Chapter 90

Chapter 38: The Unbreakable Path

Lin Feng's plan was to use the 50 million to buy the copyright of a game that was about to sweep all the internet cafes across the country—Legend. This was a game that drove all gamers crazy.

During the peak of Legend, entering any internet cafe, one would see nothing but Legend. Not only men but also many female players were driven mad by it.

Lin Feng remembered that when he first played Legend, he and his friends had to kill deer until they reached level 10 before they dared to kill orcs, simply because they were the type of players who didn't want their characters to die easily, preferably not at all. Legend brought countless happy days to many people, with players fighting hard every night and every morning.

Names like "Handsome enough to shock the central committee," "Parking to make love at Feng Pavilion," "Robbing banks with a sword," and "Monks using shampoo" were all hilarious names in Legend, representing a unique Legend culture.

Another term—depression—also emerged after Legend.

Lin Feng still remembered how he squatted in the Skeleton Cave for three days to get a silver bracelet with 0-3 attack and +2 agility from a newbie, and when he finally got this high-quality bracelet, he was happy for a whole week.

All these memories made Lin Feng decide to secure the mainland copyright of Legend before Shanda did. However, Lin Feng wasn't as foolish as Shanda, who only wanted the distribution rights (perhaps Chen XX didn't see the influence of Legend at the time). Lin Feng decided to directly buy the mainland copyright. Besides the billions of dividends saved each year, there was a more important reason: to eliminate cheats.

Legend, which was once a national-level game in China, was later replaced by other games not because of its anytime PK or the pain of leveling up, but because of cheats. This simple and crazy game was destroyed by cheats. This time, Lin Feng absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen again.

After entrusting all company affairs to Liu Yingying, Lin Feng was about to board a flight to South Korea when unexpected trouble came knocking.

During the golden hours of the noon, led by Director Li of the Culture Bureau, a group of people swept through Lin Feng's Chu Feng Internet City. The Health Bureau, led by Director Zhao, swept through Lin Feng's Qidian Fast Food again.

Although the Health Bureau conducted multiple inspections, Lin Feng's Qidian Fast Food strictly followed the rule of changing the frying oil every six hours, making Director Zhao's black hair almost turn white from frustration without finding any issues. However, the Culture Bureau cited the presence of minors in Lin Feng's internet cafe on non-holiday days as a reason to forcibly take away over 20 computers and fined Lin Feng 50,000 yuan.

Lin Feng immediately called Mayor Yu, but the result was unsatisfactory. Mayor Yu guaranteed that no one would come to cause trouble at Qidian Fast Food again, but the Culture Bureau had a newly issued national notice prohibiting minors from entering internet cafes on non-holiday days, which was a legitimate action. He subtly advised Lin Feng not to let minors enter the internet cafe.

Lin Feng was quite helpless. After all, the state had its reasons for issuing this regulation, but the Culture Bureau was clearly targeting him, inspecting three times a day. It was hard to believe they weren't targeting him.

"Mr. Lin, what should we do now?" Liu Yingying suggested simply banning minors under 18 from entering the internet cafe, but Lin Feng knew this was impossible. Could he check the ID of every person entering the game?

He could easily spot elementary school students, but what about middle school students, especially high school students? How could he tell? Besides, these people were the main force in internet cafes, just behind college students. Without them, business would suffer greatly.

Damn it, if you have a plan, I have a counter-plan. — During the fourth inspection that evening, Lin Feng secretly slipped a hundred-yuan note to an inspector, with a number written on it.

Not long after, once the Culture Bureau people left, this person indeed called.

"Mr. Lin, I am He Chao, an ordinary employee of the Culture Bureau. May I ask what you need from me?" the person asked nervously.

"Very simple, I just need you to call us in advance the next time the Culture Bureau comes to check for minors online. Each time, I will give you 100 yuan as a reward for the call." Lin Feng decided to play an unbreakable path with the Culture Bureau, and He Chao would be his mole inside.

"This..." After a brief hesitation, He Chao immediately agreed. He Chao knew that his director was under the instruction of a high-level official to strictly inspect Chu Feng Internet City, so this money was easy and quick to earn, and he was very satisfied. Besides, it was just a phone call, not a crime.

The next day, the Culture Bureau indeed came to inspect Chu Feng Internet City again, but this time Lin Feng received a call from He Chao in advance and sent people to temporarily move all minors to a side area before the Culture Bureau arrived.

When the Culture Bureau people arrived, they saw only college students with beards, clearly over 18 years old. Director Li had no choice but to leave in frustration.

However, Director Li, who was not giving up, inspected five times in one day, but each time Lin Feng was warned by He Chao and managed to avoid the inspection, which deeply hurt Director Li. He knew that the order to inspect Lin Feng's internet city came from a young master in Beijing, and his direct superior was part of this young master's father's faction. Therefore, to curry favor with his superior, Director Li was particularly diligent.

Unexpectedly, he gained nothing all day. Of course, Director Li would never think that the reason for his failure was internal, with someone in his bureau informing Lin Feng. After all, The Unbreakable Path had not yet been filmed, and it wasn't until 2002 that it was released, starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung. Who would have known that besides police moles, there were also moles from the underworld in the police force?

Seeing Director Li's helpless expression, Lin Feng and his team naturally felt secretly amused. Spending a little money to watch a state-level official perform was definitely worth it.

After dealing with this troublesome matter, Lin Feng was about to set off again when Wang Meng, who had previously said he would invite some comrades to help, returned with a few tough-looking men.

"Little Lin, you're going to South Korea? Perfect, this is Yang Xing. He is fluent in Korean, so let him accompany you. He can serve as your translator and also protect you. You're not the poor kid you used to be, so it's best to have someone with you to prevent any accidents." Wang Meng pushed Yang Xing in front of Lin Feng.

Yang Xing looked weak and shy, but from the occasional sharp glint in his eyes, Lin Feng knew he was not simple. Besides, Wang Meng wouldn't introduce a mediocre person, so Lin Feng nodded and agreed. After all, as Wang Meng said, he was no longer the poor kid he used to be, and he was carrying a 50 million promissory note. If he encountered robbers, it would be extremely unfortunate.

The reason Wang Meng did this was partly because he was angry about being bullied by Xia Qianhe and wanted to bring back these former comrades. These people had life-and-death bonds with Wang Meng, but like him, they didn't quite fit the rigid rules of the military, so they all retired. However, they found it hard to adapt to the mundane urban life. Some spent their days at home watching the sunset, some, like Wang Meng, couldn't stand the social风气, resulting in trouble for themselves and their families. Some couldn't even find jobs, having skills but no place to use them, leaving their families hungry.

This time, Wang Meng went to find them with the intention of giving them a way to make a living. During the time he spent with Lin Feng, Wang Meng deeply believed that Lin Feng was not a black-hearted boss. Letting these brothers work under Lin Feng gave him peace of mind. Besides, with him protecting them, he wasn't afraid they would cause any more trouble.

With everything in place, Lin Feng finally boarded the flight to South Korea with Yang Xing.

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