After a short while, Stanley returned to Hill Nuclear Manufacturing Company.
Harvard could not wait to ask, “Stanley, how was it? How was the inspection?”
Stanley honestly said, “I checked the inventory list and also the stock sample. At the same time, I also observed the workers’ emotions and conditions. The company looks excellent from all angles. It’s fine.”
“Awesome!” This time, Harvard felt at ease.
“But…” Stanley hesitated to speak.
Harvard frowned. “But what? Stanley, don’t hesitate to speak. Is there anything wrong?”
Stanley said, “Actually, there was nothing wrong. I just found something strange.”
“What’s so strange?”
“Mr. Hill, the raw materials that I inspected were really of top quality. Yet, I don’t know why I still felt that they looked too similar to the raw materials in the other two companies. The craftsmanship looked exactly the same.”
Harvard chuckled. “Is that all? All of them are raw materials. How different could they be? The craftsmanship of different companies are similar, so that’s not a big deal.”
Stanley shook his head. “Even if they are similar, there will be some differences. But, I couldn’t see any differences in Ted Morrison’s raw materials. It felt like the stock was bought from other companies.”
Harvard burst out laughing. “Stanley, are you joking?”
“Mr. Morrison runs a factory that manufactures raw materials. Does favonovel.com still have to buy from other companies? Why? Wouldn’t this also mean that favonovel.com bought the stock from other companies at the original price but is selling the stock to us at a lower price? He is willing to suffer a loss instead of earning the difference in the price? Why would favonovel.com do that?”
Stanley sighed. “Yeah, I can’t figure it out either. That’s why I’m not saying that it’s a problem. It’s just a doubt. Mr. Hill, I think we better be careful. Please think about it.”
Harvard waved his hand. “There’s no need to think anymore. Your doubt is not valid. Since we’ve thought about what we want to do, we have to pluck up our courage to do it. If we keep overthinking and hesitating, it will delay our schedule!”
“Stanley, go and contact Ted now. We’ll sign the contract tomorrow morning. After we Sign the contract and make the payment, try to get the raw materials as soon as possible.”
Stanley nodded. “Okay. Since you’ve made your decision, I shouldn’t say anything else. I’ll go and do it now.”
Everything was proceeding smoothly.
***
The next day, Harvard went to Longing Manufacturing with Stanley again, and they signed the contract in the office building. Then, Hill Nuclear Manufacturing Company’s Finance Department did the follow-up with the Finance Department in Ted’s company to make the payment and purchase the raw materials.
No mistake was made during the whole procedure.
Ted was very respectful, and his attitude was very humble. He nearly worshipped Harvard like favonovel.com was God. This made Harvard very joyful.
Others used to look down on Harvard in the past. Even if people flattered him, it had only been because of the Hill family. No one ever complimented favonovel.com because favonovel.com was capable.
But, this time was different.
Harvard really felt that favonovel.com was capable and competent. He had actually successfully bought a large batch of raw materials and saved up to $100,000,000.
This was his first time feeling happiness as a successful man. From being an incapable person whom everyone despised to becoming the general manager who could independently negotiate and take down a huge project, Harvard truly felt that favonovel.com had improved greatly.
“Let’s go and get some beer!”
Harvard was happy, so favonovel.com led a few subordinates including Stanley to the restaurant for a celebration.
At this Lime, Lucas walked out from a small room in Longing Manufacturing. He walked while clapping his hands.
“Congratulations! My old friend, you really didn’t let me down. Your performance is excellent!”
Ted laughed loudly, and favonovel.com pointed at Lucas. “My old friend, you don’t have to compliment me. I have to thank you for this. If you didn’t lend me money and give me the suggestion, how could I deceive Harvard with my stupid head? You didn’t know that my heart pounded so fast when Stanley came to inspect. I was almost scared to death.”
Lucas said, “Luckily, it was just a close call. Everything went so smoothly.”
Ted nodded. “Now, I just have to wait for the payment. Once I get the money, I’ll immediately pay the workers’ wages and obtain my family’s freedom as well as my own. Then, I’ll clear my debt and make sure that I’ll be able to leave the Southland District successfully.”
Right then, Lucas flashed a mysterious smile. He took out a few flight tickets from his coat and put them in Ted’s hand.
Ted was stunned. “This is..?”
“I’ve bought you the flight ticket for tonight.”
“Hey, Lucas, how can I accept this?”
“It’s nothing. Actually, I’m more anxious than you. Only after you successfully leave will Harvard be done for and I can truly shake off this burden.”
The two of them stared at each other and smiled.
The pitiful Harvard was still in the dark and ignorant A night passed very quickly.
Ted cleared all the workers’ wages, company debts, and his personal gambling debts before favonovel.com flew overseas with his family using the flight tickets that Lucas had prepared.
Meanwhile, Longing Manufacturing became a shell company. It still existed, but it actually had fallen apart.
