Thinking about the remaining over 49 tons of gold bricks now belonging entirely to her, Han Ying happily hugged the gold bar she had bitten earlier and rolled back and forth on the bed several times.
But after rolling around, she still had to face a problem: she needed to convert all this gold into cash—or into supplies—as soon as possible! She didn’t earn this fast money just to hoard gold bars. She earned it so she could turn it into stockpiled resources!
And she already knew exactly where to find a channel to convert the gold.
She took out the “no-IP” laptop she bought that day but hadn’t touched since. It was already fully charged. After pulling out the power cord, she opened it. The desktop was almost empty—only the system and a single website shortcut. Clearly, that website was the Ghost Net she was looking for.
She glanced at it; now wasn’t the time to open it. Although the seller claimed that unless the world’s top hackers were involved, no one could trace the IP when using the site, Han Ying still wouldn’t log in at home. She needed a public network that was safer.
Once she made up her mind, she acted immediately. She drove over fifty kilometers from the university town to a hotel. Using Xia Qing’s ID, she booked a room. She took out the laptop and opened Ghost Net.
Han Ying directly posted a bounty asking for underground gold-trading channels in various countries—ones known for good reputation, fairness, safety, and no backstabbing.
The news that the Toyo private vault had been robbed would explode in the media soon. But Han Ying wasn’t worried at all about taking this gold out to trade now. The daily transaction volume in the underground gold market was terrifying. Would those people stop trading just because of one news story? Impossible.
The bounty she posted was the cheapest tier on Ghost Net. After all, this type of intel was as simple as 1+1 for people who took jobs there. After paying only a few thousand dollars, she received plenty of answers.
These responses came from different countries. Han Ying planned to pick only one trader from each country.
Looking at the contact list she copied down, she felt Ghost Net was just too damn useful. Only with money could she stockpile massive supplies! So after handling this part, she decided to head out and start trading the gold bricks as soon as possible.
The next day, she went with the buyer of her house to the housing authority and transferred the property in Yujing Community. She handed over the keys and told the buyer there were still a few shameless relatives living inside, and he’d have to find his own way to kick them out.
The buyer didn’t mind at all, saying he’d handle it. He even made another appointment with her for moving furniture. Han Ying didn’t worry one bit about how he’d drive Zhao Meihua’s family out. With that kind of “I’ll pay in full without even looking at the house” rich-and-reckless aura, she truly wasn’t concerned!
After transferring that property, she also went to transfer the house she bought from the elderly couple. She wanted to renovate it later, after she had exchanged the gold.
With the house matters settled and lunch hour still far off, Han Ying drove to a pet shop five or six kilometers from the university town.
“Hello, feel free to browse around. If you like any pets, you can take them home!” the owner greeted warmly when he saw that she didn’t bring a pet with her, guessing she wanted to buy one.
“I want to buy a puppy.”
The pet shop was quite large. Rows of small cages held various little animals. In the back was a pet playground where several kittens and puppies happily played.
“I’m not sure what breed you’re looking for. You can take a look here. We have many breeds, and if we don’t have the one you want, you can pre-order,” the owner said, smiling even more when he heard she wanted a dog.
Han Ying already knew what she wanted. She said directly, “I want a large-breed puppy. Do you have any?”
“Large breeds? Many big dogs aren’t suitable for city living. Are you sure, miss? Of course, we do have some large-breed puppies, but I still recommend checking out the smaller ones.”
A few days ago, the shop had received two Alaskan Malamute puppies on consignment. But both carried one-third Caucasian Shepherd blood. Caucasian Shepherds were notoriously aggressive—comparable to Tibetan Mastiffs.
The shop originally didn’t want to accept them, but the owner said he’d pick them up in a month if unsold and would pay full boarding fees. Seeing that they were only one month old, the shop owner relaxed. Plus, boarding fees were guaranteed, so he agreed. Still, he didn’t like recommending large dogs to city residents; they could cause unnecessary trouble.
“We do have two Alaskan puppies, but they have one-third Caucasian Shepherd blood. Do you know how fierce that breed is?” the owner warned seriously. If something happened later and the customer blamed him, he’d be in trouble.
“I know Caucasian Shepherds. It’s fine. I’ll raise it here for a while and send it to the countryside before it becomes an adult,” Han Ying said casually, tossing out a half-true lie.
“In that case, since you’ve decided, I won’t try to convince you. Come with me.”
He led her to a white cage where two puppies were lying. The darker one immediately stood up and wagged its tail when it saw people approaching. Han Ying examined it—it was lively, but not the one she wanted.
The lighter-colored pup stayed curled up in the innermost corner, not even glancing her way.
“Could you open the cage? Let them out so I can choose?” Han Ying asked the nearby employee.
“Of course!”
The employee opened the cage, took both puppies out, and placed them in a small fenced area on the floor.
“Wha—how did this happen?”
Both puppies were now on the ground. The lively one kept lifting its head and wagging at the two humans. But the lighter-colored one… its entire head was covered in blood. A chunk was missing from its right fluffy ear.