239: Huge inventory

Inside the bus carriage, there was total silence.

The driver's internal monologue remained unknown to all.

Everyone's attention was focused on the two people sitting across the aisle in the back row.

Lin Yu withdrew his gaze from studying the scenery outside the window.

He finally looked directly at the old man beside him, who possessed a powerful aura, his face carrying a sense of pure curiosity.

This old man was quite interesting.

Bowing and apologizing, then leading a group of big shots in a hundred-meter sprint just to catch this late-night bus.

And now he was starting to reminisce about past hardships and his history of building his fortune.

What was he after?

Lin Yu didn't follow his lead and instead asked a very sincere question.

“So, can you ride the buses on this line for free now?”

“...”

The stomach full of polite pleasantries Old Shi had meticulously prepared was instantly choked back.

His wrinkled face stiffened for a moment.

Free rides?

That thought had never crossed his mind in his entire life.

Behind him, President Shi and Wang Teng almost failed to catch their breath.

They were so nervous they could hardly breathe, thinking about how this negotiation would affect the future market landscape of hundreds of billions or even trillions.

In the end, this lord actually cared about a two-yuan bus fare?

This train of thought was simply in another dimension!

Only Li Mo, with his head lowered in the back, felt his admiration for Lin Yu climb another level.

Brilliant!

Truly brilliant!

Using the most unadorned question to instantly shatter all the aura and groundwork the opponent had built up.

This is called using four ounces to move a thousand pounds!

This is called great skill being indistinguishable from simplicity!

Wang Qingxuan also completely gave up on thinking.

She had only one thought now.

As long as the Boss is happy.

Old Shi was, after all, someone who had seen great storms; after a brief moment of bewilderment, he actually burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, interesting! Interesting!”

He pointed at Lin Yu, laughing so hard he doubled over.

“However, since I'm getting on in years, I can apply for a senior citizen card.”

“Even if I hadn't donated them, I'd still ride for free.”

Lin Yu shrugged noncommittally.

Seeing this, Old Shi stopped beating around the bush.

He reined in his smile, and the aura he emitted suddenly changed, shifting from a kind and approachable old neighbor back into that business titan who had controlled the Alliance for decades.

“President Lin, let's not mince words.”

Old Shi’s voice deepened.

“We are already aware of Old Ghost Hall's recent movements.”

He paused, seemingly organizing his words, or perhaps applying pressure to Lin Yu.

“Challenging the market system our four major companies have operated for decades with only your own strength, and starting a price war of such scale.”

“To be honest, in my eighty years of life, it's the first time I've seen it.”

Old Shi looked at Lin Yu; this time, his evaluation was heartfelt.

“You have resource channels that none of us can understand, trump cards that none of us can see through, and even more so, a level of boldness that people our age no longer possess.”

His string of praises caused President Shi and Wang Teng behind him to straighten their backs.

That's right, this kid is impressive.

But that's all he is.

In the face of absolute volume, any skill or boldness is meaningless.

“You are very young, and your future is limitless.”

Old Shi changed the subject and sighed.

“It’s just a pity...”

“A pity?” Lin Yu finally took an interest; he leaned forward slightly, asking his first proactive question, “Is Old Shi saying that I am no match for you?”

This question was like a needle, precisely piercing the hypocritical peace within the carriage.

President Shi and Wang Teng's breathing hitched.

Here it comes!

The main topic is finally here!

Old Shi did not answer directly.

He merely shook his head, his face showing the regret of an elder looking at an outstanding junior.

“It's not a question of being a match or not.”

“It’s just a pity, that’s all.”

He extended a withered finger and lightly tapped the air in front of him.

“President Lin, you might not have much of a concept of our ‘family background’.”

“I'll only speak of Qingyun Pharmaceutical.”

Old Shi’s voice was steady, yet it carried a weight sufficient to crush one's spirit.

“Nationwide, Qingyun Pharmaceutical owns five large-scale, climate-controlled premium warehouses. They are located in Donghai, Beijiang, Xichuan, Nanyue, and here in Linzhou beneath our feet.”

“Each warehouse covers an area of fifty thousand square meters with a ceiling height of ten meters.”

A series of numbers flowed from his mouth, clearly reaching the ears of everyone on the bus.

Li Mo kept his head down, pretending to listen intently.

Wang Qingxuan held her breath; she didn't have much of a concept of these numbers, but she could feel the overwhelming pressure washing over her.

The arrogance belonging to victors resurfaced on the faces of President Shi and Wang Teng.

This was the source of their confidence as high-level members of the Alliance!

It was the capital that allowed them to remain as steady as Mount Tai against any challenger!

Old Shi did not pause, continuing in his terrifyingly flat tone to deliver the final conclusion.

“In those five warehouses, a total of 26.5 billion doses of various finished medical agents are stored.”

Boom!

26.5 billion!

This number was like a mental bomb, detonating violently in Wang Qingxuan's mind!

She was completely stunned.

26.5 billion doses of medicine?

What kind of concept was that?

How many could Old Ghost Hall sell in a day? A hundred thousand? A million?

Even if they sold a million a day, that would only be a bit over 300 million a year.

To sell out those 26.5 billion doses of stock would take... more than seventy years?

And that was just Qingyun Pharmaceutical alone!

If you added Panshi Badge, Kamikaze, Tianzheng... the inventory volume would be simply unimaginable!

Wang Qingxuan's heart sank bit by bit.

How... how could they fight this?

This simply wasn't a war on the same dimension!

The opponent didn't even need to play any business tricks; they just needed to open their warehouses and release the goods, using their endless inventory to drag you to death and crush you alive!

Once you, the disruptor, were exhausted and dead, they would slowly raise the prices back up, and everything would return to how it was.

It was nothing more than a matter of spending a little time.

After Old Shi finished speaking, he said no more.

He watched Lin Yu quietly, waiting for his reaction.

He believed that any rational person, upon hearing this number, would understand that this war had no suspense from the very beginning.

However, Lin Yu's reaction once again exceeded everyone's expectations.

He wasn't shocked, he wasn't afraid, and he didn't even show the slightest hint of wavering.

He merely withdrew his gaze from the window and fixed it back on Old Shi, a smile of great interest appearing on that young face.

“A pity?”

Lin Yu leaned forward slightly and took the initiative to ask, “Does Old Shi mean that starting a price war is beneficial to neither side?”

Old Shi was taken aback.

He hadn't expected Lin Yu to grasp the subtext of his words so quickly.

He nodded slowly, a trace of approval for a teachable student appearing on his face.

“Correct.”

“An inventory of 26.5 billion, and that's just Qingyun. If I were to dump all of them into the market, what do you think would happen?”

Old Shi’s voice was neither fast nor slow, yet it carried a penetrating power that saw through everything.