296: Chapter 296: Reluctantly Being a Good Person

"He went to find... holy hell! You little brat, you tricked me!" Commander Yan glared and cursed.

"Commander Yan, you can't blame me for this. You were the one who gave me a difficult problem," Oriental Chen said, spreading his hands.

If Niu Xingwang went to Yujing, Commander Yan's situation would be very awkward.

He kept saying he came to Binjiang to negotiate with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, but Chairman Niu ran off to Yujing. So, who did Commander Yan go to find?

If the council members saw Niu Xingwang, they would inevitably question Commander Yan's whereabouts.

Questioning his whereabouts would lead to questioning his motives.

Now he couldn't clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

"What exactly are you trying to do with all this trouble?" Commander Yan was getting restless.

"Of course, I'm trying to solve your problems," Oriental Chen said, feigning ignorance.

"Don't give me that. Not even a ghost would believe you!" Commander Yan waved his hand, not believing a word he said.

"See, you asked me. I told you, and you don't believe me," Oriental Chen said helplessly.

"If you didn't want the Huatong Chamber of Commerce involved, you should have just allocated the robots directly to my Southwest Military Region back then. Why did you lend this equipment in the name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and then pull the rug out from under me? Are you playing games?" Commander Yan couldn't calm down, feeling that Oriental Chen was just messing around.

Messing with his old bones.

"Hey! Commander Yan, you can't say that! Yesterday, when I suggested you hold a drill directly, you pleaded poverty and refused. Don't think I don't understand your little scheme. Weren't you worried that the council would fleece you and demand you give up this equipment in the name of national righteousness? That's why you came to me, asking me to hold some kind of military product promotion conference in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, right? You dug this pit yourself; you can't blame anyone else," Oriental Chen said straightforwardly.

"Alright then! I knew there was a reason you agreed so readily back then. So you were waiting for me here?" Commander Yan suddenly understood.

"I just saw you hesitating, afraid of both the wolf in front and the tiger behind, so I simply helped you out," Oriental Chen explained, one sentence at a time.

"You'd have that kind of free time? Aren't you brewing some other bad idea?" Commander Yan didn't believe him.

Commander Yan believed that Oriental Chen wouldn't bother with such trivial matters; there must be some other purpose behind his actions.

Actually, Commander Yan was only half right.

Oriental Chen definitely intended to sell the mutant spider robots. From showcasing the robots during academy training to having Commander Yan and Zongzheng Yue visit during the Chamber of Commerce's founding ceremony, it was all to start selling at the right opportunity.

It was just that Commander Yan, on one hand, didn't have crystalss, and on the other hand, was worried that this batch of goods would be taken by the council, so he came up with the idea of having Oriental Chen do this business in the name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.

That way, the council would have no reason to fleece him, and he could also seize the opportunity to make a profit.

The result was a snag due to different pricing.

Oriental Chen would absolutely not ship in the name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, nor would he supply the council at a price of 4 million crystalss per unit.

This problem was clearly brought by Commander Yan, so Oriental Chen naturally had to send it back to him.

On the other hand, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce is currently just a civilian force with too thin a background. He must gradually increase the Chamber of Commerce's influence and gain more say. But this is a process and cannot be achieved overnight. What can be done now is to continuously increase the Chamber of Commerce's influence.

Commander Yan dug a pit for himself, giving the Huatong Chamber of Commerce a chance to shine, and Oriental Chen certainly wouldn't let it go.

So he sent Niu Xingwang to Yujing.

It was both to fill the pit and to make an appearance.

"You're thinking too much. What bad ideas could I have? The pit you dug needs someone to fill it, so I'll reluctantly be a good person this once. However, this might have a slight impact on your reputation. That's why I just said I'd give you a discount of 1 million crystalss on this batch of goods as compensation," Oriental Chen said with a smile.

"Is this a matter of 1 million crystalss? If the council thinks this batch of goods is mine, I might not even get a single cent in the end," Commander Yan complained.

He believed that Baili Ji could do such a thing now.

Like a big family, even without money, life still has to go on, doesn't it? If someone comes looking for trouble, you still have to act. Commander Yan has weapons in his hands, others don't. So what to do? If they don't fleece him, who will they fleece? They can't let everyone fight the enemy bare-handed, can they?

Commander Yan is a soldier; he knows very well that Ulan Country will inevitably have to fight in the current situation.

If there are conditions, use them; if there are no conditions, create them.

He also knows very well that Baili Ji will definitely get his hands on this batch of robots, no matter whose they are.

He'll get them even if he has to snatch them.

"Commander Yan, you need to look at things with a long-term perspective. The council took your goods; they can not pay for a while, but can they never pay? And what if they don't pay? You just raise the price a little, and won't you have everything?" Oriental Chen said with a smile.

"Even that won't do! Several million crystalss! How long would it take me to get that?" Commander Yan looked a bit like a miser at this point.

"Alright then, if you really don't want to, it's also easy to handle, it just depends on whether you're tough enough," Oriental Chen said, looking at him.

Oriental Chen meant that if he could withstand the pressure from the council and simply refuse to give in, then he would be truly capable.