America: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 61 Discount Coupons

"Shit!! I told you we shouldn't be greedy! He mixed in some fakes for us!!" The young white man with a green mohawk and a nose ring was furious, grabbing a baseball bat as he spoke. "I'm going to find him and give him a good beating!"

"That guy has moved to Austin, Texas. How are you going to find him?" Another young man with dark makeup and tattoos said weakly, his face ashen. "We've lost this job!"

Fitz cried out, "No! My fifty dollars!!"

Jason grumbled angrily, "Damn it! The local gangs are so rude!"

"Perhaps we can plant the remaining seeds and make Mexican multigrain burritos in a few months?" Zhang Ailun suggested with a strange expression as he looked at the group groaning.

"The planting time is too long, and the grain price is not high, so let's just forget about it." The group shook their heads dejectedly.

"We're leaving! We're going to find new business. Here's the key to the basement of this house for you, Jason."

The two young men waved goodbye and prepared to leave this sad place. They left the room key, got on their motorcycles, and drove away.

Only a few people remained in the basement, staring at each other blankly.

"Or should we sell the remaining sorghum seeds as castor beans?"

Simone suggested, "At least we can't waste it; let's earn that money back."

"If we weren't really short of money, who would think of growing leaves? We can't even sell them to the gang, because if they find out they're sorghum seeds, they'll definitely retaliate!" Jason complained.

But then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he exclaimed, "Wait, I have a great idea!!"

"We can sell them to the high school students at the party!" Jason said excitedly. "People that age always love to brag and pretend they're street thugs. If we can persuade them to sell their sorghum seeds to those people, we'll definitely make a fortune!"

"Then we report him to his parents? So they can discipline him more strictly? The minor is under control, we make money, and everyone's happy?" Fitz asked with a strange expression.

Seeing Jason nod, Fitz felt as if his defenses had been broken.

He immediately burst into a tirade: "Fxxk! How did you know I'd been fooled like that before! The only difference is, those heartless bastards sold us chalk dust instead of white powder, giving me sinusitis!"

"That's a good thing, isn't it? At least you haven't had the courage to touch that thing since then." Jason laughed heartily.

Zhang Ailun watched the three of them bickering and making a ruckus with great interest.

They discussed where to locate the underage seller of sorghum seeds.

He wasn't particularly interested in this. He toured the basement facilities, rummaged around, and found several stacks of cards in a drawer.

When I opened it, I found a thick stack of discount coupons, at least several hundred of them.

"Nobody wants this?" Zhang Ailun asked in surprise. A maximum discount of $34.99? That much? Isn't that practically getting something for free?

"Who would pay for something if they could get it for free, even if the discount coupon says 90% off?"

Jason said half-jokingly, "Well, actually these can't be used anymore. They're not expired, but they were probably left behind by the previous owner, who was arrested a year ago for running a counterfeit discount coupon business."

We produce highly realistic fake coupons, bonus coupons, and discount coupons that can be used to buy products from over a hundred retailers, including Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Ziploc.

For example, if you go to a store to buy a $25 bottle of fabric freshener, and you have a $24.99 coupon, you only need to pay $0.1. Sometimes, if you use a coupon, the cashier might even give you $2-5 in change.

Most coupons on the market only offer discounts of a few dollars at most, so it's rare to see one that's so heavily discounted or even gives you a discount, but you can't really find anything wrong with it.

Without exception, they all relied on fraud.

The barcodes and designs on these coupons are identical to those on legitimate third-party coupons, greatly reducing the cost of purchase. Some criminals even use social media platforms like Facebook and Dropbox to resell these coupons and goods at extremely low discounts.

"That guy not only sold everyday items he bought offline, but also sold counterfeit discount coupons online like crazy, earning $7 in just one week!"

Fitz complained, "Later, because their team members didn't share the spoils equally, internal problems arose, and they were reported and arrested. They were sentenced to decades in prison, and even their bail was over a million dollars."

