The bell rang for a long time.
No one picks up
But just when Jiang Chen was about to hang up, the call on the other end was answered.
"Ho?" What came from the other end of the phone was a very strange and brief voice, and it was in English.
The voice was low and hoarse. It seemed that it was not Roberts who answered the phone.
"Jiang Chen, are you the Chinese friend of Boss Roberts?" Jiang Chen replied slowly in English that was just above CET-6.
"Nick Kaczynski. My boss is in some trouble... Can I trust you?" Nick asked in a deep voice after hesitating for a moment.
"Of course, Roberts is a good man. Although he is far away in China, I still miss him. Moreover, there is still a business between us that has not been completed." Jiang Chen thought for a long time and finally read this paragraph clearly in English. .
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, but Nick finally spoke.
Because Jiang Chen's English was poor, Nick deliberately slowed down his speaking speed. After a lot of twists and turns, Jiang Chen finally figured out the whole story.
In short, Roberts went to Iraq to do business two days ago and was accidentally kidnapped. Originally, with Nick's fighting ability, such a mistake would not happen, but no one expected that the old informant who had cooperated many times turned out to be a mole. Those who came to take over the arms were not local armed forces at all, but a group of veiled terrorists.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen had a wry smile on his face.
This is trouble...
Damn it, if you don't do the gold business, you go to that damn place to do something, and you lose the chain at the critical moment... No matter how Jiang Chen curses in his heart, Roberts actually has his own reasons.
Originally, he was prepared to be stable during this period, but when Jiang Chen never called, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Does that Oriental guy really have any business? Why no news at all? So Roberts, who couldn't sit still, felt itchy again. It happened to be a business handled by his old friend, and the risk factor was "low", so he went...
However, scolding is enough, Jin Jiangchen still has to find a way to solve it.
It's just that for a while, he really couldn't find any way to turn so much gold into cash. Get rid of this gold at home? That's simply crazy. There's gold worth half a billion dollars, and there's no invoice. He didn't want to be targeted by the mysterious relevant departments. If those people really discovered something, it would be very bad in every sense.
How about... a trip to Iraq
Jiang Chen hesitated a little, but then showed a playful smile. This might be a good idea. With his sophisticated equipment and his "superhuman" body index, he really wasn't too worried about what danger he would encounter.
What's more, you can run away if you can't beat him. Turn around the corner and go straight through, escape to the apocalypse and stay there for a day or two. Who can beat him
At the same time, Jiang Chen still had another consideration for this decision.
If Roberts is given a hand in this matter, not only can the gold matter be solved smoothly, but there will also be an extra way out. If one day he can no longer survive in the country, he might as well find another place to go, right? I believe that Roberts will give him a hand when the time comes.
Although they only met once, he could still see that Roberts was a businessman with a "spirit of contract".
This point is very important.
If he is a cunning and profit-seeking person, it would be a waste of emotion to save him, and it would be easier to find a new partner.
Having made up his mind, Jiang Chen didn't waste any time and immediately ordered a ticket online to fly to Dubai. He planned to transfer to Baghdad after arriving in Dubai. He had already obtained passports and other things when he was in school, but he had no chance to use them in the past few years. Next, go to the embassy to apply for a tourist visa and you’re ready to go.
After taking care of the air tickets, Jiang Chen stayed for a while, simply packed up, bowed and went out. Since the house was no longer available for rent, he just found a standard room in a Seven Days Inn and waited until the gold matter was settled before he considered buying a house.
Although it is difficult to sell the gold weighing several tons, it is still possible to take out one or two kilograms of gold and cash it in some RMB first.
It just so happened that Jiang Chen was almost running out of money, so he took out his business card and called Boss Liu of the gold shop to make an appointment.
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It was still seven kilograms of gold. Jiang Chen didn't bother to worry about the fractions and directly settled the deal at 150.
However, what Jiang Chen didn't notice was that the moment he left the gold shop, a trace of barely concealed greed flashed across Liu Anshan's face.
Liu Anshan became more and more convinced that this guy must have a special way to get a lot of gold. Maybe a tomb robbing? Maybe a private mine? Liu Anshan didn't know, he only knew that that boy must have more than this!
He secretly investigated Jiang Chen. When Jiang Chen got the money last time, he spent almost all of it without blinking an eye. Not even a month has passed since I came to his store again to sell gold.
This shows what
This shows that he already has an unimaginable amount of gold! If he just got the gold by chance, how could he spend it so quickly
As for whether Jiang Chen is a dangerous person... Boss Liu also asked his acquaintances to investigate this.
He was just a small employee who had worked in Bailian Shimao's clothing store for a year, and was finally fired by his boss. Even if he beat him to death, he wouldn't believe that this little guy had any background.
