webnovel Chapter 1696: Were You Delivering Takeout?
Chapter 1696: Were You Delivering Takeout?
"Boss, I..."
Seeing this, Li Dagang’s face also changed, and he was too scared to continue speaking.
"And then? Keep talking!"
Zhong Siquan asked with an unpleasant expression.
"Boss, if I continue, please don’t get angry!"
Li Dagang said cautiously.
"Cut the crap and speak quickly!"
Zhong Siquan glared at Li Dagang and said coldly.
"It’s like this, you’re aware of how formidable Chen Feng is. After being blocked by him, for the safety of everyone, I returned the items that we previously took from Chen Feng!"
Li Dagang said cautiously.
"That’s it?"
Zhong Siquan squinted his eyes and asked coldly.
"That’s... that’s it. Then we came back!"
Li Dagang said with an awkward smile.
"Oh? Really?"
Zhong Siquan squinted his eyes.
He glanced behind Li Dagang; his face suddenly darkened and he asked coldly, "Li Dagang, if I remember correctly, before you and those guys set out, I supplied you all with backpacks that contained your food for the next two days. Where’s your backpack? Also, when you guys returned, I noticed they didn’t have their backpacks either. Where did they go?"
"Well..."
Li Dagang’s forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat, and for a moment he didn’t know what to do.
"You’re still not telling me the truth, are you!"
Zhong Siquan glared at Li Dagang and suddenly shouted.
Li Dagang was so frightened that he shivered and fell to his knees in front of Zhong Siquan, trembling as he said, "Boss, spare me! We were forced to do it. If we didn’t hand over those supplies, Chen Feng would never have let us leave!"
"So, you mean, not only did you gain nothing from this trip, but you also lost your own food supplies, is that it?"
Zhong Siquan’s face turned livid, and he asked coldly.
"Boss, this..."
Li Dagang wiped the sweat from his forehead, too scared to breathe.
"Answer me, yes or no!"
Zhong Siquan said coldly.
"Yes... that’s how it is!"
Li Dagang replied, trembling.
"Li Dagang, you’re something else. I only asked you to watch Chen Feng, yet you got greedy and took people to steal from his cave. Now look what happened, you tried to steal and ended up losing. Were you there to deliver food to Chen Feng?"
Zhong Siquan said angrily through gritted teeth.
"Boss, calm down. I really just wanted to gather intelligence. What happened was purely an accident. Please don’t be angry, it’s bad for your health!"
Li Dagang quickly pleaded.
"Bad for my health? You’re going to make me die from anger. That was food for seven people for two days! And to ensure you could monitor well, I even gave each person double. That means enough for fourteen people for two days, and you gave it all to Chen Feng. How can I not be angry?"
Zhong Siquan glared at Li Dagang, shouting angrily.
"Well... I..."
Li Dagang’s expression changed, not knowing how to defend himself.
"Fool, you’re a complete fool. I should never have sent you to monitor Chen Feng. Now how am I supposed to carry out my plan?
"We can only sustain ourselves for half a month with the food we have. We could have taken Chen Feng in a few days, but now? Chen Feng has your supplies, and they might have plenty left while we run out of food."
"How am I supposed to make Chen Feng submit or have Lin Mengyao fall into my arms? Tell me!"
Zhong Siquan said angrily, glaring at Li Dagang.
"I... Boss, I made a mistake!"
Li Dagang lowered his head, face full of regret.
Just then.
Wang Yang walked in from outside.
Seeing the situation.
Wang Yang was taken aback, then smiled and asked, "Young Master Zhong, what’s going on? Why are you so furious?"
"Ask him, ask this fool what he’s done!"
Zhong Siquan pointed at Li Dagang, his face livid.
Upon hearing this.
Wang Yang turned to Li Dagang, puzzled, "Dagang, what happened?"
Li Dagang shrunk his neck and had no choice but to recount the previous events to Wang Yang.
"Dagang, you’re so foolish. Chen Feng, that monster, even Young Master Zhong isn’t willing to provoke him right now. Why did you dare lead people into his cave? Isn’t that walking into the lion’s den?"
Wang Yang glared at Li Dagang and said annoyed.
"I... I was just eager to make a contribution, didn’t expect... Alas, it’s all my fault, I’m willing to be punished!"
Li Dagang said, full of guilt.
"Punished? How should I punish you? So much food, tell me, how should I punish you to make it up?"
Zhong Siquan glared at Li Dagang and said coldly.
"I..."
Li Dagang didn’t know what to say.
Seeing this, Wang Yang’s eyes rolled and he quickly went to Zhong Siquan’s side to mediate, "Young Master Zhong, things are already like this. Punishing Dagang won’t help, better to think of another plan!"
"Another plan?"
Zhong Siquan furrowed his brow.
"Yes, Dagang said Chen Feng’s cave has lots of food. Where did it come from? There must be a source, right? It can’t be created out of thin air. I believe Chen Feng found them on the island, and there has to be more food there!"
Wang Yang analyzed.
"Right, right, Chen Feng mentioned the cave food is just a drop in the ocean, suggesting he has more hidden somewhere!"
Li Dagang quickly nodded in agreement.
"You see, I’m not wrong. As long as we secretly monitor Chen Feng and find where he stores food, we can claim it all, and we’ll have the upper hand in this war of attrition!"
Wang Yang grinned.
"Makes sense, Wang Yang, I think what you said is very reasonable. Who should we send?"
Zhong Siquan nodded and wondered.
"It still has to be Dagang. He has experience. He was just careless this time. If more careful, I believe he’s fit for the task!"
Wang Yang suggested.
"Li Dagang, are you willing to go monitor Chen Feng again?"
Zhong Siquan looked at Li Dagang and asked coldly.
"I am willing, I want to redeem myself. This time, I’ll bring back good news for you!"
Li Dagang quickly promised, patting his chest.