I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

"Grandpa Lin, something terrible has happened. It's hard to explain over the phone. I'm on my way to Tazhai right now and will be there in half an hour at most."

Sun Jianguo sounded anxious, and the screeching sound of tires rubbing against the ground could be heard from the other end of the phone.

"Drive carefully on the road, the Lin family's gate is open." Lin Ting hung up the phone and threw the satellite phone on the desk.

Lin Fu stood by the desk, looking at Lin Ting.

"Sun Jianguo came over in the middle of the night, it must be because the provincial heavy industry couldn't withstand the pressure from the Mitsui Group."

"These foreigners are quick on their feet. The news had barely finished airing when they put pressure on the province." Lin Fu said.

"The sky won't fall down." Lin Ting pointed outside the door. "Take a few men to the city and uncover the true nature of the Sanyi Society."

"The bald guy gave me the password, so I opened all their safes. Before dawn, I need to know exactly how much the Lin family ate tonight."

"Understood, I'll go right away." Lin Fu turned and walked out.

Lin Fu had just left when the landline on his desk rang.

Lin Ting answered the phone; it was Lin Dayou calling.

"Grandpa, we've taken over the Sanyihui Logistics Park. Qiao Laosan's drivers were planning to cause trouble."

I had the construction team block the entrance with ten bulldozers and declared on the spot that anyone willing to stay would have their base salary doubled, and anyone unwilling to stay could get lost.

The old sign has been removed and replaced with our Lin's Logistics sign.

Lin Dayou's voice was extremely loud on the other end of the phone, with the roar of bulldozers filling the background.

"Take all those broken-down cars left by Qiao Laosan to the junkyard for recycling. Tomorrow morning, go to the city to pick up a hundred new heavy trucks. The money will be paid from the logistics park's account."

"The Lin family's motorcade cannot use other people's used junk," Lin Ting instructed.

"Alright! Don't worry, Grandfather. Tomorrow at daybreak, all freight transport in the entire prefecture-level city will have to listen to the Lin family." Lin Dayou hung up the phone.

Immediately afterward, Lin Dabiao called.

"Grandpa, we've taken over all six deep-water piers. A few troublemakers threatened to cause trouble with the marine police, so I had their legs broken and them thrown off the pier."

"The boatmen from Wangjia Village have all brought their boats in; now only Lin's cargo ships are running on the river," Lin Dabiao reported.

"Tell the brothers to guard the docks. Starting tomorrow, without the Lin family's cops, not a single item will be transported out of the river." Lin Ting finished speaking and hung up the phone.

Overnight, the heavy industry and logistics lifeline of the prefecture-level city completely changed hands with Lin.

On the other side, Lin Fu gathered a dozen or so old accountants from the auditorium and drove three vans straight to the city.

The headquarters of the Sanyihui was located in a three-story stand-alone building in the old industrial area.

The men from Zhongtang had completely surrounded the area, and several Sanyihui henchmen with broken legs were groaning on the ground.

Lin Fu went up to the third floor and pushed open the door to Master Qiao's office.

The office is luxuriously decorated, and behind a wall of bookshelves is a half-person-high imported safe.

Lin Fu entered the six eights that the bald-headed vice president had explained.

The green light came on, and the safe door popped open.

A dozen or so old accountants gathered around, their abacuses already prepared.

The safe contained no documents, only bundles of hundred-yuan bills, neatly stacked. On the bottom shelf, thirty gold bars were neatly arranged.

"Uncle Fu, this cash must be over twenty million." The young accountant stared wide-eyed, his hands moving rapidly across the abacus beads.

"Put the cash in bags and keep the gold bars safe. This is all the blood that Qiao Laosan has sucked from the old industrial area over the past thirty years, and now he's spitting it all out."

Lin Fu remained calm and pulled out a brown paper bag from the innermost part of the safe.

The paper bag was filled with land deeds and property certificates.

Lin Fu quickly flipped through the documents; they contained the property certificates for six warehouses along the river, three shops in the city center, and a large area of ​​idle land in the old industrial zone.

"All the wealth that Qiao Laosan has plundered from the people over the years has benefited our Lin family."

With this land, the Lin's Logistics Park can be expanded three times in size. Lin Fu tucked the brown paper bag under his arm.

"Leave two people to finish taking inventory here. The rest of you come with me to Kang Sheng Pharmacy. That's where the San Yi Society makes the most money," Lin Fu ordered.

Kang Sheng Pharmaceutical Company is located in the Shinan District, in a five-story office building.

Lin Fu and his men kicked open the door to the chairman's office.

The safes here are even larger, embedded in the wall.

After entering the password and opening it, inside there was some cash and ledgers, and at the bottom was a black tin box.

Lin Fu opened the tin box, inside which was a thick stack of lists.

