71: Setting off again

Three days later, as night fell, Lu Fan landed at Hangzhou Airport.

Ever since being awakened by Lin Minjie's words and learning that the mastermind behind the scenes was quite troublesome,

he had rushed to the Northeast border without stopping.

He found a scalper at the trading port and urgently registered an overseas company in Russia.

With this link, the entire modern procurement chain was truly a closed loop.

Getting into a taxi headed home, Lu Fan closed his eyes and opened the system.

【red-top merchant system

Name: Lu Fan

Level: Gold Merchant

Wealth: 220 million

Equipment: nano bulletproof vest, multifunctional pen, multifunctional glasses, External Mechanical Arm, Basic Bionic Combat Eyeball

Abilities: Disguise, Mastery of Code Breaking, Mastery of Surgery

Points: 3300

Space: 16.8 cubic meters

Dual-Travel Countdown: 5:35

Main Quest: 1. Making a Fortune Daily: Sell a brand-new product and achieve a net profit per transaction of more than 20 times the cost.

2. Top-tier Officialdom: Successfully obtain an official position in Shanghai and join the ranks of official-merchants. This position must be directly or indirectly related to commercial activities. It requires at least the "Jianren" rank.

3. Sniping the Futures Market: As a modern merchant, how can you not dabble in the futures market?】

Looking at the main quests, Lu Fan felt his head growing twice its size.

The first one seemed simple—isn't it just 20 times profit? A piece of cake.

But upon closer inspection, there was a hidden trap; this time it required selling a brand-new product.

That meant previous items like penicillin, artificial diamonds, and mechanical watches clearly didn't meet the requirements.

If he mindlessly failed to filter them out, this simple task would turn around and give him a fatal blow, teaching him a lesson in minutes.

Thinking of this, Lu Fan took a sharp breath.

The second item, obtaining an official position, seemed like something easily within reach.

After all, in 1937, with his substantial family fortune, donating for a sinecure should be effortless.

But checking online, this "Jianren" rank actually corresponded to central section chiefs, county magistrates, and technical official positions.

Seeing that he had to buy something at the county magistrate level, that wasn't something money alone could accomplish.

Moreover, it had to be related to the economy, which increased the difficulty significantly.

However, compared to the last one, all of this was like a small wizard meeting a great one.

For this last item, he truly had no experience with the futures market!

There was only one day from the quest announcement to the start of the dual-travel; no matter how much he crammed, he couldn't learn much.

What's even more outrageous is that there was only a title with no specific requirements mentioned—that was the most painful part.

The only silver lining was the one cubic meter of space refreshed every day.

Although the price was as high as 10,000 Points, the cost-performance ratio was there; as long as he exchanged for it, he profited.

Lu Fan looked at the countdown and cursed everyone in Russia in his heart.

He spent money like water and rushed as fast as possible, yet it still took more than two days to settle the company matters.

Imagine in Hangzhou, in two days, he could have registered a company ten times over.

Forcing himself to calm down, he dialed Liu Zhicheng's number.

Liu Zhicheng's voice soon came from the other end: "Hello~~ Little Manager Lu, you're back~~ Did things go smoothly?"

"Uncle Liu, everything went smoothly, it just took a bit more time than I expected!"

Lu Fan pressed his throbbing temples and asked, "Is everything prepared?"

"As long as it's smooth. We just finished up here at the warehouse; everything has been arranged properly according to your instructions."

On the phone, Liu Zhicheng's voice was full of confidence.

Hearing this answer, Lu Fan breathed a sigh of relief. For efficiency, one really had to look to our Zhe-Da-Fu.

From the time he called to arrange the materials, it had been 10 hours at most.

"Uncle Liu, I'll handle this delivery personally. I'll be away for a few days; I'm leaving you in full charge of the company's affairs."

"No problem, Manager Lu, go ahead with peace of mind! Now the company is gradually returning to the right track, and all work is proceeding in an orderly manner."

After replying steadily, Liu Zhicheng continued with a hint of teasing: "It's good for you to go out for a few days.

Your old classmate Zhou Wei has been coming to the company to block you these past few days. This childhood friend of yours is no pushover!"

"Uncle Liu, ignore her. She's an adult now and should pay for her own actions.

Since she made her choice, she has to pay the corresponding price."

Speaking of Zhou Wei, Lu Fan thought of the mastermind and didn't forget to instruct: "Keep a close eye on the progress of the lawsuit.

Also, pay close attention to the movements of all parties. Zhou Wei and the others are just pawns; there's someone behind them!"

"There's someone else? Those bastards, will it ever end? I'll definitely find them."

The usually good-tempered Liu Zhicheng swore over the phone upon hearing there was a mastermind.

Lu Fan quickly spoke to reassure him: "Uncle Liu, don't worry about this; I've already made arrangements.

Just keep an eye on the trends, don't do anything else, so as not to alert the enemy."

Liu Zhicheng sighed heavily on the phone: "Understood, Manager Lu. Any other instructions?"

"Nothing else. You all can get off work! I'll go to the warehouse to meet with Old Sun myself in a bit."

Half an hour later, Lu Fan was led into the brand-new warehouse by Sun Youcai.

Raised and thickened walls, high-voltage wire mesh, three layers of security, and 360-degree all-around surveillance outside the site.

With this level of security, not even a mosquito could fly in without an order.

Finding a random excuse to dismiss Old Sun, Lu Fan began putting the prepared materials into his space one by one.

Now that the space was larger, he didn't need to be as stingy with what he carried as last time; he just closed his eyes and packed.

After the space expanded, the benefits of gapless stacking also became apparent.

After packing everything on the list, there was still 1 cubic meter left.

Lu Fan looked at the items in the warehouse but didn't choose to continue filling the space.

Instead, he drove off in a small van to avoid suspicion.

Ten minutes later, the car turned onto the national highway. A small supermarket was still lit, and the charcoal fire at the barbecue stall by the door was still red.

"Give me 100 skewers each of beef and mutton, and whatever else you think is good. Give me three thousand yuan's worth of barbecue~~"

Lu Fan shouted out grandly.

"Manager Lu, you're the only one who can make me get off work early. Just you wait, it'll be ready!"

Seeing a regular customer arrive, the barbecue shop owner busied himself deftly.

Lu Fan slipped into the small supermarket. Now that the space was larger, he had to bring some snacks.

"Ma'am, I'll take all of this, this, and this.

Five cases each of Coke, Sprite, Sour Plum Soup, Iced Black Tea, and 8+1. Make them aluminum cans, don't try to fool me with plastic bottles..."

Even in a big city like Shanghai, the food variety in 1937 wasn't rich.

This was evident from how the dignified Seventh Miss Sheng was conquered by a cup of instant noodles.

So, living supplies had to be prepared properly.

An hour later, the supermarket and the barbecue stall closed early.

The small van slowly disappeared into the night, and Lu Fan's journey began once again.