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The news about Song Tiezhu came faster than expected.

The next day at noon, Ye Chen was checking the list of a new batch of surveillance equipment in the security department when his phone rang.

Song Tiezhu's voice came through the receiver, short and crisp: "We found him. His surname is Qi, and his name is Qi Yongchang. He is 47 years old and comes from Rongcheng in the south. He used to do wholesale business of Chinese medicinal herbs. Later, he specialized in dealing in rare medicinal herbs. He would buy whatever was expensive, such as dendrobium, cordyceps, and saffron. He would buy whatever was valuable. Three years ago, he heard that there was a flower that could cure stubborn coughs, but it was not available on the market. So he started looking for it everywhere. He first inquired in several medicinal herb markets in the south, but he couldn't find it. Later, he got the news from somewhere that someone in Jiangcheng had grown it."

Ye Chen asked, "How many people does he have under his command?"

Song Tiezhu said, "Not many, just a few errand runners. He himself isn't a martial arts expert, just a businessman. But he's a shady character, and he has connections with the local bullies in several medicinal herb markets in the south. Those two you dealt with at the school gate last time were local thugs he hired."

Ye Chen asked, "Where is he now?"

Song Tiezhu said, "He's still in Rongcheng, but he rented a warehouse in Jiangcheng, in the south of the city. I guess he wants to get the seedlings first and then transport them back."

Ye Chen hung up the phone, thought for a moment, and then called Han Song again: "Get the car ready, let's go to the south of the city."

Han Song didn't ask where they were going, he just said "okay".

Ye Chen sent another message to Ayiguli: Don't let Gu Nian leave the valley today, someone is still looking for the Moonflower.

Aygul replied with a single word: "Mm."

The warehouse in the south of the city is located next to the old industrial area and is a semi-abandoned logistics park.

When Ye Chen and Han Song arrived, the warehouse's roller shutter door was half-closed, and inside were piles of cardboard boxes and old wooden frames, looking like a temporary temporary storage place.

Ye Chen told Han Song to wait outside, and went inside himself.

At the far end of the warehouse was a small office, the door of which was ajar.

Ye Chen pushed open the door and went in, where he saw a person sitting behind a desk making a phone call.

The man was in his forties, with a chubby face, slicked-back hair, a gold chain around his neck, and two gold rings on his fingers.

He saw Ye Chen come in, paused for a moment, then said into the phone, "We'll talk later," and hung up.

"Who are you?" the man asked, standing up. His tone was rather impolite.

Ye Chen didn't answer. He pulled up a chair and sat down, saying, "Are you one of Qi Yongchang's men?"

The man sized Ye Chen up and down and said, "I'm his cousin, and Qi Yongchang is my cousin. Do you need something from him?"

Ye Chen said, "Something's wrong. He sent people to ambush my sister at school, so I have to ask him what he's up to."

The man's expression changed, and he said, "Are you Ye Chen? The one from Baizhi Valley?"

Ye Chen nodded.

The man leaned back, took out his phone from the drawer, and said, "Wait a minute, I'm going to call my cousin."

Ye Chen said, "Go ahead and fight, I'll be waiting."

After the call connected, the person said a few words and then handed the phone to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen took the phone and heard a calm and unhurried voice on the other end: "Mr. Ye Chen, is that right? I've heard so much about you. I'm Qi Yongchang."

Ye Chen said, "Boss Qi, let's put aside your matter of looking for my sister for now. I just want to ask you one question: Moonflower, do you want the seedlings or the recipe?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, then Qi Yongchang chuckled and said, "Mr. Ye, you're a straightforward person. I won't lie to you. I've been in the medicinal herb business for twenty years, and I know better than anyone what sells well. I've had someone test your moonflower for its cough-relieving effect, and it really works. It's not available on the market, so it's a unique business. I'm not greedy; I only want the seedlings. Name your price, and I'll buy it."

Ye Chen said, "The moonflower doesn't belong to me; it's from Baizhi Valley. The medicine is for Anhetang and isn't sold to outsiders."

Qi Yongchang said, "What about the prescription? A prescription will do, I'll pay a high price."

Ye Chen said, "I'm not selling the prescription either."

Qi Yongchang's tone turned colder: "Mr. Ye, doing business is all about harmony and making money. You should name your terms so we can sit down and talk. Your flat refusal puts me in a difficult position."

