Hearing that the Westerners wanted to confirm it, Ruilai naturally had no objection. But when he glanced over the Westerners before him and saw that they made no other move, he could not help looking down on them.
Although this was a transaction, it should still be an equal one. Since that was the case, they would wait and see! The corner of his mouth twitched as he said, "Wait a moment!"
He turned and pretended to discuss matters with the people beside him. However, Ruilai did most of the talking while the others analyzed things, with Ruilai as the lead. Judging by their appearances, these people were basically natives of Cambodia. But from their clothing and behavior, they were clearly not respectable people. Their bearing alone showed that they were people who operated along the edge of the law.
After Ruilai and his group discussed things for a while, he turned back to the Westerners ahead of him and said, "We will not take out that jade artifact unless you show me that you have brought the one million dollars. Only then will I take it out for you to see. If I do not see the money here, then you will not see the item."
He sighed inwardly. He had truly never expected that jade artifact to be worth so much. One million! Not riel, but US dollars. With a million dollars, they could survive anywhere. There would be no need to remain in Siem Reap.
So they still had to be careful during the transaction, especially with these Westerners. There really were not many of them who could be trusted. Just like those Frenchmen from before—they were all damned scum. These white people now were much the same, all cut from the same cloth. That was Ruilai's