bayedsolid Chapter 286 No time to meet again
Chapter 286 No time to meet again
"I can not understand what you say."
The burly man refused to admit it, but his aura changed drastically, revealing a sense of caution.
The two brothers following him each put their hands in different places, looking cautious and alert.
"Don't be so nervous. I'm a businessman, not a customs anti-smuggling police officer. I won't do anything to you."
"Let's sit down and talk for a while, maybe it will be a win-win situation."
The burly man narrowed his eyes and stared at Li Youcai, as if he wanted to see through him.
But Li Youcai was sitting on the sofa, drinking tea slowly and calmly, and he couldn't tell anything from his calm appearance.
The most dangerous people are those who are hard to figure out!
The sturdy man waved his hand slightly to signal his men to relax, then turned back to the sofa and slowly sat down.
"Boss Li, we are just a group of dealers, we don't have that much power. I think you may have guessed wrong."
"The big-headed doll chocolate you sell is made in Russia. It's called Ailianqiao in Chinese and Alyonka in Russian. It's cheap and tastes great. It's the most common chocolate on the market in Russia."
"However, after the Huasu Treasure Island incident, relations have been very tense, and border trade has not been restored until now. If you can produce dozens of boxes of Ailianqiao, there is only one possibility."
"smuggling!"
Li Youcai spoke clearly, and every word struck the strong man's heart.
Li Youjie stood aside, also extremely surprised.
From the sturdy man's surprised expression, Li Youjie knew that his elder brother was right!
It's incredible that the elder brother, who had barely read a few days of schooling, could speak Russian and even knew the origin of the big-headed doll coolie.
The strong man didn't expect that the young man in front of him knew so much about their chocolate and could even call out the brand of chocolate in Russian.
"Have you been to Russia?" the strong man guessed. This was the only reasonable explanation he could think of.
Li Youcai laughed: "It's not important."
"I'm a little curious. If you have such a route, why don't you make something more valuable? Making this chocolate is so much effort and the profit is so little. It's not worth it."
Russia has a developed heavy industry, and many things are worthless there, but once they are brought to China, they become valuable.
For example, watches and jewelry are small in size but valuable, and they are very popular in China, so it is not difficult to sell them.
Selling ten watches would earn them more money and be easier than selling twenty boxes of chocolates.
The strong man looked at Li Youcai.
"Selling chocolates will only last three to five years at most. If you do something else, you could risk ten years at the most and death penalty at the most."
"I understand." Li Youcai laughed.
At the same time, I also understood that although this group of people were also engaged in smuggling, they were not the kind of people who valued money over their lives.
This is better.
In their line of work, only by having a sense of awe can one live longer.
"How much money can you make in a year if you do this?"
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to pry into anything, I'm just asking casually."
The sturdy man stared at Li Youcai and replied in a deep voice, "It's just enough for us brothers to make a living. We can't make much."
Facing Li Youcai, the three men always remained very wary, and the strong man never gave Li Youcai a direct answer.
Seeing that the other party refused to speak, Li Youcai counted on his fingers and started to calculate a bill on his own.
"During the Chinese New Year, you sold over 6 boxes, which only brought in a little over yuan. You came a month later, which means you didn't have any stock during that time. Based on this cycle, you can only sell to boxes a month, and your gross profit for the year is only about yuan."
"I wonder if I'm right?"
Whether Li Youcai's calculation is correct or not is actually not important to him at all. The reason he calculated it this way is just to give a number.
6 million.
When Li Youcai said this number, he carefully observed the strong man's facial expression.
Normal people will have slight changes in expression when others guess their income, regardless of whether they are right or wrong.
For example, surprise, shame, disdain, etc. These micro-expressions will truly show the changes in one's heart.
And this is Li Youcai’s purpose.
Sure enough, after hearing Li Youcai's calculations, the strong man was first a little surprised, and then a trace of shame flashed across his face.
Li Youcai keenly noticed the subtle changes on the strong man's face.
It seems that I have said too much.
"It's not worth it to take such a risk for such a small amount of money." Li Youcai sighed with a smile.
"Our lives are worthless, unlike Boss Li, who has a huge family and business, so naturally he would look down on our petty gains."
"Hey, that's not right. Everyone's business starts small and starts from scratch. I'm not saying it's not worth it. I don't mean to look down on anyone, but I'm saying that you're going the wrong way!"
Going the wrong way?
The sturdy man frowned slightly, not understanding what this man was up to.
"Boss Li, you're joking. If there's an honest and upright way, who would want to take this narrow path?"
"Yes, in my opinion, you are leaving behind the easy path of making a lot of money and choosing instead a dangerous and narrow path. Not only will you earn less, but you are also at risk of losing money at any time."
"A smooth and easy road? Boss Li is making fun of us. If there really was such a road as you mentioned, we wouldn't be living so desperately."
The sturdy man leaned back on the sofa, his cotton jacket opened, revealing half of the knife handle inside.
"Boss Li, you are the river and we are the creek. It's best if we don't interfere with each other."
"elder brother!"
Li Youjie had been standing next to Li Youcai. When he saw the strong man deliberately showing the knife, he immediately shouted in a low voice.
Seeing that the man had missed his attack, Li Youcai narrowed his eyes slightly.
"fine."
Li Youcai looked at the burly man and said, "Don't you want to listen to what I mean by the smooth and prosperous road?"
"I want to listen, but I don't dare to listen. People like you are too smart. It's dangerous to deal with you. I don't want you to sell me out. I'm still helping you count the money."
The sturdy man picked up the unfinished teacup and drank the tea in it in one gulp.
"Thank you, Mr. Li, for the delicious tea. However, we are wild boars and cannot eat fine bran. No matter how good the tea is, it will taste the same. We will not disturb you anymore." After saying that, the strong man stood up.
This strong man looks rough on the surface, but I didn't expect him to be so cautious.
"In that case, we won't force you to stay. If you change your mind one day, you can come back to me." Li Youcai also stood up and stretched out his right hand.
The strong man looked at Li Youcai, then stretched out his right hand.
"We will see you later."