Warlord: Starting with Subduing Little A Qiao

The fire started in a warehouse storing glycerin.

The factory's rules and regulations clearly stated from the beginning that fire was strictly prohibited and that not even a spark was allowed.

Ye Bai had warned Xiao Aqiao about the dangers of open flames from the very beginning.

Just in case, two warehouse managers were assigned to patrol back and forth.

Unexpectedly, one warehouse manager took the day off today, while the other warehouse manager was ambushed.

If a worker hadn't been the first to smell the smoke and go looking for it, they probably wouldn't have realized the factory was on fire.

After listening to Xiao Aqiao's explanation, Ye Bai began to think carefully.

Who did this?

Is he an employee or an outsider?

Just as Ye Bai was pondering, there was a knock on the door, and Wang An, the bodyguard in black, walked in with an old man.

Seeing the doubt flash in Ye Bai's eyes, the black-clad bodyguard Wang An tugged at the old man's clothes and urged him sternly.

"Tell me everything you know."

The old man was a senior worker at the factory, and the soap factory paid him well. Now that the soap factory was on fire, he was even more afraid of being fired, so he dared not hide anything.

"After counting the number of people just now, one of the newly recruited quality inspectors, Atao, is not here."

Ye Bai frowned and suddenly asked.

Where does this quality inspector live?

Little Aqiao, who was standing to the side, then offered her explanation.

"I remember this quality inspector, Tao, who said he was an orphan and couldn't survive, which is why I agreed to let him work in the factory. But I never expected..."

Xiao Aqiao's eyes showed helplessness. After all, she had been in charge of the soap factory from the beginning, and she wanted to make great strides. However, she didn't expect to be met with such a cold shower.

However, to everyone's surprise, the old master craftsman standing to the side suddenly became puzzled after Xiao Aqiao said that.

"No, I remember Atao wasn't homeless. He clearly let slip last time that he was from the south of the city!"

Obviously, the old master craftsman's words contradicted what the quality inspector had said to Xiao Aqiao.

That further proves that there must be something wrong with this quality inspector!

At this moment, the bodyguard in black, Wang An, suddenly seemed to remember something and shouted loudly.

"Isn't that area in the south of the city the territory of the Four Seas Gang? Could that quality inspector be from the Four Seas Gang?"

Four Seas Gang?

Ye Bai vaguely remembered.

Before he even started the soap factory, he did some research.

After all, soap factories are constantly updating and innovating based on the foundation of soap.

Nowadays, everyone buys soap, so who would still want to buy regular soap?

The soap-making industry in Shanghai was originally half controlled by foreigners and half by the city's own power.

And the Four Seas Gang is prominently listed among these forces!

Thinking of this, Ye Bai's eyes turned completely cold.

"Whoever did it must pay the price!"

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Chapter 18. Aren't you celebrating your victory a little too early?

Chapter Ten: Aren't you drinking your victory celebration wine way too early?

South of the city.

Inside the opulent hotel, a dozen or so men dressed in long gowns and mandarin jackets were raising their glasses and drinking with joyful expressions.

The middle-aged man sitting in the main seat had a flushed face and looked at the young man in the lower seat with obvious satisfaction.

"Atao, you did a good job this time."

The one speaking was Wang Meng, the leader of the Four Seas Gang.

After saying that, he immediately poured himself a glass of wine, swirled it around, and looked quite pleased with himself.

At that moment, the young man sitting in the lower seat who was called out also showed great excitement when he heard his name called.

He immediately stood up, his face full of respect.

"Serving the Four Seas Gang and the boss with all my might is my duty."

If anyone from the soap factory had seen this scene, they would probably have recognized the young man as the quality inspector who had fled.

The conversation between the two clearly reveals a fact.

The fire at the soap factory was clearly intentional!

And the real culprit behind this happened to be the Four Seas Gang!

Seeing Atao's excitement, a middle-aged man with a long beard standing next to him smiled broadly.

"The leader is truly wise, specially sending Atao to take charge."

“In the past few months, the profits from our soap business have shrunk considerably, and all our original customers have gone to patronize Ye Bai and his company! Now that I see his factory has burned down, what can he use to compete with us for business!”

The speaker is the current second-in-command of the Four Seas Gang, who is in charge of the financial situation of the gang's shops.

Gangs also need to make a living.

The majority of the Four Seas Gang's profits came from a few pancreas shops.

However, this soap is, after all, a product made from a mixture of pig pancreas and wood ash, so its washing effect and stain removal ability are generally mediocre.

The main buyers are ordinary people.

But ever since Ye Bai opened his soap factory, the excellent performance, affordable price, and exquisite packaging design have left their soap far behind.

Not to mention the high-end soap flowers made specifically for wealthy people, which have made them incredibly wealthy.

As a result, their income has decreased dramatically.

A few months ago, they even held a price reduction promotion in the store, but still no one came to buy.

The contrast is even more striking: Ye Bai's business is booming.

I heard that the factory's orders are already booked for six months, and more and more people are coming to visit.

With such a comparison, how could the Four Seas Gang not be envious?!

Now, the thought of Ye Bai's factory being burned to the ground in a fire makes it hard to imagine that his businesses will continue.

The second-in-command immediately curled his lips into a smile, his eyebrows beaming with schadenfreude.

"If Ye Bai knew that his soap factory had burned down, he would definitely not be able to sleep for several nights. Going against our boss, we will make them uproot it completely."

These words pleased Wang Meng, the leader of the Four Seas Gang, who was sitting in the main seat, and his attitude became even more arrogant and domineering.

"So what if he can't sleep? Does he think he can fight us head-on? What can he do to us without evidence?"

Upon hearing this, Atao, who was sitting in the lower seat, puffed out his chest even more.

"I wanted to steal his soap recipe, but I didn't expect that they didn't even keep the recipe in the factory. Now I can only burn their factory down."

Thinking of the huge fire he had set off, Atao still wore a proud expression, and now he was even more eager to show off his achievements.

“I set it on fire in the glycerin warehouse. Now, that factory is probably burned to the ground.”

The moment the words "burned to ashes" were uttered, all the members of the Four Seas Gang at the dinner table burst into laughter.

A wave of increasingly heated discussion immediately broke out.

"Once Ye Bai's factory closes down, won't the world be ours next?!"

"Yeah, he's just the boss of a small nightclub, yet he dares to dream of dominating the entire industry chain. Keep dreaming!"

"They say he's just a young man in his early twenties, isn't he just a kid who hasn't even grown his first hair yet?! How dare he fight against our gang leader!"

"Boss, you're so clever! The fire you sent Atao to start was brilliant!"

"Boss, when you eat your meat, please remember to leave us some soup!"

……

All the flattery reached Wang Meng's ears as he sat in the main seat, making him even more overjoyed and beaming with delight.

At that moment, Wang Meng raised his wine glass high.

"This is a thirty-year-old vintage, prepared for a day like today to celebrate victory. Let us celebrate the success of this project together."

"Let's do this for our glorious future!"

Upon hearing this, the members of the Four Seas Gang became even more excited and raised their glasses in unison.

"Done!"

"Done!"