A gasp rippled through the crowd; no one had expected Wang Hongcheng to actually conjure gasoline.

Even Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan couldn't help but step forward and sniff the liquid in the basin.

The pungent smell that hit them right in the head made them absolutely certain that what remained in the basin was gasoline.

Wang Hongcheng raised his head slightly, looking down at the group of people in front of him.

Someone around them started clapping, and soon the applause was thunderous. Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan walked straight toward Wang Hongcheng with shining eyes, praising him continuously.

"Wow, Professor! That's amazing!"

"Professor Wang's skills are truly remarkable!"

Wang Hongcheng feigned composure and deliberately adjusted his glasses with his hand.

"Now I understand why I didn't want to come to Zhongzhou Province."

"It's not that I don't want to come."

"It's because I couldn't come."

Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan swallowed hard, their hearts filled with doubt, having lost all confidence in keeping Wang Hongcheng.

Wang Hongcheng was aware of this as well, and deliberately shook his head and sighed.

"What a pity."

"I think Gongcheng is a good place."

"I really want to stay here."

The rejection of further attempts to win him over gave Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan renewed hope, and the two showered Wang Hongcheng with compliments.

Seeing that the three were preparing to return to the building, Lin Yifeng took the initiative to greet them and then left, using the excuse that he had something to do.

After all, this wasn't a good thing, and Lin Yifeng couldn't get too close to these people.

He should minimize contact with these two people.

Xu Qingyi, standing by the car outside the courtyard, stared in disbelief.

He came here to drive for Lin Yifeng; he didn't go upstairs.

He witnessed Wang Hongcheng turning water into gasoline downstairs and showed a shocked expression.

After Lin Yifeng got into the car and the anchor left, Xu Qingyi, who was driving, muttered to herself.

"Brother Feng, can this thing turn water into gasoline?"

"If you believe his nonsense about turning water into oil, you might as well believe I am Qin Shi Huang."

"But he clearly lit the water."

Lin Yifeng shrugged and patiently explained to Xu Qingyi.

This may seem amazing, but it's actually just a very simple chemical reaction. Wang Hongcheng added something to make the gasoline flame retardant.

As long as the water and oil mixing ratio is correct, igniting the gasoline floating on top will evaporate the water below.

It looks like there's a lot of gasoline left, but in reality, that "gasoline" is just a mixture of oil and water, not pure gasoline at all.

If the "water-based fuel expander" mentioned by Wang Hongcheng is not added, the gasoline combustion will directly evaporate the water, leaving nothing in the basin.

Xu Qingyi scratched her head, trying to understand.

"So, it's like boiling the water dry, right?"

Lin Yifeng nodded.

Wang Hongcheng used this method to swindle and deceive people, adding some kind of "water-based fuel expander" just to show everyone that there was still gasoline left in the basin.

This combination of punches would leave anyone without some knowledge of chemistry completely stunned.

If this were set in a remote part of Africa, someone like Wang Hongcheng would be considered a god descended from heaven, and decades later, legends would still circulate about him, saying, "There was once a god who could turn water into oil."

Otherwise, if you don't know math, physics, and chemistry, the world is full of magic.

As for Wang Hongcheng, Lin Yifeng wasn't worried at all that he wouldn't keep his promise.

After all, this guy came to Gongcheng entirely to make money, and he trusted Lin Yifeng, this "easy target," more than the officials.

That evening, Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan went to Makino City to host a banquet for Wang Hongcheng.

Although Lin Yifeng was invited, he declined the invitation, not wanting to get entangled with them too much.

Let Wang Hongcheng whet these people's appetites for now.

After two or three consecutive days of banquets, just as Lin Yifeng had predicted, Wang Hongcheng had no intention of agreeing to the requests of the two leaders from Gongcheng.

From his perspective, these two were very close to Lin Yifeng. If he could keep them hanging on, they would definitely ask Lin Yifeng to help persuade them.

When the time comes, Wang Hongcheng can do Lin Yifeng a favor in return.

Inside the county magistrate's office in Gongcheng.

At this moment, the leadership team of Gongcheng was in complete chaos.

Everyone in the county government has their own idea.

Some people say that Gongcheng can't keep this great god, so let's not waste our energy anymore.

Some people say that it's still possible to win Wang Hongcheng over; if he stays, Gongcheng will surely rise to prominence.

These past few days have been so busy that Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan have almost forgotten about the Japanese company there. They have been repeatedly invited to discuss building a factory, but the two of them have been making excuses to decline.

They were afraid that if Wang Hongcheng left soon, they would miss this excellent opportunity.

Inside the office, Wu Kang chain-smoked, his face full of worry.

"Old Li, what do you think we should do?"

"It's been three or four days already, and I have a feeling they don't really want to agree to our request."

Lee Seung-hyun also found this very troublesome.

They've been testing Wang Hongcheng at various drinking parties these past two days.

However, through their interactions, they also discovered that Wang Hongcheng was a seasoned veteran. Whenever the topic of cooperation with Gongcheng came up at the dinner table, this guy would repeatedly try to get on their good side by making excuses.

Just when Lee Seung-hyun and Oh Kang thought things were looking promising.

Wang Hongcheng suddenly added, "I'll come to Gongcheng again in the future, and I'll treat you then."

These words made Lee Seung-hyun and Oh Kang-hyun's hearts leap into their throats.

after?!

It will be too late if you wait until then!

The two of them couldn't figure out what Wang Hongcheng was thinking.

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