However, the Gongcheng government was clearly acting inhumanely this time, offering no explanation whatsoever, and even seeming to want to cover their mouths up.

When Donglai returned to Makino City, he also looked troubled.

"Brother Feng, this matter is probably a done deal."

Lin Yifeng patted Donglai on the shoulder.

"Alright, don't tell anyone."

"I'm trying to figure something out."

To be honest, Lin Yifeng had Guo Fengsheng intentionally or unintentionally reveal to Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan that Japanese companies might be non-compliant.

But these two are blinded by greed and don't believe any of this. They even told Guo Fengsheng not to listen to these rumors, saying that other local businesses are just judging people with prejudice.

According to these two people, Mr. Yamamoto, the Japanese businessman, is almost a great philanthropist who came to Gongcheng to help the local people.

Lin Yifeng was at his wit's end dealing with this kind of lackey.

There's no point in saying anything more to people who have already made up their minds; they're determined to stick to their beliefs and go down this path to the bitter end.

Thinking of this, Lin Yifeng couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Since you won't listen to advice."

"Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Donglai was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, as he did not understand what method Lin Yifeng had to resolve the current situation.

However, from Lin Yifeng's perspective, there are other ways to handle this matter.

Since they won't listen to advice, I'll just have to trick them.

In this era, businesses do not have as much say in the city as government agencies.

Generally speaking, the development of a region depends mainly on the policies implemented by the government.

Apart from a few major cities, it is impossible for businesses to interfere with government policies.

Even if all the small businesses in Gongcheng united, it would be difficult for them to shake the international giant Mitsubishi Group. Not to mention that not only Gongcheng, but also Shangdu and the entire Zhongzhou are watching the entry of this foreign company.

The Mitsubishi Group is now highly sought after by this group; it represents a real political achievement. As long as they can join forces with this group, climbing the ranks will be a breeze.

With the support of local policies, Mitsubishi Group's plan to build a factory is progressing rapidly.

In this era, leading domestic enterprises are all considering stabilizing their scale and transforming their businesses. These enterprises are already struggling to survive, and now they have no time to help Gongcheng, a small place, resist the invasion of foreign capital.

Lin Yifeng can only think of two people who can shake the local businesses.

One is Mu Qizhong, the "richest man" or "biggest swindler" in China, who traded canned goods for airplanes from the Soviets.

This guy has a lot of influence in the south, with countless companies under his control. His main business is fundraising fraud, swindling local businesses and governments out of money to invest in him, and then enriching himself.

The other was Wang Hongcheng, the scientific genius who was most famous back then for his "water-to-oil" project.

Lin Yifeng, the former, is currently out of reach. This guy has been causing trouble everywhere since the early 1980s and is now traveling all over the country, becoming a "benefactor" to local governments.

If you want to find this person, you have to report to higher levels and ask for instructions from various leaders.

If you can really get this person to come, most of the leaders in Zhongzhou Province will be very grateful, believing that his arrival will help boost the local economy.

Mu Qizhong's status is too high, and it is too difficult for Lin Yifeng to meet him.

On the contrary, the second one is nothing compared to the first one; they are not even in the same league.

At that time, Wang Hongcheng had just published a report in the southern media, beginning to show his talent, but had not yet made a name for himself among the various governments in the country.

The people of Northeast China believed him and were able to successfully convert water with some chemicals into fuel, and only started building factories and vigorously promoting it in 1992.

He invented the water-to-oil conversion method, which involves adding one-quarter gasoline to three-quarters water, along with a small amount of a specially formulated "Hongcheng base liquid" or "water-based fuel expander".

It can be turned into "water-based fuel", which is ignitable, has a higher calorific value than ordinary gasoline and diesel, and is pollution-free and extremely low in cost.

This statement would definitely be refuted by governments in later generations.

But in this era where the general level of education is low, this statement seems somewhat mystical.

In addition, his various demonstrations have indeed fooled quite a few people.

This person was even more impatient than Mu Qizhong, and spent a lot of time from establishing the brand to production and processing.

If Lin Yifeng wanted to contact him, it would only be a matter of buying a train ticket, much simpler than contacting the more famous Mu Qizhong.

If this guy were introduced to Gongcheng, it would definitely hook the city government officials, causing them to abandon the Japanese company's offer and instead join Wang Hongcheng's team, who has the backing of the three northeastern provinces.

Thinking of this, Lin Yifeng called Xu Qingyi that very night and asked him to take Gangzi straight to the three northeastern provinces to find Wang Hongcheng and make contact with him in advance.

After Xu Qingyi returned, Lin Yifeng explained the detailed plan to him.

Xu Qingyi was also shocked after hearing this.

"Brother Feng, can this stuff really turn water into oil?"

"If we do this, we'll make a fortune!"

Even Donglai, who was sitting next to him, frowned.

"This thing is amazing."

Lin Yifeng sighed as he looked at the two of them looking serious.

"You actually believe those lies meant to fool ghosts?"

"If he really could turn water into oil, it wouldn't just be a problem in China."

“International oil companies would love to kill him.”

Xu Qingyi and Donglai looked at each other in bewilderment.

In their eyes, this was incredible, and since Wang Hongcheng had the government's backing, it couldn't possibly be a lie.

But Lin Yifeng knew very well.

That's why so many people were deceived and invested in Wang Hongcheng.

As for the matter of water turning into oil, it's quite simple.

It's just a deceptive charlatan trick. It looks like some kind of "magical reagent" has been added, but in reality, it's just a little flammable chemical that makes the water surface ignite.

This trick is the same as the old method of retrieving coins from a deep fryer; it preys on people's lack of knowledge about chemicals.