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"Old Hou, stop joking. I've come here to ask you about some things. Don't worry, you'll be well paid."

Huba looked at this so-called land expert with some helplessness.

Di Pitong, whose real name is Hou Yu.

It is said that he used to work for the Liangshan County Land Bureau, but later, for reasons unknown, he was imprisoned for more than 20 years before being released.

After being released, he found that everything outside had changed. He had gone from being a leader to a pitiful person who was struggling to survive, so he opened this pig farm here.

Because of his eccentric personality and his knowledge of the major and minor events in Liangshan County, he gradually became a broker, someone who sold information in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.

This being is so mysterious that only those with connections like Huba can see it, even if they want to.

"To gather information?"

Hou Yu squinted at Huba and said, "You can't use the information I have here. What do you want to ask?"

"Let me tell you, I never sell information based on facts, not personalities. You know that. If this information is valuable, you can't shortchange me."

Seeing Hou Yu's greedy look, Huba waved his hand impatiently.

"Alright, alright, enough nonsense. We've known each other for a while now, do you think I don't know your character?"

"Let's go inside and talk about it."

"Hehe, no problem, no problem, come in!"

Hou Yu welcomed Huba and Lin Fan into the factory.

Inside this pig farm, there's a small room built against a shed; this is Hou Yu's home. He has no other residence outside and has always lived here.

The house smelled really bad. After all, it was next to a pig farm, and an old bachelor lived there. The house was not cleaned up, with piles of garbage and dirty clothes lying around. So when Lin Fan entered the house, he instinctively frowned.

Huba also gave Hou Yu a light kick on the butt and said, "Old man Hou, can't you be a little more diligent and tidy up this place?"

"Look at where you live, it's not even as good as the pigsty of the pigs you raise outside."

Hou Yu turned around and glared at him, saying, "Stop talking nonsense. You always nag when you come here. If you don't like this old man, you don't have to come here anymore. I'm not asking you for anything."

Lin Fan couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene.

This old man has a really strange temper, and he's a bit impulsive. I wonder if I'll be able to get any information out of him later.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. I came here today to ask you if there are any small factories in Liangshan County that are going out of business and need to be sold urgently?"

"The smaller the better, and it must be something that needs to be sold quickly and at a low price!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Fan and Huba didn't waste any more time and went straight to the point.

Upon hearing Huba's words, Hou Yu narrowed his eyes and unconsciously rubbed his two fingers together.

"Hehe, so that's what you came for. Isn't that simple?"

“I have at least three venues that meet your requirements. If you want them, I can connect you with them.”

Seeing Hou Yu's calm and collected demeanor, Huba and Lin Fan exchanged a glance, and then Lin Fan stepped forward and said to Hou Yu, "Grandpa, could you please explain in more detail?"

Hou Yu glared at Lin Fan and said, "Where did this brat come from, so ignorant of manners?"

"As I just said, my prices are clearly marked, and I'm honest with everyone, young and old. If you want information, go ahead and pay!"

Hou Yu looked up at Lin Fan and made a gesture as if counting money.

Huba coughed and then looked at Hou Yu and said in a deep voice, "Old Hou, we've known each other for a long time. This is my good brother, and he has a very special relationship with Deputy Director Zhou."

"Okay, what I asked for isn't anything important, just the locations of those three suitable factories you mentioned, and information about the bosses behind them. How about I give you five hundred yuan?"

Upon hearing Huba's words, Hou Yu slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Five hundred yuan?"

"Hey, Mr. Hu, are you treating this old man like a beggar? What can you do with so little money?"

"I'm telling you, it has to be at least five thousand. I won't do it for a second less!"

Upon hearing this, Huba became agitated. He jumped up and down, saying, "Hou Yu, don't push your luck! Five thousand yuan? You really dare to ask for that? What do you think you're selling, gold or silver?"

"I wasn't asking anything taboo or serious, just some minor business questions. I'd even think five hundred dollars is too much for you, and you want five thousand? Why don't you just rob someone?"

Upon hearing the price, Lin Fan subconsciously frowned.

They only asked a couple of questions, yet they charge so much money. These brokers are really heartless.

Of course, if it were the Lin Fan of the past, given his perspective, he would have been willing to spend five thousand yuan on anything of value to him.

However, right now, it's not that he doesn't want to pay, but that he doesn't have the resources to do so.

He wants to spend his money wisely, on buying factories and equipment.

He simply couldn't come up with five thousand yuan. If he were to actually manage to scrape together five thousand yuan, his family would be truly starving.

"Huba, I told you long ago, I'm dealing with the matter, not the person. No matter what information I sell, it's valuable as long as you need it!"

"Judging from your hurried appearance, you must be willing to spend a lot of money on this. Anyway, this is the price. Take it or leave it. If you don't want it, go find someone else. Don't come here and cause trouble."

That's the essence of doing business: selling others the goods they need, and the value of a product is often linked to how much the other party needs it.

Hou Yu's theory is not wrong, but the problem is that he is making exorbitant demands just because Lin Fan and his group urgently need this information. That is rather unkind.

This was the first time Lin Fan had ever seen someone so shameless, so casually spouting such things, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.

On the contrary, Huba knew how shameless this old guy was, so he was mentally prepared before coming. At this moment, he didn't feel much emotion because of those words.

He still looked annoyed and said, "Five thousand dollars is too much. If you really want to make this deal, it's five hundred, not a penny more."

Hou Yu replied in a similarly firm tone, "I'll tell you if it's only five thousand. I won't tell you anything if it's a penny less!"

"In short, it's up to you. If you're willing to take my information, stay and pay up. If not, leave and don't waste my time."