Code Name: Flame

Chapter 2 Selling Watches
"The junior's surname is Chen Mingjia, from Shanghai. There were some accidents at home a few days ago, and my parents and family..."

Chen Jia was crying, it was real, there was no need to pretend.

The mayor sighed, the world is difficult, and there are too many people like Chen Jia in the troubled times.That is to say, they are in the countryside, and the influence is not too great. If there is no gun shooting in the city, there will be no deaths on any day.

"Then what are your plans for the future?"

Chen Jia stayed for a while, then smiled wryly: "I don't know either. I still have relatives in the city, if it doesn't work, I should join them."

The mayor stroked his beard and nodded his head slightly. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Then do you have any travel expenses to go back?"

Hearing this, Chen Jia reached out and groped in his pocket for a while, then shook his head in panic, "I'm out of money."

The mayor looked up and down, pointed at the watch on Chen Jia's wrist, "I wonder if you can show me."

Chen Jia took off the watch and handed it over, "Tissot, a famous Swiss watch, cost more than 8000 when I bought it."

The hand of the old man holding the watch trembled, he quickly stabilized it, and looked carefully in front of his eyes.

"Good watch." The mayor finally took his eyes off the watch, looked at Chen Jia and asked, "More than 8000?"

"Well, sapphire face, fully automatic movement, no need to manually wind up, the only one in the whole country, my father bought it for me as a birthday present."

The mayor looked at it carefully for a while, and then reluctantly put it down, "Little friend is penniless now, how can I get to Shanghai? How about... why don't you sell this watch to me. Look, this watch strap has been soaked It’s soaked in water, and it’s worn out a bit, this watch case…”

He was embarrassed to go on, because the watch was intact, except for the fact that the strap was a bit of a joke, he couldn't open his eyes and talk nonsense.

"Then how much do you always pay?"

The mayor looked at the watch in his hand, gritted his teeth and said, "Three thousand oceans, how about it?"

After hearing this, Chen Jia suddenly realized that this was the Republic of China, and the currency was silver dollars, not RMB.But what is the exchange rate between RMB and silver dollars?I do not know.

Seeing that Chen Jia bowed his head and remained silent, the mayor knew that the bid was too harsh. He bought it for [-] yuan, and the price of [-] yuan was indeed too much.What's more, a fully automatic watch is unheard of, where is there such a self-winding watch in the world now?
The old man lived in France for a while when he was young, so of course he knows the excellence of Swiss watches.

The mayor raised his watch, watched it carefully in the sun, and listened to it for a while before showing a satisfied smile.

"The watch is not bad, the sound of the needle movement is clear, and the design is also very unique. It is indeed a good watch. Four thousand, no more, no matter how old you are, you can't afford it."

Let's be honest, although I have a wealthy family, I am only a local rich man after all, how much money can I earn by collecting rent?It hurts to spend too much, doesn't it?

Chen Jia also didn't figure out the specific conversion ratio between RMB and Dayang, but he remembered that Lu Xun's monthly salary at that time was only 300 Yuan Dayang, which had already made his family's snacks delicious.

Hearing four thousand oceans, seeing the gritted teeth of the old man, he knew that the old man had become cruel, so he smiled and said: "Sir is also a predestined person, four thousand two hundred, we also have a good relationship."

The mayor was overjoyed, and handed the watch to Chen Jia, "Wait a minute, I'll go home and get the money."

The old man came back quickly, and Chen Jia couldn't help being surprised when he saw that he was carrying a wooden box. Four thousand oceans, no matter how light it is, shouldn't two or three people carry it over?
The old man sat down, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead and palms, carefully picked up the watch on the table, looked at it carefully for a while, and then put it down with satisfaction.

Opening the box revealed a pile of golden and colorful receipts.

"Ten 3000 large yellow croakers from the Bank of China are equal to [-] yuan."

The old man pushed the ten golden nuggets aside, making metal clanging sounds.

"Here are the silver dollar notes of the Bank of China, ten yuan each, a total of one hundred, and forty five yuan notes, you order."

Looking at the messy pile of currency in front of him, Chen Jia's mind was in chaos.The palm of his hand touched the gold, and a unique texture of cold metal invaded his skin, and he couldn't help shivering slightly.

The mayor left, leaving Chen Jia to stare at the messy pile of coins on the table. He was stunned for a while, and when he came to his senses, he immediately stuffed the gold bars into his bag. Three kilograms of gold would barely hold up in the backpack. .

