Chapter 36 Here They Come

“Did you find anything on your side?” “No, Captain Wang. There’s no trace.’ “I don’t have anything here either.”

After a quick examination of the room, the inspection team left.

Under normal circumstances, several kinds of acids would be used to refine gold. Except for sulfuric acid, which had a certain degree of volatility. It was difficult to keep everything odorless in that case because of the subsequent burning and melting process which would release a lot of smoke. These things could not be hidden no matter how meticulous one was.

They were now very sure that they had been fooled. It was possible that someone had a conflict with the owner of the recycling and had reported him. As for why he did not suspect if Cheng Xu had other hideouts, he knew this through his own observation.

People in this line of work, especially if they had been doing this long enough, would not have such healthy skin. All kinds of volatile substances could cause a lot of erosion to bare skin.

This was especially evident in his hands. Captain Wang had carefully observed Cheng Xu’s hands when he had shaken it in greeting. Other than some calluses, everything else was normal.

“Alright, thank you for your cooperation. After our inspection, we can confirm that there is nothing suspicious here as described in the report. We apologize for the inconvenience caused,” said the inspector and planned to leave.

“Wait! I have something to say.” Cheng Xu should have guessed that the people who had caused this were the two who had come to visit him last.

‘Then there’s no other way. An eye for an eye,’ thought Cheng Xu.

So, Cheng Xu briefly told Captain Wang about Zhu Dajin’s visit two days ago.

“They wanted me to pay to join an alchemist workshop. I ignored their offer and yelled at them to leave. They probably hold a grudge against me.”

“Alright,” said Captain Wang. “I have noted down the information you provided. We will seriously investigate this and get back to

you.”

Captain Wang was furious, too. He had no choice. It was so difficult to find a person through their phone number. ‘Who knows if the name registered under the number is even

real?’

“Captain Wang, they left their ID cards with me when they left last time,” said Cheng Xu. “You can have them. Please return it to them if you get the chance.”

Captain Wang had thought that the situation was hopeless, but now he felt hopeful.

“Thank you for your cooperation. We’ll be leaving now.”

“Thank you and take care.”

If he was troubled about not being able to find the person, he could say that as long as the person remained in the county, he would dig the ground to find him, if needed.

‘How dare he establish the alchemist workshop in broad daylight? We haven’t even looked for you yet, and you still dare to call us.’

The inspection team had just left when Wang Dahai called Cheng Xu. “Hello, Mr. Cheng. I heard that the Environmental Conservation Bureau was dispatched. It seems they are looking for you. You have to be careful.”

“Mr. Wang, I will be late. They have already left after the inspection.”

“Ah? Then…”

“I am alright. Everything is fine. There is no need to be afraid about the inspection. Don’t worry.”

“Ha ha. It seems I was worried about nothing. Mr. Cheng is not an ordinary person, after all.”

“I disagree. I think Mr. Wang is no ordinary person. You seem to be very well-informed about everything.”

“Hahaha. I, Wang Dahai, don’t have many precious things, but I do have many friends.”

“Sure. Mr. Wang, please wait for me to deliver the goods.”

After the call, Cheng Xu patrolled the courtyard. Li Mengqing’s birthday was coming soon, which meant that the summer vacation was coming to an end. It was time to clear up things.

There was nothing much to do about the cardboard boxes. They could just sell them.

Two days ago, Wang Fangping visited again and bought another batch of circuit boards and copper wires. He was getting bolder and bolder, and he could only hope that the person was fine.

Cheng Xu arranged the things in the yard in different categories, removing the rust from those that could be removed, and refining those that could be refined.

There were many types of things, but they were too few, so he could only ask Uncle Zheng to deal with them.

He sat on the three-wheeled motorcycle and did some maintenance. He might not be riding it for a long time in the future. The items were loaded, the helmet was put on, and the goods were delivered.

“Uncle Zheng, are you busy?” “Hahaha. Sort of. Business has been good recently.”

Seeing that Cheng Xu had arrived, Zheng Shouye put down what he was doing and walked over to him.

“I’m telling you. This is all thanks to you. After everyone found out that you helped me find the tampered aluminum alloy, not many people dare to mess with me anymore.”

“It was just a small matter. I’m glad I could help.” Cheng Xu smiled and shook his head.

“You’re here to sell goods today, too?” Zheng Shouye asked, looking at Cheng Xu’s fully packed tricycle.

“Yeah. School’s starting soon, so we’ll have to stop the business at the recycling center for a while. That’s why we’re thinking of clearing out some of the inventory.”

“Hahaha, that’s good. It’s good to go to school. Read more books. Knowledge is real wealth.”

“I’ll have to trouble Uncle Zheng today. I have quite a variety of things here, but the quantity isn’t enough. I’ve really delayed your business.”

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“Hey, we’re a family! Why are you being so polite? The most important thing for a businessman is not to refuse small businesses. Those who have high standards, but narrow mentality will close down sooner or later.”

Zheng Shouye turned and called Xiao Li over to help Cheng Xu unload the goods and weigh them. The biggest thing was the card box, but it was only about 200 yuan after weighing. “Whoa, you have quite a variety of things here. They must have been disassembled from electronic components, am I right?”

“Brother Li, you’re the best! Yes, we have everything, but that’s all for now.”

The brass was sold for more than 300 yuan, the iron was cheap, so it was sold for 50 to 60 yuan, and the aluminum alloy was sold for about 200 yuan.

“Brother Li, do you accept this silver?”

“Sure. There are quite a lot of people selling this here. I’ll help you calculate it with an electronic scale.”

Although the silver was not much, it was still worth around 200 yuan per gram. The rest of the tin, copper, aluminum, plastic plates, drink bottles, and glass bottles took time to weigh but, in the end, they were sold for less than 200 yuan.

“That’s 920 yuan in total. Please check.”

“No problem, Brother Li. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Don’t mention it.”

The sales of Donweist Scrap Recycling Center used to be much higher. His grandfather had relied on his glib tongue to contact several units and companies. A scrapyard could not survive by just relying on litters and scraps. It had to have a stable source where goods could be taken from. Those units would have a lot of wastepaper every month, and the price was negotiable.

The scrap produced at various companies and factories were considerable, but it was not easy to get them. They either had to have some connection with them or would have to pay extra money for it.

As time passed, more and more people would have their eyes on a stable source like this, and they could not really compete. Tr business had gone from bad to worse. After his grandfather passed away, all of these channels and connections were gone.