My sister broke off her engagement to marry someone richer? My older sister married me and became in

Lu Qingshan's gaze fell on Hou San's tightly clenched hand.

The note was soaked with sweat and crumpled, stuck to his palm.

"Give me."

Lu Qingshan's voice was calm.

Monkey Three trembled as he handed over the note.

Lu Qingshan unfolded the paper; it contained only a few hastily written characters, the ink of which had smudged.

"Goal: A century-old ginseng king."

"Message delivered by: Huichuntang".

Looking at Lu Qingshan's expression, Monkey Three swallowed and added.

"Brother Qingshan, I paid a hundred yuan to pry these words out of the mouth of a drunk accountant from Heilong Trading."

"He said that Wei Biao didn't originally intend to fight us to the death; he just wanted to extort money from us."

"Someone found him, gave him a large sum of money, and promised that after the deal was done, he would become the sole owner of the mountain products business in the provincial capital."

"That person came from 'Huichuntang'."

Huichun Hall.

These three words, like a cold bolt of lightning, instantly cleaved open a memory deep within Lu Qingshan's mind.

That was the sharkskin package that was found on the body of the bandit Lei Dong after the bloody battle at Laoyagou.

That secret letter sealed with sealing wax.

The letter clearly stated the location where their goods would be sold and the source of intelligence for their next target, all pointing to the same place—the provincial capital, Huichuntang.

Two seemingly unrelated clues collided at this moment in the most brutal and bloody way.

Scarface Liu, standing nearby, was completely bewildered and couldn't help but scratch his head.

"Huichuntang? Isn't that the most famous time-honored pharmacy in the provincial capital?"

"I heard that the medicinal herbs there, even just a tael, are worth a year's harvest for us farmers. Aren't they legitimate businessmen?"

Lin Xiulan's face also turned somewhat pale.

She had also heard of this pharmacy; it had an excellent reputation in the provincial capital and was a place that only high-ranking officials and nobles could afford.

"A respectable businessman?"

Lu Qingshan let out a cold laugh, a laugh devoid of any warmth.

Would a respectable businessman associate with a ruthless gangster who has killed and robbed people, and has several lives on his hands?

He turned his head and looked at Scarface Liu and Lin Xiulan.

"Lei Dong and his gang are the dogs kept by Huichuntang."

This news is a hundred times more devastating than the crackdown on Heilongjiang's trade.

Scarface Liu's scars twitched, and for the first time, horror appeared in his eyes.

Lin Xiulan couldn't help but take a half step back and hold onto the table behind her.

She then realized that what she had been facing these past few days was not some kind of business rivalry at all.

Instead, it was a pack of hungry wolves, using their claws to test the strength of their prey.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan finally understood.

Everything makes sense now.

Wei Biao's madness, his reckless fighting style that hurts the enemy a thousand while harming himself eight hundred, was not for the sake of making money at all.

He's just a hired vicious dog.

Huichuntang hired him to relentlessly attack them in the provincial capital, forcing this "dragon carrying a great treasure" out of the deep waters.

Then, they used swift and decisive measures to take it down in one fell swoop.

The false information about the "Centennial Purple Flower Ginseng King" that he had released to set a trap for the Yu family was like a boulder thrown into a lake.

Not only did it kill the little fish belonging to the Yu family, but it also inadvertently lured out the shark that was hiding in the deepest part of the lake.

Having figured this out, the anger that had been building up in Lu Qingshan's chest because of his wife's humiliation subsided.

What replaced it was a calm as solid as ice, and an even more ferocious fighting spirit.

If the opponent is only Wei Biao, defeating him is merely cutting off a troublesome tentacle.

Now that the real mastermind behind the scenes has revealed himself, that's perfect.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can follow the clues and uproot this malignant tumor that colludes with the Jin bandits and has been entrenched underground in the provincial capital!

"They're... trying to drive us to our deaths." Lin Xiulan's voice trembled slightly, but her eyes were fixed on Lu Qingshan without flinching.

"Forced?" Lu Qingshan looked at his wife, a hint of approval and heartache flashing in his eyes.

They are not qualified.

He walked back to the center of the room and looked at the notebook on the table, filled with blood and tears.

"Xiulan, your previous plan will not only continue, but will be expanded even further."

"We're looking for more than just people who can buy our goods."

"What we're looking for is a protective umbrella that can make Wei Biao kneel down, and even that Huichuntang pharmacy wouldn't dare to easily extend its claws."

Lu Qingshan's voice was not loud, but it was firm and resounding.

A crisis can also mean an opportunity.

An opportunity that will allow "Xiushan Industry" to soar to new heights in the provincial capital and establish a firm foothold.

He looked at Scarface Liu with an unusually sharp gaze.

"Scarface Liu".

"Yes, boss!"

"From now on, send out all your most clever brothers. I need to know the location of every shop and warehouse in Heilong Trading, and where that boss Wei Biao goes every day, who he meets, and which woman he sleeps with—I need to know it all!"

"Yes!" Scarface Liu answered without hesitation and turned to walk out.

Lu Qingshan's gaze returned to Lin Xiulan, and softened considerably.

"Xiulan, prepare all the factory's qualification documents, business license, and our best product samples."

"We're not waiting any longer."

"Tomorrow, we will visit Director Guo of the provincial health product factory."

"We will take the initiative in this battle!"

Lin Xiulan nodded heavily. All the grievances and fears she had felt these past few days had transformed into boundless fighting spirit in response to her husband's words.

She turned around and went to the inner room, where she began rummaging through drawers and cabinets to prepare documents.

Only Lu Qingshan and Hou San remained in the courtyard.

"Brother Qingshan, then...I..." Monkey Three was somewhat at a loss.

"You did a great job." Lu Qingshan patted him on the shoulder. "I'll reimburse you for this hundred yuan. I'll also give you a bonus of two hundred yuan."

"Go tell your informant to keep an eye on things and let you know immediately if anything happens."

"If this matter is handled well, you will become the intelligence chief of Xiushan Industry in the provincial capital."

Monkey Three's eyes lit up instantly. He nodded vigorously, as if he could see his bright future, and turned around and ran out excitedly.

Everyone sprang into action, and the entire courtyard seemed to transform into a war machine about to start operating at high speed.

Lu Qingshan turned and walked back into the inner room alone.

Instead of helping Lin Xiulan, he walked to the bedside and dragged out a locked tin box from the most hidden corner under the bed.

Unlock.

He took out the secret letter he had found on Lei Dong, which still carried a faint smell of blood.

His fingers gently traced the vermilion seal in the lower right corner of the letter.

The seal is engraved with three characters in a flowing, elegant style.

Huichun Hall.

Lu Qingshan looked at those three words and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

He muttered to himself in a low voice, so soft that only he could hear it.

"I had intended to save you all for last."

"I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry to come and die."