Lin Yu began to wander around the Ghost Market.
The entire Ghost Market was very large, it looked like it would stretch for three or four miles.
After wandering around for a while, Lin Yu checked the time, it was only 10:30 pm, the Ghost Market wasn't lively yet, the real 'sellers' hadn't come out.
After another half hour, Lin Yu saw a middle-aged man squatting in the corner, with a cunning look on his face, he immediately smiled.
This man who looked like a relative of a weasel was the person Lin Yu was looking for.
Lin Yu walked to the corner, didn't speak, but tapped the middle-aged man's leg three times with his left foot.
The middle-aged man quickly looked up, revealing a set of large yellow teeth, he bowed to Lin Yu and said: "In the world of the Jianghu, a single flower, Jin Ge Lan Rong is a family, sir, show us your strength."
Lin Yu nodded and said: "Lao Hai, let's do some business."
The middle-aged man immediately laughed: "Sir, how big of a deal is it..."
Before he could finish, Lin Yu's black pistol was pointed at his head.
“Outsider? Don't you know the rules? There's plenty of rice on the ground, I have my roots, don't test my depths, be careful you get flooded.” (Outsider? Don't you know the rules? I'm a legitimate businessman with a rank, you're testing me, I'll take your head and destroy your power.)
“Sir, please have mercy, I will take you to the boss now.” The middle-aged man said, bowing and scraping.
The middle-aged man Lin Yu found was a middleman in the Ghost Market, also known as a broker in the Five Elements and Eight Trades.
The old saying goes: "Car, boat, shop, foot, tooth, they deserve to be killed even without any crimes."
This refers to the people who engage in these five trades, they don't need to be exposed for their crimes, just kill them and it's right.
In the past, the car trade and the foot trade were engaged in bullying the market and trafficking women.
Some car trades even made their carriage drivers' wives sell their bodies in brothels, and the car trade boss took a cut of the profits.
Many prohibited goods and kidnapped children were transported by car and foot trades, this situation gradually improved after the founding of the new China.
In the past, there were countless black shops and robberies.
Although brokers operate in all kinds of industries, many black market brokers are spies for bandits, and kidnapping and robbing brothels are also their activities.
But at this time, the middle-aged man in front of Lin Yu didn't have the opportunity to do such business.
After all, under the red flag, with the great red flag flying high, these rats who harm the people will become fewer and fewer.
In fact, the middle-aged man's last question about the size of the deal to Lin Yu was also a test.
He was trying to see if Lin Yu was a real Jianghu person, if he wasn't, in this day and age, he would just sell things at a higher price, but in the past, it would have been up to the seller's whim.
A few minutes later, the middle-aged man led Lin Yu to a courtyard house across the street from the Ghost Market.
Lin Yu took a look, it was a two-entry courtyard, probably their place of business.
The real big sellers in the black market would have a base near the Ghost Market, just for the convenience of big buyers to view the goods.
"Knock knock knock..." three long and three short knocks on the door.
The courtyard gate was opened a crack, revealing a burly man.
"Rat, you have a customer?"
The middle-aged man nodded, pointed his thumb at Lin Yu and said: "Insider, big deal." (Insider, big deal.)
The man immediately welcomed Lin Yu in: "Sir, please come in, the boss is in the main room."
The middle-aged man nodded to Lin Yu: "Sir, please."
Lin Yu raised his hand and threw a large ten-dollar bill to the middle-aged man.
"Thank you for your generosity." He said, then stepped back and walked towards the alleyway.
The middleman's task was complete after bringing Lin Yu here.
Of course, after Lin Yu traded with the seller, the seller would also give the broker a commission.
Lin Yu was led by the man to the main room.
The boss in the room was a middle-aged man in his forties, with six men, waiting for Lin Yu.
"Golden basin covered silver basin, which cloud is the wind blowing." The boss bowed and asked.
Lin Yu returned the salute: "We're all Lotus Can, together we enter the Green Forest Gate."
"Report your name, please." The boss said politely.
"Sure." Lin Yu smiled: "Double Whistle, Jumping Jianzi Zhen Shan Hai."
Double Whistle is Lin, Jumping Jianzi is tiger, the older generation of Linjia Village, had a tiger head name in the Jianghu of Jingjinji.
The name in the Jianghu is also divided into big and small, usually a dragon head name represents a person with great connections, with close ties to the court, such as Dragon Lord.
A tiger head name represents a person who is like a ferocious tiger descending from the mountain, unstoppable, meaning that the person or force is brave and strong, capable of fighting and winning tough battles.
In the Jianghu, the one with the bigger fist is the boss, so, usually a tiger head name is more difficult to offend, Linjia Village is such a force.
Zhen Shan Hai, is Lin Yu's grandmother's father's name, it can also be said to be the legacy of that lineage, Lin Yu borrowed it, which is also within the unwritten rules of the Jianghu.
If this name had been Lin Yu's grandfather's, Lin Yu could have directly inherited it, this is also an unwritten rule in the Jianghu.
"Mr. Lin, my apologies, I didn't know you were coming, what kind of business do you have to take care of with us?" The boss naturally understood the meaning behind the name Lin Yu reported, and he instantly became more polite.
Lin Yu smiled: "What kind of business can I do with the boss, it must be your old profession."
"Hahaha..." The boss was stunned: "Mr. Lin is quite a witty man, are you looking for some hard goods?"
Lin Yu nodded and said: "I want hard goods, don't bring out any junk, it's a waste of time."
"Alright, Mr. Lin, please wait a moment." The boss said, nodding to the few strong men beside him.
They walked to the inner room, and soon, they carried out two ammunition boxes and placed them in front of Lin Yu.
"Mr. Lin, take a look." The boss opened the two ammunition boxes, revealing dozens of brand new handguns.
Lin Yu began to examine them one by one.
"Boss, bring me some long guns, new ones, money's no problem." Lin Yu said while selecting the pistols.
The boss nodded again to his men.
"Mr. Lin, please wait a moment, what kind of big deal are you doing?" The boss saw Lin Yu picking out the pistols he liked, he had already picked out five in a short time, he was a little nervous.
After all, they were under the nose of the emperor, if Lin Yu caused a big commotion, he wouldn't be able to escape, he would be caught and destroyed for sure.