Chapter 149: Past Events
"What's wrong with you guys?"
Xiao Ding and Su Ren squeezed through the crowd and looked at the two of them.
"Boss Xiao, this person is competing with us for this stone. My two brothers were the first to see it."
Xiao Ding looked at the man opposite him and said in surprise:
"Changsheng, long time no see."
Su Ren looked at the man. He was fat and had big ears, with a big pot belly.
He is not tall, but his aura is unmatched by ordinary people.
At first glance, he seems to be the type who is used to a life of luxury.
"Xiao Ding! So it's you. Are these two your people?"
Xiao Ding nodded and said, "Not bad."
"Xiao Ding, how come your men don't even know the rules of gambling on stones? They didn't pay, so why do they think the stone is theirs?"
"Boss Xiao has gone to do other business. He wouldn't have forgotten about this, right?"
Zhou Changsheng obviously knew Xiao Ding for a long time and was very familiar with his past.
"Haha, your subordinates don't know the rules. I'll give you this stone."
Cao Bufan and the others were about to object when they heard this, but Boss Zhou spoke first:
"Wait a minute, Xiao Ding, ah Xiao Ding, why are you still the same as before? I need you to let me?"
"How about you give me the cooperation with Caesar Group this time?"
"Changsheng, you saw me coming in a long time ago."
Xiao Ding understood after just one look at the stone.
This time he misunderstood brother Cao Bufan. He had seen this stone.
The energy stone inside is about the same price as this stone.
It was impossible for Zhou Changsheng not to see that he was deliberately looking for trouble.
"Hey, so what? Also, my full name is Zhou Changsheng, don't try to get close to me."
Xiao Ding shook his head and didn't want to say more to him. What happened back then happened so long ago and he didn't want to dwell on it anymore.
"Boss Xiao, is this stone okay?"
Cao Bufan asked nervously at this time.
"Change it, the stuff inside isn't worth the price."
"this……"
Cao Bufan was somewhat reluctant to part with it. The two of them looked for a long time before choosing one. Now that someone was snatching it away, they were even more convinced that there must be something good inside.
He was not very willing to change now, but since Xiao Ding said so, he was still prepared to trust him once.
Just as Cao Bufan was hesitating, Zhou Changsheng rolled his eyes, sneered, and then snatched the stone from Cao Bufan's hand and said:
"You don't want me, but I do!"
When Cao Bufan saw the stone being snatched away, he said angrily:
"Give it back to me, who said I don't want it?"
Cao Bushang, who was standing by, quickly grabbed the stone and held it tightly.
The stone was snatched away, and Zhou Changsheng showed a look of regret.
Seeing his appearance, the two brothers immediately suspected that Xiao Ding was lying to them.
After all, the two sides had an unpleasant argument today, so it seems normal that Xiao Ding doesn't want them to get rich.
"Waiter, we want this stone!"
Cao Bufan shouted and called the service staff in Liulifang.
Then he took out his card and spent 800 million.
To be honest, they felt a little pain in the ass at this price, but when they thought that there might be good stuff inside, they became excited again.
Seeing this, Zhou Changsheng stopped pestering her and instead looked like he was enjoying the show.
Xiao Ding sighed and shook his head.
He had already told the two of them, but they didn't listen, so it wasn't his fault.
“Does it require on-site cutting?”
the waiter inquired.
"cut!"
"Okay, follow me."
The people around also walked over. This was the first stone sold that afternoon.
Although the price is average for people like them, who doesn’t like to watch the fun?
Those who know what's going on want to go and see a joke.
"Shall we go over there?"
Xiao Ding looked at Su Ren.
"Take a look, this is my first time watching stone cutting."
"By the way, does that person have a grudge against you?"
Su Ren was not stupid either, so he could naturally see that Zhou Changsheng was deliberately making trouble for Xiao Ding.
The two brothers Cao Bufan were just tools he used to disgust Xiao Ding.
However, he probably didn't expect that Xiao Ding didn't have a good relationship with these two people.
His performance actually helped Xiao Ding vent his anger.
Su Ren had already looked at it and found that there was only a fist-sized piece of energy raw stone in the stone.
If nothing unexpected happens, Cao Bufan and his companion will suffer a loss of 700 million yuan.
Xiao Ding shook his head and smiled bitterly:
"Back then, he and I were brothers, closer than real brothers."
"We leveled up together, entered the gambling industry together, and we talked about everything at that time."
"We envision a bright future together and want to grow bigger and stronger together."
When Xiao Ding said this, memories emerged in his eyes.
Then he sighed:
"But there was one time we had a disagreement, and that was a rock worth five billion."
"We worked hard for several years to save 2.5 billion each. He insisted on buying the stone and asked me to pay half of it with him."
"I refused because I saw a flaw and I told him about it, but he thought I was lying to him and wanted to keep it for myself."
"I tried to persuade him countless times but he refused to listen and insisted on buying it. I could only shake my head and leave."
"Because that money is my start-up capital, I'm not going to gamble with that rock."
"And then?"
Suren asked curiously.
Logically, there should be no conflict between the two in this situation.
Zhou Changsheng didn't listen to him. Even if he couldn't buy the stone, he shouldn't hold a grudge against Xiao Ding.
"Later, he borrowed 2.5 billion from somewhere and bought the stone. You can probably guess what happened next."
"He lost all his money and had no money to pay back his debts. I heard he was arrested and tortured for several years."
"I wanted to use the money to save him, but my brother threatened to die and wouldn't let me do that."
Speaking of this, Xiao Ding sighed again.
"I am sorry for him about this."
"Later, he made some money from nowhere and opened numerous chain stores across the country. You should have heard of them."
"It's called Zhou Changsheng Jewelry."
Su Ren nodded. Zhou Changsheng Jewelry mainly deals in various energy raw stones.
It can be found in almost every big city.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, it's all in the past."
The two followed the crowd and walked towards the place where the raw stones were cut.
At this time, the service staff obtained the consent of the two brothers and began to cut the 800 million stone.
Although it is called cutting, it is actually different from the jade cutting that Su Ren imagined.
This cut is more like a grinding polish.
He would grind away until the complete gemstone inside was revealed.
Because if a piece of raw stone is cut into pieces, the energy inside will dissipate. This is the biggest difference from jade cutting.
The cutting of energy stones requires special care.
However, people who can work here will naturally not destroy the energy stones inside.
In less than five minutes, two-thirds of the nearly half-meter-high stone was ground down.
As the stone shrank, Cao Bufan and the other man's expressions became increasingly ugly.
"Why haven't you seen the original stone yet?"
Cao Bufan stared at the stone that was getting smaller and smaller, with an unwilling look on his face.
