"
"You really are a monkey!"
Ling Feng shook his head at Li Tianjiao, a hint of anger in his eyes.
Li Tianjiao's pupils contracted, "What if we kill the wrong person? Just based on your judgment by looking at their eyes..."
"The biggest evidence is by your side!"
Ling Feng suddenly interrupted Li Tianjiao!
Li Tianjiao's expression froze, and he subconsciously looked at his side.
The person beside him was naturally Li Mei.
She was his own sister. Could his own sister also be problematic?
"No... are you talking about... Grandma?!"
Ling Feng nodded, "Yes, it can be confirmed. The gene virus on Xiao Mei was transmitted from Grandma. With Grandma's current physical condition, once the poison activates, it will be difficult to save her. This is the extent of their ruthlessness!"
At this moment, Ling Feng's expression had become extremely cold.
Li Tianjiao gritted his teeth, "But Grandma looks relatively healthy..."
"Look at her pupils. Are there very regular blood streaks inside?"
Ling Feng interrupted Li Tianjiao again.
Li Tianjiao immediately reached out to check and indeed saw dense blood streaks like lightning inside, which seemed to be gradually spreading, looking incredibly eerie and frightening!
"What, what's going on?"
"Gene virus bank! This old lady never enjoyed a good life. Now that you've brought Xiao Mei to take care of her, you don't want the old lady to pass away as soon as you arrive, do you?" Ling Feng shook his head with a chilling expression!