Even this sum of money is astonishing. However, Zhou Xuan clearly doesn't care about the money he won. Judging from this alone, Gao Mingyuan knows that Zhou Xuan's net worth is definitely much more than this amount of money.
Gao Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and quickly said, "Okay, okay, wherever you want to go, I'll be your guide. But the stone market here, apart from our wholesale point, there are other places that have it, but they are all smaller in scale and don't have this much volume."
Originally, Gao Mingyuan was most eager to gamble with Zhou Xuan again because he believed that Zhou Xuan did not win by luck, but by skillful means, so skillful that even the casino professionals could not see through his tricks. Otherwise, they would not have been allowed to leave so easily yesterday.
"No problem," Zhou Xuan replied casually. "Anyway, I have nothing else to do, so doing this is better than wandering around somewhere else."
Gao Mingyuan nodded, "Alright then, but before we set off, let's grab something to eat first. I'll take my brother to get something to eat..."
Zhou Xuan could tell from his expression that he was going to take her out for a fancy meal, so she immediately stopped him and said, "I saw a dim sum shop across from the hotel, we can just grab something simple."
Gao Mingyuan said awkwardly, "Are you afraid I'll spend money?"
"Why should I be polite with you? Hehehe, I just want to feel comfortable. Don't you get tired of eating big fish and meat every day?" Zhou Xuan said with a smile, patting Gao Mingyuan on the shoulder.
It seems Zhou Xuan wasn't just being polite. Besides, the cost of a meal wasn't something he couldn't afford. Since Zhou Xuan was giving him so much, he wouldn't be being fake polite. It seems he really didn't want to eat those so-called fancy meals.
Gao Mingyuan walked ahead, then turned back and said, "Alright, brother, let's go then."
Zhou Xuan shrugged and then laughed, "There's no need to be in such a hurry. You should wash your face before going out. If you don't wash your face, I'm afraid your skin will become thicker and thicker."
Gao Mingyuan couldn't help but laugh, and walked over to the sofa to sit down. "Brother, I never expected you to tell jokes like this, seeing how serious and meticulous you always are."
Zhou Xuan chuckled as he went to the bathroom to wash his face and rinse his mouth. After coming out and getting dressed, he called out to Gao Mingyuan, "Old Gao, let's go, everything's ready."
Gao Mingyuan stood up and walked away, laughing as he said, "Hehe, it's like a war is about to break out. What are you preparing? Get ready to eat your fill!"
As Zhou Xuan walked through the hotel lobby, his supernatural abilities instantly sensed something and he became aware of it. In an instant, he detected that at least six men were watching him.
Volume 1, Chapter 610: Acupressure Technique (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
After noticing the unusual behavior of these people, Zhou Xuan did not remind Gao Mingyuan. If he did, Gao Mingyuan might not be able to maintain a normal expression, and it might alert them. So he simply pretended not to know anything.
While having breakfast at the restaurant, Zhou Xuan's supernatural abilities detected that the number of people who had followed him in and were scattered throughout the restaurant, secretly watching him, had increased to 10. He also detected that there seemed to be seven or eight people waiting outside the restaurant, and further away, there were several more in the parked cars, two of whom had handguns on them!
Zhou Xuan was taken aback. There were more than ten of these people, and there were probably more in other unknown places. With so many people following him, it was probably not a simple matter. He wondered if they were sent by the drug dealer's supplier, or perhaps by the casino and Yang Tiancheng.
Zhou Xuan estimated that it was one of the three parties, and the most likely one was Yang Tiancheng's man, because Yang Tiancheng had gone to great lengths to scheme against him yesterday and set so many traps, so how could he let go so easily?
But there's something I don't understand. Even if that's the case, there's no need to send so many people to follow him. It doesn't look like they're following him; it looks like they're preparing to kill him. Otherwise, why would they need so many people?
Gao Mingyuan took the initiative and worked diligently to introduce Zhou Xuan to the most famous snacks and breakfasts, ordering a whole table full of food, though it was impossible to eat that much.
