Li Zhuoxin appeared to be relatively calm.
This was consistent with the initial suspicions Ling Feng and Lu Qingyi had about the underground auction.
"Of the two people you mentioned, only one died. The other I have detained," Ling Feng stated indifferently.
Li Zhuoxin's pupils widened slightly, and he took a deep breath. "I will disband the auction house, and I will expedite the handover of Kyoto's underground black market. If there is anything you need me to do, please speak frankly!"
"You want to live?" Ling Feng asked in return.
Lu Qingyi beside him felt Ling Feng's question was rather redundant.
Who would willingly seek death without reason?
However, Lu Qingyi also hadn't expected Li Zhuoxin to make such a choice.
The sacrifice was quite significant.
To understand compromise so well at such a young age, he would undoubtedly achieve great things in the future.
Of course, this still depended on Ling Feng's intentions.
As long as Ling Feng didn't spare this fellow today, Li Zhuoxin would surely have nowhere to be buried!
Li Zhuoxin smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Lord Heavenly Venerate, I should not deserve death!"
"One person died because of you, and therefore you deserve to die," Ling Feng said calmly.
Li Zhuoxin's mouth twitched, and he quickly lowered his posture. "Yes, please forgive me, Lord Heavenly Venerate!"
"Do as you said and handle things properly. I will not make things difficult for you. You are a smart person, and you will know what to do in the future!" Ling Feng's response this time was very direct.
Li Zhuoxin's eyes immediately lit up.
He was indeed a smart person and knew very well that with his limited abilities, he could not possibly survive against Ling Feng and the other person.
It was better to beg for mercy directly.
After all, even the two from the Elder Council had been easily dealt with by Ling Feng, their fate laid bare. Only a fool would make a foolish choice!
"Thank you, Heavenly Venerate!"
"I will only ask you one question now!"
Li Zhuoxin's heart trembled, and he quickly responded in a deep voice, "Yes, please ask, Heavenly Venerate."
"Who was the person who called you to tip you off earlier?" Ling Feng calmly pressed.
Li Zhuoxin's complexion immediately turned somewhat pale.
Clearly, this question was very difficult for Li Zhuoxin to answer.
"You don't want to answer? Then what I said earlier is void. Lu Qingyi, kill him!" Ling Feng ordered indifferently, then turned away.
Lu Qingyi almost couldn't react, but out of military discipline, upon hearing Ling Feng's command, she instinctively responded, "Yes!"
Li Zhuoxin immediately retreated two steps, waving his hands repeatedly. "I'll answer, I can answer!"
"Don't waste time!" Lu Qingyi also reprimanded with a cold and extremely majestic expression.
Only then did Li Zhuoxin swallow a mouthful of saliva and say tremblingly, "It was my grandfather! He connected with the Elder Council and entrusted all of this to me, it was my grandfather!"
"Oh? Did he also teach you this method of self-preservation?" Ling Feng asked coldly.
Li Zhuoxin shook his head. "No, my grandfather only told me to protect myself, he didn't mention the specific method of self-preservation!"
"Go back and tell the Li family to present one trillion to the Elder Council!" Ling Feng commanded and turned to leave.
He didn't give Li Zhuoxin a chance to respond.
Of course, Ling Feng was confident that Li Zhuoxin would not disobey his orders.
Moreover, for them, this punishment was already extremely merciful!
After Ling Feng and Lu Qingyi left, Li Zhuoxin, covered in sweat, completely collapsed onto the ground. It took him a long time to get up.
The pressure from facing Ling Feng and Lu Qingyi directly was simply too immense.
Fortunately, Li Zhuoxin's reaction saved his life.
"This Li Zhuoxin is quite timid!" Lu Qingyi couldn't help but chuckle as she got into the car.
"It's good that he can correct his mistakes. If he can't, the consequences will definitely be severe!" Ling Feng replied calmly, then turned to Lu Qingyi. "This matter has been resolved. The Li family will make some big moves in the coming days, and your work at the Elder Council will be busier."
"Mm, I know. Don't worry, I can handle it!" Lu Qingyi nodded at Ling Feng, looking like she was promising to fulfill her duties diligently.
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow slightly. "Then why aren't you getting out?"
"Ah... you want me to go back by myself? Where are you going now?" Lu Qingyi looked displeased, clearly a little annoyed at being dismissed by Ling Feng.
Ling Feng, however, shook his head at Lu Qingyi. "No comment!"
Lu Qingyi had no choice but to get out of the car.
Watching Ling Feng's car drive away, Lu Qingyi vaguely felt that Ling Feng was orchestrating a very grand chess game.
And now, he had only just begun to make his moves!
Qing Ao Village.
Yang Fei was monitoring the progress of the road construction below, and most importantly, keeping a close eye on one key figure, the accountant Liu Pangzi.
Of course, this Liu Pangzi had basically become the village chief here.
The position of accountant was gradually being replaced!
However, Yang Fei hadn't detected any problems with other people in the village so far, only this Liu Pangzi was worth close attention!
"Yang Fei!" Suddenly, Ling Feng's voice sounded from behind.
Yang Fei reflexively stood up and saluted, "Here!"
"Mm, withdraw the people," Ling Feng instructed.
"Yes!" Yang Fei naturally responded.
But then he came to his senses. "Lord Heavenly Venerate, you said... withdraw? But..."
"Yes, withdraw." Ling Feng didn't explain anything further to Yang Fei.
Although Yang Fei was full of doubts, he still obeyed the order, called out to everyone, and then withdrew!
Ling Feng only watched the scene below from the hilltop for a moment before disappearing with a flash.
The road construction in Qing Ao Village was still going on with great fervor.
But for Liu Pangzi, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and it was eerily quiet, frighteningly quiet!
Liu Pangzi subconsciously looked up and scanned the surrounding hills!
"Everyone's gone? How could this happen? Could it be a deliberate test, or has Old Tian already revealed everything..." At this moment, Liu Pangzi was extremely anxious.
Meanwhile, within the Elder Council.
The so-called village elder Tian had already been imprisoned in a dark cell.
Two terrifying iron claws pierced his clavicle, and his body was already covered in bloody wounds from the whip.
One of his eyeballs was missing.
At this moment, he looked nothing like a human!
It was truly a horrific sight.
Li Tianjiao, however, sat indifferently before the village elder Tian and shook his head with disdain.
"Tian Jianichiro, wouldn't it have been better if you had revealed all of this earlier? You had to suffer all that torment before you spoke. Don't you think you have a problem with your brain?"
"Cough, cough, kill, kill me! You promised me that after I told you everything, you would kill me!" The village elder Tian's voice was extremely weak, and he coughed up blood.
But Li Tianjiao showed no mercy.
This person was not a prisoner, and there were no rules for the preferential treatment of prisoners here.
This was the Elder Council, and they would absolutely show no mercy to enemy spies, especially those who had caused immense losses to the people.
"Sorry, I was just messing with you!" Li Tianjiao said casually.
The village elder Tian's eyes suddenly widened in fury. His single remaining eyeball made him look even more terrifying!