Free Web NovelChapter 303: Chapter 303: Think Twice Before You Act
Even though the shopkeeper’s voice was very soft, it was still overheard by a middle-aged man nearby.
Over a hundred million?
The middle-aged man was taken aback when he heard this, for although he had not attended the gamble on stones organized by the three great families, he had heard of it.
The six pieces of jadeite that Wang Hao had selected might have been small, but once they were cut open, each piece proved to be worth hundreds of millions, with the most valuable being worth six hundred million.
Now, in the store, he had not chosen any of these jadeite pieces but instead had picked out these two small pieces of jadeite; there must be some unspeakable secret behind it.
"Boss, I’ll take these two pieces of jadeite!"
Fearing that the good jadeite would be snatched away by someone else, the middle-aged man stepped forward and grabbed the two small pieces of jadeite and shouted.
"I am willing to pay double the price, one hundred twenty thousand, what do you think, boss?"
"Why should it only be sold to you? I’ll offer two hundred thousand!"
"I’ll offer five hundred thousand!"
"One million, none of you try to snatch it from me!"
Soon, the price of these two small pieces of jadeite began to slowly surpass that of the piece the middle-aged man had bought earlier, and the price was still climbing.
Wang Hao just folded his arms before his chest and watched the excitement, as if watching a play.
Yet, he knew in his heart that the so-called jadeite inside these two pieces was nothing at all, just two ordinary stones.
But what he didn’t expect was that by merely touching these two stones, they had already started vying to buy these two pieces of jadeite, with the bidding reaching up to two million.
Of course, in the end, it was the middle-aged man who bought them.
"Haha, I’m going to strike it rich this time. There’s definitely jadeite or agate inside!"
After purchasing the two stones, the middle-aged man quickly handed the jadeite to the shopkeeper and said eagerly.
"Boss, quickly cut it open for me, I want to know whether it’s jadeite or agate inside?"
Upon hearing this, the corner of Wang Hao’s mouth couldn’t help but curl up, revealing a sly smile.
After the stones were cut open, the shopkeeper was the first to be stunned.
Seeing the shopkeeper’s expression, everyone became very curious, craning their necks to see what had been cut out.
"Boss, what’s actually inside?"
Of course, the most anxious one was the middle-aged man, almost wanting to rush over to the shopkeeper’s cutting table for a closer look.
Soon, the shopkeeper emerged with the two stones, his face ashen, placing the cut stones on the counter.
Upon seeing that there was nothing inside the two stones, the middle-aged man’s eyes bulged in disbelief.
A full two million, two million just for two worthless ordinary stones? Wasn’t Wang Hao very good at evaluating stones? Hadn’t he said that he had never been wrong before? Why did it turn out like this?
The surrounding crowd also found it inconceivable, how could Wang Hao have made such a mistake? Was it all just good luck before?
At that moment, the jadeite shop suddenly plunged into silence.
"Wang Hao, what do you mean by this? Give me a reasonable explanation."
The middle-aged man bellowed at Wang Hao.
"These two pieces of jadeite were just very ordinary pieces to begin with, how am I supposed to explain it to you?"
Wang Hao shrugged helplessly, with an attitude that suggested it had nothing to do with him.
"Then why did you want to buy them a moment ago?"
The middle-aged man asked angrily.
"I thought these two jade stones looked quite nice and intended to buy them for decoration, I never said there was anything inside the stones from start to finish, right?"
Wang Hao helplessly spread his hands, absolving himself of all responsibility.
The middle-aged man’s legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground with a "thud".
Spending two million on these worthless rocks, the middle-aged man had indeed suffered a great loss, but who could be blamed?
Wang Hao had indeed never mentioned that there was anything inside the stones; it was after learning Wang Hao’s true identity that the man assumed the stones Wang Hao wanted to buy must contain something valuable.
Besides, it wasn’t Wang Hao who’d begged the owner to sell them; rather, it was he who, fearing someone else might snatch them away, had rushed to make the purchase. Even if he had made a loss, he couldn’t blame someone else.
"I’m just glad I didn’t raise the price earlier, or I would have been the one to lose out!"
"Exactly, exactly, but Wang Hao really never said there was anything good inside!"
"Right, you have to be cautious in your actions, think thrice before you act!"
Mocking laughter immediately swept through the crowd, everyone seemed to revel in the man’s misfortune. If it hadn’t been for the middle-aged man’s greed wanting to beat others to the purchase, they might have been the ones facing the losses.
That was two million after all—some people might never earn that much in their whole lifetime; just thinking about it made them shudder with fear.
Having seen enough excitement, some folks quickly got up to leave, preferring not to get hoodwinked by the owner or Wang Hao later on.
The middle-aged man sat on the ground for a long time before he slowly got up, his face a picture of misery, having lost two million just like that, etched with disappointment.
"Wang Hao, tell me, did you do this on purpose?"
The middle-aged man was somewhat unable to let it go; after all, we’re talking about two million here.
"What do you mean by that? I never said there was anything good inside these two stones from the beginning to the end. Besides, I didn’t force you to buy them; it was you who were afraid someone else would buy them, and you rushed to purchase them."
"Now that you’ve found yourself in this predicament out of greed for a bargain, why are you turning around and biting me?"
Wang Hao resignedly shrugged his shoulders, his face full of innocence. frёewebηovel.cѳm
"Wang Hao, just you wait, you’d better hope I don’t run into you again in the future!"
With that, the middle-aged man stormed off.
But Wang Hao still felt surprised upon hearing his last words. Didn’t the man know about his relationship with the Wen Family?
To dare to threaten Wang Hao in Zao City—Wang Hao couldn’t even imagine what he might do if they were to meet again in the future.
Nonetheless, the jade store owner had made a killing today, his face beaming with joy.
"Boss, do you know where that weird old man who used to set up a stall opposite your shop went?"
Only when everyone had left did Wang Hao start to inquire with the owner.
"If you hadn’t brought it up, I wouldn’t have really noticed. But come to think of it, I haven’t seen him setting up his stall for several days now. Ever since the disturbance in the underground forces of Zao City, he hasn’t reappeared, and I have no idea where he went!"
The shop owner spoke with a grave expression.
So, after Wild Bear was taken down, the weird old man disappeared?
Hearing this, Wang Hao was startled and wondered if the old man’s sudden disappearance could be related to Wild Bear.
What exactly was the relationship between the two of them? Why did the old man vanish as soon as Wild Bear was taken down?
Suddenly, Wang Hao had a bad feeling in his heart.
Upon leaving the jade shop, Wang Hao called Da Wu, asking him to help find the traces of the weird old man.
Because Da Wu had seen the weird old man when he went out with Wang Hao to look for jade last time.
Not long after leaving the antique district, while passing by the Yi Family’s hotel, Wang Hao saw Chen Hongying walking inside...
