"I'm Chinese, nice to meet you," Zhang Lisheng waved and replied in English.
"A Chinese with such fluent English, are you not a backpacker, but an international student?
Oh, this is a gift from God just before Christmas.
You can take a look at the products in my store. If there's anything you're interested in, feel free to ask me. I'm right beside you, esteemed customer. " The grocery store owner left Lina and Hannah who were bargaining in excitement and walked past George to Zhang Lisheng's side with light steps. He said politely like he was performing an opera.
The four people in the shop looked at him in astonishment. For a moment, no one spoke.
The grocery store owner lowered his voice again and said, "Sir, I know that a Red Prince like you is tired of the luxury cars, mansions, and parties with beautiful women in Manhattan. You wish to come to Queens for some excitement and fun.
Don't worry, I'm a kind person and have a wide network. I'm one of the good guys in this area, and I have all kinds of connections … "
As he was speaking, the door of the grocery store was suddenly kicked open. A few ferocious-looking Asians with thick arms, who were naked in the cold weather, rushed into the store and shouted, "Mahmud, if you really don't hand it over …"
But the grocery store owner moved faster than their voices. His fat body was as flexible as a monkey. He jumped under a shelf and took out a long-handled rifle. "Get out of my store, little hooligans, or I'll shoot your brains out."
The instant the spear was aimed at them, a few ferocious-looking Asians spread their arms and threatened loudly, "This is the last warning of our Scorpion Gang, Middle Eastern gangsters! It won't be so easy next time!" Then, they retreated out of the grocery store.
After the police and gangster movie-like plot ended, the young lady who had been living in a wealthy middle-class family in Brooklyn suddenly began to scream, "Quick, quick, call the police! Oh God, there's someone in broad daylight, there's someone …
Is the security in Queens that bad? "
"Hey, girls, calm down. If you think the law and order here is bad, I should really bring you to Detroit.
My first stop in America was to stay there. After staying there for a month, I asked myself why I had to pretend to be a refugee and leave Kosovo since I was living such a violent life.
So I came to Queens, New York. Actually, those people just now had a bad attitude, but that was how they made a living.
This happens all the time in Queens. It's useless to call the police as long as you don't shoot. "The store owner put away his gun and stopped Lina and Hannah from calling the police.
Then, he ran back to Zhang Lisheng attentively and said, "Please allow me to continue serving you, young sir.
By the way, what do you like in the store? "
"There doesn't seem to be anything I need here. Sorry."
"Then what do you need? I still have a warehouse behind me. It has everything you need."
"Hey, I got off the car with him just now. Just because he has a banana face and I have a caramel face, does he deserve to be treated differently?
My friend wants to buy a pet. Do you have one here? " George, who was left out, curled his lips and said discontentedly. He didn't care about the shooting incident that almost happened just now.
"A pet? Oh, I see. You want a pet.
A special pet.
A pet that could control the situation if it was brought out.
It was a majestic and unique pet.
A pet that can make you look good in front of your friends, of course, I'm not talking about your three American friends, but your Chinese friends! "The grocery store owner stared at Zhang Lisheng as if he was reciting a poem. His voice was full of emotions as he shouted with a gradually raised voice," I happen to have this kind of pet that you need here.
Please follow me. "He wanted to close the store's door sneakily as he spoke.
Lina and Hannah who were terrified earlier shouted immediately seeing the store owner closing the door, "No, we don't want to be locked here." They ran out of the store.
George was stunned. He looked at Zhang Lisheng.
"Go take care of the two girls. I'm curious what kind of pet Mr. Mahmud would sell me. I can't believe it could be described as majestic and unique," Zhang Lisheng said while smiling.
"I think you should leave with me. The store owner looks like a mental patient, his behavior …"
"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of mental patients."
George knew he could not persuade Zhang Lisheng, so he could only nod. "Alright then, we'll wait for you outside." He then walked out of the store.
After George left, the store owner closed the door and locked it from the inside. He picked up a naked human wooden sculpture from the shelf and turned it on. It was a flashlight.
He lit up the front and said, "Sir, follow me." He then led Zhang Lisheng to the back door of the store.
The back door led to a dusty warehouse. From the beam of the flashlight, Chen Zhao could see that the stuff inside was even weirder than the shops on the shelves in front of him.
"Mr. Mahmud, you can keep that 'one of a kind' pet here." Zhang Lisheng coughed a few times and asked after walking more than ten meters along the narrow tunnel between the wall-like goods on the left and right.
