The Zhou family finally arrived at the competition venue before the countdown ended.
Zhang Kuang looked at Zhou Jiang with hatred, the anger in his eyes almost erupting, "Hmph, Zhou Jiang, I'll let you escape."
It was obvious that Zhang Tianba would not easily let go of the opportunity to suppress the Zhou family. "Gentlemen, the Zhang family's disregard for this gambling stone competition is a disrespect to you all. We cannot let them off so easily."
"Gentlemen, first of all, on behalf of the Zhou family, I would like to apologize to you all. Secondly, according to the rules of the competition, you are not considered late before the countdown ends.
We were late for a reason. I'll give you all an explanation after the game." Zhou Hai bowed and pleaded with the gentlemen on the rostrum.
Mr. Qiu nodded slightly and said to the host, "Let's get started. Don't keep everyone waiting any longer."
Mr. Sa raised his lips, "Zhou Hai, I have something to remind you. If the Zhou family loses the gambling stone competition again, Jade Mountain will be completely owned by the Zhang family. You haven't forgotten this, right?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Qiqi looked at Zhou Jiang calmly. Zhou Jiang also looked at his elder brother in confusion because he didn't know about this.
Zhou Hai walked up to Huo Qiqi and bowed, "Boss Huo, Zhou Jiang really can't be blamed for this. It was my fault for not telling him.
I was just worried that no expert in gambling on stones would be willing to help my Zhou family, so I chose to conceal it. I will compensate Boss Huo well afterwards."
Huo Qiqi raised her index finger, Zhou Hai nodded, turned to the butler beside him and said, "The transport ship that loaded 1,200 tons of jadeite last time hasn't left yet.
Please arrange for an additional 1,000 tons to be loaded onto the ship as my apology to Boss Huo. Set off now and ensure the transport ship leaves today."
Mr. Sha narrowed his eyes and looked at Huo Qiqi coldly. He suddenly saw Hasa next to Huo Qiqi. Well, it is true that enemies will always gather together. The foreign aid Zhou Hai invited this time cannot be kept.
Mr. Sa is the enemy that Li Nan and Hasa mentioned. At the beginning, Li Nan and his team accepted an assassination mission, and the target of the assassination was Mr. Sa's confidant.
Although Li Nan and his companions completed their mission smoothly, their identities were discovered by Mr. Sa. The men sent by Mr. Sa were killed by Li Nan and his companions, and the two sides thus developed an irreconcilable deep hatred.
Mr. Sa hid his murderous intent very quickly, but Huo Qiqi still noticed it.
"Hassa, is the enemy you are talking about Mr. Sa?" Huo Qiqi pulled Hasa aside and asked.
Hasa nodded and said, "Boss, we only know that it was Mr. Sa who was chasing us, but we never saw him in person, so I didn't recognize him."
"Hassa, you have been exposed. You must quickly follow Zhou Hai's butler and leave this place and take the transport ship back to Hong Kong. This is an order. No bargaining is allowed. Leave quickly." Huo Qiqi said without allowing any objection.
Seeing Huo Qiqi's serious face, Hasa knew that there was no room for negotiation on the matter of her leaving. She also knew that if she stayed here she would become a burden to Huo Qiqi, so she nodded heavily, sneaked behind the crowd, and left with Zhou Hai's butler.
"Since both parties have no objections, this gambling stone competition will officially begin. Please invite the gambling stone representatives of both parties to enter the raw material area.
Within an hour, a satisfactory rough stone was selected and then taken to the stone cutting area for cutting. The gentlemen conducted on-site appraisals. The highest bidder was declared the winner of the gambling stone competition and received a 10-year mining license for Jade Mountain.
The Zhang family's expert in gambling on stones is an old man in his 60s named Zhang Ming. He has helped the Zhang family win two gambling on stones competitions. This is his third time representing the Zhang family in the competition.
Zhang Ming smiled disdainfully at Huo Qiqi. This Zhou family was really out of their mind. They actually sent a young girl to participate in the competition. It was really enough for the old man to hang himself.
Huo Qiqi didn't have time to care about Zhang Ming's inner complaints. She knew this competition was very important to the Zhou family, and since they had already paid her their compensation in advance, she was determined to ensure their victory.
Huo Qiqi quickly selected several good raw stones through her eyes of perspective, and then spent some time selecting the most valuable one among these raw stones.
When everyone at the scene saw that Huo Qiqi only took 20 minutes to select a satisfactory raw stone, they were all excited.
They couldn't believe that Huo Qiqi could choose a good raw stone in such a short time. Everyone thought Huo Qiqi was just guessing, and even Zhou Hai frowned.
Everyone in the Zhang family and Zhang Ming laughed unscrupulously. They thought that Huo Qiqi was capable, but it turned out to be a big idiot. The Zhou family was doomed this time.
Zhang Ming is worthy of being a well-known master of Dushi. He found the raw stone that satisfied him only 10 minutes later than Huo Qiqi.
You should know that the reason why Huo Qiqi selected the raw stones so quickly was because she had a system plug-in.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. When the raw stones selected by the two came to the stone-cutting area, everyone realized that the Zhou family was really doomed to lose.
The surface of the raw stone chosen by Huo Qiqi was bumpy and even had several cracks visible to the naked eye. Even the gentlemen in the stands shook their heads.
On the contrary, the raw stone chosen by Zhang Ming not only has a smooth surface, but also has a small skylight through which the jade inside can be seen.
Zhang Kuang in the crowd laughed out loud, "Zhang Ming is worthy of being the number one gambling stone expert of our Zhang family. This time, our Zhang family is sure to win. That Boss Huo is simply a useless piece of shit. Apart from being pretty, he's useless for anything else. Hahaha..."
Compared to the Zhang family's joy, the Zhou family was in a gloomy mood.
Zhou Jiang looked at Huo Qiqi who looked calm, and his nervous heart calmed down. He believed that Huo Qiqi would not cheat him.
The stone cutter obviously knew Zhang Ming and smiled at him flatteringly, "Master Zhang, why don't you start with your rough stone and let everyone open their eyes and know what it means to be an expert."
The stone-cutting master's words resonated with everyone present, and they kept shouting loudly. Zhang Ming felt that the atmosphere was almost ready. He nodded to the stone-cutting master and said calmly, "Then let's start with my rough stone."
The stone-cutting master did not keep everyone in suspense any longer and immediately turned on the machine and started cutting according to the lines drawn by Zhang Ming.
As a cloud of dust rose, everyone's attention was focused on the raw stone on the operating table.
"Master Zhang is truly amazing. Even his first move was brilliant. I think Master Zhang will definitely win this match."
Half an hour later, the stone-cutting master successfully cut out a square piece of high-grade ice-type jade of almost a cubic meter in size.
The gentlemen on the podium offered a high price of $8 million.
Zhang Kuang shouted to the crowd, "I told you the Zhang family will definitely win. Anyone who disagrees, please stand up!"
"How about we add some spice to make this game more interesting?"
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