Chapter 140
Master Zhang’s lips moved slightly but, in the end, he didn’t speak; instead, he gazed at the five huge stones on the ground with a somewhat vacant look, as if deep in thought.
"Dog Liu, just because you think you’re a dog doesn’t mean you can bite whoever you want. Which eye of yours saw me colluding with Master Zhang? You can eat recklessly, but speaking recklessly can kill people." As he spoke, Chen Xing’s eyes widened, as if he truly wanted to devour someone.
"Humph, am I speaking recklessly? Everybody knows Master Zhang has never lost in fifty years of gambling on stones. So how come this time there isn’t even a hint of green, not a fart! Weren’t you the one who hired him? Weren’t those lines drawn by him just now? Didn’t everything proceed exactly as he instructed? And what about earlier, your Boss Ye, only when I bid a high price did he stop calling. Isn’t this clearly setting me up? Everyone, isn’t that right?"
Although the surrounding crowd remained silent, their expressions clearly agreed with Liu Hao.
"Fine, you say you didn’t conspire? Alright, I’ll just smash these stones into pieces, one by one. If there’s any green, I’ll apologize to the old man in public, and pay him half the value of the jade. But if there’s nothing but trash inside, don’t blame me for being rude!"
Liu Hao ignored Master Zhang’s furious face and turned back to pick up the cutting machine placed on the ground. Facing the first huge stone that had been split open, without any hesitation, he cut it right through its midsection. Sparks flew since there was no water to cool it down. The blade went down, and still, there was nothing. Another cut, still nothing. He continued until the first, millstone-sized stone was completely pulverized, yet there was still nothing. Then came the second stone. Liu Hao glanced at Master Zhang, said nothing, and made the cut, continuously slicing four stones. He changed the cutting blades twice, leaving a pile of big and small shattered rocks, yet still, there was nothing.
The crowd shook their heads and sighed; only one stone was left. Given the situation, this stone was definitely a failed gamble. Normally in gambling on stone, if the first cut fails, at most a second cut is made. If that fails too, then there’s usually no hope. Liu Hao had made at least a hundred cuts now, encountering nothing but stone after stone, making it impossible for there to be any jade.
Looking at the pile of shattered stones, Liu Hao’s heart burned with rage. He threw down the cutting machine and directly picked up the sledgehammer beside him, smashing it down. Chips of stone flew everywhere, and the crowd shielded their faces with their hands. When they opened their eyes, the stone was shattered all over the ground, while the person who swung the sledgehammer sat dejectedly on the ground, staring despondently at the pile of worthless rocks.