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Chapter 1010 Profiteers
The entry of Zheng Chaoyang and other people's police into Sijiu City naturally frightened the hidden agents of the Bureau of Secrets, and Wei Qiang, who was ostensibly the president of the Sijiu City Chamber of Commerce, also began his actions.

Wei Qiang's first action was to raise prices in the old city, which then led to the robbery of the Qianmen grain store where Wei Qiang was secretly hiding. This incident also gave Wei Qiang an excuse for non-violent non-cooperation.

"Mr. Su, I'm here to ask for help. I hope you can help stabilize the prices in Sijiu City." In order to quickly stabilize the food prices in Sijiu City, Zheng Chaoyang finally found the mysterious boss Su Ning.

"Team Leader Zheng, the food prices at Jieyou Grocery Store have been very stable. It is definitely the lowest price level in the history of the city. What else do you want me to do?" At this time, Su Ning naturally knew Zheng Chaoyang's true intention, but he looked at Zheng Chaoyang in front of him and asked knowingly.

"After all, there is only one Jieyou Grocery Store, and only a few ordinary people can benefit from it, so I hope you can open a few more grain stores." Zheng Chaoyang then stated his request. Only when a large amount of grain appears on the market can the turmoil be calmed.

"Team Leader Zheng, opening a store requires a large investment of capital! Furthermore, we need to raise funds to purchase a storefront for grain. If there are any sudden changes in the future, the property we purchased will be directly seized by your Military Control Commission. In that case, what's the point in continuing to operate the business?"

"No! Our Military Control Commission is willing to help you obtain official property certificates. Even if there are sudden changes in the future, these properties will still belong to your Su Group. In addition, the property in Zhima Hutong under Mr. Su's name is also your personal property."

"Is this what your Director Luo Yong meant?" Su Ning looked at Zheng Chaoyang in front of him with indifference, because he had long noticed Luo Yong's rejection of him.

"No! This is the result of a collective discussion by our Military Control Commission."

"Okay! Then let's set up a public-private partnership. Your military control committee will provide the location and staffing for the grain store, and we'll provide the food and a certain level of supervision, including the right to recommend the dismissal of unsuitable employees."

"This... isn't it a bad idea to fire employees casually?" Zheng Chaoyang, who was originally very surprised, immediately felt embarrassed.

"Team Leader Zheng, this is our greatest sincerity. You have no management experience, so you naturally don't know how lazy and bad some employees can be. Therefore, some supervisory power is still necessary."

"Mr. Su, aren't you worrying too much?" Although what Su Ning said at this time was sincere and heartfelt, Zheng Chaoyang still found it difficult to understand.

During the African-American liberation movement in the United States, a Mr. Wallace was a staunch supporter of freeing all the slaves on his sugarcane fields and burned their contracts. However, the freed slaves did not show the friendship Mr. Wallace had imagined. Instead, they were increasingly annoyed by their laziness and lack of focus. Finally, Mr. Wallace begged these former employees to help him harvest sugarcane, but each time they refused, citing various bizarre reasons.

"Mr. Su, do you think the movement to free black slaves was wrong?" After hearing the story that Su Ning suddenly told, Zheng Chaoyang looked at Su Ning in front of him with a confused face and asked.

"No! On the contrary, I think this is a great progress for mankind. However, liberating the slaves does not mean abandoning the existing systems and rules. The capable are promoted and the mediocre are demoted. This should be the bottom line for all of us." Suning shook his head and smiled as he expressed his opinion. Those mediocre and lazy employees must be fired.

"Okay! I'll inform the leaders of the Military Control Commission as soon as possible. I believe they will agree."

"In addition, the food we can provide will mainly be grains, such as corn, sorghum, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Of course, rice and wheat may also be available, but we can only maintain the normal price of Jieyou Grocery Store."

"I understand! With these grains, there shouldn't be any problems. I just don't know when these grains will be delivered?"

"That depends on how quickly your military control committee, Team Leader Zheng, can act. We can guarantee the supply of food at any time, and we can provide as much as you need."

"Great! These damn profiteers will have nowhere to hide." Zheng Chaoyang, who was surprised at this time, couldn't help but curse loudly, but he unconsciously included Suning in it.

"Hey! Team Leader Zheng, are you scolding me again?" Su Ning looked at Zheng Chaoyang in front of him with wide eyes and asked.

