"Oh dear, young man, do you think you can just run away after hitting someone?" Outside a shopping mall in Ziyang City, an elderly man suddenly fell next to a young man, clutching the young man's trouser leg tightly and wailing.
"Oh my goodness," seeing the old man, Bidegla knew he was about to be extorted. He hadn't even touched the old man, but Bidegla had seen plenty of these staged accidents on TV. With that in mind, he also fell to the ground.
"Oh dear, are you blind, old man? Hurry up and compensate me," Bidegla continued to wail, attracting the attention of many people and widening the old man's eyes.
Obviously, he hadn't expected to encounter a fellow con artist here. The young man looked quite honest, but he had never expected him to pull such a stunt.
"You sure you want to do this, young man?" the old man threatened in a low voice.
"I'll tell you, I only have ten bucks on me. Even if you want to extort me, I don't have the money. Besides, I have nothing to lose. There's surveillance here, and when the police arrive, we'll see how you end up," Bidegla smugly declared.
"Then give me the ten bucks quickly," the old man urged.
Having ten bucks is better than having nothing at all. The old man knew he was in the wrong, so he was ready to take what he could and leave.
"Take it and burn it," Bidegla took ten bucks out of his pocket and threw it in the old man's face.
"Hmph, consider yourself lucky today," the old man took the ten bucks and left without pretending any longer, disappearing into the crowd in no time.
"Ridiculous, is my money so easy to take?" After the old man left, Bidegla opened his palm, revealing a bright orange jade pendant. He had slipped it from the old man's pocket when he wasn't looking. If not for this, Bidegla would never have given him any money.
He didn't know where the old man had swindled the jade pendant from, but swapping ten bucks for a jade pendant was definitely a win.
Smiling smugly as he clutched the jade pendant, Bidegla blended into the crowd and entered a large shopping mall.
But before he could get far, he suddenly felt his head grow heavy and fainted on the spot.
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Bidegla faint, the nearby pedestrians were shocked, and many even backed away, afraid of being extorted.
Bidegla couldn't hear what others were saying. At that moment, he only felt as if he had had a very long dream, standing proudly at the pinnacle of the world, enjoying the admiration of everyone, feeling invincible, even more impressive than an emperor.
But this dream didn't last long, and Bidegla soon woke up, surrounded by several people who looked concerned.
"You're finally awake. Just wait here, we've already called an ambulance for you," a middle-aged woman said gently when she saw Bidegla waking up.
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"Thank you, I'm fine now," Bidegla said, quickly getting up from the ground and disappearing into the crowd.
Going to the hospital would cost money, and he didn't have much. He didn't even have two thousand bucks on him, and if he went to the hospital, he'd be killed by the bills.
Hospitals nowadays are even more nefarious than anywhere else.
Feeling his pocket, Bidegla was relieved to find the jade pendant still there. Now working at a small company, he barely made three thousand bucks a month, and after regular expenses, he had very little left. So when he saw a jewelry store not far away, Bidegla went straight in.
"Waiter, call your boss, I want to sell this jade pendant," Bidegla said, attracting many curious glances.
"Please wait a moment," a female server said upon hearing Bidegla's request, and then called their store manager.
"If you really want to sell this jade pendant, our store is willing to offer twenty thousand bucks. What do you think?" the store manager said after examining the pendant Bidegla handed him.
"Then it's twenty thousand." It was free, taken from the hands of a swindler. Even if it was just ten thousand, he would sell it.
The final transaction was successful, and Bidegra walked away with twenty thousand yuan, feeling a surge of joy in his heart. The old swindler probably never imagined that trying to cheat ten yuan would result in such a huge loss.
But in truth, the real winner was the shopkeeper. The jade pendant was crafted from highly sophisticated jade, and he only offered such a low price because he didn't think Bidegra was a discerning buyer. Little did he know that Bidegra would actually sell it.
"What's going on over there?" Holding the twenty thousand yuan, Bidegra had originally intended to leave, but after taking a few steps, a look of surprise crossed his face. A crowd had gathered at the other end of the jewelry store.
Hanxia people are known for their love of excitement, so Bidegra couldn't resist moving closer to see what was happening.
"Damn, wasted five thousand yuan for nothing," a voice cursed loudly. Looking up, Bidegra saw a middle-aged man shouting at the two pieces of broken stones in front of him.
It turned out to be a stone gambling game...
Jade is cut from stones, and the jewelry store was now selling recently excavated jade raw stones, attracting many citizens to come and try their luck.
Bidegra had seen stone gambling on TV, but he had no intention of gambling because, in his eyes, it was just like giving away money, with the odds of winning being similar to buying a lottery ticket.
"Miss, you have a keen eye," a cry of amazement came. Bidegra turned to see a beautiful woman successfully cutting out a thumb-sized piece of jade, attracting the envy of many citizens.
Jade is a valuable item, and even though the piece the woman cut out was only thumb-sized, if made into jewelry, it would be worth a lot.
Just this piece alone would probably be worth tens of thousands.
As his gaze fell on these raw stones, Bidegra felt a little tempted. After all, ordinary people have all fantasized about winning big, and Bidegra was no exception. If he could also cut out jade, wouldn't he become wealthy overnight?
"Hmm? What is this?" Looking at the raw stone, Bidegra's vision suddenly became hazy, shocking even himself.
Before long, a hint of green appeared in Bidegra's line of sight, causing his eyes to widen. At that moment, he actually saw the jade inside the raw stone.
Taking a few steps back, Bidegra almost stumbled to the ground. What was going on? How could he see the interior of the raw stone?
Thinking back to the scene of his previous fainting spell, Bidegra's eyes widened. Could it be that he had fainted and gained some kind of X-ray vision ability?
Filled with intense curiosity, Bidegra spent a full six thousand yuan to purchase the raw jade stone he had set his sights on.
"Miss, could you help me cut this?" Holding the stone, Bidegra approached the woman who had cut the jade and asked.
"Of course." After looking at Bidegra, the woman's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but she still helped him.
Soon, the raw stone was cut open, revealing a palm-sized piece of jade, causing everyone nearby to widen their eyes in disbelief. Even the woman who had cut it couldn't believe that the stone chosen by this man had yielded such a large piece of jade.
This... his luck was just too good, wasn't it?