South.
Five Rams Underground City.
Zheng Liangcai walked into his office and turned on the phone. The Security Department's minister browsed the latest news.
"Huh? Zizhai Pavilion's convoy was intercepted?"
"Why was Feiyu Trading's intercepted too?"
"Several trading companies' convoys have already been stopped by the Black Witch these past few days?"
"Damn it, are these guys from the north planning to get serious?"
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
The dark-faced Security Department minister looked up and saw his fair-skinned, beautiful secretary say, "Minister, Mister Lin Shengrong from Hengtong Trading Company requests an audience."
"Lin Shengrong?"
Zheng Liangcai frowned. He usually had little contact with the Lin family and had no idea what Lin Shengrong wanted.
"Let him in."
However, considering Hengtong Trading Company's standing in the Yang City business circle was not low, and that he would need money for the election he was about to participate in, it would not hurt to get acquainted with some merchants.
Moreover, Hengtong Trading Company was quite close to Gao Yafei. Strictly speaking, they could barely be considered one of us.
Although Gao Yafei was dead now, which made it slightly less meaningful, who cared?
Footsteps sounded.
Lin Shengrong walked in with a manager. After the manager put down the gifts, he withdrew.
Zheng Liangcai laughed heartily. "Mister Lin, you should have just come. Why go to so much trouble?"
"Besides, sending gifts straight to my office is doing me harm."
"If someone reports me for accepting bribes later, old Zheng here won't be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River."
Lin Shengrong smiled. "They're nothing expensive. I heard Minister Zheng likes tea, so I took the liberty of bringing some tea leaves. They aren't worth much and can hardly be called