#296 - Chapter 296: Reluctantly Being a Good Person

"He went to find... damn it! You little bastard, you set me up!" Yan Zhengping cursed, his eyes wide.

"Commander Yan, you can't blame me for this. You're the one who gave me this difficult problem," Dongfang Chen said, spreading his hands.

If Niu Xingwang went to Yujing, Yan Zhengping's situation would be very awkward.

He had repeatedly said that he came to Binjiang to discuss matters with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, but now Chairman Niu had run off to Yujing. Then, may I ask, who did Yan Zhengping come to see?

If the council members were to meet Niu Xingwang, they would inevitably suspect Yan Zhengping's whereabouts.

Suspecting his whereabouts would lead to suspicion of his motives.

Now, he couldn't clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

"What exactly are you trying to do with all this fuss?" Yan Zhengping was a little restless.

"Of course, it's to solve your problem," Dongfang Chen said, feigning ignorance.

"Spare me that crap, nobody believes that!" Yan Zhengping waved his hand, not believing him at all.

"See? You asked me. I told you, but you don't believe me," Dongfang Chen said helplessly.

"If you didn't want the Huatong Chamber of Commerce involved, you could have just allocated the robots to my Southwest Military Region from the start. Why did you have to lend this equipment in the name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, and then pull the rug out from under me? Are you playing games with me?" Yan Zhengping couldn't calm down, feeling that Dongfang Chen was just making a mess of things.

Making a mess of his old bones.

"Hey! Commander Yan, you can't say it like that! Yesterday, when I suggested you conduct a live fire exercise, you cried poor and refused. Don't think I can't see through your little plan. Aren't you just worried that the council will fleece you, demanding that you hand over this equipment in the name of national interest? That's why you came to me, asking me to hold some kind of military product expo in the name of the Chamber of Commerce. You dug this pit yourself, so you can't blame anyone else," Dongfang Chen said bluntly.

"Well, well, well! No wonder you agreed so readily back then. So you were waiting for me here?" Yan Zhengping suddenly realized.

"I just saw you hesitating and being afraid of everything, so I decided to give you a hand," Dongfang Chen explained, one sentence at a time.

"You'd be so kind? Aren't you brewing some other bad idea?" Yan Zhengping didn't believe it.

Yan Zhengping believed that Dongfang Chen wouldn't be so kind and that there must be another purpose behind this.

In fact, Yan Zhengping was only half right.

Dongfang Chen really didn't have such kindness.

He definitely wanted to sell the mutated spider robots. From showcasing the robots during academy training to taking Yan Zhengping and Zong Zhengyue on a tour during the Chamber of Commerce's founding celebration, all of this was to prepare for the right opportunity to start shipping them.

It was just that Yan Zhengping, on the one hand, didn't have enough crystal cores and, on the other hand, was worried that the council would seize this batch of goods, so he came up with the idea of having Dongfang Chen do this business in the name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.

That way, the council would have no reason to fleece him, and he could take the opportunity to make a fortune.

As a result, the deal fell through because of the price difference.

Dongfang Chen would absolutely not ship the goods in the name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, nor would he supply the council at a price of 4 million crystal cores per unit.

This mess was clearly brought about by Yan Zhengping, so Dongfang Chen naturally wanted to send the mess back to him.

On the other hand, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce is currently only a civilian force with a weak background. He must gradually increase the Chamber of Commerce's influence and gain more say. But this is a process, and it can't be achieved overnight. What he can do now is to constantly enhance the Chamber of Commerce's influence.

Yan Zhengping dug a pit for himself, giving the Huatong Chamber of Commerce a chance to show its face, and Dongfang Chen would definitely not let it go.

So he sent Niu Xingwang to Yujing.

It was both to fill the pit and to show his face.

"You're thinking too much. What bad idea could I have? Someone has to fill the pit you dug, so I'll reluctantly be a good person this time. However, this may have some slight impact on your reputation. So, I said just now that I'll give you a discount of 1 million crystal cores for this batch of goods as compensation," Dongfang Chen said with a smile.

"Is this a matter of 1 million crystal cores? If the council believes that this batch of goods belongs to me, I may not even get a single cent in the end," Yan Zhengping complained.

He believed that Baili Ji could do such a thing now.

It's like a big family, even if they don't have money, they still have to live, right? If someone comes to cause trouble, they still have to take action. He, Yan Zhengping, has weapons, but others don't. So what to do? Who else to fleece if not him? Can't let everyone fight the enemy empty-handed, right?

Yan Zhengping is a soldier, and he is very clear that a war with Ulan Country is inevitable.

If you have the conditions, you have to go. If you don't have the conditions, you have to create the conditions to go.

He is also very clear that Baili Ji will get his hands on this batch of robots, no matter whose goods they are.

Even if he has to steal them, he will steal them.

"Commander Yan, you need to have a long-term vision. If the council takes your goods, they may not pay you for a while, but can they never pay you? Even if they don't pay, so what? You can raise the price a little, and won't you have everything?" Dongfang Chen said with a smile.

"That's still not good! Several million crystal cores! How long will it take me to get them?" Yan Zhengping looked a bit like a miser at this time.

"Well, if you really don't want to, it's easy to solve. It just depends on how tough your head is," Dongfang Chen said, looking at him.

Dongfang Chen meant that if you can withstand the pressure from the council and just not give them the goods, then you're really capable.