Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

In just the first day, two-thirds of this batch of e-waste has been repaired.

Uncle Li's order will be delivered in three days. It stands to reason that if it is really necessary to deliver by then, as long as it is repaired within three days, Chen Yan can at least have an explanation.

But he didn't intend to hand over the whole batch of repaired electronic equipment to Uncle Li.

"As for the remaining one-third, each one is hard to chew, and it's quite troublesome to repair. It takes a lot of time to just test, so you'd better not expect that all the equipment can be repaired."

"The more difficult it is to repair, the higher the integration, the more complicated the internal structure, and the higher the value. The remaining one-third of the equipment is basically like this. If it can't be repaired, forget it. Once it is repaired, it will be a big profit——

The trash guys in Yanan City call such things "big goods", and "big goods" need to be met, luck and eyesight are needed, picking up leaks in the garbage dump is a more exciting game than betting on horses at the racecourse, and the victory is all about the game. The extra gains brought about will make any normal person envious. "

Jack Baldo explained that he had come into contact with some of this information when he was stalking the street before, and he probably knew what the price of this level of black goods was in the market.

George Lebster couldn't intervene in this regard. He is a pure technician who only understands maintenance techniques and has no understanding of the emerging e-waste market.

"In the remaining one-third of the equipment, there are some that I have never seen before, and George has never seen it. Even if I look at the internal parts, I don't know what the equipment is for. This equipment is usually a small piece of equipment. For special products in the field of science and technology, even if they can’t be repaired well, if you meet someone who knows how to do it, you can sell the parts alone at a high price.”

"But... good brother, we are not short of money. There is still a lot of money for selling the Snake Kiss Rock. It won't be spent in a while. Why do we need to make money?"

Chen Yan said:

"The money is one-time and not sustainable. If you want to earn more money, you need to get production materials - such as land, production and maintenance equipment, tools, raw materials, etc."

He didn't seem to answer the question.

Jack Baldo looked thoughtfully at the integrated maintenance equipment that Chen Yan brought back yesterday at the table, and said:

"The means of production... such as this kind of equipment, are now specially provided, and they cannot be bought. There is no such thing in the market... Uncle Li must have a special way."

Chen Yan said slowly:

"It's not just the equipment that can't be bought with money, the land of Days Island can't just be bought with money. In this seemingly advanced but wild mechanical hive, the law of the jungle prevails, and gangs control the lives of the bottom people. Everything, if I buy a piece of land and open my own store, and my business not only pays taxes to the logistics center, but also pays protection money to the gang, my business-no matter what business, goes through the gang, and What's the point of a business like this when the gang gets a piece of the action?"

Jack Baldo scratched his face, thinking, in fact, we can sail away from here and go to the next island chain, maybe the situation will improve?
Chen Yan didn't need to use synaesthesia, but he could understand his general thoughts from the way he hesitated to speak. Jack Baldo had always written everything on his face.

"After I learned about the situation on Days Island, I suddenly understood a fact—everywhere in this world is the same. Even in the center of the world, the most prosperous imperial capital, the situation is not the dirtiest in Binan City. How good is the commercial street?"

He said jokingly:
"But I don't think humans are hopeless."

The other two probably understood what he meant. They both came from the bottom of the society and knew what the world was like. The situation on Days Island made them feel like they were back home—one was a little more dilapidated than before, but they had enough to eat and drink. , and you don’t need to worry about a home without toys.

Such a familiar world didn't give them the feeling of "this shitty place sucks".

"I estimate that the situation on the next few island chains is similar to that of Days Island, or even worse than that of Days Island."

Chen Yan didn't say the reason, because everyone can more or less guess it.

He continued following the topic just now:
"We're assuming there's no gang interference -- in a normal business environment, once you have the means of production, you can produce more goods and make more money."

"Instead of spending your savings...and while it's fine to spend your savings, there's no point in spending that money, because that money doesn't bring you normal means of production—on Days Island, what you get is actually Someone leased it to you, logistics center or gang, they own a part of the control over the means of production in your hands.”

