??Chapter 30: Chapter 27 Give
Ten Minutes_1
Chapter 30: Chapter 27 Give
Ten Minutes_1
Has the rodent extermination business really surged in price like this?!
Even during the worst of the rodent infestation not too long ago, it wasn’t priced like this!
Feng Yi checked the current prices of the rodent extermination industry on his phone.
Ordinary ho visits for catching rats were charged either per rodent or by the number of visits. The usual rate was 50-100 per rodent, with slightly more difficult cases, or those serviced by higher-end extermination companies, costing several hundred or even thousands. Prices rose during the infestation, but now that it’s over, they’ve fallen back down.
Ten thousand per rodent must be for extre extermination environnts, right?!
Seeing the two n staring at him intensely, Feng Yi didn’t know what to say for a mont.
After a brief silence, he said to them, “Let’s go upstairs to talk.”
Considering Brother Hu Yi’s reaction just now, there were so details that were not appropriate to discuss outside.
Brother Hu Yi gratefully said, “Thank you! Thank you so much!”
Once ho, Feng Yi gave them each a bottle of mineral water and lifted his chin, “Tell , what kind of warehouse, how big are the rats, to warrant this price.”
Brother Hu Yi moistened his throat with water, a worried look on his face, “Actually, it’s just an ordinary warehouse, but the goods inside are quite special.”
Brother Hu Yi explained the difficulties of the situation.
The warehouse, the size of two basketball courts, was filled with goods that were quite expensive, mostly reagents for experints and testing. So required protection from light; even though they were boxed, sotis the clients demanded on-site unboxing for inspection, and certain valuable reagents might even be examined one by one. Therefore, the warehouse windows had been treated to prevent direct sunlight. The warehouse was also kept dim, with lights only turned on when necessary.
“During the previous infestation, rats got into the warehouse once. The owner called soone to catch them, using so of the latest rodent repellent tools. In the end, the rats weren’t driven out and got agitated instead, running amok and knocking a reagent box off the shelf. The reagents in that box were supposed to be handled gently to avoid violent shaking and impact, and it was ruined when it fell to the floor. Eight hundred per box.”
Brother Hu Yi’s mind replayed the image of the reagent box falling to the floor and the boss’s face contorted with anger.
“Although the shelves are fitted with safety railings, recently, due to frequent transactions and to facilitate the transport robots, the railings have been retracted.”
The purpose of the warehouse was to categorize, store, and facilitate shipping, not to display goods delicately with protective glass like in shops.
“This ti, the goods are even more expensive, with so boxes costing eight thousand. Even though protective asures have been taken on the outer packaging, we’re still worried that the rats will gnaw on the boxes, which would result in a huge loss.”
Feng Yi understood.
By saying all this, it ant that the goods were too expensive and specialized; many extermination tools couldn’t be used, so the extermination companies were severely restricted.
With tool restrictions, goods restrictions, and transport robots coming and going, they dare not act recklessly. A careless mistake might not only cause personal injury, but if they knocked a box off the shelf, they would probably have to pay back so much they’d be eating dirt.
So, who would be willing to do it?
Worrying about this issue and taking so much ti dealing with it, they might as well accept several other jobs instead!
The warehouse owner went to the top extermination companies with money, but even they would have to discuss whether to take the job or not, weighing if it was worthwhile. And even if they finally accepted, the warehouse owner couldn’t wait that long.
In this case, if the owner could resolve the infestation for ten thousand per rat, he would surely be willing to pay.
Of course, ten thousand was the price for catching a rat.
Failure to catch also cos with a consolation fee, but certainly not as high as this rate.
Feng Yi glanced over the money he spent on food and necessities this month.
Without a job or inco, although there were still seventy million unspent in the bank, he felt a sense of urgency. If just catching a single rat could earn him ten thousand, it might be worth making the trip.
And he could use this opportunity to sharpen his sense of sll.
“Just one rat?” Feng Yi asked.
“Right, just one! It’s hiding in the warehouse!” Hu Yi replied.
He had only thought of seeking out Feng Yi after his brother complained about the situation. Feng Yi was incredibly fast at catching rats, with no complicated process involved. With a swift move, the matter would be settled, surely better than those who might fuss about for ages and still might not catch the rat, right?
Feng Yi didn’t agree so readily but continued to ask, “What’s the layout of the warehouse like? Describe it to .”
“The shelves are mainly light and dium-duty ones, with just one row of heavy-duty shelves over here…”
Brother Hu Yi sketched out a simple diagram on paper. Just describing the shelf layout didn’t reveal any secrets. Besides, this was all to facilitate the catching of the rat, so being clear about it was harmless.
Once he had a general understanding of the warehouse layout, Feng Yi inquired about other related facilities inside the warehouse.
Brother Hu Yi also briefly described them.
Feng Yi drew the rough layout on a notebook and then confird once again, “Is that everything?”
Brother Hu Yi nodded, “Yeah, that’s pretty much it.”
Feng Yi thought to himself: It doesn’t seem too difficult.
He looked up Brother Hu Yi’s address. It would take an hour to drive there.
Then checked the ti.
“Okay, it’s seven fifty now, give
10 minutes, we’ll set off promptly at eight.”
“Now? Oh, alright, thank you! It might be a bit more difficult at night,” Brother Hu Yi said, his face showing gratitude.
He assud that when Feng Yi ntioned 10 minutes, it was to pick out a variety of rat-catching tools and prepare for the nocturnal rat extermination.
However…
The Hu Yi brothers watched Feng Yi dumbfounded as he ate his supper, downing tea cakes one after another, and in the blink of an eye, he had drunk more than half a bottle of water.
“Do you two want so?” Feng Yi asked.
“No… no need,” the brothers shook their heads.
Feng Yi continued to eat.
Brother Hu Yi watched as Feng Yi finished all the tea cakes in the box, rinsed his mouth, changed into a tracksuit, then shouldered a not-so-large backpack and carried a long case out the door.
It was exactly eight o’clock in the evening.
“Are we just… going like this?” Brother Hu Yi asked.
“What else? Is there so procedure we need to go through?” Feng Yi shot back.
“No, no, that’s not what I an, I just an…” Seeing that Feng Yi only carried a long case, Brother Hu Yi cautiously hinted, “If you need any other tools, you can tell us. I can have soone prepare them in advance.”
“This is enough. I wouldn’t know how to use other tools anyway!”
“…”
Brother Hu Yi was taken aback, only now truly grasping what Feng Yi ant by “not professionally catching rats.”
No problem there. If you can’t use professional tools, where’s the professionalism?
Brother Hu Yi wanted to say sothing else but was elbowed by Hu Yi, who halted the words before they were spoken. Considering that the rat-catching might take a while, he said, “Then I’ll book a hotel so we can rest there after we’re done, to avoid driving while fatigued.”
“Book a hotel for what? Let’s go, quick battle, quick decision. After it’s done, I’m coming back here to sleep!” Feng Yi urged.
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