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Strange deal.
Having received Director Yu's promise, Lin Yuan left the villa.
By the time he returned to the agency, it was already past 3 PM.
When the boss saw him return, he scurried over, smiling, and said, "Lin Yuan, you're finally back."
"Someone called earlier, saying they wanted to buy a house from you, but they didn't have your contact information. I kept his details; do you want to call him back?"
Lin Yuan took the small note from the boss in surprise, glanced at the number on it, and without hesitation, pulled out his phone to call back.
The call was quickly connected; it turned out to be the uncle of the child he met at the bank entrance yesterday.
He owned a bar locally in West Sea City and was recently planning to upgrade to a better villa.
After hearing about Lin Yuan's actions yesterday, he specifically called him to buy a house, considering it a favor returned.
However, he was currently busy and couldn't come directly.
He invited him to come over tonight to hang out and discuss the house.
Lin Yuan didn't think much of it and readily agreed.
It was a good opportunity to organize Client information while he had the time.
He was busy until evening.
Lin Yuan looked at the stars in the sky, estimating that the bar was about to open.
He specifically brought the Photographer and the boss along to have some fun; since the boss was paying, there was no reason not to take advantage.
Half an hour later, the car finally stopped at the entrance of a bar named "Starry Night."
The parking lot was filled exclusively with sports cars and luxury vehicles.
Under the glow of the neon lights, they appeared exceptionally dazzling, like stars descended upon the earth.
In contrast, Lin Yuan's Wuling Hongguang was as rustic as could be.
One might even mistake him for a delivery person for the bar.
After getting out of the car, the group walked directly towards the entrance.
At the door stood several tall female attendants, dressed in matching uniforms and stockings, smiling as they welcomed every incoming Client.
As soon as they entered, they heard explosive DJ dance music from inside.
Looking up, they saw that the bar's interior was very luxuriously decorated; under the dim lighting, various colored liquor bottles were neatly arranged on the bar counter.
On the stage, a long-legged DJ was busy adjusting the music while swaying energetically.
Although it wasn't yet peak time.
Many Clients in the bar had already started to party.
Lin Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue at the scene before him; this bar's business was truly good.
Just then, a young waiter approached with a smile and asked, "Hello, sir, are you here to meet someone or to drink?"
"To meet someone!" Lin Yuan replied calmly, "Wait a moment, I'll make a call."
He then pulled out his phone and called the boss.
Soon after, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes walked over with a cheerful smile.
From afar, he extended his right hand for a handshake: "Lin Yuan! I've finally been looking forward to your arrival; your presence truly graces our bar!"
Lin Yuan quickly responded politely, "Boss, you're too kind."
"Come, come, I've arranged a private room for you; I'll take you there."
Led by the boss, the group arrived at a private room on the second floor.
Upon entering, through the large glass window, they could see directly in front of the stage, a prime location, and the interior decoration was naturally impeccable.
The boss warmly invited them to sit down and asked the waiter to quickly prepare a fruit platter and drinks.
This enthusiastic attitude made Lin Yuan feel a bit overwhelmed.
However, the bar was simply too noisy, even in the private room, making it impossible to discuss house matters.
Furthermore, with the boss's warm hospitality, he felt it would be impolite to bring up the house, so he could only go with the flow and treat it as a night out.
Watching the sexy women on and off the stage swaying freely.
The netizens in the live stream were drooling.
But Lin Yuan had little interest in the beauties here; most of them were outwardly beautiful but inwardly rotten, easily picked up when drunk.
At this moment, his gaze was fixed on a small corner of the bar, watching for a long time.
The boss saw him silent and approached with a smile, greeting him, "What's wrong? Are you not used to this environment?"
Lin Yuan smiled and shook his head, "No."
"Then what is it?" The boss looked in the direction of his gaze, puzzled.
He saw a few young people furtively exchanging something, one of them holding colorful packaging boxes.
Looking closely, it turned out to be Lego building block toys.
The boss couldn't help but chuckle, "Oh, so that's what you were looking at. Aren't those just children's toys?"
Lin Yuan looked at the boss in surprise and asked curiously, "This is a bar; who brings building block toys to a bar?"
Hearing this, the boss also nodded thoughtfully, "It's strange, but recently, I've often seen people bringing Lego sets into the bar, and they're always unopened ones."
"I don't understand these young people; their hobbies are truly unique these days."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Lin Yuan saw the two people in the corner exchange items.
One was a Lego set, and the other was something small, held in the palm of a hand, unclear what it was.
After receiving the item, the young man carefully glanced at it and hurried off, seemingly towards the private room.
Such a bizarre scene immediately caught Lin Yuan's attention.
He noticed that the person who received the Lego set didn't leave but put it in his backpack and continued to stand there motionless.
His eyes vigilantly scanned his surroundings, as if guarding against something, and also waiting for something.
Lin Yuan pointed at the young man and asked the boss, "Boss, did you see what he took out just now?"
The boss shook his head blankly, "I didn't see clearly; it looked like an exchange. How strange, could he be selling toys?"
"Never mind, never mind, let's not worry about them. Come over and drink. Should I call a few girls to come up and accompany you?"
Lin Yuan slowly shook his head, his brows furrowed, his gaze never leaving the young man with the backpack, and he said calmly, "Boss, does someone in your establishment sell drugs?"
At these words, the boss's face instantly changed dramatically; he quickly waved his hands in denial and explained, "No, no, don't talk nonsense. This is a legitimate business establishment. That kind of thing is absolutely not allowed to be sold here."
"Don't tell me you suspect those two people just now were dealing drugs?"
"That's impossible, even if I didn't see what that person gave, I'd estimate it was most likely money."
Lin Yuan shook his head in disagreement, "Not likely, Boss. Think about it, if it was really money, why would he look at it furtively? Why wouldn't he open it and look? It must be something illicit!"
"This..." The boss pondered for a moment, feeling there was some truth to what he said.
"But... even if it's drugs, it's impossible to exchange them for toy building blocks, right? That would be crazy!"
"Then you're wrong!" Lin Yuan explained with a serious expression, "If they were trading something else, I might not have thought of that, but they specifically used Lego for the exchange."
"What do you mean?" The boss was stunned, "Aren't they just toys? Is there anything special about them?"
"Yes! And very special!"
"Because in the early days, collectible Lego sets have always been a form of currency in the black market, and hard currency at that!"