Hello, Welcome to Merit Supermarket (SUPERMARKET)
Director Zhou was only fifty years old, but at this moment, he felt like his hearing was failing him.
He was full of questions.
If this was considered not effective, what level of effect would Jiang Chenyi consider good?
Unfortunately, he didn't get the chance to ask this question.
Because Jiang Chenyi interrupted his thoughts as he stood in front of him with his light-colored pupils reflecting Director Zhou's figure. "Please tell me, what do you want?"
What is your deepest desire? Answer me in your heart.
Instantly, a buzzing sound filled Jiang Chenyi's ears, as if many voices were mixed together that created a chaotic noise.
But Jiang Chenyi was already accustomed to such clamor. His responsibility was to find the loudest voice among the many thoughts.
[I want to know all the members of the human trafficking organization.]
He heard it, though this thought was still mixed with many other ideas.
Jiang Chenyi gazed at Director Zhou with a faint smile appearing on his calm face.
"Guest, please follow me." He extended his hand to invite Director Zhou to the hidden door.
At the same time, Director Zhou faintly sensed that the person before him had undergone some subtle changes.
Standing in front of the hidden door, Jiang Chenyi placed one hand on his shoulder and pushed the door open with the other.
Just like the Luo couple, Director Zhou was utterly shocked upon witnessing the magnificent and fantastical scene inside.
"Extend your hand, close your eyes, and silently recite your thoughts."
Director Zhou didn't doubt him and obediently followed Jiang Chenyi's instructions.
Soon, he felt something fall into his palm. Instinctively, he began to analyze it—flat, too large to fit in his entire hand, somewhat heavy, and the texture felt like paper.
Then, he felt the hand on his shoulder guiding him to step back.
After leaving the hidden door, Jiang Chenyi saw the stack of A4 papers in the other's hand.
All the information he wanted was recorded on those papers.
This time, Jiang Chenyi did not calculate the Merit for Director Zhou.
The man's mind was too cluttered. If Jiang Chenyi were to calculate all of his Merit, he would likely end up with more than just one item.
Acquiring too many things would completely drain all of this person's Merit.
There was no need for that. After all, this person was just the vanguard; there was no need to exhaust all the resources in one go.
Jiang Chenyi dismissed these thoughts and released his hand. "Alright, open your eyes now."
Director Zhou slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the thick stack of A4 papers in his hand.
His breath hitched for a moment, then became noticeably heavier.
He carefully picked up one of the sheets, which contained all the information about the leader of the human trafficking organization.
Appearance, height, date of birth, place of birth, and all the events this person had experienced up until today were recorded on it.
Just the information about this one person filled five pages.
And it was five pages with records on both sides!
No wonder the stack of papers was so thick... Director Zhou thought while feeling somewhat dazed.
Then he suddenly snapped back to reality with his eyes blazing with intensity and mirroring his current emotions.
With a hoarse voice, Director Zhou said, "We need to verify the authenticity of this first. If it's true... young man, you've done us a tremendous favor!"
Jiang Chenyi smiled slightly and corrected Director Zhou's words, "It's not just about helping. This is a mutually beneficial arrangement, isn't it? I’ve also gained quite a bit of Merit."
He opened his palm to reveal a small, luminous orb that glowed like a night pearl.
"The Supermarket told me that this stack of information has already cost you over 30,000 Merit Points, which is more than half of your total. If you need more in the future, you should send someone else next time."
Thirty thousand—that was indeed a significant amount.
After saying this, Jiang Chenyi didn’t wait for a response and took everyone back to the hotel.
After the round-trip teleportation, Jiang Chenyi couldn’t hold back and rushed to the bathroom to vomit violently.
This time, even Director Zhou felt somewhat unwell as he slumped to the ground and took a while to recover.
The two men waited for nearly an hour before Director Zhou finally appeared.
However, the state of these two left them deeply puzzled.
But their confusion was instantly forgotten when they saw the information in Director Zhou's hands.
"Is this all the information about the organization?"
Team Leader Yao's hands trembled with excitement as he carefully examined it.
The personal details were extremely thorough, and with this information, they could find the most compelling evidence.
Jiang Chenyi walked out while holding his forehead. After today's two teleportations, he really didn’t want to try it again for the next six months.
"I’ve given you what you needed. You can get to work now. If you need anything else, come find me at the Supermarket." He waved his hand and signaled that it was time for them to leave.
The three of them, having obtained what they had been longing for, didn’t want to waste any more time here. However, before leaving, they gave Jiang Chenyi a deep look.
If all of this information turned out to be true, his actions would undoubtedly save them a significant amount of time.
But most importantly, with such detailed information, they could reduce casualties significantly during their operations.
After the organization was eradicated, Jiang Chenyi would undoubtedly come under the scrutiny of all public security agencies.
No, it wasn’t just the public security circle; people from other circles would also be paying attention to this young man.
However, they couldn’t tell whether such widespread attention would be a blessing or a curse for him.
