Chapter 176 Jewelry Trading
After resolving Lei Ke's problem, Zhang Ailun obtained the qualification of Wall-E Recycling Station in District 6 for free. He said hello to him and drove away.
There was no time to take over the recycling station, so Zhang Allen planned to arrange for Dominic to sort it out and open for business. Coincidentally, the other party also sent him a message, informing him that the rocket thrust launcher had been sold.
Zhang Ailun simply drove to the recycling station on Aitou Street. When he got out of the car, he saw Dominic and the two little ones working there.
He walked over and handed the recycling bin key and documents to Dominic.
"What is this?" Dominic was puzzled. He opened the file and found that it was a recycling station in District 6. He was a little surprised, "You opened another recycling station?"
"I did a favor for the southern director of Parker Resource Recycling Company, and he generously gave me this recycling station. If you have time, remember to send someone to tidy up the recycling station, open it for business, and let someone reliable manage it." Zhang Ailun handed all these matters over to Dominic.
"How about Leo?" Dominic suggested after thinking about it.
"Okay." Zhang Ailun nodded, thinking that Leo was indeed a good guy. He had always been in charge of the can business on Leo Street and nearby streets, and he also managed the Beggar Gang disciples and order in an orderly manner. Now that there was a new recycling station, it was time to give him a promotion and a raise.
"What about the money from the sale of the rocket thrust launcher?" Zhang Ailun asked again.
"Here. A total of 5000 US dollars. I originally wanted to sell it to him for US dollars, but he refused to raise the price any further." Dominic took out the money, feeling a little regretful that he still had not learned the essence of bargaining from the chief leader.
"That's good enough!" Zhang Ailan praised and took away 3000 US dollars. The remaining money was Dominic's dividend. Gate and David would not make the trip in vain.
"Remember to take care of the recycling bin in Block 6. I have something else to do so I'll be leaving now."
Zhang Ailun said hello and drove away from the recycling station on Aitou Street.
Passing the traffic light, Zhang Ailun contacted Qiao Sen again and asked about his butt and whether he had recovered.
Qiao Sen: Boss, you are looking down on me! I can run, jump and fight! Do you have any task for me?
Zhang Ailun: Come with me to the countryside to deliver a batch of goods.
Qiao Sen: The countryside? Transporting the jewels?
Zhang Ailun: Just keep it in mind and don’t talk nonsense. Where are you?
Qiao Sen: I'm at the Sanji Bar.
Zhang Ailun: Ok, I’ll pick you up.
He put away his phone, waited until the red light turned green, turned the car around, stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the street where the Sanji Bar was.
They soon arrived at the bar. The leader parked the car on the nearby road, pushed the door open, and found that business was good today and there were quite a lot of people.
The neon lights inside the bar are flashing, the atmosphere is cheerful, and DJ music is playing. It is completely different from the outside of the bar, full of decadence and extravagance.
Zhang Ailun found Qiao Sen who was drinking. Melvin was also there. He patted their shoulders and said, "You are not drunk, are you? Why do you always come here for no reason?"
"Boss, didn't you tell us to come here to patrol and maintain law and order whenever we have time?" Qiao Sen and Melvin were a little puzzled.
"So what did you find?" Zhang Ailun smiled. It was true that he asked them to come over in order to save some security costs. They were his own people anyway, so it would be a waste to not use them.
"This old man doesn't look like a good person." Qiao Sen came over mysteriously and pointed the direction of the box to the leader.
Zhang Ailun looked in the direction of the finger and saw a white old man with a hooked nose, a peaked cap, gray hair, a gray sweatshirt, and Puma sneakers. He was shuffling cards in his hand, with a few stacks of chips next to him, drinking one glass of wine after another, and gambling with several old customers. There were also people around him.
"He is very generous. He ordered one glass of $80 brandy after another as if it were free. His luck was also very bad when playing cards with others. He has lost $1000 from the start to now! But he didn't even frown. Everyone treated him as a sucker and an ATM." Qiao Sen said seriously.
"I also noticed that there were calluses on the palms of his hands. Those are marks left by people who often touch guns. He might be a retired soldier, or someone engaged in a special industry or job. In any case, he is not an ordinary person, and he has definitely killed someone!" Melvin came to this conclusion after careful observation.
Zhang Allen took a deep look. He knew that the old man was the gangster Jack, but he didn't want to cause any more trouble now. The other party would drink in his bar all day and couldn't run away.