"Cough cough … Sir, I admit that the environment here is a little bad but I'm sure you'll be satisfied with the goods." Mahmud, who was leading the way, walked out of the goods tunnel as he spoke. He used the flashlight to light up the wall at the deepest part of the warehouse and turned on a dim ceiling light.
At the moment, a giant cage appeared before Zhang Lisheng next to the pile of junk.
The creature curled up in the iron cage was stimulated by the light and suddenly opened its tired and lifeless eyes. Although it was already dying, the ferocity and coldness in its eyes still made Zhang Lisheng, who had already made a breakthrough to Rank-3 Wizard, shudder.
Zhang Lisheng mumbled after being silent for more than ten seconds, "A Komodo monitor. Oh, Mr. Mahmud, the pet that you're selling to me is indeed unique."
The Komodo monitor was the world's largest lizard. It was also the animal that looked the closest to the Western dragon in reality. An adult could grow up to five meters long and weigh 150 kilograms.
It was the only monitor lizard that had giant, sharp teeth in its mouth. It usually ate wild boar, deer or monkeys.
The Komodo monitor was extremely ferocious when it was hunting. It could run extremely fast. Apart from having a mouth full of sharp teeth, its giant, powerful long tail and sharp claws were lethal weapons too.
The indigenous people in its habitat, Nusa Tenggara Archipelago in Indonesia, called it the Komodo's dragon.
"Yes sir, a giant dragon that's five meters long!
Imagine, when you appear in front of your friends holding it, how shocking the scene will be. "
"But there's less than 1,000 of these animals left in the world and they're extremely ferocious. I might get into big trouble if I buy it," Zhang Lisheng took a deep breath and said softly.
"Oh young sir, it's not like you're really going to keep a Komodo monitor as a pet.
It's a one-time-use luxury item to a red prince like you, isn't it?
To be honest, the giant lizard was transported to the US with the intention of being sent to Chinatown to be used for cooking.
I heard a rich Chinese businessman who had migrated to America was planning to use it to entertain a mysterious VIP from across the ocean.
However, things changed because of the sudden political turmoil in the country across the ocean …
Haha … I think I've said enough, you should know more about this secret than I do. "
As Mahmud was speaking, Zhang Lisheng stared at the Komodo monitor in the cage. He watched as it revealed its sharp teeth and let out a low, soft 'pst, pst' sound in a threatening manner.
The Komodo monitor's vocal cords were not developed, it was usually as quiet as a mute. Such a hissing sound was already a sign that it was extremely enraged.
"Mr. Mahmud, you've misunderstood me. I'm not some red prince, I don't know what kind of secret you're telling me that's like an Arabian Nights story.
I only know that although this Komodo monitor in the cage is precious, it's dying and it's hard for you to sell it legally … "Zhang Lisheng said.
"I understand, I understand. So sir, how much are you going to pay for it?"
Zhang Lisheng paused for a moment, "Okay, you're a smart businessman, Mr. Mahmud.
This big fella might be useful to me but it's just a possibility. It's hard for me to pay a high price for it. Moreover, I've just bought a car today, I don't have much money on me.
Why don't you name a price, I'll see if I can accept it. "
"A fixed price of 200,000 dollars. You know that this price is not expensive."
Precious animals were like precious artworks, their value was sometimes difficult to estimate.
For instance, in the eyes of a collector who liked it, let alone a live Komodo Monitor, even a giant lizard specimen would be worth it if they were to spend millions of dollars.
However, the skill and effort needed to make a Komodo monitor that was five meters long, weighed 150 kilograms and had no hard scales on its body to be a specimen that could be preserved for a long time was unimaginable for ordinary people.
However, a dead, rotten giant lizard could not even be sold at the price of pork.
"Mr. Mahmud, this price is too high, I can't accept it."
"Then, how much are you offering?"
"I'm just an ordinary high school student, the most I can offer is 10,000 dollars." Zhang Lisheng tried his best to recall Tina's face when she was negotiating and offered a price that would cut off his toes.
Unfortunately, he was still too young. How would an ordinary American high school student have 10,000 dollars to buy a dying Komodo monitor?
Mahmud had a proud expression on his face, "Oh, young sir, I've been doing business longer than you've been in this world.
I'll cut the crap, I want all the money in your account.
Don't write a check, we'll swipe our card now if you want this' big worm '. Say goodbye if you don't want it. "
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