Chapter 147: The True Culprit Behind the Scenes

Confused, he looked around and then turned to Lin Feng, asking with curiosity, "Brother Lin, what on earth has happened here? Why are they all coming after you?"

"They are people from live-streaming companies. This whole thing starts with what I did at the nursing home just now..."

Lin Feng recounted the events at the nursing home in detail to Long Lincheng. Upon hearing the story, Long Lincheng's expression instantly turned furious!

With a stern and frosty face, seemingly having guessed the implication of Lin Feng's words, he turned back to glare at the young people and demanded coldly, "Are you all from live-streaming companies? What is your relationship with Nebula Live-Streaming Company?"

"Hmph, who do you think you are? You old fogey, what qualification do you have to question us? Are you trying to back Lin Feng up?"

"Let me tell you, even if the Jade Emperor himself came down today, nobody could stop what we're about to do."

"Audacious!"

At that moment, two more guards in black suits from the Su Family Bank strode in, radiating an overwhelming aura. Fierce glints of murderous intent flashed in their eyes as they roared at the group.

In an instant, the young people present were trembling from head to toe with fear.

Summoning his courage, the leader stepped forward and challenged, "What do you think you're doing? Are you trying to use physical force against us? This is a society ruled by law; your outdated tactics don't work anymore."

"Is that so?"

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of one of the guards. He walked right up to the young man, hoisted him up with a single hand, and hurled him five meters away with brutal force.

With a loud thud!

The young man crashed to the ground, his leg bone snapping on the spot!

"Ah, it hurts so much! Somebody save me, beat this old geezer together and avenge me!"

Clutching his thigh, the young man wailed repeatedly, but not a single person in the room paid him any attention.

By now, anyone could tell that the middle-aged man before them was far from ordinary.

The guard walked over to the young man, hauled him up by the collar, and dragged him before Long Lincheng, reporting respectfully, "Chairman Long, this punks is at your disposal."

"Speak. Why on earth did you come here to target my brother? Furthermore, do you know who I am?" Long Lincheng asked, staring at him with a solemn expression.

"I don't care who you are! We are all bosses of live-streaming companies; we represent the entire live-streaming industry. If you dare to hit me today, you'll definitely be trending on hot searches tomorrow!" the young man yelled at Long Lincheng with utter disdain.

He was still completely oblivious to the fact that the so-called "hot searches" he boasted about were actually managed by the subordinates of Long Lincheng's chamber of commerce. With a single word from him, the trending topics could be designated however he pleased.

Hearing this, Long Lincheng couldn't help but chuckle softly. Shaking his head, he said, "You young people really know nothing of the immensity of heaven and earth. How dare you act so wildly in front of me?"

"Listen up, all of you! The person standing before you is none other than Long Lincheng, the President of the River City Chamber of Commerce, Chairman Long himself. All of your so-called live-streaming companies must submit to the regulations of the chamber of commerce," Long Lincheng's guard stepped forward and announced.

"What? You mean... he is the President of the Chamber of Commerce?"

When the young man heard the guard's words, his heart skipped a beat with sudden terror!

Although he had never met Long Lincheng in person, the title of the President of the Chamber of Commerce was household knowledge, and they even had a nickname for him among themselves: the Cold-Faced Dragon King.

That was because everyone in the industry had to submit to the disciplinary management of the River City Chamber of Commerce, without a single exception permitted.

Once the chamber's rules were violated, a single word from the president could instantly force their company into bankruptcy, without a shred of mercy.

Never in their wildest dreams did they expect to run into the president in person today!

The other young bosses of the live-streaming companies felt their legs turn to jelly the moment they heard his name.

Even ShanHai Group, the absolute titan of the live-streaming industry, had to obediently bow to Long Lincheng's orders, let alone small fries like them?

Moreover, they had just heard the president respectfully address Lin Feng as "Big Brother." Didn't that mean Lin Feng's status was even more exalted than the Cold-Faced Dragon King's?

They were utterly finished!

"Lord Long, we're sorry! We didn't know your identity just now. We hope you can be magnanimous and forgive us. We swear we will never come to trouble Mr. Lin ever again!"

Disregarding the pain in his leg, the young man hurriedly took the initiative to plead for mercy from Long Lincheng.

The other young people also put on ingratiating smiles, rushing forward to flatter Long Lincheng in the hope that he would let them off the hook.

However, Long Lincheng's face remained grim and stern, showing no intention of negotiating with them. He continued to demand in a chilling voice, "I'm asking you, what is your exact relationship with Nebula Live-Streaming Company?"

"Do you usually pull the same stunts as them, filming staged videos just to incite the masses?"

"No, we swear it! Everything we film is authentic; we would never taint ourselves by associating with Nebula Live-Streaming. Please investigate and clear our names, Lord Long!" the young man pleaded eagerly, rushing to explain himself.

If he said even a single wrong word, his own company would suffer the consequences and likely go bankrupt before the day was even over.

"Then why did you come to cause trouble for my brother? All he did was expose the truth. If your consciences weren't clear, why would you come here demanding he take responsibility?" Long Lincheng pressed on.

"This..."

The leader's eyes darted about evasively, too cowardly to speak the truth.

At that moment, Lin Feng stepped forward and sneered, "If you confess honestly right now, I might just let my Second Brother spare your lives."

"If not, you will pay a heavy price for everything you've done here today. Even if you sell off your companies, I'm afraid you won't be able to shoulder the responsibility for causing this uproar."

"This... Fine, I'll talk! We were actually sent by someone. The person who told us to come and make trouble was the general manager of Nebula Live-Streaming Company. He gave us a bounty to come here and give you a hard time."

"As long as you were willing to publicly admit that your previous exposure of Nebula Live-Streaming was just a misunderstanding, our mission would be complete," the young man confessed truthfully.

"Oh? So it really does lead back to Nebula Live-Streaming Company."

Lin Feng let out a cold laugh, turned to Long Lincheng, and said, "Second Brother Long, these people were merely being used. They are just a bunch of brainless youths, so you might as well let them off."

"The most important thing right now is to track down the true mastermind behind Nebula Live-Streaming Company."

"Alright, don't you worry, Big Brother. I will definitely investigate this to the very end. I'll make sure that Nebula Live-Streaming Company can no longer survive in River City."

With a furious utterance, Long Lincheng immediately instructed his subordinates to pay a visit to Nebula Live-Streaming Company and conduct a thorough investigation.

After his subordinates departed, he turned back to the young people and barked coldly, "Get lost, all of you! If anyone dares to step out of line again in the future, I will show no mercy."

"Yes, yes! Thank you, President Long, for forgiving us. We're getting lost right now!" Terrified out of their wits, the gang of young people scrambled to turn around and flee in a panic.

Long Lincheng then looked back at Lin Feng and said, "Big Brother, I've taken care of this matter; there will be results shortly. Now, let's go discuss official business. I have an urgent matter that requires your help, Big Brother."