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Chapter 850: 833: Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Chapter 850: Chapter 833: Killing Two Birds with One Stone

The moment the call connected, the first thing Bao Butong heard was a question about the flavor of the bait, which left him completely dumbfounded.

Despite being a big boss himself, Lao Bao certainly wouldn’t personally handle the intricate details of the factory’s workshop production. How would he know whether or not the flavoring had been added?

However, as a person capable of being a boss, none of them are naive, so even if he was a bit bewildered, Boss Bao remained very composed.

“What’s going on?”

“Oh, nothing much, just suddenly thought of it and wanted to ask! You know, with spring approaching, our factory over here has started stockpiling for the Tianjin Meijiang exhibition in the spring!”

Zhang Yunzhou almost blurted out the truth, but realized just in time before speaking out.

If the worst-case scenario happened, the losses could be immense; Sleeping Beauty has thousands of agents nationwide. If they stock up fully for the winter, the loss in goods could be at least several hundreds of thousands, if not millions!

“Production has always been managed by the people below; I only handle signing off on the budget! Why the sudden question about the flavoring? Is there a new flavor out? Or something else?”

“Nothing, really! Can’t be anything, right? You all have been producing in the winter for a few months; stocks should be adequate, correct?” Zhang Yunzhou continued to cautiously probe.

“Of course! Finally having an opportunity to capture market advantage, I definitely went all out. A few days ago, after starting work, I had the office staff roughly tally the input, and just the cost of the first few batches of raw materials from the beginning of the year exceeded 6 million. Now, if we include the subsequent investments, plus the workers’ wages, electricity, water bills, and other expenses, it’s about a ten-million worth of goods, to make a big hit at the spring fair!”

“Gulp…”

Zhang Yunzhou couldn’t help but swallow nervously, a ten-million, damn…

There’s no better way to describe Zhang Yunzhou’s mood right now than to say a herd of ten thousand alpacas just rushed past.

“Hello? What on earth are you up to? Let me tell you, I’ve never been obscure when it comes to the money you should have, but some money just can’t be earned in one shot. Is it the Yue Feng workshop making a new flavor and combination again? Don’t you keep it from me!”

Lao Bao sensed something somewhat unusual in Zhang Yunzhou’s abnormalities but couldn’t pin down what was wrong.

“Hehe, Boss Bao, what are you thinking! I just called casually to ask, and also to remind you to start getting the workshop to finish producing the feed! Our new production plan has already been finalized over here, and this year we will focus on Yellow Storm, promoting this new bait product!”

“You’re not lying to me?”

“Really not!”

“Alright, got it. Anything else? If not, I’ll call the workshop to continue arranging production!”

“No, you go ahead…”

“Okay!”

The call ended, and Zhang Yunzhou listened to the dial tone coming from the receiver, not coming back to his senses for a long time.

Damn it, this time he really overplayed it, made a mess of everything! Ten million, even if they skinned and stripped Zhang Yunzhou, he couldn’t come up with that kind of money!

With about ten million invested in raw materials, even for a big company like Sleeping Beauty, it’s not a small number. Adding flavoring and additives to the dog food raw materials, this thinking is just genius!

If Bao Butong finds out the truth…

Zhang Yunzhou put down his phone, frantically starting to gather his valuable stuff from the office,

With such a big incident, the truth certainly couldn’t be hidden. If Bao Butong pursued this, the matter of selling the production line process and acting as a corporate spy would undoubtedly be exposed.

In that case, Yue Feng would definitely hold him accountable, and fifty thousand is considered an especially huge amount. There’s no way Officer Uncle would let him get away. If it were confirmed, the rest of his life would be utterly ruined!

The only way out now is to seize the opportunity before this explodes, escape, hide out for a few years, and look for another chance when the coast is clear. Maybe if he’s lucky, there would still be a chance for a comeback!

Zhang Yunzhou stuffed the Zhonghua from the cabinet, the Moutai, and the Sheep Jade Pi Xiu Bracelet he bought at a high price, along with other miscellaneous items, into a bag. He opened the office door, planning to run.

Just as he stepped out, he bumped right into Qiangzi.

“Whoa there! Zhang, what’s up with you, so agitated, not even watching your step?”

“Oh, I’ve got some family matters, gotta go back for a while. I was just about to call you! Since we’ve run into each other, I’ll tell you face to face; I’ll be back in a few days!” Zhang Yunzhou made up a lie on the spot.

“What’s up? Your wife secretly had a second child? Or did your mom get cancer?” Qiangzi surveyed Zhang Yunzhou from head to toe, his tone still casual but his words already hurtful.

“What are you saying! I’m in a hurry, don’t have time to mess around with you!” Zhang Yunzhou shot Qiangzi a glance and turned to leave this place of trouble.

The next second, a hint of menace flashed in Qiangzi’s eyes: “Leaving? You’re not going anywhere today!”

“You…”

A loud slap, Qiangzi, who already had decent physical fitness, now used all his strength, delivering a slap that sent Zhang Yunzhou staggering, his mouth immediately began bleeding.

“Just finished calling Sleeping Beauty’s Bao Butong, right? Heard Lao Bao produced a warehouse of dog food with flavor additives, and you’re planning to run, huh?”

Qiangzi grabbed Zhang Yunzhou’s chin with his left hand and continued to slap him back and forth with his right, landing six or seven consecutive slaps.

“How do you know… No, I don’t understand what you’re saying!” Zhang Yunzhou was already bleeding from the nose and mouth. Upon hearing those words, he played dumb.

“Playing dumb, huh? No worries, I’ve already called the police. The local station and city detective squad are on their way, you leaked corporate trade secrets and stole the core additives of the company’s bait, an enormous amount. You’re done this time!”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunzhou’s face turned deathly pale, the vitality in his entire body seeming to be instantly drained away.

“I want to call Mr. Liu, after all, I’ve been in the company for so long, if not meritorious, then surely diligent! Please, let me make a call to Mr. Liu!” Zhang Yunzhou’s arrogance collapsed instantly.

Among the higher-ups in Yuefeng Fishing Tackle, Liu Fengnian was the only one somewhat familiar with Zhang Yunzhou. It was Old Liu who had recruited him back then, and they often coordinated production tasks together. Zhang Yunzhou still held out a shred of hope.

“Looking for Mr. Liu? He won’t help you! Do you think it’s me and Brother Feng setting you up? We knew what you’d been up to long before the year-end!

If you’re smart, confess everything honestly to the police and strive for leniency from the government! Don’t worry, I’ll find someone to show you the ropes, but if I don’t put you in a cell with a couple of tough guys to pound your ass, I’ll write Qiangzi backwards!”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunzhou completely stopped resisting. This was a trap deliberately set by Yue Feng to intentionally disrupt Sleeping Beauty company’s new product production.

Thinking it over calmly, it made sense; using dog food raw materials with additives to make semifinished products for fishing wouldn’t possibly work well!

Ironically, Zhang Yunzhou had foolishly believed it at the time.

This move by Yue Feng, with a prepared mind against an unprepared foe, was a brilliant strategic double win!