Money changed hands, then goods changed hands. That was one of the rules of trade.
Fei Charlie's request was perfectly normal. Since the cash had already been inspected and no problems had been found, the other party to the deal should naturally present the goods. Moreover, as the buyer, they had the right to inspect whether the goods were genuine and whether they were what they needed.
"Since the money has been verified, take out the jade artifact and let us have a look. We should inspect whether it is genuine as well. What do you say?"
Ruilai remained expressionless. He had long seen that Fei Charlie was merely a puppet. This man handled all the discussions with him, but the final decision-making power rested with the westerner beside him.
So Fei Charlie's actions were nothing unusual. Ruilai did not care about it. Everyone was out here to make a living. If they did not want to show their faces, then they did not have to. In any case, he only wanted the money. It made no difference who paid him.
There was naturally nothing wrong with Fei Charlie's words, but this was a time when rare goods commanded high prices. How could he possibly satisfy the Westerners' demands so easily?
He shook his head and said to Fei Charlie, "You may not have heard what I said clearly just now!"
"Hm? What did you say?" Seeing that Ruilai had no intention of letting him inspect the goods in the briefcase, nor any intention of opening it, Fei Charlie frowned. He felt that today's deal was going to have some twists and turns, but since they had not seen the goods yet, he could only follow Ruilai's lead.
"I already said that the price has gone up. It is no