The boss handed the stone to Zhao Lei, and Zhao Lei, holding the stone, was visibly thrilled.
He said to Sun Xing, "Boss, we've really hit the jackpot this time. Once this super Imperial Green is cut, you must remember my contribution!"
Sun Xing was also very excited about the so-called super Imperial Green and smiled, "No problem, as long as it yields, I definitely won't treat you unfairly!"
Wu Tian sighed from the side, "It's such a shame. This money should have been mine. You guys just snatched it away; you're practically robbers!"
Zhao Lei was quite pleased with Wu Tian's dejected expression.
He said with a mocking smile, "Who can you blame for that? Didn't I give you a chance? You didn't take it yourself, so what could I do?"
"Don't you dare leave! After all, you were the one who picked this stone. Just watch closely as this Imperial Green falls into our hands, hahaha..."
Zhao Lei was laughing so hard that tears almost streamed down his face.
He had been humiliated by Wu Tian time and time again earlier, but at this very moment, he finally felt vindicated. How could he not be happy?
He eagerly handed the stone to the stone-cutting master, asking him to proceed.
When the stone-cutting master heard that there was a super Imperial Green inside, his hands trembled with excitement. He approached the task with nearly one hundred percent concentration.
The eyes of everyone around dared not shift, lest they miss this thrilling moment.
Zhao Lei and Sun Xing watched with anticipation as the stone was gradually cut open, their hearts pounding faster and faster, almost leaping out of their throats.
At this moment, no one noticed the faint sneer that appeared on Wu Tian's lips.
The stone was slowly revealed, and stone powder rained down.
But strangely, no jade could be seen inside the stone.
Even after more than half of the stone was cut, there was still no sign of any jade.
Seeing this, everyone wore expressions of confusion.
"Something's not right. How could this be? The stone is almost the size of an egg, yet there's no indication of any yield?"
The stone-cutting master was also puzzled. Based on his experience, when a stone was reduced to this size, if there was anything inside, the feel should change.
But now, he felt no change in the feel at all, as if it were just stone within stone.
This great confusion compelled the stone-cutting master to speed up his work.
However, even after the entire stone was cut open, the so-called super Imperial Green remained nowhere to be found!
"How could this be?!" Upon seeing this, Sun Xing and Zhao Lei's expressions turned rigid.
The onlookers also looked confused and extremely perplexed.
The stone-cutting master brushed the dust off his hands and said to Zhao Lei, "It seems there's nothing inside this stone. It's not a super Imperial Green at all; it's just an ordinary stone."
"That's impossible!" Zhao Lei exclaimed instinctively.
"How can this be an ordinary stone? Did you make a mistake somewhere?"
The stone-cutting master looked at Zhao Lei and said, "Where did I make a mistake? You watched the entire process unfold."
"If there's nothing, there's nothing. I can't conjure something out of thin air for you!"
Zhao Lei was completely stunned.
The situation had completely exceeded his expectations, and he had no idea what was going on.
But even more shocked than him was Sun Xing. He shouted, "Zhao Lei! What's going on here?"
"Didn't you say there was a super Imperial Green inside? Where is it? Where's the thing I was supposed to get!"
Sun Xing's roar finally jolted Zhao Lei back to some semblance of awareness.
His eyes trembled as he said, "Yes, the thing... how could there be nothing?"
Sun Xing shoved him hard, his face contorted in a ferocious roar, "Am I asking you, or are you asking me!"
"You made me pay fifty thousand, but I don't see what I should be seeing now. You need to give me a proper explanation today!"
Zhao Lei was instantly in a panic.
He thought and thought but couldn't come up with an answer. He couldn't help but look at Wu Tian and anxiously shouted, "Where is it! Didn't you say there was something inside? How could there be nothing!"
Wu Tian looked at him as if he were an idiot and said, "Is there something wrong with your brain?"
"You didn't get anything, so you didn't get anything. Why are you blaming me?"
Zhao Lei continued to roar, "But you clearly said there was something inside! Aren't you lying to me!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "I think you're truly crazy. Is that how you define being deceived?"
"This stone was originally intended for me to buy. I naturally thought there was something inside, which is why I was willing to buy it!"
"And now there's nothing inside, so be it. What, do you think I have X-ray vision and can see perfectly?"
"But speaking of which, I'm really grateful to you this time. If it weren't for you, I would have suffered a huge loss!"
The surrounding people couldn't help but nod, sighing inwardly.
This Zhao Lei had truly outsmarted himself.
But who could he blame? It was all his own doing.
Upon hearing Wu Tian's words, Zhao Lei found the situation utterly unacceptable.
He kept shaking his head, "Impossible, this is impossible. You were right twice before, how could you be wrong this time?"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "Do you want to know why? It's very simple. I was right the first two times because I wanted to win."
"But this time I didn't intend to win, so it turned out wrong!"
Zhao Lei was struck dumb. He looked at Wu Tian's smiling face and, in an instant, felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.
He pointed at Wu Tian, his voice trembling, "N-no way... you deliberately set a trap?"
"From the very beginning, you knew there was nothing inside this stone?"
Wu Tian shrugged and said, "What's the point of asking these questions now? What if it was a trap, and what if it wasn't?"
"Anyway, the current outcome has met my expectations. I think that's enough, isn't it?"
Zhao Lei was now completely certain that everything was fake, that Wu Tian had set him up!
He had thought he was going to strike it rich, but it turned out he was the clown all along!
He was so furious he felt like he was about to combust, gritting his teeth and saying, "You bastard, why did you harm me? Why did you harm me!"
Wu Tian smiled faintly and said, "Harm you? Are you mistaken about something?"
"You were the one who insisted on snatching the stone. Did I ever tell you to buy it?"
"Since you're so greedy, you should pay a price!"