Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 154: Misjudged the Price

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Misjudged the Price

After a whole night of work, they finished digging and filling the hole, and then transported the treasure away in bags. It wasn’t until after dawn that Yusuf Zuck and his team found time to rest.

Yusuf was exhausted, he hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in days, so as soon as he got to his new home, he fell asleep on his bed right away.

He slept until two in the afternoon the next day, and when he woke up, he found that everyone was gone from the house except for Zhuzi; Dream, Samuel Ross, and Fleur Carson Jerome Hart were all missing.

"Wen Shuai went to the new clinic, Brother Sen and Xiao Wei went to school, and I don’t know where Fleur ran off to; I’m staying home to watch the house." Zhuzi pointed to the inner room where there was over a hundred million, so after Yusuf fell asleep last night, Samuel and the others had another meeting. Someone had to stay at the school and someone had to stay at home to watch the house.

As Yusuf was washing his face, Zhuzi brought him the leftover lunch they hadn’t finished, still warm, obviously saved for Yusuf.

"Not bad at all, did you buy this or make it?" Yusuf asked in surprise, because there was chicken and fish on the plate.

"Brother Sen went to the market this morning to buy it. He cooked it. He’s really good at cooking!" Zhuzi said with a simple smile.

"Ha, the head chef, nice!" Yusuf laughed, surprised that Samuel, a big guy like that, could cook.

The chicken was a tender young bird, very fragrant, and the fish was a carp, a whole one left for him.

It was delicious. Yusuf had six bowls of rice in a row and didn’t stop until the rice cooker was empty. He then put away his chopsticks and washed the dishes.

"Your phone rang a few times this morning, you should check it. We didn’t wake you up because you were sleeping so soundly," Zhuzi said after they had eaten, handing Yusuf’s phone to him.

Yusuf looked at the missed calls: one from Ember Vance, one from Miles O’Brien, one from his sister Sara, and the last one from the master Everest Zuck.

Seeing the call from Everest, Yusuf got a shock and remembered that the Blood Jade was still in the pawn shop, so he immediately called Everest back.

The phone was answered as soon as it rang once: "Little brother, I’m in the capital now, where are you? I’ll come to you."

"Ruiz Family Gardens, I’ll wait for you in the parking lot," Yusuf replied.

"Good." After Everest hung up the phone, Yusuf also quickly called the nurse Paisley Kirk, as he hadn’t visited his father since the previous night and didn’t know if Paisley was still there.

"Brother Zhang, hello, is there anything I can do for you?" Paisley asked softly.

Yusuf inquired, "Are you still at the hospital?"

"I was relieved at noon by Brother Fleur; he’s at the hospital now, and I came home to sleep," Paisley whispered.

"Oh, well, you keep resting. Thanks for your help these past few days."

"It’s no trouble at all," Paisley said with a smile.

"Alright, I’ll hang up now."

"Okay, goodbye Brother Zhang."

They hung up the phone, and Yusuf didn’t call Fleur either, but he was impressed that Fleur was thoughtful enough to take over the shift at the hospital.

After saying goodbye to Zhuzi, Yusuf went downstairs while returning his sister Sara’s call. She didn’t have anything particular to say, just that she was back at school and talked a bit about how nice Sister Ember was.

When he called Miles back, Miles said that Bryce Harper was asking when Yusuf had time.

Yusuf said he was free that afternoon and the next day and told Harper to pick a date; he would be ready at a moment’s notice.

Ember didn’t have anything specific to say when she called Yusuf, just wanted to ask what Yusuf was up to and if he had any plans for the weekend. She said she wanted to go shooting and asked if Yusuf would like to try it, as there were several shooting ranges in the capital.

Yusuf was delighted to hear it; of course, he wanted to go, so they decided to meet on Saturday morning at eight.

At three in the afternoon when Yusuf arrived at Ruiz Family Gardens, he found a black Bentley already parked there. Everest, dressed in a sharp suit, stepped out, accompanied by an attractive and fashionably dressed woman in her twenties.

"Let me introduce you, this is my assistant ’Faye Webb.’" Everest took the initiative to introduce her.