Sure enough, all the profitable businesses are listed in the criminal law.

"What about those who bought and used these counterfeit shopping vouchers? Will they also be held legally responsible and fined or detained?" Zhang Ailun asked doubtfully.

"No need for that. Many people paid for them, and most didn't even know they were fake discount coupons; they're the victims. The ringleaders should bear the main responsibility. Besides, there are just too many people buying them; we simply can't punish them all," Jason explained.

"Not illegal? Then what are we waiting for? Let's divide the spoils! The main culprits have already been caught and the cases are closed. The shopping vouchers haven't expired yet, and all the brands and manufacturers have tacitly accepted them. Doesn't that mean it's real?"

After listening, Zhang Ailun promptly handed over the stacks of coupons he had to them.

"You've already done free shopping and started planting leaves, so why are you afraid to use these shopping coupons?"

"That makes sense. But you gave us all the shopping vouchers, why didn't you use them yourself?" The three of them looked at Zhang Ailun's empty hands, feeling puzzled.

"Because I'm afraid of going to jail."

Zhang Ailun speaks frankly; he likes to tell the truth. "Why don't you just go to the supermarket to exchange them and then distribute the items to us?"

"Fxxk you!!"

The three of them immediately gave him the middle finger.

You want both love and money, but you don't want to take any risks at all?

Are all Asians like this?

They finally understood what "Old Six" meant.

Zhang Ailun chuckled and said, "I understand. Smart people are like that. You guys just keep charging forward. If anything goes wrong, Dave and I will be there to bail you out."

Some people jungle, some people fight in lane, but someone has to defend the base, right?

So why can't that person be me?

Once outside, the four went their separate ways.

Simone took the discount coupons and went to nearby supermarkets and convenience stores to try her luck at using the BUG shopping feature.

This is essentially equivalent to a zero-yuan purchase; offering coupons is practically robbery!

They can steal several dollars in one go.

The cashier just couldn't understand how the supermarket could lose money in the end when this person bought so many things.

Despite looking miserable, like she'd just died, she still had to obediently pack up the things and hand them to you, saying, "Welcome to visit again next time!"

Jason and Fitz went to find some sucker on the street to buy and sell sorghum seeds.

Thinking that if sales were good, he would hire someone to stock up on the goods and stake out the gates of various schools to teach those unsophisticated high school students a lesson and make a quick buck.

You like smoking tobacco? Great, then you're about to face the most important first lesson of your life!

Even if you've been rained on yourself, you'll still break someone else's umbrella.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Ailun returned to his base camp under the bridge, took out his cash and counted it. After spending all his money, he only had 2295 yuan left. He really spent money like water, and he still had to pay for the maintenance of his RV.

In the evening, Simone delivered the everyday items she had gotten for free to your door, carrying large and small bags.

The bug was successfully exploited.

Zhang Ailun didn't stand on ceremony and picked out a large bag of snacks, air freshener, antibacterial wipes, razors, and other daily necessities, along with a few pairs of socks. He left the rest to Dominic and Sieg.

Praise to the black girl, she's really capable!

Simone rolled her eyes at him, gave him the middle finger, and turned to leave.

She went to find Little Lori under the bridge next door to discuss shopping at other supermarkets the next day, and then going to other communities to sell those products at low prices. After all, the 2.1-meter-tall black man was tough and could fight, so why not use him?

She went to the supermarket alone, and carrying all the things back and forth was exhausting. Moreover, selling goods in some neighborhoods wasn't very safe, as she was easily robbed.

Little Lori wasn't interested in these things and didn't want to disrupt his begging plans. He intended to go to other neighborhoods with heavy traffic near the overpass and make his begging business even more successful within a week!

He dragged his limping leg to clean the windows of 200 cars in a single day!

But Simone pulled out several large bonus coupons and said she would give him half of the money from the sale. Little Lori agreed without hesitation!

Old Hei was very enthusiastic, willingly acting as both a protector of the flower and a laborer carrying bricks.

(End of this chapter)