Chapter 66: This “heluo Stone” Has Some Substance!
“Is it only your stone that’s called a Heluo Stone?”
Looking at the two irregularly shaped pebbles in his hand, Jiang Tao looked utterly bewildered.
These two “Heluo Stones” he picked up based on the intelligence provided looked like trash casually discarded by nature.
They lacked any striking appearance, peculiar texture, or brilliant luster.
These two “Heluo Stones” simply existed in the most ordinary and unpretentious manner.
They were so unremarkable that even if placed on a busy street, they would likely be kicked away.
No one would give them a second glance.
One, the color of which was greenish, was about the size of a bottle cap, flat and irregularly shaped.
The “Heluo Stone” dotted with some chicken-blood red was slightly better looking in shape.
It was shaped like a not-so-round quail egg.
“One shouldn’t judge a stone by its appearance. Since System Brother said it can bring luck, there must be some reason for it.”
“If these two Heluo Stones really have an effect…”
“In the future, if I obtain any high-value items through intelligence, I can attribute it to these Heluo Stones! It would also be good to use them as a shield!”
Thinking of the ingenious uses of the “Heluo Stones,” Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up.
During this period, he had profited from intelligence provided by the Daily Intelligence System, but he couldn’t explain many of them to Xu Li.
Once or twice could be attributed to luck, but being so consistently lucky was a bit unreasonable.
So, apart from that Lucky Number Bill, the Lottery Ticket, the Satsuma Mandarin, and the Melo Pearl.
Jiang Tao hadn’t told Xu Li about many things because he couldn’t!
According to Article 23 of the usage rules for the 《 Daily Intelligence System 》.
Any disclosure of the system’s existence would immediately trigger the unbinding procedure.
Therefore, Jiang Tao had to keep some things from Xu Li, and from everyone else.
Fortunately, Xu Li wasn’t the type to get to the bottom of things.
Placing the two “Heluo Stones” into his inner coat pocket, Jiang Tao took out his mobile phone to check it.
It was already 9 AM, and he figured Zhang Bo would have woken up by now.
Finding Zhang Bo on WeChat, Jiang Tao was about to make a phone call when his peripheral vision caught something on the ice to his front left.
It was black, square, and looked like a…
“Wallet?”
Jiang Tao’s gaze shifted to the ice in front of him to the left. After testing the ice’s solidity with his foot, he cautiously stepped onto it and walked towards the object that appeared to be a wallet.
“It really is a wallet!”
Bending down to pick up the wallet from the ice, Jiang Tao opened it to find some change inside.
One green 50 yuan bill, and several 10 yuan, 5 yuan, and 1 yuan bills.
Jiang Tao counted the cash. It was exactly 66 yuan, no more, no less.
Furthermore, there was only this much cash in the wallet.
There was no ID card, no bank card, and no business card or contact information.
“Is this a coincidence, or did the Heluo Stones really increase my luck value?”
Looking at the colorful banknotes in his hand, Jiang Tao took out the two “Heluo Stones” from his pocket again and looked at them.
“For such a small matter, I won’t bother the Police Uncle and waste police resources.”
“I’ll just treat it as a random wealth drop from the Real World!”
Jiang Tao looked around. There wasn’t a single person within a 200-meter radius.
He casually put the wallet and the two Heluo Stones into his pocket together.
There wasn’t much money in the wallet, less than 100 yuan.
And there were no obvious identifying features of the owner, making it difficult to find them.
Moreover, the owner would likely be too lazy to report losing such a small amount of money.
To take it a step further, it was questionable whether this small amount of money would even be enough for Jiang Tao to take a taxi to the nearest police station.
After his “inspection” of the wallet, Jiang Tao carefully slid his way back towards the riverbank.
After safely returning to shore, he found Zhang Bo’s WeChat and initiated a voice call.
The call was answered after a few rings, and Jiang Tao directly asked:
“Hello Zhang Bo, I saw in your Moments that you’re selling an old Audi. What’s the car condition like?”
“Brother Jiang, you’re interested in this car? It belonged to a buddy’s grandfather. He bought a used car before and it had no issues at all.”
