Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

"Boss Mu, I've long heard of your name!" The man had a hypocritical smile on his face, which made me feel nauseous.

"Who are you?" I put down the documents in my hand and looked at him calmly.

"My name is Zhang Hao. I'm in the medicinal materials business. I heard that Mr. Mu's planting base is quite large, so I came here to visit him." Zhang Hao said as he handed over a business card.

I took the business card, glanced at it casually, and sneered in my heart. It turned out to be him. I had heard of this Zhang Hao before. He was a famous medicinal materials wholesaler in the city. He was cunning and used to exploiting his peers. Many people had suffered from him.

"Mr. Zhang, you are too polite. I wonder if there is anything you can do for me today?" I asked straight to the point. I didn't believe that he was just here to visit.

Zhang Hao didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose: "I heard that Mr. Mu's medicinal materials are of good quality and the price is fair, so I want to discuss a long-term cooperation with you."

I raised my eyebrows. This is strange. Zhang Hao has always been famous for his low-price acquisitions. Why would he suddenly come to me for cooperation?

"Boss Zhang, you're joking. How can a company of my size catch your eye?" I said with a forced smile.

"Boss Mu, you are too modest. I like your goods. How about this: I will buy them at 80% of the market price. What do you think?" Zhang Hao said with a gleam in his eyes.

I sneered in my heart. It turned out that he came with bad intentions. He lowered the price by 20% right away. Did he really think I was a fool who knew nothing?

"Boss Zhang, my medicinal herbs are all carefully cultivated and of high quality. I'm afraid the price will be too high..." I pretended to be embarrassed.

"Boss Mu, this price is not low. You have to know that the market competition is fierce now. It is your blessing to find a long-term customer like me." Zhang Hao looked like he had me in his grasp.

I sneered in my heart, but kept calm on my face: "Boss Zhang, I have something else to do, so I won't see you off."

Seeing that I had no intention of agreeing, Zhang Hao's face suddenly darkened: "Mu Jinli, don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. I advise you to be sensible, otherwise..."

Before he could finish his words, I interrupted him: "What else? Is Boss Zhang trying to threaten me?"

Zhang Hao snorted coldly, turned around and left my office without saying anything.

I looked at his back and felt an uneasy premonition in my heart.

As soon as Zhang Hao left, Lin Xiao hurried over: "Jinli, it's bad, people are saying there's something wrong with our medicinal materials, saying that..."

"What?" My heart sank and a bad premonition came over me.

"It is said that some forbidden drugs were used to ripen it, and it will be harmful to the body if eaten!" Lin Xiao said palely.

I immediately understood that someone was behind this! Who else could this person be besides Liu Meiqin and Mu Jinyao?

"Jinli, what should we do now? Many customers have called to cancel their orders!" Lin Xiao was so anxious that she almost cried.

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. The most important thing now was to stabilize the situation and find out the truth.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." I patted Lin Xiao's shoulder, picked up my coat and walked out.

I want to see who dares to stir up trouble on my territory!

I went straight to the planting base, but before I even entered the door, I heard bursts of crying and shouting coming from inside. My heart sank suddenly, and a bad premonition came to my mind.

"Jinli, you're here at last, please go and take a look, something big has happened!" When Uncle Lin saw me, he seemed to have seen a savior, and he ran over hurriedly, tears streaming down his face.

I was so anxious that I grabbed Uncle Lin's hand and said, "Uncle Lin, don't be anxious. Tell me slowly. What happened?"

"Our medicinal fields...they have all been eaten by insects. Many herbs have died. What should we do..." Uncle Lin choked up and was speechless.

My eyes went dark, and I almost lost my balance, stumbling towards the medicinal field. The scene before me shocked me. The once green medicinal field was now withered and yellow, with medicinal herbs everywhere that had been eaten beyond recognition, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell of decay.

I suppressed my grief and took a closer look, only to discover that these insects were a rare type of herbivorous pest that reproduced very quickly and were highly resistant to common pesticides.

"How could this happen? This has never happened before?" I muttered to myself, my heart full of doubts and confusion.

"Jinli, I have sent people to the city to buy special-effect pesticides. I hope we can control the pests in time." Lin Xiao's voice sounded behind me, with a slight tremor.

I shook my head and smiled bitterly, "It's too late. These insects reproduce too quickly. Even if we spray pesticides now, it's too late."

My heart seemed to sink to the bottom of the valley. This sudden insect plague almost destroyed all my hopes.

Just when I was completely desperate, Bai Hanchuan came. He looked at the mess in front of him, frowned, and said nothing.

"Hanchuan, how could this happen? Is someone trying to hurt me on purpose?" I couldn't hold it in any longer and threw myself into Bai Hanchuan's arms, tears bursting out.

Bai Hanchuan patted my back gently and said in a soft voice, "Don't be afraid, I will find out everything and give you an explanation."

After several days of investigation, Bai Hanchuan finally found out the truth. It turned out that all this was done by Zhang Hao, Liu Meiqi and Mu Jinyao. They bribed one of my workers and secretly released these pests into my medicinal field with the purpose of completely destroying me.

"What a bunch of beasts!" I was so angry that I was shaking all over and wished I could tear them into pieces.

"Jinli, don't be impulsive. The most important thing now is to solve the problem, not to act on impulse." Lin Xiao held my hand and said calmly.

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. Lin Xiao was right. Now was not the time to act on impulse. I couldn't let those people succeed. I would make them pay the price.

"Hanchuan, Lin Xiao, thank you. I'm fine now. I just want to be alone for a while." I raised my head and gave them a grateful smile.

They didn't say anything else, just retreated silently.

I stood alone in the empty room, looking at the dark night sky outside the window, my heart filled with confusion and helplessness.

"Should I really give up?" I clenched my fists and muttered to myself, "I won't give in. I will never bow to fate!"

"Jinli, cheer up, we'll solve this together!" Lin Xiao held my hand with a firm look in his eyes. Bai Hanchuan also stepped forward and patted my shoulder gently, silently conveying strength. Their support and encouragement were like a warm current, gradually melting the frost in my heart.

Yes, I can't be defeated like this! I still have room, I still have them, I still have a chance to turn the tables! I took a deep breath, wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes, and rekindled my fighting spirit.

"Uncle Lin, don't worry. I will definitely find a solution." I looked at Uncle Lin and said firmly, "First, take the workers to clean out the damaged herbs and see if there are any that can be salvaged."

"Okay, okay! I believe you, Jinli." Uncle Lin's eyes were filled with tears, but he was full of hope.

After pacifying Uncle Lin, I began to work on solving the current dilemma. The first thing I thought of was to take advantage of the space. I slipped into the space and carefully observed every inch of land and every plant in it.

Suddenly, my eyes fell on a pool of clear spring water. This spring water came from the space. I used it to water the plants before and found that they grew exceptionally lush.

"Could this spring water have other effects?" A bold idea came to my mind. I took some spring water, returned to the real world, found a few medicinal herbs with serious pests and diseases, and carefully sprayed them.

After doing all this, I waited anxiously, hoping for a miracle to happen. As time passed, my heart became heavier and heavier.

"Could my guess be wrong?" I was a little disappointed. Is it possible that this space can't help me except for planting?

Just when I was about to give up, a miracle happened! The withered herbs regained vitality, the leaves that were eaten by insects began to heal slowly, and new buds broke through the soil, full of vitality and vigor.

"It really works!" I was ecstatic. The secrets of space are far more than what I know. It seems that there is even more powerful power waiting for me to explore.

At this moment, I felt a strange movement in the space, and I quickly slipped in. The scene in front of me shocked me...