The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 131

Staff brought over the POS machine to process Andrew's payment for the stone. After a couple of beeps, the transaction was completed, and the receipt was printed out. Another staff member, equipped with tools, approached to crack open the stone.

Daniel glanced at the stone and warned Andrew with a chuckle, "Andrew, this so-called number-one appraiser from Florida, Henry, right? Seems like he's not that skilled. This stone will probably yield only some worthless jade fragments. If you spend 1.98 million on it, you'll likely lose about 1.9 million."

"You country boy, what do you know? Stop your bullshitting! Henry Jade is renowned for a reason. I don't believe he could make such a simple mistake," Andrew retorted after swearing at Daniel.

Henry also stepped in on the discussion, "Who are you? What do you think you're doing? You don't know anything; I suggest you stop your ill-informed chatter. This stone, as I said to Andrew, should earn him a return of at least 20-30%—and that's a conservative estimate. Once it's cut open, it should reveal jade worth over five million."

"Five million? I tell you, once this stone is opened, you'll be crying on the spot, Andrew. This stone will only reveal fragments worth maybe fifty thousand at most, if you're lucky."

As the staff began cutting the stone with a power saw, it split open to reveal its contents. What Henry and everyone else expected was a sizeable piece of jade; however, looking at the revealed cross-section, it was clear there was no large jade piece. Instead, the stone was filled with fragments of poor-quality jade.

Although Andrew wasn't well-versed in jade gambling, he knew garbage when he saw it. This stone was full of worthless fragments, not the large jade piece Henry promised.

"Henry, what's going on?" Andrew's first attempt was a failure. Looking visibly upset, Henry hadn't given up yet. He instructed the staff, "Cut it here again."