"But you can't go in with a gun and kill them all, because they are everything on this island-the situation here is worse than Nan City, people who have not received any enlightenment at all are fighting for the benefit of the gang, It’s not those damn hornets who are rushing to the front line to defend property, but ordinary people who think they are defending their homes—they think they are completely tied to the interests of the gang!”

After Chen Yan finished speaking, he paused for a moment before continuing:

"I made this inference based on my previous understanding of the world. I hope I am wrong. I hope people are more sensible than I think, so that we will reduce a lot of unnecessary conflicts."

George Lebster stayed with Chen Yan for a short time, so he didn't know what Chen Yan was thinking, but Jack Baldo probably knew Chen Yan's thoughts and the motives for thinking about all these behaviors. In his eyes, Chen Yan What he had to do was very difficult or even impossible, all he could offer was help and comfort—he silently patted Chen Yan on the shoulder.

In the silence, a voice suddenly came from the cabin door of the lower cabin.

"Completely correct."

The three people in the bottom cabin looked at the cabin door at the same time, and saw Thomas Gilbert, who appeared at an unknown time, staring straight at George Lebster—more precisely, staring at His shrimp head.

The latter was a little at a loss, and wanted to escape in a panic, but he had nowhere to escape here.

"Your inference is completely correct, but you haven't been exposed to many things on the island. Is this what Asians call peeping through the tube?"

The corners of Chen Yan's eyes twitched, and he corrected:

"It's a little knowledge."

Thomas Gilbert's eyes moved from the shrimp head to the worktable in the middle of the room, and then moved up to Chen Yan's face:
"Only one-fifth of the total is needed to satisfy Uncle Li's appetite. The natives on the island have never seen the world. They don't know the value of these things, and I have never given them the list."

Chen Yan did not speak, although he was very dissatisfied with his sudden visit, but agreed with this approach.

Thomas Gilbert looked at Shrimpman George Lebster again, the "interest" in his eyes almost overflowing.

"I have a brother."

Thomas Gilbert shifted his gaze to Chen Yan's impatient face.

"I have a brother... a member of the Razor Party family, a tough guy who licks blood on the knife's edge, he once ran a strange ore that could generate electricity, and his supplier was a man with a shrimp head. I Didn't meet his supplier because he said the shrimp man never left the ground, he said..."

Chen Yan rudely interrupted him:
"Wandering around your partner's house when you're not invited is your sincerity in cooperation."

Thomas Gilbert stared at Chen Yan, obviously feeling embarrassed.

But the embarrassment obviously didn't bother him, as he quickly continued in a playful voice:
"I thought he was lying, and firmly believed that his sudden large sum of money came from sleeping with those old ladies in Birmingham Street."

Thomas Gilbert was obviously not good at telling jokes, even if he thought it was funny, his facial expression didn't change much, so these words made the atmosphere even colder.

He cleared his throat, trying to change the subject to let the other three know that "he doesn't care about the identity of the shrimp people":
"Even if it is one-fifth, it is still a large amount of goods for Uncle Li, because there are not very good repairers on Days Island, and there are only a handful of repairers who can repair chip equipment. The ones I brought to the island are all Big goods, one-fifth can fully satisfy his appetite."

"And the rest, I will give it to you as a gift to express my apology."

Chen Yan looked at Jack Baldo, and the latter nodded slightly to him, showing a different look from before.

That look clearly said, "This is a lot of fucking money!"

So Thomas Gilbert got Chen Yan's forgiveness.

"I need to get some repaired equipment ahead of time."

Thomas Gilbert inevitably stated his purpose and promised what he thought was a generous reward:
"One-fifth, Mr. Chen, you will get one-fifth of the net profit from the sales process that I am solely responsible for."

The deep and magnetic voice of Thomas Gilbert echoed in the cold air of the bilge.

