Cosmic Trading System

"The boss?" Wang Hu was taken aback.

He quickly turned around and was shocked by the scene he took in.

The men in black suits were respectfully looking at Lin Yun, and a few were even addressing him as "boss."

Could these men in black suits actually be Lin Yun's subordinates?

Wang Hu looked incredulous.

The aura of these men in black suits was different from ordinary people, their strength was frightening. He had assumed they were gangsters. With so many men calling Lin Yun "boss," he was beginning to wonder whether he was the actual don of the underworld or whether Lin Yun was.

"Ah? The emblem of Gold Sword Security Company?"

In that moment, Wang Hu's pupils slightly constricted.

He recognised the emblem on the black suits.

He had been continuously probing for information about Lin Yun and came to know about the mighty Gold Sword Security Company in Shen City. Many of the company's security guards and bodyguards were incredibly strong.

The bodyguards around Lin Yun belonged to that company.

Last time, a few of them had routed around fifty to sixty of his men, he suspected they were the company's class A bodyguards.

He initially wanted to hire a few of them, but the company declined upon learning about his occupation.

However, he learned to recognize the insignia of bodyguards and security guards of all levels from that company.

"It seems… they're all at least class A bodyguards?" Wang Hu was utterly amazed.

This Lin Yun, he actually had so many class A bodyguards? The insignias on the two or three men in black suits seemed to signify a higher rank. Could they be the S-class bodyguards that Gold Sword Security Company alludes to?

Wang Hu was truly stunned.

With so many elite bodyguards, the annual expense would most likely exceed one hundred million.

Most bigshots would probably hesitate to hire such a large security force.

He still didn't know if Lin Yun had other security forces.

This Lin Yun really was willing to spend.

Yet, with so many high-level bodyguards under Lin Yun, even if he had other plans, they would be impossible to follow through. He would be better off obediently obeying Lin Yun. If Lin Yun wanted to have him killed, with his willingness to spend so much on security, it wouldn't be hard for him.

Seeing this scene, the others were even more shocked.

Unlike Wang Hu, who knew these men were bodyguards from the Gold Sword Security Company and were primarily there for security, and wouldn't usually do anything illegal.

Many students construed these bodyguards as Lin Yun's genuine subordinates, who would carry out any order from the boss, even resorting to murder and arson if needed.

Faced with the powerful aura of these bodyguards, they couldn't help but tremble.

Some of them thought, no wonder Brother Tiger was so frightened just now. Turns out, Lin Yun's power is so formidable.

Those students who were initially skeptical of Lin Yun's power also dispelled their doubts.

One won't stop until one runs into the Great Wall; now, they had bumped into the Great Wall.

"Are all these people Lin Yun's subordinates..."

"So many subordinates, each driving an Emperor Ling X9...Sword Tiger A8... This Lin Yun really is rich, the car he drives must be even more impressive..."

"Qi Nan was just flaunting his Emperor Ling X9 earlier, little did he know, it's merely the car driven by Lin Yun's underlings..."

Some of their thoughts swirled with complexity.

As they talked, a few of them turned their gaze towards Qi Nan.

At this moment, Qi Nan was utterly stunned.

He had never expected Lin Yun to be so wealthy and powerful.

Recalling his earlier humiliation of Lin Yun, he felt both shame and fear.

He was a writer, so his imagination was more vivid.

A mob boss offended Lin Yun and ended up on his knees, begging for mercy...

Lin Yun must have had extraordinary means. He had just offended Lin Yun in a similar manner. How would Lin Yun deal with him?

"Boss, did these guys offend you?" Just then, a bodyguard who had been following Lin Yun for a while, glared at Wang Hu with sharp eyes and asked loudly.

As he spoke, he casually blinked at Lin Yun.

He roughly guessed that Lin Yun had called them over this time for the sole purpose of impressing everyone.

Because if it were really a fight, Lin Yun wouldn't need so many of them. Even a group of twenty or so would be easily handled by Lin Yun's skills, or by the few bodyguards always near him.

Not to mention, their young mistress was around Lin Yun, and her strength was formidable as well.

Illegal things weren't for them to do, but intimidating people and controlling the situation? They could do that.

Wang Hu and his cronies didn't look like good men at all. They felt no guilt about doing this.

On their way here, they had already planned this. As he spoke, the group of bodyguards in black suits immediately surrounded Wang Hu and his gang, all of them glaring menacingly at them.

Seeing the bodyguard blink, Lin Yun smiled inwardly.

This bodyguard was Yuan Hua, the class A bodyguard that he hired first. His skills were good, and he was quite a smart bodyguard.

Having him here really boosted their intimidating force.

"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Young Master Lin and I had a slight misunderstanding, but it has been resolved..." Seeing this scene, Wang Hu panicked.

As he spoke, he quickly turned his head to look at Lin Yun.

Although he knew the bodyguards of Gold Sword Security Company generally didn't do illegal things, he also knew that if they were dealing with some illegal people, they wouldn't hold back. Look at last time, Lin Yun had his bodyguards deal with his men without mercy. Each of them had broken a man's arm, not one was spared.

His identity was far from clean, so it was not impossible for them to deal with him.

