Lin Feng precisely felt that Zhang Qian was a slick operator, so he chose to speak to him first. The guy to the left of Jiang Youdao had a stern face with no hint of a smile, clearly a person who didn’t understand flexibility. Lin Feng didn’t bother wasting words on him.

"Director Zhang, hello, it’s a pleasure to meet you!" Lin Feng said with a friendly smile, extending his hand to Zhang Qian while taking a gold-embossed business card from his pocket and placing it in Zhang Qian’s hand. He spoke with a slightly self-assured tone, "I am Lin Feng, the manager of this Martial Hall. Since I’m new to business, I’m not familiar with the rules. If there was anything inappropriate before, I ask for Director Zhang’s understanding!"

Sure enough, Zhang Qian did not pull the same stern expression as Jiang Youdao towards Lin Feng. Instead, he amiably shook hands with Lin Feng, took the business card with a smile, glanced at it, and put it in his pocket before saying cordially, "You’re too kind, Mr. Lin. We’re just following the rules here, learning, and progressing together!"

Zhang Qian agreed to come over with Jiang Youdao today, largely to save face from their days attending party school together. From Zhang Qian’s perspective, it was evident that Lin Feng was no simple character; so young yet the owner of such a large Martial Hall, likely with impressive skills or background. How could Zhang Qian afford to unnecessarily offend such a promising individual?

Initially, even without Lin Feng’s friendly gesture, Zhang Qian had intended to step back. Now seeing Lin Feng take the initiative to greet him, Zhang Qian didn’t care about Jiang Youdao’s thoughts and simply started chatting with Lin Feng.

When Jiang Youdao saw Zhang Qian shake hands with Lin Feng, he was somewhat irritated, wanting to prevent Zhang Qian from being too courteous with Lin Feng. However, as they were both directors but not from the same system, he had no authority to command the other!

"Mr. Lin, don’t think you can just breeze through this. I tell you, opening the Martial Hall without filing with the Sports Bureau after completion is a very serious issue! Doing this poses significant safety risks and could lead to..." Jiang Youdao rambled on, trying to interrupt Lin Feng and Zhang Qian’s conversation, but was halted by Lin Feng suddenly raising his head and casting a piercing glance that stopped his words...

This was a technique Lin Feng learned from Bai Youxian, the third leader of the Hong Sect, using the release of murderous intent and inner strength to momentarily stun ordinary people. To outsiders, it seemed Lin Feng merely glanced at Jiang Youdao, a usual, unremarkable look!

However, in Jiang Youdao’s eyes, Lin Feng’s glance at that moment felt like stars falling, a mountain collapsing, causing Jiang Youdao’s heart to tighten, nearly jumping out of his mouth, extremely terrifying!

"Huff... huff..." Jiang Youdao felt suffocated for several seconds until Lin Feng stopped looking at him, then he took a few deep breaths heavily!

My God, what kind of gaze was that?! At that moment, Jiang Youdao fully grasped Lin Feng’s terrifying nature. He felt like an ant before Lin Feng; if Lin Feng wanted to squash him, a mere lift of a finger would suffice, leaving him defenseless!

"That’s impossible; that must have been an illusion. Am I becoming weak recently..." Jiang Youdao muttered anxiously to himself, vaguely feeling a dampness in his trousers, having involuntarily wet himself just now?!

Lin Feng chatted briefly with Zhang Qian, introducing himself, then leaned closer to his ear to whisper a few words.

"What?! You... you’re serious?!" Zhang Qian was visibly shocked, looking at Lin Feng in disbelief, asking, "Mr. Lin, this matter is of great importance; you’re not lying to me, are you?!"

"If Director Zhang is worried I’m deceiving you, why not stay a while to see for yourself..." Lin Feng scoffed at Zhang Qian, speaking nonchalantly.

The information Lin Feng shared with Zhang Qian was no secret; he merely told him that Jiangzhou City’s mayor, Cao Tiannan, would be arriving before ten o’clock to cut the ribbon for him, a simple sentence!

Yet, Lin Feng, though not involved in bureaucracy, knew the weight of Cao Tiannan’s name among middle-level officials like Zhang Qian!

In China, there may be hundreds of thousands of cadre-level officials, but at Cao Tiannan’s level, there are only about a hundred or so across the whole country, meaning he’s at the pinnacle of the bureaucratic pyramid in China!

Sharing this information with Zhang Qian aimed to give him a way out... If even Cao Tiannan came personally to cut the ribbon, albeit in a private capacity, who would Zhang Qian be slapping in the face by claiming incomplete procedures, and whom would he be offending?!

Zhang Qian now only doubted whether Lin Feng was deceiving him, but if Lin Feng spoke the truth, he wouldn’t dare take the risk of offending a company associated with Cao Tiannan, or even Cao Tiannan himself!

In almost an instant, Zhang Qian decided to believe Lin Feng’s words for now, dispersing his men and staying to observe the event... In any case, if Lin Feng deceived him, Zhang Qian would have ample opportunity for revenge. But if Lin Feng were truthful, Zhang Qian would likely end up apologizing with tears...

"Mr. Zheng, today’s operation is canceled. Please take them back to the office..." Zhang Qian, without any hesitation, turned and instructed the enforcement officers from the business department in uniform to leave.

"Director Zhang, what do you mean by this?!" Jiang Youdao almost roared at Zhang Qian, asking in confusion. He couldn’t fathom how Zhang Qian was so easily swayed, calling off his people after chatting with Lin Feng for less than two minutes. What was he playing at, did Lin Feng offer him a bribe?! Jiang Youdao was filled with questions!

At this point, Zhang Qian had no intention of entertaining Jiang Youdao. Moreover, he knew that Jiang Youdao deliberately targeted Lin Feng, and since Lin Feng didn’t wish to reveal Cao Tiannan’s impending arrival to Jiang Youdao, it was clear he intended to trap him...

Of course, Zhang Qian also knew that even if he were selflessly to inform Jiang Youdao about Cao Tiannan’s upcoming visit, the already frantic Jiang Youdao likely wouldn’t believe it! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Zhang Qian gave Jiang Youdao an apologetic glance, shook his head, and with a smile said, "Director Jiang, I apologize, but I just remembered something pressing back at the office, so I must return to handle it first!"

With that, Zhang Qian departed directly, showing no signs of reluctance!

Jiang Youdao was so upset he nearly jumped, yet he had no means of controlling Zhang Qian’s actions...

"Hmph, Director Zhang is too arrogant; he thinks without him I can’t handle this Lin Feng?!"

Zhang Youdao thought angrily through gritted teeth.