Chapter 66: Gold is a good thing!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Fujian Province's capital city.

In Tianzhou City, Pingjiang District, Lu Feng and his entourage checked into the renowned Fida Hotel.

The Fida Hotel was a Sino-foreign joint venture, conveniently located close to the Bund where the appointment with the man known as Master Kai had been set.

This time, Yang Ming and Chen Bo had both brought some men along, booking several suites in total.

Inside the room.

Lu Feng looked out through the open floor-to-ceiling windows at the night view of the Bund. Compared to a small county town like Youcheng, the night view of this metropolis seemed much grander and more luxurious.

Next, he turned his attention to the game world, checking the status of the bank station through the movable perspective to prevent any unexpected situations.

However, as the camera moved into a dormitory, his eyes widened slightly. Lin Jiao was holding a bucket of water, scrubbing the floor, while her clothes lay scattered on a nearby chair.

Damn...

The scene was somewhat unsuitable for younger audiences.

The crucial point was why Lin Jiao had ended up choosing this particular dormitory. It happened to be the one he had inspected during his very first entry into the bank, and as a result, when the perspective shifted over, he caught this exact view.

He couldn't be blamed for this, could he?

However, this accidental discovery confirmed one thing for Lu Feng: Lin Jiao in this realistic game world was identical to her depiction in the game's storyline, featuring a small black mole just below her fierce bosom.

Seeing that little black mole, he couldn't help wondering if he had somehow watched a short adult film starring Lin Jiao.

It was just that damn game storyline didn't show the process—the screen would simply fade to black, and the next moment it would be the following day.

This kind of teasing was really not very nice.

Lu Feng shifted the view away, and for some inexplicable reason, redirected the camera to the archives room where the twins, Cheng Yaoyao and Cheng Sisi, were located.

To his surprise, Cheng Yaoyao was still busy working with the technical documents for the electromagnetic rice cooker.

Clearly, an employee who possessed such high beauty, a great figure, and a strong work ethic was bound to be favored by any boss.

Therefore, Lu Feng decided that the next time he entered the game, he would reward this young woman with some extra food.

Just as he was thinking this, a knock sounded at the door.

Opening it, he found Yang Ming and Chen Bo standing outside.

Yang Ming immediately spoke up, "Xiaofeng, Master Kai's people have sent word. They want us to go over."

"Alright, let's go!" Lu Feng nodded, leading Yang Ming and the others out of the hotel.

To be honest, this was his first time negotiating a business of this magnitude, and he felt more than a little unsettled inside.

Naturally, a meeting didn't mean the deal was done; only when the transaction was fully confirmed would he bring out the gold.

Master Kai had arranged the meeting on a yacht docked at the Bund. The yacht undoubtedly belonged to Master Kai himself.

Moreover, the yacht was unexpectedly large, boasting three decks in total, and probably couldn't be bought for less than tens of millions.

When Lu Feng and his group arrived and stated the purpose of their visit, one of the attendants said, "Gentlemen, you will have to wait a moment. Master Kai is currently receiving other guests."

Lu Feng glanced aside and noticed three other groups of people waiting, obviously with the same purpose as them.

"This Master Kai certainly puts on quite a display," Chen Bo couldn't help muttering under his breath.

Each of those three groups had arrived in multiple luxury cars; one group alone had three Rolls-Royces, yet they were still waiting in line to meet Master Kai.

"Yeah!" Yang Ming nodded in agreement.

In fact, compared to those three groups, their own lineup seemed the least impressive. After all, they only had a Panamera, a BMW 7 Series, and Chen Bo's Mercedes E-Class.

Lu Feng had to admit that this was true. Master Kai was indeed a major figure to them.

If he could one day sit in a place and have wealthy people line up just to see him, that would truly be a great achievement.

Thinking of this, he glanced back at the game world in his mind.

With a game world nearly a century ahead of reality as his trump card, he believed he could achieve that.

Perhaps in the near future, the tables would turn, and Master Kai would have to wait in line just to see him.

Soon, the three groups of people boarded the yacht one after another to meet Master Kai. Two of the groups came down looking disappointed, while only one group beamed with joy, obviously having successfully concluded their business.

At that moment, the earlier attendant approached them again and said, "Gentlemen, Master Kai invites you aboard."

Lu Feng nodded and followed the man onto the yacht. Only Yang Ming and Chen Bo followed closely behind him, while the rest of their men were left behind on the shore.

Once on board, Lu Feng discovered that the yacht's deck, which resembled a small plaza, was furnished with a reception table and sofas.

A middle-aged man holding a glass of red wine was seated at one side of the table, flanked by several burly bodyguards standing behind him.

Clearly, this middle-aged man was Master Kai.

The scene felt somewhat like something out of a movie; wasn't this precisely how major crime bosses made their entrances?

Yet, when you thought about it, didn't many movie scenes originate from real life?

Subconsciously, Lu Feng operated the V-Shield detection watch on his wrist, scanning Master Kai and the brawny bodyguards.

He simply wanted to check if any of them were carrying weapons.

To his surprise, not a single person among them was armed, proving that he had been overthinking things.

