Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 584 - 388: It’s still not clear who’s fishing for whom_2

Chapter 584: Chapter 388: It’s still not clear who’s fishing for whom_2

"By the way, Gerald." Sean Knight took out his mobile phone and after a few operations, said:

"I’ll transfer 10,000 to you as an introduction fee. If I find something good there, I’ll transfer more to you afterward."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Gerald was startled, "Sean, no...this...I didn’t come for money...I don’t want the money!"

"Gerald, listen to me." Sean Knight laughed and explained:

"This is the rule in this line of business. If everything in the video is real, and I can really buy one or two things, then I might make several tens or hundreds of thousands."

Brokers usually take a commission of about three to five percent, so I’ll see the specific situation at that time. We’re new brothers and we’ll settle accounts clearly. Without you, I wouldn’t know about this and wouldn’t be able to make this money."

So, you must take the money. Of course, I’ll say this beforehand, if the other party wants too high a price and I don’t buy it, then there won’t be any more money."

"If you don’t buy it, I’ll return the money to you." Gerald hurriedly said.

"No, no, no. Let’s keep everything separate." Sean Knight waved his hand. "They’re not the same thing. Having those things you mentioned earlier is already worth 10,000. Okay, I’ll go back first and let you know when I’m leaving."

"Stay for dinner. The vegetables here are fresh..." Gerald quickly tried to retain his guest.

"No, no." Sean Knight waved his hand. "I’ll eat at home, my mom is almost done cooking."

When Sean Knight left, Gerald’s wife came out of the house and asked in a low voice as she watched Sean’s departing figure:

"Was that Sean?"

"Yes."

"What did he come for?"

Gerald proudly showed off his mobile phone and said:

"He brought money!"

"What? Brought money? Why?" Gerald’s wife was a little puzzled and a little surprised.

"I helped him." Gerald explained the previous events.

"Sean is very conscientious!" Gerald’s wife praised, "You’ve enthusiastically helped so many people before, but I’ve never seen anyone give you money as thanks."

"Otherwise, how could he get rich?" Gerald said, "People are different..."

"He said there’s more money to come?" Gerald’s wife remembered Gerald’s explanation about the three to five percent commission.

"If he buys something good, there’ll be more money."

"That could be this much?" Gerald’s wife’s eyes shone as she asked.

"A lot more than this!" Gerald calculated a few hundred thousand, three to five percent... Wasn’t that more than what he earned in a year?

Was this money...coming a little too easily?

"...Is it legal?" Gerald’s wife got a little scared.

"No, no, no." Gerald waved his hand, "What law would this break? It doesn’t break any!"

Gerald’s wife finally felt at ease and pushed him:

"When Sean is not around, you should visit Uncle Mark’s house more often and help them whenever you can. They are kind-hearted people and we won’t be at a loss for helping them."

"Do I need you to tell me that?"

Sean returned home, had dinner, and was planning to take a nap in the afternoon when he received a phone call from Shawn Jenkins, who lived in the village.

Shawn Jenkins was two years older than Sean Knight but had repeated a grade in elementary school and was in the same class as Sean in junior high school. After graduating from junior high school, he stayed at home and worked occasionally, playing cards but not gambling too much.

Many people of the same age got rich from contracting farmland, then gambled and lost their fortunes. Shawn was neither a farmer nor a big gambler, and the elderly in the village praised him as steady and reliable, a good family man.

"Sean, is there anything you need?"

"No, nothing. What’s up, Shawn?"

"Some of our classmates are getting together at my place tonight. Do you want to come over?"

"Alright." Sean Knight had a vague feeling.

When it was getting dark, Sean Knight went to Shawn Jenkins’ house.

Shawn had separated from his mother a couple of years ago and had a separate courtyard of his own. When Sean arrived at the courtyard, some classmates were already starting to barbecue.

"Sean is here!" The classmates greeted in unison.

In moments like these, Sean often saw his classmates gather like this on social media.