It's time to contact my brother...
But just when he thought of his brother, Liu Anshan still showed a trace of hesitation on his face. To be honest, he didn't want to have much to do with that brother, but he had to ask him to take action in this matter.
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Anshan made up his mind and dialed the phone number in his hand.
"...Hello? Brother? It's me, Liu Anshan, I won't keep talking. Are you interested in a business? We'll give it 50-50 points, at least 46 points! It can't be any less..."
Liu Changlong, the boss of the Hongyi Gang, is also a well-known figure in the underworld in Wanghai City.
Speaking of which, Jiang Chen and that Hongyi Gang had a little feud...
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After coming out of the gold shop, Jiang Chen took a taxi directly to the outskirts of the city. He wants to rent a warehouse in the suburbs to conveniently store the supplies that are to be transported to the end of the world. Although online shopping is also a very convenient method, it is not a long-term solution after all. The survivor base now has more than 30 people. It is much more convenient to purchase supplies directly through food product wholesalers than in supermarkets, and it can also save costs.
After paying the rent directly for one year, Jiang Chen rented a small warehouse. Whether it was the traffic environment near the warehouse or the concealment of the internal space of the warehouse, Jiang Chen was very satisfied. The rent is 3,000 yuan per month, which is not very expensive in the suburbs of Wanghai City. Jiang Chen rented it for two years.
Jiang Chen, who had rented the warehouse, did not take a break and directly found the number of a local grain product wholesaler in Wanghai City online. Jiang Chen didn't talk nonsense when he called him. He directly said 10 tons of rice, 5 tons of flour, 300 boxes of canned meat, 200 boxes of canned fruit, as well as various salt, grain, oil and other supplies. With such a big business, the owner of the grain and oil store who answered the phone naturally took the order without hesitation. After asking for the address, he patted his chest and promised to deliver it within 2 hours. The only requirement was to pay a deposit first. After all, he was afraid that Jiang Chen was playing tricks on him.
Jiang Chen didn't bother to talk nonsense with him and directly transferred all the money.
As soon as the full payment of 160,000 yuan arrived, the grain and oil boss was shocked. He didn't know what kind of luck he had today to meet such a big spender. The full payment of 160,000 yuan was received without blinking an eye.
After receiving the money, the grain and oil boss naturally made preparations non-stop. He even got into the truck himself and drove with the driver to the warehouse Jiang Chen rented in the suburbs.
Jiang Chen could obviously see the grain and oil boss's desire to please him, but Jiang Chen didn't say much to him. He just emphasized repeatedly that if the quality of this batch of goods was good, he would come to him to buy the goods next time. In this regard, the grain and oil boss naturally patted his chest and affirmed. All the rice is new rice that has just left the factory, and the canned food is also purchased from regular channels, without any problems.
Jiang Chen smiled noncommittally, and then implicitly expressed that next time he would need goods without printing and packaging, but the quality should not be ambiguous at all. The grain and oil boss was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled like "I understand" and agreed.
That kind of goods is not difficult for him to get. It is easy to get it by contacting acquaintances in the factory. It is just one less step on the assembly line.
After a few simple greetings, the grain and oil boss saw that Jiang Chen seemed to have something else to do, so he left knowingly.
After watching the truck drive away, Jiang Chen returned to the warehouse and closed the door tightly. Then it was time to get down to business.
Looking at the supplies that filled most of the warehouse, Jiang Chen took a deep breath.
Jiang Chen would light up a cigarette and rest for a while after going back and forth. Then, under Miss Sun Jiao's surprised and surprised gaze, Jiang Chen piled most of the supplies in the warehouse into the swimming pool that originally contained gold.
A pool full of food...
"...How about I help you get some more gold from the vault," Sun Jiao, who had been in a daze for a while, came back to her senses and just said this in a daze.
"Pfft, I haven't completely sold off the gold this time. If you give me a bunch more, I won't be able to exchange it for money. Also, this little food doesn't cost much in our area." Jiang Chen couldn't laugh or cry. said.
"Then why don't you get more." Sun Jiao was a little embarrassed. In order to cover up her anger, she quickly put on a vicious expression and bared her teeth at Jiang Chen. But in Jiang Chen's eyes, this expression was nothing more than coquettishness without any deterrent.
"Stop being greedy, snack food. Have you finished eating all the food?" Jiang Chen laughed and patted Sun Jiao's buttocks.
"Eat, you can leave it if you can't finish it." Sun Jiao blushed and glared at Jiang Chen fiercely again.
"Don't turn into a piggy, then I'm going to eat Yao Yao." Jiang Chen said jokingly.
