Richest Rag-picker

Returning to this familiar place, Fang Chenyi navigated it with ease.

He pushed the gate to the dump open just enough to slip through the gap.

Looking at the various sorted piles of trash before him, he gave the woven bag in his hand a shake, his eyes sparkling as he charged forward.

[Host has collected one high-heeled shoe. System reward: 1,600 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the Host’s bank account. Please check for confirmation.]

He casually picked up a high-heeled shoe and tossed it into his woven bag. A notification for a 1,600-yuan reward immediately popped up. He smacked his lips and muttered to himself, ’This damn domestic trash is so much better than what you find in Japan!’

With that thought, he casually picked up a baijiu bottle and tossed it into the woven bag. A notification instantly sounded in his mind:

[Host has collected one Er Guotou liquor bottle, triggering a special system reward. Reward: 100% ownership of the Er Guotou Distillery. The share transfer agreement has been placed in the woven bag. Please retrieve it at your convenience.]

"Holy shit! A special reward!! I actually triggered a special reward!!"

Hearing the notification for the special reward, Fang Chenyi almost facepalmed. He’d been rewarded with the Er Guotou Distillery. ’If I’d known it was going to be a special reward, I would have picked something much more carefully!’

But it was obviously too late for regrets. The special rewards were random, making it impossible for Fang Chenyi to know when one would appear.

He shook his head in resignation. ’Oh well, I guess Er Guotou it is.’

With that, he reached out and casually picked up another small trinket that looked like a keychain.

The figurine was a small penguin wearing a Level 3 helmet and holding a QBZ assault rifle. It actually looked pretty cool, aside from the fact that one of its feet had broken off.

’Perhaps that’s why it ended up here,’ he thought. He didn’t dwell on it and tossed it into his woven bag.

[Host has collected one damaged QQ Games penguin figurine, triggering a special system reward. Reward: 71% ownership of Tencent Games. The share transfer agreement has been placed in the woven bag. Please retrieve it at your convenience.]

As the notification sounded in his mind, Fang Chenyi leaped to his feet, exclaiming in a mixture of shock and joy, "Holy shit, two special rewards in a row!!"

This was the first time this had happened since he’d acquired the system, and it made Fang Chenyi unbelievably excited—so excited that he didn’t even register what the reward actually was.

It took him a good while to calm down. He took a deep breath, and the trash grabber in his hand began to fly. He had to collect all the junk here, and fast. ’Who knows?’ he thought. ’Maybe I’ll get a third or even a fourth special reward in a row!’

At that thought, Fang Chenyi’s movements grew even faster.

Unfortunately, even after more than half an hour of picking through all the recyclable junk in the area, he failed to trigger another special reward.

Still, he wasn’t discouraged. ’If there’s nothing left here, I can just find another spot to keep going!’

His only frustration was that Wei Yilong’s project wasn’t finished and operational yet. ’Otherwise,’ he thought, ’wouldn’t collecting trash be even easier?’

But these things couldn’t be rushed. After folding the woven bag and putting it away in his own bag, he turned and left.

Back in his car, he headed toward another old haunt: People’s Square.

Unfortunately, even after picking this place clean, he still didn’t trigger a third special reward...

Resigned, Fang Chenyi had no choice but to drive home.

Just as he arrived home and parked his car, he heard the sound of an engine behind him.

He turned to see a large truck being stopped at his gate. Fang Chenyi was taken aback. ’What’s that truck for? Why is it here at my house?’

With these questions in mind, Fang Chenyi got out of his car, hopped on the small electric scooter parked by the villa entrance, and leisurely rode toward the main gate.

Just as he reached the gate, he saw a camouflage jeep speeding toward them from a distance. More importantly, its white license plate was especially conspicuous.

Fang Chenyi was startled for a moment, but then it clicked. The truck must be carrying the helicopter he had lent to Academician Ouyang for his research.

What puzzled him, however, was that it had only been a few days. ’Are they finished with it already?’

Sure enough, just as Mu Tou, who was blocking the truck at the gate, saw Fang Chenyi approach and was about to speak, the jeep pulled up. As the door opened, a hearty laugh rang out.

Seeing this, Fang Chenyi no longer paid Mu Tou any mind and walked forward with a smile to greet the visitor, laughing as he said:

"Haha, Academician Ouyang! Why didn’t you let me know you were coming? I would have prepared something nice for you to eat!"

Ouyang Jun smiled, pointed at Fang Chenyi, and said with a laugh:

"You kidder. It’s not mealtime! Haha, here, we’re done using it, so I brought it back to you right away."

After a bit of friendly banter, Fang Chenyi, knowing this wasn’t the place to talk, invited Ouyang Jun inside. Ouyang Jun didn’t stand on ceremony; he got back into the car and ordered the driver to proceed.

Seeing this, Mu Tou stopped blocking their path. He stepped aside and subconsciously raised his hand in a salute. This happened to be seen by Ouyang Jun from inside the car, and he couldn’t help but think to himself, ’There’s something unusual about that young man. Judging by his bearing alone, he must have been in the military.’

Ouyang Jun kept his eyes fixed on Mu Tou, who stood ramrod straight outside the car window, and nodded in satisfaction.

Once the vehicles drove in, Fang Chenyi smiled and patted Mu Tou on the shoulder. "Good work, Mu Tou," he said. "Go notify Qi Xiaotian and tell him to meet me at the villa entrance right now."

Hearing his boss praise his hard work, Mu Tou couldn’t help but puff out his chest a little more before replying:

"Brother Fang, Great Sage isn’t here. He went to the train station to pick someone up."

’Picking someone up? Who?’

Fang Chenyi was puzzled. ’He never mentioned he was picking someone up. Could it be Xiaoying?’

Seeing that the convoy had stopped, Fang Chenyi put the matter out of his mind. He gave Mu Tou a nod, signaling for the remaining vehicles to be let through, then rode his electric scooter toward the villa.

As he arrived by the vehicles, Ouyang Jun, who had just gotten out of his car again, spoke before Fang Chenyi had a chance to:

"Chenyi, to thank you for your generous support of our research, we’ve replaced the helicopter’s entire navigation and positioning system with our country’s Beidou system. And it’s not the civilian version, mind you. It will be much more secure this way."

Fang Chenyi smiled and thanked him. He was genuinely pleased, especially since he had recently seen in the news that the Beidou system had completed its global deployment.

[To be continued...]

PS: Third update of the day! I’m on a roll, more Chapters to follow shortly!