socalfunplaces Chapter 53 Waiting and Trading
Chapter 53 Waiting and Trading
$8000 worth of medicines and supplies wasn't much, just a lot of different kinds. They were haphazardly loaded onto a truck without anyone following. Yan Shuo took the keys from Li Zhiyao, jumped into the truck under Li Zhiyao's watchful eye, and drove to a small spare warehouse, a small garage that a car could drive into and also used for repairing cars.
These are all Yan Shuo's own people, so he stored some spare supplies and vehicles in these places. Of course, he wouldn't store contraband here. Yan Shuo prepared several such small warehouses in the concession and the Chinese-controlled area.
Several of his men, being observant, repaired the car while keeping an eye on the entrance.
Yan Shuo parked the car, put the supplies inside into his spatial ring, and then went outside. The repair shop continued as usual, and no one said a word related to the mission.
Disguised as a student traveling outside the city, Yan Shuo successfully passed the checkpoint and arrived at the north side of the bridge in Daiqiao Town. He found a tea stall, ordered some tea and snacks, and looked around while eating and drinking. After finishing, he paid the bill and left, releasing his weapon doll to help him find a courtyard not far from the road. The courtyard was uninhabited and very dilapidated, with only two neighboring households and several other houses nearby. It was safe and secluded.
Yan Shuo came over to take a look and was very satisfied. There were piles of weeds at the entrance and no footprints or anything. It seemed that even passersby felt that this place was unlucky, probably because it was an abandoned house. It had a very dilapidated feel.
"This is it," Yan Shuo instructed a few children to clear out a clean spot, spread out some cargo cloth, and carefully place the medicines and supplies. Many of the medicines were in glass bottles, and handling all those bottles and jars was too much trouble; they were easy to break.
They weren't stacked too high, only about 1 meter tall. Each type was piled up in a separate pile, looking scattered and messy, but actually not messy at all. They were neatly categorized, making it easy to count, organize, and transport.
Leaving four weapon dolls to guard the place, he glanced at the night sky; it would soon be dark. With nothing to do, Yan Shuo took out a few sofas, placed them in the open space, set out cigarettes and alcohol, and smoked while looking at the moon and stars, waiting for the time to come.
The wait was so boring, Yan Shuo took out his laptop and started playing games. Of course, he wore earphones and didn't play any sound through the speakers, otherwise it would be too weird if outsiders saw him. As for the games, they were just the kind of single-player games available in the modern world. Not easy to find. Online team battle royale games? Dream on.
Ash has gone to great lengths to collect his emotional points, and you're wasting this useless energy on pointless things just for him to play with? You think Ash is too generous, just because he pays your internet bill?
I have no idea what Ash is trying to do with all those emotional points!
After playing a few rounds of Red Alert, including the Kirov airship battle against the enemy base, Yan Shuo felt empty and put the game away. Since it was still early, he opened the Black 8 billiards game and started playing the computer billiards game, feeling incredibly bored.
If Yan Shuo hadn't found it strange to leave the city after dark and the checks to be more stringent, he would have preferred to leave at 8 PM; he found the feeling of waiting for others extremely annoying.
Unable to bear it any longer, Yan Shuo spent money to have Xiao Zhi download some of the latest novels from Qidian.com to satisfy his cravings and pass the time.
Around 9:30, Yan Shuo sent the lookout boy back to report that the people to receive them had arrived, along with Huang Xiaoju.
Huang Xiaoju is Chen Yu's wife. As for whether she is a real wife or a fake wife, Yan Shuo did not investigate. As long as she is not an enemy, nothing else matters. We can just assume that she is whatever she is, as long as it doesn't affect important matters.
After having the doll scan the surrounding area again to confirm that it was safe, Yan Shuo changed into a white scarf and white gloves, asked the doll to brew tea, and went out to meet the person.
At the crossroads north of the town, next to a large stone mill shed, a small fire was burning. A caravan of merchants was resting there. Three people sat by the fire, including Huang Xiaoju, and two other men, all dressed as merchants. Not far away, several horse-drawn carts were being fed by several men dressed as helpers. They were placing a small basket under the horses' mouths, containing beans and other feed, temporarily adding fodder for the horses in preparation for work.
Yan Shuo looked at the three people by the fire. One of the men saw Yan Shuo coming over, quickly lit a cigarette, took a couple of puffs, held the cigarette between his fingers to eyebrow level, and pretended to talk to the person next to him, saying things like the weather was nice today, and that it looked like the wind was about to pick up, etc. It was all meaningless small talk.
Yan Shuo also lit a cigarette, took a couple of puffs, and raised it to his eyebrows as he walked. The people over there saw this, breathed a sigh of relief, lowered their guard, and stood up to greet him.
"Hello!" The man who had been holding the cigarette threw it into the fire, came over and shook hands with Yan Shuo. "I didn't expect you to be so punctual."
"Hello, we're in business, so punctuality is a basic requirement! Otherwise, if customers are stood up, who will we do business with in the future? You agree, right?" Yan Shuo said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, yes! Look, what should we do?" the man asked, carefully observing Yan Shuo's appearance.
"Come with me! There's an abandoned yard here. I've put all my things there. Be careful not to make too much noise and disturb the neighbors nearby, and everything should be fine!" Yan Shuo pointed in a direction, which was the yard where he had put the medicine, only a few hundred meters away.
"Alright! Let's go!" The man gestured to his men, and everyone got ready and followed Yan Shuo and the man in charge toward the courtyard.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, everyone tiptoed inside. Yan Shuo pointed to dozens of piles of medicine and said, "Take a count of them!"
The man waved his hand, and his men stepped over Yan Shuo's doll, opened all the medicines, and counted them.
"Report, the numbers match, there's no problem with the medicine," a young soldier happily reported back.
"Okay! Be careful and keep your voice down!" The man waved his hand, then looked at Yan Shuo and said, "You're Liu Jie?"
"Yes! Liu Jie from Ximei Trading Company!" Yan Shuo nodded, gesturing to the teapot beside the sofa, which was bubbling loudly; the water had boiled. "Sit down, have something hot!"
"Uh!" The man in charge and Huang Xiaoju were speechless. Who would smuggle these things, including tea, a stove, a sofa, and a small table?
"It's alright, I have my own way of doing things. You've checked, there's nothing wrong with the goods, right? So, where's my money?" Yan Shuo said with a smile, fiddling with the tea set and starting to brew tea.
"Of course, no problem!" The leading man took a bundle from Huang Xiaoju's hand, placed it on the table, avoiding the teacup, and untied the bundle. Inside were silver dollars, Chinese currency, and small yellow croakers. Yan Shuo counted them and found that the total value was about 8000 US dollars, which was basically enough.
Yan Shuo nodded, put the wallet away, and told the doll to pick it up, pack it up, and put it in a small box.
Yan Shuo asked the man in charge and Huang Xiaoju to sit down and have some tea. "Gentlemen, would you like some? Tell them to move the tea slowly; it's all glassware, so be careful. It will take a while."