"Let's keep cutting," Xue Tao said, having already given up.
“Okay.” Julian nodded and made another cut right in the middle.
Swish—
A lush green suddenly appeared, dazzling the eyes.
"Ah—it's green! It's green! What a huge piece!" Julian exclaimed excitedly, dropping the knife in his hand and nearly cutting his foot.
"Ah—it's gone up! It's gone up big and big—" The remaining dozen or so onlookers shouted excitedly, as if they had won the bet and made a fortune!
"Ah—it really went up! The rough jade I bet on went up! Li Yang, you're amazing, amazing!" Song Tian'er shouted excitedly, her cheeks flushed, and she even threw herself into Li Yang's arms and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
She disregarded everyone's opinions and her own shyness.
Then she broke free from Li Yang's embrace and started jumping up and down on the spot.
"Ah—really? It's actually gone up in value! And it's a top-grade icy green jadeite. Such a big piece must be worth at least tens of millions!" Wang Yunyi was also an expert and immediately recognized the value of this large piece of jadeite.
Even with her composure intact, Xue Tao couldn't help but break into a bright smile, excitedly reaching out to touch the radiant jade surface.
Julian stared blankly at the rough jade he had just sliced open. The two semi-circular jade pieces, each as big as a football, shone with dazzling light. Although he had cut it in half, resulting in some loss, such a large piece wasn't a huge loss!
Li Yang smiled faintly, everything was under control. As long as the green color appeared, he dared not show off any further; if he did, he would easily expose himself.
However, after the initial excitement, Xue Tao couldn't help but take a deep look at Li Yang. Perhaps only she could sense Li Yang's presence behind this jade gambling venture.
She couldn't help but glance at the dark, rough jade that Li Yang was constantly playing with in his hand; perhaps there was something good inside one of those stones.
Even if there were any, it would be fine to give them to Li Yang, since without him, they would definitely have gained nothing from this jade gambling venture.
The raw material crisis of this year has been temporarily resolved, and the danger of the company going bankrupt has been eliminated. Overcoming this difficult period is the biggest gain and the greatest victory!
"Alright, hurry up and pack it up and load it into the car." After his initial excitement, Xue Tao calmed down. After all, the appearance of such a treasure would attract greedy eyes. If they didn't leave this troublesome place quickly, they would definitely attract endless trouble.
But just as she gave the order to leave, before she had even loaded the jade into the car, trouble ensued.
Suddenly, four or five cars stopped in a grand procession at the main gate, and people started getting out of their cars in a flurry.
One by one, menacing-looking youths, armed with clubs, knives, chains, and other weapons used in street fights, swarmed in, led by a burly man.
The gamblers who had rushed over upon hearing that the rough jade stones had turned green immediately stopped in their tracks, their faces changing in shock as they backed away to avoid them.
The young man leading the group, with a fierce tattoo on his chest, had a cigarette dangling from his lips and stared at Xue Tao and Li Yang with a wicked look in his eyes. He chuckled and said, "Congratulations! You won the bet! You've made a fortune!"
"You're welcome!" Xue Tao said calmly. But inwardly he was a little anxious. These bastards had brought so many people; it was obvious they were looking for trouble. They only had Li Yang left, and he had just gone through a life-or-death battle, greatly reducing his fighting strength.
How should we deal with the current situation?
"The so-called pie falling from the sky, whoever gets it, gets a share. But the benefits can't be allowed to go to just one person, right? This is what the saying 'seeing is believing' means. Since you won this stone out of thin air, then we also have a responsibility to get a share."
"I, Liu He, have always been clear about what I do, and I would never take everything for myself. Isn't this two halves? How wonderful, it's fate! How about we each take half?" Liu He said arrogantly, puffing out smoke from a cigarette.
This is clearly robbery.
Xue Tao was furious, but seeing dozens of men surrounding them, each one exuding murderous intent, she was afraid that if she said no, they would immediately pounce on her and knock her to the ground.
Xue Tao was truly caught in a dilemma, not knowing what to do. The other employees were even more terrified, their faces ashen, not daring to utter a single word.
The young girl, Wang Yunyi, still dared not face the scene and hid behind Xue Tao. Song Tian'er, though fearless, wasn't exactly a strong fighter, was she?
"Hahaha... What a ridiculous fallacy!" Li Yang suddenly stepped forward and laughed loudly, his imposing aura showing no fear of the dozens of menacing thugs opposite him.
Liu He's expression changed instantly. His eyes, sharp as steel spikes, stared intently at Li Yang, and he sneered, "You little brat! I've been waiting for you to show your face, alright!"
"Oh yeah? I knew you'd come looking for trouble. What, is your injury from last time healed?" Li Yang sneered disdainfully.
"You're asking for death!" Liu He was furious, but he was wary of Li Yang's fists and feet, so he pulled out a black gun and pointed it at Li Yang's head.
"You little brat, keep being arrogant, huh?" Liu He said cruelly.
Chapter 312: You should just admit defeat.
"Hahaha... Crazy Liu. You call yourself a madman, but you really dare to shoot me in the head?" Li Yang said with a disdainful smile, showing no fear whatsoever.
"You really think I wouldn't dare to fire?" Liu Fengzi's expression turned cold, and he clicked the chambered bullet.
He pulled out a revolver, his usual sidearm, which he often enjoyed testing his courage and luck by shooting people in the head with a single bullet.
He always scares others so much that they wet their pants, while he laughs triumphantly.
"I heard you like to play the game of fate with people, and that's the gun you use! If you're really tough, I'll play a round with you. Do you dare?" Li Yang had already found out a lot about Liu He's hobbies or rather, his quirks.
Liu He suddenly laughed, a strange laugh that carried a hint of mockery, a hint of appreciation, and mostly excitement.
"You really want to play with me?" Liu He said mockingly.
"I'll see who Heaven favors!" Li Yang said in a deep voice, his eyes narrowed.
"Haha... Good! You've got guts, I like it! I'll play with you!" Liu He put away his gun and laughed heartily.
"But there's a condition: if you lose, let us leave, and take these two jadeite rough stones with you!" Li Yang demanded, seemingly oblivious to the danger.
"Okay!" Liu He agreed without even thinking.
Because he knew he would win if he bet on this.
No one knew his tricks with guns. Of the six bullets, he only left one in the chamber, seemingly spinning it a few times before closing it.