When the minor City Defense Army leader left, his expression could not have been worse. He had ruined Pioneer Bank's plans.
According to his intelligence, Pioneer Bank would soon receive a large shipment of supplies, and most of its personnel would relocate to Hesheng Production Base.
The bank employees stationed in various locations were basically all young people. They could conduct business and also take part in local battles.
Rumors of this had actually circulated for quite some time, but Hesheng Base was said to be very difficult to deal with. It was not until recently, when someone from Hesheng headquarters applied pressure, that the production base finally showed some willingness to compromise.
What ultimately made the difference was that Pioneer Bank was about to receive a shipment of supplies and planned to hand some of them over to Hesheng as protection money. Only then did the base reluctantly agree.
The news was highly confidential and had been obtained through channels that could not be made public. The minor leader had thought he could use it to threaten He Runxian, but Manager He had directly denied the possibility.
Thinking of how Manager He had once been the staunchest opponent, the minor leader wanted nothing more than to slap himself hard across the face. Of all people, why had he threatened him? Wasn't that the same as offending Pioneer Bank to the bitter end?
Pioneer Bank was far more than just a bank. Not only did it wield immense influence across the Border Stars, it even had extremely close ties with the military. Otherwise, how would it dare use the word "Pioneer" in its name?
If the City Defense Army offended Hesheng, at least his military career would not be affected. But if he offended Pioneer Bank, even his days in