In a stone-gambling store in the northern part of Provincial City.
“This, this… and those two over there. I want them all!”
As Tang Hao walked forward, he pointed to the stones on display on both sides.
The stones were arranged in rows. They had different colors, shapes, and sizes.
A mundane person would scrutinize a stone for half a day before making a decision.
However, Tang Hao picked his stones just by giving them a quick glance.
His high-handed attitude shocked many people.
“Wow! Just who is that person? What a spendthrift! That’s not how you should spend money even if you’re rich. He’ll be out of his fortune very soon!” Someone mocked.
A person next to him said, “Hah! He’s not a spendthrift, you idiot. He’s a true master of jade appraisal. He’s already a legend in the stone-gambling scene of Provincial City.”
“What? So that’s him?” The other person was shocked.
In the stone-gambling scene of Provincial City, there were rumors of an amazing person who could appraise high-quality raw jade by sight, and he never missed his mark.
Furthermore, that person only bought raw jade from stone-gambling stores. He could clear out a store of all its high-quality jade.
They did not expect that the amazing person in the rumors was so young.
The person came to his senses, and his gaze turned respectful.
Everyone else around Tang Hao seemed eager to please him.
“You’re here, Master! I’m Lil Chen, we’ve met before!”
“Look at this stone, Master! What do you think of it?”
Many people crowded around Tang Hao.
Tang Hao talked to each one of them and continued walking forward, his eyes sweeping at the array of stones on display.
“This one, and that one… I want them all!” He occasionally said.
A few employees of the store followed behind him, preparing to take whichever stone he pointed.
He went around the store once. He had selected more than thirty stones in about ten minutes.
The employees remained calm. They were used to Tang Hao’s display.
However, they were thoroughly shocked the first time Tang Hao did that. He had selected more than fifty stones, which rang up to almost twenty million yuan.
They were shocked for a second time when some of the rocks were cut open. They all contained high-quality jade, and one of them was even a rare glass type. He had broken even on his gamble by those few pieces alone.
News got out, and that rumor became a legend in the stone-gambling scene.
“You have selected thirty-six stones, Mr. Tang, the total amount is nine million and six hundred thousand yuan. Should I cut them open to verify your purchase?”
The boss of the stone-gambling stone came up to Tang Hao and spoke courteously.
Mr. Tang might be young, but the boss had to respect him.
Tang Hao glanced at those stones and shook his head. “No, it’s fine. It’s just a bit of money. Bring everything outside!”
The boss laughed drily when he heard that.
‘Just a bit of money? This Mr. Tang is such a spendthrift!’
However, he had to admit Mr. Tang’s amazing abilities. Mr. Tang must have made a fortune from stone-gambling.
“Yes, Mr. Tang! All of you, help him carry the stones outside!” The boss beckoned at a few of his employees.
Tang Hao hired a moving truck to transport the stones some distance away. After the stones were unloaded and the truck left, he stashed the stones in his pocket dimension.
After keeping away the last stone, Tang Hao dusted his hands and nodded satisfactorily.
The quality of those stones was quite good. A few of them could be used to produce spirit jade for Artifacts, while the others could be used to craft talismans.
He went back to his car and started driving along the road.
Very soon, he arrived at the city center.
It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. The roads were packed with cars.
Suddenly, he heard the shriek of a police siren from behind him.
He turned around to see a convoy of police cars speeding down the road.
“What’s going on?” Tang Hao furrowed his brows.
He thought for a bit and decided to follow them.
The police cars stopped a few minutes later. Several police cars were already at the scene.
A huge crowd had formed behind the police lines.
Tang Hao was surprised when he saw that. It looked like a hostage situation.
He drove forward a little more and parked his car by the side of the road.
He got out of the car and assessed the situation.
The police cars were parked around a bank, whose front doors were tightly shut.
Police sirens could be heard on the roads. More police cars were coming.
“Oh my, a bank robbery!” Tang Hao was shocked.
He had encountered robberies in real life, but he had only seen bank robberies in movies.
He guessed that the robbers were holding hostages inside, and they were in a standoff with the police.
‘Sigh, why can’t they rob something else other than banks? Even if they want to rob a bank, they need better skills! Now that the police have surrounded them, how are they going to escape, even if they have hostages?’
‘The hostages’ lives are in danger though!’
Tang Hao furrowed his brows when he thought of that.
He eavesdropped on the conversations around him, and his expression turned grim.
It was said that there were gunshots from within the bank.
‘The robbers have guns!’
That was bad news.
A few more police cars arrived soon. A car door opened, and a beautiful figure walked out.
“Wow!” The surrounding crowd exclaimed in surprise.
The men’s eyes widened when they saw her.
“Wow, a beautiful police officer!”
“Oh, oh, oh! She turned her head and looked at me! I’m dead! Dead, I tell you!”
The men shouted excitedly.
Their eyes devoured that incredibly attractive body eagerly.
The beautiful woman turned around and glanced coldly at them.
She had a perfectly oval-shaped face. Her skin was as fair as snow, and her eyebrows were like brush strokes. Her long, jet-black hair fell over her shoulders. Her beauty was breathtaking.
Her body was even more attractive. She was tall, slender, and curvaceous.
She straightened her brows angrily.
After glaring at the men all around her, she turned around and continued walking forward.
The men exclaimed again when they saw her perfect back.
Tang Hao was surprised when he saw her.
‘Isn’t that Zhao Qingxue?’
