Chapter 588: Unexpected Harvest (Part 1)

"..."

Looking at Amy opposite, whose smile froze on her face, and then reached out to touch her chest unconsciously, the corners of Leon's mouth couldn't help but twitch, and his toes also curled up instinctively.

In order to avoid any more deadly statements coming from the inner room, pushing the current embarrassment to a new peak, Leon stood up, opened his room door, and took the initiative to issue an invitation:

"How about... we come to my room to chat?"

"Alright..."

Hearing Leon's invitation, the doll-faced girl, whose face was slightly flushed, nodded repeatedly, then picked up the bag again and followed Leon into his room.

After Leon closed the room door with a bang, blocking a series of embarrassing keywords like "papaya soup," "size," and "sister-in-law" outside the door, Amy finally let out a sigh of relief and looked at Leon somewhat embarrassedly:

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

"If it weren't for Mom's body not being well yet, and Dad needing 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 Amy, who was staring at him without blinking, with sincerity that had already overflowed, Leon pondered for a while and still refused:

"I'm not necessarily refusing to be a guest, it's just that work has really been too busy lately, and I might not even go home at night. Even after talking to Anna for a few words in a while, I still have to rush back to the Bureau. I really can't spare the time lately."

"Then alright... Sorry for the disturbance."

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

After clenching her fists somewhat unwillingly, she didn't continue to pester him, trying to change Leon's mind, but raised her head again and asked with expectation:

"Mr. Leon, does your work have anything 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 lately and can't accept our family's thanks in person, then at least let me do something within my power, giving 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, Leon really found it hard to refuse, hesitated for a while, and then said:

"Our Bureau has been watching rebels lately, but the traces of those people are very difficult to catch, and the Secret Investigation Bureau of the Police Department also has no clues. 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 to them. Those rebels have some things in their hands that you can't resist."

Rebel people?

Hearing Leon's words, Amy's eyes blinked, seeming to have remembered something.

After hesitating slightly, she said softly:

"Rebels... our family's department store, in the past, could be considered to have a little contact with them. If Mr. Leon wants to find them, maybe we can really help."

Ah this... actually still have an unexpected harvest?

After raising his eyebrows in surprise, Leon, who was originally preparing to send the guest away as soon as possible, took a deep breath, then invited her to sit on the only bed in the room, while he moved a small stool and sat opposite, asking earnestly:

"Miss Amy, can you please tell me in more detail?"

"Ah? Alright!" After looking at Leon, who was sitting opposite him with a serious expression, and whose bright and spirited eyes were staring tightly at her, for some reason, the doll-faced girl was actually somewhat nervous for a while, feeling that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

Mr. Leon... is really a capable and reliable man.

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

"Mr. Leon, our family is the largest department store in Wang Dou, 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 dad, as the Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, has a very good relationship with the House of Lords and several departments, and has obtained the sales qualification for almost all categories of goods. Before the comprehensive ban on guns in Wang Dou, 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 decree of the comprehensive ban on guns was implemented, 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 more than a dozen stores in batches.

My dad was worried that these people would take these weapons and mess around, affecting our Charle Department Store, so he tried to investigate, and 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."

Doing business for many years?

Leon frowned and said:

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

"Actually, there aren't many nail guns."

Hearing this, Amy shook her head:

"My dad is very cautious. Even if the profit from selling firearms is okay, he has never stocked them on a large scale, and only retained a few counters in some stores where the situation is very stable.

What those people really bought a lot of are all kinds of ordinary supplies, such as seasonal clothing, oil, salt, sugar, wine, 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, salt, and the like are once every month or two months, and a large batch of fresh ingredients is bought every week."

After finishing Old Charle's discovery, looking at Leon, who had realized something, Amy, who was sitting on the bed, said:

"Up to now, the purchases of these people still haven't stopped. My dad counted 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 amount of one thousand people.

What's terrible is that these nearly one thousand people never attracted any attention. If it weren't for the fact that they suddenly bought a large number of nail guns before the ban on guns, attracting my dad's attention, it is estimated that no one would be able to discover their existence.

And after my dad discovered the abnormality, although because of caution, he didn't have deep contact with them, but after comparing the news of rebel activities and the changes in their material consumption, he guessed the identity of this batch of people."

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