You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

"No, we've only known Mr. Tan for a day or two."

"I bought it too, I spent money too."

……

The small business owner waved his hands repeatedly and tried to explain for a while, but to no avail.

These people seemed to have their eyes on him, hurling insults at him with ferocious expressions, as if they were about to devour him at any moment.

He was terrified and quickly pointed to the tent.

"Boss Tan, Boss Tan is over there!"

Seeing the people surrounding the tent running towards it, the small business owner wiped his forehead and let out a breath.

"Phew, you scared me to death!"

As he glanced at the stone-cutting machine and the rough stone cut below, he frowned: "Really no jade? Did Boss Tan lie to us?"

The two small business owners who were with him examined the raw stone carefully.

"Master, cut it again, I refuse to believe it."

"Yes, I initially thought Boss Tan might be lying to us, but he's been having a stomachache and it shouldn't be like this."

"Do you think it's possible that Boss Tan faked his death?!"

……

The group exchanged glances and looked toward the tent surrounded by the crowd.

A moment later, the three of them ran over together.

"Tan Zhiyuan, Tan Zhiyuan, come out here!"

"Did you collude with the owner of the public auction platform to set us up?!"

"That's right, don't even think about faking your death to get away with it!"

……

The area around the tent and tea table was packed with people.

Xi Meng rested her chin on her hand and looked at the somewhat crazy people with great interest, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Look at them, they're all brainless."

These words provoked public outrage.

Some people turned red in the face and clenched their fists, wanting to punch Xi Meng.

As soon as he tried to push his way through the crowd, he couldn't move his hands or feet.

He froze for a moment, struggled, but found that he still couldn't move his body, and then his face showed fear.

"what happened?"

"Help!"

"Quick, pull me up!"

Someone tentatively tugged at his arm.

The person moved slightly, but their posture remained unchanged.

He increased his strength, and the man remained in the same position, but his whole body fell down.

The crowd hurriedly helped him up.

"What the hell is this?"

"What exactly is it..."

The person behind him had their mouth covered.

The person who covered his mouth whispered a reminder: "Don't talk nonsense, they... are not simple."

He was only persuaded by Tan Zhiyuan to spend money to buy raw stones today.

Before Tan Zhiyuan arrived, he had personally witnessed Su Chen selecting raw stones.

Without even touching the raw stones, or even crouching down to observe them, they saw him raise his hand, and many raw stones flew up and floated into the basket.

He exclaimed in surprise, then realized what he had done and reminded his companions to look. They immediately turned and left.

He had come over to check on Tan Zhiyuan's condition, but when he saw it was Su Chen and his group, he didn't dare to say a word.

He was afraid of saying something wrong and offending the group.

His companion struggled violently, and despite his warnings, he didn't let go of the hand covering his mouth.

He continued to whisper, "Don't speak, let's go first."

He pulled his companion away from the crowd, but that wasn't enough. He led them straight out of the auction house gate before letting go and letting out a deep breath.

His companion was initially indignant, but after being dragged out of the gate, he gradually realized something was wrong. Even after being released, he didn't shout or yell, but instead turned his head to look at the tent carefully. Suddenly, he shivered and asked in a low voice, "Brother Tian, ​​was what you said before true?"

Someone actually selected a rough stone and with a wave of their hand, hundreds of stones flew up.

Isn't that a skill only gods could possess?

When Tian Ge told him this before, he just thought it was a joke.

Looking at it now... it's actually true.

The young man, whom he called "Brother Tian," nodded solemnly.

Seeing that he kept looking inside, she quickly pulled him away.

"stop looking!"

"Consider the money you spent today as if it were thrown away, stolen, or lost."

"Although it's money we've saved up over several years of working, losing money is better than losing our lives."

"Let's go, don't get involved in this."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

There were six or seven other people who left on their own, just like the two of them.

But many people, oblivious to their own limitations, curiously examined the man's condition, some even treating him like a toy, pinching his arms and tugging at his face, completely forgetting their original purpose for coming.

Lin Jingyu shook his head slightly.

Su Chen then stood up.

Zheng Heng hurriedly asked, "Master Su, are you leaving?"

"Hmm, you're coming too?"

Zheng Heng waved his hand: "I won't go with them. We need to take this person's body back."

"By the way, that girl, all that wealth that was taken away..."

Su Chen: "She will pay it back."

Zheng Heng scratched his head: "Actually, it's okay not to pay back. Most of the people who come to the public auction to gamble on stones are not short of money. Those who are short of money are also gamblers. It's okay to absorb more of their wealth."

Su Chen hummed in agreement and helped tidy up the tea set before putting it away.

The moment they turned around, the crowd was forced to part to make way.

Once Su Chen and the others had gone far away, the people inside and outside the tent were able to move around again.

They exchanged glances and dared not make any more noise.

They even watched helplessly as Zheng Heng carried Tan Zhiyuan's body away without uttering a sound.

for a long time.

Someone murmured, "Did we almost... anger them just now?"

"More than that? I feel a chill on the back of my neck right now."

"That was terrifying! I couldn't move at all just now, it was so scary."

"No, I have to go home right now and tell my wife about this. My God, what happened today is more terrifying than seeing a ghost!"

As the person who spoke turned and ran, someone chased after them, asking, "Hey, aren't you going to buy the raw stones? You don't want them anymore?"

"What the hell!"

"How much money is that? I just came here to have fun today. I only brought three thousand yuan with me. I'm not seriously injured."

His voice gradually faded.

But his words caused a slight change in the expression of some people present.

After recovering, many people returned to the stone-cutting area and watched intently as the craftsmen cut the stones.

Unfortunately, there was no miracle.

After cutting them all, most of them didn't contain jadeite, and the only two that were cut were of very poor quality.

"How could this be? How could this be? Master Zhou's apprentice was supposed to be very skilled. They clearly cut jadeite in the pieces before, how could this be..."

"Yes, what about those jadeite pieces that were cut out before?"

And what about those jade pieces? If we sell them, we can recoup some of our costs, so it won't be a complete loss!

Upon hearing this, the stone-cutting master pointed to the side: "Look, aren't they all there..."

His voice stopped abruptly.

The cut stone is still there, but unfortunately, the green inside has vanished without a trace.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"That's impossible. There was definitely jade in the first one. Did someone switch it out?"

Everyone shares the same thought.

Looking around, he spotted a burly man maintaining order and started yelling that he wanted to find the boss to catch the thief.

Only a few people subconsciously glanced at the cut stone, then collapsed to the ground, their eyes glazed over.

"No, it wasn't replaced or stolen, it's that the stone and jade from before have disappeared."

"Boss Tan is dead, Master Zhou's apprentice is gone, and the jade has disappeared too. Haha, what a coincidence!"

As he spoke, he slapped himself hard across the face, laughed out loud, then stumbled to his feet and walked out in a daze.

"Old Liang, Old Liang, are you alright?"

"Old Liang, look at me, say something to me, Old Liang, don't scare me!"

"Old Liang..."

Old Liang stopped in his tracks.

"I want to go back, to go back and see the jade I bought from Boss Tan."