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Chapter 1170 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (52)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (52)

The news of the underground research institute was even more valuable than Song Ning had imagined.

After hearing about the research institute, the base somehow produced a map.

Sister Man also brought along someone Song Ning had met once before: Sister Man's younger brother, Dr. Liao Xin.

As soon as Dr. Liao arrived, he couldn't hide his excitement and asked, "Did you really discover the research institute? It's very well-preserved! Have you explored it? Did you find anything?"

Sister Man pinned him down, saying, "Haven't I already told you all of these things? Stop asking nonsense."

Dr. Liao had no choice but to submit to her tyranny, but he couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath.

"How do I know if you're just kidding me? It's because you have a history of this."

Sister Man's forehead veins throbbed violently. She thought to herself, "That brat should have brought someone else instead of me."

However, when Dr. Liao got serious, he was clearly a thorough academic. After carefully studying the map and comparing it with the location provided by Liang Anlin, he finally determined that the research institute was not on the map. It should have originally been a hidden underground research institute, but it was discovered by Song Ning and his team because the underground area collapsed and was connected to that area.

Liao Xin: "This is very interesting. We have no way of knowing exactly what this research institute studies."

Sister Man wasn't so happy. She frowned slightly. "You mean there's no way to determine the value of this research institute?"

Then this deal won't be so easy to negotiate.

Liang Anlin was quick-witted, and he immediately came up with a new suggestion.

"Since that's the case, Captain Man, how about we change the trade method? We can join you in the time you spend exploring, or we can split the profits, 20% for us and 80% for you, how about that?"

Sister Man immediately shook her head, "No, even if you hadn't told me, we would have found out about that place sooner or later."

Liang Anlin retorted, "That's not necessarily true, Captain Man. You and I both know what the underground environment is like, and the entrance is quite well hidden. We only found it because we searched very carefully."

“Although you have a lot of people, you have a lot of time and a light workload, so you might not be able to discover it sooner. The sooner you realize it, the better. If we hadn’t provided the information, you wouldn’t know when you would have discovered it.”

"What if there are valuable supplies inside? Wouldn't it create more value if we found them a day earlier?"

Sister Man had some reservations about his explanation, but she didn't deny that Liang Anlin's words made some sense.

After back and forth, the score was settled at 19/10.

This was actually Liang Anlin's original target price, but of course he couldn't just reveal his bottom line right away.

After they finished talking, Liang Anlin whispered boasting to Song Ning, "Brother Song, this is the biggest benefit I can get for us. I'll have someone send the things over to you later, so don't complain that it's not enough."

Song Ning certainly wouldn't complain about the amount. "No, Brother Liang is a man of integrity. Thank you for your help."

Seeing how readily he agreed, Liang Anlin appreciated Song Ning's character even more.

He doesn't like being overly cautious in his work. When it comes to business, he's serious, but when it's time to be frank, he doesn't act coy or hesitant. He's a real man.

After finishing the deal with the base, Song Ning followed Liang Anlin to meet up with them at their supply depot.

Although they hadn't found much in the seven days that seemed to pass quickly, they had actually gathered quite a bit of supplies. When Song Ning arrived at the rendezvous point, Liang Anlin's logistics team had already distributed his share of supplies, and the trolley had been returned after use.

"Brother Song, can you manage by yourself? Or should I find a few people to help you deliver the things back?"

Liang Anlin kindly suggested.

Song Ning glanced at the pile of supplies and had an idea. "No rush. I think other people besides us should have found a lot of good stuff as well."

His words made Liang Anlin realize what he meant, and his eyes lit up. "You mean?"

Song Ning gestured towards Sister Man, "Why don't we talk to Captain Man and ask if we can borrow this place to make a deal with someone else?"

It's too much trouble to take the goods back and bring them back. In that case, why not just complete the transaction and leave with the supplies?

Moreover, this way, even if some people don't get what they want from the underground market, they can still trade for what they want, which to some extent reduces the risk.

Liang Anlin was very interested in this suggestion. When he went to find Captain Man, he found that not only did they think so, but obviously some people in the forces that went down also thought so.

Everyone immediately agreed and quickly set up stalls in various forms right outside the exit.

Song Ning led the big cat on a quick tour, and he actually managed to exchange for quite a few items that interested him.

One faction was clearly very lucky, as they found a large quantity of warm clothing.

Down jackets, overcoats, long trench coats, and thermal underwear—the quality of these clothes was quite good. Moreover, Song Ning suspected that the other party had searched a warehouse. They had already brought out a considerable number of items for the transaction, but there was clearly another batch behind them that they hadn't yet brought out for the transaction.

Without thinking, Song Ning went up to the other party, asked for the price, and made a deal.

He changed into three down jackets, two overcoats, one long trench coat, and five sets of thermal underwear.

In fact, Song Ning wanted to exchange supplies, but because of the extreme cold weather, everyone had a high demand for warm clothing, and the scene of trading was no different from that of old men and women scrambling for discounted goods before the apocalypse.

The five sets of thermal underwear among them were even snatched away for him by Da Mao, who was standing next to him. Only after he finished snatching them did he realize that everyone was tightly holding onto the warm clothes that were laid out.

Although it wasn't exactly robbery, everyone was very polite and tried to negotiate the price with the other side's people, but no one was willing to put down the clothes they had stolen first.

In the end, everyone negotiated the deal in this way. Song Ning made the deal first and left because he used baijiu, which is also very effective in this weather, while the area was still like a vegetable market, with people arguing back and forth.

As Song Ning walked out of this area, she carried the warm clothes in her arms and exchanged them for quite a few other things.

Next to the warm clothing stalls, the stainless steel kitchenware stalls were also very popular. Song Ning changed into a set and then discovered that they even had 15L stainless steel water buckets. Overjoyed, Song Ning changed into several of them as well.

Take a couple more steps, and you'll find a shop that sells all kinds of farm tools.

Hoes, axes, machetes, shovels, and even hooks, ropes, and sickles—but among all these, Song Ning immediately spotted a snow shovel that looked somewhat unfamiliar, yet he knew exactly what it was for.