"Huh? No! No! I'm talking about those grain merchants in Forty-Nine City who are hoarding grain."

Then the Military Control Commission arranged a grain store on every street, and the large grain trucks from the Jieyou Grocery Store flowed into the city, immediately calming the restless city down again.

No one could explain where these grain transport trucks of the Jieyou Grocery Store came from. Anyway, they drove into the city from outside the city for unknown reasons.

The president of the Sijiu City Chamber of Commerce angrily slammed his head on the table and cursed, "Damn Jieyou Grocery Store! They always ruin our business."

"President, should we let Phoenix get rid of this Suning?"

"The Phoenix is still very useful! Report the matter directly to the higher-ups and suggest they send Wan Linsheng to take action. This can be considered a form of waste recycling."

"Yes! President."

After Zheng Chaoyang and his men officially took over the security of the old city, the once arrogant Wan Linsheng became like a stray dog, hiding in the Yuxiang Garden in the Eight Great Hutongs in fear and anxiety every day.

On this day, Wan Linsheng suddenly received an order from the Bureau of Secrets, requiring him to complete a task as quickly as possible within a specified period of time, and then he could return to Frog Island with the target person.

However, Wan Linsheng was pleasantly surprised by this special mission which could turn into an assassination mission at any time, because he had long wanted to take action against this hateful target person, who had brought him endless troubles in the past two years.

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Ever since Suning entered the city of Beijing in 1947, he has been particularly fond of riding the primitive human-powered tricycle. After all, this kind of work has become extinct in later society.

In addition, Suning can also enjoy the quaint street scenes of the old city, which is a grand spectacle that will never be seen again in later generations. It is true that when society develops to a certain level, it will abandon history.

Under the bright lights, the tricycle driver pulled Suning hard towards Zhima Hutong. Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of them and blocked their way.

The driver stopped his tricycle and looked at Su Ning fearfully, saying, "Sir, it seems like we've run into trouble."

"Well, master, I'm sorry to bother you today. Just leave me here." At this time, Suning had already guessed what was going on, and then let the innocent driver leave as soon as possible.

"Sir, do you want me to call the police for you?" The tricycle driver asked Suning very righteously before leaving.

"No need! This has nothing to do with you. The other party is obviously coming for me."

The tricycle driver was quite efficient and decisive. He just turned around and pulled the tricycle away. It can be seen that ordinary people who can make a living in the old city are not simple.

"Mr. Su, I'm Wan Linsheng, the Chief of the Operations Section of the Security Bureau. Nice to meet you!"

"Wan Linsheng, you came prepared when you blocked me today, right?"

"Mr. Su, our superiors would like to ask you to change the place of business, so we hope that you can cooperate with us?"

"Oh? A different place? Where? Frog Island?"

"That's right! So please don't make things difficult for me, Mr. Su."

"Haha, Wan Linsheng, what if I refuse?"

"That's forcing me to take action against you! The higher-ups have issued an order that either Mr. Su becomes our friend, or he must become a cold, dead corpse."

With a "bang", Suning shot down Wan Linsheng in front of him. After all, he was not interested in chatting with this Wan Guizi here.

The sudden gunshots in the night sky naturally alarmed the police from the Military Control Commission, but before the police from the Military Control Commission appeared, Suning's men had already arrived at the scene.

"Master, are you okay?" Lucas asked nervously, looking at Su Ning in front of him. "It's okay! Take this Wan Linsheng and me to the Military Control Committee."

"Yes! Master."

Then Lucas waved to the other guards to drag the seriously injured Wan Linsheng, and drove to the newly formed Military Control Commission with Suning.

The police who had just been dispatched at this time were naturally stunned. They all looked at Wan Linsheng who was dragged out of the car like a dead dog by the security personnel.

"Wan Linsheng?" Bai Ling couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise.

"Ms. Bai Ling, we meet again." Su Ning looked at the beautiful woman in front of him with a smile.

"Mr. Su, was the gunshot just now happening on your side?" Bai Ling looked at Su Ning in front of her with a puzzled look and asked.

"Yes! Wan Linsheng suddenly tried to ambush me, but I shot him down with one shot."

Then Su Ning was invited into Luo Yong's office as director. It was also the first time that Su Ning met Luo Yong, and he once again felt Luo Yong's rejection of him in person.

"Mr. Su, please have some tea." Luo Yong treated Su Ning politely at this time.