Zhou Xuan ate quite a bit with a good appetite and even drank a bowl of porridge at the end. Gao Mingyuan, on the other hand, was probably too excited and had no appetite at all. He had dark circles under his eyes, clearly indicating that he hadn't slept well the night before. This was mainly due to the huge sum of cash Zhou Xuan had given him. If an ordinary person won a five million yuan lottery prize, they would probably act like a fool, let alone Gao Mingyuan, who had suddenly become a multi-millionaire thanks to Zhou Xuan. Moreover, he still had hundreds of millions of yuan in the casino. It seemed that becoming a billionaire was also a possibility for him.
After having breakfast, Gao Mingyuan casually took out a hundred yuan and threw it on the table, then pulled Zhou Xuan away. The snacks only cost a few dozen yuan in total, and he didn't even ask them for change, showing off his generosity.
The car was parked on the side of the road outside. It was still Gao Mingyuan's Volkswagen. After getting in, Gao Mingyuan turned the car around and drove onto the highway. Then he slapped the steering wheel hard and said, "Brother, I'm thinking of getting a new car. Do you have any suggestions? Should I get a BMW or a Mercedes?"
Zhou Xuan chuckled and said, "Then you've asked the wrong person. I'm not very knowledgeable about cars. Even my driver's license was obtained through connections. I only bought an Audi A6, which cost a few hundred thousand yuan. For me, a car is just a means of transportation. As long as the quality is acceptable and the safety is guaranteed, that's enough. I don't pursue anything too high-end or luxurious, just like with mobile phones..."
As Zhou Xuan spoke, he took out his phone again, showed it to himself, and said, "Look, it's a domestic knock-off phone, only five or six hundred yuan a unit. It can make and receive calls, take pictures and record videos. Many people spend a lot of money to buy Apple phones, but I'm not interested in those either. As for phones, besides making and receiving calls, no matter how many other functions they have, I rarely use them. My wife used to buy me a smartphone that cost four or five thousand yuan. Hehe, I'm embarrassed to say that, but that smartphone made me unable to answer calls or send messages. I didn't even know how to do simple operations. Smartphones are really smart, aren't they? So I switched back to my old five-hundred-yuan knock-off phone!"
Gao Mingyuan blushed. He originally wanted to change his car to improve his status. With his wealth, he naturally wanted a more upscale car to match his status. However, Zhou Xuan's words made him blush. He thought Zhou Xuan was mocking him for getting carried away with his newfound wealth and becoming arrogant.
Seeing Gao Mingyuan's blushing and awkward expression, Zhou Xuan knew that he had said something a bit too harsh and that Gao Mingyuan had misunderstood. He immediately laughed and said, "Old Gao, you've misunderstood me. I just said that I can't give you any advice because I really don't know much about these things. I didn't mean to mock you!"
Gao Mingyuan blushed again. Zhou Xuan's words were so blunt, making him even more embarrassed. However, he could also tell that Zhou Xuan was a straightforward person. Hearing what he said, Gao Mingyuan felt a little strange. What Zhou Xuan said didn't quite match his mysterious identity and extraordinary temperament. He sounded like a country bumpkin.
Vanity is a flaw that most people have, but Zhou Xuan did not look down on Gao Mingyuan because of it. Everyone has their own strengths. It's like in modern times, if you compare people today with people from before the liberation, if you arrest a hundred people, I'm afraid ninety-nine of them would confess to being traitors, and the one left would not be strong-willed, but would have been scared to death long ago.
The traffic on the highway was heavy. Zhou Xuan used his supernatural ability to detect the vehicles. After careful comparison, he could confirm that there were six vehicles following him, with a total of twenty-one people. Two of them had handguns, and there were several machetes in the trunk of each vehicle. It seemed that these people wanted to attack him. Logically speaking, they should not be targeting Gao Mingyuan. If they were targeting him, they would have done it long ago. Why would they wait until today?
