Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence-Chapter 67: Acquiring a 400g Gold Bar!

10:43 AM.

Jiang Tao got out of the car at the Yutong Used Car Market near South Ring Dahong Gate.

Entering the market, he quickly found a dealership named Old Li’s Boutique Used Car Wholesale.

After entering, Jiang Tao mentioned Zhang Bo’s name to a shop assistant, who immediately went to call out their boss.

"Hello Mr. Jiang! I’m Li Ming. Zhang Bo has already contacted me by phone. Let me show you the cars first."

Li Ming looked about thirty years old, nothing like Old Li, probably similar to Zhang Bo, managing the family business.

Jiang Tao followed Li Ming to their parking lot.

In the large parking lot, over a hundred cars of various qualities and models were parked.

There were sedans, SUVs, and large pickups.

Among them were some high-end models like BMW, Benz, and Audi.

Prices ranged from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

Jiang Tao even saw a silver-gray Maserati Quattroporte!

If this thing were to take part in street races, it would attract all the guys within dozens of kilometers!

Following Li Ming, Jiang Tao felt like Grandpa Jiang in the Grand View Garden, looking around and being dazzled.

It was clear that Li Ming’s family had the capability to run such a large used car dealership!

"That Audi was owned by a friend of Zhang Bo’s family elder, it’s in excellent condition."

"Mr. Jiang, driving it for another ten years is definitely not an issue."

"Or after driving for two or three years, if you want to replace it, you can come and pick another anytime."

"We have cars of all ranges here, high, medium, and low, just pick as you wish."

Li Ming led the way while enthusiastically chatting with Jiang Tao.

"Mr. Jiang, here it is. You can take it for a test drive and get a feel for it."

Li Ming led Jiang Tao to a black Audi A6 with its for-sale sticker removed, and he took a set of car keys from his pocket to hand to Jiang Tao.

Ring ring ring—

"Mr. Jiang, go for the test drive, I’ll take a call."

After handing the keys to Jiang Tao, Li Ming went aside to answer a call, which seemed to be business-related.

Jiang Tao’s gaze turned to the Audi’s door.

Sure enough, in his view, all four doors of the old Audi glowed with a golden hue.

Who would have thought there were four gold bars hidden in these doors!

For 120,000, not only would you get an old Audi but also four gold bars worth over 270,000.

Upon completing this transaction, Jiang Tao would make a net of 150,000 in cash plus an old Audi!

Although he trusted Zhang Bo and Li Ming fairly well, spending 120,000 on this still warranted a test drive before the transaction.

While Li Ming took his call, Jiang Tao drove the old Audi around the car park four or five times.

Despite being an old model from over a decade ago, it was a premium car.

The interior was spacious, the leather seats didn’t look too old, and the ride was quite comfortable!

"When I’m well-off someday, I’ll definitely buy a Mercedes!"

During the test drive, what Jiang Tao was really dreaming about was the Mercedes GLS!

Though not the most expensive, it’s his favorite model.

In the past, such million-level luxury cars were only a dream for him.

From his social circle with Xu Li, only Xu Li’s cousin’s car was the most expensive—a roughly 350,000-dollar Audi Q5L.

Currently, none of them drove a Mercedes.

In the near future, driving a Mercedes GLS with Xu Li and their daughter to visit the in-laws—that would be quite the sight!

What would his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who used to belittle him, think then?

Just thinking about it made him feel thoroughly content and refreshed.

"Work hard, earn money, and strive to drive the car of my dreams soon!"

After the test drive, Jiang Tao parked the car next to Li Ming and got out.

"Mr. Jiang, how was it after a few laps? The condition seems good, right?"

Seeing Jiang Tao get out of the car, Li Ming greeted him with a smile.

"No problem, I’ll take it. Let’s sign the contract. When can the transfer be completed?"

Jiang Tao was straightforward. Even if there were issues, he’d still buy it!

Then, they drove back to the front office area.

After signing a few contracts, Jiang Tao followed Li Ming to the finance department to complete the payment.

In just over two hours, all the processes were complete, and Jiang Tao became the new owner of the old Audi A6.

The transfer documents would be sent by Li Ming’s side to Jiang Tao’s registered location in Ping County.

Once back in Ping County, Jiang Tao would have to go to the Ping County Vehicle Administration Office to complete the final step for the car to be fully registered in Ping County under his name.

These were all trivial; once paid, Jiang Tao could drive the car away.

"Goodbye, Mr. Jiang. If you ever need to buy or sell a car again, just contact me."

"Alright, goodbye."

Jiang Tao waved from the Audi and drove away.

He spent over 500 yuan to fill the tank with 95 gasoline at a nearby gas station and drove straight to Xiaoshanhe Urban Village.

After more than an hour, Jiang Tao returned from the used car market on South Third Ring to Xiaoshanhe between the North Fifth and Sixth Rings.

He parked the car next to his truck at the village entrance.

Getting out, he fetched a Phillips screwdriver from the truck’s driver cabin toolbox and got to work!

The old Audi A6’s door was easy to dismantle, fixed by only two Phillips screws on the frame.

Removing the screws, he gave it a few sharp hits with his palm, and the door panel popped off, revealing some wires inside.

Holding the removed door panel in both hands, Jiang Tao scanned the inside of the door and quickly found his target!

A chocolate-sized piece wrapped in plastic packaging—a gold bar from China Gold! 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Kneeling halfway down, Jiang Tao easily retrieved the first gold bar.

Next, he reattached the first door panel and moved on to dismantle the second, third, and fourth panels!

In less than 20 minutes, he had obtained four 100g China Gold bars!

Looking at the four gold bars in hand, Jiang Tao almost saw red bills flying in the air.

Last night Jiang Tao had checked the current gold price.

The current market price of China Gold was 688.2 yuan per gram!

The intel suggested these four gold bars were valued at 275,280.

The price matched precisely at 688.2 yuan/g!

According to Jiang Tao’s modest understanding of the gold market.

Currently, this price was definitely at a high, and it probably wouldn’t go any higher.

With the new year approaching, people’s consumption desires peaked, and gold was in hot demand.

After the new year, as people returned to normal life, the gold price might dip!

So, Jiang Tao planned to sell off these four gold bars before going back home for the new year while gold was still at a high.

If the gold price dropped after the new year, losing even 10 yuan per gram would mean a 4,000-yuan loss on 400g!