Chapter 729 The eve of sailing

But what can people do? People can only bear everything because they don’t know what is happening now. Even if they have received relevant enlightenment from the simulator, they will not be able to distinguish reality clearly when experiencing all the changes in person.

People are naturally afraid of chaos and the unknown. Once faced with an indistinguishable chaotic situation, people will naturally and subconsciously choose to brainwash themselves. They believe that everything will be fine. They firmly believe that the parade that just ended will definitely bring them benefits, just like the House of Representatives and the

Just as the organizers promised.

Because it is impossible to repeat the parade again.

Chen Yan had already understood the key problem of the whole matter before, so he did not have too many questions about the current social situation, but just made his own judgment:

"Let's go to 17 Walker Street."

Ten minutes later, Chen Yan walked into the "studio" in person.

People in the studio were not surprised by his "reappearance". It was their job to provide intelligence and help to people like Chen Yan.

After obtaining a certain contact information, Chen Yan and Jack Baldo followed the contact information and found a man who claimed to be the "Walker Street Market Manager" in the back alley of the Walker Street Market, where goods were once loaded and unloaded.

Agent" guy.

The man had already received instructions on the phone in advance, so he didn't say much. He just opened a small door of the closed market and asked Chen Yan and Jack Baldo to follow him.

The three of them walked through the dark and damp alleyways that exuded the smell of decay, and entered the market warehouse along the cracked cement walkway.

Along the way, Chen Yan saw piles of rotten vegetables - the reason why vegetables rot in the bitter cold winter is not that they have "rotten", but that they have suffered severe "frostbite" - Chen Yan saw that a large number of leaves turned white.

For thinned cabbage, those parts that turn white and thin are the areas that have been frostbitten.

In addition to cabbage, there are also a large number of spinach, cauliflower and other vegetables. The leaves are rotten due to frostbite, and the roots become pulpy due to frostbite, causing the entire plant to wither and die...

The vegetables with the slightest frostbite that Chen Yan saw before his eyes were also covered with white spots like white clouds, and could not be eaten in any case.

He even found a large amount of meat in the corner. Most of these meats were not pure meat, but processed synthetic meats, such as sausages and bacon. Some of them were rotten. Chen Yan could not tell the type of synthetic meat.

steak.

He didn't know what was added to these things. In such a bitter cold weather, some meat had already rotted. Chen Yan even saw some small reptiles on them.

And even so - even if these things rot here, they have not been sold to the residents of Walker Street.

Chen Yan asked about these things. The marketing management agent who led the way didn't seem to want to answer at first, but he gave a few explanations.

"How can we dare to let these things enter the market after the boss has said that they are not allowed to be sold? Anyway, these things are cheap, with small profits but quick turnover. If they are so bad, they are not worth much."

Chen Yan looked at the rotting piles, which weighed at least a dozen tons. For a businessman, these were just "just a little bit".

Chen Yan asked:

"Is it because of the price war between the merchants and the William Adams Group that they were not allowed to sell before?"

The market management agent glanced at him and was not too surprised. Most people who do business know what happened in the past few days.

"Well... that's pretty much it. That's what it's about anyway."

This man was obviously aroused by Chen Yan because of these things, and he couldn't help but say a few more words.

"I didn't sell it before, but I can't sell it now. I heard that there was a conflict between the boss and the new department.

The boss had too much inventory, and he would definitely not be able to sell it at the original price for a while, so he wanted to sell it at a reduced price, but the new department wouldn't let him because the new department's salary came from market taxes. They thought the things were sold cheaply, and their salary

Just less...

What a fucking idiot! A bunch of idiots who don’t even know a word are here to compete with old businessmen who have been in shopping malls for decades! But they have the backing of the House of Representatives, and they are forcing several big markets to not open!"

Chen Yan said thoughtfully:

"The new department not only includes people who marched, but also people in the House of Representatives. These people finally made this decision, and they don't know what kind of interests are mixed in it."

The market management agent took them into a cold storage, with a depressed and helpless tone:

"Who knows... Anyway, it's just a mess! The most uncomfortable thing is that we, the clerks who are neither good nor bad, are so busy all the time that we don't even talk about it, and we have to smile with everyone we see, and we get offended by both sides!"

He pointed to the inventory in the cold storage and said:

"You can take these things while you watch. There are carts outside. It's best to cover up when you leave. Everyone is eating what they have at home now. If you push a lot of things on the street... it won't be good."

He didn't even talk about money.

