Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies - Chapter 416

Chapter 416: Secret Investigation
Xu Boya paused, sighed, and added, “And what about the survivors here at Juncheng Military Base? While I have done many bad things in my life, I can’t bring myself to abandon my people.”

Listening to this, Mu Xichen asked, “Then, Grandpa Xu, what is your plan?”

Xu Boya smiled and replied, “Aren’t you the best at doing business? Just negotiate with Xiao Ran. We can get what we need while helping her achieve her goals.”

Mu Xichen raised his eyebrows slightly and said, “That’s a win-win solution. That is a good idea. I will list our needs and visit her later.”

“Good. Now that we know Yuan Rihui is Xiao Ran’s subordinate, I will have the soldiers keep an eye on him when he delivers goods—just in case someone targets him,” Xu Qipeng said.

With everything discussed, Xu Boya said, “All right, everyone, get to work.”

Hearing this, Xu Qipeng, Xu Ruihan, and Mu Xichen nodded and left to carry out their tasks.

Meanwhile, the other villa owners went to find Yuan Rihui. They gathered in front of Yuan Rihui’s villa, clamoring to see him.

Inside the villa, Yuan Rihui was on a call with Yao Ran.

“Miss Yao, do you need me to deliver more supplies to the soldiers?” he asked while checking the list of orders he needed to complete that day.

After a brief pause, Yao Ran’s voice came through. “I heard that people are surrounding your villa. Are you alright?”

Yuan Rihui rubbed his forehead and replied, “I’m fine. Those people just came to buy something from us.”

“What do they want?” Yao Ran asked curiously.

Hearing the question, Yuan Rihui paused what he was doing. Leaning back in his chair, he explained, “News about the soldiers eating fresh meat and vegetables has been spreading everywhere since we started supplying them.”

“Combined with the fact that even the wealthy are running low on supplies, most of them are trying to get vegetables or meat from us. I heard that the base was also looking for seeds and live animals but could not find any that were not contaminated.”

When Yao Ran heard this, she asked, “Do you want to pursue this business?”

Yuan Rihui chuckled. “Of course I do. The question is, do you have enough seeds and animals to sell?”

“Yes. As long as you need them, I can provide them,” Yao Ran replied calmly.

Hearing this, Yuan Rihui became curious about her source of supply. However, as a businessman, he knew better than to ask certain questions.

After a moment of thought, Yuan Rihui said, “Miss Yao, please prepare the seeds and animals. Someone might come to us soon.”

“How about I start with some quails? They are easy to raise, don’t make noise, grow quickly, and lay plenty of eggs. For vegetables, I will provide some easy-to-grow seeds first. Once people succeed with those, we can offer more advanced options,” Yao Ran suggested.

When Yuan Rihui heard this, he smiled and said, “Alright. I will send some men to pick them up later.”

“Sure.”

After the call ended, Yuan Rihui went downstairs to meet the people outside. As soon as he stepped out of the villa, all eyes turned toward him.

One of them, an old man who lived next door and had an average relationship with him, smiled and greeted him.

“Xiao Yuan, you are finally here.”

Yuan Rihui smiled back and asked, “Uncle, why have you all been surrounding my house since early in the morning? You are making it hard for me to do business.”

The old man hurriedly replied, “You are right. It is our fault for blocking your gate, but you know we have nothing left to eat at home. We had no choice but to bother you today.”

Seeing how cautiously the old man spoke, Yuan Rihui softened his expression. “Uncle, what do you want to buy today?”

As soon as he said this, the other survivors grew agitated and eagerly waited for the old man to speak.

Although anxious, the old man remained calm as he said, “I heard you have been donating fresh vegetables and meat to the soldiers. Do you have any leftovers? If so, I’d like to buy some. Rather than letting them go to waste, consider this helping each other out.”

Yuan Rihui was surprised to learn they were there to buy vegetables rather than seeds.

Curious, he asked, “Uncle, I recently acquired some vegetable seeds. Would you like those instead?”

The old man shook his head and answered, “I don’t know how to grow vegetables. It’s better for me to buy the vegetables directly.”

After he said this, the other survivors nodded in agreement.

They were all wealthy people who were engaged in business in the past. If you ask them to make a deal, they are very skillful. But if you want them to grow vegetables, you might as well forget it.

Seeing that none of them wanted seeds, Yuan Rihui didn’t press further. He looked at them and said, “Since you all want vegetables and meat, please come inside.”

Turning to one of his men, he instructed, “Take them to the backyard to complete the transaction. The prices will follow our usual standards.”

“Yes, Brother Yuan,” the man replied. He then gestured to the villa owners. “Please, this way.”

As Yuan Rihui watched the villa owners head to the backyard, he couldn’t help but click his tongue. “Fools. Instead of working toward sustainable food sources, they’d rather buy vegetables out of sheer laziness.”

After dealing with the crowd, Yuan Rihui returned to his office to resume work.

Meanwhile, outside the Juncheng Military Base, Wu Yehao and his team had been working tirelessly for more than half a month.

Inside a tent, Wu Yehao reviewed the information they had gathered. Combined with documents he had stolen from Du Zhaoyi’s office earlier, they had finally pinpointed one of The Ark’s secret laboratories.

One of his subordinates asked, “Captain, the secret laboratory is located in Luocheng City. Should we head there and investigate further?”