Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 440 - 278: Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng and the Deal (Triple Release)

Chapter 440: Chapter 278: Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng and the Deal (Triple Release)

After the call ended, Qi Yun immediately called Liu Meng and gave him detailed instructions for several minutes.

"I’ll have Zhong Rui book your ticket later, take the earliest flight over there."

Liu Meng didn’t say much, he simply replied, "Alright, I understand."

"Okay, stay safe, and call me if anything happens."

The task Qi Yun gave Liu Meng was to go find Old Zhao and bring back that thousand-year-old ginseng.

As for why Liu Meng was chosen, it was mainly because there were too many things at hand, and he couldn’t spare anyone else, plus Liu Meng was one of his most trusted brothers.

After dealing with this, Qi Yun took a deep breath and went downstairs to exercise.

Outside the courtyard, as soon as Chen Wei saw him, he started reporting: "An Zai and the others caught that killer last night at Red Romance Foot Massage, initially traced to Brother Biao, but the other party got away."

"Got away?" Qi Yun asked, puzzled.

An Zai, Da Pao, plus Niu Da’s team of four, these six were top-level, yet the other side still managed to escape?

Chen Wei nodded: "They were taken away by a Government Office car, our guys couldn’t just force it."

"Government Office?"

Qi Yun frowned. This sounded a bit unbelievable, but understandable.

"It’s like showing our hand now..."

With Niu Da and his team appearing, the other side could easily find out they were working for him.

Qi Yun initially wanted to catch Brother Biao, then quietly contact Zhou Hongchang to secure the evidence first. Once the situation in Northern Mongolia progressed, he would present the evidence along with the USB drive to the authorities in Beijing, possibly bringing those people down.

As for why he didn’t directly hand over the captives to Zhou Hongchang, it was because Qi Yun was cautious, not that he didn’t trust Zhou Hongchang, but he didn’t trust others.

Handing over those killers recklessly might alert the enemy prematurely.

The opposing side had significant influence in the Government Office, as seen by them daringly whisking Brother Biao away.

"Have An Zai and Da Pao also go over to Gao Min’s side." Qi Yun still worried about his daughter and Zhao Qing’s safety issues, concerned the other side might resort to desperate measures, so he boosted their security again.

"Okay." Chen Wei nodded and took out his phone to start arranging.

...

10:00 AM, Nanhua Textile Factory.

Ever since Vice President Liu’s scandal of keeping a mistress and embezzlement was exposed, he was kicked out by the Sun Family, and the position naturally was taken over by Manager Sun.

But even though this despicable person left, he left quite a mess. He signed many low-price contracts to earn kickbacks, and some of these contracts were only halfway fulfilled.

When raw material costs were low, the factory’s income could still barely break even, though there was no profit, at least the machines weren’t stopped, workers had jobs, and funds could circulate.

But now, with the rise in raw material prices, these orders suddenly became a massive burden, nearly every batch shipped caused a loss, which was one reason for the factory’s rapid decline.

Inside the Vice President’s office, Manager Sun, who hadn’t been seen in months, looked much more haggard, lacking his previous spirited demeanor.

However, upon seeing Qi Yun, he mustered his energy and showed great enthusiasm.

"What made you think of coming here today?" Manager Sun poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qi Yun.

Qi Yun picked up the cup, taking a sip, his gaze sweeping around the office. Though it was still Vice President Liu’s former office, the decor was much simpler.

"I happened to be doing business nearby, thought I haven’t seen you in a while, and came to check on you."

Manager Sun laughed: "Haha, it’s been some time, looks like you’re doing quite well lately."

"Just alright." Qi Yun put down the cup, naturally asking about the factory’s situation, "How’s the factory doing lately?"

Upon mentioning this, Manager Sun’s smile faded immediately, he picked up his cup, only sipping tastelessly.

"Sigh, it’s getting tougher, we’ve been losing money."

"Not afraid of you laughing, we’re almost unable to repay our bank loans, I’ve been running around borrowing money every day."

Qi Yun was already aware of this situation, so he wasn’t too surprised, taking out a cigarette box and handing one over.

Manager Sun took the cigarette, clicking his lighter several times before lighting it, exhaling a smoke ring with a voice full of helplessness: "The factory has no new orders, and we have some losing contracts we must tough out, it’s like being stuck in a mire..."

Qi Yun nodded: "I’ll come up with some ideas for you." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Manager Sun sighed, patting Qi Yun’s arm: "Thanks for your goodwill, having you visit warms my heart."

This remark clearly doubted Qi Yun’s ability to help him, given the factory’s current situation, even tens of thousands wouldn’t make much difference.

Qi Yun didn’t explain much, standing up: "I’m gonna head to the restroom." With that, he left the office.

Once he reached the stairs outside, he took out his phone and called Mendeleyev.

At that time, it was still midnight on the other side, Qi Yun apologized a bit awkwardly before getting down to business.

"Old Mendeleyev, how’s the sale of those 300 tons of cotton fabric from here last time?"

Mendeleyev yawned, sitting up and replying: "Pretty good, though the profit wasn’t high, that batch only made over a million, far less profitable than our current second-hand equipment sales."