booktalesy Chapter 28: This order could not be found.
Chapter 28: This order could not be found.
I saw that it was my uncle calling.
A smile appeared on Bai Chen's face.
If you were to ask him what he still cares about in this world, besides his two older sisters and son, it would only be his eldest uncle.
After their parents died, other relatives came to their door to take advantage of the family's wealth, but their eldest uncle was worried about the livelihood of his three children.
In the end, despite her aunt's objections, she insisted on taking the three siblings into her home to raise them.
To know.
At that time, no family was well-off. My uncle's family already had two children, and now they have adopted three more siblings, making a total of five children.
"Hey, Uncle!"
Bai Chen answered the phone.
Now that he has plenty of money, he naturally won't rush the other party to hang up the phone.
"Ah Chen, how have you been lately?" A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I've been doing alright lately. I changed jobs, and the salary is pretty high."
Bai Chen lied and began to speak.
Of course, it's not exactly lying. Traveling between two worlds to buy and sell goods, as well as murder and arson to earn a fortune, can be considered a job.
"Okay, okay, the salary is pretty high, that's good. Um, that card over there, the one for working with your household registration, has that been resolved yet?"
The uncle on the other end of the phone sounded hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but kept glancing around and talking about other things.
Indistinctly.
Bai Chen seemed to hear his aunt's voice as well.
"Old man, can't you just tell Ah Chen the truth? Do we even have any money left? And even if we could, how long could it last?"
This time, my aunt's voice was clearer; it sounded like she was still arguing with my uncle and trying to wrest the phone away.
Ok?
Bai Chen frowned slightly.
Judging from the argument between my uncle and aunt over the phone, it's not hard to guess that they must have encountered some difficulties.
"Uncle, please just say what you have to say. I've always considered you my own father."
Bai Chen spoke into the phone.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before my uncle's voice came through.
"Ah Chen, it's just that you said you'd transfer the money, but I haven't received it yet, and Mu Yan needs to pay her fees again..."
Didn't receive it?
Bai Chen was taken aback at first, then frowned.
He transferred money twice, and according to the underground money exchange, the money would definitely be settled within seven days at most.
It's been half a month now, and my uncle says he hasn't received it.
The thought of her son back home, desperately waiting for money to save his life, while the money she had wired hadn't arrived in his account...
Bai Chen couldn't sit still any longer and said into the phone, "Uncle, don't worry, I'll go ask right now and resolve this as soon as possible."
He hung up the phone immediately after saying that.
Although it's nighttime, that underground bank is open 24 hours a day, so he plans to go and ask what's going on right now.
I thought about it.
Bai Chen turned around and slung the submachine gun across his waist, while concealing the pistol in his crotch.
After everything was ready, he left the container and headed towards the underground bank.
.....
In the slums of the south of the city, there is a hidden strip club.
On the surface, this is just an ordinary underground strip club, even the door is rusty.
But anyone living in the southern part of the city knows that this is the largest underground bank in the entire southern slum area.
Almost all undocumented workers in the southern part of the city choose this area if they want to send money back to their hometowns.
The person in charge of this underground bank is the leader of the Bounty Hunter Bloods gang, who is also respectfully called OG by his underlings.
The translation is New Mexico Bloods, a branch of the Bloods, one of the three major gangs in the United States.
As for the honorific title 'OG', it can be roughly understood as godfather, meaning someone with great prestige.
Bai Chen chose to transfer money here because this underground bank was large enough and had a good reputation.
Even the container area where he lived was under the jurisdiction of the New Mexico Bloods.
The monthly rent of several tens of dollars was also paid to the New Mexico Bloods.
They hadn't walked far when they arrived at the entrance of the underground bank.
"Hey kid, what are you doing here?"
"For transferring money."
"You know the rules, right? A five-dollar entrance fee."
At the club entrance, two tall, burly Latinos addressed Bai Chen, who was trying to enter.
"Um."
Bai Chen nodded, took out five dollars he had prepared in advance from his pocket, and handed them to one of the big men.
"Kid, go inside. This isn't some charity. Don't cause trouble, understand?"
.....
After passing through a narrow passage, deafening DJ music began to play.
What comes into view is a spacious dance floor where hundreds of people are swaying their bodies.
The air was thick with the smells of sweat, medicine powder, and the hormonal aroma of photinia flowers.
As soon as Bai Chen stepped inside, a voluptuous Latina woman approached him, swaying her body and rubbing against him.
However, this is not because he is so charming that he attracts women; it is merely a tactic used by the women here to attract customers.
"NONONO!"
Bai Chen shook his head, ignoring the woman, and walked straight towards the depths of the dance floor.
We walked across the huge dance floor.
at last.
We arrived at the core area of the underground bank.
It was not like the gangster gathering place I had imagined, a scene of a group of burly men with guns.
This place consists of individual offices, each staffed with employees in professional attire.
Each office has its own business, some offer lending services, some offer money transfers, and some even offer venture capital; they are all very professional.
Bai Chen arrived at the office where the money was transferred, knocked on the door, went inside, and asked:
"Hello, I made two remittances to China, one half a month ago and the other last week, but my relatives in China say they haven't received them."
"Sir, please provide your address and registration number!"
Several staff members were sitting in the office. Upon hearing Bai Chen's words, one of the female customer service representatives immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"Container area, container number 52, registration number 20280712X168..."
Bai Chen took out his phone, opened the notes app, and read out the code inside.
"Hold on!"
The female customer service representative quickly searched on the computer, but after looking for a long time, she couldn't find the code. She also couldn't find it by directly logging in. So she said:
"I'm sorry, sir, we couldn't find this order." The female staff member shook her head.
"impossible!"
Bai Chen raised his voice and quickly said, "I processed it in your office. It was a white man, quite tall. Oh, and he had a mole near his eye."
This statement came out.
The female customer service representative was stunned for a moment, and the other staff members in the office also looked at each other in bewilderment.
Because the man Bai Chen mentioned was their boss, Mr. Charlie, who was also the head of this office.
"Sir, please don't worry. I can register your situation first, and I will definitely get back to you within two business days at most!"
The female customer service representative rolled her eyes and decided to calm Bai Chen down first, so she spoke.
Upon seeing this.
Bai Chen remained silent for a long time, gave the female customer service representative a deep look, and without further arguing, turned and left.
.....
After Bai Chen left.
The female customer service representative immediately took out her personal phone and called one of the contacts labeled 'BOSS'.