What's the situation?
Hearing Su Nanyin's voice, Li Qianfan's body trembled violently!
Startled—
Anyone in Li Qianfan's position, thinking they were talking to Chu Yazhi and casually saying those words, would be startled to receive a call from Su Nanyin instead.
Jiao Yin immediately began to cough violently.
Cough, cough, cough!
Worried that Su Nanyin might hear something, Li Qianfan also quickly coughed loudly.
In fact, his worry was unnecessary.
The cold wind was howling here, and he had to press his mouth against the phone to make the other person hear what he was saying.
How could Su Nanyin hear a woman coughing like that here?
"Hey, hehe, that's uh."
Li Qianfan also coughed for more than ten seconds before chuckling awkwardly, "I was just on the phone with Chu Yazhi. She said she had something to do and would call me back later. Then during this brief pause, you called. It's snowing heavily here, and I didn't look at the caller ID, so I thought it was her."
"Just keep pretending."
Su Nanyin chuckled and said, "Two things."
The first thing was that someone was pursuing Su Maomao.
The second thing was that under Su Nanyin's powerful psychological offensive, a confidant of the third president of the dark web, Jin Ku Ming, surrendered after ensuring the protection of his family.
Since they were in the desolate wilderness in the biting cold, Li Qianfan didn't worry about Jiao Yin hearing Su Nanyin's voice.
As long as he didn't use any terms like "Guanyin Sister," Jiao Yin, who was right beside him, wouldn't be able to figure out who he was talking to.
Li Qianfan didn't deliberately ask Jiao Yin to leave.
Firstly, this could hint to Madam Jiao: "My dear slave, your performance these past few days has earned my initial trust."
Secondly, Li Qianfan wanted Jiao Yin to know how much her subordinates in the Eastern Land had suffered after she personally went on his western campaign, further fueling her hatred for the Fifth President and thus benefiting him.
What?
Someone was pursuing Su Maomao?
Li Qianfan's brow furrowed immediately.
This was an instinctive reaction of displeasure, which he wasn't even aware of.
He asked lightly, "Who is that person?"
Su Nanyin, however, provoked him, "What, Maomao has finally found someone to pursue her, and you're still not satisfied?"
Li Qianfan—
Could only cough dryly again.
Su Nanyin chuckled triumphantly from the other end and said, "You don't need to worry about who that person is. Just know that I will help you keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't fly away."
What a thing to say!
What did she mean by helping Li Qianfan keep an eye on Su Maomao and prevent her from flying away?
It left young Master Li speechless.
Su Nanyin then said in an uncertain tone, "I suspect someone is also targeting your Guanyin Sister!"
Hmm!?
Li Qianfan's right eyelid twitched violently.
Su Nanyin continued, "If my suspicion is correct, it's probably someone who is secretly using a honey trap on us. It's because you publicly declared on the day you set out on your campaign that you admired Maomao greatly. This made them realize that our family's relationship with you is closer than others imagined. That's why they're planning to use such underhanded tactics to sow discord in your rear."
Heh.
Li Qianfan smiled and said nothing.
If Su Nanyin's judgment was wrong, so be it.
If it was accurate—
Using a honey trap on the vixen Guanyin?
One would need at least thirty years of brain thrombosis to do something like this!!
Li Qianfan didn't need to worry about such a thing at all.
Su Nanyin could handle it perfectly fine on her own.
He casually glanced at Jiao Yin from the corner of his eye and asked, "After Jin Ku Ming surrendered, did we gain much?"
Jiao Yin, who was wiping her mouth with a handkerchief, felt her heart pound wildly upon hearing Li Qianfan's question!
It was indeed a case of "what you fear most will happen."
Back in the Eastern Land's Sijiu, Jiao Yin had already worried that Jin Ku Ming would defect after being captured.
Although Jin Ku Ming didn't have the qualifications to know that the First Madam of the Bai family was the third president of the dark web.
Jiao Yin's arrangements in Sijiu still involved Jin Ku Ming.
If Jin Ku Ming defected, even if power constraints prevented him from revealing all of Jiao Yin's subordinates in Sijiu.
A third of her subordinates could still be exposed because of him!!
"It's alright."
Su Nanyin replied, "Jin Ku Ming's intelligence helped us identify thirty-four members of the dark web. But apart from one Yan Zi and two Ma Que, the other thirty-one were small fry."
"Ha, haha."
Li Qianfan threw his head back and laughed, "It's quite good that Jin Ku Ming could reveal thirty-four people, including one Yan Zi and two Ma Que."
