Half a day later, the two Jin family's Fireseed warships reached an agreement and began to form a squadron, patrolling outside the mining district star system.
Sima Zhongda's assault ship, after passing identity verification, landed on the mining district planet.
Wang Dong was unaware of the Jin family fleet's convergence.
To conceal itself, the Pond was always silent, hiding within the asteroid belt.
But the bait had been cast, and Wang Dong knew the Jin family's descendants well. He had a good idea of the actions they might take.
He didn't need to think about finding out the Jin family warships' movements.
He only needed to focus on Wu Haoze's whereabouts.
Within the mining district star system, Wu Haoze's merchant fleet, if they encountered any danger, could choose to approach the mining district planet at any time, receiving help from the space fortress and patrol fleet.
This was permitted by the limited mutual assistance responsibility among the nobility of the Zi Jing Kingdom.
If the Jin family warships were to attack Wu Haoze's merchant fleet, they would definitely choose to do so after leaving the mining district star system for a distance.
The mining district star system belonged to the Blackrock Baron's territory, but was actually an enclave.
This remote star system was separated from other star systems by vast, worthless, unpopulated areas.
There were still quite a few suitable places to attack on the shipping lanes.
As for the local forces in the mining district star system.
Wang Dong, of course, would not be indifferent like Sima De Lang.
Although in terms of hard power, these local forces, such as the Sky Shark Trading Company, the Heavenly Tiger Merchant Fleet, and the Teal Bird Pavilion, might not even be able to field a single Fireseed warship.
But the local forces were never to be underestimated.
Just like the bounty Sima De Lang had issued earlier, it also involved the participation of local forces.
The intelligence that Sima De Lang paid a lot of money to obtain could be easily acquired by local forces.
Under such circumstances, if the Jin family warships were to attack the Heavenly Square Count's merchant fleet, these moles wouldn't mind getting a share of the spoils.
This was also a variable that Wang Dong, who was playing the game of muddying the waters, needed to pay attention to.
Wang Dong didn't need to go out himself to track Wu Haoze's whereabouts.
By keeping in touch with Zheng Yan, Wang Dong could easily get news about Wu Haoze.
Over the past few days, Zheng Yan had already verified Wang Dong's previous information through other channels.
There was indeed a lot of shady business going on within the Heavenly Square Count's territory regarding the construction of reserve talent.
The selection of reserve talent was still ongoing, and there were indeed some talents who stood out from the crowd.
But there were also many beautiful women who, under the guise of reserve talent, were incorporated into the Heavenly Square Count's territory, and then disappeared without a trace.
With Zheng Yan's strength, she could indeed pass the reserve talent assessment.
But with her appearance and figure, she could not avoid the covetous gaze of the Heavenly Square Count's third son.
Unless she was willing to give herself up for free, this path would not work.
So, it was obvious what role Wu Haoze played in all this.
To put it bluntly, he was a pimp.
It was easy to imagine Zheng Yan's disgust towards him.
Women are different from gentlemen. They always get their revenge, from morning to night.
As far as Wang Dong knew, Zheng Yan had been taking action recently, trying to teach Wu Haoze a lesson.
She did need to take some action to respond.
Otherwise, in the eyes of Li Zi Qing, Ding Ling, and others who knew the situation, Zheng Yan's image would undoubtedly plummet.
This influence would even spread to the entire class and even the entire school.
It would undoubtedly have a serious negative impact on Zheng Yan's network.
This was a reflection of how people are caught in the whirlpool of life.
Many times, you can't just back down even if you want to.
Those who are on the cusp of the storm or in leadership positions cannot afford to be cowardly.
So, if you really want to be low-key, you can't expect to be low-key while showing off.
That's fooling yourself.
Through Zheng Yan, Wang Dong obtained a lot of intelligence.
Wu Haoze's trip to the mining district planet was mainly to purchase a batch of high-value minerals.
After Zheng Yan, at great cost, used various channels to put pressure on Wu Haoze, she successfully raised the purchase price of Wu Haoze's purchase by 25% and reduced the purchase volume by 20%.
This achievement could be considered a significant setback for Wu Haoze, which would affect his performance evaluation.
Of course, she had completely broken with Wu Haoze.
Those who participated in the process, helping Zheng Yan, included Li Zi Qing, Ding Ling, and Chen Lin Feng.
Ding Ling, relying on the Chief of Security of the mining district planet, almost ended up being sold to the Heavenly Square Count's territory. How could he swallow such a thing?
Li Zi Qing was similar. He used his family's connections in the business world to add fuel to the fire.
Chen Lin Feng's ancestors ran a martial arts school, and he had influence in certain areas.
Even Wang Dong did some small things on the mining company's side.
On this small plot of land on the mining district planet, they, as the local snakes, could still do some things.
The combined efforts of the few not only brought Wu Haoze a lot of trouble, but the cooperation also made the relationship between them somewhat different from before.
The information Zheng Yan brought, although it did not really provide an upward channel.
But she successfully awakened the ambitions in their hearts.
This group hug was a subconscious reaction.
Wu Haoze, with his head hung low, negotiated the deal, and five days later, he loaded the goods and left the mining district star system.