"Is there something inconvenient?" Chen Feng asked nervously. The matter in Shancheng had been in the works for a long time, with everything ready except for the final push. If the capital city faltered, then the provincial capital and Shancheng would continue to live in darkness.
"It is a bit inconvenient. As you know, my family in the capital city is merely wealthy, with a bit of minor influence. For a place like this, to round up the dark forces, my father's connections are somewhat insufficient. Even if my father were to put his reputation on the line and ask for help from his connections, he would owe someone a favor..." Wang Ziwei said, feigning difficulty.
"Teacher Wang, what you've said makes a lot of sense. However, you can tell your father not to worry. The favor your father owes, I will repay," Chen Feng replied cleanly.
"Chen Feng, this favor is quite significant. You are willing to bear such a large debt of gratitude for something that has no direct relation to you. Is it worth it?" Wang Ziwei asked Chen Feng deliberately.
"Teacher Wang, actually, District Chief Qin also asked me this question. My answer was that if I hadn't seen injustice, I could ignore it. But since I have seen injustice, asking me not to intervene is impossible. This is my character, and character cannot be changed."
Wang Ziwei was very satisfied with Chen Feng's answer. Honestly, in China's current political arena, young officials with Chen Feng's awareness were few and far between. Their minds were only focused on how to flatter and climb the ladder; the suffering of the common people was not their concern. The difference in their perspective and vision was a galaxy apart.
"Chen Feng, since you've put it that way, then I will ask my father to confidently use his connections to eradicate the evil forces in Shancheng. As for how the favor will be repaid, you will immediately return to the capital city with me and see what my father says. How does that sound?" Wang Ziwei said with all seriousness.
"Alright." Chen Feng agreed without hesitation. As long as the evil forces in Shancheng were eradicated, he would not consider any price too high.
One day later, Chen Feng met Wang Ziwei in the capital city.
"Teacher Wang, your father's connections in the capital city are truly formidable. Within a day, he eradicated the evil forces in Shancheng. Fast, fierce, and accurate," Chen Feng said excitedly. The videos of the Shancheng local garrison arresting the black forces from the provincial capital and Shancheng had gone viral online. Netizens were commenting that Shancheng was incredibly lucky. After decades of being abused by the evil forces, and with the trend continuing for decades more, it was suddenly resolved by a young man who turned the tide. Speaking of this young man, he was extraordinary, so low-key. He did such a monumental good deed, and by all rights, he should have soared in his political career, but he had disappeared without a trace.
"He was very effective, but the favor owed is also very large," Wang Ziwei said, seizing the opportunity.
"Teacher Wang, have you thought of a way to repay your father's favor?" Chen Feng asked tentatively.
"There is a way, but I'm afraid you won't want to do it," Wang Ziwei said, intentionally piquing Chen Feng's curiosity.
"Your father has done me such a huge favor, I must repay it. Just tell me, no matter what you ask me to do, I will do it," Chen Feng replied sincerely. Reciprocating kindness was a fundamental practice in the political arena. If someone helped you, regardless of whether they needed anything in return, you had to repay them.
"You cannot complete this favor alone," Wang Ziwei said, thinking to herself that she must make Chen Feng believe her well-intentioned lie. Her father was the top figure in the capital city's political arena, with immense power. Eradicating the evil forces in Shancheng was a piece of cake for him. The reason for insisting that Chen Feng repay the favor was primarily to prevent Chen Feng from guessing her father's true identity. If Chen Feng knew her father was such a formidable political figure, he would surely not interact with her so calmly.
"I can't repay the favor alone?" Chen Feng felt a bit dizzy. It seemed this repayment would be quite significant.
"Yes, of course. If you are unwilling, I can help you repay my father's favor together. Otherwise, it's fine, no pressure," Wang Ziwei said, using a strategy of advancing by retreating.
"I am willing, more than willing. However, I don't know how to repay your father's favor," Chen Feng replied earnestly.
"It's like this, my father's connections don't really like money. Strictly speaking, it's not that they dislike money, but rather that they are very wealthy, and our small amount of money is insignificant to them. My father says he has a beloved daughter, his best friend, who has had mild autism since childhood and has not been very happy. He hopes someone can bring his daughter some joy." Wang Ziwei fabricated the story with great seriousness. This so-called autistic woman was actually her best friend. She and her best friend had agreed that the friend would cooperate, and the three of them would go on a nice trip together. The reason she wanted to take Chen Feng on a trip was partly because she wanted to travel with the man she loved, but more importantly, she wanted Chen Feng to relax. Many things had happened recently, and Chen Feng was physically and mentally exhausted. Seeing the weariness in his eyes, she couldn't bear it. Thus, this well-intentioned lie was conceived.
"Autism?"
"Yes, she has had autism since childhood and has basically never been happy. That's why I said you couldn't handle this alone." Wang Ziwei continued with great seriousness.
"Indeed. By the way, Teacher Wang, do you have any good ideas to make an autistic woman happy?" Chen Feng asked tentatively.
"I don't know if my method is mature," Wang Ziwei said, playing hard to get.
"Tell me."
"The two of us could take her to visit major scenic spots across China. Perhaps her mood will improve. I heard that nature is a good medicine for healing," Wang Ziwei said, suppressing a smile.
"We can try. You are a local of the capital city, so you should know which attractions are fun." Chen Feng believed her wholeheartedly. Wang Ziwei, seeing that Chen Feng had believed her, immediately listed all the places she had always wanted to visit with Chen Feng. She listed ten attractions at once, and it would take a full week to enjoy them all. Chen Feng agreed without hesitation because the Fang family's criminal organization in Shancheng had been forcibly integrated into modern civilization under the strong intervention of the Wang family in the capital city. Now that the local powers in Shancheng had been dealt with, it was only a matter of time before Shancheng developed, given its favorable conditions. With the Shancheng matter settled, and with Qin Yan and Cheng Lu in Mingshan District, there was no need to rush back, so he could take this good opportunity to repay Wang Jianshan's favor. And incidentally, have a good time with Wang Ziwei.
The next morning, the three of them met in the hotel's garage. Chen Feng was driving. Originally, Wang Ziwei was supposed to sit in the passenger seat. However, Wang Ziwei's best friend, upon seeing Chen Feng's handsome and refined appearance, immediately changed her mind and insisted on sitting in the passenger seat. Wang Ziwei couldn't refuse outright, or the plan would be exposed, so she could only watch with a jealous expression as Chen Feng drove and chatted happily with her best friend, Lin Xuerong, the entire way. This situation was not Chen Feng's fault at all. Chen Feng hadn't thought much about it, only believing that by chatting more with Lin Xuerong, her autism would improve.
Thus, for three consecutive days, Lin Xuerong, relying on her so-called autism, kept chatting and laughing with Chen Feng. While Chen Feng went to a scenic spot's convenience store to buy water for the two of them, Wang Ziwei quickly revealed the truth to Lin Xuerong.
"Xuerong, thank you for playing along with me these past few days. You can go back now," Wang Ziwei said dejectedly. If Lin Xuerong weren't her best friend, and if she hadn't called her over herself, she really wanted to call her shameless.
"Ziwei, am I not your best best friend?" Lin Xuerong said, gazing at Chen Feng, who was buying water, with a lovesick expression towards Wang Ziwei.