Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 310 - 214: Barely Finished the Job and Got Burned
"Alright." Qi Yun didn’t insist further. Old Ghost’s skill was just one of the aspects he valued; more importantly, the other party was reliable and trustworthy.
In the future, as the business expands, he needs trustworthy people to help manage all facets; he can’t do everything by himself.
"By the way, is that Luo Yang your junior?"
Old Ghost was slightly stunned upon hearing this and asked back, "How did you know?"
Qi Yun smiled at him, "You can ask him yourself later. He played a significant role in getting you out this time."
With that, he got up and left the ward.
Outside, Ah Jiao had just washed her face and came back. Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, Qi Yun said to her and Lao Hei, "You two should go back and rest. Luo Yang will bring people over later, and then he will have his people monitoring here."
"Luo Yang!?" The two’s expressions changed as soon as they heard the name.
The other party had sent people all over to capture them before; Lao Hei even got injured because of it.
Qi Yun slapped his forehead, remembered he hadn’t told them yet, and proceeded to explain, "I talked to him the day before yesterday. Your matters have been settled."
Their expressions immediately relaxed after hearing this, feeling they could finally ease up a bit. Constantly hiding was no good.
"Thank you, boss!"
"Thanks, boss!"
Qi Yun waved them off, "No need for that. Since you call me boss, I’ll definitely help you out when there’s trouble."
"Alright, quickly go back and rest."
The two didn’t say much more, bowed solemnly, and then headed towards the elevator.
Once the elevator doors closed, Lao Hei turned to Ah Jiao and asked, "Does the boss have that much face now? Even someone like Luo Yang is compromising."
Ah Jiao gave him a sideways glance and said irritably, "Are you stupid? Is Luo Yang so easy to talk to? We scammed his brother-in-law out of five million, and last time, Chen Wei even injured one of his men to save us."
"Though he spoke so casually just now, he’s sure to have paid a hefty price for this."
Lao Hei scratched his head, "Then how should we repay the boss?"
"Do the tasks he assigns us and never betray him. That’s the only thing he needs from us..." Ah Jiao murmured.
She said it to Lao Hei, as well as to herself.
Qi Yun naturally wasn’t aware of their conversation in the elevator. He hadn’t sat at the ward door for long when Luo Yang arrived with a few subordinates.
Thanks to this cooperation and successfully rescuing Old Ghost, the relationship between the two had somewhat warmed.
Qi Yun valued certain aspects of Luo Yang’s influence, and Luo Yang also sensed that Qi Yun’s connections weren’t simple, both interested in building a friendship.
"How’s Old Ghost doing?" Luo Yang glanced inside the ward and asked.
Qi Yun replied, "He looks alright; shouldn’t be any major problems."
"Did the authorities take him?"
"More or less." Qi Yun didn’t elaborate much.
After a few exchanges, they agreed to have a meal together next time, and Qi Yun took his leave.
Leaving the hospital, he had Chen Wei drive to Antique Street while he leaned back in the rear seat and dialed Mendeleyev’s number.
"Hello, Old Qi." The geese over there were five hours behind domestic time, so it was just dawning, and Mendeleyev’s voice sounded a bit hoarse.
"I heard from Brother Peng about that batch of goods. Tell me the specifics, and I’ll see if I can find someone to help." Qi Yun, without further chit-chat, got straight to the point.
Mendeleyev cleared his throat and began to narrate, "That batch of goods was detained at Minsk Station. I asked Nokovic to step in and contact their manager, even prepared a hundred thousand USD, but they refused."
"I’m trying to reach other channels to smooth things over."
Qi Yun raised an eyebrow after listening, "Won’t even take money? What are they playing at?"
"I guess someone is jealous of our business; they’ve likely been lured away." Mendeleyev offered his thoughts.
Qi Yun was slightly stunned, "Is competition there so fierce now? Our sales volume isn’t that large, right?"
Mendeleyev sighed, "The situation is worse than when you came here two months ago. Inflation is severe, many businesses have closed, various goods production has drastically reduced, and prices are soaring."
"So our goods have great advantages here and are immediately snatched up by those merchants."
After pondering slightly, Qi Yun mused, "So you mean those firms are playing dirty?"
"Very likely!" Mendeleyev confirmed, "I’ve arranged to meet a Lower House senator tonight, to see if he’s willing to step forward and help resolve it."
Regarding the situation over there, Mendeleyev was undoubtedly more knowledgeable, and seeing him say so, Qi Yun naturally chose to trust him.
"Alright, get in touch first, and let me know once there’s a result."
"Okay."
After hanging up, Qi Yun sighed deeply, musing to himself that with the current environment, business is indeed hard to do; any slightly profitable venture is fiercely contested.
If it weren’t for the system’s existence, he’d probably find it tough to get back on his feet.
Without time for more reflections, the car sped along the road and soon stopped at the entrance to Qiuyue Pavilion.
Just as he stepped inside, Shi Feng grabbed him to inquire about Old Ghost’s situation.
"How’s it going? Got any news about Old Ghost?"
"He’s fine, already rescued." Qi Yun immediately recounted the story briefly.
After listening, Shi Feng finally felt at ease and jokingly said, "As long as he’s alright; that guy still owes me two hundred thousand dollars."
