Chapter 44

"Y-You...! You're a woman, I won't argue with you! He Dong, do you know what kind of place this is? This is where we play the stone game. Do you dare to gamble with me?" Cheng Tianlei was almost at his wits' end, but in public, for the sake of his face, he couldn't do anything to Zhao Xinxin. In the end, he directly targeted He Dong.

"Oh, how do you want to gamble?" He Dong glanced at the other person indifferently and asked.

"Of course, it's the stone game. We each pick three raw stones from the same area, then see whose jade is more valuable. The one with the higher value wins!" Cheng Tianlei said loudly.

"What if you win? What if you lose?" He Dong asked calmly.

"The loser leaves Lin Xuan!" Cheng Tianlei proposed the condition.

"Ha ha, how do I feel that your IQ is lower than average? You actually propose such a condition? Lin Xuan is my girlfriend. If I lose, I have to leave Lin Xuan, but if you lose, nothing happens to you? Besides, Lin Xuan is a person, not a bet. If you want to play such a game, find someone else!" He Dong said with a look of disdain.

"You... You...!" Cheng Tianlei's face turned red from being cornered by He Dong, but he had no words to refute it. In the end, he had to give up his original plan and continued, "Alright, then let's change the bet. The loser will kowtow three times to the winner and avoid the winner in the future!"

"This bet isn't good either. You should know about my bet with Sun Sheng, right? With people like you, your face is thicker than a city wall, and reneging on a bet isn't rare. If you don't kowtow to me, I can't force you to do it! Change it again!" He Dong's face always wore a calm smile.

"Alright, then let's bet cash, is that fine?" Cheng Tianlei was so angry at He Dong's words that his whole body was trembling.

"Cash? That's fine. But how much? I'll tell you, don't mention a few hundred thousand, I can't afford to lose that much!" He Dong used a provocation tactic. If it were a few days ago, He Dong would have dared to bet with the other party, but now with the Insight Eye, he wasn't afraid anymore.

"Then let's bet one million! Plus all the jade we cut out!" Cheng Tianlei's face turned red as he shouted.

"Hmm, that's acceptable. Alright, it's settled. But I don't trust your character, so we need a mediator. We'll transfer one million to the mediator's account, and the winner will get it!" He Dong suggested.

"Alright! Let Uncle Li be the mediator. He's the boss here, and Wang Qiang is very familiar with him!" Cheng Tianlei, who couldn't wait for He Dong to fall, agreed without hesitation.

He Dong turned and looked at Wang Qiang. When He Dong and Cheng Tianlei started talking about the bet, Wang Qiang had already given He Dong a look and even pulled him a few times, hoping to stop him. But He Dong ignored it. Now that the bet was settled, he could only do his best to help He Dong. Seeing He Dong's questioning look, he nodded directly.

Uncle Li had a good reputation in the stone gambling circle and had some background, making him a suitable mediator.

"Alright, then I'll trouble Uncle Li!" He Dong agreed once he saw Wang Qiang nod.

When He Dong, Wang Qiang, and Cheng Tianlei had their conflict, Uncle Li was already by their side, ready to stop the conflict if it escalated. However, the conflict didn't turn violent, and the current betting method was exactly what he hoped for, as he would benefit no matter who won.

"Rest assured, I, Uncle Li, guarantee that this bet will be fair and just!" Uncle Li said, patting his chest.

Soon, two million in cash was transferred to the account provided by Uncle Li. After negotiation, the two decided to pick from the pile of raw jade stones worth one thousand yuan per kilogram.

As soon as the bet began, Cheng Tianlei immediately led Zhang Yang over and started picking the raw jade stones carefully. He Dong, however, leisurely held the raw jade stone he had picked earlier and walked around the pile of stones.

"Third Brother, I've already called our company's stone gambling expert. They're on their way. Put this stone down for now, and when the expert arrives, let him pick three good ones for you. You must win!" Wang Qiang said, preparing to take the stone that He Dong had "randomly" picked.

"No way! Big Brother, this stone and I have a connection. I'll use it to bet!" He Dong, of course, wouldn't give up the stone he had "picked."

"You... You're going to make me die of anger. Stone gambling does involve luck and connection, but experience and skills are the key, otherwise, there wouldn't be stone gambling experts!" Wang Qiang was so angry that his breathing became heavy.

"Don't worry, Big Brother. My luck has been sky-high lately. Without experience and skills, it doesn't matter. Haven't you heard that when luck comes, even a city wall can't stop it?" He Dong insisted.

"You... You... You...! Forget it, I can't argue with you. Since it's your bet, I'll remind you, don't cry if you lose!" Wang Qiang said to He Dong with a bad temper.

"Don't worry, the one who will cry won't be me!" He Dong said confidently.

An hour later, with Zhang Yang's help, Cheng Tianlei had already picked three raw jade stones, and He Dong's speed wasn't slow either, even picking more than Cheng Tianlei, a total of six raw jade stones.

"Hmph, a country bumpkin is still a country bumpkin! What's the point of picking so many if you can't cut out jade? Besides, even if you pick a thousand, only three can be used in the bet! Hey, He, which three are you going to use?" Cheng Tianlei looked at He Dong disdainfully.

Actually, not just Cheng Tianlei, but almost everyone, including Wang Qiang, Zhao Xinxin, and Wang Xuewu, looked at He Dong strangely. No one had ever seen someone pick stones as if they were buying vegetables at the market.

"Gambling with you is no pressure, so I picked a few more for myself. Since you're so eager to lose money to me, I'll use this one... this one... and this one!" He Dong casually pointed out three of the six raw jade stones he had picked.

Actually, Cheng Tianlei didn't know that with the Insight Eye, He Dong wasn't just picking stones but was directly selecting jade. So, although He Dong only picked six out of hundreds of raw jade stones, these six were already the best in the pile. Therefore, even before the bet began, Cheng Tianlei was already destined to lose.