Chapter 580: Chapter 590: The Spy Takes Action
Chu Feng dares to challenge even Inner Sect Disciples, would he be afraid of a re Mountain Master?
Moreover, it wasn’t Mao Wu Mountain Master in person who ca, but rely Administrative Officer Cheng, a Chief Clerk at Mao Wu’s side.
"Manager Chu Feng, are you threatening , Administrative Officer Cheng?" Cheng The Third’s withered old face revealed a sinister expression, resembling a ferocious badger.
"It’s not a threat, just arguing based on reason! I advise Administrative Officer Cheng to take this seriously; otherwise, you’ll not only bring trouble upon yourself, but also possibly bring disaster to the master behind you."
Chu Feng’s words were extrely sharp; despite seeming arrogant, they carried undeniable weight.
His underlings, both big chiefs and small leaders alike, all looked at Chu Feng with admiration.
They just felt their Lord of Housekeeper was too dashing.
This Administrative Officer Cheng had been throwing his weight around in front of them, oppressing them willfully. Now, he was being counter-threatened by Chu Feng. And in public, Chu Feng undermined Cheng’s authority.
"You old fool, don’t forget your place. You are just a Chief Clerk under the Mountain Master. To put it unpleasantly, that’s just a servant. What right do you have to strut around here?"
Fang Zhengda and the others felt extrely gratified.
Administrative Officer Cheng’s face turned green, his pen-holding hand trembled intensely.
"You, you are truly insolent! I want to see what kind of disaster you’re inviting, what trouble you’re stirring up?"
"Hmph! Don’t think too highly of yourself; aren’t you just soone who passed the third level of the Qiankun Sword Formation? You are still not an Inner Sect Disciple yet. When you get promoted to the Inner Sect in the future, then co and talk about seniority in front of ."
"Current authority is more potent than official rank. If I, Administrative Officer Cheng, say these dicinal Herbs don’t et the standards, then they don’t et the standards. You want to make a fuss? Feel free to do so, I’ll handle it all."
Administrative Officer Cheng was imperious, wielding considerable authority in dicine Field No. 106.
Especially with the authority accumulated over the years, he felt like a big shot. Aside from Mao Wu Mountain Master, he paid no one any mind.
Wherever he went on usual days, he was always impressive, with countless people fawning over him.
"In that case, leave these dicinal Herbs behind!"
Without saying much more, Chu Feng imdiately ordered his n to withhold the dozen or so dicinal Herbs that were deliberately underrated in age.
If Administrative Officer Cheng had just slightly suppressed them, that would have been fine. However, he took these obviously standard-eting dicinal Herbs to make a case; Chu Feng was definitely going to retaliate severely.
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With such a disturbance, the relationship between the two parties had beco extrely tense, with swords drawn and bows bent, replete with the smoke of gunpowder.
After such a commotion, Administrative Officer Cheng toned down his haughty comnts a bit during the subsequent inspection of the dicinal Herbs. At least he didn’t play any more tricks with those sufficiently aged dicinal Herbs. However, it was inevitable that he would deliberately find faults to depreciate the value of the dicinal Herbs.
"Move on to the next Big Chief’s dicine Field!" Administrative Officer Cheng coldly shouted. "Chu Feng, you better hope the remaining dicinal Herbs et the lowest standards. Otherwise, there’s no need for you to continue being the manager."
By now, Administrative Officer Cheng seed to have also cald down.
This person was deeply cunning and very sly. Presumably, he had also realized that deliberately reducing the age of those sufficiently aged dicinal Herbs could easily give people leverage against him.
He wanted to rectify this in disguise.
Forcing Chu Feng to hand over the withheld dicinal Herbs.
"Heh heh, now realizing you’re scared? Want
to hand over those dicinal Herbs whose ages were intentionally downplayed? Not a chance."
Imdiately, Chu Feng, accompanied by Master Cheng The Third, proceeded to Boss Zhong Hong’s dicine Field.
