"no!!"
"Are you crazy?!"
No sooner had the scarred man finished speaking than two angry shouts rang out beside Lin Jicheng!
One of the sounds originated from Shi Zhuoyan:
"You can't push your luck! I was forced to sign the contract in the first place, so why should my debt increase tenfold now?!"
"What right do you have to bargain with us?! It's written in black and white in the contract that if you're unwilling to pay, your hands will be used to settle the debt! Trying to escape your debt? No way!"
Boss Diao and his henchmen delivered several more vicious punches, but another sound came from Yi Songchun:
"This is practically forced buying! Miss Lin, don't be fooled by the number of stones on the stall; none of them are worth anything!"
“Look at this rough outer shell, look at this shriveled color, and especially see those huge cracks on it—I guarantee with my decades of experience examining raw jade that there is absolutely no valuable jade inside!”
Lin Jicheng nodded. Diao Dalong and his gang were malicious from the start. If they didn't think the pile of stones was worthless, why would they put it out to deceive people?
However, Lin Jicheng still spoke up—
"Alright, I'll take over his debt!"
These words caused an uproar in the audience!
Upon hearing these words, Shi Zhuoyan, who was pinned to the ground, almost jumped up!
"Don't accept it! Miss, you don't understand these things, they're all junk, worthless!"
"You still have the nerve to talk?! Behave yourself!!"
Boss Diao slapped Shi Zhuoyan hard, turning her face to the side. Shi Zhuoyan's face instantly swelled and bled, while Diao Dalong himself couldn't help but reveal a look of wild joy on his face—
I've struck it rich! I'm really rich now!
They ran into a clueless sucker on the other side who bought all their goods for twenty million.
This is wealth that I couldn't accumulate even after a year of charlatanry and fraud in the market!
Now that's great! He can make 20 million yuan just by selling scrap stones. Diao Dalong really thinks he's about to strike it rich!
"Deal! Cash on delivery, now give me your money—"
Before Diao Dalong could finish speaking, a blue figure, faster than lightning, flashed past him, snatching the original copy of Shi Zhuoyan's debt contract from their hands in an instant and hiding it away!
It was Lin Yi, who had remained silent all along!
This move caught everyone off guard!
Lin Yi has always been a low-key and inconspicuous character. No one knew that she would suddenly burst out with such speed and skill!
Diao Dalong's expression changed drastically. He suddenly sensed that the other party was not simple, and a bad premonition flashed through his mind. At that moment, the other party instantly pulled out a debt settlement certificate that had been prepared at some unknown time:
"You sign and put your fingerprint on it, then we'll pay... We've recorded the whole process, how about it?"
The burly man and his henchman looked at Lin Jicheng with suspicion. She seemed calm, but Yi Songchun next to her was so anxious that she was jumping up and down, frantically trying to persuade her not to pay!
Despite some doubts, whatever the reason, there was absolutely no way that Boss Diao would give up such a large sum of money that was within his grasp!
And so what if the other party is very skilled?
Could three frail women pose any threat to his dozen or so strong henchmen?
The burly man gritted his teeth and signed the contract:
"Cash on delivery!"
With a "ding," the burly man signed his name, and 20 million yuan in cash instantly arrived in his account!
"No, no, no—!!"
Upon seeing the words "transfer successful," Yi Songchun revealed an expression even more painful than if she had actually lost money herself; she couldn't bear it even if the other party was one of her major clients.
"Miss Lin, what are you doing?! The reason I came here with you is to help you make an assessment, why won't you listen to other people's opinions...?!"
"I'm telling you, even if you have money, you shouldn't spend it like this!"
The group of thugs around him roughly released Shi Zhuoyan, but he lay on the ground with lifeless eyes, staring blankly at the thugs who had successfully received twenty million in cash—
It's bad enough that I've lost money and gotten myself into debt, but why am I dragging others into it too!
Shi Zhuoyan felt incredibly guilty...
"Hahahaha, the boss lady is so generous! What a sucker, she really is a sucker!"
"We've struck it rich! We've really struck it rich!!"
The burly man and his underlings celebrated their victory with great joy!
No wonder she's a young and naive woman, foolish and rich, completely unaware of the dangers of the world!
Not only Boss Diao and his group, but also the entire market's crowd gathered around. They not only had a "let's watch the show" mentality, but also looked at Lin Jicheng with the eyes of someone looking at a fool—
This is such an obvious scam, they're asking for an exorbitant amount, how could I actually spend money?!
However, there are indeed some stall owners who are constantly thinking about their business:
"Miss, you just bought so many jade stones. Do you need a stone-cutting machine? I can cut all these stones open for you!"
"Okay, leave them here, and unlock them all!"
Despite the complex gazes around her, Lin Jicheng remained remarkably calm, seemingly oblivious to everything. Under her direction, the owner of the stone-cutting machine quickly sliced open the more than three hundred stones she had just purchased, one by one.
The first piece was completely empty.
The second one was still just an ordinary stone.
The third piece... there is something in it, but it's just large scraps and worthless scraps.
The fourth piece was still empty...
"Ha ha ha ha!"
As more and more stones were cut, the jeers from Boss Diao and his gang of thugs became increasingly loud!
"It's a waste of money to hire someone to cut open stones of this quality! To still have the hope of examining them one by one, hahaha!"
As Yi Songchun watched the ever-increasing amount of shredded debris on the ground, she felt her blood pressure rising! Looking at Lin Jicheng, she couldn't understand why he seemed so calm, so she pinched her philtrum to prevent herself from fainting from anger…
The stone was almost half cut, and so far, no jade material suitable for sale had been found. Just as the stone-cutting boss himself was getting drowsy from cutting, he casually picked up a piece of what looked like a worthless, brown scrap and started to cut it—
A breathtakingly beautiful imperial purple hue was revealed from within!
The rich, deep purple, despite its tattered exterior, still exudes an air of unparalleled elegance!
"What--?!"
The stone-cutting shop owner was taken aback! His hand trembled, and the entire piece of jade fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust...
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