"Yes, young master, there is nothing in this place that they can't get, except what you can't imagine. You will get used to it after seeing it more often." Zhang Jian said with a smile.
"Because this place is so close to the border, there are people traveling back and forth between the two sides, taking advantage of the legal differences and making a lot of money."
"Things like these bear paws, tiger skins, and tiger bones are all hunted outside the country and smuggled in at night to be sold."
"So that's how it is." Xiao Chen nodded involuntarily.
In this regard, he is not as knowledgeable as Zhang Jian. There are so many things in the black market that Xiao Chen is dazzled.
But Zhang Jian was not surprised.
The two walked along the path of the black market and finally arrived at an antique shop.
It’s called a store, but in fact it’s just a stall separated by a few door panels.
There was a tea room inside. When Xiao Chen and Zhang Jian walked in, they saw several people drinking tea inside.
The leader was a man with pockmarks all over his face. He was Li Guang's informant, Zhou Ma.
This guy is in his thirties and has a lot of street vibe about him.
He had been to jail several times before and later felt that this illegal business was too risky, so he became an informant for the police.
Although he was an informant, he was not a very honest person.
"Who are you looking for?" A man stood up and looked at Xiao Chen with a surprised expression.
Because it is a black market, the people who come and go are those doing illegal business.
There are even more desperate criminals who appear here. People of Xiao Chen's age are either studying in school or have a rich father who lives a life of luxury and debauchery every day.
It is quite rare to see a rich second generation like Xiao Chen who runs to such a place in the city.
"Looking for Uncle Ma, an acquaintance introduced me here." Xiao Chen smiled slightly and sat down opposite Zhou Ma.
"Who are you?" Zhou Ma glanced at Xiao Chen.
He has connections in the black market, but even though he's an informant for the police, some of his business is still shady.
So he was still wary of Xiao Chen.
"This is our young master, Wen Chen. Our young master's family is in the jewelry business."
Zhang Jian said, "But the jewelry business is not doing well recently, so I want to do something else."
"I only sell antiques here and don't do any other business." Zhou Ma narrowed his eyes.
"I can't make a lot of money from antiques." Xiao Chen shook his head.
"I can't do other business, so you should find someone else." Zhou Ma glanced at Xiao Chen.
"Uncle Ma, since I'm here today, I must find out everything." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"So I came here today and I won't give up until I achieve my goal."
"I said, I only do antique business here. This is a difficult business and people who don't understand it can't do it." Zhou Ma's tone remained unchanged.
"I heard that Uncle Ma's main business is dealing in antiques, but he also has some side jobs." Xiao Chen said, stretching out two fingers and making a cigarette-holding gesture.
Zhou Ma's heart skipped a beat, and he said coldly, "You've come to the wrong place. I don't do that kind of business."
"If you have nothing else, leave. This place is not a place for a child like you to come."
"Uncle Ma, it's meaningless if you do this. I came here with full sincerity today." Xiao Chen smiled slightly and did not move.
"If you say you are sincere, does that mean you are sincere? Show your sincerity to everyone." A man next to Zhou Ma spoke.
He glanced at Xiao Chen with disdain: "I've seen many rich second-generations like you who relied on their family's wealth to start their own businesses and lost everything."
"Children should go to the children's table to play. Some things are beyond your control."
"Really?" Xiao Chen smiled. He took out a heavy bag and put it on the table.
"Do you think I have the ability?"
When I opened the bag, I saw a pile of gold bars inside. The gold weighed about five kilograms and was so golden that it was very dazzling.
Several people stood up suddenly and looked at the pile of gold with a stern expression.
"Second brother, close the door. We are closed today." Zhou Ma looked a little touched.
After all, those who spend five kilograms of gold at a time are all rich people and nouveau riche.
Such a person will be very generous as long as you get things done for him.
Besides, this guy is so young and seems easy to fool.
A man immediately stood up, walked over and closed the door, then walked back, and his expression when he looked at Xiao Chen was a little different.
Although nouveau riche are not uncommon here, this is the first time he has seen one who dares to directly show off his gold in the black market.
"Brother, is your last name Wen? Where are you from?" Zhou Ma began to ask Xiao Chen in a tentative tone.
People like him are very cautious. Although Xiao Chen showed considerable financial resources, he did not dare to trust him easily before he found out Xiao Chen's true identity.
"From Shanghai." Xiao Chen lit a cigarette familiarly, put it to his lips and started puffing.
Zhou Ma looked at Xiao Chen and felt that Xiao Chen had a very dandy air, and was sure that he was a nouveau riche second generation.
"Is your family in the jewelry business?"
"Yes, I'm in the jewelry business, and I'm also into raw jadeite and other things. My father is not in good health, and he wants me to take over the family business."
Xiao Chen nodded: "But I feel that those businesses are too slow to make money, so I want to find another way to make money quickly."
"Haha, the profits of the jewelry business in recent years are indeed average, but quick money is not that easy to make." Zhou Ma laughed.
Then he waved his hand, and someone brought up a rough stone: "Young Master Wen's family also did rough stone business."
"I picked this from the mountains in the south. I'm a little unsure about it, so I wanted Young Master Wen to take a look."
He was testing Xiao Chen. After all, it was always right to be cautious.
"Mr. Ma is so unfair. He picked up a broken stone from the mountain and told me that it is called a raw stone?" Xiao Chen glanced at the stone and was a little displeased.
"Do you really treat me like a child?"
"Sorry, I took the wrong one." The big man holding the stone smiled apologetically, then took out another stone.
"Well, this one is good." Xiao Chen finally became interested.
He commented on the stone: "The texture is clear, and the rough edges are relatively evenly distributed."
"If I'm right, this stone can produce a nice ice-type stone. It's a pity that it's a little small, so I can only make a few pendants."
"Go, the stone is open." Zhou Ma looked at the stone in confusion.
He doesn't know much about raw stones, after all, different fields are like different worlds.
But seeing Xiao Chen speaking so seriously, he felt that this kid had something worth having, so he might as well open it and give it a try.
"Okay, big brother." A big man walked out with a stone. A moment later, the harsh sound of stone breaking was heard outside.
After a while, the big man ran in excitedly: "Brother, I solved it. It's just as this kid said, a top-grade ice-type."
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