Once only Cui Yunchun and Ma Lanfei remained in the office, Cui Yunchun's refined and gentle demeanor gradually faded. He spoke lightly:
"Xiaofei, how are the preparations coming along?"
Ma Lanfei picked up her phone and said, "Lei Zi and Brother Hu have prepared the men and vehicles. The transfer site will be an abandoned unfinished building in the east of the city. No one passes by there. We'll lie low for a few days, then transport everything to the processing plant under our name without anyone noticing. Nothing will go wrong."
"Mm, that'll do."
Cui Yunchun gave a slight nod, then continued, "What did you find out about Su Jie?"
"I had someone investigate him. He's just an ordinary university student. There's been no trace of him over the past six months. We suspect he went abroad and made his fortune there, got lucky and found a channel, and managed to obtain these precious timber materials."
Ma Lanfei took out a stack of documents containing information about Su Jie.
For a major corporation, as long as they wanted to investigate an ordinary citizen, there was nothing they couldn't dig up.
"He most likely has connections overseas. Those few countries to the south are pretty chaotic. If he managed to find a channel there and make a name for himself, he's got some ability."
"Director Cui, do you mean we shouldn't make a move?"
Ma Lanfei asked cautiously, unable to guess what Cui Yunchun was thinking.
Cui Yunchun glanced at the documents before sweeping them aside. He leisurely lit a cigar and said calmly, "That's not what I mean. If this were abroad, I might have some concerns. But this is Hua Country. Even dragons must coil up, and even tigers must lie low. Whoever comes here has to obey the laws, including us. Does he really think he can fight us, the local overlords?"
"Director Cui is right. Why don't we simply go all the way and finish him off?"
"People keep saying not to fill your head with fighting and killing. This isn't the past anymore. We worked hard to wash our hands clean. If someone catches us with evidence, we'll lose far more than we gain. Just swallow his goods and see how things develop afterward."
Cui Yunchun smiled confidently and ordered, "Have Lei Zi and A'hu act this afternoon, so the other party doesn't sell the goods to someone else. It'll be too late by then."
"Alright!"
Ma Lanfei was just about to leave when Cui Yunchun suddenly said, "Help me vent my frustration first, and let's celebrate the success of tonight's operation ahead of time."
"Of course, Director Cui."
Ma Lanfei smiled seductively, brushed back the hair at her temple, and slowly bent down into a crouch.
Nanqiao Logistics Center's warehouse district.
A convoy drove into the warehouse district in the afternoon.
The security guards at the warehouse district simply waved them through, without any intention of checking them.
The convoy consisted mainly of heavy trucks and cranes. With a clear purpose, they drove straight to a small warehouse.
A dozen vicious-looking men then leaped from the vehicles, quickly approached the warehouse, and used a spare key to open its doors.
It was the busiest time of day for warehouse transfers. All kinds of loading and unloading were taking place in the various warehouses, so their actions aroused no suspicion at all.
"Is everything ready?"
"It's done. We've spoken with the warehouse district's senior management, and the cameras here have been temporarily shut down."
"Then get moving. Hurry."
"Brother Hu, you can rest easy. This isn't our first time doing this. How could anything go wrong?"
Laughing and chatting, the group carried out their work without the slightest rush.
Logs weighing several tons each were hoisted onto the trucks. The entire process was fast and orderly, giving the impression that they had done it countless times before.
The entire transfer took less than half an hour.
During that half-hour, not a single security guard patrolled the area.
Apart from the noise of the timber being loaded, nothing else happened.
Once all the precious timber had been loaded, several more heavy trucks arrived and dumped a pile of logs from their rear compartments.
They were nothing but ordinary timber materials, cheap goods costing only a few hundred yuan per ton.
"Lei Zi, is the incendiary setup ready?"
"All done. I guarantee there isn't a single flaw."
"Good. Pull out."
At the order, the heavy vehicles started up one after another.
Not long after they left, flames suddenly erupted inside the warehouse. The fire quickly leaped higher, and a raging blaze engulfed the entire building.
By then, the convoy had already driven away from Nanqiao Logistics Center amid laughter and conversation.
What they failed to notice was that several dragonflies were quietly clinging to various places on their trucks—the fronts, cargo compartments, undersides, and more.
Jingjiang No. 1 villa!
Standing before the floor-to-ceiling windows, Su Jie gazed toward the warehouse district, as if he could see the raging flames burning there.
"As they say, wealth can move the heart. The ancients truly never lied to me."
Although he had anticipated this, Su Jie had not expected the other party to act so decisively.
This was modern society, yet the other side had carried out their robbery as naturally and effortlessly as breathing. They had even dared to act so boldly in broad daylight.
"But I just love this kind of unreasonable business warfare. That way, I don't have to hold back anymore. When it comes to doing evil, we demonic cultivators won't lose to anyone."
A cold arc tugged at the corner of Su Jie's lips. Since someone wanted to play sinister tricks against a demonic cultivator like him, Su Jie was more than happy to oblige.
After swallowing his things, they couldn't expect to end matters simply by spitting them back out.
The next day, Nanqiao Logistics Center.
Su Jie stood before his warehouse, which had been reduced to ruins. After yesterday's fire, all that remained was ash, broken bricks, and twisted scrap metal.
"This is the fire department's report on the cause of the blaze. You illegally stored electric vehicles in the warehouse, causing the batteries to catch fire. With timber also stored inside, the fire spread and led to these consequences. You must compensate us for the warehouse damage, totaling 950,000 yuan. Hmph. You should be grateful no one was injured. Otherwise, with behavior like yours, you'd have been arrested already."
A supervisor from the Nanqiao Logistics Warehouse Center angrily waved the report, spittle flying as he accused Su Jie of violating regulations and burning down their warehouse.
"I don't remember when I ever stored electric vehicles in the warehouse."
Su Jie turned his gaze toward the supervisor and said with a beaming smile.
The supervisor froze, a trace of unease flashing across his face. Then he erupted furiously. "Who else could it be? We rented this warehouse to you, and everything stored inside belonged to you. There's no point trying to deny it now. You must compensate us for our losses, or wait to be sued."
The corners of Su Jie's lips lifted slightly. "I can give you the money, but..."
Su Jie smiled and whispered into the supervisor's ear, "Be careful. You may have hands to take this money, but not a life to spend it."
"What do you mean? Ah! Are you trying to scare and threaten me? Who do you think you are?"
The supervisor secretly laughed. He had seen plenty of people like this—bankrupted, driven to desperation, and mentally deranged.
This was a society governed by law. He didn't take such threats seriously at all.
"Whatever makes you happy."
Su Jie waved his hand, unwilling to waste his mood arguing. He got into his BMW M8 and drove out of Nanqiao Logistics Warehouse Center.
The real show had only just begun.
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