My brainpower is evolving infinitely.

"This dress has a really great cut, you'll definitely look good in it!"

...

"Can you make it a little cheaper? I really want it, I'll take it if you lower the price!"

...

Stepping into the underground market, you'll mostly hear the local dialect of Shanghai.

This old market is mostly frequented by longtime Shanghai residents.

The so-called black market does not refer to a single, entire market, but rather to some shops hidden within ordinary markets.

It might be an antique shop, a small traditional Chinese medicine clinic, or even a funeral supplies store or a two-dollar store...

It is precisely because these shops are gathered together that they are called the "black market".

Of course, those who can set up a "black market" are generally not ordinary people; they all have their own connections and relationships to some extent.

It's more of a "circle" than a "market".

Buying things on the black market doesn't involve the worry of being ripped off like in novels.

There's no need to worry about the authenticity of the goods, because for a shady business like the black market, a good reputation is especially important.

If those companies outside get into trouble with negative news, they can just change their storefront and continue to fleece people. But if they ruin their reputation on the black market, they can forget about ever entering this industry again.

The only troublesome thing is two points.

One is money!

Things on the black market are generally more expensive, but there are no restrictions on what you can buy; as long as you have money, you can buy anything.

The other one is "entering the door"!

You can only buy something once you're inside the "door"; otherwise, no matter how much money you have, you can't buy it.

Lin Ye had already used hacking techniques to find out how to enter several black market shops, so he wasn't worried.

His goal was clear: a medicinal liquor shop in the underground market.

Hidden there is a very powerful high-end medicinal herb sales point in Shanghai.

However, just as Lin Ye was about to enter the medicinal wine shop, he saw a young man in his twenties pleading at the shop entrance next door.

"Mr. Wang, please have mercy! I really need this money. My sister is waiting to have surgery at the hospital."

"Brother Xue Fei, it's not that I don't want to pay you, it's just that business has been so tough this year. How about this, see which items in my shop you like, you can take them and sell them for money, and then you can use the money to treat your sister's illness."

"You...you're bullying me! My sister is counting on this money to save her life, how could I possibly have time to sell things?"

"Then there's nothing I can do."

"Don't push me."

"Hey, you want to hit me? Come on, try touching me. In a society governed by law, if you hit me, not only will I not have to pay you for the goods, but you'll also have to pay my medical expenses."

The young man named Xue Fei was trembling with anger, while Lin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.

Because he sensed a faint, almost imperceptible aura emanating from the other person.

This aura is very similar to the aura emanating from him and Huang Hai.

This kid is an evolved being!

No, to be precise, it is in a state of imminent evolution, because this aura is intermittent and fluctuating.

The two continued arguing. Lin Ye glanced at a few sparrows on a telephone pole not far away. One of the sparrows froze for a moment before walking into the medicinal wine shop.

"Hello, what would you like to order?"

The shop owner greeted them with a smile immediately.

Lin Ye did not answer directly, but instead uttered three words indifferently.

"Could I borrow a light?"

He had already figured out and memorized all the rendezvous codes and rules, and with his mental control of his facial expressions, he performed them skillfully without any trace of acting.

The owner of the medicinal wine shop's expression changed slightly, and he responded with three words.

"Sharing the same incense burner." (Meaning fellow disciples.)

"Are all the goods ready?"

"With goods in place, our hearts are even more united."

After exchanging the secret code, the owner of the medicinal wine shop laughed heartily.

"So it's my brother. I am Huang Jue, known in the underworld as Huang Yaoshi. May I ask your honorable name, brother? And which deity do you follow?"

"Han Li, a disciple of An Qing."

"So it's Brother Han from the Green Gang. What would you like to buy?"

"Top-grade medicinal herbs, ginseng, lingzhi, snow lotus... the older the better. Give me 20 million worth of goods."

Huang Jue was overjoyed, never expecting such a big deal to come in.

"Hiss~ I didn't expect Brother Han to be such a rich man. These things aren't cheap, and according to the rules of our black market, they're always 20% more expensive than outside, and you have to pay in advance."

It may seem like they're only adding 20% ​​to the price, but in reality, medicinal herbs on the black market are tax-free, so strictly speaking, they earn far more than 20%.

"No problem, account details."

Huang Jue immediately gave Lin Ye an account number, and Lin Ye took out his phone and easily transferred 20 million.

The account used for the transfer was not under his name, but a virtual account overseas, so there was no need to worry about the other party finding out.

When Lin Ye paid, he glanced at the screen and saw that his global stock gains had reached five million Dongxia coins, equivalent to winning the top prize in the lottery.

He'll only have more and more money in the future; for him, money has truly become nothing more than a string of cold numbers.

Huang Jue's smile widened even more when he received the money.

"Boss Han, please wait here for a moment, I need a little time."

Lin Ye nodded and quickly ran to the backyard. Lin Ye's gaze fell on the shop next door again. The argument was over, and the young man named Xue Fei left with red eyes. The shop owner proudly showed off his "heroic achievements" to his wife.

"So what? I'm not giving it to him, what can he do about it?"

"Exactly, what does it matter to us whether his sister lives or dies? Our money is in a fixed deposit account in the bank earning interest. If we withdraw it now, it will only be considered a current account, and we'll lose several thousand dollars in interest."

Lin Ye didn't say much, but slowly took out his phone, opened the special program he had made, entered the other party's shop name and location... After fiddling around for a few seconds, several pages of information easily appeared on the phone screen.

Then I dialed a number.

Shortly after, the shop owner's phone rang, and he immediately took out his own phone to answer the call.

"Feed? Who? Feed... grass, are you crazy?"

After asking several times without any response, the boss was about to hang up when he suddenly discovered that his phone could not be turned off, and the screen had started operating automatically.

"Hey, what's going on? My phone isn't working! Oh no, my mobile banking transferred money... my Ant Financial... my Green Bubble... my money—!"

A few minutes later, Lin Ye finished operating the program, silently closed it, and put away his phone.

At this moment, Huang Jue also came out of the backyard, carrying a brand new sports backpack.

"Boss Han, please check it out."

Lin Ye opened his backpack, picked up the medicinal herbs, sniffed them, and immediately recognized that they were all genuine.

He didn't even need to use his mental perception; relying solely on the sensitivity of his five senses and six perceptions brought about by his physical strength, and his own powerful pharmacological knowledge, he could easily identify the age of medicinal herbs and the energy they contained.

"It's genuine."

"Alright, the payment is settled. If you want to buy top-grade medicine again in the future, you can come to me anytime."

"no problem."

Lin Ye slung his backpack over his shoulder and turned to leave the shop. A little sparrow flew down from the sky and quietly landed on his shoulder, chirping a few times...