41: Chapter 41: 5000000!

41: Chapter 41: 5000000!

“If it reveals green, you win; otherwise, we lose!” Qin Han’s face still wore a faint smile.

“Fine!” Gong Mingyu scoffed.

“Brother Qin, Gong Mingyu is quite famous in the jade gambling scene; he has even cut emeralds before,” Zhou Wenfeng hurriedly bent down and said to Qin Han.

“Then do you believe in me?” Qin Han looked at Zhou Wenfeng with a half-smiling expression.

When it came to medical skills, Zhou Wenfeng absolutely trusted Qin Han, but gambling on jade?

Hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth.

“I believe, worst case we both lose face together!”

“That’s more like it!”

“What are you two whispering about?

What about the bet?” Gong Mingyu looked at Qin Han and his companion triumphantly.

“What do you want to bet?” Zhou Wenfeng blurted out.

“Good, Young Master Zhou is straightforward, so let’s bet five million!

How about that?” Gong Mingyu said with a sly smile, looking like his plan had succeeded.

“Five million?” Zhou Wenfeng frowned.

Five million wasn’t a lot for him, but lately, since he had been helping Qin Han set up a hospital, the money his grandfather had given him was nearly gone, certainly not enough to cover five million.

Seeing Zhou Wenfeng hesitating, Gong Mingyu became even more triumphant and deliberately said loudly,

“Young Master Zhou, surely you can come up with five million, right?”

“We’re betting!” Qin Han interjected.

“But, Brother Qin…” Zhou Wenfeng started to say urgently upon hearing Qin Han agree.

“A sure win, what do you care how much the bet is?

Isn’t it all just collecting the bill?” Qin Han said calmly, patting Zhou Wenfeng on the shoulder.

“Okay, very good, very good, I want to see today what kind of expert is by Zhou’s side, boldly claiming my piece won’t show green,” Gong Mingyu almost fainted with anger, his words laced with resentment.

Seeing things had gone this far, Zhou Wenfeng stopped worrying and thought, if worse comes to worst, I’ll just borrow some money from a friend.

“This raw stone, its surface carries green hints, with visible spots on the outside.

Shone with a flashlight, it reveals a sheen of lush, crystal-clear jade, even displaying a layer of translucent jade on the skin.

To the layman, this raw stone might seem one in ten thousand, but remember, there’s a saying in the jade gambling world: ‘Better to buy a line than a chunk.’ The green in your stone is all exposed, one cut and it’s bound to collapse!”

Qin Han’s voice was powerful and full of boundless confidence, but no sooner had he finished than there arose a chorus of jeering laughter around them.

“Acts quite the part, even makes up his own theories.”

“A bumpkin dares to sound off about jade gambling?”

“Completely clueless.

Young Master Gong is an old hand in the jade gambling world, how could he be outdone by him?”

Qin Han paid no mind to the surrounding mockery, just looked at Gong Mingyu calmly and said, “Let’s cut the stone!”

Gong Mingyu scoffed, “Kid, just don’t cry later,” before turning to his men and instructing, “Take it to be cut!”

A crowd came to the cutting station in droves, eager to see if the stone could reveal any green.

That’s the nature of jade gambling; even the most experienced veterans can’t be sure of revealing green until the very last moment.

“How should we cut?” asked the cutting master.

Gong Mingyu confidently said, “Cut it right down the middle, I’m betting it’s full of green!”

The raw stone was large enough that even a cut through the center wouldn’t be wasteful.

The cutting master nodded, secured the stand, and then made the cut down the middle!

“Zzzzzz…”

The sound of the machine cutting the stone tensed everyone’s nerves, but to the disappointment of the crowd, even when the stone was cut in half, the water that flowed out was devoid of any trace of green.

“It collapsed?”

Everyone watched as the stone was split in half, with both sides revealing their primal colors, corners of their mouths twitching.

This raw stone was worth 500,000; was it just gone like that?

Gong Mingyu showed a brief flash of disappointment, but it quickly passed as he continued, “It seems it’s not fully green, master, cut it again, it should be half-green.”

Half-green was enough, as long as it turned out green, it would severely humiliate Zhou Wenfeng.

The gemstone cutter complied with a nod, and carefully began cutting the two halves of the raw stone.

However, they remained a solid gray, and nothing else!

“This can’t be right; could it be a small patch of green?”

At this, Gong Mingyu was somewhat panicked.

Losing 500,000 wasn’t a big deal, but failing to reveal any green would be humiliating in front of Zhou Wenfeng.

Gritting his teeth, he said, “Master, keep cutting!”

The stone cutter twitched his mouth, thinking he’d seen many like him who wouldn’t give up even after all this, wondering what more was there to cut.

However, despite what he thought, his actions were unwavering, constantly cutting the raw stone into a pile of pebbles before finally stopping the cutting machine.

“Damn, it really is a useless stone,” Zhou Wenfeng couldn’t help but curse loudly.

The onlookers sighed collectively, commenting that it didn’t seem like a stone that wouldn’t produce any green, and Gong Mingyu must have really misjudged this time.

Qin Han just smiled faintly, having said earlier, “Better to buy a single line than a whole face,” but no, he wouldn’t listen.

Zhou Wenfeng stood beside Qin Han, and upon seeing the expression on Qin Han’s face, an idea suddenly dawned on him.

Could it be… Brother Qin also knew about gemstone gambling?

Zhou Wenfeng turned around, his face wearing a smile as he looked at Gong Mingyu, not saying a word.

Although Zhou Wenfeng was smiling faintly, to Gong Mingyu, it felt like mockery.

“Fine, I lost this round!” Gong Mingyu said through clenched teeth.

Picking up a chequebook, he swiftly wrote out a few big characters and handed it to Zhou Wenfeng.

Qin Han watched Gong Mingyu’s actions and secretly nodded, thinking although Gong Mingyu was annoying, he still maintained the dignity of someone from a prominent family.

“Oh, look at this, I just came to hang out with Brother Qin, and now I’m walking away with five million?

Haha!” Zhou Wenfeng pretended to be very reluctant as he examined the cheque from every angle.

He added, “Young Master Gong, you wouldn’t by chance be handing me a bad cheque just to mess with me, right?”

“Zhou Wenfeng!

I, Gong Mingyu, am not a sore loser!

Humph!” Gong Mingyu knew Zhou Wenfeng was deliberately giving him a hard time and said through gritted teeth.

“Haha, oh my, just a slip of the tongue, haha!” Zhou Wenfeng laughed loudly, unable to hide his triumph.

“You, very impressive, I’ll remember you!” Gong Mingyu suddenly glared at Qin Han fiercely.

“I’m not your dad, why would you remember me?” Qin Han said expressionlessly.

“You…” Gong Mingyu felt he was about to be driven mad by these two, each remark more infuriating than the last.

“Hahaha…” The onlookers also burst into laughter at Qin Han’s remark, causing an uproar of laughter.

“Gong Mingyu, this is my big brother, if you have an issue, come at me.

If you mess with my brother, don’t blame me for being rude,” Zhou Wenfeng stepped forward and said as he saw Gong Mingyu threaten Qin Han.

“Hmph!” Gong Mingyu snorted coldly and turned to leave.

“Brother Qin, you should be careful about Gong Mingyu, he’s the type to hold grudges, and I’m worried he might retaliate,”

Zhou Wenfeng told Qin Han.

Qin Han was merely sticking up for him yet ended up offending Gong Mingyu, making him feel somewhat embarrassed.

“No worries, he’s just a jumping clown,” Qin Han maintained his indifferent facade.