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Chu Chen and the others squeezed out of Delun's company in a sorry state.

They had Xiao Yong to thank for Chu Chen's quick reaction. The moment he noticed something was wrong, he had Hu Yong carry the still-unresolved rough stone, then relied on his now-inhuman physical abilities to break through the crowd. If they had been any slower, Chu Chen feared they might already have been crushed into meat pies by those crazed people.

Afraid that more people might come after them, they hurried toward the hotel where they were staying as soon as they left Delun's company. Once there, they planned to get straight into the off-road vehicle Xu Youhai had arranged and head for the mining area.

As he walked, Yi Hongguo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "These people are way too crazy. It's just a piece of jadeite. Was it really necessary to fight so desperately over it?"

Xu Youhai laughed when he heard that. "Is this ordinary jadeite? It's the king of kings among jadeites! I guarantee that there's only one piece like this in the entire world. It's only natural that they went crazy over it. Besides, don't talk about other people—you were practically drooling just now. You weren't any better than them!"

Yi Hongguo naturally understood what Xu Youhai meant. He had only been complaining, but after Xu Youhai exposed his ugly behavior, he had to fight back. He curled his lips and said, "How much better were you than me? I saw your eyes nearly pop out just now."

"All right, enough. We all looked about the same just now!"

Zhao Qirui laughed heartily, then patted Chu Chen on the shoulder. "Achen, your instincts are incredible. You actually found such top-grade jadeite. With instincts like that, I think you'll