Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1085: Stepped on an Empty Plate

Chapter 1085: Chapter 1085: Stepped on an Empty Plate

Luohua Manor this time was visited by Wang Haifeng and Xu Leigang, who accompanied Zhang Caixin and Director Mei.

The latter two are irreplaceable, one is the person in charge, the other is the user of the Storage Bag, and in the current manor, only Mei Jin can use the Storage Bag. If she doesn’t come, who else will?

As for Wang Haifeng and Xu Leigang taking the place of Gazi and Gao Qiang, that’s because Feng Jun felt it was time to show some of the manor’s strength and nip certain potential issues in the bud.

Those from Luohua were quite surprised to see Luohua’s people arrive since both sides only agreed on a rough delivery timeframe, and Luohua was notified just prior to tonight’s action, but who would have thought that Luohua’s people would just appear — could they have been waiting nearby all this time?

Those who thought this were indeed wrong; Luohua’s people really came over on short notice — having a bigwig’s light bulb in the manor, they rushed over to set an ambush beforehand, which could only expose information.

Apart from those four, there was also Hua Hua because, besides Feng Jun in the manor, it was the only one that could handle the Time Shuttle.

The factory had not expected Luohua’s people to arrive so quickly. Fortunately, the cash counters were already in place and ready to start, originally thinking that the work would start tomorrow, but were roused in the early morning to commence their busy tasks.

Because of adequate preparation, by the time the sky was beginning to brighten, the cash counting was completed, and the factory handed the warehouse key directly to Zhang Caixin, "Shall we proceed with the handover now?"

The handover is simple— the factory just needs to withdraw the guards around the warehouse; however, this also means that the lithium batteries inside worth over two hundred million are now unguarded.

This is an independent warehouse, with a yard and parking spaces. In theory, locking the main gate should be sufficient, but if someone knows the value of the goods inside, even the thickest door is useless.

After receiving the key, Zhang Caixin directly let Gazi drive into the yard, locked the main gate, and did not leave anyone patrolling outside the yard.

The factory found these people’s behavior quite odd, but in the end, they didn’t make any comments. They just mentioned that this was an urban-rural fringe area with many migrants nearby, and among the local residents, there were also quite a few petty thieves.

In urban-rural fringe areas, such circumstances are common. Some get rich overnight from demolition but have nothing to do and pick up gambling and drug habits, without the courage to cause trouble farther away and only causing trouble nearby their homes.

It was friendly of the factory to offer such a warning, and Zhang Caixin thanked them politely, indicating it was not a big issue.

In fact, Hua Hua was always hidden in the trees, so any misconduct by people nearby would not escape its watchful eyes.

Around three o’clock in the afternoon, two policemen arrived, saying a local resident reported a gutter oil processing plant nearby, and they wanted to go in to inspect and see what was stored in the warehouse.

Normally, residents would have to comply with such police requests. If there was illegal activity nearby and the police wanted to investigate, why would you oppose it?

As for the claim that this was just a sealed warehouse, impossible for a gutter oil processing plant — please, couldn’t it be the storage area for raw materials? Plus, this kind of processing plant should be built discreetly in the first place.

Zhang Caixin didn’t bother to argue with them and simply opened the warehouse door, "Have a look for yourselves."

The vast warehouse was completely empty except for a few brooms, with nothing else in sight.

Seeing this, the policemen were dumbfounded, "There’s nothing in the warehouse? How is it possible... where did everything go?"

"I don’t know," Wang Haifeng casually rebutted, "Does there have to be something inside?"

"I’m not asking you," the policeman completely ignored him and instead pointed at Zhang Caixin, "Young lady, you tell me."

Zhang Caixin, resenting his impoliteness, gave him a cold look, "Who gave you the confidence that you think you have the right to speak to me?"

This officer immediately backed off — he was here to investigate on behalf of someone, as a leader had asked him to check the situation at this place.

As for the reason for the investigation, that was just made up on the spot — at worst, get someone to make another false alarm call.

After all, everyone despises gutter oil processing plants, and a bit more investigation would be understandable to the public.

This guy thought that someone wanted to deal with the people here, so he spoke without restraint—why couldn’t he talk to such a charming young lady? If he could obtain her WeChat or something, wouldn’t that be nice?

But when she opened her mouth, he knew she was not someone to be trifled with, and in this situation, all he could do was to speak up, "Now I want to ask, who rented this warehouse?"

Wang Haifeng was the one to answer again, "This is a warehouse rented by Kevin Company, is there a problem?"

Kevin Company was the battery manufacturer, well-known locally, and hearing this made the police worry, "Do you have any evidence to prove that Kevin Company rented this place?"

Wang Haifeng snorted coldly. He was unhappy with the disrespect shown towards himself, and carrying a bit of the air of a willful young master, he scolded without hesitation, "Don’t you have a mouth under your nose? Can’t you make a phone call and ask?"

