Chapter 25: The Profiteers
Just as a few people looked at each other, there was another knock on the door. Everyone looked at each other, and then Kadia reluctantly opened the door again.
A burly middle-aged woman walked in. Her arms were as thick as Li Mu's thighs, and she looked like a pretty strong person.
The middle-aged woman walked in, she glanced at it, and then said to Kadia, "Hello, I'm your neighbor, my name is Elena, those two men must have seen me in Mr. Zahu's hire, I came here to discuss something with you. Yesterday, a batch of humanitarian aid was airdropped, but many of them were collected by the rebels, and I happen to know of a kit that fell in the middle of nowhere. I'd like you to come and help me get the stuff back, and of course, we'll split it equally. To tell you the truth, if it weren't for the death of my man, I wouldn't have come to you. ”
Bruno stepped forward, "Let me do this, it's boring to be at home all the time." ”
"Bruno, your leg injury is not healed, in fact, ......" Li Mu just wanted to dissuade one or two Bruno stopped Li Mu.
"My leg injury is almost healed, it's fine. Also, I can't always stay at home, I should do more and can't always hide behind your back. ”
"Well, okay." Li Mu knew that Bruno had made up his mind, so he no longer persuaded him.
"I can help too." At this time, Zlata also stepped forward.
"Yes, but you can only count half of it." Elena glanced at Zlata's figure and said.
"Yes, you can." Zlata didn't mind, but was glad he could help.
So, led by the middle-aged woman, Zlata and Bruno followed.
For a moment, the room was quiet. All of a sudden, there were only two people left in the big house, and it became a little empty.
Just when the two didn't know what to say, there was another knock on the door.
Knock knock. The knocking on the door was rhythmic.
"Damn, it's Halloween, should I move a chair and hand out candy at the door." Kadia said helplessly.
"We only have one chocolate for candy, and we don't have enough to share. Okay, I'm going to open the door and see who is this time. With that, Li Mu half-hid the assault rifle at the door, and then cautiously opened the door.
Outside the door, there was a middle-aged man with a large bag on his back. The middle-aged man was dressed in black and wore a wide-brimmed hat on his head, the shadow of which obscured the other's eyes, making it impossible to see his face.
Seeing Li Mu open the door, the corners of the black-clothed man's mouth turned up slightly, "Hello, I'm a businessman walking here, do you have anything to buy?" ”
Li Mu looked at the man in front of him and roughly understood the identity of the other party - a profiteer. This is a magical person, with a two-dimensional oversized backpack, walking the streets, basically every three days, basically most of the things you need can be bought from him. Li Mu originally thought that the profiteer would not appear in this kind of scene, but he didn't expect the game system to return the other party.
"What do you have here, what do you pay for, cash?" Li Mu asked seemingly casually.
"No, no, no, that kind of waste paper is of little use to me, and it is not enough to use it as fuel. With anything, weapons, ammunition, food, medicine, gold and silver, luxury goods, all I need is these hard currencies. As for me, you can get pistols, bullets, knives, canned food, dehydrated vegetables, jerky, fresh fruit, cigarettes, and of course, alcohol, as long as you pay a price. The profiteer said with a smile.
"Oh? There are fruits and vegetables, take them out and let me see. Li Mu said casually.
"Of course you can," said the profiteer, not surprised, as he reached out and pulled out a tomato from his backpack, large and round, which seemed to have water stains on it, as if it had just been plucked.
"Oh, it's really fresh." Li Mu took a look at it and confirmed that this was a very fresh fruit. It has been no more than twenty-four hours since it was removed. The other party does have a material channel to the outside world, otherwise it would not be possible to get such a fresh fruit. It seems that there are indeed people who plan to take advantage of this opportunity to loot the wealth of the city and make a war fortune.
But this has nothing to do with Li Mu, the materials he needs.
"So, now that I've proven what I'm saying, will you also prove your sincerity?" The profiteer smiled again.
"It's easy to do." Li Mu lifted his coat slightly, revealing the two grenades inside. "I think Your Excellency needs this thing."
The profiteer showed a slightly surprised look on his face, "It seems that Your Excellency is still a very capable person, then I don't have to worry, can we go in and talk, it is not good if the transaction at the door is seen." ”
"No problem, come in." Li Mu turned sideways and moved out of the door.
The profiteer entered the living room and looked at Kadia with a pistol in her hand, and then bowed slightly, "Good afternoon, beautiful lady, I take the liberty of disturbing you at this time." I'm just here to do a business, and it won't take up too much time. ”
Li Mu also closed the door, then patted Kadia on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just a speculative businessman, I want to change some vegetables and fruits, although there is still a lot of flour and water, but there are too few vegetables, it is not good for the body to go on like this." With that, he went straight upstairs.
Kadia just held a pistol and stared at the profiteer sitting on the sofa, staring at each other. Kadia looked nervous and straightened up, while the profiteer remained calm and calm, looking at everything in the room with a look of great interest.
After a while, Li Mu walked down with a large pile of things.
In an uproar, a large bag of things was thrown in front of the profiteer, "Everything is here, you can order a little." ”
"Ah, there are so many things, Your Excellency is really amazing." The profiteer exaggerated the compliment, then squatted on the ground and examined them one by one.
Three assault rifles, twelve magazines, three military daggers, seven bottles of whiskey, six grenades, two lighters.
"It's all good things, it's very well maintained, it seems that Your Excellency is very capable." The profiteer glanced at Li Mu with a little meaning.
"What, how did you get things to do business?" Li Mu asked with a smile.
"Why," said the profiteer, spreading his hands, "it doesn't matter even if you pick it up from the ground, I'm just a small businessman who earns hard-earned money, and I'm not a gendarme." You're in high demand with the thugs in the east of town. What are you going to change? ”
"Fresh vegetables and fruits. Of course, if you have a bandage, let's get a roll. ”
"Oh, sir, you're a man who knows how to live." The profiteer pulled out some tomatoes and carrots, as well as a few apples. "How's that?"
Li Mu turned around and pushed Kadia out, "I'm not familiar with the bargaining matter, you look at it, if it's less, I'll stop it, you watch it." ”
Kadia was pushed out by Li Mu with a blank face. At first, it was a little restrained, but after gradually entering the state, the ** business began to fall into the bargaining of the war of words. In the end, Kadia had an innate advantage in getting a large number of carrots and tomatoes, twelve apples, six boxes of canned food, three chocolates, a bag of candy and a bag of ground coffee.
Although, according to the actual price, a gun is worth more than these things, but in this city, it is very good to be able to exchange these things.