Thirty-four people!!!
Jiao Yin closed her eyes in pain as she lowered her head under the pretense of wiping her mouth.
Her hatred for the Fifth President reached an all-time high.
Even.
She didn't know what else Li Qianfan said to the person on the phone.
Li Qianfan ended the call.
He raised his hand and patted her cheek, asking, "Are you cold?"
Jiao Yin smiled charmingly, "Only aching, not cold."
"My dear slave, I find I can't do without you more and more."
As Li Qianfan praised her, Chu Yazhi finally called: "Master, I've kept you waiting."
Li Qianfan said with a hint of exasperation, "As long as you're happy."
"Hehe."
Chu Yazhi giggled charmingly and started on business, "Master, gloves and coffee beans are selling like hotcakes domestically now. The coffee beans we don't have are definitely due to the rampant speculation by Western capital. We can't do anything about it even if we're envious. After all, the coffee cultivation areas in the East are lamentably scarce. But medical gloves can indeed be effective in preventing vampires."
Li Qianfan nodded.
Chu Yazhi continued, "I suggest we urgently modify the production line for sub-domain fashion to produce medical gloves 24 hours a day."
Li Qianfan was stunned.
He had known for a long time that medical gloves were selling like crazy all over the world.
But he had never considered modifying the sub-domain fashion production line to produce medical gloves.
Chu Yazhi spoke eloquently—
"Actually, as soon as public health announced that medical gloves could effectively prevent vampires, I wanted to report this suggestion to you."
"But I felt that you must have more important things to do at the moment."
"Therefore, I didn't bother you. However, I have ordered a total of six production lines capable of producing medical gloves through the Tianhu Chu family."
"They will be delivered to Qingyun by 5 AM tomorrow."
"Along with them will be technicians sent by the Chu family to operate the production lines."
"I can guarantee that without major alterations to the original production lines at the garment factory, and with sufficient manpower, all six production lines for medical gloves can be installed within 24 hours!"
"Of course, the Chu family will also provide us with sufficient supply of raw materials for medical gloves."
"After all, my Chu family's main business in Tianhu is in medical protection."
"I have also entrusted the Yicheng Xiaxi Bureau to formally process the permits for the garment factory to be modified to produce medical gloves today."
"However, I haven't reported these matters to President Su of the garment factory yet."
"But I firmly believe that President Su will be overjoyed upon hearing about it."
"Because medical gloves, originally priced at one yuan per pair, have now skyrocketed to 20 yuan per pair."
"Even at this price, they are hard to come by."
"As long as we operate at full capacity, our 24-hour output will be enough to meet the market demand in Qingyun and even the provincial capital."
"However, I think we should sell them at the normal price!"
"Announce it externally under your name, refusing to speculate on prices, with the primary focus on public safety."
"Also, when we sell gloves externally, we need to prevent scalpers from hoarding them."
"Oh, right. I've decided to allocate some of the gloves to be distributed to citizens for free at designated spots on the streets of the provincial capital and Qingyun."
"As the young master of Longxu, you surely wouldn't care about such a small amount of money."
"What you need most now is to let people know that you would never engage in profiteering during a crisis like some unscrupulous merchants!"
"I've even sent people to negotiate the acquisition of a rubber factory to produce safety measures, which are also currently experiencing a sharp price increase."
Chu Yazhi became more and more excited and proud as she spoke.
She had done so many things "behind his back" and, after basically finalizing them, called him. What was she seeking?
Besides surprising Li Qianfan, she craved his praise!
Li Qianfan was dumbfounded.
He truly didn't expect Chu Yazhi to think of things he hadn't considered and to decisively and swiftly take substantial action with the cooperation of her family.
"Master—"
Chu Yazhi waited for a long time without hearing Li Qianfan speak, and asked with some concern, "Did I do something wrong by doing these things privately?"
Hoo!
Li Qianfan let out a long breath and said softly, "Zhizhi, thank you."
Since he thanked Chu Yazhi, it was a clear indication that she had not done anything wrong.
Not only had Chu Yazhi not done anything wrong!
She had also done things that Li Qianfan hadn't thought of but should have been done!!
Where could one find such a woman?
Give me a dozen like Zhizhi!
Chu Yazhi was overjoyed, "Master, as long as you are happy."
"Zhizhi—"
"Hmm?"
"I."
Li Qianfan paused and said slowly, "I'm starting to really like you."