I took out all the messy things in the bag, then wrapped the gold with a coat, and stuffed it back into the bag, and I felt much better all of a sudden.

There are a lot of messy things in the bag, including pens, mobile phones, power banks, cables, and a few melted sugar.A rolled up poncho, a military dagger, ID card, driver's license, student ID.

Chen Jia picked up the ID card, looked at it for a while, and put it down with a sigh.

Forget it, let it be.

A few candies were thrown away, and everything else was stuffed back into the bag.

He picked up the dagger again and drew it out, revealing the dark blade.

This is an imitation military dagger, which he carried with him for self-defense when traveling in the wild.It has been useless, I remember only cutting a few branches.

After waving it casually a few times, I suddenly felt confident in my heart.After inserting the holster, tie it on the belt, stand up and walk a few steps, well, not bad.

It's time to go, go to Shanghai in the Republic of China to see what is different from the previous life.

.........

Shanghai during the Republic of China was a paradise for adventurers.

The four roads surrounding the Bund are the busiest and lively places in Shanghai.

There are mixed fish and dragons here, and people of all colors are here to make a living.The most famous ones are Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, and Zhang Xiaolin. The Qinghong Gang they represent almost covers most industries.

Chen Jia started off before dawn, took a donkey cart on the road, and arrived in the city in the evening.

Suddenly he became excited because he saw familiar streets and buildings. Even though it was already evening, he was tired and hungry and still had a feeling of wanting to fly.

I chose a wonton shop and ate delicious wontons. Well, it still tastes familiar.I didn't feel satisfied after eating a bowl, so I ordered another bowl.

When the second bowl came, two people came in at the door, a man and a woman.

Men wear thin blue gowns, and women wear white embroidered short-sleeved cheongsams.After the two came in, they sat down at a table away from Chen Jia and near the door.

Because the woman turned her back to the door and her face was facing Chen Jia, Chen Jia could see her face without looking.

Chen Jia knew that it was relatively feudal at this time, so it was impolite to look at a lady, so he took a quick glance, and quickly lowered his head to count the ants.

It was at this glance that he saw the woman's face clearly.

She is very beautiful, the kind of beauty with no makeup, fair skin, and exquisite facial features.

His heart beat violently, resisting the urge to take another look, he pinched the tiger's mouth with his fingers.

Fortunately, the store brought up the wontons, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"You can't come here in the future. You need to change to another place. I will send someone to send you the address then."

The man pressed his throat and spoke in a very low voice, but Chen Jia heard every word clearly.

The woman didn't speak, but the man said again: "The Central Army Military Academy recruits students in November, you go to sign up for the exam and try to get in."

The woman still didn't speak.

Chen Jia suddenly had a feeling of being watched. Although he just buried his head in eating wontons and didn't look outside the door, he just felt that someone was looking inside.

The shopkeeper gave the wontons to the couple, and when they passed by Chen Jia, Chen Jia grabbed him, "How much?"

"Triangle money." The shopkeeper's accent is a typical northern Jiangsu accent, which is quite different from Shanghai dialect, so Chen Jia paused to understand it, and quickly took out a roll of banknotes from his pocket, and picked out three of them. Pass it to the store.

When Chen Jia was doing these actions, he quickly raised his eyes and glanced outside, then averted his gaze, because he saw a shadow in the shadow of the opposite wall.

Since the inside of the store was lit with oil lamps, it was brighter than the outside, so it was impossible to see the appearance and clothes of the person in the dark outside.

There were four thousand oceans in Chen Jia's bag. The money for selling the watch was given to the father of the Zhang family with 100 yuan in silver notes, and some change was exchanged in the shop in the town.

His current location is the former Xuhui District of Shanghai, now the French Concession.

He is very vigilant now, with so much money with him, and Shanghai Beach is a well-known black den, he might be robbed.Fortunately, he has been hanging the dagger around his waist. It is estimated that anyone with a thought must consider the consequences, so he has come here safely all the way.

After leaving the small shop, he walked a few steps forward to a dark place, pretending to squat down to tie his shoelaces, and quickly glanced across the road.

There is not one person in the shadow, but two people.It was hard to see them because of their thin black shirts.

Those two people glanced at him, and then at the wonton shop. With this glance, Chen Jia didn't have the feeling of being watched at all.

He understood that the two men were not staring at him, but the man and woman.

A heart suddenly let go, exhaled lightly, slowly stood up and continued to move forward.

(End of this chapter)