CHAPTER 710 INVESTMENTS AVOID JIEBEI

"Tong'an is quite alright, we should be able to take it down with our ability. We should have no problems in both the legal and illegal circle. But Jiebei is a bit troublesome," Li Dong had a stern expression on his face as he pointed at the map. "The legal circle is very strict, and... extremely greedy!" Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

He didn't dare to think about the last two gantries, Linshan and Bei'an, for the moment. Just Jiebei was already quite a headache.

"Why?" Number 5 asked with a frown.

If it was the illegal circle giving Li Dong trouble, Number 5 would help him to settle it immediately. But they didn't dare to do anything about the legal circle. Without any orders from Jiang Ning, they had to respect the rules of other circles.

"They want 70%!" said Li Dong angrily through clenched teeth. "They said that as long as Lin Group products go through them, we have to give them 70% of our profits!"

"Bloody bastards!" Number 5 cursed when he heard this.

70%!

They hadn't done anything and Lin Group covered the cost of production. All they did was to let the goods through and they wanted 70% of the profits?

"Did you think the sentiment about investments avoiding Jiebei was just a joke?” Li Dong shook his head and sighed. "Without a huge amount of power and a strong standing in the legal circle, this gantry will be very difficult to overcome. The last two, Linshan and Bei'an, are fiercely controlled by both the legal and illegal circle.”

He felt a strong sense of helplessness for the first time.

Jiang Ning had already given him a lot of help and even let Number 5 and his men help him along the way. Who else in Lin Group was given such special treatment?

But he couldn't take this gantry down, and

he had disappointed the trust that Jiang Ning had in him.

Lin Group was producing massive amounts of their new product and they were due to ship out of Donghai towards the north very soon. But now the gantries were not open to them, and they were going to be stuck at a key stage of entering the north.

"It's not your fault, this is beyond what you can do." Number 5 could tell what Li Dong was thinking about and consoled him, "Big Boss won't blame you."

"Brother Ning is a nice man and treats everyone well. He may not blame me, but I can't forgive myself." Li Dong took a deep breath. "I'll try again. I've already made an appointment with someone in charge and I'll see if there's a chance later."

Number 5 nodded. After remaining with Li Dong during this time, he knew that Li Dong was one who went all out.

But Number 5 had also followed Jiang Ning for some time now. He had seen a lot and knew that there were some people and some matters that couldn't be settled just because you followed all the rules.

Especially at a time when Lin Group was Linglong Group's rival. What sort of existence was Linglong Group to the north?

They were the biggest corporation in the north!

The powers and profits that this corporation contained were a big mess, and perhaps even the boss of the group couldn't say for sure what sort of company this was.

This huge conglomeration had all sorts of people hiding inside. They all had their own ulterior motives and were fighting to protect their own interests, so it wasn't going to be so easy to deal with them.

Even Long Ling'er was probably having a headache over this.

'Til go with you,” said Number 5. "Just to check things out.”

They made some preparations and drove out.

The illegal circle of Jiebei was not much different from Tianbei, but their legal circle was quite powerful.

The main controllers of the governmental agencies came from six powerful families. They were intertwined with one another to form a huge web. Any company that wanted to get through this web had to leave something behind, otherwise they could forget about getting through the web.

The worst part was that these six families seemed to be pretty united. On the surface, they didn't seem to have any fights among each other.

Everyone's aim was the same and they split everything evenly. Everyone took one mouthful each and it was enough to fill their stomachs, so there was no need to fight.

Li Dong had tried for many days and used everything he had to finally contact just one of them. All the high and mighty representatives of the six powerful families didn't want to see him at all.

Li Dong was only a regional manager from Lin Group, so they didn't have any regard for him unless he could offer them something.

Li Dong and Number 5 waited outside the office for an hour before the door was open to them.

They walked in and there was nobody else besides a fairly large sized man. There was a gentle smile on his face as he sat at his desk, and he was clearly not busy with anything.

There were tea dregs in the trashcan that were obviously just thrown in moments ago and were still steaming.

This fellow had clearly preferred to leisurely make tea before attending to proper work matters. He had really gone overboard!