Chapter 19

The next day, Su Zhe got up early. After washing up, he woke up Baobao, tidied her up, and took her out for breakfast.

Halfway through the meal, Su Zhe's phone rang. He picked it up and answered.

"Hello, this is the True Emotion Agency. We were commissioned by you to find a pet hospital yesterday. We have found one that is currently for sale. Are you available to come over now?" The caller introduced himself and explained his purpose.

"Sure, thank you. I'll be there in half an hour." Su Zhe was surprised by the efficiency of the agency, as they found a pet hospital in just one day. After finishing breakfast with Baobao, he took a car to the agency.

Upon arrival, he was greeted by a young man whose voice matched the one on the phone, likely the same person. He shook hands with Su Zhe and introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Dong Hong."

After a few pleasantries, Dong Hong suggested taking Su Zhe to see the pet hospital. Su Zhe agreed, and since Dong Hong had a car, it saved a lot of time. They drove there themselves.

The pet hospital was very close to the city center, with a lot of foot traffic and a high population. There were many upscale residential areas nearby, so there was no shortage of customers. Dong Hong introduced the pet hospital to Su Zhe on the way. Upon arrival, Su Zhe observed for a while and found that it matched what Dong Hong had described. The pet hospital was still in operation and had a steady flow of customers.

Dong Hong contacted the manager of the pet hospital, indicating that a potential buyer was there to visit. The manager, who was likely inside the pet hospital, quickly came to greet them.

They introduced themselves to each other. The manager of the pet hospital was a middle-aged man named Li Xin, the sole owner who had full authority over the pet hospital. Baobao, who was in Su Zhe's arms, also chimed in, "I'm Baobao, I'm 6 years old, and I'm my brother's good little sister."

The three men were taken aback by her words but couldn't help but laugh.

Su Zhe asked Li Xin about his intentions for selling the pet hospital. Although Li Xin didn't fully believe that Su Zhe had the capability to buy it, he still carefully introduced the environment and equipment of the pet hospital and took Su Zhe on a tour.

Li Xin's pet hospital was a three-story building with a backyard, totaling about 500 square meters. The first floor was decorated as a pet store where pets could be sold, while the second and third floors were the pet hospital. The pet hospital had been in operation for about three years but was recently renovated, making it look quite new and impressive.

The pet hospital was well-equipped with 4 veterinarians, 6 assistants, and other staff, totaling 18 people. The staff was sufficient, and basically, changing the name of the pet hospital would allow it to reopen. If Su Zhe didn't mind the name "Li Xin," he could even keep the sign and open it immediately.

Su Zhe was very interested, as this fit his criteria. However, the building belonged to Li Xin, and he intended to sell it entirely, not just rent it out. The asking price was 8 million yuan. This made Su Zhe hesitate, but after negotiations between Dong Hong and Li Xin, Li Xin reduced the price by 1 million to 7 million yuan. However, he did not accept installment payments and required full payment upfront.

Su Zhe was very interested in the pet hospital and satisfied with the price. If he had 7 million yuan, he would definitely buy it. Unfortunately, he only had 4 million yuan. In the end, Su Zhe said he needed more time to consider and took Baobao home.

At home, he let Baobao play with the sulcata tortoise. He sat on the sofa, thinking about the 3 million yuan he still needed. He considered continuing to win money through fish battles, but to win enough money, he would need to win many times, which would attract too much attention. He didn't want to do that unless it was absolutely necessary.

To win that much money at once, he would need to participate in the Fish King Championship, which was held only once a month at the first and second floors of the Fish Battle Club. Even if it were held on the upper floors, he wouldn't qualify as a regular member. He needed to upgrade his membership, but he didn't have the qualifications yet.

He patted his head, remembering that he knew about the Fish Battle Club because he had gone there to sell a golden-headed box turtle. He still had four golden-headed box turtles, which had grown much larger and were likely more valuable.

Golden-headed box turtles become more valuable as they grow larger, so he input 10 points of divine power into them, making them grow about 10mm larger. Now, the two male turtles were nearly 80mm, and the two female turtles were about 100mm.

He originally planned to take the golden-headed box turtles to the Spirit Turtle Home to sell them, but he remembered that the last time he sold them, he didn't know the market price and might have sold them too cheaply.

So, he went back to his room, turned on his computer, and searched for information on golden-headed box turtles to understand the market. However, due to their rarity, there was little information available, and the price range provided online was very wide. He searched for a long time but couldn't find the information he needed.

He was about to close the computer when he saw a post online where someone was seeking help to sell a golden-headed box turtle and asking for the price. The post had a high reward, so there were many responses, over a hundred.

He looked through the responses and saw a wide range of prices, from a few hundred to several hundred thousand, none of which were useful. However, one response caught his attention. It didn't directly state a price but provided a website for auctions.

Su Zhe entered the website provided by the netizen and was surprised to find that it actually worked. He looked at the website's introduction. It was an online auction platform primarily for pets. Sellers could submit their pet information, set their own prices, and auction times. Buyers would bid, and the highest bidder would win.

Regardless of success, the website would charge 100 yuan, and if the auction was successful, the website would take an additional 1% of the final auction price. Due to the website's credibility, both sellers and buyers were numerous. Because the auction fee was at least 100 yuan, the pets auctioned were generally mid-to-high-end.

Su Zhe browsed through past auction records and found several golden-headed box turtles. He looked at the descriptions and final prices and realized that the owner of the Spirit Turtle Home had cheated him. One of the golden-headed box turtles was similar in size to the one he had sold, but the final price was 90,000 yuan, 40,000 yuan more than what he had received. Moreover, the quality of the turtle he had sold was much better.

However, it was too late to do anything about it now. Once sold, it was like water spilled on the ground, impossible to retrieve.

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