67: Real Madrid jersey acquired!

"Sigh... that was not easy. Old Man, are you the professional responsible for collecting the clothes in this Used Clothing Recycling Bin?"

Chen Kai immediately changed the subject, looking at his green vest and asking with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Hmm, I've been through it too, it's not easy, Young Man. I'll open the collection door, you go ahead and retrieve your clothes. Next time, hide them in a better place, like a toilet tank or something."

The gaunt-faced Old Man wore an expression that said 'I understand,' and slowly took a large ring of keys out of his pocket.

He kept flipping through the numbered keys in his hand, searching for a long time before finally finding the key corresponding to the number on this green Used Clothing Recycling Bin.

The Old Man walked a few steps closer, crouched down in front of the collection slot, used his keys to open both locks, and pulled the cover of the collection slot open horizontally.

Chen Kai couldn't wait to lean in. After the Old Man opened the green cabinet door, he stepped back a couple of paces.

Chen Kai hurried forward to take a closer look and discovered that the interior of the green Used Clothing Recycling Bin was quite large, piled with dozens of centimeters of tattered clothes and old scarves.

"Young Man, I still have to hurry to the next residential collection point, so be quick. If it takes more than five minutes, there's nothing I can do. There's real-time tracking in the truck; I can't be at a stop for more than five minutes."

The Old Man stood by the roadside, lit a cigarette, and checked the time repeatedly on the old-fashioned wristwatch on his wrist.

He even handed a cigarette to Chen Kai, who was crouching on the ground rummaging through the clothes.

Chen Kai initially wanted to refuse, but then he thought of the excuse he had fabricated and immediately adopted the state of, "Let me have one puff, just one, I feel like ants are crawling all over me."

He took the cigarette, held it to his nose to take a deep inhale, and then tremblingly pulled a lighter from his pocket.

"Click."

"Phew~"

Chen Kai immediately smiled with satisfaction, "Old Man, you really are a good person!"

"We've all been there, I understand."

"But smoking, smoking also counts towards the five minutes!" the Old Man said, pointing at his watch to remind him.

"Got it."

Chen Kai sped up his movements, shoving his entire body into the Used Clothing Recycling Bin. In the enclosed space, the cigarette smoke was stinging his eyes.

"Scarf... no."

"This is... a woman's skirt? Don't want..."

"This is... a thong? Damn, who the hell is so unscrupulous to put this in a Used Clothing Recycling Bin?"

"What the hell is all this? It doesn't even smell like laundry detergent."

Chen Kai frowned and started rummaging from the middle layer upwards, but suddenly the Old Man's urging voice came from behind him.

"Four minutes have passed, Young Man. If you haven't found it yet, don't blame me—why should one man make things difficult for another?"

"Almost there!"

Being urged like this, Chen Kai couldn't help but speed up his movements. The storage bin wasn't very big to begin with, making it hard to maneuver his hands.

Just one second after the Old Man mentioned the time, Chen Kai finally found the source of the glow: a quilt!

He quickly found the zipper on the quilt and pulled out a white No. 7 jersey from inside the duvet cover! It was even signed in black ink in Portuguese!

"Found it!"

Chen Kai happily stuffed the signed white jersey into his shirt and grabbed another random piece of clothing, afraid that the Old Man would realize it was a valuable jersey and turn hostile.

He slowly backed away a few steps, only to discover that the random piece of clothing he had grabbed was actually a lace nightgown!

"Hehe... Young Man, you... you usually hide your cigarettes here? The most dangerous place is the safest place? Young people sure know how to play..."

The Old Man had initially been somewhat skeptical, but seeing the lace, he immediately confirmed that this must be Chen Kai's own clothing.

Otherwise, who would put these in a public charity donation bin for no reason?

Chen Kai's face flushed. He felt a bit embarrassed and shielded the lace nightgown against his chest, "Thanks, Old Man, I'll be heading off now."

"Don't mention it."

Chen Kai immediately took long strides and walked away quickly.

Walking to a deserted spot, he found a random trash can and tossed the women's lace nightgown into it.

Furthermore, there was no smell of laundry detergent in his arms... if it hadn't been washed, that meant...

Chen Kai patted his clothes with a look of disgust, and only then did he take out the signed Real Madrid No. 7 jersey from his clothes.

In the upper right corner of the No. 7 jersey number, there was a large signature.

"Fifty thousand acquired!"

Chen Kai excitedly pumped his fist, smoothed out the wrinkles on the white garment, folded it neatly, and then walked toward the electric scooter parked at the exit.

He got on the electric scooter, placed the jersey on the back seat, and drove toward Yunshang Pavilion.

... Half an hour later, Chen Kai slowly stopped the scooter, pulled out the key, and walked toward Yunshang Pavilion, humming a little tune while holding the jersey.

As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Zheng Liu Chang holding a slim brand of cigarette under his nose to sniff it, then lighting it, taking a drag, and smacking his lips.

"99 percent pure! Rare stuff~"

Chen Kai chuckled, "If you like it, I'll bring you a couple more cartons."

"Did you pick up a bargain again? Awesome!"

"And I heard from my icy Female Boss that you helped her earn over two million yesterday? And that you even figured out the top lot was a setup?"

Seeing Chen Kai arrive, Zheng Liu Chang immediately stood up from his chair, excited.

"It's okay, it was all luck."

"Tsk tsk tsk... the expression on my boss's face when she mentioned you yesterday, oh, it's something I've never seen before."

Zheng Liu Chang smacked his lips, "But it's truly awesome. I can't understand jade, but you actually can! All four were losses, and only one could make a profit. Awesome! I'm truly impressed now!"

"What bargain did you pick up today?"

Chen Kai smiled mysteriously and pulled out a white jersey from behind his back.

"Cristiano Ronaldo jersey, signed edition. Isn't that ruthless?"

"Holy crap! That's too ruthless, right? Awesome!"

Zheng Liu Chang was a bit stunned. He walked over quickly, took the jersey to look at it, and identified the black signature.

"It's definitely real!"

"But... but I can't give you a high price. This kind of thing takes too long to sell; very few people come to our Pawnshop to buy jerseys, so... I can only give you half the market price, around thirty thousand."

Chen Kai frowned. He could accept a difference of two or three thousand, but if it was twenty thousand less, he couldn't really accept that.

"This price is a bit low."

"Ah, we're Brothers, I'll be honest with you. Selling it to me would be a pure loss for you. You can go sell it to fans or a store that specializes in jersey recycling; they offer much higher prices than we do."

Zheng Liu Chang was quite understanding; the price was indeed low.

"Alright then, I'll go check out a jersey recycling shop. If I have other things, I'll bring them to you."

Chen Kai nodded. Given his relationship with Zheng Liu Chang, he didn't need to worry about the issue of not selling to him or him being upset.

They were Brothers; even if he did sell it to him, he would have told him to go sell it somewhere else.