Chapter 648 Departure from Kazakh
Meanwhile, Zhang Ce found Zhang Richeng and said to him, "After our collective persuasion, Chen Feng has backed down and is willing to go to Kari."
"Really?" Zhang Richeng's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this, somewhat incredulous.
He never expected that Chen Feng would actually compromise; this wasn't like him at all.
"Hmph, you put on a tough act on the surface. Keep being tough, but you still backed down in the end. Looks like you're just a silver-plated spearhead."
"If I had known that the higher-ups valued me so much, they would have preferred to let Chen Feng go to save me. I should have turned against them sooner. Honestly."
Zhang Richeng is now filled with regret; he never expected that the higher-ups would actually value him so much.
"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you? It's just that Chen Feng made a condition: he demanded to go to Kari and that he would make the decisions about the operation."
"That's enough, Richeng. You've already done enough by making Chen Feng back down. You two should each take a step back."
“Once we get to Kari, we can discuss it together. Everyone can negotiate. No one can have the final say, right?” Zhang Ce advised.
Zhang Richeng didn't speak upon hearing this, but pondered in his heart. Chen Feng had already backed down. If he continued to insist on leaving, it would definitely arouse suspicion from others.
Since I've already gone to Kari, I've achieved half of my goal. As for the other half, just like Zhang Ce said...
Since we've already gone, you can't possibly let me have no say in anything and completely disregard my opinion, can you?
That's nonsense. He thinks Chen Feng just needs a way to save face.
"Alright, since the leader has put it this way, it would be ungrateful of me to leave now."
"I will listen to the leader and continue to dedicate my value to the motherland." Zhang Richeng nodded, agreeing with Zhang Ce's suggestion.
"Great! I knew you wouldn't be so stubborn, haha. Let's pack up and head to Kari tomorrow." Zhang Ce patted Zhang Richeng on the shoulder, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
After Zhang Ce left, he told Qi Minglin and the others the news. Qi Minglin was shocked and couldn't believe it was true.
"Holy crap, Chen Feng actually backed down? Really? Boss, what benefits did you promise him?"
Qi Minglin asked, her eyes wide with astonishment.
"Benefits? What benefits are you going to offer? What's the use of just offering benefits? Can't you reason with me and appeal to my emotions?"
“Chen Feng isn’t that unreasonable; he’s just a young man with a short temper. If you talk to him nicely, it’s not a big deal,” Zhang Ce said with a hint of smugness on his face.
"As expected of a leader, he's amazing, truly amazing." Qi Minglin gave him a thumbs up.
The leader is indeed quite capable to make Chen Feng, this stubborn mule, back down.
"What did Zhang Richeng say? Did he agree?" Li Guanghao asked.
"Of course, he just wanted to go to Kari, and now that he's chosen to go, what else can he say?"
“Even if Chen Feng insists on going to Kari, we have to listen to him. There’s nothing more to say. Let’s just have the two of us compromise,” Zhang Ce said.
"Okay, this is the best outcome. It's the best thing for the country. Luckily, it didn't escalate to the last step," Li Guanghao said with some relief.
"We're heading to Kari tomorrow. You guys make the arrangements. I can't keep coming with you. I'm leaving again. I've already been here for quite a few days," Zhang Ce instructed.
"Yes, the leader's trip was worthwhile; he resolved such a big problem."
"If there's good news from Kazhi, I'll call you then," Qi Minglin said with a smile.
“Kari is a bit far, but if there’s really good news, I can fly over.” Zhang Ce said, laughing to himself.
"Haha, then you can wait to fly over again," Qi Minglin said with considerable pride.
With Chen Feng around, she truly has the confidence to say that.
And so, Zhang Ce spent the last morning there before setting off to leave.
Although the matter was resolved, the atmosphere within the exploration team was unlikely to improve immediately after such a major incident, and the two groups were still somewhat awkward.
But it's okay, it will return to normal over time, so there's no need to worry.
Chen Feng and Zhang Richeng ignored each other. Even when Zhang Richeng tried to talk to Chen Feng, Chen Feng would turn around and leave as if he hadn't seen him.
This infuriated Zhang Richeng. If you don't talk to me, I won't talk to you either.
The next day, after packing their things, everyone set off for the Kari Mountains.
Kari is located on the far side of the motherland. It took them almost three days to drive there. As soon as Chen Feng got out of the car, he felt dizzy and disoriented, and he felt like he was going to vomit.
"Brother Feng, are you alright?" Li Chunlai asked as he got out of the car and helped Chen Feng up.
"Next time something like this happens, I'll fly. Let whoever wants to travel by car take the car," Chen Feng waved his hand and took a deep breath.
"Hmm, have some naan, you little trash?" Qi Minglin walked over as if nothing had happened, holding half a local naan in her hand, and handed it to Chen Feng with a chuckle.
"I won't eat it. Just looking at that naan makes me want to throw up," Chen Feng couldn't help but say.
"You're so damn cheap! You don't want to eat it, but you still want to disgust me, right?" Qi Minglin couldn't help but punch Chen Feng.
"Who told you to insult me first?" Chen Feng said, stretching.
"You really don't want to suffer any loss." Qi Minglin snorted and continued to nibble on the crispy naan.
"Have we arrived at our destination?" Chen Feng asked.
"Given this temperature, you should know we've arrived." Qi Minglin unzipped her jacket, revealing a white tank top underneath.
"Of course! As soon as I got off the car, I felt a wave of heat hit me. I've never been here before. Is there a Flaming Mountain here?" Li Chunlai asked curiously as he took off his coat.
"Yes, it exists, but not here. However, there's nothing there anyway, so you won't see any real flames," Qi Minglin said.
"We're still a hundred or two hundred kilometers from our destination. Let's rest here for a bit before we go," Li Guanghao said, wearing a hat.
"Let's go then."
The group arrived at a restaurant, where they finally got to eat the most authentic beef and mutton.
Although some people may not be used to the local cuisine, it must be said that the taste is indeed quite good.
"This naan is said to keep for a month without any problems, so we can buy more this time," Qi Minglin said with a smile, breaking off a piece of naan.
"In this weather, you could just sit here and not rot, you'd just turn into a pharaoh, let alone make naan," Chen Feng added smugly.
"Can't you wish me well for once? Why aren't you here?" Qi Minglin glared at him and threw the piece of naan she had broken off at him.
Chen Feng caught the naan and stuffed it into his mouth.
"I can't die, I still have a use for my life."
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