I am a super cop

Chapter 3024 Gentleman
Seeing that Xiaoya was cooperating and answered all his questions, Gu Chen slowly said:

"How many trades did you make before?"

"I don't remember." Xiaoya shook her head, her gaze also turning towards Hu Xue's direction.

After all, Hu Xue betrayed him without even saying goodbye.

Xiaoya was startled and therefore had some complaints.

At this moment, Hu Xue also held her forehead, thinking and said, "I'm not very clear about this either, but there is an account book, which is kept with Xiaoya."

"Where is the ledger?" Lu Weiwei stepped forward and asked.

“The ledger…the ledger is in the room,” Xiaoya said.

"Then why do you say you don't know?" Lu Weiwei was also quite curious.

Xiaoya said aggrievedly, "I'm only responsible for helping Sister Xue sell goods. As for those ledgers, I mainly just record them and don't usually look at them."

"I'm not very bright and can't remember a lot of things, so I record each transaction as it happens. As for how many transactions I've made, I haven't paid attention to that."

Upon hearing Xiaoya's explanation, Lu Weiwei sighed and reminded her, "Go and find the account book quickly."

"Okay." Xiaoya looked aggrieved and walked out of the crowd into the room. She then lay down on the floor and started fiddling around under the wooden bed frame. She quickly pulled out an account book wrapped in a red bag and handed it to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen opened the ledger and casually flipped through it a few times.

It's fair to say that Xiaoya hadn't read many books, and her account book entries were very amateurish, but Gu Chen could still understand them.

The main advantage is that the dates are all recorded, which is excellent. Then there's the product category.

Xiaoya's record here is rather amateurish; many items are not clearly recorded.

For example, with some oil paintings, she didn't specify the type of oil painting, but only wrote down how much a painting cost.

Therefore, the transaction amounts for different paintings and calligraphy works will vary depending on the date.

There were other gold and silver jewelry items, with varying transaction amounts, but Xiaoya only recorded a general overview, which was gold jewelry.

Gu Chen sighed, looked at Hu Xue, and asked, "Can you understand Xiaoya's bookkeeping?"

"I don't quite understand it." Hu Xue shook her head.

Upon hearing this, Officer Wang said incredulously, "You can't understand Xiaoya's bookkeeping? Are you kidding me?"

"I'm not kidding." Seeing Officer Wang's serious expression, Hu Xue quickly explained:

"Xiaoya hasn't read many books, so there are many things she can't describe."

After glancing at the numbered gold and silver jewelry on the ground, Hu Xue quickly explained:
"Take this gold watch on the ground for example. I don't know what brand it is, but its diamonds are real. Usually, it's a gold watch with diamonds, but Xiaoya just marked it as a gold watch."

"Anyway, we stole all these things, so we can sell them for whatever price we want. After we sell them, it doesn't really matter whether we record it or not, we just need to give Xiaoya a commission."

"That's why Xiaoya made a record. As long as she can understand it, and I can receive the money from selling the items, I don't care about anything else."

"Aren't you afraid that Xiaoya might do something underhanded inside? You trust Xiaoya that much?" Yuan Shasha asked curiously upon hearing this.

Hu Xue smiled and quickly explained, "Actually, Xiaoya and I are like sisters, and our trading partners are also old partners."

“Our transactions don’t have many rules and regulations. We don’t argue about how many diamonds a gold watch has or how big the diamonds are.”

"Generally speaking, the other party will offer a price, and it's always the same price, making the transaction convenient."

"Although it's a bargain sale, we didn't incur any costs, so the deal was struck."

"Moreover, the money is transferred directly to my account. I will calculate Xiaoya's commission based on the amount. It's that simple to settle accounts between sisters."

Upon hearing Hu Xue's explanation, everyone realized that Hu Xue didn't have much of a business mindset when it came to selling these stolen valuables; she had more of a street vendor mentality.

It's a fixed price, no matter how expensive, making it like a street stall transaction.