He then called Mary over to ask about the gangster Jack's situation, "What happened to that guest? Why wasn't he invited to the VIP area in the back?"
"Boss, that customer came here when we changed shifts at 6am. He has been sitting there playing cards with people and doesn't talk much. We wanted to invite him to the VIP room in the back but he refused. But he gave us a lot of tips." Mary explained, "He has drunk two bottles of brandy since this morning! He has contributed several thousand dollars!"
Zhang Ailun was also secretly shocked. What kind of drunkard is this? He can drink so much. Did he live an indulgent life before robbing the casino?
He did not try to attract the other party's attention too much. After all, this guy was a gangster. He just told Mary, "Let the people in the store do their job. If he wants to drink, serve him some to satisfy his appetite!"
He asked Melvin to look after the store here, took Joeson out, drove back to the Bridge Hole Camp, and obtained $100,000 worth of goods from Blitz.
Zhang Ailun also took the initiative to ask: "Did you find any new information about the Little Rock Casino that I asked you to investigate?"
Blitz was a little uncertain and said hesitantly, "I heard that a CIA agent was missing in the casino robbery, but it was so long ago that no one paid attention to it. Does it have anything to do with the current mission? Did the person who committed this case retire and return to his old job? I suspect that the robbery was probably done to settle accounts."
"That's right. There are so many cameras these days. How could someone who doesn't know how to live or die commit armed robbery? It's all a pre-set script. Right now, that gangster is drinking in our bar. If we can get evidence of his guilt, maybe we can get a share of the profits." Zhang Ailun said.
"..." Blitz fell into deep thought, "Isn't it too risky to cooperate with such a gangster? Have you ever thought about getting rid of this guy and taking their place to cooperate and settle the accounts?"
"It all depends on his attitude. If they choose to cooperate, then they are the ones who committed this crime! If they don't cooperate, then they are still the ones who committed this crime. What does it have to do with us?"
The chief leader flatly denied it, "How could I, the gangster Jack, be defeated by a group of homeless people? You underestimate me. I must take the blame for this!!"
After listening to this, Blitz felt that the leader's plan was too cruel. After considering it for a while, he readily agreed.
Qiao Sen was confused. What was he talking about? Black robbing black? But it was obviously a big business!
Carrying jewelry worth $100,000, they got on the car and left the Qiaodong camp.
The two followed the map and headed for a country town in the suburbs. After driving for dozens of kilometers, they finally arrived at the town and found the jewelry store accurately.
The exterior looked a bit shabby, and the house design seemed to be from the last century, so it must have been in business for some time. Zhang Ailun parked the Wrangler on the side of the road and called the other party.
Soon the jewelry store owner came over after hearing the news. He was a slightly plump middle-aged man who looked friendly and invited the two of them in to talk.
Zhang Ailun did not refuse. He asked Qiao Sen to carry the bag and followed the boss to the second floor of the gold shop.
The jewelry store owner invited the two to sit down and took out two bottles of drinks to quench their thirst.
"Let's get straight to the point and talk business. You want to buy this batch of jewelry from us? You should know their value, right?" Zhang Ailun asked.
"I understand your market situation. I have already consulted your people in advance and have negotiated the price. I also often buy jewelry of unknown origin on the black market so that I can make enough profit." The boss is also a seasoned man.
"Hey, man, this isn't something from unknown sources, it's something passed down from our family! The price you mentioned was negotiated with our middleman, but it's still reasonable." Zhang Ailun immediately retorted.
"I understand! The total value of the goods is one hundred thousand . dollars, but I think it should be okay to take a look at the goods first, right?" the boss asked.
"Of course, no problem." Zhang Ailun waved his hand, and Qiao Sen beside him put the handbag on the desk. He opened the zipper, revealing the gold and silver jewelry neatly packed in transparent plastic film.
"The package you selected includes a gold necklace, a gold ring, a pearl necklace, and a diamond brooch..." Qiao Sen helped him count them one by one and gave the purchase price of each item.
The boss took out an instrument to test the purity, and it showed that they were all legitimate. He nodded with satisfaction, "Do you want to trade in cash, or transfer via online banking, or virtual currency?"
"Cash is best. If you can't come up with enough money, you can also choose online banking transfer or virtual currency," said Zhang Ailun.
"I can pay you $10 in cash directly." The boss took out the $10 that he had prepared long ago from the safe, put it in his handbag, and took out a money detector and handed it to the two men for inspection.
