0204 Theft in progress
"Not worth it?" The young man standing at the door looked away from the street outside the window. He couldn't help but walk to the counter, looked at the boss behind the counter and shouted loudly, "How is this possible?
Do you know what these are? They are all made of silver. Don’t think we don’t understand anything!”
The owner of the antique shop smiled nonchalantly, "Do you know how much silver costs per ounce now?"
In one sentence, he directly asked two young people. Seeing their dumbfounded expressions, the owner of the antique shop said casually, "You can go to the trading market or bank to ask. The current price of silver is about two yuan."
Between ten and two thirty-five dollars an ounce!"
"Gentlemen, please note that it's one ounce, but here..." He fiddled with the silver products on the counter with his hands, "It all adds up to less than five pounds. Do you want to weigh it?"
The two young men looked at each other. They heard what the antique shop owner said so categorically that they basically believed it.
One of them nodded, and then the boss took out a scale. He threw the silver products on it, and then turned the scale so that they could see the scale under the scale, "A little over four and a half pounds, about seven pounds."
Ten ounces, according to the highest silver price, these things are worth at most one hundred...sixty dollars."
The boss quickly calculated the specific price, and the two young men fell silent. They didn't even notice that when the antique shop owner took the scale back, there was an obvious and abrupt protrusion under the scale.
They are still struggling with the fact that the price of these things is too low, lower than they thought. They thought these things were worth at least three to five hundred yuan or a little more.
One of the guys pointed to the ivory comb again, "Where's this? How much is this worth?"
The owner of the antique shop didn't even have the desire to pick it up, "I'll give you fifteen yuan at most, no more."
"People who are willing to use ivory combs and can afford them will not use ones that have been used by others. You can see that its color has begun to turn yellow, and it will become more yellow soon. If it cannot be changed hands in a short time, it will only become more and more yellow."
The less valuable it is.”
The young man swallowed and drew on the pile of things with his finger, "These things add up to one hundred and seventy-five yuan, right?"
Although the price is far lower than they expected, it is not unacceptable if they think about it carefully. After all, these are just the stolen goods they stole. If they sell them less, they will run more times. The warehouse they found is full of them.
Even if the price is not high, you can get rich quickly as long as you work hard.
The owner of the antique shop sneered and shook his head, "Total all these things, I will give you a hundred yuan at most."
This made the young man furious, and the one with a bad temper immediately shouted, "You just said, these silvers are worth at least one hundred and sixty yuan!"
The owner of the antique shop did not deny it. He nodded and said, "Of course, I can buy it at this price, but you must bring it with the receipt when you purchased it, leave your real contact information, and sign a liability letter.
, ensure that you bought it from legal channels with legal money and are not involved in any illegal activities."
"Otherwise, they are only worth this price. If you go to any place in the city, if the price they give exceeds the price I give you, I will give you more by how much more."
This is bullshit, but there is no doubt that people will hear it wrong when they are emotional, but this also makes what he said more convincing at first glance.
If these two young men can really get the notes, they can actually go to the bank to sell them, and the bank will recycle various precious metals and even some gems at a price that is slightly lower than the market price by 5% to 10%.
But they didn't. These are stolen goods. This is how antique shop owners and some selling channels make money. They have ways to make these things legal.
For example, the top stolen goods sales channels will take the silver ore collected over a period of time to a cooperative mine. The mine will issue a certificate, and after paying taxes, the re-melted silver ingots will become legal property, and they can sell them directly to banks.
, or some jewelers.
Of course, not everyone can do this kind of work, and it involves huge risks. In order to avoid risks, many antique dealers who sell stolen goods have become police informants.
According to federal law, when police informants participate in criminal acts or activities, as long as they are not the leader or initiator, and they provide important clues to solve the case afterwards, even if they violate the law during their participation,
You can also be exempted from liability.
The crime of murder can be discussed, let alone such trivial matters as selling stolen goods.
The antique shop owner's attitude of whether he wanted to sell or not made the two young men undecided for a moment. What was even more annoying was that after about ten seconds, the owner of the antique shop took the initiative to help them put the items back into their travel bags.
inside, then pointed to the door and told them they could go elsewhere.