"Forget it, let's go for a drive in the countryside. I really want to see the scenery there!" Zhou Xuan said to Gao Mingyuan. Going to the bustling wholesale stone factory with Gao Mingyuan now would probably cause a lot of trouble. With so many people around, they would definitely find an opportunity to attack them. It would be better to go to a secluded place where no one would see them and it would be easier to carry out their plan.
Moreover, Zhou Xuan did not want to make the first move. Instead, he wanted to wait for those people to take action. As long as they did not use lethal methods to attack them, he would wait and see if he could find the mastermind behind it all. If it was a drug supplier, perhaps they would come to test him to see if there were any police officers following them, or to test him to see if he had any problems.
Zhou Xuan couldn't immediately determine which side it was; everything would have to wait until those people made their move to confirm.
Gao Mingyuan turned at the next intersection and onto another road before asking, "Brother, there are no restaurants or casinos in the countryside, and it's past the season, so there aren't even any rapeseed flowers left to see. What's there to do?"
"Just go ahead and drive carefully. I'll tell you the reason later!" Zhou Xuan said calmly. There were many cars and people around, and if he told Gao Mingyuan, it might scare him and cause an accident. He would explain when they got to a secluded place.
Although Gao Mingyuan didn't quite understand, he still obeyed Zhou Xuan's words. He would go wherever Zhou Xuan wanted to go. There was a section of the ring road that was comparable to a highway. Gao Mingyuan increased the speed to about 100 miles per hour, and the car started making a lot of noise.
Gao Mingyuan said awkwardly, "Brother, look, this is the difference between a good car and a bad car!"
After passing the ring road, they gradually entered the countryside, and there were far fewer vehicles on the highway. This made it impossible for the six cars following them to hide. However, Gao Mingyuan did not notice this at all, because he had never encountered such a thing before.
The people in the cars following behind probably realized that it wasn't convenient to act now, and they wanted to wait until the cars drove to the most remote and deserted area before intercepting them.
Gao Mingyuan was completely unaware of the vehicle following him. He saw it in his rearview mirror but didn't think of it that way. Later, the road narrowed and he entered the countryside with more curves, so Gao Mingyuan slowed down considerably.
There was no suitable place. There were very few people living on both sides of the road, but there was no wide enough space along the road. After turning the corner, Zhou Xuan saw a flat area of several hundred square meters on the right side of the road about four or five hundred meters ahead. He guessed that those people might start making their move here.
Sure enough, four of the six cars behind were SUVs. While sports cars with low chassis couldn't get through from the roadside onto that dirt patch, SUVs had no problem. As soon as Zhou Xuan thought this, the four SUVs sped up and overtook him one after another, completely disregarding the rules, squeezing Gao Mingyuan right next to the right side of the road. Twice they almost scraped each other.
Gao Mingyuan was so angry that he started cursing loudly. He quickly pulled his car over to the side of the road, and the four cars that had overtaken him stopped one after another in front of him, completely blocking the road ahead.
Gao Mingyuan opened the car door, jumped out, pointed at the car in front, and shouted, "How do you drive? You almost caused an accident, you know that?"
Zhou Xuan chuckled inwardly. It would be difficult for them to reason with you. After Gao Mingyuan shouted, the doors of the four SUVs in front opened in unison, and more than a dozen burly men crawled out, most of them wearing sunglasses.
Seeing the menacing expressions on their faces, Gao Mingyuan was taken aback and quickly shut his mouth. Several of the men then went to the trunk of the car, opened it, and each took out a bundle of machetes.
Gao Mingyuan was terrified and turned pale. These people were clearly up to no good. They all had menacing looks and fierce eyes. Did they know he had made a fortune and came to rob him?
"Brother Zhou, get in the car quickly, let's run! These people... I'm scared... they might be robbing us..." Gao Mingyuan exclaimed as he dragged Zhou Xuan into the car.