"With these treasures of the chamber of commerce, it's equivalent to proving the strength of our Zhao Chamber of Commerce."
"It will play a significant role in quickly gaining everyone's recognition."
"Moreover, these treasures also serve as proof of assets. This means that if our business fails, we have the ability to compensate for losses with rare materials."
"In the safe zone, the recognition of rare materials far surpasses that of money."
Qin Siyang tilted his head and looked at Zhao Longfei, "These are all things I gave you. Principal Zhao, why are you acting so arrogant in front of me?"
"What I mean is, you're too inexperienced and don't understand the situation inside the safe zone."
"Why do I feel like I've seen too much, and I look down on the barren state of the safe zone?"
Zhao Longfei took a drag of his cigarette, "You just like to argue for the sake of it."
"Since Principal Zhao put it that way, then I'll say something real."
"If I die, wouldn't two of your Zhao Chamber of Commerce's treasures go down with me? Could your chamber of commerce still be established then?"
"Cough, cough," Hearing this, Zhao Longfei immediately lost his smug demeanor and put down his crossed legs.
"Little Qin, you hit the key point."
"It is precisely because killing you would severely damage our Zhao Chamber of Commerce that the three major chambers of commerce are targeting you."
Qin Siyang pondered for a moment and then said, "So, does this mean I'm taking the fall for your Zhao family?"
Zhao Longfei laughed heartily, "Look at you, how could you say you're taking the fall for our Zhao family? Isn't our Zhao Chamber of Commerce also built with your contributions?"
Seeing Zhao Longfei change his attitude so quickly, Qin Siyang did not join in the laughter.
"Principal Zhao, in order to target your Zhao Chamber of Commerce, the three major chambers will probably continue sending people to kill me."
"I can't keep living in fear. You need to resolve this matter."
"Little Qin, how do you want me to resolve it?"
"Two methods. First, take back these items and don't use them as treasures of the Zhao Chamber of Commerce. Find another way to gain recognition."
"That won't work. We've been preparing this plan for a long time, but we never had suitable treasures. That's why we kept delaying. Now that we finally have these treasures, if we don't use them, who knows how many years we'll have to wait before we can launch the chamber?"
"Then the second option is to cancel the plan to establish the Zhao Chamber of Commerce."
"That's even more impossible. Little Qin, I can't accept either of your proposals."
Qin Siyang stared at Zhao Longfei: "This won't work, that won't work."
"Principal Zhao, tell me, how am I supposed to survive? There's an old saying. There are a thousand days to be a thief, but not a thousand days to guard against one."
"Am I supposed to keep guarding against assassins sent by the three major chambers forever?"
Zhao Longfei chuckled: "Actually, there's an even better solution."
"What solution?"
"Didn't you say you still have a crimson crystal? Put that crimson crystal in our Zhao Chamber of Commerce as the treasure among treasures!"
"With an entire pigeon-egg-sized crimson crystal, our chamber's reputation will rise quickly and open up the market!"
"Moreover, the three major chambers don't know who the owner of this crimson crystal is. Killing you won't solve their fundamental problem, so naturally, they won't keep targeting you!"
"Of course, to prove that our Zhao Chamber of Commerce has the ability to manage this crimson crystal, we need to conduct some public verification. So, we need you to share the ownership contract of the entire crystal with us." [T/N: It feels like he is the one who arranged this killing]
"But don't worry! We will never use the crimson crystal without permission! We'll only use the half you gave as a wedding gift to my nephew. You can absolutely trust the Zhao family's integrity!"
The more Qin Siyang listened, the more his brow furrowed, his eyes gradually narrowing into slits.
"Principal Zhao, why do I feel like the one who ordered Sun Yaru to assassinate me wasn't the three major chambers, but more like your Zhao family?"
"Could it be that you had her kill me just to get my crimson crystal?"
Zhao Longfei took a puff of his cigarette and shook his head, "This matter was definitely not arranged by the Zhao family."
"You saved Sifang's life and helped our Zhao family so much, if we did such a thing, we wouldn't even be human."
After speaking, Zhao Longfei took another drag from his cigar and blew out a smoke ring.
"We haven't known each other for long, so maybe you don't understand what kind of person I am. I don't blame you. After all, a crimson crystal is indeed a precious thing."
"If you don't believe me, you can take Lu Daoxing's bird and check. One test will make it clear."
Lu Daoxing's bird…
Qin Siyang felt that something about that phrasing sounded off.
"Principal Zhao, if your family didn't arrange the assassination, your solution sure came up at the perfect time."
"I admit that I had already thought of this plan and intended to borrow your entire crimson crystal. But as for killing you, the Zhao family would never do such a thing."
"Borrow? More like borrow without returning."
"That's not important. That's just what it is."
"Not important? This is very important!"
Qin Siyang shook his head, "Sharing the ownership contract of the entire crimson crystal with someone else is something I absolutely cannot agree to."
"Because that is my last trump card."
"Aside from that crimson crystal, I can say that I have nothing left."
Hearing this, Zhao Longfei rubbed the scar on his head, "Then that's a bit tricky."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Actually, there's still another way."
"I figured that you must have some rare materials in your private stash. If you take those out, you don't need to share the contract, just store them temporarily in the Zhao Chamber of Commerce."
"These rare materials, when stored with our chamber, will serve as proof of trust, showing that someone truly believes in us."
"Demonstrating trust can also quickly enhance the influence of our chamber."
"Of course, we won't use the stored rare materials."
"However, for these stored materials to serve as a trust credential, they must be more diverse and abundant."
"A pigeon-egg-sized crimson crystal used to be enough. But after that egg-sized crimson crystal appeared, it no longer holds enough weight to establish our chamber against the pressure from the three major chambers."
Zhao Longfei sighed again: "But since you say you have nothing, discussing this is pointless. I can't think of another solution for now."
"How about this, Little Qin, why don't you just stay at the school from now on?"
Listening to Zhao Longfei's proposal, Qin Siyang felt that this idea was actually somewhat acceptable.
There was no shared contract, so there was no risk of Zhao Longfei taking the materials for himself.
By tying his interests to the Zhao Chamber of Commerce, they would absolutely not reveal his identity as the owner of these rare materials.
With this, the problem of being targeted by the three major chambers could also be solved.
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