Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 399: 399: The Chief Culprit

Chapter 399: Chapter 399: The Chief Culprit

Liu Chengcai and the others, all of them were ready to take on Niu Xingxing, eager to have a go, but no one made the first move.

Niu Xingxing, already fearful, saw them just gesturing at each other without making any moves. This only heightened his terror instead of easing it.

Niu Xingxing internally grumbled miserably: “Are you guys gonna make a move or not? Stop with the damn gesturing!”

Zhang Dadan saw Liu Chengcai and the others hesitating and dragging things out, and with a bitter smile, said, “If you’re going to fight, then fight, don’t hesitate!”

Hearing his words, Liu Chengcai seemed to gain some confidence and suddenly threw a punch, hitting Niu Xingxing’s stomach hard.

Although he hadn’t trained in any kind of Kung Fu, years of farming had given him considerable strength, and one punch was enough to send Niu Xingxing to the ground, wailing in pain.

The other two, seeing this, were hesitant to make a move. If they caused any serious injury, it would be a big problem!

“That’s enough! Just teach them a lesson!” Zhang Dadan, seeing the others hesitate, decided to end it.

Hearing these words, Niu Xingxing, who was on the ground, felt an immense sense of relief and hastily thanked, “Thank you, Mr. Zhang… Thank you, Mr. Zhang…”

Brother Dao saw Niu Xingxing’s subordinates just standing there dumbly and cursed impatiently, “What the hell are you waiting for? Get your boss and get out!”

This group quickly swarmed Niu Xingxing, helping him up, and hurriedly fled the scene.

The grain store owner, seeing Brother Xing and his men flee in panic, was even more terrified, quietly stepping back a few steps, preparing to sneak away to the back of the store.

Zhang Dadan noticed this and quickly intercepted him, blocking his retreat with a smile, “Mr. Zheng, don’t be in such a rush to leave. We haven’t finished our business yet!”

Mr. Zheng hurriedly put on a flattering smile, “Mr…. Mr. Zhang, we can work things out…we can still go with three yuan per catty. I’ll have it delivered to your village immediately. How does that sound?”

Having vented his anger, Liu Chengcai walked over to Mr. Zheng’s side, looked him up and down, and made a gesture as if to punch him.

“No… no! Let’s talk this through. I’ll give you a 10% discount…a 10% discount!” Mr. Zheng, fearing another beating, quickly compromised again.

Zhang Dadan saw that Mr. Zheng was already a defeated mess, then gave Liu Chengcai a look to calm him down.

“Mr. Zheng, I want to ask you something. About the price hike of soybeans, was it Boss Huang from the sauce factory who demanded it?” Zhang Dadan asked with a smile.

At this moment, Mr. Zheng, no longer caring about his business, hurriedly confessed,

“It was indeed Boss Huang who asked us to raise prices. Our store is one of his suppliers. If we didn’t raise prices, he would stop buying soybeans from us.”

Zhang Dadan had long suspected that the price hike for soybeans was Boss Huang’s doing behind the scenes.

But hearing it confirmed from Mr. Zheng still made him reflect deeply. People say the business world is like a battlefield, and this is undoubtedly true!

Boss Huang from the sauce factory seemed like an honest and simple man, but for his factory’s interests and his own income, he could do such despicable and unscrupulous things. What a disgrace!

Zhang Dadan patted Mr. Zheng on the shoulder and kindly said, “Alright! Let’s call it a day. Quickly arrange the delivery for them!”

Mr. Zheng was slightly stunned upon hearing this, but then, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and cheerfully asked Liu Chengcai and the others about the quantity of soybeans they wanted to purchase.

Zhang Dadan saw that the issue with the soybeans had been initially resolved, then walked over to Brother Dao to express his gratitude.

Brother Dao had helped Zhang Dadan of his own accord. Partly because Zhang Dama had instructed him to treat Zhang Dadan with respect, and partly because he was thoroughly intimidated by Zhang Dadan, leading to a sort of reverence born from fear.

After Brother Dao and his group left, Zhang Dadan gave Liu Chengcai a few more instructions, then went alone to the sauce factory in town.

As soon as he reached the factory gate, the guard hurried over with a beaming face, saying, “Boss Zhang, why have you come personally?”

“I saw you from a distance and immediately called our factory manager. He asked you to go straight in!”

Zhang Dadan nodded and smiled at him, then walked straight into the sauce factory. The factory was not large in scale, so there weren’t many workers, giving it a somewhat desolate feel.

In the vast factory area, only a few people were moving sauce barrels here and there. Most of these people hadn’t seen Zhang Dadan before, so they viewed him with hostility, making him quite uncomfortable.

Thinking that he should be regarded as their provider, being treated like this felt wrong. Even if not out of extra politeness, they should at least show some respect, right?

Sighing helplessly, Zhang Dadan walked towards Boss Huang’s office. Just as he reached the door, he saw Boss Huang, with his big belly, coming out to greet him.

“Boss Zhang, what brings you here? Apologies for not welcoming you personally, I hope you won’t mind!” Boss Huang said cheerfully.

Anyone seeing his humble demeanor would think he was a generous and virtuous man, not suspecting the filth beneath his false facade.

Though businessmen seek profit, they shouldn’t disregard their conscience to act recklessly. Even if I ended our cooperation, you shouldn’t use your power to coerce me, right?

“Boss Huang, it seems there’s quite a malicious wind in your factory!” Zhang Dadan smiled coldly.

Boss Huang, even though he believed in the supernatural, understood that Zhang Dadan was mocking him and realized that Zhang Dadan knew about the soybean price hike!

“Brother Zhang, you really know how to joke! There’s a temple right behind our factory, how could there be any malice?” Boss Huang said awkwardly while inviting Zhang Dadan inside.

Entering the office, Zhang Dadan directly sat on the sofa, his stern expression intimidating.

“Brother Zhang, though we both produce condiments, your Shiitake Mushroom Sauce Factory is truly prosperous!” Boss Huang flattered.

Seeing Boss Huang feigning ignorance somewhat annoyed Zhang Dadan, who replied, “My factory’s business, no matter how good, still relies on you.”

“If you got ruthless and cut off our soybean paste supply, I would go out of business!”

Boss Huang smiled awkwardly, avoiding eye contact, “Brother Zhang, you’re really joking. How could I do that?”

“Didn’t you just recently say you wanted to raise prices? If I refused, wouldn’t you cut off my supply?” Zhang Dadan went on, ignoring Boss Huang’s attempt to deflect.

Stone Town had only this one sauce factory, while his shiitake mushroom sauce production relied on soybean paste as an auxiliary ingredient.

Boss Huang had identified this vulnerability, intending to increase prices specifically for his factory.

And he’d mentioned the price hike several times before, though Zhang Dadan had managed to keep it at bay.

Recently, Boss Huang seemed to have gotten wind that Huailian Supermarket in Yuan’an County had signed a contract with Dadan’s factory, meaning his business would soon be booming.

As his supplier, Boss Huang was naturally envious and repeatedly brought up the price hike.

To escape this threat and to allow villagers to earn some income, Zhang Dadan had agreed to let groups in the village produce soybean paste.

But he had underestimated Boss Huang, who forced all soybean suppliers to increase prices to sabotage his plans.

However, Boss Huang’s biggest mistake was underestimating Dadan, thinking such petty tricks would deceive him.