Outside the auction house, Shi Zhuoqu had just walked out of the door when he suddenly received a call from Lin. He suddenly felt a chill in his back. He answered the call with a trembling heart, not knowing whether he was being punished. He couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Fortunately, Lin did not pursue the matter of money, but asked something else: "Zhuoqu, are you doing business with a Chinese fortune teller?"

Shi Zhuoqu was stunned: "...He shouldn't be a fortune teller."

"Abner said there are powerful psychics or astrologers in your area. In China, they might be people who are proficient in the Book of Changes. If you search recently, they should be near you." Lin added, "They have magical powers, but in the eyes of outsiders, they are bandits. Pay special attention to such people."

Abner believed that the other party had a dual identity, one was a spiritual practitioner, and the other was a robber. He could only give characteristics and describe the other party vaguely.

Shi Zhuoqu was quite surprised. As soon as he heard the description, he thought of Jin Xiaoyuan, but he did not realize that the local tyrant was proficient in the art of Zhouyi.

"If you are sure of the other party's capabilities, you can discuss cooperation when necessary."

"OK."

Although Shi Zhuoqu accepted the order, he knew it would be difficult to investigate. The main reason was that Jin Xiaoyuan had a complex network of contacts in City G. It was good enough that he did not get picked on by the other party. It would be even more difficult to find out his level of metaphysics.

Shi Zhuoqu asked, "Does Jin Xiaoyuan have a background in numerology?"

"I haven't heard of it." The people around him said in confusion, "He was a debtor many years ago, but he stopped doing it after he became rich. He basically doesn't get involved in these things."

There used to be a lot of swindlers doing business in G City. The ferocious Jin Xiaoyuan specialized in collecting debts for others. However, he has been much more low-key after being severely punished recently, but his brutal and brutal methods have not changed.

Shi Zhuoqu raised his eyebrows: "He is here to collect the debt. No wonder he has such an attitude."

Jin Xiaoyuan is so arrogant as if the whole world owes him something. Debt collection is indeed stealing money from others. Maybe the person Abner is talking about is him.

The next day, Zhang Ming from the Rossya Auction House hurried back from abroad and rushed back to City G to deal with yesterday's farce, including lot No. 1134.

Although Chu Qianli and others reached an agreement with Shi Zhuoqu, they have not yet confirmed the process with the auction house. Fortunately, the rough stone No. 1134 has been stored in the auction house, so there is basically no risk.

"Brother Jin, my big brother, I'm so sorry this time!" Zhang Ming apologized repeatedly when he saw Jin Xiaoyuan, "No one expected this to happen."

Jin Xiaoyuan hugged Zhang Ming and called him brother, "Okay, Ming, we are brothers, let's not talk nonsense!"

"Let's not talk about empty talk, let's not talk about empty talk..." Zhang Ming said hurriedly, "I'll take you to see the target. I rushed back last night to confirm it."

Chu Qianli and others followed Zhang Ming into the house. They saw lot No. 1134 in the warehouse where valuable auction items were kept. The plain raw stone was still lying quietly in the cabinet.

Chu Qianli asked: "Can I take it out and have a look now?"

She and Tan Muxing had seen the rough stone at a preview, but the staff did not allow outsiders to touch it at the time.

When Tan Muxing heard her words, he said politely, "Uncle Jin..."

Jin Xiaoyuan decisively reached out his hand and said domineeringly: "Open it, open it, you must be able to see it, what can't be seen!?"

Zhang Ming: "Okay, okay, since these are what you guys want, it's okay to take a look in advance."

The others opened the counter, and Chu Qianli was finally able to observe the sample stone up close. She used various tools to observe the texture of the original stone, and shone a strong light into the gap, and indeed saw red light shining through.

Tan Muxing helped leave some photos for research.

Chu Qianli blinked: "Can I ask where this stone came from?"

Zhang Ming looked embarrassed: "This...we also have a confidentiality agreement..."

Jin Xiaoyuan sneered: "Ah Ming, don't I know you guys? It's just that the channel is not regular enough. It's not a big deal. Why do you have to hide it?"

Zhang Ming was exposed. He was a little embarrassed and confessed, "Hey, Brother Jin, I'm not going to hide it from you. This piece has been transferred several times before it was finally brought to our auction house from the headquarters. We are not even sure of the seller's identity..."

The rough stone No. 1134 traveled overseas for a long time, passing through many countries and auction houses before arriving in City G. The auction house where Zhang Ming worked was responsible for selling it and then transferring the money back to the headquarters. There was no other channel to investigate the seller.

"But we have old mailing lists and can pull them out for you to take a look at."

Zhang Ming opened the internal system, retrieved the mailing list of the auction item, and showed it to Chu Qianli and others.

Chu Qianli looked at the densely packed mailing list and said with emotion: "This stone has been to more countries than I have been to. I have traveled abroad more times than this one!"

The raw stone traveled all over the world before finally arriving at the auction house in G City.

Tan Muxing flipped up the pages by date and found a place name at the top. He pointed curiously and said, "Excuse me, where is this?"

Zhang Ming didn't expect Tan Muxing to be so meticulous. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered, "Country H is just a small country. I guess not many people have heard of it. But there is a famous family there that bought most of the local territory..."

Tan Muxing seemed to understand something and guessed, "Mundson?"

Zhang Ming nodded embarrassedly.