However, this also has its advantages for Hu Xue, namely, it allows her to quickly sell the stolen goods and convert them into cash, which is crucial for her.

"Who is the other party in that transaction?" Gu Chen asked.

“A…a gentleman,” Hu Xue said thoughtfully.

"A gentleman? What do you mean?" Officer Wang asked, equally curious.

Lu Weiwei retorted irritably, "Can you speak more clearly?"

"I just... I think he's quite a gentleman," Hu Xue said thoughtfully.

Yuan Shasha sighed and continued to press, "How did you two meet?"

"We met at a high-end cruise party," Hu Xue said.

"Explain in more detail," Yuan Shasha reminded her.

"Okay." Hu Xue nodded silently, also thinking for a moment before speaking:
"I was asked to attend a party on a luxury cruise ship, where there were a lot of wealthy men."

"Compared to those greasy men, this man appears to be more of a gentleman."

"Everyone else was all handsy and groping, as if they wanted to devour you, but he was gentle and refined."

“I found it too annoying to spend time with those annoying men, so I took the initiative to spend time with him. I found that he was a real gentleman and liked to talk to me about philosophy.”

"Pfft!" Hearing this, Officer Wang couldn't help but chuckle. "Talking about philosophy? At a high-end cruise ship party, a man talking about philosophy with you?"

“Yes.” Seeing that Officer Wang didn’t believe her, Hu Xue continued to reply earnestly:

"He just liked to talk to me about philosophy. Later I found him to be quite strange, so I talked to him a lot and found that he was very knowledgeable and knew a lot of things."

"Unlike those stinky men who only talk to you about physiology, I got so engrossed in listening that I found out he was in the luxury goods business."

"My main clients are friends in the industry."

"Wait a minute." Hearing this, Gu Chen interrupted:
"Does that mean he mainly sells luxury goods to people in the industry?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean." Seeing Gu Chen say this, Hu Xue nodded silently and said without further ado:

He said that many people who buy luxury goods actually prefer to find people in the industry because they know each other well and are unlikely to be cheated.

After a pause, Hu Xue looked at the gold watch on the ground and said, "For example, if this gold watch were sold in a boutique, I'd assume it would sell for 50."

"But if you buy from him, it's guaranteed authentic and 99% new, and it's half the price." "So these rich people don't need that little bit of money? Why would they buy secondhand luxury goods?" Lu Weiwei found this quite interesting.

Hu Xue slowly said, "You guys don't know this, do you? I'm always in this industry, and I know these so-called rich people all too well."

"The luxury cars they drive may be second-hand or even third-hand, and the watches they wear are mostly genuine, but they could also be second-hand luxury items bought from them."

"After all, the main function of high-end watches is for social purposes."

"As long as everyone knows that what you're wearing is genuine, no one cares how many times it's been sold."

"And these people are often business people. You know how shrewd business people are, and they love to put on an act."

"So, that gentleman told me that he earned his first pot of gold by networking."

"Oh? Now that you mention it, I'm quite interested in this gentleman. Tell me more." Officer Wang seemed to be becoming interested in this potential transaction partner as well.

Hu Xue took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, before slowly saying:

"He used to be a poor guy who worked as a bartender. He was quite popular because he looked rather refined."

"Later, he felt that to get ahead, he needed to network, so he took out all his savings, borrowed some money from online loans, and bought a BMW sports car that had been used many times before to start networking."

"You know what, clothes make the man, and ever since he started using his BMW to network, his connections have expanded quite a bit."

"In addition, he was very smart, and he followed some big shots in the industry to buy a few stocks and made a fortune."

"So he quickly paid off the money for the car and even became friends with these rich people."

After a pause, Hu Xue continued, "But after all, spending all day in social circles doesn't generate much value. Relying on following trends to buy stocks sometimes results in ups and downs."

"So he realized he should do something, and just then, he went to a rich woman's party and made her very happy."

"So that rich woman was also drunk, and just casually gave him the watch she was wearing."