He was absolutely confident that even without those dozen hundred-year-old and thousand-year-old dicinal Herbs, he would et the standards.
Not just eting the minimum requirents but far more. Chu Feng even had the confidence to achieve first place on dicine Mountain.
Chu Feng had personally inspected the dicine Fields under the jurisdiction of the three Big Chiefs not long ago.
The growth of the dicinal Herbs was very impressive.
Upon arriving at Boss Zhong Hong’s dicine Field, Chu Feng saw Zhong Hong with a mournful face, fiercely scolding his subordinates, the small leaders and dicine Farrs.
"Zhong Hong, what happened?"
Chu Feng had an ominous premonition that sothing must have gone wrong here.
"Ah... Manager Chu, I’ve let down your cultivation and trust... Just half a day ago, a sudden rodent infestation erupted in the dicine Field, destroying a large number of dicinal Herbs."
Zhong Hong beat his chest and stomped his feet in a continuous lant, wearing an expression of extre self-reproach and dejection.
"It’s all Boss Zhong’s fault for insisting that we leave our own dicine Fields to co here for a welcoming ceremony rehearsal. If we hadn’t left our dicine Fields, the rats wouldn’t have found the opportunity to destroy a year of hard work."
A bold dicine Farr revealed the truth.
Zhong Hong’s face changed as he glared fiercely at the dicine Farr. Frightened, the young dicine Farr in his twenties shivered, stepping back in terror and daring not to make another sound.
"Manager Chu, it’s all my fault. I was thinking, since Administrative Officer Cheng only cos around once a year, I wanted to organize a welcoming ceremony to give you so face... but the result, ah..."
Zhong Hong was full of self-bla.
Master Cheng The Third had a cold smile on his face.
Chu Feng keenly sensed that there was more than ets the eye.
If it were just a coincidence, that would be one thing. However, when too many coincidences happen together, it must be soone’s deliberate doing.
It’s normal for dicine Mountain to have rodents.
On a regular basis, even if rodents ca out to nibble on the dicinal Herbs, at most, they would gnaw on two or three plants. How could it be such a coincidence that just as all dicine Farrs were here rehearsing, in just half a day, the dicinal Herbs in the field were heavily gnawed upon and severely damaged?
The situation was too peculiar.
There’s sothing abnormal at play.
Chu Feng had always wanted to root out the spy Mao Wu Mountain Master had placed by his side, but unfortunately, the spy was deeply concealed, and even with Chu Feng’s wisdom and experience, he had not been able to find them.
Mainly because his ti and energy were limited, and also because Li Shishi was not by his side.
Otherwise, he would definitely have been able to root out the spy.
Now, there’s no need to search anymore, as the spy has revealed himself.
It was none other than Boss Zhong Hong.
You can know a person’s face, but not their heart. It turned out that despite Zhong Hong always appearing so loyal, he was in fact a spy planted by Mao Wu Mountain Master.
Chu Feng had not been without suspicion of this man. However, the man was too cunning and deeply hidden.
Thus, Chu Feng had dismissed his doubts about him.
He had even suspected Fang Zhengda and Wu Ming at one point.
"Little Chu, you see, no wonder people say you’re too young and simply unfit to be the Manager. This incident proves that you’re really unsuitable for the position of Manager. With a large batch of dicinal Herbs destroyed, you as the Manager cannot shirk the responsibility. Prepare to be demoted."
Administrative Officer Cheng gleefully kicked a man when he was down, stepping forward to sha Chu Feng severely.
Zhong Hong, even at this point, still showed no intention of coming clean. Instead, he threw himself on his knees in front of Chu Feng, "Manager Chu, it’s all my fault... If there really must be a punishnt from above, I am willing to bear it with you!"
"Zhong Hong, you can’t be blad for this. Get up, your loyalty to this Manager is indeed profound!"
"First, let’s harvest what dicinal Herbs we can from the field before anything else."
Chu Feng wore a gentle smile.
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