Shi Zhuoqu said that the raw stone was a sample stolen from within the group. Now that Zhang Ming is reluctant to speak out, it may indeed be of unknown origin. Even if the sample was not stolen, it is probably inextricably linked to the Mondsen family.

Zhang Ming hesitated and said, "It is said to be an unnamed local mineral, but we are not sure of its exact value."

Auction houses have appraisers, but it is also difficult to judge.

Chu Qianli: "Isn't there any other place?"

"Probably not."

"No wonder he is so confident." Chu Qianli suddenly realized, "They completely monopolized the information and assumed that others did not know how to use it, or that they believed that others could not get the other stones."

Since it is an unknown mineral in Country H, and Mondsen has purchased the local land, he may have completely monopolized it.

Jin Xiaoyuan was a simple-minded man. He was confused by what he heard and asked, "How much is this thing worth? He paid 1 billion for it!"

Chu Qianli said calmly: "Whether it is valuable or not is not determined by people. Maybe it is indeed worthless now, but it may be valuable again one day, as long as someone re-establishes the rules."

Jin Xiaoyuan shook his head: "What does this mean? Why don't I understand?"

“Like diamonds?” Tan Muxing probed. “Some people think diamonds are a scam.”

Chu Qianli nodded: "But diamonds are still valuable now, so it doesn't matter whether they have value or not. As long as human game rules are added, they become something else."

"To put it bluntly, money, expensive jewelry, and high-priced houses are all products of human game rules. Do you think other animals would think about these things?" Chu Qianli shrugged. "They are willing to spend 1 billion now, not just for this stone, but for the power to make the rules first."

Shi Zhuoqu said that they recovered the samples to keep the project confidential, which means that they believed the subsequent return rate of the project would be far higher than this, and they were willing to pay a high price to monopolize the information.

However, Jin Xiaoyuan wanted to raise the price, but Shi Zhuoqu was not threatened. This meant that they judged that only the No. 1134 rough stone could not affect the overall situation, and the 1 billion was essentially a payment for trade secrets.

"No matter whether it's worth money or not, we have money now." Chu Qianli made the decision, "Don't worry about it, let's make money from it first!"

Shi Zhuoqu looked unhappy at the time, so it would be right to sell it to him.

Jin Xiaoyuan: "Little beauty is right! Make money now!"

Chu Qianli: "If that doesn't work, we can go to Country H to poach him!"

Tan Muxing: "...it is very dangerous to set foot on other people's land in a foreign country."

Chu Qianli and his group completed the transaction with Zhang Ming and the auction house, and then asked Jin Xiaoyuan to resell it to Shi Zhuoqu. The group only handled the raw stones and received a high price difference.

Chu Qianli usually spends money like water, but now she is quite generous and wants to share the profits with Tan Muxing and Jin Xiaoyuan.

"Alas, that's not necessary..." Jin Xiaoyuan was flattered. He rubbed his hands and looked at Tan Muxing tentatively. "It's a rare opportunity for you to come to G City. Just be happy in the end!"

Chu Qianli saw through Jin Xiaoyuan's thoughts and said cheerfully, "Uncle Jin helped us a lot when we needed the stones. We must thank him for this. But let's be honest. You have been busy for so long, you can't just work for nothing."

Tan Muxing said kindly, "Uncle Jin, just accept it."

Jin Xiaoyuan quickly pushed him away: "Oh, but we agreed at the beginning that I would take the photo and give it to you..."

Chu Qianli: "Relationships are all caused by trouble. Uncle Jin, if you are unwilling to accept it now, we will not dare to trouble you in the future!"

If Chu Qianli does not give Jin Xiaoyuan dividends, this debt of favor will fall on Tan Muxing, which is naturally inappropriate.

Moreover, she had a feeling that she would go to City G again in the future, so it was important for her to establish connections with people who were familiar with the place, as ties of interest were far more solid than personal connections.

Jin Xiaoyuan is now concerned about reselling the raw stones, but he will work even harder if he can make a profit from it.

"If my little beauty says that, I have no choice but to accept it..." Jin Xiaoyuan was afraid at first that if he took the money, both parties would be even, but when he heard Chu Qianli's hidden message, he felt relieved instead, "Okay, then I'll take it, but next time you come to G City, I'll take care of everything!"

Chu Qianli: "That's fine."

"Then I will transfer the rest to you guys later?" Jin Xiaoyuan came forward to communicate with Shi Zhuoqu. The money flowed out from him first, so he took the initiative to ask, "Do you have an account?"

Tan Muxing: "Uncle Jin, just transfer the money to this account."

Chu Qianli was a fortune teller for big bosses like He Jianping, and Tan Muxing helped him to open legal accounts, which were run quite neatly. However, Tan Muxing managed more, and Chu Qianli spent more.

The amount of money was huge, so Jin Xiaoyuan went to verify the account information and wondered, "All into this one? No need to separate them?"

Tan Muxing nodded honestly: "Yes."

Jin Xiaoyuan discovered that the account name seemed to be Chu Qianli. He looked at Tan Muxing in surprise and sighed, "Muxing, you are still young."

Tan Muxing looked puzzled: "?"

Jin Xiaoyuan stole a glance at Chu Qianli who was groping for the raw stone nearby. While she was not paying attention, he quietly pulled Tan Muxing aside and said earnestly, "Hand it all over now. If you don't keep some in your coffers, what will you use to buy things and gifts during festivals?"

"You may be able to get orders in the first two years, but what will happen in the next few decades?"

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