"Thank you!"

"Mr. Su, could you please temporarily hand over the gun that injured Wan Linsheng?"

"No problem! It's this Desert Eagle." Then Suning took out the golden Desert Eagle without any care.

Zheng Chaoyang, Bai Ling and others present at this moment were immediately stunned by the pure gold pistol in front of them, and they all couldn't help swallowing their non-existent saliva.

"Mr. Su, what is this gun?" Zheng Chaoyang looked at Su Ning in front of him in amazement and asked.

"This gun is called the Desert Eagle! It's our Su Group's standard weapon, produced and used for our own purposes. This solid gold Desert Eagle is exclusively for senior leaders at the general manager level."

"It's so beautiful! Mr. Su, my name is Hao Pingchuan. Can I try out this Desert Eagle?" Hao Pingchuan on the side couldn't help but want to play with it.

"No problem! Feel free to use it."

After Hao Pingchuan left with Su Ning's gleaming Desert Eagle, Luo Yong turned to look at Su Ning and asked, "Mr. Su, why did Wan Linsheng want to kill you?"

"He said he was under orders from his superiors to go to Frog Island to do business, and when I refused, he wanted to kill me."

"Have you ever had any contact with Wan Linsheng before?"

"No! Today is the first time I've seen you."

"Thank you, Mr. Su, for your cooperation! We have sent Wan Linsheng to the hospital for treatment. The doctor at the hospital said that Wan Linsheng's gunshot wound is not serious."

"Oh? You actually sent Wan Linsheng to the hospital. It seems that Wan Linsheng has been silenced by now."

"What?" Luo Yong, Bai Ling, and the others exchanged glances, their hearts pounding. Then, Luo Yong looked at Su Ning in astonishment and asked, "Mr. Su, are you saying there are secret agents from the Bureau of Secrets lurking in the hospital?"

"Director Luo, I didn't say anything. This is all your own guess. Also, you should know that there is a fee for intelligence."

"..." At this time, the three people present in the office were all confused. They didn't expect that a boss as big as Suning would talk about money all the time.

"Director Luo, Team Leader Zheng, there's no need to misunderstand anything. I've been able to build such a large business, so I naturally have my own sources of business intelligence. I might know more than you think."

"Mr. Su, according to our intelligence, the Bureau of Secrets has a spy organization codenamed the Taoyuan Action Group lurking in the Forty-Nine City. I wonder if Mr. Su can give us the assistance we need."

"Of course, no problem! As long as your Military Control Commission can offer a fair price, I will give you the information of all the members of the Taoyuan Action Group."

"But according to our intelligence, the Taoyuan Action Group was secretly formed during Dai Li's lifetime. Currently, only Mao Renfeng knows the specific details. How did you learn about this, Mr. Su?"

"Cats have their own way, dogs have their own way, and even cows, horses, snakes, and gods all have their own way."

"how much is it?"

"One hundred pounds of gold."

"What? This price is too high."

"Haha, Director Luo, I've actually already given you the best price. After all, the Taoyuan Action Team has a very strong destructive power. That's why I brought the injured Wan Linsheng to your Military Control Commission first."

At this time, Luo Yong and Bai Ling were undoubtedly very arrogant and unwilling to accept Suning's initiative to show goodwill. Instead, they wanted to rely on their own strength to find these stray dogs.

But what happened next left them confused, because Wan Linsheng, who was receiving treatment in the hospital, was actually killed in the neck, and the murderer used a weapon they had never seen before.

"Director Luo, news from the hospital said that Wan Linsheng was killed in the ward." Zheng Chaoyang hurried to the director's office and reported to Luo Yong.

"What? How could this happen? Haven't we already sent more people?" Luo Yong naturally widened his eyes in anger. You know, Wan Linsheng knows a lot of important information.

"Director Luo, there might really be an SEC agent hidden in the hospital."

"Huh! Then what is this person's identity? A doctor? A nurse? Or a cleaning assistant?"

"Director Luo, how about we make a deal with Suning?"

"Zheng Chaoyang, have we lost our ability to handle this case? How dare we even think of compromising with a profiteer?"

"Director Luo, Suning isn't really a profiteer. They were quite helpful in stabilizing food prices some time ago."

"Suning dared to ask us for a hundred kilograms of gold for a small Taoyuan Action Group. Isn't this just profiteering?"

"Uh……"

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(End of this chapter)