Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1335 - One Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen: Comfort

Chapter 1335: Chapter One Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen: Comfort

Tomler, he can’t afford to buy a car? Bullshit!

The killer of Tomler was standing right in front of the sales personnel, so when they heard Tomler’s name, several people instinctively looked at Gao Yang.

Among everyone present, only Yake and Karima didn’t know about Tomler’s scandal, the rest were directly involved in sending Tomler to heaven with their own hands. Considering the cleaners’ final cleanup, no one in the world knew better about what happened to Tomler than them.

Karima didn’t know, so she wanted to say something, but Gao Yang waved his hand and said calmly to the sales personnel, "Tomler? Unfortunately, I happen to know about Mr. Tomler. He didn’t run out of money to buy a car; he ran out of life, didn’t he?"

The salesperson was speechless. He shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said, "Yes, Mr. Tomler indeed suffered an unfortunate accident."

Karima seemed to perk up. She immediately pursued, "An unfortunate accident? So it’s an unnatural death? That means the previous owner who customized this car met with a misfortune. Am I understanding this correctly?"

The salesperson looked helpless and said in a low voice, "In some respects, this can be said, but the car only arrived after Mr. Tomler met his unfortunate end. Meaning, Mr. Tomler not only never used this car, he never even saw it."

Karima immediately turned to Gao Yang and said, "I suggest not buying this car. Although it’s brand new, I still recommend not buying it."

Taking over a car from a deceased owner, even if new, is always considered inauspicious. This kind of concern is shared by both Eastern and Western people. Things even slightly tinged with inauspiciousness, at least the Wall Street tycoons absolutely wouldn’t buy them.

A customized Rolls-Royce which is top-of-the-line certainly isn’t for ordinary people. Even wealthy individuals, unless they’re in the business world, wouldn’t buy it. As for the bulletproof feature, even wealthy people wouldn’t easily buy such vehicles simply because they don’t need it.

A wealthy person’s safety needs are already met with a standard luxury car, and there aren’t many worried about being randomly shot at. But Tomler was different, the business he was in required concern about revenge or assassination, hence the need for a bulletproof car.

Inauspicious, super luxury, and the mostly unnecessary bulletproof feature, combined altogether, made Gao Yang realize a golden opportunity had arisen.

The car was ordered by Tomler, Tomler, who was killed by Gao Yang’s own hands — now that’s interesting.

Others may worry about the vehicle being unlucky because of the deceased owner, but does Gao Yang care? He does, but if the prior owner was killed by his own hands, he wouldn’t care. He uses spoils captured from the battlefield with great pleasure, so why care about a car Tomler never even saw?

If he had grabbed this car from Tomler himself, then Gao Yang would like it even more. Using things seized from the enemy feels extraordinarily satisfying.

Especially because this car is bulletproof, and Gao Yang has an extremely deep impression of Tomler’s bulletproof vehicle.

During the assassination attempt on Tomler, his convoy included a Rolls-Royce Phantom bulletproof car, impervious to the 12.7mm subcaliber armor-piercing rounds used by Cui Bo, which had greatly shocked Gao Yang. Cui Bo was using M903 SLAP armor-piercing rounds then, which played with the armor of light armored vehicles like the M2 Bradley, yet couldn’t penetrate Tomler’s bulletproof car.

Reflecting on that, the Mirage used in the incident wasn’t new. Tomler had likely customized a new vehicle, only to be killed before enjoying it.

The old vehicle was so tough, could the customized new one’s defense be inferior? Unlikely just by thinking about it, the thought of this possibility excited Gao Yang.

This car is definitely purchased by Gao Yang.

Gao Yang signaled to Karima, then said with a conflicted expression, "Alright, I agree it may be a bit unlucky, so I’ll pass, but I really need a car urgently. Going elsewhere might not ensure immediate availability; it’s truly quite a dilemma."

Gao Yang’s expression of being somewhat conflicted indicated the business transaction might still be feasible, and the salesperson obviously hoped not to miss this chance because selling Tomler’s car will certainly be difficult.

"Sir, I strongly recommend seeing the car before deciding. Let me first give a brief introduction. This car was built at the Rolls-Royce factory to bulletproof standards, leaving room for future upgrades. Everything is top-notch, undoubtedly, just the bulletproof modifications alone cost a whole eight hundred thousand dollars!"

Gao Yang frowned and said, "But I don’t need a bulletproof feature."

Karima said at the right time, "How much does the car weigh? That’s the key."

