Chapter 22

The legend of the treasure of the monk Prince Gong immediately excited Xiaohai.

Whose wealth was it, and who should be considered the true owner? It had nothing to do with him, but he knew that there was a large treasure in the Hu Yan Naxi primeval forest, waiting for him in some corner.

Not taking the treasure when he saw it would be a grave sin, and it certainly wasn't Xiaohai's style.

There was no need to ask any more questions. He settled the bill and hurried back to the hotel. But as soon as he entered, he found that the beautiful policewoman, Yin Yunuo, who had come in the morning, was back at the hotel again.

Seeing Xiaohai return, Yin Yunuo looked serious. "Xiaohai, I have something to ask you."

Why was he so unlucky this year? Why was the police officer targeting him? He muttered and went upstairs, opening his room. "Officer Yin, I haven't done anything wrong, right? Why do you keep coming to me?"

Yin Yunuo seemed a bit hesitant. "Xiaohai, there's something I want to discuss with you..."

Oh, a police officer actually wanted to discuss something with him? Xiaohai had never encountered such a situation. He smiled and said, "Just tell me what it is."

Yin Yunuo pursed her lips. "Well, I saw a ginseng today at your place..."

"Yes, I do have a ginseng, a wild one, and I even told you about its medicinal effects." Xiaohai said, and then suddenly seemed to understand something. "So, you want to buy my ginseng?"

Yin Yunuo's face turned red. "Yes, a friend of mine has a kidney disease, and wild ginseng is very effective for treating it. But it's hard to find wild ginseng now, and the pharmacies only have cultivated ones. Xiaohai, are you willing to transfer your ginseng to me?"

Ah, Xiaohai was delighted. It turned out she was here to ask for a favor, and she made it seem so serious that he had been on edge for a while. Thinking about this, Xiaohai's mischievous thoughts arose. "Sure, of course, why wouldn't I give it to you, Officer Yin?"

Yin Yunuo had thought the other party would refuse, but she didn't expect Xiaohai to agree so readily. "How much do you want?"

According to the age and appearance of the ginseng, it was worth at least ten thousand, and selling it for fifteen thousand wasn't impossible. Xiaohai wanted to see how a beautiful policewoman would react when she was anxious, so he blinked and said, "Twenty thousand."

"Ah, that's so expensive?" Yin Yunuo was surprised.

Uncle Zhao had said the ginseng was worth ten thousand, but she didn't expect the other party to quote a price more than double. She knew nothing about the market value of these herbs and was even less skilled at bargaining.

After hesitating for a long time, she asked, "Can you give me a discount?"

"Officer Yin, have you ever seen such a beautiful ginseng?" Xiaohai took out the ginseng from his backpack. "Look at its quality, look at its age. It's worth at least this much in the pharmacy, and if a boss really needs it, it might even sell for thirty thousand. I'm not lying to you. A few days ago, I sold a meat lingzhi for a hundred thousand!"

He was exaggerating, turning a fifty-thousand meat lingzhi into a hundred-thousand one.

Seeing him speak so seriously, Yin Yunuo believed him. She really wanted to buy the ginseng, but the money...

"Look, Officer Yin, we can be considered old friends..." Xiaohai said, deliberately observing Yin Yunuo. He noticed her face turn red again when he said "old friends," and he was delighted. A shy policewoman! "How about this, I'll give you a discount of two thousand, so it's twenty-eight thousand. Is that okay?"

When it came to money, Yin Yunuo clearly lacked confidence. "I don't have that much money. I only have five thousand, which is all my savings..."

Five thousand? Officer Yin, you came with five thousand to buy ginseng? Xiaohai was a bit unhappy. Did she think she could force a purchase just because she was a police officer? Xiaohai wasn't going to stand for that. But soon he realized he was wrong.

Yin Yunuo first took out five thousand yuan, then carefully took out a jade bracelet, reluctantly. "This is five thousand yuan. This jade bracelet was given to me by my grandmother when I was admitted to the police academy. It has been passed down for several generations and is quite valuable. Xiaohai, I'll leave this as collateral with you, and I'll come back to redeem it when I have the money, okay?"

Xiaohai didn't know much about jade, but he had learned a lot from Guo Wenghe. Looking at the color of the jade bracelet, it was probably worth thirty to forty thousand. If he really took it, he wouldn't be at a loss.

But Xiaohai shook his head.

Seeing Xiaohai refuse, Yin Yunuo became anxious. "Then I'll just leave the jade bracelet and consider it a trade for the ginseng."

She was trading a jade bracelet worth tens of thousands and five thousand yuan for the ginseng, which would be a huge bargain for Xiaohai. But he still shook his head.

Yin Yunuo was greatly disappointed. Her teacher's wife's kidney disease wasn't severe, but an old Chinese doctor had said that if they could find a high-quality wild ginseng, it would be very helpful. That's why she was so eager to buy it. But now it seemed the other party insisted on seeing cash.

"Then, forget it. I'm sorry to bother you. I'll leave." Although she said this, she couldn't hide her disappointment.

"Wait." Xiaohai suddenly picked up the ginseng and handed it to her. "Take it."

The sudden change left Yin Yunuo at a loss, but then she became happy. "Thank you, thank you. Here, this is the money and the bracelet."

"No, you keep it."

Yin Yunuo was confused. "What do you want?"

Xiaohai smiled. "I don't want anything. It's a gift for you."

"A gift for me?"

"A gift for you!"

Xiaohai nodded solemnly. He had actually planned to give the ginseng to Yin Yunuo from the beginning. The ginseng, which was precious to others, was something he could easily obtain whenever he wanted. Using a ginseng to make a beautiful policewoman a friend, what was wrong with that?

Earlier, he was just teasing the intern policewoman.

"No, no, I can't accept it. I'm a police officer." Yin Yunuo never expected this young man, who always smiled mischievously, to do such a thing. She seemed flustered. "You should keep the money and the bracelet. Otherwise, I won't take your things."

This made Xiaohai like her even more. "We are friends, right? Friends don't need to be so formal with me."

The word "friends" made Yin Yunuo's face turn red for the third time today. She had just met Xiaohai today and didn't expect him to consider her a friend. But she remembered her master's teachings and said stubbornly, "Even if we are friends, I can't accept a gift."

Xiaohai scratched his head. He was at a loss. "Okay, the bracelet is from your grandmother, I can't take it. Five thousand, I'll sell the ginseng to you for five thousand. Is that okay?"

Yin Yunuo still felt it wasn't right. She thought for a moment, then took out a piece of paper and a pen, wrote a few lines, and handed it to Xiaohai along with the five thousand yuan. "This is an IOU. I owe you fifteen thousand yuan. Can you give me your bank account number? I'll transfer money to your account every month until I pay it off."

Xiaohai felt a bit embarrassed. The twenty thousand he had mentioned was just a random number. The ginseng, though valuable, was worth at most fifteen thousand. But if he explained now, she might not believe him and think he was trying to win her favor.

He casually gave her a fake bank account number, even leaving out a digit.

When Yin Yunuo really wanted to transfer money in the future, how could she do it with a missing digit in the account number?

Yin Yunuo didn't notice. She carefully checked the account number with Xiaohai and then carefully put it away. "Thank you. I'll transfer the money to you on the 15th of every month."

"Alright." Xiaohai said casually. "Take care of the ginseng."

After sending the policewoman out, he returned, feeling very pleased. A ginseng for a policewoman, it was worth it. He should call her and chat with her when he had time... phone... phone... He was a complete fool for forgetting to ask for the policewoman's phone number!

What a failure, a complete failure!

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