Chapter 186: 185 Unexpected Gain (Part 1)

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Seeing Amy, whose smile had frozen on her face and who had unconsciously reached out to touch her chest, Li Ang's mouth corner twitched involuntarily, and his toes instinctively curled up.

To avoid any more fatal remarks coming from the inner room that would push the current awkwardness to a new peak, Li Ang quickly stood up, opened his room door, and actively extended an invitation:

"How about... we talk in my room?"

"Okay..."

Hearing Li Ang's invitation, the doll-faced girl with slightly flushed cheeks quickly nodded, then picked up her handbag again and followed Li Ang into his room.

After Li Ang slammed the room door shut, blocking out a series of embarrassing keywords like "papaya soup," "size," and "sister-in-law," Amy finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Li Ang somewhat embarrassedly:

"Mr. Li Ang, I actually came this time to invite you to my home. You saved me from the Marni family; you are a great benefactor to our whole family. My mom and dad both want to meet you!

If my mom's health hadn't been poor yet and my dad hadn't needed to take care of her and maintain the company's situation, they would have come with me this time. Please believe us; we really just want to thank you properly!"

"This... I'm sorry."

Seeing Amy staring at him unblinkingly, with sincerity overflowing, Li Ang pondered for a moment and then spoke to refuse:

"It's not that I absolutely refuse to visit, but work has been really too busy recently. I might not even go home at night. In fact, after saying a few words to Anna in a moment, I have to rush back to the bureau. Recently, I really can't spare the time."

"Then okay... sorry to have disturbed you."

After sincerely visiting to invite him but being refused again, the doll-faced girl's head naturally lowered slightly, and a deep look of disappointment flashed through her eyes.

After clenching her fists a bit unwillingly, she did not continue to pester or try to change Li Ang's mind. Instead, she raised her head again and asked with a look of expectation:

"Mr. Li Ang, is there anything in your work that I can help with? Ah! Please don't misunderstand; I'm not forcing you to come to my home.

It's just... since you are inconvenient recently and cannot accept our family's thanks in person, at least let me do something within my power to help you. Give us a chance to show our gratitude to you. Is that okay?"

"This..."

Seeing the doll-faced girl with her posture lowered very low, her watery big eyes full of sincerity, Li Ang really found it hard to refuse such kindness. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke:

"Recently, our bureau is tracking the rebels, but those people's tracks are very hard to catch. The Special Investigation Bureau of the Police Department has no clues either. If your family has a way, can you help me keep an eye on them?

Hmm... but remember, absolutely do not do anything else. Just keep an eye on them is enough. Those rebels have some things in their hands that you cannot fight against."

The rebels?

Hearing Li Ang's words, Amy blinked her eyes, as if remembering something.

After hesitating slightly, she said softly:

"As for the rebels... our family's department store used to have some connection with them. If Mr. Li Ang wants to find them, maybe we really can help."

Ah, this... there's actually an unexpected gain?

After raising his eyebrows in some surprise, Li Ang, who had originally prepared to send her away as soon as possible, took a deep breath, then invited her to sit on the only bed in the room. He moved a small stool to sit opposite her and asked with a serious face:

"Miss Amy, could you please speak in more detail?"

"Ah? Okay!"

Looking at Li Ang sitting opposite with a serious expression, his bright and spirited eyes staring tightly at her, for some reason, the doll-faced girl suddenly felt a bit nervous, feeling that her hands and feet didn't seem to know where to put them.

Mr. Li Ang... is really a capable and reliable man.

Looking at Li Ang in front of her, with a steady expression and focused gaze, even though his clothes were very cheap, he still had a strange aura that one could not ignore.

Amy, full of appreciation, couldn't help but bite her lower lip slightly, then spoke to narrate:

"Mr. Li Ang, our family owns the largest department store in the Royal Capital, right? You should know this."

"Yes, and the prices are the lowest too."

"Yes, and besides having the largest scale, the lowest prices, and the widest distribution of stores, our family's department store also has the most complete variety of goods.

My father, as the Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, has very good relationships with the Lower House and several departments. He obtained sales qualifications for almost all categories of goods. Before the Royal Capital completely banned guns, he even sold small quantities of several types of small firearms that had their range significantly reduced..."

After briefly explaining the characteristics of the Char Department Store, the doll-faced girl tried hard to recall:

"Just before the decree completely banning guns in the Royal Capital was implemented, someone took advantage of the fact that our department store hadn't removed them yet and purchased nearly a hundred civilian nail guns in batches across more than a dozen stores.

My father was worried that these people would cause trouble with these weapons and affect our Char Department Store, so he tried to investigate. Then he was shocked to discover that, besides these firearms, this batch of suspicious people had been doing business with our family for many years."

Business for many years?

Li Ang frowned and said:

"Are these people the rebels? Does it mean they bought many nail guns from your Char Department Store?"

"Actually, not many nail guns."

Amy shook her head and said:

"My father is very cautious. Even though the profit from selling firearms was decent, he never stocked them on a large scale. He only kept a few counters in some stores where the situation was very stable.

What those people really bought a lot of were various ordinary supplies, such as seasonal clothing, oil, salt, sugar, alcohol, quilts, blankets, food ingredients, and utensils.

And it wasn't just once or twice; it was long-term and continuous hidden purchasing. Clothing was bought twice a year, oil and salt every one to two months, and fresh food ingredients were bought in large batches every week."

After finishing Old Char's discovery, Amy, sitting on the bed, looked at Li Ang opposite her who seemed to have some understanding, and spoke:

"Up to now, these people's purchasing has not stopped. My father calculated the quantity of these supplies and found it could maintain normal life for about seven or eight hundred people. In the busiest half-year, it even reached the amount for a thousand people.

What's terrifying is that this small group of nearly a thousand people never attracted any attention. If they hadn't suddenly purchased a large number of nail guns just before the gun ban, catching my father's attention, probably no one would have been able to discover their existence.

And after my father discovered the anomaly, although he did not contact them deeply out of caution, after comparing the news of rebel activities with the changes in their consumption of supplies, he still guessed the identity of this group of people."