However, when he scanned Master Kai, he was somewhat surprised to see a prompt pop up on his glasses:

【Target detected with slightly high blood lipids recently. The blood vessels in the upper energizer meridian of the right kidney show signs of blockage. Once sharp pain occurs, it may indicate vascular occlusion, posing a life-threatening risk. Preliminary assessment indicates the subject has recently engaged in frequent high-intensity nocturnal exercise and consumed aphrodisiac agents!】

High-intensity nocturnal exercise plus aphrodisiac agents—anyone could figure out what that meant.

The detection watch described it so obscurely; it might as well have just said they were having sex instead of beating around the bush as if afraid of censorship.

At that moment.

Upon seeing Lu Feng, Master Kai spoke with a hint of surprise, "One ton of gold is no small amount. Anyone who can get their hands on it is certainly no ordinary person. I had imagined what the person behind this might look like—how fierce and ruthless they would be—but reality has clearly exceeded my expectations. Please, sit!"

Lu Feng nodded, took a seat opposite Master Kai, and introduced himself, "I am Lu Feng."

He then continued, "Master Kai is surely aware that I have one ton of gold that needs to be handled."

Master Kai smiled and nodded, "That's why I chose to meet you. To be honest, if it were any other business of equivalent value, I might not be interested. But when it comes to gold, I am extremely interested. What I want to know more is whether Manager Lu only has this one ton of gold, or if you have special channels to acquire more."

Lu Feng thought for a moment and said, "I do indeed control a gold channel and can acquire quite a bit of gold. However, that depends on whether my transaction with Master Kai goes smoothly."

"Naturally, the most important thing is how Master Kai intends to handle the payment. The issue of funds is my primary concern. I don't want to finish the deal here only to run into trouble later due to financial complications."

Hearing Lu Feng's confident tone, Master Kai's eyes lit up noticeably, "Manager Lu, funding is not an issue. I can transfer the money to you through any state-owned bank channel. The transaction can be billed as jewelry trading, and private jewelry transactions are even tax-exempt."

"Naturally, you must also guarantee that your gold has no domestic records or criminal background. I can handle as much gold as you can provide under those conditions."

"You must understand that gold represents a nation's financial reserves. Only with sufficient gold can the central bank print more money..."

Clearly, these words were also revealing certain things. Of course, that was enough; otherwise, gold had many other uses.

Naturally, was trading unproven gold privately illegal?

It was definitely illegal, which was why countless people were arrested for trading gold.

However, if a large batch of gold had no prior records and was brought in from the outside, and the quantity was large enough, did the domestic market not need it? To say it wasn't needed would be a lie.

Every additional ton of gold was beneficial to the country.

Yet this transaction was indeed illegal!

What could be done then?

Therefore, special individuals were needed to handle it, operating under unwritten rules.

Hearing Master Kai's words, Lu Feng roughly understood what he meant.

The fact that the middle-aged man could confidently claim he could transfer money from several national banks showed his formidable backing.

"Master Kai, I can guarantee that my gold has absolutely no domestic records or criminal background!" Lu Feng said with a smile. "Otherwise, with Master Kai's influence, you would have caught wind of it long ago. So, let's discuss Master Kai's commission fee."

Hearing this, Master Kai laughed. Indeed, if he had caught wind of anything suspicious, he wouldn't have bothered getting involved. With that thought, he stated, "For the first transaction, Manager Lu only needs to give me a 10% commission. Naturally, if Manager Lu can supply other batches of gold in the future, I can lower it by 3% to 7%. If the quantity is large enough, a 5% commission is also negotiable."

"Alright, let's go with Master Kai's terms," Lu Feng agreed with a smile.

From these words, it was evident that the other party placed great importance on the gold business, and engaging in such transactions undoubtedly brought them benefits.

Still, he didn't probe further, as it had nothing to do with him.

Afterward, the two parties began discussing the details of the transaction. Given that one ton of gold was involved, everyone had to be cautious. Particularly on Lu Feng's side, once the transaction location was finalized, he stood up to take his leave.

Before departing, Lu Feng offered a word of caution to Master Kai, "Master Kai, if I may say something that might displease you, your complexion doesn't look quite right. If you experience pain in the upper right region of your kidney, you should visit a hospital as soon as possible."

Clearly, Master Kai had given him a decent impression, so he offered the reminder out of courtesy.

"???" Hearing this, Master Kai was completely baffled, looking at Lu Feng in utter incomprehension.

What the hell did "complexion doesn't look right" even mean?!

Just at that moment, a beauty in a bikini walked up from the lower deck onto the main deck.

Master Kai's gaze was immediately drawn to her, "Babe, you finished washing up?"

Lu Feng was momentarily stunned upon seeing the beauty; she looked like a certain female celebrity. Ah, right, she was the second female lead in a hit drama that had recently aired.

The most common comment from viewers was that she had zero acting skills, but her figure was undeniably stunning.

Lu Feng smiled, finally understanding why Master Kai had been engaging in such high-intensity nocturnal exercise while resorting to aphrodisiacs.

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