98: Chapter 98: The Most Deadly Formulation

Upon hearing this, the Shop Assistant immediately wore a knowing expression, as if to say "I understand." He gestured vaguely at Chen Sheng and said with a smile, "It just so happens that the clothes collected today are arriving soon. I believe they will absolutely meet your requirements."

"That's great." Chen Sheng smiled and handed over a cigarette. "May I ask what your selling price is?"

The Shop Assistant lit the cigarette, took a satisfying puff, and held up two fingers. "Two hundred per jin."

"Hiss~" Chen Sheng used the act of smoking to mask his sharp intake of breath, though his tone involuntarily rose a few octaves. "That's so expensive!"

The Shop Assistant raised an eyebrow at Chen Sheng, his smile widening. "Don't rush. Hear me out before you decide if it's expensive or not."

"Go ahead!" Chen Sheng indicated he was all ears.

"Our shop can provide official invoices. You tell us the amount, and we'll write it. How about that? Don't think it's expensive anymore, right?"

Chen Sheng's cheek twitched. He forced himself to put on a very satisfied expression. "That's actually not expensive."

"That's right!" The Shop Assistant clapped his hands together happily. "It's about mutual benefit, don't you think?"

"Right! Mutual benefit." Chen Sheng nodded reluctantly in agreement.

The two chatted idly for a moment before a Jinbei van pulled up to the backyard gate. A man jumped out of the passenger seat and shouted into the yard, "The goods are back! Everyone come out and unload!"

"Coming!" The Shop Assistant shouted back to the person outside before turning to Chen Sheng, "Let's go. The goods are here. Go take a look and see if they meet your requirements."

"Sure, let's take a look."

As they walked towards the gate, the Shop Assistant added, "If this batch doesn't catch your eye, it doesn't matter. Just tell us your requirements, and we'll notify our people to collect them according to your needs."

When they arrived outside, the Shop Assistant nodded at the man. "Brother Meng, don't unload the stuff yet. Let this boss take a look first."

The man raised an eyebrow at the two, then opened the van's rear door. "Boss, the goods collected this afternoon are all here. See for yourself."

After speaking, the man pulled the Shop Assistant aside and started whispering.

Meanwhile, Chen Sheng went to the van. Looking at the vehicle stuffed to the brim with various woven bags, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "How many jin could there be in this van?"

If this amounts to over a thousand jin, he might as well give up on those two Bitcoins.

"No! I must change my strategy," Chen Sheng calculated inwardly.

Just then, the two who had finished whispering came over to Chen Sheng. The Shop Assistant asked, "Boss, why aren't you taking a look?"

"Your van is packed full; how am I supposed to check it?" Chen Sheng spread his hands helplessly.

"My bad, my bad!" The Shop Assistant raised his hands in feigned surrender. "Wait a moment, I'll have them unload the stuff."

The Shop Assistant called out the people in the backyard, and they quickly moved the woven bags into the yard. Perhaps because of Chen Sheng's earlier show of disdain, these bags were placed together in a slightly cleaner area after being moved into the yard.

Chen Sheng returned to the yard first. As the workers placed the woven bags on the ground, he immediately stepped forward, unzipped them, and quickly began searching through them for the blue casual jacket mentioned in the intelligence.

No, he was mainly looking for blue clothes.

Whenever he found a blue garment, Chen Sheng would covertly squeeze the pockets to see if there was any hard object resembling a USB drive.

However, the clothes were packed too tightly. He had only searched four bags when the group finished unloading everything from the van.

The Shop Assistant returned to the yard and asked Chen Sheng, who was still rummaging through the bags, with a smile, "Boss, how is it? Does this batch meet your expectations?"

Chen Sheng didn't stop searching, though his movements became more covert, and he also found a reasonable excuse for his actions.

Chen Sheng frowned and shook his head slightly. "These look too old to me. I don't know if they're suitable."

"That's no problem. Just tell us what grade you want, and we'll sort them for you, ensuring they remain completely authentic." The Shop Assistant's gaze towards Chen Sheng was full of greed. "However, if you want them all to be of the same quality, the price will have to be a bit higher than the original."

"Let me look some more~" Chen Sheng replied calmly.

