#449 - Chapter 449: Foot Skin Slash
“So, what's your choice?”
Inside the conference hall, after listening to Yan Hong explain the cause of the matter and the purpose of her visit, everyone present understood.
This woman was actually so headstrong!
She directly posed a question to the Green Source leader!
Just as she said, today the Red Cloud Base people would either return empty-handed and leave safely, or they would obtain help from them!
Unless the Green Source leader didn't care about the so-called New Yangcheng Base's power!
“Hehe.”
“Are you taking yourselves too seriously? If so, please leave.”
Qin Jin, faced with the choice presented by this beauty, naturally chose not to interfere in such matters.
Was he supposed to offend another force for a mere bit of service and a little bit of grain?
He had heard of this New Yangcheng Base; it was one of the upstream bases in Yangcheng, and he had even had the good fortune to wander into it in his previous life.
This was an old base that had survived for more than two years after the apocalypse!
Although it was still somewhat inferior compared to the current Green Source, it could not be underestimated.
Unless he was kicked in the head by a donkey, he would never meddle in the affairs between Red Cloud and them for no reason.
At this point, he already had the idea of driving these people out.
This was simply wasting his time.
‘As expected.’
‘This little bit of stuff is completely impossible to move this Green Source leader.’
‘I can only take out the real trump card I brought this time.’
Yan Hong had long anticipated this; as the recently prominent Green Source, they shouldn't so easily fall into the quagmire between them and New Yangcheng.
If it were her, she wouldn't do so either.
Saying this earlier was just to test the waters and warm up for the real negotiations later.
“President Qin, don't be impatient.”
“If you don't like these things, I have other, bigger gifts.”
Speaking of this, Yan Hong regained her usual Red Cloud Base leader's aura, because the trump card she brought was absolutely shocking!
“President Qin, can we talk in another place? The fewer people who know what I'm about to say, the better!”
“I swear to God, President Qin will definitely be interested after hearing it!”
Oh?
This couldn't help but make Qin Jin a little curious.
What exactly had this Red Cloud leader prepared that she thought would definitely move him?
Green Source's development to its current bottom line was not something that ordinary things could make Qin Jin's mood fluctuate.
Since there was nothing urgent at the moment, why not continue listening to what this Red Cloud leader was up to?
Making a decision in his heart.
He instructed Wang Yang next to him, and most of the people in the conference hall began to leave the venue under Tang Jinming's leadership, heading to the adjacent reception lounge.
Before entering, the Red Cloud people had undergone body searches and metal detection scans.
Unless these two were monsters even more monstrous than himself, Qin Jin was confident that he could rub them on the floor with just one left hand!
The current Qin Jin had absolute confidence in this!
Moreover, the danger perception had not warned him, indicating that the other party most likely had no ill intentions, which was why he had been willing to accept the conversation.
Otherwise, he would have captured them long ago, beheaded them, and used them as fertilizer.
“Can we talk now?”
Qin Jin made a gesture of invitation to the two people opposite him, signaling them to bring out their so-called trump card.
Yan Hong and Xiong Sen exchanged glances, until the most critical moment of this trip arrived. It all depended on how this Green Source leader would decide after hearing what they had to say. Accepting to help them meant there was still a chance of survival; not accepting meant they could only go back and fight the New Yangcheng side.
Huff.
Yan Hong took a heavy breath, her gaze once again focused on the young man sitting leisurely opposite her, and began to bring out the biggest bargaining chip for this request for assistance.
“During peacetime, I once held a position related to national grain management due to my family's connections, so I know some information about China's granaries and reserve grain!”
Oh!?
Related to grain?
That was indeed a bit interesting.
But as far as Qin Jin knew, countless granaries outside had long been destroyed by the effects of earthquakes and acid rain. In less than a year after the apocalypse, China, which originally had the most grain reserves in the world, had lost these grains.
Was Yan Hong going to use information about the granaries outside to move him?
That was too much wishful thinking. Going to find those granaries located extremely far away might not necessarily have any goods, and it would involve great risks.
Yan Hong didn't see any surprise on Qin Jin's face, but instead saw him frowning. She didn't continue to whet his appetite and continued to reveal all the following information.
“What I want to say is indeed related to the granaries. I know a place! There is a high probability that there are thousands of tons of grain hidden there!”
“The day before the apocalypse, I had just returned from Xiang Province. It was a Chinese reserve granary hidden inside a mountain. There are no more than five people in the country who can open the combination lock there!”
“I am one of the administrators!”
“As long as you agree to help our Red Cloud Base, I am willing to share the location of this grain storage point and open the door! After finding the grain, I only need 40%! The other 60% will belong to Green Source!”
Yan Hong finally spat out the biggest bait for this trip!
Thousands of tons of grain!!
Qin Jin's pupils finally fluctuated upon hearing this.
This number was enough to move him slightly!
Although it was still not as large as the amount he had hoarded inside the base, it was also a very considerable amount of grain!
The first batch of grain harvested by his Green Source Base was only a mere 10 tons. To reach a volume of thousands of tons, he would need to harvest continuously a hundred times!
It had to be said that Qin Jin was tempted!
“Hehe, is this your bargaining chip?”
“60% is not enough!”
!!!
Yan Hong was overjoyed. The other party was indeed tempted!
She had long been prepared to be bargained down. Seeing this young leader's indifferent expression and unchanged face, he expressed dissatisfaction with the split.
It didn't matter much!
His willingness to talk meant that the other party had a chance to help them!
“If 60% is not enough, I can give you up to 70%! This is my biggest concession! You have to know that if other forces knew about this amount of grain, they would definitely go crazy!”
Yan Hong made a slight concession and pretended to feel pain. She originally hadn't intended for the other party to really accept 60%. In her mind, being able to get 20% was the greatest success!
Even the lowest expected 20% was still a huge amount of over 200 tons, enough for the Red Cloud Base personnel to eat for a long time and develop on a large scale!
Grain is one of the biggest hard currencies in the apocalypse!
Therefore, Yan Hong's initial 60% to Green Source was to leave herself room for bargaining.
“Hehe, I think you have some misunderstandings. I don't plan to waste time slowly negotiating prices with you, but I can honestly tell you that I am indeed a little interested in the grain you mentioned.”
“Let me be direct. You take this amount of grain! All the rest belongs to me! Then this matter can continue to be discussed!”
Saying this.
Qin Jin smiled and stretched out his right hand, holding up one finger and displaying it in front of Yan Hong and Xiong Sen.
1?
10%!?
Impossible!?
“Leader Qin! Are you saying you're only leaving us with 10%!? That's impossible!! That's too little!!”
Xiong Sen stood up with a “whoosh” and shouted. He, who had been listening all along, was also frightened by the Green Source leader's outrageous demands!
This wasn't a halving bargaining method, was it?
It had been cut to the ankles!
Qin Jin's gaze turned to this stunned Deputy Leader Xiong, and he waved his hand with an innocent expression and explained:
“No no no!”
“You have a bit of a misunderstanding.”
“I don't mean 10%.”
“I mean I'll leave you 1 ton, and the rest is mine.”
!!!???
One ton!?
Who thought it was an ankle cut just now??
This is an ankle skin cut!!!
(End of this chapter)
