Setting a Trap

Chen Nian is gone.

A moment later.

Gao Mingshou has arrived.

The owner of Wanzhitang, who is almost sixty years old, has a thin face and dark circles under his eyes, and looks like he hasn't been sleeping well these past few days.

In Guangling Underground City, Wanzhitang could only be considered a second-rate pharmaceutical company.

We usually do some processing for big factories and sell some medicine ourselves; it's a very small business.

But this year, it received support from Qiming Heavy Industry.

Gao Mingshou transformed himself into a powerful figure in the Guangling pharmaceutical industry.

The past few months have been a high point for Wanzhitang and Gao Mingshou.

Those who he used to look up to now try every means to pay their respects to him every day.

Even the servants and helpers in his household saw their salaries rise due to the booming business of Wanzhitang.

When I'm out in the street, I speak with much more confidence than before.

It can be said that when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

But this past week...

Gao Mingshou is in trouble.

Big trouble!

At this moment, they met Luo Nanxing.

Gao Mingshou quickly and respectfully said, "Good morning, Mr. Luo."

Luo Nanxing said with a gloomy face, "I'm not well, Mr. Gao."

Gao Mingshou was immediately put in a difficult position and didn't know what to say, so he could only force a smile.

Luo Nanxing threw the reports that the finance department had sent over earlier in front of him. "Explain to me what big deals Wanzhitang has been making lately."

"50 million left our branch in just two days."

"Adding to what I had before, I have at least two hundred million in your Xiao Xiao Wanzhitang."

Beads of sweat appeared on Gao Mingshou's forehead.

He smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Mr. Luo, didn't Old Master Luo give these instructions before?"

"We'll take whatever goods are thrown over at the ' Red Gate ' in the old city."

"They've been shipping goods like crazy these past few days."

"I'm worried they're trying to disrupt the market and drive down the price of Medicinal Materials."

"Furthermore, with Old Master Luo's instructions, Mingshou boldly accepted all the goods thrown out by ' Red Gate '."

"That's why there are so many more places to spend money."

Luo Nanxing closed his eyes briefly. "They shipped so much stuff, tens of millions, even close to a hundred million worth of goods."

Gao Mingshou nodded repeatedly. "That's right, I have prepared a detailed purchase list."

"Mr. Luo may take a look."

"Wanzhitang absolutely did not squander the Luo Family's money."

He quickly presented Luo Nanxing with the list he had prepared earlier.

Luo Nanxing glanced at it and exclaimed in surprise, "It really is! Has the ' Red Gate ' gone mad? They've actually thrown out so many Medicinal Materials; they probably bought them from outside."

Gao Mingshou chuckled, "They're not crazy, they're just pushed to the limit."

"They probably never imagined that Wanzhitang could consume so much of their food."

"So we were prepared to perish together, but we still ate without hesitation."

"Now, let alone Guangling, even the Medicinal Materials from the surrounding Undercity of Qingyang and Changping are scarce."

"At least 30% is in the hands of Wanzhitang."

"From now on, the price of these Medicinal Materials will be decided by us—no, by the Luo Family."

Hearing this, Luo Nanxing's mood improved slightly.

He tapped the table and said, "Leaving aside the expenditures, tell me, has Wanzhitang not received a single penny back recently?"

"If you only buy goods but don't sell them, your cash flow will be severely restricted."

More beads of sweat appeared on Gao Mingshou's forehead, and he wiped his face with a handkerchief.

"I will resolve this matter as soon as possible."

"Not as soon as possible," Luo Nanxing tapped the table, "But within three days, no, within two days."

"You need to give me at least forty or fifty million back, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to my father."

"Forty or fifty million?" Gao Mingshou stammered, "This, this..."

"What?!" Luo Nanxing slammed his hand on the table. "Are you hiding something from me?"

Gao Mingshou trembled slightly and said, "Mr. Luo, this is not my fault."

"I didn't want this either, but recently, for some reason, the distributors who used to buy from Wanzhitang have suddenly stopped wanting to buy from us."

"What?"

Luo Nanxing realized the seriousness of the problem. "Why is this happening?"

"I don't know either," Gao Mingshou said, wiping his sweat. "I've been running around like crazy these past few days, just trying to figure out why they won't buy from us."

"But these people are either not in the Undercity, or they refuse to see me, or they make up some excuse to fob me off."

"I don't know what's going on with them either."

"If that weren't the case, I would have already brought in a batch of funds and transferred them to the company."

Luo Nanxing clenched his fist. "Damn it, you've been tricked by ' Red Gate '."

Gao Mingshou was taken aback. "Mr. Luo, you mean..."

"Red Gate deliberately sold off its stock to lure us into buying."

"Then they try to persuade our lower-level distributors to stop buying our goods, hoping to cut off our cash flow?"

Luo Nanxing said in a deep voice, "Besides this possibility, can you think of any other reasons?"

"Those people aren't stupid; why would they turn down business?"

"The fact that they suddenly don't want your goods now is definitely because ' Red Gate ' is pulling the strings behind the scenes; it's a setup by them!"

Gao Mingshou asked doubtfully, "Does the ' Red Gate ' really have such great capabilities?"

"The facts speak for themselves!"

Luo Nanxing lit a cigarette. "You've taken in too much stock, but you can't sell it."

"Right now, all our funds are tied up in those Medicinal Materials."

"Medicinal Materials herbs, too, have a limited shelf life."

"If it's stored for too long, the medicinal properties will be lost, and it will become worthless."

"Even if you sell it for a very low price, no one will buy it then."

Damn it!

Damn it!

Gao Mingshou finally panicked. "Mr. Luo, what do we do now?"

Luo Nanxing said in a deep voice, "In that case, we can only sell them to other Undercity."

"But selling to other Undercity will take longer to recoup the investment."

Luo Nanxing only asked Chen Nian for three days.

Even if Wanzhitang were to contact other Undercity right now, three days wouldn't be enough time, no matter how you calculate it.

Luo Nanxing closed his eyes, as if he had made a decision, and said loudly.

"Gao Mingshou, contact other Undercity immediately and sell them off at 20% below market price. No, 30% below."

"But there's one condition: buyers from other Undercity must first pay 15% of the total price of the Medicinal Materials as a deposit."

"In the next few days, sell as much as you can, and collect as many deposits as you can."

"Once received, transfer it to our Nanxing Communications account immediately."

Gao Mingshou nodded repeatedly and went to carry out the task.

Luo Nanxing then called the finance manager over.

He closed the door and said in a deep voice, "Every word I say from now on is not to be leaked."

"Otherwise, you know what will happen."

The finance manager nodded repeatedly.

Luo Nanxing said in a deep voice, "Immediately withdraw funds from our anonymous account."

The funds in the anonymous account were all money earned from the Luo Family's shady 'businesses'.

The money is collected monthly in anonymous accounts, and then laundered through certain procedures to become Qiming Heavy Industry's capital.

"How much do you want to withdraw?" the finance manager asked cautiously.

"Fifty million."

"No, one hundred million," Luo Nanxing said. "The head office has a project that needs investment and requires the money."

"One hundred million?" the finance manager said hesitantly. "Such a large sum of money will take at least a week to complete the procedures."

"If you want it to look good, it could take up to half a month."

Luo Nanxing said in a deep voice, "We can't wait that long. The money must be in my account within three days."

"As for the procedures, skip the parts that can be skipped."