231: Enter Antique Street!

Another point is, maybe this person's name is wrong!

Everyone looked at him with some sympathy.

It wasn't that they thought the Homeless person was somehow inappropriate, but they knew that living hand-to-mouth in this line of work meant he didn't have a good life, and he had to endure disdain everywhere he went.

Just when he had finally started working and could support himself, he was cheated out of his money. This was truly pitiful!

"Do you have any other information about that person?"

The Director had taken a pack of cigarettes from him but hadn't been able to help, so he felt a bit guilty. He wanted to return the cigarettes, but he was also a bit reluctant.

"I don't know the specifics. I only know he's the person in charge of an antique shop here, and on the street, he's known as Yu Banzhi. He buys anything, he doesn't refuse anyone!"

The Director nodded silently after hearing this.

"Alright then, I'll help you investigate further!"

Upon hearing this, a look of gratitude flashed in Huang Mao's eyes. He immediately pulled out a pack of Huazi cigarettes and a wad of cash from his backpack.

The money wasn't a lot, but it was definitely effective!

Besides Huang Mao, Old Sha was also doing his best to gather information.

It was a pity that the other party had been very secretive. If this information could be found out so easily, then the Police Officer wouldn't be so troubled.

Although Old Sha returned empty-handed, he did connect with several Homeless persons and they chatted happily.

Finally, after going in a big circle, they returned to the teahouse where Su Yue was drinking tea. Su Yue could tell from their expressions that they hadn't found any information about this matter.

He was a bit helpless but also had no other options.

"Don't worry. Keep in touch with the Homeless persons here. If there's any news, they should inform you in time."

"This person is hidden deep. It's not easy for us to dig him out."

He had initially suspected that the name on the contract might be fake, but he hadn't expected everything to align with his guess.

It seems this person is also smart. He uses this method to deceive inexperienced people and also to avoid his responsibilities.

After all, these people from the countryside definitely wouldn't deliberately pursue the issue of the name on the contract!

"How did you talk to them?"

Su Yue asked curiously. He wanted to know how these people described their identity.

"I said I was a worker who got cheated out of money. A few packs of Huazi were enough for them to accept me. The most important thing is that we already knew each other!"

If it weren't for having a fellow villager among these people, he wouldn't have been able to integrate into this group so easily.

Old Sha was naturally not as smooth as Huang Mao.

He spoke in a low, muffled voice.

"I told them I came here to set up a stall. I used to pick up a lot of things, but they weren't worth much."

"Because of my identity, and maybe because I looked more honest, this group didn't ask too many questions and just told me the information I wanted to know."

After hearing this, Su Yue nodded silently. Old Sha was also quite clever; his ideas were very suitable.

"Next, you will stay in this place."

It would be more convenient for them to stay here to gather information.

Old Sha immediately nodded in agreement. He had anticipated this from the beginning, so he had already planned his strategy.

"I brought all the things I picked up before. I thought I'd set up a stall here, which would be a legitimate reason to stay."

"Okay, then I'll be your assistant. I have nothing else to do anyway!"

"These people all know I'm working now, so it's no big deal if I work for you."

They quickly agreed on this matter. The labor law didn't say much either; they could only gather information better after staying here.

He sat on the second floor drinking tea, while at this time, Old Sha and the others had already set up their stall.

People with ability in this place either bought or rented a shop to open a business.

Ordinary individual vendors would just casually lay out a piece of rag and set up a stall.

This was how they did it.

These two had never thought of doing anything that didn't match their identity. Since they were Homeless persons, if they suddenly took out a sum of money to buy a shop, wouldn't that make people suspicious?

Old Sha casually displayed these items.

Su Yue's position allowed him to see all of this. He looked at the items in Old Sha's hands and found them quite interesting.

He truly didn't understand anything about this area, but he could sense that what Old Sha held might not be ordinary things.

Could it be that the other party really had the ability to instantly discern the authenticity of items?

He knew that Old Sha had previously scavenged in those antique streets, picking up things that others didn't want and had casually thrown away.

Logically, those things should all be worthless junk, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.

As soon as the two of them set up their stall, passersby quickly came over, curious, and squatted down to take a look. Su Yue saw the somewhat elderly man and a glimmer of anticipation flashed across his face.

He possessed a pair of discerning eyes, capable of immediately recognizing that this person's identity was extraordinary.

"Your pipe..."

The other party trembling hands picked up the pipe, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.

"How much is your pipe?"

Old Sha smiled and held up a number. The other party didn't even think about bargaining and bought it without a word!

Old Sha was also a bit shocked. He had originally held up a five.

That meant he wanted five thousand!

But the other party gave him fifty thousand without a word. The price difference was completely worlds apart.

Although Old Sha didn't know what he had picked up, he was sensitive to expensive things, so he could roughly guess that these items were valuable, but he hadn't expected them to sell for such a high price. It was truly shocking.

"Young man, how about we sign a contract first!"

Behind the old man was someone who looked like a Secretary. She immediately took out a contract and handed it to Old Sha.

Huang Mao, as Old Sha's assistant, naturally had to help look at the contract.

The two of them clearly weren't very educated, so they studied the two contracts for a long time.

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"Alright, since you've bought it, it's yours!"

After confirming that the contract had no major issues, Old Sha let the other party do as she pleased.

