Chapter 148 Connections

It was a little after nine in the evening.

Inside an upscale restaurant in the Longkou district, Da Bai sat in his chair, holding a glass of red wine, enthusiastically recounting his experiences in the Old Triangle: "Let me tell you, everyone says that place is poor and backward, that all they know how to do is grow opium. But when I went there this time, the changes were truly enormous, completely different from our preconceived notions. Let's put it this way, in terms of economic potential, Dragon City might have a slight advantage over Hanoi, the capital of the Old Triangle, but when it comes to infrastructure, they're ahead of us now..."

Su Tiannan grimaced upon hearing this, "That place has only been quiet for a few years. How could their infrastructure be better than Dragon City's?"

"It really is better," Zhou Tonghui immediately interjected, "Let me give you a detail. The subway line coverage in their major cities has reached eighty percent of the urban area. What does that mean? It takes less than an hour to get from the south to the north of Hanoi. And what about us? Our subway isn't even fully completed yet."

Su Tiannan was shocked, "The Old Triangle has developed so quickly?"

"Of course! The head of the Old Triangle is someone who went through thick and thin with the Huaxia leader. After Huaxia unified, seven hundred thousand construction workers were sent to the Old Triangle, with money and personnel provided. How could development not be rapid?" Zhou Tonghui explained softly, "Moreover... the Old Triangle is now the largest exporter of war materials in the Asian Alliance. The whole world is at war, and they are the spokesmen outside Huaxia's gateway."

"That's right, the Old Triangle's annual exports of military supplies, war materials, and crude oil amount to hundreds of billions. Such a huge undertaking, how could they do it alone?" Su Tianyu added, "Aren't these things still transported from the mainland?!"

"No, you're wrong about that," Da Bai immediately retorted, "Some of these things are really not transported from the mainland now."

"If they're not transported, could the Old Triangle produce them themselves?" Su Tianyu curled his lips.

"Some of them really are produced by them," Su Tianbei immediately interjected, "You might not believe me, but the supplier we found this time has their own arms factory, production, sales, the whole package."

Su Tianyu was stunned for a long while, "Don't bullshit me, can they have military production capacity?"

"Look, why would I lie to you?" Bai Hongbo blinked and replied, "We even went to the arms factory! Except for slightly high-end military equipment that they can't manufacture, they can even assemble armored vehicles, and the parts are produced by themselves."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu felt a little dazed. Since he could remember, he had never returned to Huaxia, and the information he knew was all from the news. Therefore, he couldn't imagine that the Old Triangle, which was still very poor, backward, and plagued by war decades ago, could have developed to this scale.

Bai Hongbo lowered his voice and said to Su Tianyu and Yu Mingyuan, "I heard that the construction of these arms factories was all done by the previous Prince of Pingxi, with the aim of using the Old Triangle as an export port. And our current supplier seems to be related to the new Prince of Pingxi, a person with far-reaching influence... I'm not lying at all, the villa they put us up in, even the toilet flush buttons were plated in gold...!"

"Hehe," Su Tianyu came back to his senses, "It seems the First District's information blockade is working well. People like us who grew up here have no idea that the Old Triangle has developed to this extent."

Yu Mingyuan took a sip of wine, and said with his arms crossed, "If that's the case, this new supplier's backing is quite strong."

"If I were You Yifan, I would immediately recognize the new supplier as my godfather," Bai Hongbo said shamelessly, "Full production capacity, able to supply goods continuously, and most importantly, various military supplies are cheap and good. If you can get in good with them, you can make money with your eyes closed."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu immediately scolded, "Keep your voice down, there might be You Yifan's spies in this room."

"Even if You Yifan himself came today, I would have to advise him to do so. This opportunity is indeed good. As long as you want to do second-hand military supplies business, recognizing a godfather is the best way," Bai Hongbo curled his lips and said, "Our scale is too small, otherwise... I wouldn't want to miss this opportunity to forge a connection. And let me tell you, there are quite a few suppliers like this in the Old Triangle. Many large families now have the ability to supply goods independently. However, the one You Yifan found should be among the top three in terms of overall strength."

"Sigh, with our current scale, let's not think about such things. Let's just focus on doing our job of connecting the dots," Su Tianyu said as he lit a cigarette, "As long as You Yifan's deal is successful, we'll be more comfortable in the Zhanan port in the future."

The others nodded slowly, Bai Hongbo took a sip of red wine, and suddenly said, "Oh, right, this time the supplier sent over a person in charge, named Gui Mengjun, who is the ultimate authority in this family. Although we don't want to get involved in this deal, I think it's worth laying the groundwork for a relationship in advance. Otherwise... tomorrow or the day after, I'll try to make an appointment with him? See if we can meet up for a meal or something."

"Can you even talk to him?"

"Didn't we go with You Yifan's people this time? I had a few meals with him, and we took the same plane back. It shouldn't be too difficult to get him out," Bai Hongbo said proudly, "After all, I'm quite good at socializing... I'm a bit of a big shot!"

"Okay, then make an appointment for a meeting. It's always good to have more friends," Yu Mingyuan replied immediately.

"Alright, I'll give him a call tonight," Bai Hongbo nodded in response, and immediately asked Su Tianyu, "Hey, I heard you became sworn brothers with extremists? What the hell, how much fake alcohol did you drink?"

"...When I became sworn brothers with Brother Hu, I brought you along by the way. We raised a photo of you and drank blood wine."

"Damn you!" Bai Hongbo pointed at Su Tianyu and shouted, "For the sake of stability and unity in Dragon City, report this man immediately."

...

Two days later, a little after eight in the evening.

At the entrance of the Tianfu Hotel in Longkou District, Su Miaomiao was on the phone, walking into the lobby in a hurry, "Yes, I've arrived. Which floor and room are you in?"

"I'm in 402," Su Tiannan replied helplessly, "Is it really necessary to be so urgent just to sign something?"

"Sign it quickly, otherwise I won't be able to do anything at the association tomorrow. Wait for me, I'm coming up."

With that, Su Miaomiao hung up the phone and walked towards the elevator.

"Bang!"

Just then, a group of people came around the corner, the leader was on the phone, and didn't see Su Miaomiao, bumping directly into her side.

"Ouch, watch where you're going, buddy!" Su Miaomiao almost bumped into a concrete pillar, and said, her arm slightly aching.

The leading man looked up, and was stunned for a moment when he saw Su Miaomiao's youthful and beautiful face.