The police didn’t pay attention to him, but asked another question, "What is your relationship with Kevin Company, and what about the warehouse keys?"

Wang Haifeng was about to speak when Xu Leigang preempted him, "For this kind of issue, you should ask Kevin Company. You haven’t found anything here, so I have a question... can you leave now?"

The two officers exchanged glances and stepped outside to make a call, but the call wasn’t to Kevin Company, "Director Miao, I conducted the investigation as you instructed, but the results are less than ideal..."

Let’s not dwell on his phone call. The four people at Luohua Manor exchanged looks, all understanding the implication.

Zhang Caixin felt that she should take the initiative to adapt to her role as the second-in-command at the manor, so she was the first to speak, "This was motivated."

"Heh," Xu Leigang chuckled and succinctly stated four words, "Scouting the area."

The police really came on someone’s behalf to probe the situation; their primary goal was to check what was in the warehouse.

We needn’t go into the details; it’s obvious that someone noticed Kevin Company’s slight movement and, unable to confirm it, sent someone to investigate. Once they discovered that the warehouse was neatly stacked with lithium batteries, the consequences... really, there are too many possibilities.

However, right from the moment they took over the warehouse, Zhang Caixin and the others had secured surveillance in all directions, then let Feng Jing enter the warehouse with Feng Jun’s blue Storage Bag to collect the lithium batteries.

There were quite a few batteries—1,500 sets—but even with the packaging, the blue Storage Bag could just about contain them.

But after packing them up, you can’t simply leave; otherwise, Kevin Company would become suspicious—how on earth does a whole warehouse of batteries disappear in the blink of an eye?

So they decided to leave on the Time Shuttle that night; after all, come nightfall, many things would fall into the realm of the unknown.

They were fortunate to act early. Although Feng Jing was capable of taking the lithium batteries, her physical condition couldn’t compare to Feng Jun’s, and collecting an entire warehouse’s worth left her utterly exhausted.

They didn’t expect someone would come to check for gutter oil so soon that day, which was indeed an exasperating surprise.

They were exasperated, but someone else was even more so, "Just like that... two thousand sets of batteries were sold out?"

"We’ve done our best, but we faced too much local resistance. This time we only found out by chance that the production company’s inventory was emptied, and we traced the clue through surveillance along the way. Who would have thought that they... just made an entire warehouse’s worth of batteries disappear?"

The actual mastermind behind directing the police to check for gutter oil knew Luohua Manor quite well, and they even stopped the police from further investigation—it was taken away by some kind of device.

In reality, they were aware that quite a few people in Luohua Manor possessed these mysterious abilities—at the very least, it was certain that the lady in green and Mei Jin could do it.

But in fact, they weren’t even clear whether this was a type of Cultivation Technique or a piece of equipment.

They tended to believe that this ability to store items must have a limit; otherwise, why would Feng Jun bother to make money? He could just take a whole oil field back from the Middle East.

Faced with this situation, Elder Yu’s people were at a complete loss; the batteries had already been taken, and the deal was done. To make a fuss now would only mean acting maliciously without cause.

As for the whereabouts of the lithium batteries, Elder Yu’s people weren’t too concerned. After all, the old gentleman himself was currently in Luohua Manor; if Feng Jun meant him harm, there would be many ways to do it without resorting to such dramatic actions.

Therefore, they inclined to believe that these batteries, like the disappeared food and electrical appliances, had gone to some unknown place, or perhaps even to other countries, like the Boiler Camel Motorcycle.

Based on such speculations, as far as Elder Yu was concerned, grain and lithium batteries were essentially the same—they posed no harm to him, and hence the security personnel could rest easy.

However, since lithium batteries were sensitive materials, the security personnel asked Elder Yu for guidance—should we keep an eye on this issue?

Elder Yu felt that ever since interacting with Luohua Manor, his health had improved considerably, but his head was swelling non-stop—can’t things here quiet down a bit?

After this ordeal, he also didn’t want to bother with the lithium batteries anymore. If the nation wasn’t paying attention and there was serious local resistance, why should an old man so far from the center of power exhaust himself dealing with his lifesaver?

So he simply sought out Feng Jun, "Those lithium batteries, will you be buying them again in the future?"

Feng Jun had already heard about Zhang Caixin and the others’ encounters in the production area. Although they’d successfully avoided various traps, he was still not very happy, "If I buy them again, I might as well go abroad. Better that than being mistaken for a black workshop processing gutter oil."

Although Elder Yu had made up his mind not to take it seriously, he couldn’t help but speak up when he heard this, "Do you feel offended by the surveillance? Don’t you think such a security risk deserves monitoring?"

"Not offended," Feng Jun answered naturally, "but I also don’t want to trouble the country, so I’ll just buy them abroad."