Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 37 - 34 Official Business_1

Gu Jun nodded, “That’s also true.”

Then, looking at Feng Yi, he continued to inquire, “So, how exactly did you locate them? How could you tell there were two inside right from the doorway?”

“…Business secret.”

Feng Yi massaged his temples.

Actually, he had “seen” much more in Gu Jun’s office. The odor inside was relatively intact, so he “saw” more, even being able to “see” some traces of movements by people and rats within the space.

For example, rats had scampered across Gu Jun’s extended office table. If the top few documents were moved, one might find paw prints on a piece of cloth spread out on the table. Another example was the rats stepping on the slippers on the floor, marching onto the table, and then heading over to Gu Jun’s coffee cup… But there was no need to get into such details. The more he revealed, the more he exposed.

Gu Jun knew Feng Yi wouldn’t disclose it, but that didn’t curb his curiosity. An idea struck him, and clapping his hands together confidently, he said, “Sound! It must be radar!”

Gu Jun recalled the moment Feng Yi had bumped into the clothes rack, “When you caught the falling hanger and put it back in place, even if you had x-ray vision, you wouldn’t have been able to see or clearly see at that angle, so it must be sound wave positioning!”

Feng Yi looked at Gu Jun and under his expectant gaze, dialed a series of numbers on his phone, “This is my bank card number, please transfer it to this card. Thirty thousand, thank you.”

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“Oh, right… here, let’s add each other as friends, and you can send me the bank account number directly.”

After transferring the thirty thousand yuan rat-catching fee, Feng Yi was ready to leave with his suitcase.

Gu Jun wanted to keep him for further explanation, but was stopped by Lu Yue, “Business is business, if we want to get together we can find another time. You better go and clean up your office, for all you know, the rats might have gnawed on your books without you realizing.”

Gu Jun thought it made sense. Although he was curious, the documents in his office were more important, and he indeed needed to check them thoroughly.

After persuading Gu Jun to leave and getting on the elevator, Lu Yue excitedly said to Feng Yi, “We could collaborate, you know. Look, didn’t I just bring you a deal? Thirty thousand easy money! I know quite a few people who need this kind of service, and with the frequent rat infestations, this business could definitely last a long time! And it pays well!”

“Thanks, Brother Lu, but honestly, I only see this as a part-time job and don’t plan to do it for long. Also, Brother Lu, about dinner tonight, let’s skip it. We can get together another time when I’m free. I used my brain a bit too much just now, and I’d like to go back to rest,” Feng Yi said.

That made Lu Yue forget about the rat-catching collaboration. He hurriedly stopped Feng Yi, “Wait, wait, dinner can wait, but I really needed to talk to you this time.”

Once they reached the parking lot and made sure no one was around, Lu Yue gestured Feng Yi to talk inside the car and gave the driver a look to watch the surrounding.

Feng Yi thought to himself: At last you’re getting down to business!

He set the long-handled clamp and its attached box aside and got into the car. With how secretive Lu Yue was acting, the matter they were about to discuss was no trivial one.

After Feng Yi got into the car, Lu Yue closed the door firmly and rolled up the windows. Then he took out a black bag and from inside it, he produced five pieces that resembled snake skin.

Lu Yue spoke in a hushed voice, “These five pieces of snake skin, two are real and three are fake. Can you tell which is which?”

Seeing Feng Yi looking at him, Lu Yue quickly added, “Don’t get the wrong idea, the two genuine snake skins were borrowed through normal channels and have to be returned afterward.”

Feng Yi actually had spotted the real from the fake at first glance, but he still pretended to carefully examine them before picking out two, saying, “These two are real, and those three are fake.”

Lu Yue glanced at his phone timer.

Having seen the speed at which Feng Yi caught rats, now watching him do this, Lu Yue always felt the efficiency wasn’t high enough.

But there was nothing to be done about it—at least Feng Yi had managed to distinguish them, which compared to test kits, was still more efficient and cost-effective!

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yue said, “Qianli Group launched a new brand the year before last targeting the mid to high-end fashion market, and a new collection that is about to come out this year revolves around snake elements.”

Feng Yi had heard about this and even seen the advertisements, “Wasn’t it said that the new product would be released this month?”

“We’ve run into some trouble,” Lu Yue paused, then corrected, “Some serious trouble. Have you heard about the news reporting that a batch of poached snake skin entered the market?”

“I’ve heard about that news,” said Feng Yi.

“Our new product incorporated snake elements into the design; some of the patchwork and patterns were made using imitation snake skin material—the Medusa Gen-VII faux leather, which many companies are scrambling for now. It’s hard to secure, so the price has remained high…”

After Lu Yue explained at length, Feng Yi understood: their factory’s supervision had lapsed, allowing someone to replace a batch of the Medusa Gen-VII faux leather with real snake skin and sell it off privately.

After all, the batch of poached snake skin couldn’t be exposed to the light of day. Getting it into Qianli Group’s production line for clothes made it less likely to be discovered, while the replaced Medusa Gen-VII faux leather, now hyped up in the market and in short supply, could be sold at a high price for a tidy profit.

On Qianli Group’s side, due to the importance they placed on the new brand, they watched it closely and managed to detect the problem. Because the United Insurance Bureau still had many operatives staying in Rong City due to the Yue Mountain Little Green Dragon incident, Lu Yue and other high-level managers decided, after discussion, to report the crime, but everything had to be kept under wraps and not made public. As for the new products that had already been produced in large quantities, not even those who swapped the material knew which were replaced with real leather.

“I’ve got the gist of it. You want me to help identify whether the snake skin on the new products is real or imitation,” said Feng Yi.

“Right! We’ve already caught the person who tampered with the goods in the factory, but we’re still sitting on that stock. You have the skill to recognize snake skin, so I’d like to ask you to take a look and distinguish,” Lu Yue replied.

“It’s not out of the question. As for the price?”

Feng Yi was about to say something more when Lu Yue raised his hand to stop him.

“This is different from catching rats. We’ll go with bulk pricing, not per piece. Does that work for you?”

“Let’s hear it,” Feng Yi said.

“We have several batches of goods, but whether we can continue to cooperate depends on the outcome of the first batch.”

“Understood. So how many items do you have in the first batch?”

“Fifty thousand.”

Feng Yi: “…Wow.”