At 10: 30 in the morning, when Margaret Wildenstein's carriage, the 'Norfolk Holy Right', slowly drove out of the Wildenstein manor, she frowned.
"Randall, does that mean that nothing unusual has happened to the nine stores opened by the Xuri Company?"
"Yes, mother."
Randall Wildenstein, Margaret's eldest son, had a solemn and serious expression. "The entire city is very peaceful. Of course, nothing has happened to the Xuri Company's stores."
"Do you know what's going on?"
Margaret couldn't help but frown deeply. "The information you gave me previously said that Iron Thorn is extremely vengeful. I know that the red-robed priest of the Dragon Witch Cult isn't a patient person. "
"That's what I find strange. I've already sent people to monitor their movements throughout the city, but …"
Randall spread his hands. "Unfortunately, our intelligence network hasn't found any traces of them. It's as if they've vanished from the face of the earth. They've completely disappeared from this world."
Margaret's expression was cold. "I've said it before, Randall. We need to maintain contact with them. Sometimes, there's no need to be too secretive. Can't that old man guess it? You and I are not the only ones who are involved with the Wildunstan family. If we're too secretive, it'll only arouse suspicion. "
"Of course I did that. However, the people of the Dragon Witch Cult are very wary of us. They think that Antonio and Kalise Jakes have been betrayed. They don't want us to know about their situation."
The young man named Randall laughed bitterly and said thoughtfully, "However, in the early hours of this morning, something happened in the east of the City of Atlanta. There was a fight between people outside the law, behind the Blaze Club. However, the fight was very short. The people around only heard a dozen or so gunshots. Those people quickly cleaned up and left no traces. I suspect that Iron Thorn's disappearance has something to do with this shooting incident. However, there's no evidence to prove this. "
"You mean, the people of the Dragon Witch Cult and Iron Thorn have already been eliminated?"
Marguerite suddenly straightened her back. "Then, have you investigated the movements in various places?"
"Since I have such a guess, I naturally won't miss out on any possibility. However, the current situation leaves me at a loss … "
Randall said in confusion, "The old man's men didn't do anything. It's not Naessen's Hand either. Whether it was the FBI, Homeland Security, or the Cathedral of Light, none of them made any moves. This was certain. I think unless it's my grandfather, the forces he raised in the dark, or other enemies of the Dragon Witch Cult. "
"It can't be Kang Xiuli! He had already endured until now, so there was no reason for him to make a move now. He can hide from us, but he can't hide from the Elder Council. "
Marguerite fell into deep thought. "Continue investigating. Think of a way to contact the Holy See of the Dragon Witch Cult and confirm whether Iron Thorn is dead or alive. I know they have a way."
"Understood!" Randall nodded. "In fact, I'm preparing to do so. However, I think that our priority now should be the shops of the Xuri Company. "
Marguerite couldn't help but glance at Randall. "The shops of the Xuri Company? Are the sales volume of these shops very high? "
"Very high! The business investigation company we hired gave a number that exceeded my expectations. "
Randall put a document in Marguerite's hands with a serious expression. The latter opened it directly and found that there were 27 pictures taken from nine different shops. The pictures were taken at different times, but every picture showed a sea of people, shoulder to shoulder.
There was even a long queue of over a hundred people outside the shop.
Marguerite looked at the A4 paper behind the pictures. On it was a table that listed the statistics and predictions of the nine shops. Then, the first line of data caused her expression to become extremely interesting.
"The estimated sales volume of one shop is 2.4 million gold duns? Randall, are you kidding me? "
"Mother, that's the Drew Company, the most reputable business investigation company in Atlanta. According to them, this is the most conservative figure. "
Randall explained, "If word of mouth and the crowd effect are taken into account, they estimate that the upper limit of the sales volume could reach 3.2 million gold duns. They estimate that they can serve 800 to 1,200 customers. This is because they have a serious shortage of salespeople. Including some temporary university students, there are only 40 of them. They can't serve more customers. However, this will create a hunger effect. The sales will continue for the next few days until their campaign ends. "
"Campaign?"
"Look at the last page. It's a leaflet distributed by the Xuri Company."
Randall pointed at the back of the folder. "They have a campaign. Within 15 days of opening, all Japanese and German products will be discounted by 10%. After spending 1,500 gold duns, they will give away a small electric oven. After spending 3,000 gold duns, they will give away a rice cooker or oven. "
"10% discount? There are free gifts? Can they make money from this? "
"Yes, they can. The prices they get from foreign manufacturers are already very low. In addition, I estimate that they have an agreement with the manufacturers. After the sales volume reaches a certain number, they will give a 2% to 4% rebate. These small electric ovens are not worth much to begin with. The ones they give away are models that are not selling well. After deducting the labor and other costs, their net profit can still reach 5 to 7%. "
Marguerite's face darkened. She ordered the driver in front, "Don't go to the company first. Do you know where the Xuri Company's shops are? Bring me to the nearest one. "
About 15 minutes later, they were in the Norfolk Holy Authority. They slowly drove past Dennis Avenue in the upper south of the City of Atlanta.
The Rising Sun Electronics Retail store on Dennis Avenue was on their right. Marguerite looked out of the window and saw that there was indeed a long queue in front of the wide and imposing store. This attracted a lot of onlookers. There were also some beautiful women in waitresses' uniforms handing out flyers to passersby.
"What a coincidence. That's Jennifer."
Randall turned to look in a certain direction. "It seems she is quite concerned about her younger brother."
Marguerite also looked in that direction. Then, she looked away indifferently. "I want to know if we can stop him?"
"It's very difficult! Mother, he is already very powerful. He can compete with the other electrical retailers. This guy is also very rich. Nathan Sports Group's Lucky Bracelet is very popular, and André has made a lot of money from it. Ten days ago, Xuri Company borrowed 40 million gold duns from Georgia's Lehman Bank at an annual interest rate of 9%. They are attacking the whole of Atlanta. Now, the hot sales of these shops will bring them a lot of cash. "
Randall said thoughtfully, "However, I can try and see if I can pull other forces into the fray. Also, this cousin of mine seems to be too far-sighted. He didn't choose to continue renting. Instead, he bought the rights to those large shops. Currently, there are seven of them, and he spent 23 million gold duns. This may be an opportunity for us. I think if he wants to expand at the fastest speed, the Xuri Company will be under a lot of financial pressure — "
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