#121 - Chapter 121 Zong Zhengyue's Installment Payment
"What about the ultrasonic emitter...?" So Tonghua asked.
"Contact Fangfang! We need to meet up about this as soon as possible. Our military region still has ways to cope, but there are hundreds of resettlement camps across the country. If these camps are attacked by rats, the consequences will be severe. I'll report this matter to the Speaker later. See you at the council meeting!"
After speaking, Yan Zhengping, accompanied by Rong Po, quickly departed.
He was in no mood for leisurely strolls outside now; the safety of the military region was paramount.
On the plane, he had already issued directives to all military sub-districts, demanding that they maintain heightened vigilance and conduct thorough investigations within the military region to eliminate any potential safety hazards.
Subsequently, he called the Speaker, reported the dangers of zombie rats, and suggested convening an emergency council meeting.
Immediately afterward, he called Zongzhen Yue and repeated the same information.
Yan Zhengping arrived at the Northwest Military Region late at night.
The commander of the Northwest Military Region was named Shentu Zhenghao, known as the Northwest Butcher.
The two ate and chatted in the office.
The content was nothing more than the combat suits and the zombie rats.
No one took matters related to their own safety lightly.
Therefore, from early the next morning, Yan Fangfang's satellite phone began ringing non-stop.
The commanders of the Southeast, Northeast, and Northwest Military Regions rushed to the Southwest Military Region early in the morning.
Dongfang Chen's business in the military region could be considered fully open.
Yan Zhengping had taken a plane back to the Southwest Military Region overnight. It was 8 a.m. and he had only just fallen asleep.
"Commander, Commander Zong from the Southeast Military Region has arrived and is demanding to see you," the messenger reported.
"Tell him to find Instructor Yan. Tell him I've already given instructions. I need to rest for a while; I won't see anyone," Yan Zhengping mumbled sleepily.
"Yes!" The messenger acknowledged the order and left.
"Oh, my dear niece! Long time no see, you've become even more beautiful!" Zongzhen Yue started shouting from outside before he even arrived.
"Commander Zong!" Yan Fangfang quickly went to greet him.
She thought, 'You haven't even seen me yet, and you're already saying I've become more beautiful. Your flattery is too fake!'
"Don't call me Commander Zong, it's too formal. Call me Uncle Zong!" Zongzhen Yue said with a smile.
"Commander Zong, this is working hours," Yan Fangfang refused.
"It's alright, it's alright, there are no outsiders here. By the way, Fangfang, I heard from Old Yan yesterday that zombie rats have appeared. Is that true?" Zongzhen Yue asked quietly.
"That's right!" Yan Fangfang replied.
"Do you have any of those zombie-repelling emitters in stock right now?" Zongzhen Yue continued to ask.
"We haven't received any shipments yet," Yan Fangfang replied.
"Hey, look, can we discuss something?" Zongzhen Yue pulled Yan Fangfang to a chair, sat her down, and then offered her a cup of water obsequiously.
"Commander Zong, please speak," Yan Fangfang said, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Look, that emitter is a bit expensive, 10,000 crystals per unit. I've calculated that I need at least 16 units over there, which is 160,000 crystals. You also know that our Southeast Military Region has only just been equipped with combat suits, and we can't gather that many crystals in a short amount of time," Zongzhen Yue said with difficulty.
"So, what does Uncle Zong mean...?" Yan Fangfang asked.
Yan Zhengping had told her that the quoted price for the emitters was 10,000 crystals per unit, while Dongfang Chen's quoted price was 1,000 crystals per unit. The profit of 9,000 crystals per unit was simply too great, and Yan Fangfang felt a little guilty.
"How about this? You give me the goods on credit first, and we'll make up the crystals to you when we've gathered enough," Zongzhen Yue said.
"But your payment for the combat suits from last time hasn't been settled yet," Yan Fangfang said.
"200 sets of combat suits are only 32,000 crystals, that's not much, we can gather enough in a few days. Adding this time's amount, it's not 192,000 crystals in total, right? Uncle Zong will round it up to 200,000 crystals, how about that? The extra 8,000 crystals can be considered my interest," Zongzhen Yue calculated.
"But we don't have that many crystals to advance to you!" Yan Fangfang said with difficulty.
Her actual cost price wasn't that high. 200 sets of combat suits cost 2,000 crystals, and 16 emitters cost 16,000 crystals, totaling only 18,000 crystals.
"Think of a way!" Zongzhen Yue handed her the water cup again.
"The number of crystals in this batch is too large, so credit is definitely not possible. However, didn't we rent 20 transport planes from you a few days ago? The agreed price at the time was 50,000 crystals, so we can just make a deduction. That leaves 142,000 crystals, so let's do it in installments. Let's divide it into 10 installments, 14,200 crystals per installment. I won't charge you interest, but you have to leave 10 transport planes as collateral here. Each time an installment is cleared, I'll return one plane until the payment is cleared. How about that?" Yan Fangfang said, stating her pre-planned solution.
Zongzhen Yue thought this plan was not bad. Although the total amount was not small, 14,200 crystals per installment was not much and could be settled in a few days. If he could free up some crystals in the middle to purchase a batch of combat suits, the speed of acquiring crystals would be even faster. The most important thing was that he didn't have crystals in hand now, but the soldiers couldn't wait. If they were harmed by rats one day, they would have nowhere to cry. As long as he could bring the emitters back empty-handed now, everything else would be easy to handle.
