Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

While the Xushui County Public Security Bureau was celebrating the recovery of the gun, Bai Baoshan was unaware that his gun had been found by the police. He wouldn't go to retrieve it anytime soon, as it wasn't the right time yet.

Meanwhile, Bai Baoshan was observing from across the street from a clothing store.

These past few days, Bai Baoshan has often spent the entire day sitting here, except when he helps Xie Yumin set up and close her stall.

The reason he stayed was simple: Bai Baoshan wanted to make a quick buck! Xie Yumin's small stall could bring in two or three hundred yuan a day, and he felt that such a large clothing store must be bringing in thousands of yuan a day.

The reason Bai Baoshan set his sights on this clothing store was because of the information Xie Yumin inadvertently revealed to him.

“Baoshan, do you still remember the clothing store that kicked us out that day?” Xie Yumin asked.

"I remember, that little girl was quite sharp-tongued!" Bai Baoshan said nonchalantly. After all, he was a ruthless bandit, and he couldn't possibly stoop to the level of a little girl, so he didn't take the matter to heart.

"Guess what I saw when I went to pick up the goods this afternoon?" Xie Yumin asked Bai Baoshan excitedly.

"what?"

"I saw the owner of that clothing store actually inspecting the wholesale market where I get my goods! I never imagined that the owner was also the owner of the wholesale market!" Xie Yumin said with longing.

"Which wholesale market?" Bai Baoshan asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's the mall where I source my goods! The one on the outer ring! All my clothes come from there, but not from famous brands. You can't find their products in the wholesale market at all; they have exclusive deals!" Xie Yumin said.

"Why would someone so rich need to open a wholesale market? Doesn't that just create a lot of competitors for themselves?" Bai Baoshan asked, puzzled.

"You don't understand, do you? I heard from the shop owners that wholesale markets offer discounts for bulk orders, while the prices for individual sellers are the same as what we sell outside!" Xie Yumin said.

"Is this proprietress very rich?" Bai Baoshan's eyes suddenly lit up.

"It's more than just being rich! I heard that this boss lady runs a clothing wholesale business with a group of her sisters-in-law. They not only have such a large clothing wholesale market, but also hundreds of stores throughout Beiping! Each store can earn tens of thousands of yuan a month! Just think how much money that is! It's unreal. I wonder when I'll be able to open my own store?" Xie Yumin's face was full of longing, completely ignoring the change in Bai Baoshan's eyes.

So starting the next day, Bai Baoshan began to monitor the store. He wanted to determine exactly how much money the store could make and how to turn that money into cash.

After three days of observation, Bai Baoshan discovered that every night after the store closed, a van would come to collect money from the store, and a handbag would be used to collect the cash each day.

He also tried to follow the van, which would visit five or six stores every day, collect cash from the stores, and then return to the wholesale market.

Bai Baoshan checked and found that there were about thirty such vans. If each van served five stores, then there would be about one hundred and fifty stores in Beiping!

Even if each store makes 10,000 yuan a day, that means each van has 50,000 to 60,000 yuan on it!

Bai Baoshan had considered robbing a van, but unfortunately there were four people in the van, two of whom were armed! Although they were all carrying Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, they were still not people Bai Baoshan could afford to mess with at his current level.

After the money was collected at the wholesale market, there was an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China branch downstairs. The money was deposited into the bank that very evening, leaving Bai Baoshan with no chance to rob it.

Finally, with no other option, Bai Baoshan had to settle for second best and see if he could find an opportunity to make a quick buck when the store's sales were high.

So now Bai Baoshan is staking out the location every day to observe. Once he has observed it well, he plans to go back to Xushui, retrieve the gun, and start a robbery!

Within a week, Bai Baoshan had figured out the sales situation of the clothing store. Basically, Saturday was the day when he made the most money, and he could sell at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a day!

He could easily make 100,000 yuan a week! That's 300,000 yuan a month! If he didn't have to send the money away every day, Bai Baoshan would definitely want to save up a lot and make a big splash!

A week later, Bai Baoshan left Beiping and took a bus to Xushui. He planned to retrieve the gun and prepare to take action.

Just as he got off the bus at the main intersection closest to the abandoned brick kiln, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with the road!

There's nothing else to it, it's just that there are too many people! He clearly remembers that when he buried his gun before, he didn't encounter a single person on the distance from the abandoned brick kiln to the main road!

And now? There's a watermelon vendor at the main intersection, and on the small path leading to the abandoned brick kiln, you often see two people strolling along the road!

Although they were all dressed as farmers, Bai Baoshan could still tell that something was wrong with them because they were all too young!

To avoid attracting attention, Bai Baoshan did not go to the abandoned brick kiln, but instead passed by it without entering, and continued along the path towards the small village about seven kilometers away.

"Was that the man who came to the abandoned brick kiln?" asked a man lying under a tree by the roadside after Bai Baoshan passed by.

"Report, Captain! No! That person headed straight for the village! He didn't stop at the abandoned brick kiln at all!" A policeman hiding in the abandoned brick kiln reported over the radio.

"Alright, keep a watchful eye on them! Be alert for any suspicious individuals trying to approach the abandoned brick kiln!" the captain said.

"Captain, it's been almost half a month, and that person still hasn't come to pick up the gun. Should we stop feeding mosquitoes here?" A voice full of complaints came through the radio.

"Alright, stop complaining! We've found the guns, but we can't be too careful. What if he really comes back for more? You know, he only has these two guns, and he has no chance to get any more now! We've already started assigning three or four guards to every post that needs to be manned! Do you think this guy still has the ability to come out and try to steal more guns?" the captain said with a look of disdain.

The young policeman, with a knowing look on his face, continued to lie in ambush at the abandoned brick kiln with a relaxed demeanor.

Bai Baoshan, who had escaped the abandoned brick kiln area, had a frighteningly gloomy expression! He really didn't expect how the police had found this place.

He's like a raging Red Bull now! Without a gun, how can he rob anyone? With the broken knife in his hand?