Volume One, Chapter Nine: Wang the Fatty’s Loss of Two Hundred Thousand
Zhang Wenxuan crossed his arms, ready to watch a good show. At this moment, Wang Dong was still unaware that he had already been outwitted by Zhang Wenxuan.
This raw stone, weighing over a hundred pounds, surely contained a fine piece of jade in his eyes; otherwise, Zhang Wenxuan wouldn’t have been so excited earlier.
He was already envisioning the scene where he would strike it rich after uncovering a superb jade piece.
Whirrr!
The cutting machine was still running, the grinding wheel spinning rapidly as it slowly sliced through the raw stone.
Many people watched with curious eyes.
Wang Dong stared fixedly, not daring to blink, as if afraid of missing any detail.
Gradually, the raw stone was cut open, revealing its interior to all present.
Snap!
After a solid ten minutes, the massive piece of jade weighing over a hundred pounds was cut in half, revealing its true nature.
Upon closer inspection, Wang Dong’s expression changed dramatically.
In the middle of the raw stone, there was absolutely nothing—not a trace of high-quality jade, not even any jade at all. It was just ordinary rock.
“Impossible!” Wang Dong’s eyes widened in disbelief.
He rushed forward for a closer look, but no matter how he examined it, the core of the stone held nothing.
Wang Dong found it unbearable to accept; he had spent a full 200,000 yuan to buy this raw stone, and yet it was completely empty inside.
A murmur rose from the crowd; many people couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.
“It’s a loss! This raw stone was so big, it must have been worth at least a hundred thousand yuan!”
“Yeah, but nothing inside after cutting it in half means this raw stone is a total loss.”
“This guy’s suffered a huge blow, losing at least a hundred thousand yuan!”
Hearing these remarks, Wang Dong was even more unwilling to accept the truth.
“No, no way! This can’t be!”
“The cut must have been in the wrong spot. There must be jade inside the other halves!”
Taking a deep breath, Wang Dong tried to reassure himself.
“Master, cut open the two fragments immediately. I want to see what’s inside!”
“The jade has to be inside these two fragments,” Wang Dong insisted.
The stone cutter shook his head.
“This raw stone isn’t big enough to hide anything substantial. If you found no jade after cutting through the middle, you’re basically at a loss.”
“No, cut it for me!” Wang Dong refused to give in.
“Alright,” the stone cutter shrugged. He had seen countless people like Wang Dong—those who would go berserk after a loss, even more hysterical than this.
Whirrr!
The machine started again. The cutter worked cautiously, slowly slicing through one half of the stone fragment.
Wang Dong glared at the piece, a bead of sweat dripping silently down his forehead.
Among the crowd, Zhang Wenxuan almost burst out laughing at the scene.
Seeing Wang Dong’s frustrated expression, he felt immense satisfaction.
Watching Wang Dong get taken down felt even better than making money himself!
Cut it—after all, this raw stone contained nothing, so no matter how it was sliced, there was no gem to be found.
Zhang Wenxuan’s mind brimmed with mockery.
As expected, when half of the fragment was cut open, Wang Dong looked in and saw nothing.
Inside, only grayish-white rock remained—no trace of jade.
Boom!
This revelation struck Wang Dong like a thunderclap, nearly causing him to faint on the spot.
“Hahaha!”
At this moment, Zhang Wenxuan could no longer contain himself and burst out laughing.
“Wang Fatty, how does it feel to lose money? That was a full 200,000 yuan—no small change, even for you!”
“I wonder how long it’ll take you to earn that back.”
“Hahaha.” Zhang Wenxuan stepped out from the crowd, shamelessly mocking Wang Dong.
Wang Dong froze momentarily, then quickly realized he had been played by Zhang Wenxuan.
This raw stone was empty from the start—it was a trap set by Zhang Wenxuan.
“Zhang Wenxuan!”
“You actually cheated me!” Wang Dong exploded in fury, pointing at Zhang Wenxuan and cursing loudly.
“You ungrateful wretch! I was the one who brought you into the company and gave you a livelihood, and now you trick me like this!”
Heh!
Facing Wang Dong’s accusations, Zhang Wenxuan sneered coldly.
“You think you have the right to say that? Pathetic beyond words!”
“That’s right, I deliberately set you up with this raw stone. What are you going to do about it?” Zhang Wenxuan smirked, his tone dripping with mockery.
Wang Dong’s eyes reddened with rage, his fury erupting like a volcano.
Two hundred thousand yuan—that was a huge sum, even for him.
His monthly salary was around thirty thousand; two hundred thousand was half a year’s income.
This entire sum was now lost because of Zhang Wenxuan’s trap. How could Wang Dong not be furious?
He wanted nothing more than to rush forward and beat Zhang Wenxuan up, but seeing Zhang’s stronger build, he quickly abandoned the thought.
“Alright, alright, alright!”
He repeated the words three times, revealing just how deep his anger ran.
“Zhang Wenxuan, don’t get too cocky!”
“You think you can show off in front of me? We’ll see about that!” Wang Dong ground his teeth.
He shot Zhang Wenxuan a hateful glare, then left in frustration.
The mocking eyes of the onlookers made him feel utterly embarrassed, as if he wanted to disappear into a hole.
Staying any longer would only be humiliating, so Wang Dong left in a flustered state, soon vanishing from Zhang Wenxuan’s sight.
Without Wang Dong clinging like a bad luck charm, Zhang Wenxuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He pushed through the crowd and quickly left. With the excitement gone, the crowd soon lost interest.
Zhang Wenxuan crossed the market and headed to the other side.
“Finally got rid of that annoying fatty. If he’d kept following me, it would have been a real pain!” Zhang Wenxuan muttered irritably.
Today, he was determined to make a big profit. If that fatty pest stuck around, he wouldn’t be able to let loose and fight hard.
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