dkrc Chapter 104 King of a Province? No, it's a trap!
Chapter 104 King of a Province? No, it's a trap!
On stage, Lin Chen had no interest in this farce.
"Mr. Tang, I'm leaving this to you."
Lin Chen left the mess to Tang Zhen, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion.
"Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I guarantee I'll handle everything perfectly. I'll take care of these bastards one by one."
With a bang, the door shut out the sounds from outside.
As soon as Old Sun entered the room, he asked anxiously.
"Comrade Xiao Lin, no, General Manager Lin, how did you manage to get that red amberjack king? I've never seen that kind of cell activity before. Did you use some special technology?"
He asked cautiously, afraid of touching on trade secrets, but the longing in his eyes was impossible to hide.
"Old Mr. Sun is being too serious."
"There's nothing special about it. It's just a deep-sea micro-circulation water system that we at Longji Fresh have developed exclusively. It can simulate the deep-sea environment and lock in cell activity."
It was just a single sentence, but it made Old Sun's lips twitch.
If that's all there is to it, then all those experts in the lab with their multi-million dollar equipment are just playing in the mud.
But he knew that this was someone else's core secret, and it would be impolite to ask again.
Lin Chen looked at him.
"However, I personally admire researchers like you, Professor Sun. Here's what I'll do: when I return to Huangni Village, I'll personally catch a large yellow croaker with the same mutation and donate it to the Marine Research Center free of charge. That will be my contribution to scientific research."
Old Sun wasn't a fool; he knew the weight of those words.
This is no longer business; this is an initiative to show goodwill.
"President Lin... I... On behalf of the center, thank you."
……
Outside the venue, it started raining heavily at some point.
Large raindrops pounded on the ground, splashing up patches of mud.
Li Jiande, with a bruised and swollen face, limped out of the side door of the venue, a shoe print still visible on his face.
He was soaking wet and looked utterly disheveled. He watched in despair as a black Maybach turned on its taillights and disappeared into the rain, vanishing at the end of the street.
It’s over.
The price reduction agreement is gone.
His Li Family Cuisine, which he has painstakingly built up over decades, will be kicked out of the provincial capital's high-end catering circle because of his arrogance and foolishness today.
Rainwater mingled with tears, sliding down his cheeks.
The back seat of the Maybach.
Lin Chen closed his eyes and leaned back in the leather seat.
Suddenly, a notification sound rang out in my mind without warning.
【Ding. 】
[Congratulations, host, on achieving regional market monopoly and triggering the hidden achievement "King of a Province".]
[Asset valuation in progress... Valuation complete.]
[Points settlement... Congratulations, host, you have earned a total of 45000 points in this settlement.]
[Current total points: 51250.]
[System shop access level upgraded to 4. New redemption categories unlocked.]
Lin Chen's eyelids twitched.
The points have exceeded 50,000.
This is not over yet.
[Daily intelligence updates in progress...]
[Intelligence update complete.]
Four new pieces of information unfolded on Lin Chen's retina.
Two of them, one flashing red light, and the other radiating golden light.
Lin Chen's attention was immediately drawn to it.
[Intelligence 1: Early Warning]
[Target locked: "Black Panther," the remnant leader of the Jianghai Society.]
[Event Description: The leader has gathered thirty desperados, armed with tire deflation devices, Molotov cocktails, and machetes, and is heading to an abandoned gas station at kilometer marker 27+500 on Provincial Highway 104 to ambush the enemy.]
[Operation Objective: To intercept and destroy Longji Fresh's core logistics convoy at midnight tonight, with the intention of burning all vehicles and goods.]
[Intelligence 2: Opportunities]
[Targets identified: Donghai Provincial Customs Anti-Smuggling Bureau and Armed Police Mobile Detachment.]
[Event Description: To combat smuggling activities, the aforementioned units will conduct a joint armed anti-smuggling exercise codenamed "Meat Grinder" at 1:00 AM tonight in the area along Provincial Highway 104 and surrounding mountainous regions.]
[Exercise Level: Classified.]
[Alert Status: All personnel and equipment in full gear, live ammunition on alert. Authorized to provide fire support to all unidentified armed targets.]
Lin Chen suddenly opened his eyes.
In the dark carriage, his pupils shone frighteningly bright.
One is an ambush by desperate criminals, and the other is a fully armed military and police exercise.
The time difference was only one hour.
The locations are almost identical.
This is no coincidence at all.
It was as if God himself had placed a butcher's knife into his hands.
Is Jiang Hai planning to play dirty tricks?
Ok.
Let them experience firsthand what it means to be outmaneuvered by the state apparatus.
……
At the same time.
On the outskirts of the provincial capital, in an underground auto repair shop filled with the smell of engine oil.
A burly, bald man with a face full of scars and a black cheetah tattooed on his neck was staring intently at his phone screen.
On the screen, a video was playing showing Lei Qianjun vomiting blood and falling unconscious at the entrance of the convention center, being dragged away by special police.
boom.
The man called Black Panther kicked over the diesel drum in front of him, spilling the dirty oil all over the ground.
"Oh shit."
His eyes were bloodshot. In front of him stood more than thirty shirtless, tattooed desperados, carrying machetes and steel pipes.
Black Panther roared hoarsely.
"Boss Lei is gone. But the reputation of our Jianghai Society cannot be ruined."
"That little bastard Lin Chen cut off our source of income and even sent Boss Lei to jail. We can't swallow this insult."
"Tonight, we'll cut off his cold chain and burn his water trucks. Let him know that even if a powerful dragon dies, its claws can still tear him to pieces."
As soon as he finished speaking, he abruptly ripped off the black cloth covering the table next to him.
Splash!
Three large black combination lock suitcases were slammed heavily onto the table.
The box was opened, and inside were stacks of neatly arranged red banknotes.
"Here is three million."
Black Panther pointed at the cash and roared.
"After this is done, each of you will receive a settlement allowance of 100,000 yuan. Tonight, at that abandoned gas station on Provincial Highway 104, I'll burn Longji Fresh's entire convoy, including the people and the vehicles, to scrap metal and sink them into the nearby wild river."
The outlaws' breathing suddenly became heavy.
……
It's 11:30 p.m.
The headquarters of Hengda Cold Chain Warehousing was brightly lit.
Sun Heizi was excitedly running back and forth in front of the convoy with a walkie-talkie in hand, his voice booming.
"You all better be alert. The cargo in this truck is more valuable than your wives. If anyone makes even the slightest mistake on the road, I'll skin them alive."
Thirty temperature-controlled water trucks lined up in a long queue, their engines roaring and their headlights illuminating the night sky.
Just as the convoy was preparing to depart.
The door to the dispatch room was pushed open with a bang.
Lin Chen strode in.
All eyes were on him.
Without saying a word, he walked to the provincial logistics map on the wall and drew a sharp tactical dagger from his waist.
笃.
A muffled thud.
He plunged the dagger deep into the map, the tip of which was embedded in the red line of "Provincial Highway 104".
Lin Chen turned around and said:
"Notify all vehicles."
"Tonight, everyone will bypass Provincial Highway 104 and take the national highway instead."