Lin Yifeng returned to his old, run-down apartment to rest that evening and was sitting on the sofa, soaking his feet in hot water.

Guo Fengsheng and Xu Qingyi were also sitting on the side, looking at Lin Yifeng with some concern.

"Brother Feng, do you think Wang Hongcheng might have run away?"

Xu Qingyi asked tentatively.

Lin Yifeng let out a long sigh of relief, seemingly unconcerned.

"Don't worry, he doesn't have the guts."

"I met with Young Master Ye today to put pressure on him and force him to make a choice."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this guy will come looking for me in a couple of days."

Guo Fengsheng looked at Xu Qingyi and sighed deeply.

Both of them were a little worried that Wang Hongcheng might abscond with the money.

On the contrary, Lin Yifeng did not care about this.

Having taken the government's money, and knowing that he recognized Mao Zedong, even if Wang Hongcheng had a lot of guts, he wouldn't dare to abscond with the money.

If Wang Hongcheng can fool him a little, he still has a few days left to live.

If they just ran away with the money, that would be pure suicide.

"Alright, Lao Guo, you should go back and rest."

"Qingyi, find me a pillow and a blanket. I'll make do on the sofa tonight."

Lin Yifeng wiped his feet and prepared to pour out the foot bath water.

Upon seeing this, Xu Qingyi hurriedly stepped forward to snatch it.

"That won't do!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down!"

Lin Yifeng frowned, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the room next door where the lights were still on.

"Wanxia is studying, what are you making a fuss about?"

Xu Qingyi finally calmed down.

After spending the night in the room, Lin Yifeng began to patiently wait for news from Gongcheng.

After waiting for two days, Wu Kang finally called Lin Yifeng on the third day.

"Hey! Mr. Lin! Are you busy?"

Are you free tomorrow?

"Well, Professor Wang wants to demonstrate his product to you and resolve our conflict."

"The main issue is still that: for our cooperation to go smoothly, we need to avoid any problems."

After a brief conversation, Lin Yifeng hung up the phone, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"They've taken the bait!"

The next day, many people were busy in the Gongcheng government compound.

The mechanic at the repair shop was leaning over a van, using a hose to siphon the remaining gasoline from the fuel tank.

Not far away, Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan stood patiently waiting at the door. Behind them, at a small table, Wang Hongcheng, wearing a white coat and a mask, was fiddling with various bottles and jars, looking just like he was conducting an experiment.

Inside the building, many people were also peering out the windows to watch as Wang Hongcheng solemnly prepared various medicines.

Some of the onlookers downstairs were also amazed.

"Is Professor Wang adding leavening agent?"

"It seems so. I've seen it on TV; that's what researchers do."

"Professors with a background in the Chinese Academy of Sciences are indeed different."

Lin Yifeng stood outside the courtyard, sneering incessantly.

It has to be said that Wang Hongcheng's demeanor was quite convincing; with his white coat, white mask, and various test tubes and medicine bottles, he really looked the part.

However, if that kind of operation, with all that sniffing and smelling, were done in a chemistry class twenty years from now, the chemistry teacher would definitely want to slap him across the face.

Xu Qingyi stood next to Lin Yifeng and lowered her voice.

"Brother Feng, what's this guy up to now?"

"I also prepared a basin."

"Are you going to give us some gasoline again?"

Guo Fengsheng frowned, also completely clueless.

"Brother Feng, what do we do?"

Before coming here, Lin Yifeng had told the two of them that he was prepared not to give Wang Hongcheng any face and that if he dared to experiment, Lin Yifeng would expose him.

Lin Yifeng was not worried when he saw that Wang Hongcheng was about to use the same trick again.

Lin Yifeng shrugged and nodded.

"It's probably gasoline."

"At most, I'll put some gasoline in your car and demonstrate that this stuff really is gasoline."

Hearing this, Xu Qingyi and Guo Fengsheng were at a loss, completely unsure how to expose Wang Hongcheng.

You can't exactly say this guy's gasoline is fake, can you?

Besides, these days very few people have any knowledge of chemistry. Even if Lin Yifeng went to explain it to Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan, they probably wouldn't understand.

Not to mention that Lin Yifeng had explained it to them both, and they felt like they were listening to gibberish when they heard Lin Yifeng's explanation, let alone the others.

And they were ready very quickly.

Wearing a mask and holding a test tube, Wang Hongcheng walked step by step toward the basin.

"Boss Lin!"

"I'm doing this experiment for you today so you can understand the reality of this thing."

"Last time it was just gasoline, and we can't prove it was gasoline."

"After I finish the experiment, I will add the gasoline converted from the expander directly into the car. Now you can believe me, right?"

"I believe that this experiment will dispel everyone's doubts about me."

After saying this, Wang Hongcheng deliberately looked around at the people around him.

The surrounding government officials and onlookers cheered and jeered.

Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan also took the initiative to stand next to Lin Yifeng, cautiously looking at the basin in front of Wang Hongcheng.

It must be said that Wang Hongcheng really has a talent for acting.

First, he added water in front of everyone, then poured in gasoline, all the while being extremely careful, dodging the basin in front of him as if afraid of an explosion.

The most outrageous thing was that when Wang Hongcheng added the reagents, his movements were extremely slow, as if he were wary of the gasoline in the basin in front of him.

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