Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 606 - 403: Ancient Shu Kingdom (Double-Length)_2

Chapter 606: Chapter 403: Ancient Shu Kingdom (Double-Length)_2

But... how could a person’s eyeball possibly be made of stone?

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, he continued to ask: "Is there any record of Can Cong’s vertical eyes, apart from their strange appearance, having any other special features?"

"Other special features?" Hua Weiguo pondered for a few seconds, then slowly shook his head, "I haven’t heard any records about that."

"What about Can Cong’s tomb? Could it be near Guanghan?"

"Guanghan is very likely not the place."

"Although the Sanxingdui Ruins have unearthed artifacts like vertical eye masks directly related to Can Cong, all the excavated sacrificial pits are ancient objects used for worship, and no traces of any tombs have been found, let alone a grand tomb of the Ancient Shu King."

Qi Yun felt slightly deflated, not learning any more useful clues.

"Alright, I won’t disturb your work then."

After saying goodbye to Hua Weiguo, he got up and took his leave.

The matter of the Ancient Shu King’s treasure is not urgent, as there are no leads on the other eyeball for now. He can only investigate while waiting for the next purple intelligence to appear.

Better to handle the other two money-making matters first...

....

Tianhe District, in front of the auto parts factory.

Boss Jia had received advance notice that Qi Yun was coming, and was eagerly waiting outside the guardhouse.

A few months ago, a sudden tariff hike by the United States caused his factory to lose foreign outsourcing orders, and it nearly couldn’t hang on.

If it weren’t for Qi Yun bringing him a big deal, buying those unwanted stocks, he likely would’ve gone bankrupt by now.

He even provided him with a long-term supply agreement to revive the factory.

Although he knows Qi Yun made quite a profit selling his goods to the Russian market, being able to earn that money is Qi Yun’s skill.

Compressing the billing cycle to settle monthly has been the greatest help to him.

So in his heart, Qi Yun is not only a business partner but also a benefactor in life.

"Screech~"

A black Maybach stopped at the factory gate.

Boss Jia looked at the impressive license plate, feeling somewhat uncertain.

It was only when he peeked through the car window and glimpsed Qi Yun in the back seat that he hurriedly ran over to help open the car door.

"Ah, haven’t seen you for months, President Qi, you’re looking more vigorous."

Qi Yun stepped out of the car, seeing Boss Jia’s warmly enthusiastic face, bringing a smile to his lips: "Haha, we’re old friends, Boss Jia, no need for formalities."

"It’s the right thing to do." After Qi Yun got out of the car, Boss Jia gently closed the car door and made a welcoming gesture, "It’s an honor for me to have President Qi visit my place."

The two walked into the factory area, where the originally bumpy concrete ground had been repaired and the exterior walls of the factory buildings repainted. These details showed that Boss Jia’s factory had been doing quite well recently.

Qi Yun turned his head and saw more workers in the workshop next door, a lively scene, and said with a smile: "Looks like Boss Jia has been managing pretty well recently."

Boss Jia waved his hand repeatedly, with a tone full of gratitude: "It’s all thanks to President Qi!"

"Previously, when the factory was about to close down, I could hardly afford the electricity bill. Now, not only have I added new equipment, but I’ve also hired more than twenty new workers, and last month I even acquired the idle warehouse next door as a raw material storage."

After some mutual business compliments, they arrived at the office.

Qi Yun hadn’t warmed up his seat before he got straight to the point.

"Boss Jia, I’ve come this time to ask for your help."

Boss Jia had just poured hot tea for Qi Yun, and upon hearing this, he immediately put down the teapot, expressing seriously: "President Qi, just say the word! I’ll do everything I can, up to climbing mountains or crossing seas, as long as old Jia can do it, there will be no hesitation!"

"It’s not that serious, just hoping you can help inquire about some connections." Qi Yun waved his hand with a smile.

"I have a friend in mechanical trade who wants to procure some second-hand CNC lathes requiring precision machining, with decent accuracy. Can you help find any that fit the criteria?"

Boss Jia slapped his thigh upon hearing this: "No problem at all! I might not be able to sort out other things, but second-hand CNC lathes are easy. I know several bosses whose factories have closed down and are struggling to sell their equipment."

"How many units do you want, President Qi? I’ll contact them."

Qi Yun sipped his tea before replying: "Quantity is uncertain; you help contact them, and I’ll let you know later. Then you give me the price."

"Sorted." Boss Jia immediately took out his phone and searched through the contact list, "No worries, I’ll handle this perfectly for you. Since it’s for your friend, I’ll negotiate the price for the lowest possible."

"Haha, well, thank you in advance."

...

After confirming Boss Jia could get equipment, Qi Yun left the factory, went into the car, and dialed that Pakistani friend’s number.

"Hello~ Nee hao." A voice with a peculiar accent came from the other end, somewhat like a drawl...

"Is it Mr. Hussein?"

"Correct, I’m Hussein. Whom might you be?"

"I’m Qi Yun. Heard from a friend you’re looking to buy second-hand CNC lathes?" Qi Yun asked.

"Yes! Been searching!" Hussein’s voice rose in urgency, "Mr. Qi, do you have old CNC lathe equipment for sale?"

"Yes, roughly what models do you need, and how many units?"

Qi Yun briefly discussed the requirements with the other party.

Hussein, not bad coming from the land of cost-effectiveness, hoped to procure purely Huaxia-made equipment, focusing on affordable pricing.

Needs a hundred units.

Regarding price, the offer from his side is half higher than what Boss Jia charges, a lucrative type deal.

Domestic CNC lathes, selling used ones between 20,000 to 70,000; a typical profit of 10,000 per unit means this deal could net Qi Yun about a million.

Actually, in front of his current ten-digit saving, this million seems negligible.

But Qi Yun wasn’t aiming to earn this million; he mainly wanted to establish a connection with this Pakistani businessman, perhaps leading to larger future collaborations.

By afternoon, Boss Jia contacted several closed down factories, sending locations and contacts over. Qi Yun arranged to go see the equipment with Hussein.

This Pakistani’s appearance was different from what he imagined, did not wear the traditional Muslim white robe but instead a fitting suit, carrying a leather briefcase, quite resembling a successful person.

After meeting, they exchanged brief pleasantries. Through the conversation, Qi Yun learned Hussein was somewhat like a trader in Pakistan, akin to Mendeleyev, dealing in mechanical equipment business and more if profitable.

Accompanying him for a brief equipment check, Qi Yun entrusted the follow-up matters to Zhong Rui and returned to the company himself. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Once in the office, Qi Yun reckoned it should be dawn in Spain, so he dialed Ignacio’s number to inquire about the stone’s test results.

"Qi, I was just about to tell you, the stone is too peculiar!"

"Did a full material analysis and found it’s not ordinary mineral but like a fossil of a certain biological tissue after special calcification!"

Qi Yun already knew the result, so he didn’t appear too surprised and directly told him about Can Cong’s eyeball.

"You say it could be Ancient Shu King Can Cong’s eyeball!?" Ignacio felt very incredulous after hearing.

"Yes, I can’t directly explain why, but it is certainly true." Qi Yun spoke steadily, continuing, "Professor, I hope you can help research any related ancient texts to see if you can find clues about Can Cong’s other eyeball."

There was a full ten seconds of silence before Ignacio’s voice came through: "Alright, I’ll help you look."