Chapter 424 - Super Moron? (2/2)

About an hour later, the huge Suppressing River Stone was placed in the venue of the raw gemstone exhibition.

At that moment, the entire venue was bustling. Many people heard that a fool had brought up the Suppressing River Stone and had wanted to cut the stone on the spot. They all approached to watch the hustle and bustle, as three layers of people inside and outside surrounded the scene. Some people even took out their mobile phones to live broadcast it.

Qin Haodong didn’t care about the discussions around him. He had picked up such a big bargain, so it made him smile from ear to ear.

Lin Momo clearly knew about his ability to look at stones. Since Qin Haodong had set his sights on that one, it meant that it was by no means simple. So, she stood behind him in silence.

The little fellow clapped, her face showing excitement. In her view, such a big stone was definitely something good.

When the stone was finally pulled up, Mao Wenlong stepped forward and asked, “Mr. Qin, what are we going to do next?”

Qin Haodong said, “Find me 20 stone-cutters. Untie this stone for me right now.”

Mao Wenlong did it immediately. The one thing that the raw gemstone venue did not lack was stone cutting masters. Soon, 20 people arrived in front of Qin Haodong with tools.

Those people were a little stunned at the huge Suppressing River Stone in front of them. After being master in their field for so many years, they had never cut such a big stone before.

A stone-cutter who was the leader said, “Mr. Qin, please draw a line. We will cut it according to the line you draw.”

“Cut? Why cut it?”

That Suppressing River Stone was a treasure. Qin Haodong would naturally be unwilling to let people casually cut it open.

The stone-cutter said with a bewildered face, “Mr. Qin, how can you open such a big stone if you don’t cut it?”

Qin Haodong said, “Grind it. I want you guys to grind it out for me.”

Black lines appeared on his face as the stone-cutter said, “Mr. Qin, it’s impossible to grind such a big stone! Also, there is no need to grind it at all. It will be much faster to cut it.”

Qin Haodong said, “You guys are to split into groups of ten and will change shifts to work on it for me. As long as you finish grinding this stone, you will be rewarded with 10,000 US dollars each.”

“10,000 US dollars? Mr. Qin, are you sure it’s 10,000 US dollars per person?”

The stone-cutter’s eyes lit up in an instant. He had been in the business for almost 20 years and had received numerous tips, however, most of them were a few hundred US dollars each time. He had never received a reward of 10,000 US dollars.

It had to be stressed that Burma’s economy was underdeveloped. 10,000 US dollars was enough for a family to live comfortably for several years. Because of that, other stone cutting masters also looked at Qin Haodong with lights in their eyes, expecting him to give a confirmation.

Qin Haodong said, “Yes, it’s 10,000 US dollars per person. If you organize it for me, I’ll give you an extra 10,000!”

“Okay. Don’t worry, we will start now!”

When he heard that he could get 20,000 US dollars, the stone-cutter excitedly agreed and immediately called his men to start.

As the saying goes, money makes the mare go. With so much money, they were willing to grind the stone into powder.

A group of 20 stone-cutters, who were split into groups of ten, begun to attack the huge Suppressing River Stone. The sound of cutting machines rang out. After a moment, smoke and dust appeared everywhere, and stone debris flew out.

Although those people worked very hard, it would take hours to grind such a big stone to find something. Many people felt bored after watching for a while and slowly dispersed.

Qin Haodong chose a smooth stone and sat down with the little fellow in his arms. The Spiritual Qi in that Suppressing River Stone was very rich. There had to be something good inside, but he didn’t know when it would appear. He wanted to keep an eye on it there, as he couldn’t let those people break the jade inside.

Li Wangcai glanced at the gray and white stone debris cut off from the Suppressing River Stone with disdain on his face. He had already catalogued the young man in front of him as the loser of the family with money but no place to burn it.

He stepped up to Qin Haodong and said, “Brat, stone betting does not mean the bigger the better. Just like your useless stone, there must be nothing inside it.”

Hearing what he said, the little fellow immediately said unconvinced, “Nonsense. Papa is very powerful. There’s definitely treasure inside the stone Papa picked.”

Qin Haodong looked up at him and said with a smile, “Did you hear that? Even my daughter said there has to be treasure inside the stone. Plus, it’s so big. There must be something good inside.”

Hearing what he said, there was a roar of laughter around him. Everyone disagreed with his statement. “Would there be treasure just because a child said so? Would there be something good inside just because the stone was big? Earlier your daughter chose that big stone, but it turned out that there was nothing at all.”

Those were Li Wangcai’s thoughts. He had decided that there would be no jade inside the stone as he said, “Since you’re so convinced, do you dare to make a bet with me?”

Qin Haodong said, “Okay. I like betting the most. Plus, I’ve always been lucky and have never lost a bet.”

A trace of mockery flashed across Li Wangcai’s fat face as he said, “Let’s bet 10 million US dollars. As long as you find a nail-sized jade inside this stone, it will be my loss.”

As soon as he uttered those words, there was another uproar in the crowd.

“This fat man is taking the young man for a fool. 10 million US dollars is no small sum. Who would bet with him?…”

“I got it. He just lost five million US dollars, so he wants to get them back from him…”

“It’s obviously a bet he’s bound to lose. As long as this young man is not stupid, he definitely won’t bet with him!”

Everyone expressed their opinions, yet Qin Haodong looked at Li Wangcai with a smile and said lightly, “Okay, I will bet with you!”

Everyone opened their mouths wide in shock. “This young man is really stupid!”