“My buddy’s family is moving, they got several apartments and millions. They just got a new car a few days ago, so they want to sell the old one since no one drives it anymore.”
“…”
On the other end of the line, Zhang Bo answered truthfully, explaining the situation of the old Audi to Jiang Tao in detail, holding nothing back.
After patiently listening to Zhang Bo’s introduction, Jiang Tao asked, “What’s the price?”
He wasn’t particularly keen on the old Audi; he was buying this car solely for the four gold bars hidden within the four car doors.
“Haha, what a coincidence, Brother Jiang. I won’t beat around the bush with you. My friend said it can be sold for between 120,000 and 140,000. If you’re buying, you can take it for 120,000.”
Jiang Tao also laughed, “It is quite a coincidence. I just got 120,000 from you yesterday, and today I’m giving it back to you.”
Zhang Bo asked, “So this car…”
Jiang Tao replied readily, “I’ll take the car.”
“Brother Jiang, won’t you check the car first?”
“No need to check. I trust you. If you say there’s no problem, there’s definitely no problem.”
“Don’t say that, Brother Jiang. You’re putting a lot of pressure on me~”
“You little rascal, stop acting like you’re losing out when you’re actually benefiting. Where is the car? I’ll come over to pick it up and complete the procedures.”
“The car is near Yutong Used Car Wholesale Market at Dahongmen, South Third Ring Road. Just bring your ID card and money.”
“There will be staff there to sign the contract and handle all the procedures for you.”
“Alright, then call them and reserve the car for me. Don’t make me go there for nothing.”
“You can rest assured about my work, Brother Jiang! So, it’s settled. I’ll call them now.”
“Okay, thank you for your trouble, Zhang Bo.”
“Don’t mention it, Brother Jiang. You’re supporting my business, I should be thanking you.”
They exchanged a few more pleasantries on the phone, and as they hung up, Jiang Tao had just returned to the road from the riverbank.
He was about to call for a ride-share on his phone when he looked up and saw a taxi with a yellow body and a silver “Xin Neng Yuan” (New Energy) light sign driving towards him from the right.
Seeing that the LED sign on the taxi’s windshield indicated it was vacant.
Jiang Tao quickly waved at the taxi.
The taxi slowly stopped beside Jiang Tao. After Jiang Tao opened the door and got in, he said to the driver:
“Driver, take me to Yutong Used Car Wholesale Market near Dahongmen, South Third Ring Road.”
“Alright, passenger, please hold on tight and fasten your seatbelt.”
The driver greeted Jiang Tao with a smile and then restarted the car, making a U-turn and driving in the direction Jiang Tao had come from.
After fastening his seatbelt, Jiang Tao noticed that the driver had started driving without turning on the meter, and he immediately felt suspicious.
Could he have run into a rogue driver trying to overcharge him?
As Jiang Tao’s suspicions grew, the driver suddenly said with a smile:
“Hello passenger. Let me tell you, you are the 50,000th passenger I’ve ever picked up. So, this trip is on the house, no matter where you’re going.”
“The 50,000th passenger? Driver, do you really keep track of how many passengers you’ve picked up?”
Jiang Tao was astonished upon hearing the driver’s words.
“Yes, I keep track of how many passengers I pick up every day. It’s also a form of entertainment for me.”
“I count them in hundreds, 100s. 10 hundreds make 1000.”
“10 thousands make 10,000, and 10 ten thousands make 100,000.”
“When I first started, I set a goal for myself: I would retire when I picked up 100,000 passengers.”
“Initially…”
Jiang Tao’s comment instantly got the driver talking, and he chattered on from when he first started to becoming a top driver for the company.
From what the driver said, he would give passengers a free ride every time he reached milestones like 5,000 or 10,000.
These numbers held special significance for him.
While listening to the driver recount his career, Jiang Tao reached into his pocket and touched the two “Heluo Stones.”
So, was his luck today in becoming the driver’s 50,000th passenger also the credit of the “Heluo Stones”?
These “Heluo Stones” were quite something!
