Chapter 1472 Carnival

Just after seven o'clock, the sound of gongs and drums outside the window rang out, mixed with the shouts of the crowd, and drifted into the room.

Luo Feng suddenly opened his eyes, his temples throbbing. He stared blankly at the ceiling, listening to the noise outside, feeling as if his nerves were on edge.

I was busy until the wee hours last night, and I've only been asleep for a couple of hours.

After all, things still need to be settled on Valais' side.

He also needed to explain the Mafia's plan to Boss Lei in its entirety, using the most accessible language so that the other party could understand what he wanted to do next.

So when Luo Feng thought about all this, his head felt like it was about to explode. He rubbed his temples, sat up, and walked towards the door with dark circles under his eyes.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw three little girls huddled on the corridor railing, peering downstairs through the gaps, their little heads huddled together, chattering away.

"It's so noisy..." The youngest girl rubbed her eyes, but couldn't bear to look away.

Seeing this, Luo Feng couldn't help but laugh.

This is indeed a bit of a disturbance, and it feels like every household is making noise. I haven't heard any noise from the surrounding area. The sounds are coming from the left, right, above, and below all at the same time. It's an absolutely amazing feeling.

The aroma of milk wafted from the kitchen. Lin Naizi was carrying a plate out when she saw Luo Feng and couldn't help but laugh.

"Are you woken up?"

Bai Ningbing followed behind, and also curled the corners of her mouth.

"Look at those dark circles under your eyes, you didn't get enough sleep last night, did you?"

Luo Feng didn't answer, but walked to the railing and glanced down.

There was a long queue on the street downstairs, with men and women dressed in brightly colored clothes.

Some wore pointed hats, others wore animal masks, and the ones banging gongs and blowing horns led the way, making the whole street bustling with excitement.

"What is this?" He frowned. He hadn't seen anything like this at the night market yesterday, nor had he heard anyone mention it.

“The carnival in Europa.” Linnako placed the plate on the table. “It’s a festival that only the locals know about. It’s like this every year around this time.”

"I haven't seen any advertisements." Luo Feng was puzzled. He had been here for almost half a month and hadn't heard a thing.

"The merchants had already given notice, posting it on the door of the small shop on the street corner. You're busy every day, how could you possibly have time to look at it?"

Bai Ningbing handed over a glass of hot milk, "Hurry up and eat breakfast, or the girls will be clamoring to go join the fun."

"Are they interested in foreign holidays too?" Luo Feng asked, raising an eyebrow.

“For them, joining in the fun is the most important thing,” Lin Naoko said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shishi led the two little ones over and tugged at Luo Feng's clothes.

"Uncle! Shall we go wear masks too? Look at that little bunny downstairs, it's so cute!"

Luo Feng took the milk, looked at the girls' bright eyes, glanced at the increasingly noisy procession outside the window, and sighed with a dark face.

There's absolutely no way I can catch up on this sleep now.

However, I've been a bit nervous these past two days, and the matter between Valais and the Mafia has temporarily come to an end.

Thanatos's manager in EuroCity has been apprehended, so they can relax for now.

Luo Feng rubbed his temples, then nodded helplessly to Li Shishi, "Okay, go have fun."

He turned around, took out his phone, and sent a message to Boss Lei, his fingers typing rapidly.

"I'm going out for a bit. Have some people follow me, but don't show yourselves and don't let my girls notice."

Boss Lei quickly responded.

"No problem, Mr. Luo, I'll arrange it right away."

After speaking, Boss Lei sat on the sofa and looked at his subordinates in front of him, lost in thought.

He is now following Luo Feng's instructions and will soon take over the Mafia's territory, but that territory is much harder to conquer than Hong Ye's previous territory.

And he didn't have anyone under his command who could keep things in check. As the boss, he couldn't do everything himself, which was a real headache for Boss Lei.

He felt that Luo Feng seemed to have underestimated the Mafia and the financial magnates associated with him.