The salesperson seemed ready to give up, saying in a low voice, "The car weighs 5.1 tons, measures 6.2 meters in length, nearly 40 centimeters longer than the base model, using a 6.7-liter 12-cylinder engine."

Karima said to Gao Yang, "Sir, do you really think you need such a bulky and large car? Instead of choosing this car, why not temporarily buy a mass-produced car and slowly decide on one that suits you better."

The salesman simply said nothing, but Gao Yang hesitated for a moment and then frowned at the salesman, "Talking to this point, I’m actually curious about that car, and most importantly, I want to attend a banquet in a Mirage instead of a too-common car."

Karima immediately said to the salesman, "Alright, you heard him, now the issue is the price. If there’s a price we can agree on, you can sell that car immediately; if not, then I wish you luck in selling it soon."

Cars are things meant to be driven, not kept idle. If driven often, there’s nothing to worry about, but if kept for too long, problems can arise. The longer it’s left idle, the harder it is to sell, especially when it comes to ultra-luxury cars. At the level of tens of thousands of dollars, who would rush to buy a car whose former owner suffered a mishap?

The salesman weakly said, "Our selling price is 1.6 million dollars."

Karima immediately said, "I wish you luck in selling it soon, goodbye."

Gao Yang cooperatively turned around to leave, and the salesman said in a hopeless tone, "We can still discuss it."

Karima immediately turned around and said aggressively, "We’re eager to buy a car, and you’re eager to sell a car, so let’s not waste each other’s time. Give a reasonable price, quickly!"

The salesman took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "1.4 million dollars, that’s quite a good price."

Karima’s face darkened, and she said coldly, "You’re wasting a precious opportunity. This gentleman is interested in buying a car, but we’re not interested in having you insult our intelligence here."

The salesman sighed, swallowed, and said, "Please wait a moment, let me get our manager, is that okay?"

The answer was, of course, yes. If the car wasn’t so expensive, Gao Yang would have paid already. However, since there’s room for bargaining, they intended to push hard, after all, just one round of bargaining could save tens of thousands of dollars, enough to buy several luxury cars with the savings alone.

Soon, the manager came. After shaking hands with Gao Yang, Karima subtly avoided shaking hands with the manager. She pointed at Gao Yang and said, "You must know what’s going on. This gentleman is interested in buying that car, provided the price is right. If it meets our satisfaction, we’ll pay the full amount immediately and take the car."

The manager was straightforward and said in a deep voice, "1.2 million dollars! For a car of this level, such a price is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Karima stood firm and smirked, "Yes, for you, it’s really a rare opportunity. The previous owner paid half the price, he couldn’t pick up the car due to breaching the contract, and now you can sell it at full price again. It certainly is a good deal."

The manager smiled, "This is reasonable and legal, and our car will definitely sell, for a very simple reason, because this is New York."

Karima smiled, "This is New York, but it’s full of bankers here."

The manager clapped his hands and laughed, "Then, are you willing to give a price?"

Karima said without hesitation, "600 thousand dollars."

The manager had an exaggerated expression and said, "Haha, you must be joking."

Karima smiled, "Every day you leave it there, you lose more money, until you have to sell it at a super low price. Firstly, this car is considered unlucky, secondly, it has very few potential clients, very few. Lastly, if we weren’t in a hurry, we would customize a Rolls-Royce according to our preferences instead of buying according to someone else’s. Even if this car is brand new, Mr. Manager, do you think it’s better to wait a year or longer and finally sell it at a very low price, or to cut your losses now?"

The manager sighed, shook his head, and said, "You understand, but even if it takes a while to sell, I can’t just sell it at a loss right now. There’s a difference in that, at least at the moment, I can’t afford such a big loss. I’d rather wait a bit longer and try my luck."

Karima laughed, "Your luck has arrived, it’s us, sir. If this car sits in your garage for a year, how much do you think it will be worth then? Considering you’ve already received half the payment, I think 600 thousand should satisfy you. This price means you don’t make a profit, but at least you don’t lose, right? Also, I’m curious, shouldn’t this kind of car order have a full payment in advance?"

The manager gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Tomler is a good customer. I worked hard to make him decide to change cars early, and the price I had to pay was ordering at half price! Well, I need to pay for unexpected costs, and also answer to my boss. 700 thousand dollars, the lowest price! At 600 thousand, we would really have a huge loss, 700 thousand! My last line of defense!"

Karima thought for a moment, looked at Gao Yang, and Gao Yang waved his hand and said loudly, "Inspect the car, if there’s no problem, pay and take the car!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)