Qiao Sen used a money detector to count the cash and found that the amount was correct and it was not counterfeit.
Zhang Ailun immediately showed a meaningful smile, stretched out his hand and shook his hand, "OK, happy cooperation."
"But are you sure you didn't give us counterfeit money?" Zhang Ailun suddenly clenched his fist hard, and the boss's expression instantly became a little unnatural.
He couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and doubled over like a fat lobster. "Ouch! Stop! What are you doing! Why are you doing this?"
Zhang Ailun looked at Qiao Sen who was puzzled and asked him to check it manually. "There should be something wrong with the money detector here."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Sen immediately opened his handbag, took out a stack of US dollars and examined it carefully. His expression immediately changed and he said angrily: "Fuck you! How dare you use fake money to fool us?"
People are so evil.
Qiao Sen threw the money in his hand fiercely on the boss's face, "Are you really going to die? You want to provoke us? What are you trying to do!?"
The boss was a little panicked when he saw that his trick was discovered, "Don't be like this, it's my fault, I might have made a mistake with the money!"
"You're really stubborn. You want to deny it after we caught you red-handed? Very good, but what makes me curious is, which is harder, your mouth or the bullet?"
Zhang Ailun took out a pistol from his tactical chest bag and said with a fake smile: "Thanks to my carefulness, otherwise I would have been fooled by you. Why did you do this? Aren't you afraid that we will shoot you secretly?"
The boss was terrified, his face turned pale and cold sweats ran down his face. He never expected that his usual tricks would be discovered.
He said honestly, "One hundred thousand dollars is enough to buy my store. You are outsiders. You will only do a one-time deal with these things whose origins are unknown. You will not call the police. When the time comes, I will take the jewelry to other places to exchange them for cash at a low price, and live a carefree life in other places for two years. What do you have to worry about?"
"Aren't you afraid of being killed?" Qiao Sen felt incredible.
"The bolder the person, the more productive the land! I've done this before. Those people either didn't realize it was counterfeit money and spent it normally, or they wanted to retaliate against me after discovering they were cheated. But in the end they were either arrested by the police or shot dead in retaliation!" the boss replied.
It can be seen that this guy is also a big heart. You dare to take the robbers' money. You are lucky to be able to survive. You really deserve to make money!
Zhang Ailun didn't want to argue with him too much. "One hundred thousand dollars, half of it is counterfeit money. You need to pay me an additional one hundred thousand dollars, or I will blow your head off. I want to pay with virtual currency!"
"But I don't have that many USTDs." The boss was so anxious that he could only urinate two drops.
"Then go buy it! If you don't have money, ask someone to borrow it! There are so many virtual currency stores online, how can you not buy it as long as you have money?" Zhang Ailun said viciously, stuffing the muzzle of the gun into his mouth, "This time it's your mouth, next time it may not be any hole in your body!"
"Ok ok..." The boss was sweating profusely and nodded in agreement. He took out his mobile phone and started to operate it tremblingly. He borrowed tens of thousands of dollars from someone to buy USTD, and then connected to the data link provided by Zhang Ailun and successfully transferred 100000U.
"What were you doing earlier? It would only cost $15, but now you have to spend $ to buy these goods! This is just a lesson for you. It will teach you a lesson. You'd better not make it public. Just keep it to yourself. It will be better for everyone. Otherwise, I guarantee that your whole family will have a miserable death!" Zhang Ailun said something cruel and turned away with Qiao Sen.
He went downstairs and out of the store, started the car, stepped on the accelerator, and drove out of the town. Qiao Sen held the submachine gun, staring at the second floor, gesturing with two fingers in front of his eyes, and then pointed at the other party.
The jewelry store owner was on the second floor, holding his phone and looking at the contacts. After much hesitation, he decided to swallow his anger. The opponent's firepower looked very strong, and he felt like a professional gangster, not to be trifled with.
Zhang Ailun drove to the city, stopped to search the cabin in the suburbs where the body was hidden, then turned to his destination and soon arrived at a remote wilderness location.
After getting off the car, Qiao Sen looked at the desolate scenery and the barren wilderness with only a shabby cabin. He felt puzzled. "Boss, what are we doing here? Why don't we go back to the city? Is there anything good here?"
"There's a dead person." Zhang Ailun replied, took out the shovel that came with the car, threw it to Qiao Sen, and pointed out the location to him.
"Go! Dig up this whole area!"
(End of this chapter)