The list contains hundreds of names, each followed by a home address, occupation, the name of the rare disease the patient suffers from, and the quantity and price of targeted drugs provided by Comsenz each month.

Lin Fu flipped through a few pages and frowned.

"The family member of the vice president of the First Municipal Hospital, the elderly mother of the head of the planning section of the Municipal Construction Commission, the son of a section chief of the Provincial Department of Transportation..." Lin Fu read out several names.

"Uncle Fu, this isn't a list of patients, it's Qiao Laosan's talisman!" The accountant next to him leaned over for a look.

"Qiao Laosan uses his monopolistic targeted drugs to hold these people's lives in his hands."

No wonder the Sanyi Gang has been able to run rampant in a prefecture-level city for so many years; whoever dares to touch them, they'll cut off their medication.

Lin Fu put the list back into the tin box and hugged it tightly to his chest.

"Take all of Kang Sheng Pharmaceutical's ledgers and check them one by one. I want to see their bottom prices for purchases and sales by tomorrow morning."

These vampires dare to sell a box of medicine that costs only a few dozen yuan for tens of thousands. After the Lin family takes over, the price must be brought down.

After giving his instructions, Lin Fu quickly went downstairs carrying the tin box.

At 3:30 a.m., Lin Fu returned to his study in the backyard of the Tazhai Ancestral Hall.

Lin Ting sat in a grand chair, holding a cup of strong tea in his hand.

"Grandpa, we've finished copying down the secrets of the Three Righteous Men." Lin Fu placed the brown paper bag and tin box on the desk.

"Twenty-three million in cash, thirty gold bars. Six warehouses along the river, three shops in the city center, and five plots of land in the old industrial area."

"These are hard currency; I'll arrange for someone to handle the transfer procedures first thing tomorrow morning," Lin Fu said, pointing to the brown paper bag.

Lin Ting didn't even glance at the brown paper bag; his gaze fell on the black tin box.

"This was found at the very bottom of the safe at Kang Sheng Pharmacy." Lin Fu opened the tin box, took out the stack of names, and handed them to Lin Ting.

Lin Ting took the list and flipped through a few pages.

"Old Qiao knows how to do business, using drugs to hold these people in the city and province by the throat." Lin Ting threw the list on the table.

"Grandpa, this list is a hot potato. If we take Kang Sheng Pharmaceuticals, these people will definitely come to us for medicine."

If we cut off their medication, they will torture us to death.

"If we continue supplying medicine, we'll have to take the blame for the Sanyi Society's past mistakes." Lin Fu said with some concern.

"The medicine is always available, and the price remains the same. If Qiao Laosan can use this as a talisman, the Lin family can use it as a stepping stone."

"Keep the list safe, you'll need it later." Lin Ting picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Lin Fugang put the list back into the tin box, and the roar of a car engine came from the yard.

A black sedan screeched to a halt outside the ancestral hall.

The car door opened, and Sun Jianguo scrambled out of the car, dropping his briefcase on the ground.

He didn't bother to pick up his bag and stumbled into the backyard, covered in sweat, his suit jacket soaked through.

"Grandpa Lin!" Sun Jianguo rushed into the study, leaning against the door frame and panting heavily.

Lin Ting pointed to the chair next to him.

"Representative Sun, sit down and have some tea," Lin Ting said casually.

Sun Jianguo had no interest in drinking tea. He walked to his desk and rested his hands on the table.

"Grandpa Lin, something terrible has happened. People from the Mitsui Group went to the provincial capital, bypassed our Jiangnan Heavy Industry, and went directly to the provincial leaders in charge." Sun Jianguo's voice trembled.

Lin Ting put down his teacup.

"The Mitsui Group has threatened that if Jiangnan Heavy Industry dares to use bearings from Hongtu Machinery Factory, they will completely cut off the maintenance authorization for imported CNC machine tools for all heavy industry enterprises in Jiangnan Province, and also stop supplying special steel." Sun Jianguo slammed his fist on the table in a panic.

"Is the province scared?" Lin Ting asked.

"How can we not be afraid? Sixty percent of the high-end machine tools in Jiangnan Province are from the Mitsui Group."

If they stop authorizing, the entire heavy industry sector in the province will be paralyzed.

The Jiangnan tycoons were still fanning the flames, saying that the Lin family's bearings were substandard and that they had won the order through violent means. Sun Jianguo wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"The provincial leaders held a meeting overnight and gave me a death order." Sun Jianguo gritted his teeth.

"You want me to terminate my contract?" Lin Ting leaned back in his armchair.

Sun Jianguo took a crumpled piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Lin Ting with both hands.

"This is a draft of the termination notice prepared overnight by the provincial legal department. The official document will be issued first thing tomorrow morning."

"The province is going to forcibly cancel a 500 million yuan order." Sun Jianguo lowered his head, not daring to look Lin Ting in the eye.