Chapter 154: Miss Bai with the Long Reach

These were the goods sent over by the manufacturers with whom agreements had been signed in Guangdong Province.

The interior setup was extremely simple.

The hundreds of acres of the industrial park were vast and grand. Parked neatly on one side was a row of large semi-trailer trucks, numbering several dozen in total!

These were all secondhand large semi-trailers that Master Long had purchased back from Hong Kong.

The other side was entirely filled with yurts.

At the time, Chai Jin could not find a warehouse of such a massive size and needed one with extreme urgency.

Therefore, acting on a flash of inspiration, Master Long and his associates introduced these yurts for temporary use.

There were dozens of densely packed yurts inside which were stored all the goods that Su Wenbin had been responsible for procuring and dispatching.

The four individuals who followed Chai Jin had grown rapidly under the high-intensity workload, and they each managed their respective operational areas in a well-organized manner.

Several forklifts shuttled back and forth among the yurts to load the cargo.

The first batch of goods was scheduled to set off for the capital by National Day, making the schedule exceptionally tight.

Chai Jin parked his vehicle in front of a temporary workshed.

Master Long appeared to be in a fit of rage at that moment. The instant he saw Chai Jin walk in, he could not help but vent his fury: "Chai Jin, what on earth is the background of that obnoxious woman?

She is utterly inhumane! If she weren't a woman, I swear I would have slapped her across the face long ago."

Fang Yi chimed in with a bitter expression on his side, "Brother Jin, you see for yourself, even Master Long has reached his limit."

Chai Jin frowned slightly, causing Fang Yi to quickly shut his mouth and say no more.

Afterward, Chai Jin looked at Master Long and said, "It seems this Miss Bai from the capital has reached out quite far. Could it be that she is even meddling in the affairs of the warehouse here?"

Master Long spat with frustration, saliva flying as he spoke: "What do you think?

She came over early this morning to bring me bad luck, claiming that our fire safety measures here are substandard and demanding a rectification.

You're the person in charge of an enterprise, so why on earth are you poking your nose into fire safety matters?

What I find most unbearable is her attitude, you know?
What kind of attitude is that? Looking down at people with the haughty gaze of an aristocrat viewing migrant workers! I am old enough to be her grandfather, yet she dares to stand there and boss me around in front of me!

Given my old temper, I would have slapped her a few times before trying to reason with her, regardless of where she came from."

Chai Jin felt a wave of a headache coming on and said, "Is she still here?"

"Yes, she's roaming around our industrial park with her so-called working group, pointing fingers and giving orders. She truly thinks she is Empress Wu Zetian! Just looking at her face makes me sick to my stomach!

Little Qin from your company is currently accompanying her."

Chai Jin uttered an indifferent "Oh," and after a brief silence, he said, "Never mind. Let's discuss the arrangements for the next steps.

We can talk about this Miss Bai later."

Hearing Chai Jin speak thus, Zhang Yinglong calms down considerably as well.

Taking a deep breath, he regained his composure and began discussing matters with Chai Jin.

The discussion primarily concerned the northbound logistics route.

Master Long had purchased so many secondhand semi-trailers precisely because of Chai Jin's suggestion.

However, Chai Jin's business of reselling airplanes could not possibly be a long-term venture; you pull off such a deal once, but not a second time.

Therefore, once this reselling operation concluded, Master Long's Pegasus Logistics Company would still need to sustain itself on its own.

Chai Jin had given him a suggestion:

To take the opportunity to establish a branch office in the capital as well.

From then on, they would capture the freight transport line running from the capital to Shenzhen.

Master Long listened very attentively.

After the two of them chatted inside for a long time, they went outside together to inspect the cargo-loading situation.

...

Among these yurts,

a woman who was hunchbacked, extremely tall and thin, with her toes pointing outward as she walked and prominent cheekbones, was making her way through.

She was followed by a large group of people, all of whom held small notebooks and pens in their hands.

