Huo Wendong had gauze wrapped around his neck.
He took five bundles of Chinese Yuan from the case and handed them to Long Aotian. "This is for you—five hundred thousand. Give me the certificate and the transaction records."
Long Aotian nodded and handed over what he was holding.
He took another five bundles of Chinese Yuan from the case and gave them to Zhao Ritian. "This five hundred thousand is yours. Don't come near me again, or pay it back!"
"Don't worry, don't worry." Zhao Ritian was thrilled. "I made a thousand more than he did. I get it, I get it. We totally won this round."
Huo Wendong looked at Zhao Ritian with hatred. It's only because I can't beat you. Otherwise, I'd chop you up and feed you to dogs!
Then Huo Wendong looked at Lu Chengwen. "Lu Chengwen, shouldn't it be time for the two of us to talk?"
"Sure," Lu Chengwen said. "What do you want to talk about?"
"The Luminous Pearl! I want to buy the Luminous Pearl, so quit playing dumb with me! I spent a million just getting rid of those two lunatics. Now talk to me about the Luminous Pearl!"
"Oh!"
Lu Chengwen said, "The transaction record is very clear. This pearl has already been bid up to one hundred and eighty million at auction. How about this—I'll sell it to you for two hundred million. I'm not asking for much extra, am I?"
Huo Wendong smiled. "You brat. It's rare for you to be this generous, but I don't agree."
Zhao Ritian said, "Right! Slash his price hard! Give him two hundred thousand at most."
Huo Wendong pointed at Zhao Ritian. "Get farther away from me! Move back! Farther back! Or pay the money back!"
Zhao Ritian hurriedly retreated. "I'm already