"Android system?" Yusuf Zuck made a joke.

"Mr. Zuck has a good sense of humor." Faye Webb reached out to shake hands.

"Hello, hello, Mr. Zuck, please follow me." After a light handshake with Faye Webb, Yusuf Zuck led the way.

Since Everest Zuck said this woman was his assistant, their relationship must be quite close, perhaps even intimate at night, so it was best not to joke too much.

A group of three quickly arrived at the shop, which was open today, with Miles O’Brien sitting outside, seemingly lost in thought.

When Miles O’Brien saw Yusuf Zuck bringing Master Zuck, he immediately stood up to greet them, while Everest Zuck just gave Miles a smile.

He might think highly of Yusuf Zuck, but that doesn’t mean he would think the same of everyone.

The group went upstairs and saw the Blood Jade soaked in white liquor.

"Beautiful gem." Both Everest Zuck and Faye Webb’s eyes lit up.

"Brother Yusuf, then I’ll gladly accept it. Truth be told, this item is very useful to me." Everest Zuck plucked the Blood Jade with two fingers, then took out a piece of cloth shaped like a Buddhist cassock and wrapped the Blood Jade in it.

Yusuf Zuck knew that Everest Zuck was a bit eccentric, so he thought nothing of it. However, he couldn’t just let Everest Zuck leave without anything in return; the item couldn’t be given away for free.

"Mr. Zuck, I’m renting this shop. I’ve heard that two previous owners died. Do you see any issues here?" Yusuf Zuck asked with a smile.

"No, when I came in I had a look around; everything’s fine. Brother Yusuf is a man of great fortune, so this place will surely become a site of wealth accumulation!"

"No need to adjust the feng shui or anything?" Yusuf Zuck asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, if you want to make changes, sure, I can add some finishing touches. At the entrance on the first floor, place a pot of Fortune Bamboo, also known as money bamboo, and get a jade Pixiu statue for your first-floor office desk; that’ll do. No need for much fuss!"

"Good, good, thank you, Mr. Zuck." Yusuf Zuck bowed.

"No need to call me Mr. Zuck anymore. If you don’t mind, just call me big brother. Also, let me know when your store opens; I’ll come over and have another look," Everest Zuck said cheerfully.

"Definitely!" Yusuf Zuck nodded repeatedly.

"Mm, if you have any troubles or issues that you can’t resolve, you can also come to me."

"I will likely need Big Brother Zuck’s help from now on." Yusuf Zuck seized the opportunity to get closer, knowing Everest Zuck was a remarkable person and probably also an important figure in the capital, so it was more advantageous to be on good terms with him.

"Haha, then I won’t bother you anymore, thank you for the Blood Jade." Everest Zuck laughed heartily and, accompanied by Faye Webb, started walking downstairs.

Yusuf Zuck personally escorted them out, and after waving goodbye, he sat down with a sigh and took a drink of water.

He felt as if he hadn’t done anything that day, yet as if there was no time to rest.

"Louise, call that renovation team leader Huang. Tell him to bring people up here tomorrow and work fast; I want it done within a week, and I’ll increase the pay by twenty percent!"

"Mm, I’ll call in a bit. However, Yusuf, I went online last night to check some information, and after reading, I realized that last night’s appraisal was wrong," Miles O’Brien said apologetically.

"Wrong? Was it too high?" Yusuf Zuck almost jumped up, you can’t joke about such things, it’s a matter of trust between brothers!

"No, it was too low. In 2009, Christie’s auctioned a sapphire just like the one we had last night, and it reached a hundred million..."

"What?" Yusuf Zuck’s eyes widened.

"Later, I re-assessed it, and the value of those items last night might exceed five hundred million. And what I want to say is, even if they are worth that much, you can’t tell anyone else..." Miles O’Brien took a glance at Yusuf before continuing thoughtfully, "I’m not sure how to put it, but they each got fifteen million yesterday, which is already enough, and besides, to sell all these treasures might take several years, they can’t be cashed out all at once."

"Mm, I get it, enough said." Yusuf Zuck nodded; Miles O’Brien meant well for him, so he said nothing