After buying things for Hans, the German Shepherd, Chen Yiyang thought that he had some time to kill.
So he spent a pleasant afternoon in the shop, accompanying Xu Qing, the girl with the great smile.
After Xu Qing finished work, they had dinner together.
It wasn't like Chen Yiyang was looking to develop any relationship with Xu Qing.
He was just simply attracted and driven by desire to spend more time with pretty girls.
Of course, if the girl invited him to her house, Chen Yiyang wouldn't refuse.
Unfortunately, Xu Qing was not that open-minded.
So after dinner, they strolled for a while, then said goodbye at ten in the evening, each going home to their own pets.
By midnight, today's information was also sent to his phone as usual.
Today's intel for girls' personal use, 99% new: Jin City, Wushan District, Storage Street, Jin City Convenient Warehouse No. 1206 has a batch of suitcases looking for buyers. You can successfully score a deal for under ten thousand. For specific details, contact Manager Yang. The phone number is included on the notes page on the second page.
Suitcases?
What kind of deal could be scored with these?
Is it possible that a batch of brand new suitcases is left unclaimed in the warehouse?
But buying for under ten thousand and scoring a deal seems feasible, the cost isn't very high.
Trusting the deal-scoring app, Chen Yiyang contacted Manager Yang as soon as he woke up the next day.
"Yes, we do have a batch of suitcases to deal with."
Manager Yang said yawning, "We are engaged in renting small private warehouses. Someone previously rented a ten-cubic meter warehouse here, but they are nowhere to be found now, so we need someone to help us deal with the contents."
"I recall it's stipulated by law that if a tenant cannot be contacted for a long time, their personal belongings should be handed over to relevant authorities for safekeeping, and the rental party cannot sell them without reason, right?"
Chen Yiyang knew a bit about the law and was worried there might be legal disputes.
"Generally, that's true." Manager Yang explained, "Later we found the person's family through the police. The family said the person went missing overseas for more than a year, and they've already applied to the court to declare the person missing.
The family has already dealt with his other possessions, but these suitcases were left behind. They came to check, found them empty, and didn't want to take them. They signed an agreement for us to handle them ourselves.
If you want them, pay the owed rental fee of ten thousand, and everything in the warehouse will be yours."
"I see." Chen Yiyang thought for a moment and replied, "I need to see the suitcases on-site before I can give you an answer."
"Sure, just come before six in the evening."
After confirming there were no legal issues with the deal for the suitcases, Chen Yiyang immediately made calls to two people.
One was Sun Xingguo, a divorced man, and the other was Zhou Jianjun, the truck driver he interacted with yesterday.
"Ten cubic meters of suitcases, huh? My van can't carry all of that. I'll borrow a truck. At most, it'll be done by noon." Zhou Jianjun had no problem, agreeing quickly.
Sun Xingguo was even easier to deal with. As soon as Chen Yiyang sent the message, he rushed over to Chen Yiyang's rental apartment.
The three met for lunch at noon, then they took Zhou Jianjun's van to the outskirts of the city, and then switched to a box truck to reach Storage Street in Wushan District.
Leaving Zhou Jianjun waiting outside, Chen Yiyang took Sun Xingguo into the Jin City Convenient Warehouse through the main gate.
"You must be Mr. Chen, right?" Manager Yang, who had talked with Chen Yiyang before, came up and shook Sun Xingguo's hand.
"You got it wrong, this is our boss." Sun Xingguo bowed slightly and introduced Chen Yiyang to Manager Yang.
"I apologize for not recognizing greatness." Manager Yang quickly apologized.
"What are the rental prices for the warehouses here?" Chen Yiyang asked as he followed Manager Yang inside, glancing around.
Storage Street was initially used for river transport during Jin City's early development.
As the river transport industry declined in Jin City, it became abandoned.
However, the concept of small warehouses picked up in recent years, reviving some interest here.
"The mini warehouse of two cubic meters costs forty a month. Five cubic meters is four hundred a month. The ten cubic meter medium warehouse we are about to see is eight hundred a month. There's a discount for long-term rental."
"If I'm not storing large items, renting a two cubic meter warehouse is the most cost-effective." Sun Xingguo calculated and said.
"Our mini warehouses are mainly for promotional purposes. Each person can only rent one mini warehouse." Manager Yang quickly patched up the loophole.
While talking, the three arrived at the door of a warehouse.
Manager Yang opened the warehouse door with a key, and Chen Yiyang looked inside with the lighting.
Inside, nearly a hundred rolling suitcases were stacked densely.
"These were left by a customer more than a year ago after renting this warehouse. He paid for six months and went abroad.