"From now on, keep a closer eye on him." Director Zhou sighed.
The boy hadn’t mentioned money at all throughout the entire process, just as he had said before—he didn’t need money, only Merit.
Such a sincere and earnest young man shouldn’t be led astray by certain individuals.
The other two understood what Director Zhou meant and nodded in agreement.
After seeing them off, Jiang Chenyi bought a plane ticket and headed home.
It wasn’t until he lay down on his own bed that he truly felt at ease.
"Gold nests, silver nests, none are as good as my own humble abode," Jiang Chenyi murmured.
He placed the bell back into the bowl, filled it with Merit, and then went downstairs to prepare to open the shop.
Thus, he didn’t notice the faint shadow that appeared beside the bell.
The shadow seemed to glance in the direction he had left before returning to the bell.
…….
Jiang Chenyi sat on the chaise lounge while meticulously calculating the Merit Points he had earned from handling these clients.
"Hmm, I got 15,000 from Zhang Miaomiao, 2,400 from Zhao Jiamin, the bell… let’s not count that, Huang Jue didn’t make it in so that doesn’t count, and the last one gave me 10,000. That’s a total of 27,000! Not bad, not bad!" Jiang Chenyi was overjoyed when he saw the numbers.
With so many Merit Points, he could trade for more weapons at the Supermarket.
It wasn’t ideal to always rely on the Golden Abacus in fights—what if the other side had firearms?
He had long been eyeing the deeper shelves in the Supermarket, but before he officially inherited it, he could only stare in frustration.
Now, he could finally unlock the second level of the Supermarket’s shelves!
He stood up then closed the window, and the ledger in his hand turned into a golden light that returned to the screen.
Immediately, the dim and cramped interior of the Supermarket seemed to undergo a silent renovation, not only expanding in size but also transforming the simple shelves into more refined ones.
Jiang Chenyi actually had a considerable amount of Merit.
Not to mention what his Dad and Father had left him, just the Merit he had accumulated from the age of 15 until after graduating from university already exceeded ten thousand.
This Merit could be used to trade with the Supermarket, but it couldn’t be used to activate deeper levels of the Supermarket’s interior.
According to the Supermarket’s rules, only the Merit Points earned after inheriting the Supermarket and completing transactions with customers could unlock more shelves.
Otherwise… Jiang Chenyi wouldn’t have been staring helplessly at the Supermarket’s shabby appearance.
He had long wanted to renovate the place!
[Hmph!]
The Supermarket, upon sensing his frustration, let out a heavy huff.
"Hmph all you want, it still looks like a rundown old place. You won’t even let me spend money to renovate it myself. The only comfortable thing here is this chaise lounge!"
Jiang Chenyi muttered to himself.
It wasn’t just the Supermarket’s interior—he also wanted to expand the courtyard and add a study room on the second floor.
The 20,000 Merit Points were only enough to unlock the second level of shelves. If he wanted to fulfill all his plans, Jiang Chenyi would need to earn at least 40,000 more Merit Points.
Fortunately, the Supermarket wasn't a blood-sucking capitalist; these 20,000 Merit Points wouldn't be deducted after activation.
Otherwise...
Jiang Chenyi: I really would go on strike :)
The Supermarket's renovation lasted about an hour. After the renovation, the interior expanded from around ten square meters to approximately fifty square meters.
The number of shelves also increased by five, and the items displayed on these three shelves were even more shocking than the canned goods Director Zhou had seen before.
Of course, the prices had doubled as well. Although they still couldn't compare to those behind the secret door, they were no longer something ordinary people could casually afford.
Jiang Chenyi looked at the shelves on both sides and decided to add a screen in the middle to serve as a divider.
At the same time, a thin booklet appeared on the chaise lounge that record the current goods on the Supermarket's shelves along with detailed descriptions, making it convenient for Jiang Chenyi to consult at any time.
This booklet would automatically update its descriptions as the Supermarket expanded.
This made things much more convenient for Jiang Chenyi!
He took the booklet and cross-referenced it with the goods on the shelves, especially the five new ones.
He needed to memorize the items on them as quickly as possible.
A competent store manager couldn't possibly not know what goods they had, right?
By the time he had memorized all the goods and bought a new screen to divide the shelves, two days had already passed.
During these two days, Huang Jue became the target of online criticism.
To be precise, on the night Jiang Chenyi appeared in Chashan City, Huang Jue's name trended on Weibo.
……..
On the third day, Jiang Chenyi was visited by Huang Jue and her younger sister, Huang Lin.
Although she had already found her sister, the exhaustion on Huang Jue's face showed no signs of fading.
Jiang Chenyi could clearly see that, apart from fatigue, there was also a deep-seated hatred.
As for Huang Lin, she seemed like a wandering spirit with her eyes devoid of any life.
Upon seeing Jiang Chenyi, the two sisters knelt down before him with a thud.
"Mr. Jiang, please save my sister! She's being driven to her death!"
•───────•°•❀•°•───────•
•───────•°•❀•°•───────•