Forget five hundred grand—the owner would sell his food processing plant without hesitation, even if he was only offered 300,000 US dollars.

For Merlin's part, he wasn't jumping to a deal. Instead, he asked for further details and even asked the owner to take him on a tour around the plant.

Behind the main building was an employee cafeteria and several warehouses. He naturally noticed that with just around three hundred workers around, a factory this vast could easily hide thousands.

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