"It's not him, let them go!" Lin Yun shook his head, speaking out.

"Yes, boss!"

The group of bodyguards stepped aside, speaking in unison.

"Thank you, Young Master Lin, thank you, Young Master Lin…" Wang Hu hurriedly led his group away, rolling and crawling away once more.

They didn't dare to linger there any longer.

At that moment, Lin Yun glanced at a bodyguard and gave a subtle cue, then turned around and walked towards Qi Nan.

"W-what…what do you…want…I...I am a nationally renowned author…I…I am also a Shen University student…" Seeing Lin Yun approach him, Qi Nan's face turned pale and he stuttered out his words.

At that moment, the grace and momentum of Great Talent Qi completely disappeared.

He was scared that Lin Yun and his men would do something to him.

"Didn't you want to boost my business just now?" Lin Yun said indifferently: "You had some pretty cutting remarks earlier."

"I'm not going to make you do anything special. If you're keen on promoting my business, allow me to help you. This is the wine I usually drink, a specialty item at my restaurant. How many bottles would you like to buy?" Lin Yun stared at Qi Nan and asked calmly.

While speaking, he pointed to the two bottles of wine held by the bodyguard.

"Qingyun Supreme?" Qi Nan followed Lin Yun's gaze to see the two bottles Lin Yun was referring to. Upon recognizing the logo on them, he once again lost his composure and exclaimed.

If he wasn't mistaken, this was the signature drink of the Qingyun Restaurant, rumoured to cost tens of millions per bottle.

"How many bottles are you planning on buying?" Qi Nan's lips trembled.

This... this wine is worth tens of millions per bottle!

Although he had made some money over the past three years, and he had hit the jackpot selling the copyright of his new book recently, earning around 20 million, but after expenditures, he only had around 12 million in cash!

For this wine, he didn't want to buy even a single bottle!

Previously, he had already bitten the bullet and pulled out three million to embarrass Lin Yun. If he had to spend ten million on a bottle of wine... it would mean that all his hard work over the past two years was for nothing!

"It's actually Qingyun Supreme?"

Those who knew about this wine were also taken aback.

"Why does Qi Nan look so bad? Is this wine really expensive?"

"More than just expensive, it's ridiculously priced. It costs tens of millions per bottle. Can you see why he looks so sick?"

"Seriously, this wine costs tens of millions per bottle?"

People began to discuss in an uproar, with some expressing shock.

"What's the matter? You've got quite a bit of money, don't you intend to buy even a single bottle? Didn't you want to praise my business just now, and said all those unpleasant words? Or were you just playing me for a fool?" Lin Yun's expression hardened as he spoke.

"I...I'll buy one bottle..." Qi Nan said bravely.

A mob boss had kneeled and begged for mercy. Under the watchful gaze of dozens of burly men in black, he did not dare to resist.

If the ten million was gone, so be it. It was better than losing his life.

He blamed himself for boasting about supporting Lin Yun's business earlier.

As for Xia Qingqing, he dared not have any expectations about her anymore.

She had such a powerful boyfriend, even the house of Zhang Tianyu had been destroyed by him, a mob boss begged for mercy. Being just a small author, he dared not entertain any fantasies about her.

"Alright, 11.88 million, make the transfer!" Lin Yun didn't force him to buy more, he nodded his head and signaled a bodyguard to bring out the POS machine again, saying.

"Okay..." Qi Nan replied, bitterness in his voice.

Years of hard work had led to nothing—lost overnight.

Now, he only had around a hundred thousand left.

Soon, Qi Nan finished transferring the money.

But as he reached out to take a bottle of Qingyun Supreme, Lin Yun casually said, "These people came here for your sake, don't you intend to offer them a drink? I think one bottle won't be enough..."

Qi Nan's outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

What Lin Yun meant, how could he not understand?

Originally, he was planning that once he got hold of the wine, he might try to resell it to recover some cash, or let the wine play its intended role, such as giving it to a VIP. At worst, he could drink it himself and have a taste of what a multimillion-yuan wine tastes like.

But when Lin Yun said that, he knew his plan was unfeasible.

This bottle of wine, most likely won't be enough… Did Lin Yun plan to make him buy more?

Letting him buy one bottle first, was that just to get him to pay a portion of the money?

At that moment, he felt like crying.

"This bottle of wine... I'll offer it to you guys... But, I really don't have any money left, there's only around a hundred thousand left in my bank account..." Qi Nan withdrew his hand, a grimace on his face.

Lin Yun stared at Qi Nan. His lie detector confirmed Qi Nan was telling the truth.

"Since you're so generous, I'll gratefully accept on their behalf. When you have time, you can come to my restaurant and support my business. With the hundred thousand or so you have left, you can still order a few dishes." Lin Yun said indifferently.

This bottle of wine had a special effect, he didn't want the other party to benefit from it, even if the other party had paid over 11 million for it.

Otherwise, Qi Nan might still have come out ahead.

Now, Qi Nan had already paid so much money and had almost nothing left. He'd learned his lesson. Considering Qi Nan was Qingqing's classmate and hadn't gone too far in pursuing Qingqing, Lin Yun decided to let it go.