Chapter 9: Windfall

  Lock the door, pull up the curtains, Du Le brought a scrutinizing gaze to scan the room, confirming that there would be no possibility of leaking secrets, then turned on the TV and raised the volume.

  Du Le activated the storage function and took out the black travel bag from the space, placing it on the bed. When Du Le opened the bag, he was shocked.

  Inside the package, apart from five stacks of money, everything else was a packet of white powder. Du Le wasn't an idiot and wouldn't mistake this for flour. Apart from the money, these powders were poisonous substances in his eyes. Not only would they harm others, but also himself. If the thug who lost so many items found out that Du Le had them, he wouldn't let him off.

  Hand over the package to the police? Du Le would never do such a foolish thing. If the package was found on the spot, it would be handed over to the police on the spot, and everything would be easy to say, maybe even getting a good citizen award. Now handing over the package to the police, first of all, the police's first thing to do is to check if Du Le has privately hidden or embezzled anything. Secondly, if some policeman accidentally leaks Du Le's home address to the thugs, it would be bad for his family.

  As the saying goes, a visible gun is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against. Besides, Du Le was a man with ulterior motives. Five million yuan, he had counted it himself, and it was a huge sum of money! With this dirty money from drug dealers, Du Le didn't have any psychological burden as long as he wasn't caught. The money wasn't that much, but it could properly solve the difficulties of his family's living situation, and also provide Du Le with start-up capital for doing business.

  Originally, Du Le only wanted to use the few thousand yuan he earned from working in the ancient tomb to buy a small batch of oranges from Wei Shiyan's hometown and sell them in northern cities. With this 50,000 yuan, things would be different! The more capital invested, the better the operation, and the more money that could be made. The capacity of the space was more than enough.

  Thinking of this, Du Le took out 500 yuan from his body and hurriedly restarted the space, throwing the bag into the space. Then, Du Le summoned the helping spirit and inquired about things related to the space pouch in detail.

  The space inside the space bag is airtight, and in principle, any living organism with life characteristics cannot survive inside. In other words, food can be placed in space, and microorganisms such as bacteria lack a living environment inside the space bag. In this way, oranges can maintain their freshness to the greatest extent possible inside the space bag. Except for not being able to freeze, it has a similar function to that of a refrigerator.

  Having made up his mind, Du Le was overjoyed. The space pouch was indeed a great tool for transporting fresh fruits. From now on, even if he didn't transport goods for others, he could open a small store and do some small business, like buying low and selling high, without any problems. He could even save on warehouse costs.

  The only thing that needs to be careful is that the secret of the space capsule cannot be discovered, which is Du Le's reassurance for starting a business. The information about the positioning transmitter must not be leaked at all. If it leaks, Du Le may die or become a small white mouse in the laboratory.

  Du Le thought for half a day before coming up with such an extremely conservative plan to make money. This was naturally related to Du Le's education and his personality.

  I won't do things that harm others for my own benefit, and I won't be a fool to do things that harm myself to benefit others. As long as I can earn money legally, I will never pursue maximum profits illegally. As long as I have food to eat and clothes to wear, I, Du Le, don't have too many desires as an ordinary person. Like most people in China, overall, I just want to work hard, live a good life, and be at peace.

  Having made up his mind, Du Le calmed down and collected himself. He took a bath, washed his clothes, applied some medicated oil, watched TV for a while, and then went to bed with a peaceful mind.

  The next morning at eight o'clock, Du Le was no longer able to lie in bed. Usually at home, he was used to getting up at six thirty, and his biological clock naturally made him uncomfortable if he slept in late.

  Wash and brush, tidy up. Since it was in the hotel, Du Le hung the clothes she washed last night under the air outlet, and a night's work basically dried them out as well. Using a hair dryer to blow them dry for a bit wasn't much trouble either.

  At 8:30, Du Le checked out. As he walked out of the hotel, Du Le had originally planned to take a bus directly to the Zhongba Bus Station and then head to Weishiyuan's hometown. However, when he pulled out the phonebook he received yesterday and took a look, he found that all the numbers on it were mobile numbers, which made him feel somewhat uneasy.

  Since I've decided to do business, how can I not have a mobile phone for instant contact? The landline at home is still somewhat inconvenient, and online chat accounts and email are even less reliable - after all, I can't always go to an internet cafe.

  Du Le paused for a moment in front of the hotel entrance, looked around, and found that there was a large mobile phone market not far away. After a brief thought, he lifted his foot and walked towards the market.

  It's still necessary to buy a mobile phone. Whether it's contacting classmates or friends, or even potential business partners in the future. In this day and age, not having a mobile phone might make people think you're a primitive person. However, Du Le doesn't want to spend money on a luxury item, being able to make calls and send messages should be enough. The money saved can be kept for now, and when there's more money in the future, it can be replaced then.

  The mobile phone store had just started business and there were almost no customers inside. Du Le walked in, and a female salesperson came up to him immediately.

  "Sir, what kind of phone are you looking for?" The female salesperson smiled and asked Du Le.

  "Are there any promotions or discounts for buying a machine?" Du Le asked as soon as he entered, having seen many promotional posters at the entrance of the store but not noticing their contents.

  "Lately our company is holding a 0 yuan purchase, storing phone bills and giving away mobile phones." The female salesperson perhaps because Du Le was the first customer to enter the store, was exceptionally enthusiastic, taking a promotional leaflet from the table on one side and handing it to Du Le, "On it are all the discounted models our company is currently promoting."

  Du Le immediately saw the largest pattern on top "139 yuan, with a free mobile phone and talk time." "Is this model only 139 yuan? Is there any stock left?"

  The female salesperson saw Du Le's gaze fall on the cheapest model, and she smiled slightly. "Yes, it's only 139. Do you want me to take one out for you to see?"

  Du Le nodded, "Take it out, if it's okay, I'll buy it."

  The female salesperson quickly pulled out a box and a new mobile phone card from a corner.

  Du Le took the mobile phone, tried it out, and nodded. The mobile phone was domestically produced, with a color screen, apart from making calls and sending/receiving text messages, it also had a radio function, and the price was still quite reasonable.

  It wasn't an expensive phone, so Du Le paid happily. The female salesperson didn't look down on him for buying a cheap phone either.

  "Huh, Du Le? You're buying a cell phone." A surprised voice came from the entrance of the store.

  Du Lezheng was about to put away his phone when he heard a sound and turned his head to look, his head involuntarily feeling slightly dizzy.

  This is someone who gives Du a headache, not because he dislikes him, but because he finds it difficult.

  Dong Lili, Du Le's university classmate, is a very enthusiastic person. Once during the class outing activity, Du Le only brought a simple lunchbox (plain rice with some pickled vegetables), which made her think that Du Le must be living a difficult life, and she almost organized a fundraising event for the whole class to visit Du Le's impoverished family and help his younger siblings.

  Du Le thinks that there are many people in this world who are poorer than him and do not need to be rescued by others. What's most important is, if his classmates rescue him, how will he face them afterwards?

  So Du Le kept a distance from Dong Lili during school.