"He needed more money later, so he went to the store to check the price. The new one cost more than 50 yuan. As a result, he tried to sell it in the circle for 40 yuan. At first, no one wanted it, so he lowered the price by another 10 yuan, selling it for 30 yuan."

"At this point, an older businessman wanted to buy it, but he needed a high-end package."

He said it was a gift for his wife, so he could buy a 30 watch for 50.

"Moreover, this watch is very new. The price difference is 20 yuan. For businessmen, 20 yuan can buy a car and allow them to enjoy themselves at the club many times over."

"So?" Yuan Shasha asked.

"Hehe, so?" Hu Xue sighed and slowly said:

"So the gentleman quickly obtained an expensive gift box, repackaged the handbag, and even forged an invoice."

"Because that time, he made 30 yuan out of thin air, and he discovered that there is actually a huge demand for luxury goods in the business district."

"For example, many wealthy older men, if they want to coax their girlfriends into sleeping with them, will give them designer bags, designer watches, and the like."

"But they don't want to pay the original price, so they buy some 99% new ones from the circle, and at this time, the first thing they think of is that gentleman."

"Because he has already established this business and upgraded the packaging to a higher level, making the packaging even more exquisite than the original."

"Moreover, he would also refurbish these luxury items, and gradually, his business grew bigger and bigger."

"On the one hand, he would buy these luxury goods at low prices from the women who received the gifts, then refurbish and repackage them, issue false invoices, and sell them to others at about 60% of the original price."

"Gradually, he also developed his own luxury goods resale industry chain. People with good things in their hands can sell them to him or buy luxury goods from him."

"So, you sold all those expensive watches and jewelry you stole to this gentleman?" Officer Wang asked.

"Yes." Hu Xue nodded in agreement without any attempt to hide her feelings.
“I only know him. I know he doesn’t ask where the goods come from. After all, many of them are gifts from businessmen to their mistresses. These women then sell them to pay off their debts, which gives him a good supply of goods.”

"We sell at a low price, and he sells at a high price, making a profit on the difference."

"Moreover, he has a very good reputation and employs professional appraisers. Counterfeits won't work with him, so if I have any valuable little items, I just go directly to him."

"He's very generous with the money. Usually, you just leave your items with him on consignment, and if someone buys them, he'll transfer the money directly to you."

"What if no one buys it?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"That's simple." Seeing this, Hu Xue continued to explain:

"Even if it hasn't sold within a month, he will still transfer the money to us."

"If it's sold within a month, the money will be transferred as soon as it's sold, which is very straightforward."

"It was because he was quick to transfer money that we gradually became familiar with each other's transactions."

"Does he know that all of these things of yours were stolen?" Gu Chen asked.

Hu Xue hesitated for a moment, but still said slowly, "He might know, and might ask casually, but I usually tell him that they were gifts from wealthy bosses."

"He also asked why I gave so many things. I said I'm shameless. When I interact with these people, I always ask them for things, and they give them to me out of politeness."

"Did he believe it?" Lu Weiwei asked.

Hu Xue thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't think he believes it, but he doesn't want to ask too much. After all, he's just a luxury goods broker. Good things pass through his hands and are then sold, and he makes a profit from the price difference."

"As for the origin of these valuables, you should know that many of the things he collected were not clean; many were gifts from big bosses to their mistresses."

“If he really wants to take it back, then his business won’t last long.”

At this point, Hu Xue sighed and said helplessly:

"He's a good person. I usually hand over my things to him and don't have to worry about anything else. When the time comes, the money will naturally be deposited into my account."

"After all, he has been able to achieve his current scale because of the good reputation he has built up in the industry, and we all believe in him."

"What's his name?" Officer Wang asked.

“He didn’t say, but we usually call him Gentleman. Gentleman should be his nickname,” Hu Xue said.

Gu Chen frowned: "So every time money is transferred to your account, you can't find out who transferred the money to you?"

Hu Xue shook her head: "He definitely didn't use his own account to transfer the money. He's a very shrewd person."

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