Li Xingkong was naturally aware of the details of the meeting.
As for why he could see it, it's all thanks to modern society, where everything needs to be documented, and audio and video recordings of meetings are kept.
As long as his device interacts with the network, such as uploading meeting minutes to a cloud server, Li Xingkong can intercept the relevant files.
Regarding the fate of this director, Li Xingkong could only say one thing, "Well, it seems."
After all, he was from Cherry Blossom Country, and Li Xingkong had no intention of sympathizing with him.
His impending sudden death is actually a good thing for Li Xingkong, because the pressure he is facing from within the group is basically coming from this director. It's hard to say whether anyone will take his place after he steps down, but at least Li Xingkong the time being, no one will be investigating him.
Although there are still a few people involved in this matter, the pressure on him from those remaining individuals is not as great.
Although Ximen Feng knew about the special features of his plant, he was completely controlled by Dong Yu, had no connections, and no say in the matter, so he could be ignored.
Dong Yu, although I haven't paid much attention to his fate after I betrayed him last time, the things were lost in his hands, so his current situation is probably not much better, especially since this director is about to die himself.
When people are dying, they always want to drag a few people down with them, especially those directly involved in the matter.
I reckon he'll collapse soon too.
As for the personnel from those groups still in the village, Li Xingkong could only wish them the best of luck in getting away as quickly as possible.
If the villagers found out that the group wasn't planning to pay this money, then even running away from the village would be a pipe dream.
In modern society, such acts of disregarding human life are naturally rare, but if a few Japanese soldiers are beaten half to death by villagers, no one will say anything.
Even if someone sees it, they'll most likely want to get involved.
As for what else Li Xingkong needs to do in this matter, there's only one last thing left. These people have been disgusting him for quite a while now. He's been involved in a lot of things that have escalated online, but he still hasn't really taught them a proper lesson.
It's frustrating. It's satisfying to use your brain to torment people, and you manage to get things done without even showing your face much, but it's not as satisfying as a direct, visceral punch.
Fortunately, Li Xingkong ultimately suppressed the thought and didn't actually go and beat them up.
After all, his current strength is no longer suitable for fighting ordinary people. If he had just punched someone, he would have turned them into an old man.
That would be too bloody. This is Divine Land, and Li Xingkong is a law-abiding and good-natured man. He would never do such a thing.
Having witnessed the entire process of how Cherry Blossom Wind Group handled its internal affairs, as well as the disputes between the leaders of several factions, Li Xingkong remained unmoved. He was glad that he hadn't gotten involved in these things back then. After all, people's thoughts are free, and whether it's a group or society, when the number of people reaches a certain scale, it will inevitably be divided into various factions.
While the infighting between factions may not involve weapons, it certainly impacts the overall development of the company.
Li Xingkong is completely inept at management, and he has no intention of learning it.
There are many things in the world he's not good at. If he tries to get involved in everything and learn everything himself, he'll never be able to learn them all.
For Li Xingkong, the only thing he needs to focus on improving is his own strength.
Any power struggles, intrigues, or complex interpersonal relationships are all based on the premise that you have sufficient strength.
Without strength, you're seen as cold and unapproachable; with strength, you're seen as arrogant and aloof. Without strength, being idle is a waste of life; with strength, being idle is enjoying life.
How people comment on or view the same event depends entirely on your standing in their eyes.
Those who look down on you will ignore your best efforts, while those who respect you will find even your haphazard scribbles to be exquisite calligraphy.
Li Xingkong didn't care what others thought of him. After so many years of cultivation, he felt that others were just NPCs to him. Even if someone mocked his life, he would just laugh it off.
After all, why would a person get angry at an NPC?
When a normal player encounters an NPC in a game talking nonsense, especially something they don't want to hear, they'll just skip it.
Would anyone really listen to this while feeling uncomfortable?
Skipping the game doesn't mean skipping life. Only a player obsessed with a certain two-word game would think that games and life are equivalent.
In Li Xingkong's mind, perhaps only a very small number of people can be considered truly human. The others are probably just a string of numbers.
Of course, that's just his view on social aspects.
Every life is precious. Respect, understanding, and non-interference are Li Xingkong's views on the lives of others.
Of course, if others start interfering in his life, that's a different story.
Even if he were to spread his cultivation throughout the entire Earth Star, Li Xingkong had no intention of becoming the ruler of any civilization.
He still has some self-awareness; manipulating power and ruling the people is neither what he likes nor what he is capable of doing now.
The most he can do is be a guide in spiritual practice.
Things started moving at Cherry Blossom Wind Group, and after Li Xingkong had his fill of entertainment, his friends from his hometown started sending him messages.
" Old Li, you're really something! Are you planning to go back to being a farm owner? To be honest, I'd love to, but with my dad's temper, I wouldn't dare argue with him."
"I've shown you some information. There are quite a few abandoned villages near yours now. The population has been decreasing in recent years. If you're looking for places based on land size, then go to Xiurong Village. There's a lot of vacant land there, but it's all mountainous, so machines can't go up there. I'll send you a few more pictures later."
After saying that, he forwarded a form to Li Xingkong's WeChat account.
He opened the spreadsheet, which contained a simple list of names of nearby abandoned villages and the size of the abandoned land within each village. His friend, worried that Li Xingkong might not understand, had also labeled the type of land—plain, low-lying area, or mountainous terrain—which saved Li Xingkong a lot of trouble.
They also brought a lot of older photos, which gave us a glimpse into the past of those villages.
This just goes to show how efficient it is when you have connections in government offices. If Li Xingkong had gone himself, it would have taken at least a month just to get this form done.
Without the photos, Li Xingkong would have had to schedule time to conduct an on-site investigation himself, but the documents provided contained photos, which helped him a great deal.
He can simply look around and choose from his own yard.
As for the Body Tempering Grass, with Li Xingkong around, it is not picky about the soil. After all, Li Xingkong's transformation standard is based on wild vegetables, which are the kind that Earthly Capital in spring, even sprouting on the edge of the curb.
So he only had one requirement for choosing a location: it had to be remote enough that few people would come up there.
What I'm after is just two words: comfort.