Taking a deep breath, Boss Lei originally intended to ask Luo Feng what he should do, but ultimately decided against it.

Luo Feng has already helped him a lot, and to bother him with these things would seem to make him seem incompetent.

Boss Lei knew that people like Luo Feng preferred capable subordinates.

In fact, he had already ordered someone to investigate Luo Feng's past records and knew what kind of personality he had.

And this time.

Luo Feng supported him step by step, and he naturally hoped that he would do his best to avoid causing Luo Feng any dissatisfaction.

Because he knew very well that no matter how high his position was now, if Luo Feng left Oucheng...

Or he could publicly announce that he will no longer cooperate with Boss Lei, in which case he will face more retaliation than he imagines.

He might not even be able to fight against it.

Although Boss Lei is a rough man, he still has a keen eye for these things.

Luo Feng is a very capable person; following him and having his protection is definitely the right thing to do.

“You guys are the ones who have been with me the longest. Now I’m following Mr. Luo’s instructions and preparing to take over the Mafia.”

"You need to recruit as many people as possible from within the Mafia, while also keeping your own people in check and working together. Whether you bribe them or use other methods, you must ensure that there are spies within the Mafia who are completely obedient to our orders."

Upon hearing the word "Mafia," the men exchanged glances, then nodded in agreement.

Little did he know that this wrong decision would almost ruin Luo Feng's entire plan.

This situation wouldn't have occurred if Boss Lei had come to Luo Feng to borrow a few people.

Both Team Leader Chen and Zeng Fan are extremely effective disease strains that can stabilize a region.

The men under Boss Lei who had followed him for many years still retained the spirit of those involved in the underground world, and their mindset reflected that.

Mafia and conglomerates have already risen to the next level.

On the other side, Luo Feng finished handing out the bread and put it back in his pocket. Just as he turned around, he saw Lin Naizi stuffing the bread slices into the lunchbox.

"I packed it for you all, so you can eat on the way." Bai Ningbing carried a cloth bag filled with the maids' little water bottles. "Don't play too late, you have to come back for lunch."

She stopped attending such festivals.

The sound of gongs and drums rang out downstairs again. The youngest girl tiptoed towards the door, and Luo Feng reached out and caught her, carrying her on his shoulder.

"Come on, run slowly, don't fall." Just as the group stepped out of the hotel, the procession on the street turned around.

A woman wearing a feather mask waved a handkerchief, and a person dressed as a clown scattered candy on the roadside.

The girls immediately swarmed around to grab it, but Li Shishi protected the two younger ones, afraid they would be squeezed.

Luo Feng followed behind, glancing at the street corner out of the corner of his eye.

He had just called his boss, and he had also secretly ordered Team Leader Chen and Zeng Fan's men to protect their safety from the shadows.

Moreover, Luo Feng would only feel safer if he could send out multiple factions without affecting his ability to do so.

This is the same principle as not putting all your eggs in one basket.

Nearby, a man in a gray coat leaned against a streetlamp, seemingly playing on his phone, but his eyes kept following the girls.

Not far from the man, at the alley entrance, was an old man selling balloons. He held the balloon strings tightly in his hands and called out from time to time, but his eyes were always fixed on Luo Feng and his companions.

These are all Boss Lei's men.

Team Leader Chen's men and Zeng Fan's subordinates were already in place.

Upon receiving the message, Luo Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to step forward to help the girl pick up the candy that had fallen on the ground, he saw Lin Naizi tug at his arm and raise her chin towards a distance.

"There are masks for sale over there, can we go pick out a few for them?"

Luo Feng followed the gaze and saw colorful masks hanging on the stall, in the shapes of rabbits, kittens, and bears, just what the girls wanted.

He nodded and called out to the little ones who were scrambling for candy, "Come here, it's time to choose a mask!"

The girls immediately swarmed over, chattering and choosing styles around the stall.

No one noticed that the man in the gray coat on the street corner behind them had quietly changed his position, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far from them—a subtle form of protection, perfectly discreet.

