Chapter 244: Before the Storm Arrives

The car fleet hadn't brought back raw timber for two consecutive days.

This group of middlemen saw it with their eyes and felt anxious in their hearts.

Li Jiaci smiled, clasped his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "Recently, the raw timber quality supplied by Bei Bang is worrying, worse than before Zheng Degui's grade. I gave them a scolding, urging them to restore the timber quality to its previous level as soon as possible, but I can't say exactly how long it will take."

"Without raw timber, you can't produce lumber, and then our business can't continue!"

"Exactly, Boss Li, you need to think of a solution!"

"We old folks are all waiting for you to feed us!"

"What's going on with Bei Bang? They're actually playing this game with Boss Li!"

"Surely they've made too much money and become slick!"

"Damn it, they're not family—ungrateful white-eyed wolves!"

……

The middlemen discussed heatedly.

Without timber, they can't do business.

Thus they all rose in anger, condemning Bei Bang Guo for profiteering.

This is also the intention of the Bei Bang Guo people themselves.

Before parting, Xiao Cui deliberately pulled Jiaci aside.

Let him push all responsibility onto Bei Bang.

Having a problem with the raw timber is better than him being suspected of smuggling contraband.

Jiaci was also happy to do that.

But he inadvertently owed them a favor.

He dealt with this group of middlemen.

Jiaci returned to the office, took off his coat and placed it on the sofa.

The weather has been decent lately.

The stove isn't needed for now.

The sun bathes people in warmth all over.

Jiaci gathered up the things he didn't need.

He glanced at the time.

It's already past noon twelve.

I reckon Wang Zhen's opening event over there is also about to end.

As expected.

Jiaci had just sat down.

when he received a call from Wang Zhen.

"Hey, brother."

On the phone, Wang Zhen excitedly said: "Hey little brother, I want to tell you some great news! Tremendous news!"

Jiaci was also infected by his tone, smiling and asking: "What good news?"

"Mayor Chang wants to expand investment, enter the timber market, and set up a large timber trading base!"

"That's great, brother!"

"Hehe, I'll sign the contract with Mayor Chang this afternoon, tomorrow I'll take Wang Li to scout the site, and the day after we'll break ground directly!"

"Not you, brother, take it easy a bit, don't wear yourself out!"

"We need to make money early; I won't chat more, Mayor Chang is calling me!"

"Okay!"

He hung up the phone.

Jiaci shook his head and put away his phone.

At this moment, Wang Zhen was fervently enthusiastic, unaware that jackals lurked behind, watching their every move.

The reason Jiaci didn't dissuade his ambition was also to make this game bigger, ideally shaking the whole city, so that the jackals hiding in the dark couldn't clean up the mess.

At dusk.

Wang Li delivered the new contract to the timber factory.

Jiaci glanced at it briefly, then signed his name and stamped his handprint.

The three-party cooperation was settled.

Early the next morning.

The Wang brothers set off to inspect the site while the iron was hot.

Several days and months cycled.

Jiaci's name now had several dozen construction sites starting work simultaneously.

Such a massive scale left people envious.

Moreover, after the furniture city opened.

Daily foot traffic remained steadily above ten thousand.

Consumption volume was even more astonishing.

Even at night, the underground snack street of the furniture city was packed to capacity.

Moreover, many people came from afar drawn by its reputation.

How could Jiaci let this opportunity pass? He immediately had Wang Zhen open several logistics companies.

For a time, the whole city was in an uproar.

World Strong Jiaju cheng's fame spread far and wide.

Li Jiaci's mouth has been twisted from smiling these past two days.

His Furniture Factory is running nonstop 24 hours a day.

Thousands of workers are swamped, yet they enjoy it.

The factory's profits are good, so they earn a lot too.

Moreover, overtime comes with overtime pay.

At night, if they get hungry, there's always a late-night snack available.

Such a factory—you won't find a second one anywhere in Huaguo!

That's precisely because they're busy.

Li Jiaci had no choice but to transfer Zhou Wanting to the office building.

As a result, these past few days, every time Wu Jiangshan called her, no one answered.

By the time she finally called back, it was already eight or nine at night.

That evening.

Zhou Wanting returned with the Car Fleet.

Exhausted as if she were an old woman, her legs went weak, and as soon as she entered the dormitory she collapsed onto the bed.

"Even an ox isn't as tired as I am!"

"Damn it, Li Jiaci, you black-hearted profiteer!"

Zhou Wanting cursed while pulling out her phone.

She saw there were again several missed calls.

She leaned against the headboard and called Wu Jiangshan.

She took off her sweat-soaked coat.

She was so exhausted she couldn't even lift her arms.

"Hey, little Zhou, what's going on with you these days? Why do you keep disappearing on me?"

The call connected, and Wu Jiangshan's questioning voice came through.

Zhou Wanting was almost in tears.

"Bureau Chief Wu, please save me—I want to go home!"

Hearing that, Wu Jiangshan coughed and said, "The revolution hasn't succeeded yet; comrade little Zhou still needs to work hard!"

Zhou Wanting rolled her eyes.

It's always the same line.

She was clearly here to investigate clues.

But now she hasn't found any clues, and Li Jiaci is treating her like a slave.

When will days like this ever end?

Wu Jiangshan saw she wasn't speaking, and his tone softened a little.

He even became overly gentle.

"Little Zhou, I know you're suffering a lot right now!"

"But as the ancient saying goes, 'When heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their resolve…'

"Mealtime? Bureau Chief Wu, I'm hanging up now!"

Zhou Wanting didn't wait for him to finish.

She hurriedly hung up and dragged her exhausted body to the door.

Zhao Chen handed her a boxed meal.

Looking at her excited expression, Zhao Chen couldn't help but laugh and said, "What's the big deal?"

"You don't know shit!"

"I only eat two meals a day, starving from noon till night!"

"And I have to spin around the whole building like a top!"

"When have I ever suffered such injustice?"

Zhou Wanting gave him an annoyed look.

She took the boxed meal and turned to go inside.

But just as she was about to dig in,

she suddenly heard a few chaotic noises from outside.

Then,

Thump thump thump.

Zhao Chen knocked on the dormitory door.

"Deputy Section Chief Zhou, something's happened!"

"My brother told you to come out!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Zhou Wanting, vexed and irritable, put down her chopsticks.

She got up and went to the door.

As soon as she opened the door, Zhao Chen grabbed her and pulled her toward the starting minivan.

Li Jiaci sat in the driver's seat and said to her, "The person in charge of my branch factory called and said the factory caught fire!"

Hearing that, Zhou Wanting furrowed her brows.

"Do I still need to go for this kind of thing?"

"Just call the Fire Brigade, isn't that enough?"

Although she said that, she still got in the car.

Li Jiaci said coldly: "The problem lies with the Fire Brigade; they arrive even before a fire breaks out!"

"What?"

Zhou Wanting was stunned.

Li Jiaci didn't explain further.

He drove straight to the burning branch factory.

Upon arrival.

The fire had basically been extinguished.

The two of them hurriedly got out of the car.

They saw the Fire Brigade withdrawing equipment outward.

The branch factory's person in charge, Lao Zhang, seeing Li Jiaci, hurriedly came forward to greet him.

"Boss, this fire is too strange!"