Chapter 809 Chenbao's Side Story (7)
Brother Zheng stood up and looked Murong Chen up and down: "What can you do?"
"I can do anything!" Murong Chen spoke in a standard local dialect, looking every bit the naive young man.
Brother Zheng frowned: "Zhang Quan, we need someone quick-witted for this job. I don't think your cousin is up to the task."
Murong Chen: "..."
So he's made a mess of things?
He took a deep breath and said, "Brother, I'm pretty smart. I can even read stocks."
Brother Zheng was stunned, and almost burst out laughing: "What did you say? You can read stocks?!"
Murong Chen nodded: "Buy this one, this one, and this one too, they're definitely going to go up in price tomorrow!"
Brother Zheng glanced at the stocks he had pointed out, then paused.
These were indeed the ones he had been hesitant to buy. He had been thinking about them for a while and couldn't make up his mind, but he didn't expect this kid to point them out so quickly.
His gaze deepened slightly, and his tone was hesitant: "Zhang Quan, isn't your cousin a bit uneducated?"
"I never went to school," Murong Chen said before Zhang Quan could finish, "but I know how to read stocks. I used to help the foreman keep track of stocks when I was working on construction sites. He's even bought his own house now!"
"Huh? If you're so capable, why are you still carrying bricks on a construction site?" Brother Zheng laughed again when he heard him "exaggerating".
"I don't have the capital. If I did, I could buy myself a house!"
Anyway, this kid will probably still take a look, it's just a matter of whether he's as amazing as he claims...
After thinking for a while, Brother Zheng said, "He can stay, but you can take care of him."
He pointed at Zhang Quan.
Zhang Quan nodded hurriedly: "Okay, no problem. I'll definitely take good care of him and not cause you any trouble, Brother Zheng."
Brother Zheng looked at Murong Chen and asked, "What's your name?"
"Zhang Chen!"
"Okay, Zhang Chen, you can familiarize yourself with the work process here with Zhang Quan first. I'll talk to you again tomorrow once you're familiar with it."
"no problem!"
As Zhang Quan left Zheng Ge's dormitory, he glanced back.
Seeing that Brother Zheng's mind was back on stocks, she couldn't help but give Murong Chen a thumbs up: "Brother Chen, you really showed off your skills just now, and you remained calm under pressure!"
Murong Chen glanced at him: "Alright, take me to the dormitory first."
"Okay!"
Zhang Quan led Murong Chen all the way to the dormitory.
The dormitory houses six people per room. Just in case, he, Zhang Quan, and Sun He share a room, while the other two beds are empty: "No one has moved into these two beds yet. The other person lives there is Lao Zhao. He's out all day long and doesn't come back very often."
Murong Chen nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked, "Tell me more about the selection of outstanding people to go to headquarters that you mentioned before."
Zhang Quan then told him about it again.
In reality, they are a criminal gang that combines fraud, pyramid schemes, and illegal online lending. However, this criminal gang has clear internal rules, a tight organization, and a well-established "talent training process."
They have more than a dozen branches, and every month they arrange for outstanding talents from each branch to receive training.
If you perform well, you can stay at headquarters.
The headquarters offers better conditions and benefits, so everyone is scrambling to get that spot every month.
"According to you, to find out about the headquarters' situation and location, we need to get this spot first," Murong Chen pondered.
"Yes, that's the idea. Brother Chen, you're smart, quick-witted, and good at fighting. I think getting this spot shouldn't be a problem!"
Murong Chen remained silent.
Competing with so many people is, in his view, a poor strategy.
He couldn't help but think of the stocks on Brother Zheng's computer screen again.
Perhaps, this is the real shortcut.
Before going to sleep, he sent messages to Sun Dehai and Kong Chi respectively.
First, he received a severe scolding from Sun Dehai as expected, along with instructions to be extremely careful. Then, he received his brother's conclusion on which stock would be more profitable to invest in next.
He finally closed his eyes after deleting all the messages.
He was woken up by Zhang Quan early the next morning.
"What's wrong?" he asked vaguely, his eyes open and brows furrowed.
"Brother Chen, get up quickly! Brother Zheng wants you to go to his place!" Zhang Quan said anxiously.
Murong Chen instantly woke up, sat up in bed, splashed cold water on his face, and headed to Brother Zheng's dormitory.
On the way, Zhang Quan couldn't help but mutter, "Brother Chen, you didn't recommend the wrong stocks to him yesterday, causing him to lose money, did you? Hey, you don't know that Brother Zheng is a stock market fanatic. If he really lost money, he probably won't like you anymore. It'll be a pain to get to headquarters then."
Murong Chen: "...Say less, my head hurts."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore." Zhang Quan quickly zipped up his mouth.
Before long, they arrived at Brother Zheng's dormitory.
Zhang Quan knocked on the door nervously, his mind racing with countless flattering words to save his life. But to his surprise, this time Brother Zheng opened the door himself from the inside.
Upon seeing Murong Chen, his face broke into a wide smile: "Little Zhang, you've finally arrived! Come in quickly!"
Zhang Quan had never seen Brother Zheng so happy before, and he was completely stunned. He subconsciously followed him inside, but Brother Zheng blocked him at the door: "Hey, I sent Xiao Zhang, not you. Go away, do what you're doing. This is none of your business."
Zhang Quan: "..."
He watched helplessly as Brother Zheng pulled Murong Chen inside, and even after the door closed, he still couldn't figure out what was going on.
It wasn't until bursts of laughter and chatter, mixed with a bunch of unfamiliar stock market terms he didn't understand, that he suddenly realized—"Holy crap, did Brother Chen and Brother Zheng make money on those stocks?!"
He initially thought it was just a delaying tactic, something Brother Chen had said offhand.
Unexpectedly...
Good heavens! If you have such abilities, why be a policeman? Wouldn't it be better to save some money, go home, invest in stocks, and retire?!
Zhang Quan shook his head, thinking to himself that he really couldn't understand the realm of public servants.
...
That morning, Murong Chen and Brother Zheng left the office after a pleasant conversation.
Back in the dorm, Zhang Quan jumped up: "Brother Chen, you and Brother Zheng have reached an agreement?!"
Murong Chen's expression was somewhat gloomy, and he hummed in response.
Zhang Quan was a little stunned: "Isn't it a good thing that you and Brother Zheng have reached an agreement? Why aren't you happy?"
Murong Chen was unhappy because he had gotten along too well with that Brother Zheng, and in just one morning he had learned a lot more about the organization.
They know how utterly depraved the things they do behind the scenes are.
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's nothing. Get up and get ready. Brother Zheng has sent the two of us on a mission."
Zhang Quan was taken aback: "Another mission so soon?"
Murong Chen gave a gloomy "hmm": "No. 388, Alley Street. Bring a girl back."
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