I lent my brother 500 yuan, and he offered his wife as collateral.

……

The next morning, the Su family's three assets resumed operation.

After trading access was reopened, long queues quickly formed outside the pharmacy.

The trucks that were removed yesterday have returned.

Some people were too embarrassed to come in, so they had the shop assistant bring them the contract first.

Some people simply stood at the street corner and waited, wanting to see if the Su family would settle scores later.

The old pharmaceutical dealer who was the first to withdraw his goods came to the counter in person.

"Boss Su, are you still accepting that batch of goods from yesterday?"

Su Qingxue retrieved his logout record.

It is clearly stated above that this was a temporary measure to avoid risk, the goods were not put into storage, and there was no malicious breach of contract.

"Buy it, at today's market price."

The old medicine dealer breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought I was going to get blocked by you guys."

"You didn't take advantage of the price freeze to raise prices, nor did you resell Su's orders."

Su Qingxue handed him the new contract.

"It's normal to avoid risks when doing business."

The other merchants who heard this were relieved.

When it came to a liquid distributor, Su Qingxue did not accept his contract.

Yesterday, taking advantage of the business freeze, the other party forcibly tore up the signed agreement and demanded triple compensation from the Su family.

Seeing that the inspection team had collapsed today, they took back the original contract.

"Boss Su, yesterday was all a misunderstanding."

"The breach of contract record is not a misunderstanding."

"We were forced into this by the inspection team."

Wu Jie pulled out the call logs from the side.

"Zhuo Heng's people haven't even contacted you yet, and you've already raised the price fivefold. They're pushing you pretty fast."

The liquid merchant opened his mouth.

Su Qingxue returned the contract.

"Normal risk avoidance, no further action will be taken."

"Use this opportunity to discredit the Su family and end cooperation."

The other party wanted to plead for leniency, but the merchants behind him were already urging him to make way.

The pharmaceutical companies alliance also submitted a new agreement.

This time, the exclusive sourcing, information sharing, and waste control clauses are all gone.

Su Qingxue still did not sign immediately.

Subsequently, a public notice board was set up outside the pharmacy, announcing the five principles of the Su family after entering the inner ring:

First, the source of all raw materials and array materials must be transparent.

Second, the market for ordinary medicinal materials will not be monopolized.

Third, the high-end array chip business only accepts orders with clearly defined responsibilities.

Fourth, no partner may access the candidate's vital data.

Fifth, the revenue generated from the Shen family's technology will be separately allocated to the Shen family's old case investigation fund.

After reading the fourth point, the manager of the pharmaceutical alliance looked somewhat uneasy.

Yesterday, they were trying to buy the array diagram authorization from Zhuo Heng, and almost got dragged into the life evidence benefit chain.

Now that the source is transparent and the responsibility is clear, no one dares to complain about the trouble.

The compensation from the inspection team was also accounted for separately:

The audit deposit was deposited into Su's compliance account.

The losses from the business closure will be used to compensate for the losses of three assets.

Compensation for life-threatening situations is sealed separately.

The maintenance fee for historical artifacts was deposited into the Shen Family Evidence Archive.

The commercial green channel is for use only within the inner ring road and may not be resold.

None of Zhuo Heng's private assets unrelated to this case were entered into the Su family's accounts.

The surrounding merchants understand this clearly.

It's not that the Su family didn't dare to take it.

I received everything I was entitled to.

I won't touch anything I shouldn't take, no matter how valuable it is.

The clearer the accounting is, the less likely anyone will dare to fudge the terms in the contract.

……

After the pharmacy reopened, Su Qingxue called the core members to the second floor.

On the table are the property ownership documents for the inner ring transit warehouse and the first batch of passage quotas.

"First, determine the division of labor."

She pushed the first document to Qian Shao.

"You will be in charge of the inner ring transit warehouse."

Qian Shao was drinking water and almost choked.

"I?"

"There are no errors in the joint signatures and transaction records you made yesterday."

"That was just a data transfer."

"The most important aspects of a transitional warehouse are the goods, the accounts, and the responsibility. If you can withstand the inspections and complete the accounts, you can take over the warehouse."

Qian Shao looked at Qin Feng.

"Brother Feng, you have no objections?"

"have."

Qian Shao's heart tightened.

"What's your opinion?"

"Don't go to the inner ring bars to discuss intelligence; Wu Jie's methods aren't for you."

Wu Jie immediately protested.

"Boss, everything I'm talking about is true intelligence."

"First, give me a clear account of the money you spent on the disguises you sent out."

"Why isn't this over yet?"

Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

Qian Shao smiled too, finally able to relax his shoulders that had been tense all day.

Pick up the document in charge.

"Okay, I'll take it."

"Let me be clear from the start: if the transit warehouse is missing even one item, I'll replace it myself; if it creates another messy situation, I'll just go back to Yanjing myself."

"Don't just tell people to get lost. If you're wrong, investigate and find out what you're doing before you fix it."

Qian Shao nodded and put the document away.

The second appointment was given to Shen Banxia.

"He is the chief array repairman for the advanced array equipment project and also the person in charge of the Shen family's evidence archive."

Shen Banxia finished reading the benefits section.

"I can't use the money from the evidence vault for food, can I?"

"cannot."

"How are the main formation's repair wages calculated?"

"Calculate separately."

"What about the bonus?"

Su Qingxue looked at her.

"Profits will be distributed proportionally after the project becomes profitable."

Shen Banxia signed immediately.

"If you had told me there was a bonus, I wouldn't have asked about all that before."

He still acted like he loved money, but after signing the document, he went to check the Shen family's evidence archive first.

The petri dish has been placed into a pure vitamin array.

There are no more material numbers written at the entrance of the evidence storage room.

