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Chapter 682: Chapter 682: Don’t Force It
"Doctor Bai! You should really think this over carefully. There are so many stones here, why insist on buying this one? The likelihood of the ’Dragon variety’ appearing is nearly one in ten thousand. You’re gambling everything against a one in ten thousand chance, isn’t this just asking to lose everything, down to your pants?" Baldy was much more knowledgeable than Shao Ming and, of course, understood what Liu Chuanfeng was laughing at just now.
If he weren’t on the same side as Doctor Bai, he would have burst out laughing upon hearing this.
The possibility of this stone producing the Dragon variety is absolutely impossible.
Let’s not even mention the opening of this stone, which has already determined the possible type of jade it might yield. Looking at the quality of the stone, it absolutely does not possess the characteristics of a raw stone of the Dragon variety.
Shao Ming gazed at Bai Xiao somewhat foolishly, "Doctor Bai, please consider it. If you lose, it’s a loss of forty million, and that includes two million of Baldy’s money."
"You mean you have no confidence in my luck?" Bai Xiao glanced sideways at Baldy.
Baldy forced a smile, "How could that be?"
In his heart, he thought, The young lady here is still counting on luck on this matter.
Luck might strike once or twice, but it can’t always be on your side.
"Let me touch it again, see if I feel any connection," Bai Xiao said, placing her hand on the stone and carefully caressing it.
People around gave them space, thinking this person must be silly to what extent?
Gambling on stones and relying on luck?
If there really was such a thing as luck, then who would bother gambling on stones?
How naive.
After a while, Bai Xiao dusted off her hands, "I’ve made my decision!"
"You’re not buying it?"
Shao Ming touched his sweat, this was forty million after all.
Buying this stone might be just over a million, but losing means losing forty million.
That’s a huge difference.
"This is the one!"
Baldy broke into a cold sweat, "You’re really going through with it?"
"Baldy, think it over carefully, it’s not too late to back out now." Bai Xiao would never force someone to do something against their will. Baldy and she had merely met by chance. She had taken a liking to Baldy because he was a decent person, someone who had repeatedly enlightened her with knowledge of raw stones. Being a person who differentiated clearly between gratitude and grudges, she had decided to do this. But she would never pressure someone into action.
The gains or losses depend on the individual. If Baldy believed in her, then naturally there was a large profit margin, but if he didn’t trust her, she wouldn’t blame him—it would be Baldy’s own bad luck, and nobody else’s fault.
Torn between trust and trepidation, Baldy said, "Alright, today I’ll take the risk with you to see if Lady Luck is really on our side."
Bai Xiao smiled, "Shao Ming, go pay."
Baldy followed Shao Ming to make the payment, feeling somewhat exhausted. If the twenty million turned into nothing, it’d be a huge letdown to himself.
No matter the bravado he’d just displayed, inside, he quivered with fear.
An Zhiyuan strolled up behind Bai Xiao with Wu Yalan, examining the stone through a magnifying glass without sparing Bai Xiao a glance, his voice only audible to the three of them.
"Xiaoxiao, stop messing around and leave now, it’s dangerous here," he whispered.
He had never expected to encounter so many familiar faces here.
The moment he saw Shang Kaiwen, he knew trouble was brewing, for Shang Kaiwen knew his real occupation. If she shouted out the name An Camp Leader, and Sang Ji’s spies overheard, then all the plans they had laid out for so long would be utterly ruined.
He had only just managed to get close to Sang Ji, who was very interested in Wu Yalan, making this their closest approach to Sang Ji yet.
And yet there were still four bodyguards standing by Sang Ji’s side.
If they missed out on this chance and Sang Ji became alert, trying to get close to him again would likely come at a very high cost.
