Chapter 2345: The Mastermind

Chapter 2345: The Mastermind



It was not as if this mastermind would not get anything after going through so much trouble. Although it was said that the tobacco was worth six million dollars, the cost price was only two million. If it was really He Ning who did this and his purpose was to embarrass the Xia family and cause them to lose four million dollars, then it was such a lame thing to do.

"Don't tell me he thinks that we can't come up with six million dollars and wants to take advantage of the situation to negotiate with us to get medicinal wine in return," Qiao Mei said.

"With his character, it's not impossible," Xia Wen said.

"But... we're talking about six million, not 60 million. How can I not be able to come up with the money? Doesn't he have a clear understanding of my financial status?" Qiao Mei said helplessly.

Xia Wen sighed and said, "That's only because we found out about this issue in time. Otherwise, the loss might be limitless."

Most of Qiao Mei's current income came from overseas. The only assets she had in the country were related to agriculture, real estate, the food factories and the like. The net profit locally was only about five million dollars. In addition, Qiao Mei had bought many properties. He Ning had probably estimated that Qiao Mei did not have much cash on hand and that most of her money was tied down in fixed assets.

In this era, anyone who had 10,000 dollars was already considered rich. A few million dollars was an astronomical figure!

"Let's look into it first. After all, we can only suspect it's He Ning and we don't have any real evidence. What if it's someone else?" Qiao Mei said.

"Alright, leave this matter to me. You must be tired after these few days. Have a good rest," Xia Wen said wearily.

During this period of time, he was actually the one who was most overworked. Not only did he have to deal with work matters, but he also had to deal with these matters at home. He had lost a lot of weight. They had heard from Mo Zhu that he suddenly had some heart issues last night and had drunk more than half a bowl of the medicinal wine which Qiao Mei gave him previously!

Qiao Mei knew that He Ning was not a fool. It actually did not matter if he admitted it or not. What was important was his current attitude. It was obvious there was a high chance that he was behind this.

"Just tell me what you want," Qiao Mei said.

"I want to buy your ginseng," He Ning said firmly.

"No." Qiao Mei immediately rejected him.

"The price is negotiable. I want the 100-year-old ginseng that you have. I can give you any amount of money," He Ning said.

"So what if I don't sell it to you?" Qiao Mei said as she raised her eyebrows and looked at He Ning.

"Then... Xia Xing won't be able to come back. Don't you want him to come back safely?" He Ning asked.

"I have enough money to bail him out. At most, his reputation will suffer. The Xia family has already split up. His actions are the sole business of the third son's family and have nothing to do with the eldest son's family," Qiao Mei said.

He Ning was stunned for a moment before he smiled helplessly and said, "I never expect you to have that much money. It seems that I've underestimated you."

"It's a big taboo to underestimate your enemy. Didn't I already tell you back then that I'm very rich? It seems that you haven't taken my words to heart," Qiao Mei said with a shrug.

"It will still take you a while to sell off your properties!" He Ning said.