A wealthy person with a reading panel

Chapter 36: Business Cover-up Methods (Please Read)

When we arrived at the Grand Theater, we walked into the shooting range on the underground floor.

As a boy, it was my first time seeing so many real guns neatly displayed together. I was a little shocked at first, and then I felt inexplicably excited.

Especially looking at that row of rifles, I couldn't wait to go forward, pick up one, and shoot around to try out the feeling.

Unfortunately, as Zhou Qing was experiencing shooting for the first time, he couldn't even touch the gun. He had to watch the safety video first and learn the safety knowledge of using a gun.

Before the shooting range instructor begins teaching, he or she will first choose a gun.

When he learned that there was a police version of the Type 92 pistol, he decisively chose this one.

Finally, they arrived at the gun range. The pistol was fixed on an iron chain. Zhou Qing stood in front of the ground line and picked it up with both hands as the coach taught him.

It’s a small handful, but it feels heavier in the hand than I imagined when watching it through the video.

Quite substantial.

Put on your earmuffs and take aim.

Snapped!
My first reaction was that the gun was so shocking when it was fired.

My second reaction was that the smell of gunpowder was not very pleasant.

"Although I missed the target, it's normal for the first time. Follow the aiming method I told you to aim a little lower. Also, when you pull the trigger, be slower and gentler. Try to apply even pressure to your hand and don't focus on your hand. 'Aim with intent, not fire with intent'... Try again."

The coach was very responsible and explained the technical points and guided him in the second shooting.

Zhou Qing had some talent in shooting a pistol. He hit the target with his second shot, and he hit the target with several consecutive shots thereafter.

After twenty shots, he hit the target with seventeen shots and three missed the target, but the coach still praised him for his steady hands.

Zhou Qing felt that his hands were indeed very steady now, thanks to the strengthening of his body after taking snake gall.

Not feeling satisfied, he fired another twenty bullets.

I fired a total of forty bullets, which satisfied me a little and also gave me some initial experience in shooting a pistol.

"Handsome guy, you really have some talent in shooting. Come and play with me often in the future."

Before leaving, the male coach, who was in his thirties, gave me some compliments and then reminded me, "Many people feel sore in their fingers and arms the next day after their first target practice. You can go get a massage."

"Okay, thanks for reminding me."

Coming out of the shooting gallery, he was still thinking: "I have to come back to practice a few more times in the future and try other guns."

Practice more and become familiar with the weapon as a gun. Then when you encounter an emergency in the future, you can take out your own gun and use it without being nervous or panicking.

"It's just that the cost of bullets in China is really high, especially for this one in Tanzhou. Tonight, I shot forty rounds and it cost over 1,100 yuan."

He looked at the bank deduction notification he received on his mobile phone after scanning the payment: Your account has deducted 11200.00 yuan, and the balance after the transaction is 302388.60 yuan.

"It's going to be under 300,000 soon."

"I can't just sit there and eat all my food. After eating, I go home and read, and try to win the next income as soon as possible!"

Coming out of the shooting range, there was a large shopping mall opposite. Zhou Qing crossed the street and saw a clay pot rice restaurant that was doing pretty good business, so he went in and ordered a bowl of Yongzhou blood duck clay pot rice.

Because we chose the rice crust, the meal will be served later.

Taking advantage of this gap, he summoned the panel, focused his attention, and touched it with his mind: choose to read the whole article.

The next moment, a new book title appeared behind the "Reading" column: "People in the Alley".

Zhou Qing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw the title of the book.

The TV series adapted from this novel was very popular some time ago. Although he had not watched it, he had seen the news. It seemed to be about the story of three families in an alley in the Suzhou Cotton Mill family quarters in the late 20s.

"I seem to remember that the original work was an online novel." Zhou Qing searched on the reading app and quickly found the book, which was an authentic reprint.

The novel has 68 chapters and 300,000 words.

"It's not a long novel. I can finish reading this tonight."

Zhou Qing directly clicked on the first chapter and started reading.

"The cotton mill has renovated an alley and plans to allocate it to employees for dormitories."

"The housing allocation list hasn't come out yet, but the cotton mill has released explosive news—in the middle of the night, the beauty from Workshop 2 knocked on the secretary's door with her son..."

……

Reading novels is different from reading those obscure books on physics and chemistry, especially when "reading through", which is a pleasure for Zhou Qing.

When the clay pot rice was served, he ate while watching. The food in this restaurant was good, the dishes were delicious, and the rice with rice crust was also unique. But it did not prevent him from using the wonderful stories in the novel to "accompany his meal", making the original delicious taste more comfortable.

The story of "People in the Alley" is another excellent dish to be enjoyed with rice.

“No wonder it became a hit after being made into a TV series.”

Zhou Qing thought to himself that if he wanted to choose this novel to read carefully in the future, he would watch the TV series first.

TV dramas have pictures and sounds. If they are well-made and of high quality, watching them once will definitely help you in your later intensive reading and help you understand the characters in a more vivid and direct way.

Just as I was thinking about it, a WeChat notification popped up on my phone.

He switched the page and saw that it was Li Wanxiu who had sent him the address for tomorrow night's dinner, which was near May Day Square.

Zhou Qing stretched out his finger and tapped the box below, calling up the input method: "Okay, I'll be there tomorrow."

Li Wanxiu: "It's so late, you should not be working, right? (smiley face)"

Zhou Qing quickly replied: "No, I'm eating, but I have to work overtime tonight."

When he said overtime, he was naturally referring to reading "People in the Alley".

Li Wanxiu had learned about Zhou Qing's situation from her landlord, Lin Jiao, and knew that he had just graduated from college. So she subconsciously assumed that the overtime he mentioned meant being a slave at a certain company. She even said to him, "That's what working for someone else is like. I've been working for so many years, and I still have to come to Chenzhou to work overtime."

Once the topic was changed, the two started chatting again.

After finishing the clay pot rice and coming out of the store, Zhou Qing already knew that the other party was engaged in home furnishing marketing and worked in a listed home furnishing brand company. This trip to Chenzhou was to promote the whole-house customization launched by their brand.

When talking about his work, Zhou Qing suddenly had an idea and said that he was in the antique jewelry and handicraft business.

After finishing the chat and getting on the online taxi back to his residence, he began to think about this issue seriously.

"I can really get involved in this area. It's a good excuse to hide the source of the items I won!"

"I can open an antique shop or a collection studio, and then often visit antique and jewelry markets across the country."

“I also often collect some things.”

Zhou Qing made up his mind and kept it in mind, ready to find an opportunity to implement it later.

“Now I should read more books!”

"People in the Alley" was easy to read, but it was already half past ten when he got home.

I didn't stay up late at night and went to bed directly after reading at 12:30, so it took me a little while to finish reading it, and I didn't finish it until around 11:00 the next morning.

He called out the panel and immediately selected "only draw, not take".

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(End of this chapter)