Chapter 243: You Still Dropped an Idiom?

The next day, the sun rose in the east.

Li Jiaci followed the car fleet to the South City border trade market early in the morning.

Only after nine o'clock did Wang Yingna come out of the office, head down, and slip into the dormitory.

"Oh, you're back from your fun?"

"Last night was quite passionate, we tossed and turned all night!"

"It was so noisy I couldn't sleep!"

Zhou Wanting leaned against the headboard, smiling ambiguously.

Hearing that, Wang Yingna gave her a sideways glance and asked, "Why are you still here? Isn't anyone looking for you to work at the factory?"

Zhou Wanting propped her head with one hand, and the smile at the corner of her mouth deepened suddenly.

"As long as I mess everything up, no one will dare to look for me!"

""

Wang Yingna was speechless.

She pulled out a change of clothes from the wardrobe, ignored Zhou Wanting, and went straight to the shower room.

The border trade market.

The car fleet slowly stopped in front of the customs checkpoint office building.

Li Jiaci got out of the car, brought Zhang Chuqiang upstairs, and knocked open an office door.

The staff member receiving them looked at an unfamiliar face.

Li Jiaci glanced around and asked, "Is Brother Zheng here?"

Before, he always met with a person surnamed Zheng who was in charge.

The other party had a cigarette in his mouth, smiling as he said, "You mean Old Zheng? He's just been transferred elsewhere, promoted and made rich!"

"Transferred away?"

Li Jiaci's face darkened.

The other party sat at his workstation and lit a cigarette.

He drawled, "I'm in charge here—just tell me what you need!"

"How should I address you?"

Zhang Chuqiang asked from the side.

"May I ask your esteemed surname is Qu?"

He said this while placing his business card on the table.

Li Jiaci picked it up, immediately putting on a faint smile, and said, "Brother Qu, I'm Li Jiaci, boss of Shiqiang Mucai Chang. I'd like to know what's wrong with my shipment and when you can release it."

"So you're Li Jiaci—you're quite famous!"

Qu Lin crossed his legs, narrowed his eyes, and took a puff of smoke.

He chuckled, pointed to the chair in front of him, and gestured for them to sit and talk.

Li Jiaci waved his hand, saying, "We won't sit; the factory is busy, everyone's waiting for the timber—we can't afford any delay!"

"Hmph."

"Until things are cleared up, you should suspend operations and wait for news!"

"After all, you're dealing with contraband—this is a serious matter right now!"

"Superior policies are strict; we must follow regulations and examine everything step by step!"

"I can't say exactly how long it will take!"

"Anyway, I'll do it as soon as possible, okay?"

Qu Lin said this while flicking ash from his cigarette.

Zhang Chuqiang coldly chuckled, "Listening to your words is like hearing nothing—I got no clue from all you said!"

"What do you mean? I wasn't clear enough?"

Qu Lin looked up and asked.

Just as Zhang Chuqiang was about to speak,

Li Jiaci quickly grabbed his wrist and shook his head.

Smoke drifted over both of their faces.

Zhang Chuqiang turned away, his face unsightly.

Li Jiaci sighed and reminded him, "This shipment of mine is all imported from Bei Bang—if there's an issue, Bei Bang will be dragged in too!"

"Hahaha!"

All that could be heard was Qu Lin laughing a few times.

He gave Li Jiaci a provocative look and said slowly, "I can't control Bei Bang, but I can certainly handle a small timber factory like yours—as long as you do business in Huaguo for a day, I have the right to inspect your goods. Got it?"

"Understood."

Li Jiaci gave a faint smile.

His face showed no trace of anger.

This also surprised Qu Lin.

"You……"

"Then, Brother Qu, go ahead and get busy!"

Li Jiaci interrupted him.

He directly took Zhang Chuqiang away from the customs checkpoint office.

He walked out the gate.

Li Jiaci only then sank his face.

We're afraid we won't be able to get this batch of goods back!

Not only will we not be able to get it back, but don't even think about continuing to import goods from Bei Bang!

Mu Cai Chang's business can only grind to a halt!

Upon hearing this,

Zhang Chuqiang said angrily: "Why should we swallow this anger? What damned contraband—those are all baseless nonsense; they only need a day to clear it up, yet they deliberately drag us out, obviously taking black money and deliberately targeting us!"

There's no need to talk about something everyone already knows!

Li Jiaci felt annoyed.

At this moment,

Xiao Cui and his group ran over.

There was also a familiar face in the group.

Jin Ailing

Guessing that the timber was detained, Bei Bang also felt stifled and uneasy.

Jin Ailing came up to Li Jiaci and directly said: "The person in charge surnamed Qu is tough to deal with; don't confront him head‑on, lest we invite trouble!"

Not bad, you haven't seen each other in a while and now you're spouting Huaguo idioms!

That little phrase left me dazed!

Li Jiaci snorted with laughter.

Then he took out a cigarette case and handed Xiao Cui a cigarette.

Xiao Cui's expression apologetic, he said softly: "We did our best on this matter."

Understood, it's no big deal!

Li Jiaci shrugged his shoulders.

He looked indifferent.

Xiao Cui added: "But the Colonel is furious; the monthly fee your Mu Cai Chang gives us equals our total income from the past one or two years—now we're totally screwed!"

Go tell the Colonel that it won't take long before I let the cooperation continue!

Li Jiaci took a cigarette and held it in his mouth.

Seeing this, Xiao Cui immediately took out a lighter and helped him light it.

Jin Ailing asked cautiously: "What do you plan to do?"

What good would telling you do?

Our positions differ; for many things you have the will but lack the ability!

This customs checkpoint alone will have you stuck tight!

Telling you would just be needless worry; you'd be better off calmly waiting for my good news!

Right, Xiao Cui?

After Li Jiaci finished speaking, he winked at Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui understood, turned to Jin Ailing and said: "Major, you'd better not get involved in this!"

Fine.

Jin Ailing nodded with a complex expression.

The silhouettes of several people talking downstairs were all seen by Qu Lin behind a certain window on the third floor.

He took out his phone and made a call to someone.

"Hey, it's me, Xiao Qu!"

This Li Jiaci is really not simple; I see the Bei Bang people are quite respectful toward him—he doesn't even need to light his own cigarette!

If we fail this time, their relationship will only become closer!

In my opinion, we need to think of another way to completely ruin Mu Cai Chang!

There's no chance of a comeback!

Shiqiang Mucai Chang

The car fleet returned in full.

Yet the cargo holds remained empty.

Those waiting at the door for the second‑hand dealers couldn't help but wonder.

"Li Lao Ban, what on earth is going on?"

"Where did the timber go?"

"Has your cooperation with Bei Bang fallen through?"

Li Jiaci got out of the car.

He smiled and said: "I just had a meal with the people of Bei Bang Guo; whether it's yellow or not, our relationship is very good!"

"Then why don't you see me bringing the timber back?"