Chapter 24: The Market Value

The car was about to start, and Liu Yong was filled with full of happiness and excitement. Liu Yong did not immediately drive away from the area. He waited two to three minutes, calming down his excitement before finally departing. Suddenly, he felt the urgency to return to the rental house to examine what he had acquired.

Since there was no traffic on the way back, it only took him about 10 minutes instead of twenty, so he got to his apartment much faster. Upon parking the car downstairs at the rental house, Liu Yong contemplated for a moment and decided to leave the sabre in the car for now. It was too noticeable to carry around, so he opted to bring the other items inside the house first.

Therefore, Liu Yong placed the pocket watch and bracelet in his pocket, retrieved the gold bars from the trunk, he locked the car and took a moment to compose himself before going upstairs.

Along the way, Liu Yong encountered several individuals, but none of them suspected that the woven bag in his possession contained dozens of gold bars.

Finally entered the room and closed the door, Liu Yong let out a long sigh.

-HUSH!

Then, Liu Yong took off the watch and bracelet from his pocket and placed them in a drawer for later examination. However, his priority was to clean the gold bars and determine the total quantity.

Liu Yong located a plastic washbasin and filled it halfway with clean water. He carefully placed the gold bars into the basin one by one and happily cleaned them with a brush in hand.

- scrub!, scrub!, scrub!

" I'm over the moon! "

Liu Yong scrubbed away with enthusiasm, feeling overjoyed at the prospect of owning so many gold bars.

Since the gold bars had been submerged at the bottom of the sea for an extended period, dirty and covered in mud, Liu Yong diligently cleaned each gold bar individually. As he brushed away the dirt, its appearance got revealed. The gold bars shone brightly, gleaming in its original golden colour. Liu Yong was thrilled to behold its beauty. Although Liu Yong was not an expert in the identification, he could discern from the weight and colour of the gold bars that they were undoubtedly genuine. In other words, He was confident that they were authentic gold bars. Especially the weight, It is very overwhelming, dead heavy. More specifically, Each gold bar has the words " Central Bank " and " 1 KG " . Hence Undoubtedly, this was domestic gold looted by RB people during World War II.

After Cleaning, Liu Yong wiped each gold bar with a dry rag. He then brought over his newly purchased electronic scale and placed it on the table in preparation for the next step.

Liu Yong picked up one of the gold bars and placed it on the electronic scale to weigh it. To his satisfaction, it weighed 1000 grams, confirming that all the gold bars were indeed 1 kg in weight.

" ONE …. TWO …..THREE "

Liu Yong counted the gold bars and confirmed there were 52 in total. With each gold bar weighing 1 kg, the total weight of all the gold bars was 52 kg. The total weight of the gold bars was heavy for an ordinary man. Luckily, with his extraordinary physical strength, Liu Yong could easily carry them.

After being able to carry those gold bars without any problem, Liu Yong learned that based on the current market price of gold, the value of these 52 gold bars exceeded 20 million yuan. Liu Yong was stunned to think he had just stumbled upon such a fortune. It was a windfall that would change his life forever.

With the sudden wealth, Liu Yong realized he now had the financial means to purchase a house. Moreover, he had already made to register a company to start his own business. The discovery of the gold bars presented a unique opportunity to achieve his dreams and goals.

Liu Yong then decided to start a company specializing in the deep-sea salvage business, given his recent discovery of gold bars with the help of Bawang. He believed that with Bawang's extraordinary skills and power, they could pursue this line of work and achieve success. By owning a company, he could better account for the source of his newfound wealth, even if he becomes wealthier. It would be easier to explain that the company had made money, making his business endeavours more credible.

Liu Yong thought he must find a capable buyer to sell all those collected gold bars.

After neatly storing the gold bars, Liu Yong carefully cleaned the pocket watch and examined it closely. He decided that he needed to find a professional to appraise its value. If the price was right, he could sell it.

Liu Yong is not an expert, but he speculated that the bracelet is made of jade due to its green and translucent appearance and that it could be valuable.

The next day....

Liu Yong put this bracelet in his pocket and a gold bar in his bag. He drove to Qian Dasheng Company, the largest gold jeweller in Huahai City.

Qian Dasheng is very famous in Huahai City. Not only a single local jewellery store, but it also has at least dozens of Jewellery stores in Huahai City and hundreds of chain stores across the country.

Liu Yong did not go to their store but went to the headquarters of their company which is in the Qingjiang High-tech Industrial Park. There are not only office buildings, but also there are processing plants covering a large area.

The inspection was relatively strict. Liu Yong said he was here to discuss business. The security noticed that the car he was driving was a big G, and he was released immediately, thinking that Liu Yong must be a rich man.

Liu Yong entered and met with a lady at the front desk who was quite enthusiastic. After asking Liu Yong, she learned he had a batch of gold he wanted to sell, so she immediately called higher officials.

After a while, a middle-aged man came, wearing a suit and tie. Then the two sides introduced themselves; Liu Yong knew he was the general manager of the purchasing department.

In their communication process, Liu Yong mentioned that he had over 50 kilograms of gold to be sold. Fortunately, Tang Libing, the head of the purchasing department, heard what Liu Yong said while he was walking nearby them and immediately interrupted them and said.

"Mr Liu, let's talk inside. "

Under his leadership, the two came to a reception room. The environment was nice and quiet, and the office worker immediately made hot tea and brought it over.

After offering Liu Yong a seat on the sofa, Tang Libing cut to the chase and asked,

" May I see your gold, Mr. Liu? "

" off course yes " Liu Yong replied.

Liu Yong took the gold bar from his bag and put it on the table.

Tang Libing picked up the gold bar and looked at it seriously. After a look, he found that it was pure gold or the gold bar of the Central Bank before liberation. So in his interest, he asked; " Mr. Liu, do you have any proof documents for gold bars? "

" No, it's been too long.I have lost all the supporting documents. " Liu Yong said straightaway.

Tang Libing nodded lightly and said, " If there is no supporting document, the price will be slightly lower. We can only offer 350 yuan. "

Liu Yong expressed dissatisfaction with Tang Libing's offer by saying: " Mr. Tang, I believe your purchase price is too low. The current international gold price has already surpassed 1,900 US dollars per ounce, equivalent to more than 450 yuan per gram. "

Tang Libing patiently explained: " The international gold price is indeed the case, but our company's purchase price is not so high, and your gold has no proof. "

" Mr. Tang, I have much more than this little gold. We can cooperate for a long time in the future if you have a higher gold price." Finally, Liu Yong revealed about having more gold bars.

" What? "

" You still have a lot of gold on hand? " Tang Libing said with an astonished expression on his face.

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