Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 315 - 253: Jade Scam_2

Chapter 315: Chapter 253: Jade Scam_2

The Uigurian old man was not tall, and when the live streamer said this, he laughed immediately. His toothless image was very obvious, and Sean Knight suddenly remembered that this Uigurian old man was an internet celebrity!

He often saw him digging out various types of jade stones, some of which looked really good as seed material.

It couldn’t be...

The Uigurian old man stuck out two fingers and gestured.

"2,000? Deal!" The live streamer saw him make a "two" gesture and agreed immediately.

The old man shook his head, took the jade stone back, wiped it on his clothes, and made another "two" gesture.

"20,000? That’s a bit expensive, isn’t it?"

The old man shook his head again and made another "two" gesture.

"200,000? That’s too expensive!" The live streamer exclaimed.

At this moment, the girl who spoke earlier coughed lightly and said:

"Actually, it’s not too expensive. The seed material is almost at first-level whiteness, and it can be considered mutton fat jade seed material. Besides, it’s not small in size, so 200,000 is not much."

When he said this, some people around who didn’t know much about jade started to get interested.

Of course, most people were still watching. In this day and age, no one’s money comes easily; if you want to spend several hundred thousand dollars, you must consider it carefully.

After hearing what he said, the live streamer took the jade stone from the old Uigurian man and looked at it carefully. He asked his mobile phone audience:

"Guys, how about this deal? Is it too expensive? How much should I pay? 50,000? Okay, let me try!"

Then he told the old man:

"We have some experts here too. They say that this jade is worth at most 50,000!"

The Uigurian old man waved his hands, and then stretched out both hands to make another gesture.

"At least 150,000? That’s still too expensive... How about 50,000?"

After haggling for a while, the live streamer raised his price to 70,000, and the old man dropped his to 100,000. They reached a stalemate.

Suddenly, Sean Knight smelled a faint scent in the air, and without looking back, he knew that Aphrodite Johnson had come over.

"Mr. Knight, this seed material looks bigger and prettier than the one you bought yesterday, and it’s cheaper. Why don’t you buy it?"

Aphrodite said this close to Sean’s ear, with her voice soft and sensuous, giving off a certain allure.

Sean turned to look at her, not expecting her to be so close to his face, their lips almost touching.

Aphrodite’s face turned red, and she lowered her head.

Sean whispered:

"It’s fake, and there are several accomplices."

Upon hearing this, Aphrodite quickly realized and saw the clues when she looked at those people again.

Before she could speak to Sean again, however, she noticed that he had already stopped talking.

Sean had explained to her earlier because their interaction seemed a bit ambiguous, and although he didn’t do it on purpose as a man, he felt the need to explain.

Having done what he should do, naturally, there was no need to say more.

Sean always felt that there were too many coincidences in meeting Aphrodite and his own small team, and he felt that Aphrodite was approaching him a bit too eagerly and deliberately.

It was strange that his alertness hadn’t risen.

Watching these people’s performance now, might as well be gaining some social experience.

Sean saw that this was a set-up, and since Elijah Hastings saw Sean not moving, he guessed Sean knew something and didn’t say anything. Lincoln Harrington wasn’t interested in this matter.

However, Douglas Cooper felt that the jade stone was quite good. He was about to speak up but, thinking of his identity and remembering Sean’s actions at the market earlier, he moved closer and whispered:

"Boss, are you not going to take this seed material? Buying it here would be a lot cheaper, and I didn’t see any issues with the jade stone."

"It’s fake," Sean whispered back.

Douglas was somewhat surprised, and then relieved.

Thankfully, he thought of the facts that the boss had good eyesight and asked him a question. Otherwise, if he had bought it directly, he would have been at a huge loss!

Looking around, it seemed that some people wanted to buy it.

Seeing that the live streamer and the man and woman had begun to use their tactics to coax others, Sean boldly raised his voice:

"Let’s go, there’s nothing interesting here. Let’s just dig by our own abilities."

After saying this, he picked up his iron shovel and turned to leave.

At his shout, some people suddenly came to their senses.

Being deceived by people in this situation, especially in such gatherings, the continuity of the swindler’s speech is crucial. They often first set the scene, then hook the curiosity and greed of the deceived, and then defraud them.

This persuasion technique must be continuous. Once interrupted, the scam victim’s shopping enthusiasm fades, and when they become more rational, it’s difficult for the scam to succeed.

At this point, it’s not good to push the victim too hard; forcing them might make them resist even more.

Instead, Sean Knight’s interruption cut off the atmosphere that the swindler had carefully crafted, and many onlookers immediately focused their attention on his group.

And the scammers’ targets were mostly among them.

That’s because there was a beautiful girl in the group.

Four men in front of a beautiful girl can easily cause a peacock-like effect!

But when Sean and his group suddenly left, the swindler was taken aback.

Why did they leave so abruptly?

The atmosphere became awkward.

By the time the swindler came to his senses and tried to create the atmosphere again, the other people had already calmed down. It was no longer easy to convince them to spend so much money on something they were not experts on.

The crowd quickly dispersed, and the swindlers, looking at the retreating figures of Sean and his group, beat a retreat; some unwillingly, like the live streamer.

As for the Uigurian old man, they were just paid tools; originally there to dig jade. They were happy to perform and earn some money for a day’s worth of food.

The live streamer quickly followed Sean’s group, calling out:

"Hey, boss, boss!"

Sean stopped when he heard the call from behind.

Elijah Hastings and Lincoln Harrington immediately turned around and stood in front of Sean.

Douglas Cooper stepped forward to block the live streamer and asked:

"What’s the matter?"

The three people behind the live streamer were initially planning to put up a fight.

But seeing the stance of the group in front of them, they knew they wouldn’t be able to gain an advantage. They also didn’t seem scared to put on a show.

Especially in front of a beautiful girl, the combat power of several young men was surely enhanced.

The live streamer changed the threatening words to:

"Boss, boss, don’t misunderstand. The old man asked me to help ask if you’re interested in buying this piece of jade for a discounted price of 80,000. Do you want it?"

Douglas turned to look at Sean.

Although Sean said the jade was fake, it was ultimately up to Sean to decide.

"No, I only want natural and good quality jade. I don’t want those that have been altered." Sean continued walking forward after finishing his sentence.

The live streamer swallowed his saliva, not daring to say anything else.

He clearly realized that he had encountered an "expert," so he gave up and continued to look for other targets.

The conversation made Aphrodite Johnson, who was nearby, feel a bit uneasy. She had also undergone some slight "modification."

Was this the reason Sean didn’t like talking to her?

Sean walked around the tourist-friendly area, finally stopping at a place near the riverbank.

"I’ll try here. You can also look around nearby," said Sean.

Although many people had already searched this area, the river water had washed and exposed some jade stones with thicker skins. With careful searching, they might still find some green jade.

Since they came all this way, why not dig for some jade? Wouldn’t it be a waste of a trip otherwise?

Upon hearing Sean’s words, Elijah and the others started to dig around the area.

Aphrodite stayed by Sean’s side, watching him and carefully helping to move the dug-up stones.

Douglas’s face darkened as he watched.

He leaned in to Lincoln and whispered:

"Why do beautiful girls always cling to the boss, but our attempts are useless?"

"Because you’re not the protagonist." Lincoln stabbed back, continuing to dig for stones.

Elijah also whispered:

"Douglas, you’ve been a bit carried away these two days. If you continue like this, I’ll have to send you back before the boss even speaks!"

Douglas deflated and said:

"Fine, I know I was wrong. Sigh, I licked and licked, but got nothing in the end! I’d better just be an honest bodyguard!"