"You're going to die, you scoundrel." Sun Jiao raised her hand and hammered Jiang Chen's shoulder a few times in shame and anger, but looking at Jiang Chen's playful look, it was clear that it definitely didn't hurt at all.
Of course, Jiang Chen was just saying that, he was not so beastly as to actually "eat" Yao Yao. And Sun Jiao's toned waist doesn't look like she's going to grow fat.
"By the way, find a few careful and reliable people to remove the production dates and other marks on these things. You can't be careless about this matter at all... Or maybe you and Yao Yao can just leave this matter to you and Yao Yao." Just do it yourself. In the future, I will try my best to find a way to directly get the kind of goods without anything printed on the packaging."
After repeatedly telling Sun Jiao what she needed to pay attention to, he traveled back to the present world again.
Looking at the empty warehouse, Jiang Chen walked out of the door without stopping. Lock the door of the warehouse, and then carefully confirm whether the inside of the warehouse can be seen from the outside. After that, he walked straight to the side of the road, hailed a taxi and went back to the city.
In the car, he took out his mobile phone and called Xia Shiyu.
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"What? Are you going abroad for a period of time? How long?" Xia Shiyu unexpectedly did not show too much surprise that Jiang Chen would disappear for a while, or she was already used to it.
At least this time Jiang Chen reported his whereabouts, so there would be no news at all. Last time, Xia Shiyu was so frightened that she thought something had happened to him and almost contacted the police to find him.
"Well, it won't take long, business matters. I'll be back in about a week."
"What about the company's affairs..." Xia Shiyu sighed, her voice quite helpless.
"Of course, please, hehe..."
"..." Hearing Jiang Chen's playful voice, Xia Shiyu smiled bitterly and rubbed her temples.
"I have put the game data in a USB flash drive, and I will send it to your downstairs later. You must be more familiar with the approval procedures of the Incineration Department than me. Hehe, that's good for you. , wait until I come back to treat you to a big dinner." Jiang Chen felt that his face was getting thicker and thicker, and he said with a smile.
"Treat me for a week!" Xia Shiyu said fiercely through gritted teeth.
"No problem, it will take a month!" However, the cheerful voice coming from the other end of the phone made her feel angry and had nowhere to vent her anger.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Shiyu put the phone aside, leaned on the back of the sofa and let out a breath.
This damn guy...
But now I am his subordinate again. If it were before, it would be fine...
Thinking of what happened in the past, she suddenly became a little silent. For some reason, she suddenly felt a little concerned about her driving away Jiang Chen. Thinking of her miserable life after losing her job, she suddenly felt bad.
Guilt? disturbed? Blame yourself
can not say it clearly.
Xia Shiyu rested her head on the back of the sofa and stared at the ceiling with her eyes open as if she was thinking about something.
She likes this modern apartment very much. The composite structure of the upper and lower floors is compact but comfortable. Although she is working, she usually looks serious. But in life, she is unexpectedly a woman with great taste in life.
She spends half of her monthly salary of 10,000 yuan as housing expenses. She doesn't feel distressed at all about this expense, because in her consumption concept, making money is to improve the quality of life, and excessive saving is just a sign of lack of confidence in the future.
Besides, Jiang Chen wasn't in a hurry to urge her to pay back the money, so she wasn't that anxious to save the money.
However, what she didn't even realize was that she, who always paid attention to planning her expenses reasonably, didn't even consider repaying her savings into her monthly expenses.
Looking at the exquisite crystal chandelier in ecstasy, Xia Shiyu suddenly thought of the impoverished life she spent in the low-rent house with a monthly rent of 800 yuan. At that time, she had to plan carefully even for a meal.
For some reason, a certain man's face suddenly appeared in her mind.
It was a face that was always smiling.
To be honest, Xia Shiyu, who was always used to being serious, hated the playful and unserious look on her face.
However, that face made her unable to dislike it...
Xia Shiyu touched her lips with dull eyes. She couldn't understand the question.
A throbbing in her heart that she had never felt before.
Why is this...
Forget it, don’t think about it anymore. She shook her head, sat up from the sofa, picked up the remote control on the coffee table and turned off the variety show that was playing.
Jiang Chen will come to deliver the USB flash drive later. It's not good to see him like this. Let's take a shower first... With this in mind, Xia Shiyu returned to the bedroom and took out the clothes she was going to put on from the closet. clothes, then walked into the bathroom and closed the frosted glass door.
Looking at the splashing water under the nozzle, and letting the crystal water droplets wash over her fair skin, Xia Shiyu froze again.
Huh
Speaking of which, didn’t I wash myself once after my late run just now... ;