Chapter 420 Insider Information (1/2)
Chapter 420: Insider Information
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The group was having their dinner in a restaurant called ”Bonkers”. The interior design was very distinctive because it incorporated the local attractions as a whole. It was a breathtaking sight for Li Du.
The floor of the restaurant was made of tempered glass; underneath was a pool, which was like an imitation of Lake Powell. When people stood on it, they felt like they were strolling on the lake.
There were private dining rooms on both sides of the aisle, the exteriors of the private dining rooms were decorated like mountains, making the aisle look like a canyon. No doubt that was a tribute to Glen Canyon.
Although Li Du had not been to Lake Powell, he was quite well-informed about the local attraction. Just as what he saw in the restaurant, Lake Powell was surrounded by striking red rock, steep, tall canyons, and magnificent desert-like landscapes.
When Zhang Kai entered the restaurant, he was somewhat overwhelmed and said, ”Are we having our dinner here? This is too expensive, Brother Li. Too expensive.”
Li Du didn't know about the prices here as Hans was the one who had made the reservations. Judging from Zhang Kai's reaction, this was a high-class restaurant. Of course, by looking at how the restaurant was being furnished, one could also tell that the food here was certainly expensive.
Hans was a generous person but he was not foolish. He had only made a reservation for five: the four of them plus Zhang Kai.
Their meals were served very shortly after ordering them. Li Du was savoring the local venison and chatting with Zhang. ”Brother Zhang, so what do you know about the things inside the storage units?”
Zhang Kai was focused on eating his roast beef. He wiped his mouth and glanced up, carefully looking to his left and right before talking in a low voice, ”Yes, there's one of them with good items inside.”
”Don't worry,” assured Li Du, ”nobody's listening in. You can tell me what you know, and if it's exactly what you've said, I won't let my fellow countryman get nothing out of it.”
Hearing this, Zhang Kai immediately waved his hand and said, ”What are you saying? We Chinese should help each other in the United States. If my information can help you, that will do.”
”It's my industry rule,” laughed Li Du. ”If you provided me useful news, I need to pay you a percentage.”
Zhang Kai rubbed his hands and said, ”Is that so? Brother Zhang won't stand on ceremony then.”
”Yeah, don't stand on ceremony. Just tell me what you know.”
”I'm in-charge of the checks and maintenance of units 51 to 100. Out of the 45 units up for auction, 14 units are in my care and one of them is unit 54.”
Zhang Kai looked around Li Du again in a secretive and careful way. ”Brother Li, there are guns in unit 54—several shotguns in there!”
It was common to find shotguns in the storage units in Page. This was due to the fact that this was one of the popular hunting grounds in Arizona.
Li Du was immediately interested in the unit. ”How many shotguns are there? Do you know what's the model of the gun?”
”I can't give an exact answer,” Zhang Kai replied softly, ”but while I was doing the maintenance work, I saw a few gun boxes and I'm sure there are at least five of them!” He didn't know the model either. As a storage unit caretaker, he only went inside the units for scheduled maintenance or when there were problems with them.
When caretakers needed to go inside a unit for maintenance, the company would notify the tenant and the tenant would monitor the maintenance process. If the company could not get in touch with the tenant, they would send an employee to record the whole process to prevent anyone from touching the things inside the unit.
”Besides unit 54, you also need to take note of unit 68. That unit contains a fishing machine. One time I even helped the tenant move the fishing machine. That machine is worth tens of thousands of dollars!”
”A fishing machine that's worth some tens of thousands of dollars?” exclaimed Li Du. ”Why did the owner abandon it?”