“Do you think I will not find out? I'm a genius, man! No one can take me for granted. I now know where he always buys all the electronics in his shop,” Ada said.
Mr. John is someone with deep secrets and someone who always does things without letting anyone know. He's a tough man and a man who everyone feared, mostly in the surrounding environments.
Kamshot
“How does he make his way out of the market always, whereas some of us who have been frequent and old customers do not have access to enter the market?” Mr. John voiced out while I was in the presence of his two other colleagues, Dare and Jide.
“I guess you are right, but his ways are not pure,” Jide added.
“He's always looking too tough to approach. Maybe I will find a way to approach him if he would tell me the way out,” Dare was optimistic while saying those words.
Two days later, Dare walked up to Mr. John and asked him politely, “Please, I just want to ask you this question, but before then, good morning to you.”.
“Good morning, my brother,” Mr. John said.
“Please, you know how this market is, and the way we do buy costly materials/items in the market,” Dare said.
“Yes! I know, and we all know”, Mr. John replied.
Buying things in the market has been a problem, except if you know the way out, and the only person they always looked up to is Mr. John. “I hope he answered me politely without grumbling,” Dare said to himself.
“Please, I just need to know; where do you buy your goods in the market?” Date? he asked as he wrapped his hands round his chest.
“But we always go to the same market. How come you don't know the particular place?” Mr. John asked, smiling wickedly.
“I know we always go to the same market, but you are the one who has access to enter the other side of the market to buy goods,” Dare said, trying to get the answer from Mr. John.
“Anyone is permitted to enter the market freely in as far as you have your entrance permit,” Mr. John said. Dare tried all means to get the truth out, but all his efforts were rendered a total failure.
“Nevertheless, I will take you to the market come the next market day. Just remind me when it's time,” he replied. His reply gave Dare some assurance that he was going to know the exact place to buy those items. Dare leaves happily to meet his friends, Ada and Jide. “I'm back, and I'm back with good news.” They all laughed and spread out their ears, ready to listen to the outcome of Dare's conversation with Mr. John.
“He said he will take me to the place next market day.” Ada and Jide laughed speedily while Dare joined the laugh. After sitting for some minutes, Jide raised his voice so high, “He’s going to give you a story come the next market day.”.
“I don't think so. He was so serious while saying those words to me. I think he was polite,” Dare replied.
“OK, let's see the outcome,” Jide replied.
A day before the market day, Dare went to meet with Mr. John just to remind him. “No prob, I did not forget,” he replied.
Very early in the morning, Dare had his bath and walked straight to Mr. John's house. Reaching there, he was told that Mr. John had gone to the market. He became angry but had nothing to do. He picked up his phone and called Mr. John. Furthermore, he did not answer his calls after so many trials.
Ada, who had known Mr. John's untrustworthy ways, entered the same bus with Mr. John unknowingly to him. When they got to the market, Jide allowed Mr. John to come down first before him, as he was sitting in the back seat. He began to follow Mr. John unknowingly to Mr. John. He followed him to the very shop Mr. John always bought cheap goods from. Ada allowed Mr. John to get out of the shop before he entered. When Mr. John was done buying, he packed his goods and left the shop. Ada entered and started selecting items he wished to buy. He asked if the price and, to his surprise, every item he bought was far cheaper than what they always buy outside the second phase of the market.
He got home and immediately called his two friends to come over. “Guys, I have found out the secrets behind Mr. John's cheap article,” Ada said.
“Could you believe he left before I got to his place this morning?” Dare say.
“Don't worry, I have got that place, and we don't have to buy things from outside the market any longer,” Ada opened up. On the next market day, they both left for the market, and they bought cheap items, which surprised them.
They never cared to ask Mr. John where and how he buys his goods.