Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1004 - 547

Chapter 1004: 547

Elijah Hastings and others took an overnight flight to leave the Base, first returning to Bird Market. After sending Benjamin Tong to the Hospital and unloading the items from the airplane, they planned to take a connecting flight to Japan.

The person receiving the items was Sean Knight’s brother, Oscar Knight.

Seeing Elijah Hastings and the rest, Sean was delighted and very enthusiastic, insisting on taking them out for food.

"Sure." Their booked flights were later, so Elijah Hastings and the others didn’t refuse, especially since, although the food at the Hassan Tribe wasn’t bad, it truly didn’t compare to domestic dishes.

Oscar initially planned to take them to a Hotel, but they refused. According to Elijah, they were all friends here, so all they needed was to find a reliable restaurant for a solid meal of noodles, topped with some barbecue.

So, Oscar brought Elijah and the others to an old restaurant in Shanxi Alley.

At that time, there was already a girl holding a seat for them in the restaurant—she appeared to be around Oscar’s age, and the two were intimate, probably that kind of relationship.

"This is my girlfriend, Luna Smith." Oscar introduced her generously, "Right now, we are both taking care of the Firm’s business. Oh, and Luna studied accounting, so her expertise is just what we needed."

Douglas Cooper chimed in:

"Is it the Firm that sells items brought over from Afghanistan?"

"Yes," Oscar replied with a smile, "Sean had previously scoped out a Storefront here, kept the original decor, and just put up the items for display.

These items are all genuinely sourced, and though they haven’t been on display for long, they’re already famous in the circle. Now, everyday many people come here specifically to buy.

There are also many who hope we can sell Online, but for the moment, we don’t plan on it. Our primary strategy is rarity breeds value."

Elijah, peeling garlic, laughed and said:

"Mr. Oscar, you’ve really mastered the art of doing business. I really didn’t see that coming in the past!"

"Captain Hastings, you flatter me. How could I know so much? It’s all from discussions with Luna and the several phone calls from Sean." Oscar replied, embarrassed by the praise.

If it had been anyone else, he might’ve acted more knowledgable. But Elijah and the rest had once risked their lives to save him from kidnappers, so he definitely wouldn’t put on airs with them.

The dishes were served, and Luna Smith was hospitable while also discreetly observing the group.

She knew about Oscar’s family background. They were originally just a common people’s family. Her relationship with Oscar was one of free love; they had a thing for each other since middle school. However, after she went to college and Oscar stayed Home to farm, many thought it was basically impossible. But the two of them still kept in touch, and their relationship grew closer.

Eventually, it nearly reached the point of talking about marriage.

And this was exactly when Sean went over to New York in America.

By the time Sean returned, he had bought a car and a House for his family, and the marriage became practically a matter of course.

Because of Sean’s achievements, Oscar became somewhat restless. Now this opportunity was just right; Sean had acquired a Storefront, and Oscar came to manage it.

"Sean mentioned that you guys also have a share in the profits of this storefront," Luna suddenly interjected, "Do you want to take a look later?"

"Sure," Douglas said, eating noodles heartily, "We’re industry owners too now!"

Elijah and Lincoln Harrington laughed on hearing this.

They weren’t really concerned about that, but since Luna had invited them, it wouldn’t hurt to take a look.

"The Storefront is not far from here, close to the Grand Bazaar, so it attracts many Tourists. We haven’t done much advertising, but unexpectedly, we’ve had many visitors."

After eating, Oscar said while they walked:

"Right now, the Firm has hired six people, including a professional Jewelry Appraiser. The Lapis Lazuli and gemstone rough sourced from Afghanistan are also sold here."

The dining place was just about a hundred meters from the Storefront, so they arrived quickly.

"Wow, this storefront is not small at all!" Seeing the storefront façade and the constant Crowd going in and out, Douglas exclaimed, "The boss really moves fast!"

The Storefront was indeed spacious, with an interior area exceeding two hundred square meters and divided into several distinct zones.

Elijah only saw the local Afghan products zone, the Jewelry zone, and the American military goods zone.

Inside, there was a considerable Crowd, with even more people in the Jewelry and military goods zones.

There were even a few Americans picking out items.

The Salespersons were proficiently communicating in English with the customers, which Elijah found impressive.

In the Jewelry zone, a chubby middle-aged man with several bracelets on his hands was selecting Emerald rough stones.

"This rock has a good size, but looking at the interior, the luster isn’t great; it’s not translucent. How about this—I often source goods here in Island Crow City; give me a discount, and I’ll stick with you from now on."

"Sorry, but we have a Clearly Marked Price policy, and no bargaining. Besides, if you really did look at other Markets, you should know that for the same quality of Rough stone, our prices here are the cheapest."

"Don’t give me that, I’ve heard it all before..." the bald man impatiently retorted, "I’ll have you know, I have jewelry in over a dozen stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and I’m not short of Money. I just thought I’d give your new store some business as a courtesy, but if you won’t drop the price, then I’ll just take my business elsewhere..."

"Then please, feel free to look elsewhere," the Salesperson said without any attempt to detain him, leaving the bald man in a huff.