They silently finished the chicken soup, each harboring their own thoughts.

"By the way, what was that matter Freyton mentioned last night?" Ling Feng decided to change the subject to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere.

"Huh? What matter?" Chen Ningxue asked, looking confused.

"About that map!" Ling Feng said seriously, "From what Freyton said, it's clear that the Freedom Organization is very concerned about that map, and since you've come into contact with it, that's why they risked coming to Huaxia!"

Ling Feng paused before adding, "If we can't resolve this issue, I believe the Freedom Organization will definitely send someone again! There may be a thousand days to be a thief, but can there be a thousand days to guard against one?"

Chen Ningxue nodded, "I understand that principle, but... I really don't know anything about that map! I was still completely clueless last night!"

"So what exactly happened?" Ling Feng inquired.

Chen Ningxue replied, "At that time, I was captured by people from the Freedom Organization and was locked in a basement of a base, along with many local refugees! Unless they submitted to the Freedom Organization's brainwashing, they wouldn't be released!"

"I was very scared and utterly hopeless at that time! But on the third day after I was captured, the base was suddenly attacked by a group of people dressed in black! It was then that I was rescued by that mysterious group of people in black!"

Ling Feng furrowed his brow, "People dressed in black? It seems like the real culprits that the Freedom Organization is after must be that group of people in black."

Chen Ningxue nodded, "It seems to be the case."

"However, what I can't understand is, even if they were after those people in black, why would they come after you?" Ling Feng asked curiously.

Chen Ningxue hesitated before saying, "At that time, I was taken away by one of the people in black, perhaps that's why the Freedom Organization believes I have some connection with that group, but the truth is, they brought me to a safe place and then left! Right now, I want to know more than anyone who actually rescued me!"

Thoughtfully, Ling Feng said, "Could it have been someone sent by Grandpa Chen?"

Chen Ningxue shook her head, "I asked my grandfather after I returned to the country, but it wasn't him! However, the person in black who took me away was a woman, and a very powerful one at that!"

"Powerful?" Ling Feng said with a laugh, "Can you even tell whether her strength was formidable?"

Chen Ningxue rolled her eyes, "Don't underestimate me, I may be a weak woman, but I am not an idiot! The woman who took me was the leader of that group of people in black, and they all showed her a lot of respect!"

Ling Feng's mind stirred, he asked, "How many people were in that group of people in black?"

"Seven or eight, I guess!" Chen Ningxue thought for a moment before saying, "I didn't count them carefully at the time, but there were less than ten people in black who slaughtered hundreds of warriors inside the Freedom Organization's base."

Ling Feng sighed. From Chen Ningxue's description, he couldn't glean any useful information. It seemed the people in black had rescued Chen Ningxue merely by chance.

"However, what force do those people in black belong to? The Freedom Organization can't even find their trace, going to such lengths and traveling all the way to Huaxia to try to capture Chen Ningxue?" Ling Feng pondered secretly. At the same time, his interest in that map deepened.

He vaguely felt that the matter at hand was far from ordinary, and he was certain that he would intersect with this group of mysterious people and this map in the future!

"You should rest well!" Ling Feng said as he was leaving, "I will take care of the Freedom Organization's issues for you! Just don't worry about it!"

Watching Ling Feng's departing figure, a tender expression flickered in Chen Ningxue's eyes, "Ling Feng, why are you so good to me? How could I ever forget you?"

When he got home, Ling Feng discovered that not a single person was there, neither Liu Tingyu nor Yun Hanrui were at home.

After making a phone call, he found out that the two women had actually gone to the company! Knowing that he was unharmed, they had stopped worrying.

Upon turning on his mobile phone, a pop-up from Penguin News appeared, reporting on the incident that had occurred at Yan University the previous night.

Driven by curiosity, Ling Feng clicked to read more and found that, after an overnight fermentation, coupled with Mo Yu's exposé and the instigation of other hidden forces, there was now an online campaign to boycott Tree!

Tree's Huaxia official Weibo was hacked, their official website was hacked, their official fan club was hacked! After hacking everything related to Tree, the conflict extended to other South Korean stars.

Any variety show, movie, or TV drama involving South Korean stars faced the boycott of the impassioned netizens!

"What a brilliant use of the situation!" Ling Feng chuckled, immediately realizing that this was something that netizens could not have spontaneously initiated.

Over the years, countless South Korean stars had entered Huaxia, occupying a lot of resources in the Huaxia entertainment industry and capturing many teenagers' hearts.

The size of the pie in the entertainment industry is relative! The impact of the Korean Wave dealt a significant blow to Huaxia's entertainment industry, with many stars who had exceptional acting skills earning far less than the youthful Korean idols who merely needed to show their faces!

This incident provided many Huaxia entertainment companies with an excuse to strike at their rivals!

Although Ling Feng knew some artists were unfairly caught up in the situation, he felt no pity for them; to bask in the entertainment industry's limelight, they must accept its rules! Since they enjoyed the benefits brought by the Korean Wave, they naturally had to make sacrifices for the boycott of it!

Scrolling down the news, Ling Feng saw the announcement about Meizi Entertainment and Huan Yu Entertainment collaborating to build Eastern Hollywood.

"It seems Meizi didn't miss this opportunity either!" Ling Feng smiled.

Closing the phone, Ling Feng thought for a moment and then dialed an international number, "Aiven, I need you to do something for me now!"

Aiven's excited voice came through the phone, "Big brother, just tell me what you need, and if I, Aiven, can do it, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Ling Feng laughed, "It's nothing serious. I want you to investigate the Freedom Organization recently. Their base in the Middle East was destroyed half a year ago by a group of mysterious men in black. Help me look into the details, and oh, it's said to be related to a mysterious map!"

"Don't worry, big brother, I'll get on it right now...By the way, do you have any message for sister?" Aiven asked.

Remembering Catherine, a complicated expression appeared on Ling Feng's face, "Is she doing well right now?"

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