Those who didn’t pass the exam after junior high school mostly stayed local and farmed, so they got together more often. Those who got into university were spread all over the place, so they gathered less often.

So, Sean didn’t feel embarrassed, picking up a skewer of freshly grilled meat and chatting while eating.

"This meat is even more delicious when eaten fresh off the grill!" Sean exclaimed while eating.

"Of course!" Lucas Brown, who was grilling, said proudly, "It’s all about the skill of the cook."

"Yes, your skills are great!" Sean Knight complimented him.

The gathering was all about eating and drinking, and since everyone was from the same village, everyone was quite relaxed. Although Sean’s status had changed, after chatting for a while, it felt like the good old school days again, talkative and intimate.

When the party was about to wrap up, Shawn Jenkins proposed playing poker, and Sean agreed with a complex look in his eyes.

Playing poker while drunk made it tricky, but Sean’s luck was good, and he won several hands.

Shawn Jenkins didn’t play and acted as a guarantor.

Then, around midnight, Shawn Jenkins brought in two strangers.

"These are my friends from the county town. They were passing by, so I wanted to introduce them to y’all."

Sean didn’t remember the names of the two, and he was somewhat drunk. In their eyes, he saw their delight.

These two watched them play cards for a while, and then took a seat at the table when someone gave up their spot.

"I’ll be back after taking a leak." Sean stood up.

Shawn Jenkins quickly helped Sean to the restroom.

"Are you okay?" asked Shawn Jenkins with concern.

Sean muttered, "No problem, it’s just a bit of alcohol."

He took out his mobile phone and sent a message, then zipped up his pants and walked out.

"Let’s continue."

The card game went on, and Sean won another two hands. The two newcomers somehow ended up at the table, and the original one-dollar stake had become ten dollars.

Sean silently approved.

What Sean didn’t expect was that the two young men had brought lots of cash, piled up on the table, temptingly.

The stakes got bigger and bigger, from ten to a hundred, to a thousand...

The opponents put a box of money next to them.

On Sean’s side, they transferred money electronically.

Within a short time, Sean first won 120,000, then lost 300,000, 400,000...

Shawn Jenkins was nowhere to be seen, and the two young men’s faces were excited, while Sean seemed even drunker. He wanted to rest for a while, but someone replaced him, and then he was called back to the table again.

Just when the two young men had won a total of 500,000, the door was suddenly pushed open!

Two policemen rushed in!

The two young men panicked momentarily, but in a split second, they grabbed the box and jumped out the back window!

The back window was just a thin screen, the kind that easily gave way with a push.

Two policemen apprehended one villager other than Sean and began to clean up the money on the table and the floor.

"Why didn’t you arrest him too?" The other villager, pointing at Sean, asked loudly, "He’s just like everyone else!"

The policeman sneered:

"You think we could come here on our own?"

That person looked at Sean in disbelief:

"Sean, you reported this?"

"You’re setting me up, and I’m not allowed to report it?" Sean had no more drunkenness at this moment, "You’ve been eyeing my home, haven’t you? So do you think I would have let my guard down?"

The man showed an incredulous expression.

Soon after, the two people who had jumped out the window were brought back in.

How could the police not be prepared for their escape?

Moreover, to their surprise, one of them even carried a homemade pistol, while the other had a knife!

This incident became a major event!

When being handcuffed and taken away by the police, Shawn Jenkins still had a face of innocence:

"I didn’t do anything! When it happened, I had already gone to bed at my parents’ house ..."

"You deliberately created an alibi, right? But those two have already confessed. You are the mastermind behind the attacks on the village wealth by luring in rich people to gamble and then splitting the money!"

The matter was soon resolved.

No one would have thought that Shawn Jenkins, who was very polite and courteous to everyone, was actually the main culprit behind the ruined families in the village!

The nearly million-dollar deposit in Shawn Jenkins’s bank account also proved this!

Of course, for Sean, this incident was just a minor episode.

But after it was exposed, those in the village who wanted to target his home would have to give it some serious thought.