And asking the Warring Department for those two billion was the first step of the plan.

Ye Fei replied, "Helping me out here depends on whether you’re willing to or not."

Zhang Jingzhong was in a difficult position.

As a lifelong businessman, he had always been diligent and conscientious.

Even though his enterprises spanned the entire nation, he had never put others in a difficult situation.

In truth, the Su Family’s business was small-scale, and he could make it go bankrupt with just one word.

But what Ye Fei was asking him to do was to break his own principles.

However, when he remembered the help Ye Fei had provided before and his own promise,

Zhang Jingzhong could only let out a long sigh.

"Alright, you’ve helped me so much, just give the order and I’ll assist," he said.

Seeing this, Ye Fei smiled indifferently.

"Rest assured, I’m merely using your hand to make the Su Family go bankrupt," he said.

"I won’t let you hurt anyone."

"The deed of harming others... of course, I will do it."

Ye Fei’s eyes gradually hardened, as a faint murderous aura began to emerge.

Zhang Jingzhong could only acquiesce.

The Warring Department.

The Technical Analysis Room.

Bu Hongwei was looking at the analysis report attentively.

The drug was potent and could instantly raise an Innate ancient martial artist’s strength by one level.

It was non-toxic and harmless, without any side effects.

Astonishment.

A continuous astonishment. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Was it really possible to increase one’s strength by a level out of thin air?

It was utterly unimaginable!

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Bu Hongwei would have thought this was a myth.

This medicine was too terrifying.

Many talented ancient martial artists needed to spend years, even decades, before they had a chance to increase their strength by one level.

And with Ye Fei’s medicine, it only took a moment!

Even someone as experienced and knowledgeable as Bu Hongwei felt astonished at this moment.

And most critically, the drug had no side effects.

Such powerful effects with no side effects.

If widely used, the overall strength of the Warring Department would certainly skyrocket by several levels.

If used over the long term...

At this thought, a formidable fire that had lain dormant for many years in Bu Hongwei’s heart flared up.

"Arrange a meeting. We must scrape up the funds, even if it means tightening our belts!" he exclaimed.

A moment later, Bu Hongwei asked a technician.

"This medicine, have you analyzed it yet? Can we produce it ourselves?"

Three pills had been provided for testing, one was used in experiments, and another was analyzed.

The last one remained, and if they could continue to analyze and unlock its formula, the Warring Department wouldn’t have to spend those two billion.

And if they could produce it themselves, wouldn’t that be wonderful?

But the analyst only sighed and shook his head.

"With our technology, we can only identify the components, not the raw medicinal materials."

"We don’t know the formula or the dosages needed..."

"Even if we knew these, some ingredients are toxic and require specific techniques to remove the toxins during preparation."

"The idea of us producing the medicine ourselves is pure fantasy," the analyst concluded.

Bu Hongwei sighed deeply and gave up the idea.

Then someone suggested, "Actually... we could just take Ye Fei into custody..."

"No!" Bu Hongwei barked with a severe tone.

Those methods were despicable to him.

Besides, Ye Fei was the kind of person who would never bend. If it came to that, both sides would suffer, and the Warring Department would face losses.

"Let’s hold the meeting first and gather the funds to purchase the medicine," he decided.

Half a month later.

As it turned out, Ye Fei had underestimated the capabilities of Zhang Jingzhong, the business tycoon.

In just half a month’s time,

the Su Family was already showing signs of industrial strain.

A sizable small-to-medium-sized enterprise had lost all its distribution channels.

The Su Family was in the cosmetics business.

This kind of refined chemical product required huge manufacturing costs.

Without distribution channels, the business would collapse overnight.

Having relied on the networks built up over many years by the elder patriarch of the Su Family,

they were all of a sudden out of contact.

Inside the Su Family’s mansion,

the Su Family Head, Su Linhai, sat in a daze.

"How could this happen?" he murmured.

"My comrades of many years, how could they suddenly stab me in the back?"

"More than a dozen distribution channels, and now I can’t get through to a single one!"

Already in his seventies, Su Linhai felt his life was not long for this world under the sudden blow.

Decades of relationships just vanished in an instant.

Without any explanation.

For a powerhouse like Zhang Jingzhong, dealing with a small enterprise like the Su Family was like fighting with an overwhelming advantage.

Just then, someone came in and said to Su Linhai, "Director Su, the financial report is in the red again, and everyone is waiting for you to lead the meeting!"

Su Linhai still sat motionless.

With sparse white hair and deeply sunken eyes, he looked extremely frail.

After a while, Su Linhai asked, "Is there nobody willing to invest to help us tide over this difficult period?"

By this point, they could only seek investments to endure this period.

But with severe overstock, they would hardly get through this time without tens of billions.

Su Linhai sighed deeply.

Were his decades of hard work going to come to nothing?

At that moment, a subordinate suddenly said, "Director Zhang from Jinglong Group did inquire about our situation, though I don’t know what he intends."

Su Linhai’s eyes lit up, and he suddenly sat up.

"Who? Zhang Jingzhong?"

"Yes!"

"Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

Suddenly overjoyed, Su Linhai immediately got up to change his clothes.