That attitude really doesn't care about the things they sell, and it even gives people the feeling that they really don't make any money.
In the end, the two young men decided to sell the things. At least a hundred yuan was money, and since they were transferred to too many places, something might happen.
The boss took the travel bag with a smile, put it together under the cupboard, paid the change of one hundred yuan, and watched the two of them leave.
In this business, he can earn at least one hundred and twenty yuan. Of course, he deserves this. Not everyone can do this business.
The joy that the two young people gained after getting the money quickly washed away the unhappiness caused by the price, and they decided to reward themselves.
In a deli not far from where they lived, the two of them ordered two large portions of roasted beef ribs, and also ordered some other things they couldn't usually afford, such as slices of smoked ham.
They belong to a very loose small gang, and the gang's main way of making money is through financial companies.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Not long ago, the FBI and the Federal Taxation Bureau carried out a devastating attack on financial companies on the street, and many gangs were also involved.
Some got through it safely, and some are still in trouble. Their gang, which was not very famous in the first place, was deeply involved in this incident. Now the main members are running away and being caught, and the two of them have also lost their lives.
A place to eat.
If a friend, a blue vest, hadn't told them about the mountains of goods in the warehouse area, they might not have imagined that money could come in so quickly.
"If we add the things we have at home, the harvest this time is almost two hundred yuan. It should be two hundred yuan, right?"
While eating the delicious food, the two of them chatted quietly about their harvest. In fact, the things they got were not only the ones they took to the antique shop, but also some they kept at their residence.
These things are things that can be used in daily life, such as barbecue grills and the like. This is where they are different from other serious thieves. Their theft this time is not entirely for the reward of selling the stolen goods.
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But after this time, their attitude has changed somewhat.
"We're going to get something more valuable and easier to carry. Let's try it in a different place this time. I don't believe that old man."
After the meal, the two found their friend, the man in the blue vest who worked in the warehouse area, and they agreed that they would split the money once the sale of the stolen goods was completed.
When the blue vest looked at the thirty yuan handed over by the two people, everyone was stunned.
Although he did not specifically participate in the theft that day, he knew how much these people got, and it was definitely more than ninety yuan!
After the explanations of the two people, the blue vest looked at the two people with disbelief and looked at them as if they were mentally retarded. "Are your brains filled with genetic liquid? If you think the price is wrong, you can change to another one. Why should you sell it to that one?"
Guy?"
This was actually the first time for the two of them to do this kind of thing. At this time, they were chattering and didn't know what to say. Looking at their appearance, the blue vest had nothing to say.
After about a few seconds, the man in the blue vest stuffed the money into his pocket and asked in a low voice, "When will we do it again? This time I will sell the things. You are so stupid!"
The two of them were also a little angry and immediately replied, "Just tonight..."
They decided to come up with more this time and see if the blue vests had anything else to say.
At five o'clock in the evening, he did not go back immediately after get off work. Instead, he used the excuse that the shower at home was broken and wanted to stay in the workers' rest area in the warehouse area to take a shower before going back.
In fact, there is basically no life in the Warehouse District after four o'clock in the afternoon. At the same time, it is far away from the city. Now the public transportation is basically in a semi-paralyzed state. After missing the last bus at 5:30, I have to find a way to get back on my own.
Blue Suspender stayed in the bathroom for a while. When there was no sound outside, he walked out of the bathroom.
He came to the outer door specially designed for blue suspenders to pass through, and opened the side door for the two friends that should not be open after get off work in the evening.
The three sneaked into the warehouse area quietly, but they didn't know that all their actions were watched by a child hiding in the darkness not far away.
This time their purpose was more clear. It was the same warehouse as last time. Not only were there piles of goods, but more importantly, many of these goods were used.
They are not as eye-catching as when brand new products are released, and there are more types. This time they are fully prepared, and they have built a pallet truck!
The three of them have been hiding in the dressing area of the blue vest. It is not dark enough now, and summer nights always get dark very slowly. They need to wait until it gets completely dark at night before they can take action.
At about eleven o'clock, the three people left the room with their tools.
Chapter completed!