There is only one line of text above:

[Preservation Area for the Life Legacy of the Direct Descendants of the Shen Family.]

Shen Banxia took out an old wooden plaque and re-engraved the Shen family emblem on a corner of the new battle platform.

The movements were slow but very deliberate.

Su Lie was in charge of enforcing the rules at the inner ring outpost and training the guards.

After receiving the appointment, instead of asking how many people would be assigned, he asked for a set of public rules manuals.

At noon that day, the first batch of guards assembled in the backyard.

Some people thought the Grand Elder was going to teach swordsmanship, so they polished the weapons until they were shiny.

Su Lie walked up to the crowd, and his first words were:

"In the future, when something happens, first identify the responsible party."

A young man asked:

"Elder, the enemy has already attacked; shouldn't we check identities first?"

"Investigate if you can."

"Can't it be checked?"

"Keep a record."

"Even records can't be kept?"

Su Lie patted the knife at his waist.

"Then it's its turn."

Everyone then realized that he wasn't against fighting, but rather that he couldn't take responsibility for the enemy.

Su Lie summoned the guard who had hidden the dagger yesterday.

"You're in charge of filling out the weapons registration forms."

The man had a bitter expression on his face.

"Why me?"

"Because you're most prone to leaks."

Wu Jie continued to be in charge of external intelligence.

His independent credit line has been credited to his account, and the first batch of targets includes three items:

Zhuo Heng's parent chain.

Song Jingshan's old relationship.

The movements of merchants in the inner ring and the Fengyi branch line.

"Can I set my own intelligence fee this time?"

"The source is verifiable; you decide."

Qin Feng reminded him:

"Don't bring just anyone to the Su family."

"Don't worry, I'm afraid of dying. I'll definitely circle around any dangerous people three times first."

"It's usually best used when you're afraid of dying."

Wu Jie touched his earlobe.

"Boss, is that a compliment?"

"Calculate."

The task Zhou Ye took on was even more troublesome:

Mother's tail code.

The identity of the owner of the bloodstain.

The third sequence of abnormal waveforms.

The only thing that can be confirmed at present is that the tail code on the sternal array bone is of the same origin as the Phoenix main control array disk.

The deeper data remains obscured by internal privileges.

Zhou Ye said:

"I need to connect a high-end data cable after entering the inner ring road. From the outside, I can only see the waveform, but I can't find the source."

Su Qingxue said:

"It will be included in the first batch of transitional warehouses for construction."

After the division of labor was finalized, the last document regarding the inner ring road garrison was presented to Qin Feng.

The document requires the joint signature of two actual controllers.

Qin Feng glanced at the signature column.

The first name is Su Qingxue.

The second spot is reserved for him.

This time, entering the inner ring road wasn't about one person bringing the other in.

They walked all the way from that rented room in Chuandu to here. Su Qingxue was no longer the girl who huddled in the corner and dared not look up to speak.

She has her own assets, her own rules, and the power to veto candidates for quarantine.

Qin Feng signed his name.

Su Qingxue put away the documents.

"The transition warehouse will be delivered in three days. The first batch of goods consists of purification bases and high-end array core blanks."

Qin Feng asked:

"Are we manpower enough?"

"In the early stages, Qian Shao will manage the warehouse, Banxia will manage the technology, Su Lie will manage the guards, external intelligence will be handled by Wu Jie, and Zhou Ye will keep an eye on the data."

He paused here.

"Brother Feng, we've managed to each defend one game now."

Qin Feng looked at the people inside the room.

Qian Shao is on the list of those allowed to travel.

Wu Jie was negotiating a price with his intelligence provider.

Shen Banxia squatted down next to the array platform to check the new code.

Su Lie took the rulebook and corrected the guards' registration format.

On Zhou Ye's communication device, a row of data kept scrolling.

They are no longer just people waiting for orders.

Everyone knows what they need to protect, and they also know what to do first when a problem arises.

This time, it was Zhuo Heng who won, not the Fengyi Plan.

Zhuo Heng lost because of overstepping his authority, greed, and embezzlement.

He treats the right to review as ownership, which is why he voluntarily assumes the responsibility of current ownership.

Those who are truly hidden deep within the inner circle may not make the same mistakes.

Qin Feng did not relax because of a victory.

However, this time, they did get what they needed.

The remains of the Shen family have been recovered.

Su Qingxue retained her right to self-determination as a candidate.

The gray code first sequence of permissions takes effect for the first time.

The Su family also obtained a legal ticket to enter the inner ring road.

Deep within the inner ring, the Phoenix's main control array briefly went out.

A senior official retrieved the complete record of Zhuo Heng's authority collapse, but did not inquire about the losses suffered by the inspection team, nor did he demand the immediate recovery of the purification array.

Only reread Su Qingxue's Phoenix Fate waveform.

Qin Feng has already been able to trigger the first carrier sequence contamination avoidance permission.

Continuing testing in the second phase is not very meaningful.

The new commands were written into the main array:

[The second phase of the compliance test has been terminated.]

[Activate the third sequence.]

[Execution objective: Direct strangulation.]

After the command is written, the main control array disk restarts.

……

On the second floor of the pharmacy, the Advanced Pass was heating up in Qin Feng's palm.

This time there was no full warning; only a blurry waveform swept across the gray code.

Zhou Ye immediately looked up.

Something swept over here just now.

"Is it okay to pursue her?"

"Can't catch up, the level is higher than before."

The 81-day countdown to the inspection continues.

Qin Feng put away the pass and looked up at the inner city wall behind the thick fog.

The city gates have been opened.

The first batch of Su's transport vehicles are parked in front of the green channel.

Qin Feng smiled.

"Let's go."

"Time to go upstairs and collect the rent!"