Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#326 - Chapter 325 I Don’t Want to Go Back

In the following days, for safety's sake, Li Chenqiu had Gaoqiao Yuncang, who had been replaced by Huang Ping, go to the no-man's land outside the city to hide. He and Xiang Nanzhi stayed openly in Xiyue City, right under the noses of the Gaoqiao Consortium.

Ye Yu, at Li Chenqiu's request, returned to the Northern Federation alone. After all, to Li Chenqiu, an ordinary person who could only translate would only be a burden to him.

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One gloomy, rainy morning.

Ding-ling-ling——

The urgent telephone rang.

Li Chenqiu, who was eating breakfast, stopped what he was doing, took out his phone from his pocket, and answered the call.

"Hello, is this Li Chenqiu?"

A deep, steady male voice came from the other end of the phone.

"This is me, what's the matter?"

Li Chenqiu got up from the dining table and walked to the sofa to sit down.

"How is Gaoqiao Yuncang doing now?"

"He's alive and well, nothing's wrong at all. Did you call me just to confirm this?"

"That's just one of the purposes. Let's talk about Lu Xiansong. First of all, it's impossible to release Lu Xiansong. Even if you kill Gaoqiao Yuncang, we won't release Lu Xiansong."

"So, there's no room for negotiation?" There was a hint of coldness in Li Chenqiu's words.

"There is in other aspects. According to our understanding, you are a very greedy person, right!"

"Bribing me with money?" Li Chenqiu chuckled: "Do you think I'm such a superficial, cheap person..."

"How about 500 billion Federal currency?"

Li Chenqiu: "..."

"500 billion Federal currency, at the very least, can push you to the ninth level. Are you sure you want to refuse?"

"Wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Li Chenqiu quickly put down his phone and rushed into the bedroom, shaking Xiang Nanzhi awake, who was fast asleep.

"Are you sick!"

Xiang Nanzhi squinted and cursed.

Li Chenqiu held out his hand: "Give me your phone!"

Xiang Nanzhi said impatiently, "Do you want me to cooperate and ask where this 150,000 came from?"

"Hurry up, I have something urgent!"

Xiang Nanzhi took her phone from under her pillow speechlessly, unlocked it, and handed it to Li Chenqiu: "Behave yourself, don't mess around."

"Got it."

Li Chenqiu said perfunctorily, rushed out of the bedroom, and sat down on the sofa.

"Li Chenqiu, are you listening? I know you're listening, don't pretend..."

"Wait a moment, I have something to deal with here, don't hang up!"

Li Chenqiu shouted at his phone and threw it aside. Then, he hurriedly opened Xiang Nanzhi's phone's dialing interface, entered a long string of phone numbers, and pressed the call button.

A few seconds later, the call was connected, and a cold voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello?"

Li Chenqiu walked aside, lowered his voice, and asked, "Is this Director Wenren?"

"Li Chenqiu?"

"This is me."

Wenren Qing said seriously: "Did something happen on your end again? If the Gaoqiao Consortium doesn't agree to release him, then don't mess around and return to the Northern Federation quickly!"

The day before yesterday, Li Chenqiu had told Wenren Qing everything over the phone, but the dishonest Wenren Qing did not tell Li Chenqiu about his trip to the Southern Federation.

"Returning to the Northern Federation isn't urgent. I'm talking to people from the Gaoqiao Consortium. Please listen quietly and help me see if they're playing tricks on me."

Wenren Qing stopped talking.

Li Chenqiu's face lit up, he ran back to the sofa, put the two phones together, and turned on the speakerphone on his own phone.

"Hello, are you still there?"

"Li Chenqiu, what tricks are you trying to play?"

"You're the ones playing tricks, aren't you? If I release Gaoqiao Yuncang, will you really give me 500 billion?"

"Do you think the Gaoqiao Consortium can't afford this little bit of money, or do you think it's too little?"

"Hehehe, don't even mention 500 billion, even if it's 1 trillion, I won't agree. Professor Lu is from our Zhaixing Academy. Bringing him home is my mission and my duty. No amount of money can shake my heart!"

"Li Chenqiu, you hypocritical, greedy person!"

"Why are you showing off two idioms in front of me? I'll ask you one last time, are you releasing Lu Xiansong or not?"

There was silence on the other end, and a buzzing sound like bees could be heard faintly.

Li Chenqiu and Wenren Qing waited quietly.

Half a minute later.

"Li Chenqiu, it's impossible for us to release Lu Xiansong. There's no room for negotiation on this matter, but we can let you meet Lu Xiansong."

Li Chenqiu asked with feigned suspicion, "Is it the real Lu Xiansong, or the fake Lu Xiansong?"

"You..."

"If you don't want people to know, don't do it. Do you understand what that means? Do you need me to explain it?"

"I don't understand what you're saying. What real or fake? I don't understand."

"I don't need you to understand. You just need to tell me whether I'm going to see the real Lu Xiansong or the fake Lu Xiansong. If I see a fake one in the end, I'll immediately order the Soul Soldier to kill Gaoqiao Yuncang. I'll wait for your time and address. Goodbye."

After saying that, Li Chenqiu hung up the phone and picked up Xiang Nanzhi's phone: "Director Wenren, are you still there?"

"I am."

"Did you hear our conversation just now?"

"I heard it. You're too reckless. Since the Gaoqiao Consortium chose to hide Professor Lu's current situation, they naturally don't want people to know about it. And it sounds like they care a lot about Professor Lu.

Now that they know you know about the real and fake Professor Lu, they'll probably try to kill you to hide this information, and the meeting you proposed will naturally become a good opportunity."

"Kill me to hide the news?" A hint of doubt flashed between Li Chenqiu's eyebrows: "How can they be sure that I'm the only one who knows this news?"

"If the Security Administration knew that there was a real and fake Professor Lu, and that he was being protected so closely by the Gaoqiao Consortium, they wouldn't send a ninth-level fighter like you to rescue him. That would only alert the enemy. The Gaoqiao Consortium knows this very well.

They can definitely guess that the information about the real and fake came from your own investigation after you came to the Southern Federation. So, as long as they kill you, these real and fake claims will become unfounded rumors."

Li Chenqiu lowered his eyebrows, crossed his legs, and murmured in a low voice, "It seems that my situation is very dangerous!"

"I have already reported everything you discovered to the Security Administration. Afterwards, the Security Administration will find a way to rescue Professor Lu. This matter has nothing to do with you anymore. Listen to me, take that 500 billion and return to the Northern Federation immediately."

Wenren Qing said without容拒绝.

Li Chenqiu didn't reply, supported his head with one hand, and remained silent.

"Li Chenqiu, are you listening to me?"

Li Chenqiu slowly opened his mouth and said, "I'm listening, but I don't want to go back."