Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Black Market
"Ahem"
"Well, this one."
Laraki was obviously hesitant, but after thinking of Shalin's kind gesture to Wang Defa just now, and after judging this man's eccentric personality comprehensively, he still decided to confess and be lenient.
This is also because Laraki doesn't want to mess with this man again, and the short-lived lie will soon be exposed, and they have nowhere to run.
"At present, the purchase price of the Z-4215 imperial mobile phone circulating on the black market is about 3900~4200 golden tickets, and the important parts in it can be sold for 200~400 golden tickets on average."
"If you stock up for a few more months, the price should go up a little more. ”
Laraki said, his tone clearly obsessed with the thousands of gold tickets that should have been in his hands.
Just listening to the words of the old man, Shalin felt strange.
Isn't it just a mobile phone, even if it is a working machine issued by the Imperial Firewall Company, there is no special envoy for the appearance and function of other mobile phones, why can the Imperial Z-4215 mobile phone have such a high purchase price in the black market?
Moreover, not only the whole machine, but also every part can be sold for money?
Is there any secret in these parts?
Shalin picked up his phone again and looked at it carefully, but he couldn't see anything, so he could only guess randomly, for example, there may be a shortage of some rare metals recently, and this model of mobile phone happens to have this rare metal, which can be refined and recycled to obtain higher returns.
However, guessing around, it is better to ask Laraki directly, who seems to have been doing this kind of thing for a long time.
For Shalin, anything strange that happens in the free city-state may give him an opportunity to turn over and 'blackmail'.
"So why don't you tell me about the black market in the Free City-State?"
"Also, what's so special about this model of phone?"
Shalin casually asked his question, and Laraki pursed his lips, but explained seriously
"The black market is the black market, there is an illegal street just outside the 20th ring road, which is open every 4 nights, and you can buy ordinary contraband that you can't buy on the market. ”
"Anyway, it's the sand leaking out of it to facilitate the management of the gray area, if you really want to buy state secrets or something, you will definitely be caught as a spy in the first place. ”
"But things like happy water and out-of-print perverted videos and the like, as long as the merchants on the black market pay the full management fee, the top will turn a blind eye. ”
"But I guess if there is an economic crisis in the city-state, the black market will definitely suffer. ”
"As for the specific reason why you want to ask the buyer to buy the Z-4215 Empire-made dual-use aircraft, then I really don't know. ”
"This kind of news came out on the black market four months ago, but not many people knew about it at first, and the purchase price at that time was only a few hundred gold tickets, and many people thought it was fake. ”
"In the second month, someone suddenly broke the news on the dark web, saying that the purchase price had grown to 1,200 golden tickets, and someone found a few mobile phones that met the requirements at the scrap acquisition station, and really got tens of thousands of golden tickets from the buyer!"
"That's not a small amount!"
"It was only then that we believed that the original Z-4215 batch of mobile phones made in the empire could be sold for so much money, and they could even increase in value!"
When Laraki said this, he involuntarily raised his voice and became inexplicably excited.
Hearing Laraki's explanation, Sharin faintly noticed a trace of strangeness, this kind of circulating goods that didn't know where the value came from, somehow reminded him of the stocks that collapsed him, and the virtual currency that has been popular on the Internet.
What's even more bizarre is that a small empire-made mobile phone can continue to appreciate in value, and its purchase price is now even higher than a month's salary of ordinary people!
Thinking of this, he also had to remind Larakhi.
It was only last night that Shalin's stock made him realize what a crash is, but fortunately, the currency of the Asr Alliance has depreciated due to inflation, which makes the young Shalin feel a little better.
If Laraki was given a taste of what it was like to become a pauper overnight, he guessed that the old man would jump off the building.
"Well, how do you say that?"
"I think this thing sounds very unreliable, I suggest you don't have too much expectation of its value-added space from black market buyers, how can this old mobile phone, which is worth a thousand gold tickets, sell more than a month's salary for ordinary people"
"Tsk, what do you know?"
Hearing Shalin's admonition, Laraki looked at Shalin with disdain and looked at Shalin like an idiot.
"Lao Tzu has seen too many winds and waves!"
"Although I don't know why the Z-4215 was bought at a high price and in large quantities, it must be reasonable that they will increase in price! Could it be that if I give you 10,000 gold tickets and a pile of iron ore now, you will be able to turn raw materials into finely made parts?"
"Anyway, I've already stocked up a lot of parts, and if I wait for two more months, I will definitely be able to save enough golden tickets for my son's legs!"
"Alright, it's not too early, it's time for you to go!"
Laraki sent off the guest in an unkind tone, and he was always hostile when he talked to Shalin, after all, he had just been taught a lesson by Shalin, and his heart was not good.
His age and self-esteem didn't make him communicate with Shalin in a low voice.
The most odious thing is that this young man dared to question his method of making money, which made Laraki even more angry, and no one liked to be cursed when someone told him, "Your wealth is about to shrink."
Who knows if any of these people are possessed by crows?
Laraki stiffly gave the order to evict the guest, and Shalin shrugged his shoulders and turned his head to look at Wang Defa, who didn't know what he was doing.
"Hey, Wang Defa, are you done playing?"
"If I don't figure it out, I'll come back tomorrow to pick it up. ”
Sha Lin turned the phone in his hand and shouted to Wang Defa.
In fact, he just wants to find a reason to continue to come over tomorrow to rub the free computer, in the Internet café over there in the apartment, a broken computer costs 20 golden tickets an hour, and a night package costs 100 golden tickets a night, and the public network is also used by dozens of people together, and the Internet speed is very unstable.
And the price of the bad city is too high, and the 10,000 gold tickets are only enough for ordinary food in Shalin's opinion.
Just as Shalin reminded Wang Defa, on the side of the workbench, a piece of aluminum foil was suddenly slapped on the table, causing a loud noise.
Smack——!
Laraki was taken aback by Wang Defa's unusual behavior, and when Shalin turned his head to look, he seemed to see a trace of strangeness and nervousness in Wang Defa's face.
"What's the matter with you"
"Sir, I—I suddenly remembered that there is a particularly useful welding pen in the scrap recycling bin next door, can you please push me back and pick it up?"
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