Chen Yan probably understood that No. 17 Walker Street must have communicated with this agent through some channel. The money they came to purchase ingredients today may have been accounted for by a certain force.

After the marketing management agent finished explaining, he looked at Chen Yan more and hesitated:

"Brother, I look at you a bit like that guy on the internet... that chen..."

Chen Yan said:

"My surname is Zhang."

The man apologized and said:

"Ah, I'm sorry, Asians all look the same..."

Chen Yan immediately changed the topic:

"Do you know where I can buy a refrigerator?"

Faced with Chen Yan's question, the marketing management agent was not surprised. These days, there are too many wealthy people who want to buy refrigerators, and the streets are chaotic. It is very important to have a refrigerator that can store food at home.

"You call this number...and they will deliver it directly to your home."

People who can manage the market have more or less social connections. This person did not help Chen Yan out of obligation, but because of interests-Chen Yan speculated that every time a refrigerator is sold, this person will help Chen Yan.

Everyone will get a share - from this point of view, this person can be regarded as an intermediary.

This was quickly proven by the synaesthesia that followed the handshake between the two of them saying "nice to work with".

From Synaesthesia, Chen Yan learned that this person was quite kind and only accepted a 1 point rebate, which resulted in the price for him to purchase a refrigerator being much lower than the retail price of refrigerators on the market - the wholesale price plus

The lower agency fee means it is lower than the retail price.

Chen Yan called to order five refrigerators. It seemed that because the intermediary had a higher agent level and higher credibility, not only was the order price discounted, but the deposit was not even collected.

Whose credibility does No. 17 Walker Street rely on to endorse Chen Yan? Is it Da William?

Chen Yan thought to himself that a cautious person like William would not let an intelligence agency that does dirty things do things in his name at will.

Chen Yan didn't think too much.

He specially selected some frozen pure meat and vegetables stored in the fresh-keeping room, plus some fruits to prevent vitamin deficiency, loaded a whole cart, covered it with two layers of felt, and piled some sundries on the felt to cover it up.

, left the market with Jack Baldo.

When he returned to the apartment, the refrigerator had been delivered, and Chen Yan asked Jack Baldo to help him sign for it, because the money was not with him, and because he no longer had the concept of such nihilistic things as money.

After the refrigerator is installed, all the ingredients are processed and stored in the refrigerator...

By the time all of this was completed, the time had already reached 4 p.m.

It is now the earliest month of the year when it gets dark in Yanan City. At just 4pm, the sky has already darkened. Even if there is no blizzard, the darkness spreading from the sky gradually envelopes the entire city.

Just when Chen Yan wanted to rest for a while, he inadvertently saw the dusk falling outside the house——

Outside the house, on the opposite side of the concrete street, in the dark alley where the dirty ice had not melted away due to the shadow, there were a few dark figures appearing at some point.

Even though the genius had just begun to darken, the dark shadows under the shadow of the eaves looked very rich. At first glance, they looked like shadows of the eaves, but Chen Yan understood that they were by no means as simple as shadows.

They just stared at the apartment at No. 33 Walker Street from across the street without making any other move.

So he knew that they were "insurance measures" to ensure that he would definitely leave Yanan City tonight.

As dusk deepened, the number of shadows gradually increased. In the ten seconds that Chen Yan stared at them, three or five shadows had already "grown" out of the darkness under the eaves.

Suddenly, Chen Yan saw a blurry figure passing across the street from the roof, and a dim cold light flashed past the shadows.

The figure disappeared from across the street after a flash.

And the shadows were intact.

Then, Ogami came down from upstairs.

"No, I can't kill them. I don't know what those things are."

Ogami usually takes some intangible objects and has no choice.

Chen Yan nodded:

"It doesn't matter, we... just leave early."

Ogami learned about Chen Yan's plan from Nuomi Guo and already had his own plan, so he remained calm.

"The Nuomi Guo has made progress."

The good news brought by Ogami shocked Chen Yan and made him energetic.

The three of them came to the attic and saw Nuomiguo standing in the middle of the attic, and Osmandis was also there, with the evil eye ring suspended between them.

Chen Yan thought for a while, but still didn't find an excuse to send this guy away.

He turned to look at the evil eye ring.

This ring has undergone obvious changes from the previous one. The obsidian-like stone inlaid on the ring actually "opened its eyes". The eyes were like golden prismatic spots bursting out of the black lacquer. Although

There is no exact pupil, but the messy golden spots still make this eye look very vivid.
To be continued...