Looking at the car reduced to rubble by the explosion, Qin Ruomeng's face also changed. Leng Xingfeng came to Jiangzhou City this time to meet Qin Ruomeng and Long Yuqing. Now that he's dead in Jiangzhou City, the Leng Family likely won't let this go. Leng Xingfeng was the only heir of the Leng Family; they will surely demand justice.

In Jiangzhou City, the only ones who do business with the Leng Family are the Qin Family and the Long Family. Other enterprises have no ties to them. Now that Leng Xingfeng died in Jiangzhou City, the most suspicious are naturally the Qin and Long families.

Leng Xingfeng's death by explosion was a result of someone wanting to frame them!

Just then, Long Yuqing's phone suddenly rang.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call."

Amidst the chaotic scene, Long Yuqing carefully bypassed the glass shards scattered all over the ground and walked towards a corner of the western restaurant.

"It seems grandfather was right, Jiangzhou is about to descend into chaos." Qin Ruomeng frowned slightly. More incidents have happened in the past two months in Jiangzhou City than in the previous two or three years.

"Not good, I have to return to the company immediately!" Dragon Yuqing's face changed drastically after hanging up the phone. She greeted Ye Tianfan and Qin Ruomeng and then turned to leave.

Ye Tianfan quickly asked, "What happened? What's going on?"

Long Yuqing knitted her brows and said in a low voice, "Almost all the suppliers have terminated their partnerships with our Long Family at the same time."

"What?" Qin Ruomeng exclaimed, and Ye Tianfan's expression also shifted.

All the suppliers?

At the same time?

Terminated their partnerships entirely?

Doesn't this mean the Long Group is about to collapse?

This is a significant issue. Whether it's the Qin Family or the Long Family, no matter how big their business, they can never do without the support of various small suppliers. Without suppliers, merchandise will pile up unsold, and even if you own thousands of mansions, they'll only rot and spoil.

You could say the suppliers are the cornerstone supporting the skyscraper of the company group!

Everything else can be in chaos, even if the Long Family had seventy-two warehouses burned down, or the Qin Family got their Lingbei Trade Zone snatched away, it wouldn't constitute the most fatal blow, at least it wouldn't shake the foundation.

But now, with the Long Group's suppliers collectively terminating contracts, this is different!

"All suppliers terminating cooperation at the same time is definitely not a coincidence, someone must be orchestrating something behind the scenes!" Qin Ruomeng pondered with a furrowed brow.

"It's the Huang Family." A fierce look flashed in Long Yuqing's eyes, "The suppliers who previously worked with the Long Family have all switched to working with the Huang Family."

"Huang Shengtian?" Ye Tianfan raised an eyebrow and snorted coldly, "Perfect, I haven't settled the previous accounts with him yet."

Long Yuqing looked surprised, glancing at Ye Tianfan then at Qin Ruomeng, and asked, "What? Do you also have grudges with Huang Shengtian?"

"Yes! This person has great ambitions; be a bit careful. I'm afraid he might become another Fang Zaitian." Qin Ruomeng's voice was kept low, and she spoke with noticeable caution. It was clear she had some apprehensions about Huang Shengtian: "What do you plan to do?"

Long Yuqing responded, "I'll head back to the company first. Tomorrow, I'll invite all the suppliers to the Celestial Dragon Restaurant and try to keep them."

Qin Ruomeng nodded.

Long Yuqing is right; no matter what happens, the supplier network cannot be disrupted. The Long Group is currently at a low point, and if they lose control, the company will truly be finished. Even the largest company cannot withstand all their suppliers simultaneously pulling back; neither the Long Group nor even the Qin Family could survive it.

"I'll be there tomorrow as well. First, let's stabilize the suppliers; everything else can be discussed later."

"Mhm." Long Yuqing nodded and left.

At this moment, Ye Tianfan looked at Qin Ruomeng and felt that overnight she had matured significantly; her gestures and speech were more stable.

Early the next morning, Ye Tianfan and Qin Ruomeng arrived at the Celestial Dragon Hotel.

By this time, the hotel was already bustling, and some of the suppliers had arrived early. Ye Tianfan sat in a corner, observing the surrounding suppliers. Among them were small business owners of medium enterprises, individual traders, bosses in suits and ties, as well as plainly dressed, common folk.

Qin Ruomeng was right; these were the true foundation sustaining a company group.

Without their support, the skyscraper would indeed topple.

As time ticked by, the restaurant was steadily filling with people, and the vast majority of suppliers had already arrived.

Long Yuqing's figure appeared on the podium.

"Hello everyone, I am Long Yuqing, the Chairman of the Long Group."

As Long Yuqing's voice resonated, the previously chaotic chattering immediately quieted down. The suppliers unanimously focused their attention on Long Yuqing.

"Thank you very much for coming despite your busy schedules. I, Long Yuqing, first thank you all." As she finished speaking, Long Yuqing stood on the podium and bowed deeply to the suppliers below.

"For so many years, you have always supported our Long Group greatly. The purpose of inviting you here this time is only one: to hope you all continue cooperating with the Long Group. If the Long Family has done anything unsatisfactory, I hope you can bring it up, and we can discuss any issue."[p>

Long Yuqing spoke with sincerity, leading to discussions among the suppliers below.

"Miss Long, it's not that we don't want to work with you, we have our own difficulties too."

The speaker was a supplier in his forties, speaking in his hometown accent, carrying a black satchel, wearing a coarse cloth shirt, and on his feet a pair of yellow rubber shoes still caked with some mud. He seemed to be an individual trader, and not affluent.

"What difficulties? Please tell us, we can discuss a resolution." Long Yuqing smiled, looking at the man.

The man sighed, slapped his thigh, stood up from his chair, and said, "All along, I've been getting goods from your Long Family, but... but last month, your supply was cut off. It cost me a fortune."

As he spoke, the man's eyes reddened slightly, "It's not that I don't have old ties in mind. I run a small business, and can't afford to take such losses. My wife and kids at home still need to eat."

Long Yuqing fully understood his words. Providing for one's family is human nature. Not everyone is a wealthy boss; small traders have much more precarious situations, where a minor mistake can cost them a month's living expenses, and the whole family's meals rely entirely on this small business.

And indeed, the Long Family had its failings. A previous batch of orders was not fulfilled in time because seventy-two Long Family warehouses were set ablaze, and the Li Group suddenly imposed restrictions and betrayed them, leading to financial turnover issues and resulting in delayed supplies.

"I'm sorry!" Long Yuqing bowed deeply to the man and said, "This loss was caused by our Long Group. I will definitely find a way to make amends."

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