When we tried to contact him later, he was unreachable. Now he owes thirteen months' rent, charging four hundred and nine per month, so the remaining rent is six thousand three hundred. Along with the overdue charge, you only need to pay ten thousand, and all the contents of this warehouse are yours."
"These suitcases are all used." Sun Xingguo squatted down to inspect the suitcases before Chen Yiyang could speak.
Indeed, all the trolley suitcases in this warehouse were second-hand. But each suitcase was about ninety percent new.
In other words, someone bought these suitcases to pack some things and then left them unused, resulting in these suitcases having no scratches on the surface but showing signs of use.
"If they were brand new, we wouldn't worry about how to handle these things," Manager Yang said from the side.
"Let's say there are a hundred suitcases. If we buy them for ten thousand yuan, the cost per suitcase would be a hundred yuan. This business is definitely not doable." Chen Yiyang spoke up at this point.
"How about I give you a discount, eight thousand yuan?"
"Three thousand."
"You're cutting straight through the arteries here; who does business like that?" Manager Yang shouted.
"Come over here to talk." Chen Yiyang grabbed Manager Yang's arm and led him aside.
"You and I both know. The families of the owners have come to check these suitcases. This shows there's really nothing inside. Simply put, for others, it's just a warehouse full of space-occupying junk."
"I know it's junk, and I didn't expect these suitcases to make money, but the warehouse rent still needs to be paid," Manager Yang exclaimed.
"Here's the thing," Chen Yiyang whispered,
"Let's put it another way. Every day these things sit here, you're losing a day's warehouse rent. You might as well consider that we're not here to buy these suitcases today but to help you dispose of garbage for free.
Not only won't we charge you for disposal, but we'll also give you, Manager Yang, a personal fee of three thousand yuan. Isn't that much more reasonable?"
Manager Yang looked around to ensure they weren't in camera surveillance range, then whispered a request. "I want cash."
"No problem, brought it." Chen Yiyang patted his pocket.
After last time's ten thousand cash for buying computers, he brought all the leftover cash this time.
"That's settled then." Manager Yang resumed normal speaking volume and said to Chen Yiyang, "But you have to move all the suitcases yourself; we're not responsible for the transportation."
"OK." Chen Yiyang gestured with a hand sign.
Then they called in Zhou Jianjun from outside to help move the suitcases.
Once all the suitcases were loaded onto the truck, at the back corner of the truck, Chen Yiyang put the counted thirty-five bills into an envelope and handed it to Manager Yang.
"The extra money is for your cigarettes; let's keep in touch for future dealings."
"No problem." Manager Yang took the envelope, looked at the thickness through the opening, and nodded.
After getting in the car, Zhou Jianjun asked Chen Yiyang, "Boss, where are we heading now?"
"Did you notice any suitcases that felt particularly heavy when you were moving them?" Chen Yiyang didn't answer Zhou Jianjun's question and posed a question to the two instead.
"Absolutely noticed that," Sun Xingguo replied. "When moving them, I counted, there were a hundred suitcases in total, and the fifty innermost ones definitely had stuff in them; they were much heavier than the ones in front."
"Hmm." Chen Yiyang nodded.
It was about what he guessed.
The suitcases themselves weren't valuable, so since the software indicated a good bargain, something must have been hidden inside.
"Let's take them to the wasteland outside and open the rear suitcases to take a look." Chen Yiyang said to Zhou Jianjun.
"Alright." Zhou Jianjun didn't think too much about it.
Today, Chen Yiyang not only covered his truck hire fee but also promised an additional payment for helping move the items.
He was indifferent to it, directly driving the truck to a wasteland some distance from the highway.
After the three of them got out of the car, they opened the truck compartment door.
The fifty suitcases from the back of the warehouse were now positioned at the front of the compartment, ready to be taken down at any time.
The quality of these trolley suitcases was just average, and the codes were all set to the default 000. So the three of them quickly opened one of the suitcases.
"It's still empty inside." Sun Xingguo was stunned.
"Didn't you notice the thickness is different?" Chen Yiyang's sharp eyes noticed that the interior area of this suitcase was reduced by nearly half.
He reached in and felt; sure enough, there was a board.
With force, he took the board apart, revealing three rectangular items wrapped in plastic film to everyone.
"What's hidden inside are graphics cards!"
As a gaming enthusiast, Chen Yiyang immediately recognized what these three rectangular items were.
He picked up one of them and, after tearing off the plastic film, identified it as a Colorful RTX 2080 SUPER graphics card.
Of course, this wasn't a brand new card, but its appearance didn't look too old either, probably about eighty percent new.
"I'll give each of you an extra one thousand yuan bonus today; let's open all the suitcases and check them." Chen Yiyang immediately told Sun Xingguo and Zhou Jianjun.