Chapter 1493 Scam (1/2)

Godanwei knew how chaotic the Hpakant area was. Gangsters and thugs were everywhere, and he preferred not to alarm anyone because he did not want to provoke the big bosses behind the swindlers.

Li Du, however, had more powerful people supporting him. Godanwei was afraid that Li Du would blame him if he was cheated, saying that he did not live up to his responsibilities as his tour guide.

Ignoring him, Li Du rubbed the stone and said with a smile, ”How much do you want for it?”

Lu Dayou smiled and held out a finger. Li Du guessed, ”Ten thousand yuan?”

Hearing this, Lu Dayou burst into laughter and said, ”You are joking with me. Ten thousand for this? I want one hundred thousand, and that's my final word. I assure you that you will not regret!”

For a stone of this quality, Li Du felt a hundred thousand was not expensive. The coloring of the jade was particularly striking, and the transparency, the so-called 'water source', was very well balanced. It would be beautiful if it was made into a bracelet.

'Water source' was a term in the jade industry, referring to transparency. The texture of jade was generally divided into four points, one point of turbidity and three points of transparency.

However, Li Du was not a jade industry expert and was not good at valuing the price of raw jade. The value of jade depended not just on the water source, but also the type of the stone and how much processing it would require. The price point did not have firm rules like in the diamond industry.

The stone in Li Du's hand was not that big. At most, it would make two bracelets, and it was hard to say how much every such bracelet could cost.

However, one hundred thousand was not much for him. It was the first piece of raw stone he handled, and it was of some commemorative value. Therefore, after he thought about it, he pulled out a bunch of green dollar bills from his bag and handed them to Lu Dayou, saying, ”OK, I'll take it.”

Seeing him being so quick to decide, Lu Dayou was surprised and said, ”You're buying the stone just like that? Aren't you afraid that I'm a swindler? Don't you need a professional to give you their opinion?”

Li Du shook his head and said, ”I don't need one. I have some trust in my fellow countrymen. One hundred thousand, I'll take it.”

Hearing this, Lu Dayou laughed. ”Good, brother, very good. We Nanshan men are forthright! Let's strike a deal, and I assure you it's a good one!”

There were two kinds of circulating currency in Hpakant, yuan and dollars. Kyat, which was the official currency and was often used in banks, was far less popular.

Seeing Li Du pull out a stack of dollar bills, many eyes in the teahouse lit up.

Soon someone came up and said, ”Hello, brother. Would you mind sharing the table?”

Lu Dayou looked at this man and said, ”What do you want?”

The man laughed and said, ”Let's come straight to the point. You are here to buy some jade, right? I've got a good stone here, too. Would you like to take a look?”

Li Du nodded, while Godanwei gave him another look. He was extremely worried. The boss was quite smart when dealing with him, so how would he be so dumb when it came to business?

The second man sat down and took out a piece of ore from his backpack.

Similarly, this piece of ore was relatively small, only about the size of an apple, about the size of Lu Dayou's stone.

The difference was that the stone was perfectly oval. Both ends were a bit pointed and the outer layer was black.