CHAPTER 965: CHAPTER 967: THE MYSTERIOUS YOUTH

The gambling stone session started quickly, and a crowd gathered around, enclosing the gambling table tightly, making it seem like something major was happening here.

Chu Ge glanced indifferently at the surroundings, noticing only unfamiliar faces, all eager to watch the spectacle.

He shook his head slightly in resignation; it’s merely a gambling stone event, not worth such attention.

It seemed like everyone has never seen a stone bet before.

The Stone Opening Official, having mingled in Shanghai for many years, naturally understood the current situation; he had heard quite a lot about Chu Ge.

Rumor had it that Chu Ge had connections with the Four Great Families and quite deep ones at that; additionally, he was said to have recently gone to the Capital City, forming a close relationship with the Nangong Family, the leader of the Six Major Families, further elevating Chu Ge’s status by several levels.

And he was just a small Stone Opening Official at a humble gambling stone field, he dared not neglect Chu Ge.

"Mr. Chu, are you sure you want to settle the outcome in one round?" The Stone Opening Official followed procedure, asking once more.

Chu Ge nodded, "Yes, absolutely sure."

Absolutely sure; for him, time was precious, and he didn’t want to squander it on such matters, although the Crystal Jade was extremely valuable to him, if it could be settled in one round, he wouldn’t drag it into a second.

To others, Chu Ge’s demeanor was seen as confidence, while Zhang Ze regarded it as arrogance.

He sneered disdainfully, "Since you have decided, let’s start quickly instead of dawdling?"

The Stone Opening Official awkwardly glanced at Chu Ge, then at Zhang Ze, returned to his position, raised his hand to pick up the small mallet and knocked it once, "Thus, the gambling stone begins! One round decides the winner, each side has ten minutes to choose."

With the official’s words, Zhang Ze began seriously selecting stones.

Chu Ge stood still, only raising his hand to softly tap on the table, his gaze sweeping back and forth over the stones on the table.

No one noticed that at the moment his finger tapped on the table, he had already absorbed all the Spiritual Energy from the stones on the table, leaving only the one in front of him.

Although the stone before him was neither superior in quality nor color, it was enough to defeat Zhang Ze.

Chu Ge stood unmoved, directly picking up the stone from the table and handing it to the Stone Opening Official.

In the Stone Opening Official’s eyes, Chu Ge’s action seemed casual, not truly attentive, leading him to kindly remind, "Mr. Chu, there is still ample time, why not choose more carefully?"

Chu Ge smiled, "Choosing more won’t help, this one will do."

Seeing Chu Ge insist, the Stone Opening Official had no choice but to accept the stone; after all these years in the business, his eye was sharp, and this stone, although containing jade, surely wouldn’t be good jade.

That’s why he kindly reminded Chu Ge to consider selecting more stones.

Yet Chu Ge refused, opting for a single round to determine the winner, clearly a jest; the total value of these stones was quite hefty, worth several million, alas.

The Stone Opening Official shook his head helplessly, placing Chu Ge’s stone aside, waiting for Zhang Ze’s selection.

Zhang Ze hadn’t anticipated Chu Ge would choose so swiftly; he lifted his gaze to glance at Chu Ge, who was calmly standing there watching his selection.

Seeing Zhang Ze’s puzzled expression, Chu Ge smiled slightly and said, "You needn’t worry about me; there’s still time, feel free to choose."

No matter how he chose, the remaining stones were waste stones.

Chu Ge smiled slightly, raising his eyes to scan the surroundings, and to his surprise, he found people actually recording videos with their phones; wasn’t this a bit over the top?

Chu Ge coughed awkwardly, hands in his pockets, waiting for Zhang Ze to select stones.

As Chu Ge anticipated, the situation on-site was broadcasted by some with their phones; though the video was short, it spread wildly on various websites.

The spread mainly stemmed from Chu Ge’s profile resembling the mysterious young expert’s seen at the Public Sea Banquet, leading people to suspect they were the same person.

Meanwhile, comments began appearing on screen.

"This is clearly the expert who appeared at the Public Sea Banquet?!"

"Want to see the full face!!"

"Is this at Dean Gambling Stone Field? With so many people on-site!"

Meanwhile, in the hospital, Gao Weijie looked coldly at the two people before him.

Ah Yong and Da Wu.

"You two, explain what’s happening?"

Gao Weijie asked in a sinister tone.

Da Wu stepped forward first, recounting everything he saw to Gao Weijie, fearing that Ah Yong might fail to explain, and worried Gao Weijie might blame them for neglecting their duty, so he exaggerated the facts.

Gao Weijie fell silent, "You mean, Chu Ge set up an array in his manor, and this array could transform into a dragon?"

Da Wu nodded vigorously, "Yes, boss, this Chu Ge is really uncanny, we simply can’t match him."

Gao Weijie sneered disdainfully, his gaze icy toward Da Wu, "Then how did you escape?"

If Chu Ge was truly uncanny, how could Da Wu and Ah Yong have walked out safely from Ali after being caught?

Da Wu also didn’t know this, scratching his head in confusion, "Boss, I feel like he knows your identity, and deliberately sent us to convey a message,"

Gao Weijie squinted at Da Wu, knows his identity?

"What message?"

"He said, regardless of your intentions, he won’t let you succeed."

Da Wu cautiously finished speaking, already sensing the chill emanating from Gao Weijie.

Gao Weijie snorted coldly, "Then we’ll see! You two go handle my discharge procedures."

"Discharge now?"

Da Wu was puzzled, "Are we changing our plan?"

Gao Weijie indifferently glanced at him, "Since Chu Ge returned ahead of schedule, of course, the plan must change. Alright, go arrange it."

Da Wu responded and left, while Ah Yong stayed behind in the ward to help Gao Weijie pack.

Da Yong typically enjoyed watching short videos, he followed one person’s updates, and each time that person posted, a notification would pop up.

While Da Yong was packing, his phone suddenly buzzed; usually, Gao Weijie detested such sounds.

Ah Yong hurriedly took out his phone to mute it, but was captivated by the headline.

The headline read: Mysterious Young Man from Public Sea Banquet Reappears, Suspected to be Named Chu Ge.

He exclaimed, quickly handing the phone to Gao Weijie, "Boss, look, Chu Ge is the mysterious young man who appeared at the Public Sea Banquet!"