Ye Chen said, "Boss Qi, when you sent people to ambush my sister at school, why didn't you think about making money peacefully?"

Qi Yongchang was silent for a few seconds, then said, "That was because my men were ignorant, and I apologize on their behalf. But I won't let the matter of the Moonflower go. I advise Mr. Ye to reconsider. I know the ways of the southern medicinal herb market better than you do. If your Baizhi Valley's herbs want to go south, you can't bypass me."

Ye Chen smiled after hearing this.

He said, "Boss Qi, I've remembered what you said, but I'll also pass on a message to you: I decide where the medicine from Baizhi Valley goes. If you want to go around it, you can try, but I have to remind you, I have a problem with this: I'll make trouble for anyone who touches the people around me. You'd better not make me go to Rongcheng to find you."

After saying that, Ye Chen handed the phone back to the person, stood up, and walked out.

As he reached the door, he glanced back and said, "Tell your cousin that next time he wants to talk, he should come himself. Don't send people to wait outside the school gate. Every time they do, I'll beat him up."

The man huddled in the chair, not daring to utter a single word.

As soon as they left the warehouse, Han Song came up to them and asked how it went.

Ye Chen said, "The Qi fellow won't give up. Let's go back to the valley first."

Once in the car, Ye Chen called Song Tiezhu back, instructing him to have someone keep an eye on the warehouse in the south of the city and report any activity immediately.

After hanging up the phone, he leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and thought for a while.

Qi Yongchang is a different kind of person from Heishui.

He's not a martial arts expert; he doesn't handle knives or guns.

But he has money, people, and connections.

This kind of person is more troublesome because they won't confront you head-on; they'll go around to your back and cut off your path.

The moonflower grows in Baizhi Valley, but the medicinal herbs from Baizhi Valley are not only sold to Jiangcheng, but also to Nancheng and the provincial capital.

If Qi Yongchang really has connections in several medicinal herb markets in the south, then Baizhi Valley's sales to the south will inevitably run into problems sooner or later.

When we returned to Baizhi Valley, it was still early.

Ye Chen went straight to the greenhouse. Ayiguli was watering the moonflowers inside.

When she saw Ye Chen enter, she didn't even look up and said, "The talks broke down?"

Ye Chen said, "It's collapsed, but that person won't give up."

Aygul put down the spray bottle and said, "Then let's not talk about it. Moonflower is medicine, not a commodity. If he tries to sell it as a commodity, something bad will happen sooner or later."

Ye Chen looked at her and suddenly asked, "Aren't you afraid?"

Aygul said, "What's there to be afraid of? If he dares to come, I'll be waiting with a knife."

Ye Chen chuckled and said, "You don't need to bring a knife, I have other ways."

That evening, Ye Chen called Jiang Ruoxi and told her about Qi Yongchang.

After listening, Jiang Ruoxi said, "I have a way to sell Baizhi Valley to the south."

Ye Chen asked, "What method?"

Jiang Ruoxi said, "I know a vice president of the provincial capital's chamber of commerce. He manages the distribution channels for medicinal herbs south of the provincial capital. I'll go see him tomorrow and bring him the qualifications and test reports for Moonflower and He'an Ointment. As long as the provincial capital's chamber of commerce accepts them, Qi Yongchang won't be able to block us in the south."

Ye Chen said, "Don't run around with that big belly."

Jiang Ruoxi said, "I'll go by car, and someone will follow me, so it won't be a problem."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then let Guli go with you."

Jiang Ruoxi said, "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Chen sat in the courtyard and took down the Kuzhao Sword to wipe it clean.

The sword was still the same sword, heavy and silent.

But he knew that some battles didn't necessarily require drawing a sword.

Qi Yongchang is not Heishui, nor is he Jiu Lao.

He was just a medicinal herb merchant who wanted to make money.

A contract is more effective than a fist when dealing with this kind of person.

But what if the contract doesn't work? Then it's not too late to draw your sword.

He sheathed his sword and stood up.

In the greenhouse in the distance, Ayiguli was still dividing the moonflowers into pots.

Gu Nian squatted down beside her to help.

The two people's shadows were stretched long by the setting sun and cast onto the green seedlings in the medicinal herb field.

Ye Chen watched for a while, then turned and went back into the house.

There are still many things to do tomorrow.