Chapter 588: Unexpected Harvest (Part 1)

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Looking at Ai Mi opposite, whose smile had frozen on her face and then subconsciously reached out to touch her chest, the corners of Li Ang's mouth couldn't help but twitch, and his toes also instinctively curled up.

In order to avoid any more deadly remarks coming from the inner room, pushing the current embarrassment to a new peak, Li Ang hurriedly stood up, opened the door of his room, and took the initiative to invite:

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

"Alright..."

Hearing Li Ang's invitation, the doll-faced girl's face flushed slightly, then she nodded hurriedly, picked up the bag again, and followed Li Ang into his room.

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

"Mr. Li Ang, I came here this time, actually still wanting to invite you to be a guest at my home. You saved me from the Ma Sai Ni family, and you are a great benefactor of our family. My mom and dad want to see you!

If it weren't for the fact that Mom's body hasn't recovered yet and Dad needs to take care of her while maintaining the company's situation, they would have come with me this time. Please believe us, we really just want to thank you properly!"

"This... sorry."

Looking at Ai Mi, who was staring at him without blinking, with sincerity that had already overflowed, Li Ang pondered for a while and still refused:

"It's not that I must refuse to be a guest, it's just that work has really been too busy recently, and I might not even go home at night. Even after saying a few words to Anna in a moment, I still have to rush back to the Bureau. I really can't spare the time recently."

"Then alright... sorry to bother you."

After being refused again after sincerely coming to invite him, the doll-faced girl's head couldn't help but droop slightly, and thick disappointment flashed in her eyes.

After clenching her fists somewhat unwillingly, she didn't continue to pester him, trying to change Li Ang's mind, but instead raised her head again and asked with 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 to be a guest.

It's just... since you are not convenient recently and cannot accept our family's thanks in person, at least let me do something within my power and give us a chance to express our gratitude to you, is that okay?"

"This..."

Looking at the doll-faced girl who had put her posture very low, with watery big eyes full of sincerity, Li Ang really couldn't refuse, hesitated for a while, and then nodded:

"Our Bureau has been watching the rebels recently, but the traces of those people are very difficult to catch, and the Secret Investigation Bureau of the Police Department has no clues either. If your family has a way, can you help me pay attention to them?

Um... but remember not to do anything else, just pay attention. Those rebels have some things that you cannot resist."

Rebels?

Hearing Li Ang's words, Ai Mi's eyes blinked, seeming to have remembered something.

After hesitating slightly, she said softly:

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

Ah this... there is actually an unexpected harvest?

After raising his eyebrows in surprise, Li Ang, who was originally preparing to send the guest away as soon as possible, took a deep breath, then sat down on the small stool opposite her, and asked earnestly:

"Miss Ai Mi, can you please say it in more detail?"

"Ah? Alright!" Looking at Li Ang, who was sitting opposite with a serious expression and bright, energetic eyes staring tightly at her, for some reason, the doll-faced girl felt somewhat nervous for a moment, feeling that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

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

Looking at Li Ang, who was calm, focused, and had a wonderful temperament that made people unable to ignore even though his clothes were very cheap, Ai Mi, who was full of appreciation, couldn't help but bite her lower lip slightly, then began to recount:

"Mr. Li Ang, our family is the largest department store in the Capital, you should know this, right?"

"Yes, and the price is also the lowest."

"Yes, and besides being the largest in scale, lowest in price, and most widely distributed, our family's department store is also the most complete in terms of product categories.

My father, as the Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, has a very good relationship with the Lower House and several departments, and has obtained the sales qualifications for almost all categories of goods. Before the Capital completely banned guns, we even sold a small amount of small firearms that had been significantly reduced in range..."

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

"Just before the government order to completely ban guns in the Capital was pushed through, someone took advantage of the fact that our department store hadn't taken them off the shelves 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 take these weapons and mess around, affecting our Charle Department Store, so he tried to investigate. Then he was very shocked to find that besides these firearms, this batch of suspicious people had been doing business with our family for many years."

Many years of business?

Li Ang frowned:

"Are these people rebels? Does it mean they bought a lot of nail guns at your Charle Department Store?"

"There are actually not many nail guns."

Ai Mi shook her head when she heard this:

"My father is very cautious. Even if the profit from selling firearms is okay, he has never laid out goods on a large scale, only retaining a few counters in some stores where the situation is very stable."

Those people really bought a lot of various ordinary supplies, such as seasonal clothing, oil, salt, sugar, alcohol, quilts, blankets, ingredients, utensils, etc.

And it's not once or twice, but long-term and continuous hidden purchases. Clothing and the like are twice a year, oil and salt and the like are once every month or two, and a large batch of fresh ingredients is bought every week."

After finishing Old Charle's discovery, looking at Li Ang, who had realized something, Ai Mi, who was sitting on the bed, said:

"Until now, the purchases of these people have not stopped. My father calculated the quantity of these supplies and found that it was enough to maintain the normal life of seven or eight hundred people. In the half-year with the most, it even reached the portion for a thousand people.

What's terrible is that this small thousand people never attracted any attention. If it weren't for the fact that they rushed to buy a large number of nail guns before the gun ban, attracting my father's attention, it is estimated that no one would have been able to discover their existence.

And after my father discovered the anomaly, although because of caution, he didn't have in-depth contact with them, after comparing the news of rebel activities and the changes in their material consumption, he still guessed the identity of this batch of people."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 589 =====