……

In the office of Thanatos's outer sub-state headquarters, the crisp sound of glasses shattering on the marble floor echoed repeatedly.

"Trash! A bunch of trash!"

The head of the department, Perkins, gripped his phone, having just received the latest news. His roar shook the desktop files.

"Did the Oucheng branch support you for nothing? You couldn't even handle Luo Feng! All the money and personnel the organization poured in were wasted, and now look what's happened, the person in charge has been arrested, and all the connections are cut off!"

Broken glass shards were scattered all over the floor. He then grabbed the coffee cup on the table and slammed it down, sending a shard of porcelain flying into the corner of the wall.

Several subordinates hunched their shoulders, lowered their heads even further, and even breathed softly.

No one dared to speak up; when Perkins was enraged, whoever opened their mouth became the next target of their anger.

The office was so quiet that only Perkins' heavy breathing could be heard.

After a long while, the tall, thin man on the far side hesitated before raising his eyes, his voice strained.

"The...the person in charge, perhaps...perhaps we can find a breakthrough."

Perkins whirled around and glared at him, yelling, "Speak! Stop fucking beating around the bush!"

"Luo Feng has a company in China. I heard from his subordinates that he has had conflicts with several competitors who have tried to steal his projects and clients, which has caused quite a stir."

The tall, thin man swallowed hard and spoke faster, "We can't force it; we should cooperate with these people instead."

“They are Chinese, they understand Luo Feng’s ways best, and they know where his company’s weaknesses are… It’s more effective to stir things up from within than for us to blindly stumble around outside.”

Perkins' chest was still heaving, but his anger had subsided considerably after hearing these words.

That makes perfect sense; knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

They seemed to know a lot about Luo Feng, but as a Chinese, Luo Feng's thoughts were different from theirs.

He stared at the broken porcelain shards on the ground for a few seconds, his gaze slowly darkening. His mind, which had been clouded by anger, finally came to its senses.

"Investigate." He suddenly spoke, his voice as cold as ice. "List all the Chinese companies that have a grudge against Luo Feng, and pick the one that is the most ruthless and eager to take him down."

"No matter how much it costs, we'll lure them over."

The tall, thin man nodded quickly and said, "I'll take care of it right away!"

“Also, tell them I’m going to pay out of my own pocket,” Perkins added.

He pounded on the table, having already planned his next move.

"As long as they can bring down Luo Feng, Thanatos can give them anything they want, but if they dare to play tricks, I'll make sure they don't even have bones left."

The subordinate responded and left, and the office fell silent again.

Perkins walked to the window, looking down at the bustling traffic below, his face grim.

He will make Luo Feng pay back double for the mistakes Ou Cheng made, using the hands of the Chinese people themselves.

On the street, Luo Feng paid the money and put the rabbit mask on the youngest girl's face. Just as he adjusted the rope, she stood on tiptoe and grabbed the corner of his clothes and shook him.

"Uncle, you wear one too!"

He squeezed those soft little paws, then casually picked up a simple black bag and put it on his face.

As soon as I looked up, I saw Li Shishi had already put on the bear mask properly and was running towards the other side of the street, holding the hand of another girl.

Carnival floats are rumbling along, adorned with colorful lights, and people in colorful costumes are standing on them blowing horns. Music and festive cheer are drifting towards us.

"Slow down! Don't get separated!" Luo Feng shouted, reaching out to catch the little girl who almost tripped and pulling her closer to him.

Lin Naoko followed behind, smiling as she stuffed the scattered lunchboxes into her bag.

"Don't rush, the floats are moving slowly, you can catch up."

The little ones couldn't contain themselves any longer and formed a line, holding hands. Li Shishi walked at the front, turning back every now and then to urge them on.

"Uncle, hurry up! Look, someone's handing out balloons!"

Luo Feng reluctantly followed, his mask covering half his face, revealing only his jawline.

He glanced at the street corner; the man in the gray coat was still leaning against the streetlight. He was surprised to see them move.

Did something happen that even he didn't know about?

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