Chapter 552 - Who doesn’t have some flaws

Translator: Thyaeria

Standing before the luxurious French window, Qin Jingyu glanced at the Imperial Uncle, Tong Zuoqing. The latter knew that Qin Jingyu was currently in a sour mood right now, so he did not talk at this moment. He only waited for Qin Jingyu to ask a question before he spoke since it's more appropriate to handle their relationship in this manner.

“Imperial Uncle, do you know why I was looking for you?” Qin Jingyu gave a complicated glance at Tong Zuoqing.

Smiling bitterly, Tong Zuoqing replied, “Young Master Qin, I’m just someone that sells tea, and at best, I can provide you some intelligence that I’ve gathered. You can’t request too highly from me.”

Walking to Tong Zuoqing’s back, Qin Jingyu gently patted his hands on the former’s shoulder and responded, “I need the Fire Beacon’s tracks in Beijing. In the span of a few days, the Dragon Group lost over a dozen people. All of them were elites, and all of them have cost the Qin Family a fortune to nurture. This debt can only be erased with blood!”

Letting out a sigh, Tong Zuoqing helplessly reminded, “Young Master Qin, I have some words that I would like to use to remind you. If you take frontal revenge, it will spark a war between the northern and southern power factions.”

“The Dragon Group has been in Beijing for so many years, so how can we let an outsider bully us?” Qin Jingyu confidently replied.

Taking out a wrinkled paper from his pocket, Tong Zuoqing explained, “The Fire Beacon has sent three people. The first is Hei Jin, an experienced agent who has been participating in international missions in the past. He is determined as China’s S-rank special agent by Britain, France, and America, an expert with throwing knives and firearms. The second is Tang Shi, an intern special agent without any further information. As for the third person, her name is Yuan Lan, the leader of this three-person team. Her information is strictly protected, and it’s speculated that she has participated in many international assassination missions. She might be the legendary ‘Jade Butterfly’ or ‘Powdered Rose’ known in the global special agent world.”

As Qin Jingyu raised his brows, he said, “I know about this Yuan Lan. Even with the Dragon Group’s intelligence, we don’t have much on her. It’s evident that she’s a trump card.”

“Young Master Qin, my suggestion to you is to take a step back and let there be peace. The Ni and Ye Families have started their retaliation, and if you start a fight with the Fire Beacon at this moment, you will only put the Qin Family in a position with enemies all around. It’s not a wise decision.” Tong Zuoqing continued to persuade.

Just when Qin Jingyu was about to speak, his phone rang. It was a call from Rangure.

“Young Master Qin, something happened!” Rangure wryly smiled as she continued, “The goods were intercepted.”

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

“What?!” Rage blazed in Qin Jingyu’s eyes as he asked, “We’ve already cooperated so many times, so how can there be a problem?”

“From the news that we receive right now, it was done by the Holy Disarmament Army,” Rangure helplessly replied.

The Holy Disarmament Army has a resounding name in the Middle East. Their position was unique since they’ve never participated in any attack or raid; on the contrary, they seem to be an alliance army between many countries to ensure the overall safety in the Middle East’s war. After all, the ordinary folks in that hell needed to survive as well. The reason for their reputation was all because of their intimidation since they were on the same level as some famous mercenary organisations.

“The Holy Disarmament Army?” Qin Jingyu instantly fell into silence and couldn’t help sighing.

The background of the Holy Disarmament Army was an organisation created by many countries. Unlike the empty shell United Nations, it was formed by many countries such as America, Russia, France, and China. There were also rumors that Sire Shui had a good relationship with the Holy Disarmament Army.

Then again, it was beyond Qin Jingyu’s expectations that Sire Shui would give him a hard knock. The reason why Sire Shui did this was to protect Su Tao, but just what did Su Tao do to deserve such grace from Sire Shui? Even to the extent of using his international influence to give him a setback.

“Young Master Qin, what’s wrong?” Rangure noticed that there was something wrong with Qin Jingyu’s mood and was surprised, “The loss is great, but it’s unavoidable for there to be issues when we’re conducting business of this nature. Please be reassured; I will try and fight for a bigger order for you to compensate for this loss.”

As Qin Jingyu acknowledged, he replied, “When we’re conducting business of this nature in the future, you have to be careful. If anything happens again, it will be an end to our cooperation.”

“There won’t be a ‘next’!” Rangure apologised.

After Qin Jingyu hung up the call, Tong Zuoqing slowly stood up and said, “Young Master Qin, you seem to have other matters to handle, so I will not be bothering you.”

Qin Jingyu knew that Tong Zuoqing was a cunning fox, who managed to decipher the content of his call from his expression and words.

Nodding his head, there’s already no longer a need for him to consult Tong Zuoqing and replied, “Then, I will not be sending you off.”

Qin Jingyu has always been prideful, and that’s the charm about him. Tong Zuoqing wasn’t offended by Qin Jingyu since the fact that he could enjoy a cup of tea in the former’s private office was already great respect for him.