Because they had caused such a commotion, many curious people gathered around. They looked at the large pile of shiny yellow things displayed on the stall and felt a bit disdainful.

"What is all this stuff? It looks worthless!"

"Old sir, you're really confused! Spending tens of thousands of yuan to buy this kind of worthless stuff to take home!"

"Why don't these young people around you try to dissuade him! Money isn't that easy to earn, why spend such a high price to buy people's things at the drop of a hat!"

Some people genuinely thought the old man was being cheated and wanted to come out and persuade him, while others looked on as if watching a show, seemingly wishing the matter would get bigger.

The Old Master Ye glanced at them without speaking, but the assistant beside him spoke up.

"Do you really think our Old Master Ye is uneducated?"

"Do you want to take a good look at our Old Master Ye's face? He's a big shot who's often in the news!"

Upon hearing this, the Old Master Ye glanced at his subordinate and told her not to say such things anymore.

The other party also closed her mouth after hearing this, but she looked indignantly at the group of people who had just spoken wildly.

Su Yue, after being reminded by the other party, also remembered this person's identity.

He vaguely remembered that this Old Master Ye seemed to be a great archaeologist!

And he was also a Professor at several top academies; he was a truly intelligent person.

"Isn't that Professor Qin? He's a professional Professor in the archaeology department! Who is questioning him!"

"Wow, that's Professor Qin! I've always heard that Professor Qin is a very capable person, he's never misjudged anything. How could someone like him be wrong about something?"

"What? It's Professor Qin! Which idiot dares to offend Professor Qin!"

Professor Qin didn't widely publicize his identity. Instead, he smiled and squatted down, continuing to examine the items on the stall.

He didn't look before, but once he did, he was shocked.

"Young man, all the things on your stall are good stuff! I'll take it all!"

He didn't give others a chance to react and directly bought all these things. No one else could snatch them from him.

Since these people weren't willing to believe others anyway, what did it matter if he bought the things?

At first, everyone thought Professor Qin was joking, but after he paid quickly and decisively, they realized that they were the true clowns in the genuine sense.

"Young man, if you have any good things in the future, you can call this number. I'll arrange for someone to come and pick them up."

He directly handed the other party a gilded business card. This was his private contact information.

The people around were extremely envious. They wished they could have stepped forward to pick up this treasure!

People who have been in this circle for a long time know what kind of person Professor Qin is: upright, inflexible, and old-fashioned. He would absolutely never take money to lie or do fake things, so all of this almost proved that the person was selling good stuff!

Old Sha was also a bit shocked. He hadn't expected the other party to buy all his things at once.

He smiled helplessly and accepted the business card the other party gave him.

Seeing that he didn't take out anything new for a while, Professor Qin thought that Old Sha was out of stock for the day, so he turned to leave, feeling a bit disappointed?

Before leaving, he didn't forget to emphasize multiple times that if he had any good things, he should come and find him!

After hearing these words, Old Sha also nodded in agreement.

After seeing the other party completely leave, Old Sha finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he did want to make money using these things, he hadn't forgotten his mission.

If all his things were bought by someone else, wouldn't he have no way to continue staying here?

Thinking of this, after the other party had completely disappeared, he took out another large pile of things from his bag and displayed them where he was, calling out to sell them.

Those who had been interested in Old Sha earlier hadn't left yet. Looking at these things, they couldn't help but feel tempted.

But they didn't have the same boldness as Professor Qin. At most, they picked one or two cheaper items to buy.

After buying something, they also followed Professor Qin's example and left in a hurry, seemingly to find someone to help with inspection.

Since there was no longer a big customer like Professor Qin, the items didn't sell quickly.

However, the matter that had just happened had completely spread. Nothing can be kept secret in this place, especially things related to getting rich.

As soon as people heard there were good things here, they were already rushing over eagerly.

In addition, there were also some old diodes and game consoles, things that had long been discontinued on the market and couldn't be bought even if you wanted to. Old Sha had completely become famous in this small area this time!

It was at this moment that a seemingly very rich nouveau riche walked over. He wasn't interested in the things on the ground, but his eyes were immediately drawn to the item hanging on Old Sha's waist.

"That thing of yours looks pretty good. Do you have any intention of selling it?"

He spoke eagerly, "This is a good item!"

Old Sha touched the brass seven-section whip hanging on his waist and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Don't people come to the antique street to buy antiques? Why is this person so interested in modern crafts?

"Sorry, this is not for sale."

He smiled and had no intention of selling it.

In just one day, many people had noticed them.

Many people don't open for business more than a few times a year!

However, this newly set up stall had so easily won the favor of Professor Qin!

Doesn't this mean they suddenly gained a golden reputation and a signboard?

This made people extremely envious, and some started having improper thoughts.

Meanwhile, Professor Qin sat in his office. On his right side was a pile of goods he had brought out today, and on his left were the items he had carefully selected from that pile.

"Professor Qin, you already knew which items were worth buying, so why did you buy everything he had and spend an extra tens of thousands of yuan?"

Everyone felt a bit confused, always thinking they had spent money unnecessarily.

"You young men still have a lot to learn." Professor Qin shook his head and couldn't help but pat the head of the person who asked the question.

"Since everyone knows my identity is unusual, can the things I've picked out still be sold?"

"If I take all the good things I think are good, how can the rest of his things be sold? Anyway, we who are in this business don't lack money, so why not do him a favor?"

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