"Mr. Mu, I learned about some matters concerning the Su Group previously, which is why I wanted to get a piece of the pie. No one instructed me."
Seeing no change in Mu Feng's expression, President Niu cautiously said, "I've achieved my current position through speculation and often engaged in opportunistic dealings. This time, I thought I could make a fortune."
"But I never expected to encounter Mr. Mu. You've taught me a profound lesson, making me realize my foolishness."
Mu Feng's expression remained unchanged. He simply watched President Niu calmly.
Yet, this mere calm gaze made President Niu feel uneasy.
His expression grew increasingly rigid, and a fine layer of cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
Mu Feng said nothing, merely beckoning with a slight curl of his finger.
The two silver needles embedded in President Niu instantly flew back into his hand.
"Your understanding of your own foolishness is still not deep enough," Mu Feng said, casually tossing the used silver needles into the trash can. "Since I asked you to reveal the person, it means I already have a lead."
"Mr. Mu, can you tell me who provided you with the lead? I'll confront him immediately."
President Niu said with a wronged expression, "He must be framing me. I genuinely only wanted a share of the profits. We have no enmity; why would I target you? There's no reason!"
Mu Feng sneered, "Do I need to explain anything to you?"
"Now you are a puppet controlled by me. Whatever I tell you to do, you must obey. You have no right to question me."
"You also have the option to refuse."
Upon hearing this, President Niu felt a complete sense of dread.
He had encountered domineering individuals before, and those people were generally straightforward and often arrogant and conceited.
But the person before him was completely domineering yet restrained.
"But Mr. Mu, I truly..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Mu Feng raised his hand to stop him.
"Don't rush. Feel it carefully!"
President Niu paused but quickly understood.
Because he felt the worm in his head moving again, his face turned ashen, and the previous fear resurfaced.
It was too painful, something he never wished to experience again.
He immediately began kowtowing to Mu Feng.
"Please, spare me. There really is no one else behind me."
"I truly have no other intentions; I just want to earn more money. I beg you, give me a way to live!"
He shed tears of pain as he kowtowed.
However, he soon realized that his pleas had absolutely no effect on Mu Feng.
From beginning to end, Mu Feng's face remained perfectly serene, as if he were watching an ant perform various actions before him.
When his movements ceased, Mu Feng finally said calmly, "I gave you five minutes. You've wasted four minutes. There are now twenty seconds left for you to consider slowly."
"Are you prepared to die a painful death while I find my own herbal supplier, or will you confess honestly now and leave yourself a way out?"
Upon hearing this, the fear on President Niu's face became uncontrollable.
His flesh trembled uncontrollably. After much hesitation, he finally said with a tremor, "I'll tell you!"
"Indeed, someone supported me in doing this, and he's the one who passed the information to me."
"Seeing a profit to be made, he deliberately blocked Su Zong's supply channels."
"I can tell you who he is, but you must promise to remove the worm from my body."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Mu Feng's face.
However, his eyes were so cold they sent shivers down one's spine.
President Niu couldn't help but shudder, his voice laced with intense trembling, "You don't agree?"
Mu Feng asked with a half-smile, "You are an intelligent person. Don't you understand by now?"
"Understand what?"
President Niu already knew the answer in his heart, but he was feigning ignorance.
Mu Feng's voice suddenly turned cold, "You are not in a position to negotiate with me. And given your previous cunning, I will only provide temporary relief."
"From now on, you can obtain the antidote from me periodically."
"Since you said you wanted to be my dog, I must fit you with a leash."
A surge of anger rose within President Niu, but when he met Mu Feng's icy gaze, it felt like a bucket of cold water drenching him, completely extinguishing his rage.
As he hesitated and struggled internally,
He suddenly felt a pain in his head, and he could clearly feel the蛊虫 (gu chong - parasitic worm) gnawing.
He became afraid and no longer wished to endure such pain.
"I'll tell you, it's Feng Jiajun."
"He's the one who made me do all these things, and he's the one who conveyed the information to me. Otherwise, with my head office in Lin City, how could your company's confidential information have reached my ears?"
"The Su Group had already finalized their herbal supply agreement with me before. It was precisely because he gave me a bribe that I reneged at the last minute."
Mu Feng raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure it's Feng Jiajun?"
"Certain and absolutely sure. We've collaborated before, and I remember him very clearly. In the past, he was an untalented, dissolute young master, but this time, when I met him, I found he had changed."
A clear fear appeared in President Niu's eyes.
"Changed into what?" Mu Feng asked calmly.
Hadn't the previous matters concerning the Feng family taught Feng Jiajun a lesson?
He had given the other members of the Feng family a chance, as the affairs of that year were unrelated to them.
The Feng family members who had committed heinous acts had already vanished without a trace. While Feng Jiajun was not a good person, his crimes didn't warrant death, so Mu Feng had spared him.
President Niu couldn't help but tremble a few times and nodded affirmatively, "His changes are significant. Especially when facing him, I felt as if the person sitting there wasn't a human, but more like a beast."
"Even more terrifying is someone by your side."
"Although I didn't see what the person looked like, they were sitting there with their head bowed. Just looking at them made my skin feel as if it were pricked by needles."
Upon hearing this, Mu Feng already had a guess. He casually tossed a small pill onto the ground.
"Eat this. It will delay the蛊虫 in your body for another month."
"You can leave now."
Hearing this, President Niu felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. He picked up the pill, popped it into his mouth, and as he got up, his face wore an expression of fawning and subservience.
"Mr. Mu, if you need anything in the future, please just command me. Oh, and there's one more very important thing."