After exiting Qin Jingyu’s office, Tong Zuoqing helplessly shook his head with a wry smile. Qin Jingyu was too conceited, and this was probably the greatest setback that he has suffered in life. The Fire Beacon’s group of three might be formidable, but how could they deal with eighteen trained elites of the Dragon Group by themselves? The Ni and Ye Families’ arrangements must be involved.

As for Rangure’s call, it was akin to a warning that Sire Shui gave to Qin Jingyu.

Qin Jingyu’s plan was perfect. Even if he did not manage to obtain the gold mine in South Africa, he successfully created an internal strive in the Ni and Ye Families that gave the Qin Family an advantage. But along with the retaliation from the Ni, Ye, and Shui Families, Qin Jingyu instantly fell into a disadvantageous position.

He could be considered outstanding amongst the younger generation, but ultimately, he’s still pale when compared to those experienced old foxes.

At this moment, Qin Jingyu wasn’t in the mood to deal with the Fire Beacon or strictly speaking, his love rival, Su Tao.

His heart was bleeding since the goods that the Holy Disarmament Army intercepted were worth at least USD$200,000,000. Most importantly, this matter would affect his reputation. Why would anyone dare to conduct a transaction with him in the future?

When Tong Zuoqing got into his vehicle, he suddenly felt interested in Su Tao since he never expected that an insignificant physician would cost Qin Jingyu such significant losses.

When the vehicle drove out, he had already made his decision to send Su Tao a big gift when the latter’s branch in Beijing was launched for business.

The Imperial Uncle, Tong Zuoqing, knew the principle of making multiple investments. He would never hang himself onto one tree.

After one month of preparation, the Three Flavour Hall’s branch in Beijing finally completed its renovation much earlier than expected. After all, every inch of earth in Beijing was worth gold, and the sooner you could launch your stall, the smaller the loss you can suffer on rental. For a pharmacy, rental fees and employees’ salaries were the two biggest expenses.

On the Three Flavour Hall’s second floor, a small-scaled press conference was held and Ni Jingqiu made use of her connections to invite several well-known local media. Under Kim Jung-yeon’s request, this press conference was also broadcasted on several mainstream social media.

The room was renovated in a traditional Chinese style with brown wooden furniture and several paintings hanging on the wall. It was fine for Su Tao to wear a long robe, but even Ling Yu wore one as well. As the two of them sat together, they weren’t pale, compared to teen idols in the entertainment circle.

At the same time, social media went into an uproar as they were all curious about the person seated beside Su Tao. After all, Ling Yu looked even better than Su Tao to some of them!

After that, someone swiftly searched online and found out that the young man sitting beside Su Tao was a physician ranked second in China; he’s only beneath Su Tao. Instantly, a portion of the fans immediately converted themselves to Ling Yu’s fans. Then again, there were many loyal fans of Su Tao that would retain their love for their idol and felt disdain for the fans that changed their affection.

As all sorts of discussions exploded, many people felt that Su Tao and Ling Yu were the best and perfect CP group.

CP was an abbreviation of Coupling, and many writers use CP to ship the romantic relationship between two characters. Many young girls that read novels and watched anime instantly shipped Su Tao and Ling Yu as a couple.

But when Cai Yan appeared, she instantly attracted everyone’s attention. Cai Yan wore formal wear today with a red gown, a pair of dreamy sapphire earrings, a diamond necklace, along with golden heels that made her look sweet. The smile hanging on her lips instantly charmed everyone.

At this moment, Su Tao felt smug in his heart with pride. He’s definitely the greatest contributor in turning Cai Yan from a girl into a woman, and the confidence that dissipated from her even suppressed Ni Jingqiu.

However, the shock still hasn’t ended for the guests. Not only was Ni Jingqiu here, but even Ye Ling was here as well. It’s just the launch of a TCM pharmacy, so how did they manage to invite two direct descendants of two prominent families in Beijing? From this matter, everyone could deduce that this pharmacy had a shocking background.

The entire press conference was meticulously prepared, and as the host, Cai Yan smoothly unfolded one segment after another.

After that, it was Su Tao and Ling Yu’s turn to make their speech.

Although Su Tao was used to huge occasions, he still couldn’t help feeling a little nervous with so many cameras facing him. But fortunately, he had already prepared his speech, and it wasn’t long. By the time he finished, he was already covered in his own sweat.

As for Ling Yu, he maintained his composure well and did not follow the speech. Instead, he spoke the truth from the bottom of his heart, “The Three Flavour Hall is an outstanding TCM brand, and I joined because of my admiration for Senior Brother Su’s medical skills. Although I did not join for a long time, I’ve deeply fallen in love with it...

“As the captain of this branch, I cannot let this brand down. At the same time, I would like to make use of this platform to treat more patients and provide them with the best TCM service...”

After Ling Yu stepped down, Cai Yan sneaked a playful glance at Su Tao, which the latter knew what she meant. She was trying to say that Ling Yu performed more naturally than him.

However, Su Tao flung his lips in disdain. He was just a little sensitive to cameras.

Who doesn’t have some flaws? Su Tao being afraid of the camera could only prove that he’s a low-profile person.