"Fine! Take your time! But please hurry a little; we're almost out of time."

"No problem!" Chen Sheng didn't even look up as he unzipped another woven bag.

This time, he finally found a blue garment inside, but unfortunately, the pockets were empty.

The fifth, sixth, seventh...

Catching a glimpse of the Shop Assistant standing not far away, his expression growing increasingly impatient, Chen Sheng felt a light sheen of sweat break out on his forehead.

"Damn it! Which bag is it in?"

Finally, when Chen Sheng opened the eighth woven bag, and just as the Shop Assistant was about to impatiently urge him on, a blue garment was unearthed. His hand kept grasping various parts of the clothing, and soon, a distinct, hard feeling appeared in his palm.

Chen Sheng's eyes sharpened. Maintaining a natural expression, he covertly felt the protruding object carefully. An object roughly the size and feel of an eraser made his heart skip a beat.

"Forget it!" Chen Sheng stood up, his expression naturally carrying a hint of disdain. "I've checked several bags, but they all differ somewhat from our expectations."

"Boss! As I said just now, we can select them according to your requirements..."

Before the man could finish, Chen Sheng waved his hand to interrupt. "How about this: I'll take one bag back today to see what they say—whether they'll use it directly or want you to sort it."

As he said this, Chen Sheng pointed his finger towards the sky, nonchalantly.

The employee immediately wore a knowing expression again and said with a smile, "I understand! It's definitely necessary for the higher-ups to make the decision."

One can only say that overthinking is too powerful.

Chen Sheng didn't refute this, just nodded meaningfully. "As long as you understand!"

Chen Sheng pointed his finger seemingly casually at the woven bag containing the foreign object in the blue garment's pocket. "I'll take this bag back today."

"Sure! I'll weigh it for you right now." The employee grinned, grabbed the woven bag, and placed it on the electronic scale nearby. "This bag is 33.4 jin in total, let's call it 33 jin."

"Fine! No problem." Chen Sheng clapped his hands, took out his phone, asked the employee for the QR code, and scanned it to transfer 6600 yuan.

Of course, to make this act appear more realistic, after settling the payment, Chen Sheng not only had him help write up a procurement list and an invoice for 60,000, but also asked in detail about the price for selecting clothes according to his requirements, as the employee had mentioned.

Chen Sheng's performance further confirmed the employee's conjecture, so much so that when Chen Sheng left, he insisted on carrying the woven bag to the car for him, personally putting it into the trunk. When Chen Sheng sat in the driver's seat, he even smiled and handed him a cigarette. "Boss! I believe you've seen our capability. If the higher-ups agree, you must come find me."

"Happy cooperation!" Chen Sheng took the cigarette and once again revealed a meaningful smile.

The Shop Assistant slapped his palm excitedly. "Yes, yes, yes, happy cooperation!"

After saying goodbye to the Shop Assistant, Chen Sheng drove away from the Luyuan Used Clothing Recycling Shop. However, after driving about three or four kilometers, he found a public parking space and stopped the car.

Impatiently, he opened the trunk, unzipped the woven bag, quickly pulled out the blue casual jacket he had stuffed in the middle, reached into the inner lining pocket, and swiftly pulled out the small object that felt like an eraser.

When he saw that it was an old-fashioned USB drive in his hand, Chen Sheng let out a long sigh of relief. With a "pop" sound, he had a cigarette with curling smoke in his mouth.

"Whew~ Damn! It wasn't easy!" Thinking about the series of things he had done for this single USB drive, Chen Sheng was somewhat impressed with himself.

If he had to do it all over again, he definitely couldn't pull off such an awesome operation.

After the time it took to smoke a cigarette, Chen Sheng zipped the bag back up, closed the trunk, and sat in the car. He entered "Red Cross" into the navigation, then started the car and followed the directions to the nearest Red Cross branch.

Parking the car, Chen Sheng walked in confidently, carrying the woven bag. Then, in front of the Red Cross staff, he puffed out his chest, held his head high, and shouted loudly and proudly, "I want to donate clothes."

This shout immediately attracted the attention of the entire office.

The gazes were filled with shock and bewilderment.

Staff: "Is this guy an idiot?"