The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wang Gang walked straight into the lottery shop and found it quite crowded and lively. He figured the winning banner outside was still attracting a lot of customers.

"Young man, would you like to buy a lottery ticket?" The lottery shop owner greeted Wang Gang warmly.

"Boss, did your store really win a first prize?" Wang Gang asked with a smile.

"Of course it's true." The shopkeeper laughed happily, "The winner is my regular customer. He comes to buy lottery tickets every time, and he only buys the same set of numbers. He has been doing this for many years, rain or shine. It's a case of perseverance finally paying off."

Wang Gang glanced at the surrounding customers and said to the owner, "Boss, I have something to discuss with you. Shall we go over there to talk?"

The shop owner was taken aback, not understanding why, but still followed Wang Gang to a secluded corner of the shop.

"Young man, what's wrong?"

"Boss, do you have the winner's contact information?" Wang Gang asked kindly.

"This..." The boss hesitated, not understanding Wang Gang's intention.

"Boss, don't misunderstand, I just want to buy the lottery ticket the winner has." Wang Gang whispered to the boss, "I'm willing to pay five million to buy it."

The boss glanced at Wang Gang with surprise. From his ordinary clothes, he couldn't tell that he was a rich man.

"Young man, what exactly do you want?" the boss asked tentatively.

"You have to pay 20% tax on lottery winnings, which means if you win five million, you can only claim four million," Wang Gang laughed. "If I spend five million to buy a winning lottery ticket, the winner won't lose out."

The shop owner said with a stern face, "Young man, I run a legitimate business."

Wang Gang smirked and said, "Boss, if you're willing to help me contact the winner, I'll give you another 50,000 yuan privately, and I'll give you the other 5 million yuan in cash."

"Okay, I'll call right away." The boss agreed to Wang Gang without hesitation and took out his phone from his pocket.

Wang Gang watched as his boss walked to the side to make a phone call, then quickly returned with a smile.

"Young man, I've already told him that he'll be here soon. Go sit over there and wait for a while."

Wang Gang nodded, then found a chair in the shop and sat down.

About ten minutes later, a bald man in his forties walked into the lottery shop, and the owner immediately went to greet him.

"Old Jia, you came so fast."

"Old Li, is everything you said on the phone true? That person really offered five hundred..."

"Old Jia, let's talk in the back room." The boss interrupted Old Jia, glanced at the surrounding customers, and then pulled Old Jia into the back room of the lottery shop, but did not call Wang Gang in with him.

"Old Li, the person who wants to buy your lottery ticket is my friend. He needs to give a gift to his boss. You know, ordinary gifts are hard to give, but winning lottery tickets are legal income, so he's not afraid of being investigated!"

"Five million in cash to buy your lottery ticket, you'll make a million for free!" the boss said, trying his best to persuade people for a 50,000 yuan commission.

"Old Jia, is your friend reliable?" Old Jia hesitated, "Won't this cause me trouble?"

Mr. Li chuckled and said, "Only the three of us know about this. If you and I don't tell, who else would dare to tell anyone?"
Don't worry! My friend bought it with cash, nothing will happen!

Old Jia was somewhat tempted, but he was also afraid of something going wrong, so he hesitated for a moment.

"Old Jia, what are you still considering? Four million for five million, this kind of thing doesn't happen every day. If you don't do it, I'll find someone else. There are winners in the lottery every draw!" Boss Li said, using a feigned retreat as a tactic to advance.

"I'll change it, I'll change it!" Old Jia said hurriedly.

Mr. Li's lips curled up, and he couldn't suppress his smile.

"Alright, wait here for me, I'll go get someone." Boss Li reassured Old Jia, then went out to find Wang Gang.

"Young man, I've already negotiated, but that person is asking for 5.2 million."

Upon hearing this, Wang Gang stood up immediately and said, "Then forget it, I don't have that much money."

Mr. Li panicked and quickly grabbed Wang Gang, saying with a smile, "Young man, don't be anxious! Let me try to persuade Old Jia again; we can discuss the price!"

Wang Gang stated firmly, "Five million, no bargaining, not a penny more."

Mr. Li said in a low voice, "Young man, you know we're doing illegal things, which are risky. He's afraid of attracting the police."

Wang Gang said with a half-smile, "If you're afraid, then don't take this job. I'll pretend I was never here!"

"No!" Boss Li panicked a bit when he saw that Wang Gang really wanted to leave. He said, "Wait a little longer. I'm sure I can persuade Lao Jia."

Wang Gang glanced at the time on his phone and said, "I'll give you ten more minutes. I have an appointment with someone else in an hour."

"Okay, okay, just ten minutes, I'll be right back."

Mr. Li pressed Wang Gang back into his chair, then sent the other customers away before going back to "discuss" things with Lao Jia.

"Old Jia! If you hesitate for even a moment, they'll lower the price. It's four million eight hundred thousand now!"

"What? Two hundred thousand is gone all at once!" Old Jia said unhappily.

"Old Jia, I had no choice! When he saw you wavering back and forth, he was also unsure and didn't want to do the deal anymore. It was only with great difficulty that I managed to calm him down."

"But four million eight hundred thousand is too low," Old Jia said reluctantly.

"If all else fails, then forget it. You can use the lottery ticket to redeem four million; that's not a small amount!" Mr. Li said deliberately.

Old Jia's expression changed several times, and he couldn't make a decision for a long time.

Boss Li wasn't in a hurry, so he kept him hanging on until he was sure it was about time before finally saying, "Alright! I'll send that person back."

"No!" Old Jia grabbed Boss Li and hurriedly said, "I'll sell it for four million eight hundred thousand!"

Mr. Li smiled smugly and went to find Wang Gang, saying that Lao Jia agreed to the deal, but for safety's sake, it had to go through him as an intermediary.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Gang nodded in agreement.

Old Jia didn't have the lottery ticket with him and needed to go back to get it. Wang Gang also needed to find a secluded place to "take" out 5.05 million yuan in cash.

The three agreed to meet at the lottery shop half an hour later to make the transaction, exchanging money for lottery tickets.

Boss Li acted as the middleman, playing both sides and secretly pocketing 200,000 yuan. With the 50,000 yuan kickback promised by Wang Gang, he made a net profit of 250,000 yuan in one day, making him so happy he could laugh in his dreams.

He wasn't afraid that Wang Gang was a police entrapment operation; it just goes to show that money can buy a lot of guts!
Wang Gang naturally knew that Boss Li had embezzled a lot of money, but he didn't care. After all, the cash in the space was brought from other worlds and was money of dubious origin. It was hard to say whether it could be spent in this world.

Now that a lottery ticket can be exchanged for four million yuan in legal income, Wang Gang isn't losing out.

When Mr. Li handed the lottery ticket to Wang Gang, Wang Gang checked it carefully several times to make sure there were no problems before handing over the money to Mr. Li.

Throughout the entire process, Wang Gang never met Lao Jia, and Boss Li was also very sensible and did not inquire about Wang Gang's identity, or even his name!
After leaving with the lottery ticket, Wang Gang immediately hailed a taxi and returned home.

He had just unlocked his door when a furious voice came from inside.

"You still have the nerve to come back!" (End of Chapter)