As the woman walked, she pointed and gestured in an aggressive and domineering manner, while the people behind her dutifully jotted down every flaw she picked out in their notebooks.

Trailing alongside her and keeping up a constant, ingratiating smile was Qin Xiaozhou from Chai Jin's company.

It was evident that Qin Xiaozhou was also gritting his teeth and forcing himself to follow along behind her.

This sharp-tongued and petty woman was the universally detested Miss Bai.

After walking for a long time, Miss Bai stopped in front of a yurt, pointed at a cigarette butt on the ground, and flew into a rage.

"Look at this! This is the kind of work they do! What if a fire breaks out in the warehouse?"

"I've always said these street punks can never shed their old habits. When I came here last time and made my recommendations, they haven't changed a bit!"

"President Qin, you must understand that the goods here all belong to your company. If a fire breaks out and burns them, it is your company that will suffer the loss!"

Qin Xiaozhou wore a gloomy and distressed expression, but he did not dare to talk back, and could only swallow the bitter pill in silence: "Yes, yes, yes, Sister Bai. I'll speak with Master Long about it later."

"Master Long? What Master Long?!

Do you think this is still the underworld of the old society?"

Miss Bai grew even more provoked, glaring fiercely at Qin Xiaozhou.

The bones on her emaciated face protruded, and the crow's feet around her eyes were deeply etched, exhibiting a degree of petty and relentless fault-finding that reached its absolute peak.

Qin Xiaozhou did not dare to speak another word.

Miss Bai resumed pointing and finding fault all the way.

Until she reached the area where the trucks were being loaded.

Seeing Master Long leading people there, Miss Bai picked up a cigarette butt from the ground and charged over, fuming with anger.

"Boss Zhang, I see you are no longer young, so why are you so utterly lacking in principles when it comes to doing things and conducting yourself?"

"Come here and look at this for me! When I came here for an inspection last time, how did I instruct you?"

She said it with a complete lack of courtesy, and Master Long had not expected this woman to suddenly rush over and pick a fight.

Surrounded as he was by his subordinates, being yelled at by such a woman meant Master Long naturally could not save face.

He directly fired back: "The people doing the work are tired; what's wrong with smoking a cigarette to refresh themselves? How does that concern you?!"

When Miss Bai saw Master Long talking back to her without a shred of politeness,

she became even more enraged: "Rectify everything within three days! If the rectification is not up to standard, I will immediately demand that the people from the Zhonghao Group change the warehouse."

"Don't say I didn't warn you—when the time comes, you will be the one bearing the losses!"

Her tone was extremely aggressive, displaying an attitude that admitted no room for negotiation. She was not discussing; she was issuing orders!

Chai Jin, standing on the other side, also heard the commotion of the argument.

Calmly, he pulled out a piece of tissue to wipe away his sweat and walked over.

Upon his arrival, Qin Xiaozhou hastily offered Chai Jin a bitter, helpless smile, clearly having no idea how to handle the conflict before them.

Zhang Yinglong's anger had swelled to the verge of explosion, and he was ready to let loose.

However, he was motioned to stop by a hand gesture from Chai Jin.

Wearing a smile, Chai Jin looked toward Miss Bai and extended his hand: "Director Bai from the Import and Export Company?"

Miss Bai frowned as she cast a glance at Chai Jin, her lofty and haughty posture remaining entirely unchanged.

She had no intention of engaging with Chai Jin whatsoever.

Acting as if she had heard nothing, she continued to look at Zhang Yinglong: "This is your last chance. I will not repeat my words a second time. You had better take care of yourself!"

With those words, she prepared to turn and leave with her entourage.

Chai Jin took a deep breath, smiled, shook his head dismissively, and turned back to continue observing the cargo-loading scene.

Yet, from his lips came a sentence devoid of the slightest trace of emotional warmth and dripping with extreme sharpness: "You do not yet possess the qualification to decide where the goods are stored."