It had a certificate, which meant its provenance was legitimate. Why hadn't she taken it to auction?
The price would have been at least thirty percent higher.
Taking something like this to the Black Market amounted to selling it for a pittance.
Guo Yuan's old face flushed, and he felt that the excuse he had just made was indeed rather far-fetched.
"Ahem, the Black Market has its own rules. As far as price goes, it definitely can't compare with goods from legitimate sources. Miss Su should understand that, right?"
Su Qiao rubbed her forehead and said bluntly, "Enough nonsense. Give me fifteen million dollars, and you can take it."
"More than thirty years ago, a carat of medium-to-high-quality ruby cost 2,500. Now it costs 60,000. At the 2007 X-Port jewelry auction, a 5.57-carat top-grade Pigeon Blood Ruby sold for fifteen million dollars."
"I'm giving you the price from ten years ago. That's already because you've been fairly honest and didn't just claim that my ruby was fake."
Although she was indeed selling it below market value, Su Qiao still needed him to handle something for her. Besides, she still had more than ten gems like this in her space, so she generously gave him a substantial discount.
Fifteen million dollars...
Guo Yuan also felt that the price was indeed quite low.
"Wait a moment. I'll discuss it with Master Yang."
Zzzt.
Just then, a bodyguard somehow ran to the kitchen doorway. It seemed he had triggered some mechanism, because a beam of intense light flashed past.
After a zzzt, smoke rose from his suit sleeve, and the cuff was cleanly severed by something.
"This... this is...?"
The bodyguard stood there in shock, not daring to move a muscle.
Guo Yuan and the others shot to their feet, staring in astonishment