When Xie Yu received the message, he was so excited that he knocked over his teacup. He quickly prepared gifts and visited Yunxiang Pavilion that afternoon.

Xie Yu waited in the side hall for about half a cup of tea's time before Lin Yun arrived.

After a month apart, she seemed to have gained a more composed demeanor, with a hint of aloofness in her eyes, which made Xie Yu pause for a moment.

He suppressed the pounding in his heart and was about to exchange pleasantries when Lin Yun cut to the chase: "Young Master Xie, let's not beat around the bush. Chen Yu wants to cut off my supply, and I'm afraid someone is behind it. You have extensive connections in the prefectural city; could you possibly find out about the Qian family's background?"

"The Qian family?!" Xie Yu looked up abruptly, his eyes narrowing, and he almost dropped the teacup in his hand.

He naturally knew the Qian family's background; they were the Eighth Master's... A thin layer of sweat seeped out from his back, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.

But then I thought about it again, Lin Yun also has "Master Zhao" behind her, and it's obvious which of the two has thicker legs.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If they help Lin Yun, the Xie family might rise to even greater heights.

Moreover, this Miss Lin is a real gem.

Enough talk, let's do it!

So he composed himself and pretended to ponder, "The Qian family is related by marriage to Mr. Liu of the Eighth Prince's residence. If this matter involves the prince..." He stole a glance at Lin Yun's expression and saw that she remained calm. He was both surprised and impressed, and secretly admired this woman's extraordinary courage.

Seeing Lin Yun's slightly cold gaze, Xie Yu immediately changed the subject: "However, I have some friends in the Canal Gang, and perhaps we can find another way to transport flower materials from neighboring Henan Province to help in this emergency."

It turns out that it was Eighth Master who was behind this, but she had never met Eighth Master before, so when did they start their feud?

Lin Yun then thought of the firearms blueprints. Could it be that the Fourth Master's improvement of firearms was discovered by the Eighth Master? Did it reveal his identity?

Such a confidential matter was unknown even to her family. It's unlikely that the Fourth Master would be so careless. As for other matters, we can only speculate.

No matter why Eighth Master wanted to make things difficult for her, the old Lin Yun would probably have cried in fear long ago, but now that she had latched onto Fourth Master's coattails, there was no way she could back down.

Thinking of this, Lin Yun smiled slightly: "I'll pay double the shipping fee, but there's one condition: it has to be fast."

Seeing that the cooperation was settled, Xie Yu breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest to assure her, "Don't worry, young lady, ten days is enough to get from Henan Province to Zhili!"

He hesitated for a moment, then tentatively said, "Actually... if you were willing to cooperate with the Xie family, these troubles would never have happened."

Lin Yun smiled enigmatically: "Oh? The Xie family can withstand Eighth Master's blade?"

Xie Yu choked, then gave a wry smile: "Miss is insightful. In that case, I'll take my leave." He walked to the door, then suddenly turned back, "By the way, Chen Yu is ruthless, Miss, you must be careful these days."

Lin Yun watched him leave, and murmured to herself, "Thank you for your concern, but it's still uncertain who should be careful."

She turned and went back into the inner room, instructing Xiao Tao, "Go and invite my elder brother, Manager Chen, Accountant Zhang, Wang Defa, and several guards to come here for a meeting."

A moment later, everyone gathered in the council hall in the backyard of Yunxiang Pavilion. The room was brightly lit by candlelight, illuminating the solemn expressions on everyone's faces.

Lin Yun looked around at everyone and said calmly, "As you all know, Chen Yu has cut off our supply of goods. I have already discussed it with Young Master Xie, and he will deliver the flower materials within ten days. However, Chen Yu has the support of Eighth Master's men. If we don't deal with him completely, Yunxiang Pavilion will never have peace. I have gathered everyone here today to hear your countermeasures."

Lin Feng slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly, his eyes burning with anger: "This Chen Yu is going too far! Little sister, I'll take some people to the surrounding counties tomorrow to find flower farmers to buy their products. I don't believe he can extend his reach that far!"

Lin Yun looked at her elder brother and nodded: "Brother, you've thought things through, but Chen Yu has a complex network of backing, so you need to be careful."

Lin Feng snorted coldly: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I also know some friends in Shangyang County, and I'll definitely be able to find a new source of goods as soon as possible."

Lin Yun nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you, brother."

Shopkeeper Chen said, "Miss, Chen Yu is a bully who preys on the weak. If we can find something on him, we might be able to force him to submit. He lends money at exorbitant interest rates in Shangyang County, and his men have injured many people. If we can collect evidence and take it to the authorities, we might be able to bring him to justice."

Accountant Zhang shook his head and said, "I heard that Chen Yu is in cahoots with the county clerk, so ordinary cases can't touch him. Besides, he has the Qian family behind him now, so the government might not dare to touch him." As he spoke, he held up his hand and made the shape of the Chinese character "八" (eight).

Wang Defa pondered for a moment and said, "Why not fight fire with fire? He cuts off our supply of goods, so we can cut off his source of income. He owns several shops that specialize in lending money at exorbitant interest rates. If we can make him unable to collect his debts and break his cash flow, he will naturally have no time to deal with us."

One of the guards interjected, "Uncle Wang is right. However, Chen Yu has many thugs under his command, and we may not have the upper hand in a head-on confrontation. It would be better to act covertly and take out his right and left arms first, leaving him isolated and helpless."

Another guard suggested, "Chen Yu is a gambler and often throws away huge sums of money at gambling dens. We can set up a trap at the gambling table to make him incur huge debts and force him to give in."

She smiled slightly and nodded encouragingly, "Your ideas are all excellent, but a single approach won't completely solve Chen Yu's problem. How about this—" She paused, her gaze sharpening, and slowly said:

"We'll take a three-pronged approach."

"Firstly, Manager Chen has secretly gathered evidence of Chen Yu's crimes of lending money at exorbitant interest rates and forcing women into prostitution, as well as the testimonies of the flower farmers, especially the victims. This matter must be carried out in secrecy, so as not to alert him. If one person reports him, the government may be able to suppress it, but if more than a dozen people report him together, I don't believe the government would dare not investigate. If that's the case, then we will report it directly to Fourth Master."

"Secondly, Zhang, the accountant, will lead a group to acquire Chen Yu's debts at a low price, and then collect them in a concentrated manner to cut off his cash flow. Remember, this matter must be done cleanly, so that no one can find any evidence against him."

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