The World's Richest Man: Start with the Daily Intelligence System

179: Chapter 179: Cards SoldWho could have imagined that this kindness would sow such evil fruit? Xiao Li’s heart had long since become twisted and deformed, his gratitude toward Wang Xiaoqu replaced by jealousy and hatred.

At this moment, Zhang Wei already had a plan in mind.

Yudu Garden, an established Western-style villa community located in Shenghai City, was once a gathering place for the City Name’s top elite. As time passed and Shenghai City developed rapidly, new villa districts sprouted up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and Yudu Garden gradually lost its former glory, becoming somewhat desolate.

Despite this, it still maintained a sense of tranquility and nobility; the roads within the villa area were spacious and clean, though pedestrians were few and far between.

Close to 2 PM, a silver-gray NIO car slowly drove into the gates of Yudu Garden. The middle-aged security guard in the booth was boredly flipping through a newspaper; hearing the car, he looked up and glanced at the young man in the driver’s seat through the window.

”Young man, please register your information,” the guard’s voice sounded slightly raspy.

Zhang Wei lowered the window. ”Master, I’m here to visit a friend.”

The guard began to fill out the registration book seriously. ”Which building is your friend in?”

”Building 18,” Zhang Wei replied.

The guard nodded and pointed to the road inside the villa area. ”Go in and turn left, then drive all the way to the end.”

”Thanks, Master.” Zhang Wei gave him a polite nod, started the engine, turned the steering wheel, and the car slowly drove onto the main road of the villa area.

Following the guard’s instructions, Zhang Wei drove along the road on the left. The green belts on both sides were neatly trimmed, with occasional sparrows hopping on the grass. After passing a small grove of trees, Zhang Wei finally arrived in front of Building 28.

That’s right, Zhang Wei was going to Building 28, not Building 18.

Several black trash bags were piled haphazardly at the entrance of Building 28, seemingly waiting for the garbage truck to pick them up.

He looked around, confirmed no one was there, and quickly opened the trunk. Taking three steps in two, he walked to the door of Building 28 and swiftly moved those black trash bags into the trunk one by one. Then, he took trash bags of the same color from the car and placed them at the entrance of No. 28.

Having finished all this, Zhang Wei let out a long sigh of relief, closed the trunk, sat back in the driver’s seat, started the car, and drove away.

A few days later, in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

”Ding-dong, ding-dong,” a series of message notification sounds suddenly rang from the phone.

Lin Hao hurriedly opened the messages, and his eyes lit up—a certain seller on the Jiji Club Cards website had listed several out-of-print pokémon cards. He excitedly swiped the screen, his gaze locking onto a 1999 card still in its original film; it was so well-preserved that it was simply heart-stirring.

”Wow, they’re out of print! Produced in 1999, and the original film is so well-preserved!” Lin Hao couldn’t help but marvel at the photos uploaded by the seller, a fanatical light shining in his eyes.

He quickly clicked on the seller’s avatar, his fingers tapping the screen rapidly: ”Hi, miss, can I see the actual items?” The excitement in his heart surged like a tide, difficult to suppress.

”Mm-hmm, sure thing, please wait a moment.” The lady on the other end replied quickly with a gentle tone.

”The photos look fine. May I ask if it’s the original film box?”

”That’s right.”

”What about this case of Eevee Heroes? Is it the original case? Can I see photos?”

”Sure, I’ll send them to you.”

”I want all of these. Where are you shipping from?” Lin Hao watched the images continuously popping up in the app, already calculating how to take these treasures for himself.

”Young man, shipping from City Name.”

”I’m from City Name too! The amount is quite large, can I inspect the goods in person?” Lin Hao wished he could fly back to China immediately. He had always thought he could buy many out-of-print items just by being in little japanese, but he hadn’t expected the collection strength of domestic players to be so formidable; many out-of-print items had been snatched up by domestic buyers first.

Lin Hao screenshotted the images one by one and sent them to the other party, fearing someone might be a step faster than him.

”Sure, I’ll send you the address later.” An Xiaoxi looked at her phone, her mind racing. Today’s card boxes posted online had a total price of nearly 500,000. Looking at those rare cards with extremely high grades on the display shelf, her smile grew even more brilliant.

Lin Hao didn’t know that the original Japanese pokémon boxes and Eevee Heroes cases he had accidentally discovered on the Jiji Club Cards website were actually put up by An Xiaoxi with great effort.

Auntie Song, the nanny at Lin Hao’s house, knew nothing of the cards’ value. When she saw the outer packaging was damp, she naturally assumed the contents inside were also water-damaged. As a veteran card enthusiast, Lin Hao knew that City Name was located on the coast of China and the air was humid year-round; without proper maintenance, cards could easily become damp in such a moist environment, causing the surfaces to curl and damage. To prevent his beloved cards from such a fate, Lin Hao had put in a lot of effort. He had carefully wrapped each box of cards in a layer of transparent shrink wrap to isolate them from the moisture in the air. Not only that, he had specially prepared a light-shielding box for each, placed the cards inside, and tightly closed the lid. This way, the cards were protected layer by layer.

When Zhang Wei took these out of the trash bags and opened the damp outer packaging boxes, every box inside was perfectly intact.

Binjiang Entrepreneurial Park

It was currently afternoon tea time at AC Company. In the breakroom, employees gathered in small groups, laughter and chatter rising and falling, the air filled with a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. Zhang Wei’s gaze slowly scanned the room, finally settling on an inconspicuous corner of the IT department. Sitting there was a man in a yellowed plaid shirt, his hair slightly greasy, wearing a pair of heavy black-rimmed glasses, looking completely out of step with the surrounding bustle. This person was exactly the Xiao Li mentioned in the system prompt.

”President Wang, the weather is really nice today.” Zhang Wei intentionally raised his voice, his tone carrying a trace of imperceptible testing as he tried to catch Xiao Li’s attention.

”Yes, President Zhang, the weather is indeed suitable for relaxing.” Wang Xiaoqu’s face was filled with a warm smile as he walked quickly to Zhang Wei’s side, curiosity in his voice. ”What brings you here today?”

”I was just passing by. I heard you mention last time that the game has entered the testing phase. I’m a game enthusiast myself and couldn’t wait; I really want to give it a try.” Zhang Wei’s gaze still didn’t leave Xiao Li, as if trying to capture every subtle change in his expression.

”President Zhang, that was my oversight. We still have a few unopened ones in the warehouse; I’ll have my assistant send them to you right away,” Wang Xiaoqu responded with a hint of apology, but more so with confidence in his product. He paused and then added, ”As it happens, we have a project report meeting this afternoon. Would you like to join us? It would be a good chance to learn more about the game’s progress and future plans.”

”Sure, then I’ll gladly accept.” Zhang Wei nodded in agreement.