In the afternoon, sunlight streamed through the high windows of the warehouse, casting dappled shadows over the mountains of goods. Su Ming was sent by Wu Yumin to the most remote scrap area of the warehouse under the pretext of "newcomers need more exercise" to sort out the waste.

The air here was filled with a mix of rust and dust, and the corners were piled with various discarded packaging materials, damaged parts, and scrapped machines. Wearing gloves, Su Ming was idly moving a pile of cardboard boxes to prepare for sorting when he unexpectedly discovered several boxes of dusty electronic components underneath.

Curious, he opened one of the boxes and found neatly stacked brand-new integrated circuit boards. Judging by the labels, they seemed to be outdated models. He picked one up, examined it closely, and found the pins shiny and without any signs of damage, still perfectly usable.

"Why would these be thrown away as waste?" Su Ming wondered to himself.