CHAPTER 987 CLUES

When it came to negotiations, leverage was everything. If one had what the other party desired, then he could lead the discussion.

Zhao Quan picked up the teacup and took a small sip as he waited for Guo Meng to reply.

"Are you the only person that knows about it?" said Guo Meng after a long time. His unfathomable eyes were so deep it could suck people in.

"Just me," said Zhao Quan directly, "Other than me, no one else knows about it. Also, if I can help Mr Guo locate this one, I'm sure I can help you find the rest. What do you think?”

He wanted to deal with him not only this once but for the long term.

"Okay. Someone will get in touch with you tomorrow." Guo Meng stood up. He still needed to report back as this was an all-important matter and it wasn't up to him to make a decision, "But if you dare to lie to me..."

He didn't need to finish his sentence for Zhao Quan to understand what he was driving at.

He was not the sort of person Zhao Quan could provoke. Otherwise Zhao Quan would have demanded for the sky and asked for way more.

"Don't worry, Mr Guo. You know me. I'm sure this will be a pleasant partnership," said Zhao Quan as he stood up and smiled gently. owns all © content.

Guo Meng didn't say more and left right away while Zhao Quan sat down instead to enjoy the flavorsome tea.

"It's done," said Zhao Quan as he chuckled smugly.

All his years in the mining industry didn't earn him as much as what someone else was offering him right now.

He was curious about that item too. What was so special about it that they were willing to pay such a high price to secure it?

Zhao Quan wasn't dumb. He knew that he could get into a lot of trouble for possessing something like that. Since it clearly wasn't something he could control, he was content to trade it for something he wanted.

Greedy people rarely lived long lives. But those who were contented stayed happy for a long time.

Zhao Quan took out his mobile phone and saw there were more than ten missed calls already.

"Hello?" Zhao Quan called Gao Shou, "Why were you so anxious? I just wrapped up."

"Did it work?" Gao Shou was clearly very anxious. When he heard what Zhao Quan said, his mood instantly lifted. "Have they agreed to it?"

"No, they haven't." Zhao Quan sounded determined, "But I'm sure they will agree."

"Good. Come back then. I have something very important to tell you!"

Zhao Quan hung up the phone. Then he finished the tea in his cup in a gulp before throwing down a wad of cash and leaving.

At this moment.

Huang Yuming placed all the results of his investigation before Jiang Ning in the hotel.

"Did you get this from Zhao?"

"Yes. After combining all the information from Linglong Group, he came up with this conclusion," said Huang Yuming as he nodded thoughtfully, "It is likely that one page of the boxing technique manual exists in Xishan."

Jiang Ning's eyes glinted a little.

Linglong Group's information showed that one page of the boxing technique manual might be in Xishan. That must be the reason they made plans to control the Xishan mining industry.

They weren't in it for the money. They were doing it to control all information here!

"Are there any other clues?" asked Jiang Ning.

"No, there isn't. That was as far as Zhao could figure it out. It was too well-concealed, and someone cut off the information so all we have are partial records. It was already quite hard to confirm that it's in Xishan."

Huang Yuming shook his head.

Just the fact that Zhao could get this far was a sign of how remarkable he was. But it wasn't enough to determine its actual location.

"Sure. That's fine. It's good enough that we have all this information. Get Zhao to continue investigating. Let me know once you hear back from him.”