"Two million four hundred thousand." The fat man held up two fingers, gesturing.

Lu Jianjun grabbed Lu Ming's arm and started pulling him away.

Lu Ming stood his ground, unmoving.

"Uncle, this car is great."

Lu Jianjun stomped his foot anxiously, lowering his voice, "Great, my foot! Even if we sold you, it wouldn't cover the down payment! Let's go, let's go, let's check out that E300. I can help you scrape together some money for that one."

The fat man stood by with a cloth in his hand, saying nothing, his eyes darting between the two.

Having been in the second-hand car market for years, he had seen plenty of young people come just to feast their eyes.

Lu Ming shook off Lu Jianjun's hand, took a step forward, and looked at the fat man, "Can I pay by card?"

The fat man was stunned.

"Brother, I don't take deposits here, full payment only," the fat man reminded.

"Full payment." Lu Ming pulled out his wallet, took out a debit card, and handed it over with his fingertips, "Swipe it."

The fat man looked at the card, then at Lu Ming, tossed the cloth onto the hood, and ran towards the office.

Lu Jianjun tugged at Lu Ming's sleeve, "Are you crazy? Where did you get so much money? Did you rob a bank?"

Lu Ming patted the back of Lu Jianjun's hand, "Uncle, I made it trading Bitcoin."

"What coin?" Lu Jianjun's eyes widened, "What's that? Is it a scam?"

"It's not a scam, it's a type of virtual currency. I bought some years ago and forgot about it. Recently, the price skyrocketed, so I sold it all," Lu Ming fibbed casually.

Lu Jianjun didn't understand, but he grasped one thing: this kid struck it rich.

A few minutes later, the fat man returned, jogging with a POS machine, a sheen of sweat on his forehead.

He inserted the card into the machine and entered the amount: 2,400,000.

Handed it to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming took the machine, entered the password, and pressed confirm.

The machine beeped, and a receipt began printing.

The white paper slowly emerged, accompanied by the faint friction of gears.

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The fat man tore off the receipt, glanced at the "Transaction Successful" on it, and stood there dumbfounded.

It was sold just like that?

In this rundown second-hand car market in Yunmeng County, a Maybach worth over two million was paid for in full in just a few minutes?

"Brother!" The fat man handed the bank card and receipt back to Lu Ming with both hands, his address changing instantly, "Please, come inside and have some tea! I'll get the paperwork sorted right away!"

In the office, the fat man rummaged around and found half a can of Lapsang Souchong, quickly washing, brewing, and pouring the tea.

"Brother, please have some tea." The fat man handed a paper cup to Lu Ming and another to Lu Jianjun, "Brother Jun, why didn't you tell me you had such a successful nephew!"

Lu Jianjun held the paper cup, his hands still trembling.

He looked at Lu Ming and finally squeezed out a sentence, "Kid, did you really hit it big?"

Lu Ming took a sip of tea and nodded, "Made a bit."

"How much do you have to make to spend over two million on a car..." Lu Jianjun muttered, pulling out his phone, "I need to call your dad."

Lu Ming stopped him, "Uncle, don't call yet. Let's wait for the right moment."

Lu Jianjun thought for a moment and put his phone back in his pocket, "You're right. But you need to be more discreet in the future, don't flaunt your wealth."

The fat man was incredibly efficient.

With some connections, in less than two hours, the license plate and registration were all sorted.

Before leaving, the fat man handed the car keys to Lu Ming with both hands, "Brother, if you have any issues with the car, feel free to come to me anytime."

Lu Ming took the keys and opened the driver's door.

Lu Jianjun circled to the passenger side, getting in carefully, afraid of dirtying the leather seats.

The engine started.

The cabin was unusually quiet, the engine's vibrations barely noticeable.

Lu Ming shifted gears and gently pressed the accelerator.

The car smoothly exited the second-hand car market and onto the provincial road.

The chassis was solid, absorbing most of the road's bumps.

Lu Jianjun, in the passenger seat, touched everything, feeling the wooden trim on the door panel, "This car is damn luxurious. I've fixed cars my whole life, and this is the first time I've sat in such a luxury car. The leather, the sound system, it's incredible."

Lu Ming held the steering wheel, watching the road ahead.

"Uncle, I'm planning to start a company in the county," Lu Ming said.

Lu Jianjun turned his head, "Start a company? Doing what?"

"Investment," Lu Ming replied, "I have some spare money and want to develop some industries in the county."

Lu Jianjun frowned, "What's there to invest in this rundown place? All the young people have left, only the old and weak remain. You'd be better off taking your money to the city, the provincial capital, or even just putting it in the bank for interest than wasting it here."

"I have my plans," Lu Ming didn't elaborate, "Do you know where I can rent a whole office building in the county? It needs to be big and well-located."

Lu Jianjun sighed, knowing he couldn't dissuade this stubborn mule.

He thought for a while and said, "In the New District, two blocks south of Wanjiafu Supermarket, there's a building.

It was originally built by a local real estate developer who planned to make it a commercial complex.

Later, the funding chain broke, and the boss ran away, leaving the building abandoned.

A couple of years ago, the county government took over, renovated it, and wanted to make it an entrepreneurial incubation park, but they couldn't attract investment, so it's been empty."

"Let's go take a look." Lu Ming turned the steering wheel and headed for the New District.

The car drove along the wide road.

A dozen minutes later, the Maybach stopped in front of a building.

The building had six floors, with a gray glass curtain wall on the exterior, looking quite modern.

The main entrance on the first floor was locked, with a "For Rent" notice on the glass, along with a phone number.

In front of the building was a large plaza, overgrown with weeds.

Lu Ming opened the car door and got out, standing in the plaza to survey the building.

The location was perfectly aligned, adjacent to the main road of the New District.

The area was large enough, with each floor estimated at around two thousand square meters, totaling over ten thousand square meters for all six floors.

The enclosed vacant land around it was about a thousand square meters.

Lu Ming was immediately taken with the place.

Lu Jianjun walked over and handed him a cigarette.

Lu Ming waved it off.

"This place has bad feng shui," Lu Jianjun lit a cigarette for himself and took a puff, "The boss who ran away supposedly lost billions in Macau. Even when the government took over, they couldn't make anything of it. If you rent here, the rent alone will cost a fortune each year."

Lu Ming took out his phone and dialed the number on the glass door.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"Hello, who is this?" A lazy female voice came through.

"Hi, I saw your rental notice. I wanted to ask... about this building..." Lu Ming inquired.

Hearing someone interested in renting, the woman immediately perked up, "Rent, yes, it's for rent. How many floors do you want? What's it for?"

Lu Ming replied, "I'm not looking to rent. I want to ask if you're selling this building?"