"Chen Feng, you've hit on the crucial point. Truthfully, I have no leverage over Wu Feng. If I did, I would have brought him down long ago. To be honest, besides this incident where Wu Feng deliberately set me up regarding Jiangcheng, Mingshan Town, and Yongming County, Elder Wu sometimes still sets traps for me. I've long been unable to tolerate him, but this guy is too cautious; he never leaves any traces when he does bad things. Even if I wanted to take him down, I couldn't," Min Min replied with evident frustration.
"Hmm, that is a problem," Chen Feng couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Perhaps we should drop it and just use conventional methods to resolve the matter of Jiangcheng, Mingshan Town, and Yongming County slowly," Min Min replied dejectedly.
"Elder Min, although Elder Wu doesn't have any obvious leverage right now, it doesn't mean we have to give up on using leverage to bring him down," Chen Feng said calmly.
"Chen Feng, your intentions are good. But you must understand one thing. Elder Wu is an old fox; he never leaves traces when doing bad things. It's unrealistic to bring him down using leverage," Elder Min sighed deeply.
"Elder Min, we really don't need to be so pessimistic. No matter how cunning an old fox is, it's impossible to leave absolutely no trace. As long as Elder Wu frequently does bad things, he will definitely leave some clues," Chen Feng said with full confidence.
"That's the theory, but when it comes to actual execution, how easy is that?" Min Min continued to sigh.
"Elder Min, you've known Elder Wu for so many years, you must know what his particular hobbies are. Once we know Elder Wu's preferences, we can bring down Elder Min."
"Is it that easy?" Min Min asked with a look of doubt.
"Actually, bringing down a powerful figure in the political arena isn't that difficult; all it takes is finding the key. For example, right now, Elder Wu is very cunning and leaves no traces. However, we can exploit Elder Wu's preferences, deliberately dig a pit, and lure him into it. This way, evidence will be easy to find," Chen Feng explained patiently.
"That's precisely the case. Hmm, let me think, Elder Wu does have a special preference; he likes to select consorts. I left him in the first place because I couldn't stand his disgusting habit of selecting consorts," Min Min replied after thinking for a moment.
"This preference is indeed very special," Chen Feng said with a meaningful smile.
"Not only is it special, but ordinary people simply cannot integrate into it. Without integration, leverage cannot be collected. Frankly, I've tried sending people to infiltrate this group before, but it was completely useless; this circle is too secretive," Min Min said with frustration.
"Elder Min, don't worry. Give me a week, and I guarantee I can find evidence of Elder Wu's special preference. With the evidence in hand, Elder Wu will be completely finished," Chen Feng said confidently.
Finding evidence isn't difficult, really. It's difficult when you don't know the other party's preferences. Now that he knows Elder Wu likes to select consorts, the matter is easily resolved. Speaking of which, rich and powerful people who like to play exciting games are surprisingly unified in this regard. After chatting with Min Min for a while longer, Chen Feng went to find Kaede Shimajima and Kaoru Irie. Evidence of Elder Wu's consort selection would still require the help of Kaede Shimajima and Kaoru Irie.
"Chen Feng, Elder Wu is the second-in-command of the provincial city. We are just merchants; even if we want to help, we can't," Kaede Shimajima and Kaoru Irie asked with confusion.
"Elder Wu is an old fox. He knows me and Min Min. If we were to appear directly, Elder Wu would definitely not select consorts. You two are unfamiliar faces. If you two appear, Elder Wu will definitely not be suspicious," Chen Feng explained.
"Hmm, that makes sense. The problem is, how can we get Elder Wu to select consorts?" Kaede Shimajima and Kaoru Irie asked with bewilderment.
"That's also easy. Isn't Kaede Shimajima Corporation looking for a spokesperson? You should invite Fanfan. As long as you invite the trending star Fanfan, Elder Wu will absolutely fall into the trap," Chen Feng said confidently.
"What do you mean?"
"Fanfan is notorious in the celebrity circle for playing with women; especially, he's gone all out with selecting consorts, and many female fans have reacted. It's just that Fanfan's team has done a good job with public relations over the years, so he hasn't been exposed. It just so happens that this time, Fanfan and Elder Wu will be exposed together, killing two birds with one stone."
"Is that true? Fanfan plays that wildly? It can't be, right? He's so handsome; if he dated and slept with a different fan every day, he wouldn't be exposed even in ten thousand years. Why would he engage in such disgusting consort selection?" Kaede Shimajima and Kaoru Irie asked, utterly confused.
"This question isn't hard to answer. Wealthy people and powerful people have one common characteristic: ordinary ways of playing with women no longer satisfy them; they must play with the unconventional, the extreme. It's like why drug addicts are most common among the rich and powerful. It's because ordinary entertainment can't satisfy them; they need the unconventional." Chen Feng's explanation convinced the two women.
The entire morning was spent discussing how to discreetly collect evidence of Elder Wu's consort selection. Chen Feng was indeed a seasoned veteran in the political arena; every step was considered meticulously. Not only was it thorough, but it was also very feasible. Thus, the two women proceeded to act according to Chen Feng's plan. As expected, evidence of Elder Wu's consort selection was collected a week later.
Originally, according to the plan, Chen Feng was supposed to release the evidence of Elder Wu's consort selection. However, fate is unpredictable, and a small accident occurred. Elder Wu actually obtained evidence of Kaoru Irie manipulating the stock market.
"Chen Feng, Kaoru Irie is your woman. Can you bear to see Kaoru Irie go to jail?" Elder Wu said triumphantly.
As the saying goes, caution sails the ship for ten thousand years. This time, the consort selection was too smooth, too sudden; there was definitely something fishy. Following the clues, it turned out to be Chen Feng's scheme. Therefore, he played along, selecting consorts and sleeping with young fans boldly. However, to restrain Chen Feng, he specifically found someone to retrieve the evidence of Kaoru Irie manipulating the stock market from a while ago. With this leverage, Chen Feng would absolutely not dare to act rashly.
"Elder Wu, you win," Chen Feng replied without thinking. Although he wasn't officially in a relationship with Kaoru Irie, and Kaoru Irie wasn't his most important connection, from the perspective of loyalty, he couldn't abandon her to a difficult situation.
"Consider yourself sensible. Don't worry, as long as you don't expose me, I won't expose Kaoru Irie either," Elder Wu said with a fawning smile.
"As you wish! Elder Wu, this matter is considered satisfactorily resolved, but regarding the merger of Jiangcheng, I think we can still discuss it," Chen Feng originally intended to concede and let Elder Wu have his way in setting up Min Min and Jiangcheng. However, upon careful consideration, he felt unwilling. The merger of Jiangcheng with Mingshan Town and Yongming County had been brewing for several years; to fail now was truly unacceptable. Everything can be discussed!
"Stop right there! Regarding Jiangcheng and Min Min, there is no room for negotiation! Back then, that slut Min Min embarrassed me so much in public that I can never forgive her!" Elder Wu said with intense murderous intent.