Female Novel
Chapter 5376
Gideon felt like a person who had spent a lifetime yearning to win the lottery, but luck had alwayseluded him. Yet, here he was, winning the jackpot not once, but twice in a single morning. In simpleterms, it felt like purchasing several lottery tickets for many years, without winning even a small amountof five dollars and then abruptly hitting the jackpot not just once, but twice.novelbin
At this moment, Gideon’s 156 years of life experience couldn’t shake his belief that this might all be atrap. Why wouldn’t he doubt? After all, magical artifacts weren’t exactly a dime.
Throughout his years of service to the Lord, he had only been granted one magic weapon for self-defense. It wasn’t even his to keep, he had to return it upon his return to the Lord. So, if the Lord wasunwilling to give him even one thing, who would deceive him with two? Deep down, he felt unworthy ofsuch fortune.
With no room for doubt, Gideon’s heart brimmed with ecstasy. He calmly approached Zachary’s boothand asked, “Boss, are you Zachary?”
Zachary nodded, his demeanor casual as he replied, “That’s me. What can I do for you?”
Gideon smiled and said, “Hello, I bumped into your younger brother at the airport earlier. I happened tonotice a finger ring in his possession, so I asked him about it and decided to come talk to you.”
Zachary regarded the older man with a hint of caution and asked, “Oh, so you’re the one willing to paythree million for that finger ring? Do you have a great interest in antiques?”
Gideon instinctively responded, “Yes, I have a deep passion for them.”
Furrowing his brows, Zachary pressed on, “If you’re truly passionate, then you should be moreknowledgeable. The ring isn’t worth three million. If my brother asked you for that amount and youagreed, I would think you were an undercover agent trying to set me up.”
“Uh…” Gideon was momentarily taken aback. He had spent years secluded in his practice, unaware ofthe current market prices for antiques. Additionally, he hadn’t set foot in China for two decades, makinghim unfamiliar with the prices there. To him, the asking price of three million for a Quintong Dynastyjade ring, of ordinary quality no less, seemed outrageously high.
Fortunately, he wasn’t strapped for cash and his desire for that magic weapon pushed him to rush intothe purchase without much thought. Now, confronted with Zachary’s rhetorical question, he refrainedfrom asking further. Unexpectedly, it wasn’t Zachary who doubted him, but the other way around.
After a brief reflection, Gideon said somewhat sheepishly, “Boss, you’ve misunderstood me. I’m anoverseas Chinese returning to visit relatives. This isn’t a joke. I genuinely like that jade ring, regardlessof its price.”
Zachary scoffed, a smile playing on his lips. “I think you’re quite advanced in years. How could youresort to lying? Who would believe such a story? Just a finger ring, take it to the antique market andyou’ll get thirty thousand at most. If you truly like it, can you spare me fifty thousand? The three millionprice tag is only for undercover agents like you who lack knowledge of antiques and jump at theopportunity.”
Gideon was stunned by Zachary’s response. He never imagined that Jagoan’s latest scheme involvedthe three million proposal for Zachary, leaving him speechless and unable to argue. He weaklydefended himself, “Boss, I’m telling you that I’m not an undercover agent…”