"You don't need to risk being pulled by your tie to enter the mechanical hive yourself, you don't need to spend a lot of money to recruit untrustworthy salesmen, and you don't need to worry that these salesmen will hand over your repaired equipment to people like Uncle Li. You need someone you trust to face those savages to collect money..."

He raised enough and dangerous enough risks, and firmly believed that Chen Yan would avoid them as much as possible.

"I've already taken care of everything on the island, so you just need to hand over the business to me, and I'll do the most dangerous part."

He pointed to the workbench in the middle of the bilge.

"And you guys, just stay in the safe house, grab a screwdriver and small parts, fix these valuable, delicate, little things that break at the first touch, and then give them to me."

He came to Chen Yan and stretched out his hand.

"how about?"

Chen Yan said:

"I want half."

The very shallow smile on Thomas Gilbert's face froze, and it looked like he was wearing a human skin mask.

His hands would be in the air, and the awkwardness lasted for a while.

"one third."

His tone cooled down.

Chen Yan firmly said:
"half."

Thomas Gilbert withdrew his hand and turned around, then quickly turned his head and pointed at Chen Yan with his right index finger.

He didn't speak.

Chen Yan is completely open and honest, and doesn't care about any tricks of the other party:
"You will find a new repairman, Mr. Gilbert, our cooperation will not last long."

Thomas Gilbert smiled. He had obviously planned everything, so he talked eloquently in the face of such a predicament, without any embarrassment at all:
"Ha, you may not know how difficult it is to find a group of repairers on the island. Almost all people with craftsmen in the folk are controlled by gangs, and craftsmen who can perform repairs on the surface must obtain a certification from the logistics center ——This is many times more difficult than gaining Uncle Li's trust."

He looked at the Shrimpman again, and at the same time his eyes flicked to Jack Baldo:
"So, a good repairman is invaluable - they can not only repair those electronic devices that are more expensive than gold, but they are also one of the most valuable trade goods - a certified repairman can make A man like Uncle Li shares his wife with him—a wife, not a lover."

He emphasized again:

"A whole industry chain, Mr. Chen, this is a whole industry chain that was born with the joint efforts of the logistics center and the Days Island gang."

"The value we're able to extract from it is far beyond anything your eyes can see."

"Cooperating with Uncle Li is just the beginning, and it's not even a difficulty—it's much more difficult to get the certification of the logistics center for the maintenance technicians under him than to gain Uncle Li's trust."

Chen Yan said:

"You've obviously been doing it."

You're obviously already trying to gain Uncle Li's trust, otherwise you wouldn't know how difficult it is.

The smile on Thomas Gilbert's face faded:

"Half, Mr. Chen, this batch and the next batch."

There was no "anger" or "disdain" in his smile, all Chen Yan could see was "gentle gratitude".

"Thank you for taking me in last night, Mr. Chen. I will call you at the right time and take away the four-fifths of the goods except for Uncle Li's needs—the part of the equipment that has been repaired."

After he finished speaking, he left the hold.

Chen Yan turned on the phone, watched the little red dot representing Thomas Gilbert leave the ship in the data module, then switched to the phone page, and dialed the number of Klein Justus.

"Hey."

His voice was short and flat, but lighter than before. Klein was in a good mood. It seemed that it was because of the progress made in the No. 18 research?
"Klein, can you get me the certification of an electronic equipment repairer, um... If possible, can you get me the qualifications for opening a related electronic equipment repair shop."

Facing Chen Yan's request, the phone paused for a moment.

"no problem."

Klein didn't even ask why.

"But it needs to wait until this afternoon, and there is no paper version, only electronic proof."

Klein's explanation came over the phone:
"Send the repairman's name to my phone.

After getting the maintenance engineer's certification, don't make a fuss about it, and don't let anyone else know. This thing has now stopped issuing internally, but the official document has not been released. After the official document is released, there will be no more on the island. New maintenance man. "

Chen Yan:

"I want two."

Klein:
"no problem."