I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 259: The Long-Awaited Bet

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: The Long-Awaited Bet

At this moment, most of the audience was still discussing the briefcase that Ye Chen had fished out.

After all, compared to letting Ye Chen explain, they preferred watching the streamer create some drama.

...

Right then, Liao Xuexue, who was closest to Ye Chen, was also curiously staring at the briefcase Ye Chen had pulled ashore.

The suitcase looked quite old, covered in moss and wrapped in mud.

But through the cracks, it could be seen that it was a brown leather briefcase.

Perhaps it had been soaked in the water for too long, as the leather on the outside of the briefcase had begun to rot.

Worth mentioning is that it was indeed a catch by Mr. Ye...

The fish hook was precisely hooked on the handle of the briefcase, which was quite strange.

However, Liao Xuexue was sure that this thing was not worth much.

"Mr. Ye, is... is this what you fished out?"

Liao Xuexue looked at Ye Chen, who was next to her with a face full of pride and excitement, and asked puzzlingly.

And old man Liao also came over, sizing up the leather briefcase Ye Chen had fished out from a distance, and said in wonder, "Mr. Ye, this thing isn’t worth much!"

But Ye Chen just smiled, a mischievous grin spreading across his face as he said to Liao Xuexue and old man Liao, "How about we make a bet? I say this leather suitcase is very valuable, worth at least seven figures!"

"Seven figures?"

Upon hearing this, old man Liao exclaimed, then started counting on his fingers, "One, ten, hundred... a million??"

A broken briefcase like this worth millions?

What a joke!

And Liao Xuexue also had a face full of disbelief, exclaiming it was impossible.

Ye Chen waved his hand, "No need to say much, are we betting or not?"

Finally, it was old man Liao’s turn to show some backbone, it was unclear whether he was provoked by Ye Chen’s words or he was sure that this leather briefcase couldn’t possibly be worth a million.

So, he stepped forward, a look of pride on his face, and said to Ye Chen, "Alright, I’ll take the bet. I bet that this briefcase is completely worthless!"

"I wonder where you get your confidence, boy, how can such a broken thing be worth a million?"

Liao Xuexue nodded in agreement, adding, "It really can’t be worth a million, unless it has something valuable inside, but that doesn’t seem likely..."

Liao Xuexue’s words also reminded old man Liao, who twitched the corner of his eye slightly, suddenly feeling uneasy.

But just as Liao Xuexue said, what could a broken briefcase like this possibly contain?

When Ye Chen saw that old man Liao was willing to bet with him, a devilish grin appeared on his face: "Heh heh... at least you’ve got some guts."

"It’s Sunday tomorrow, right? Let’s bet, if I win, tomorrow you let your granddaughter accompany me for a day out shopping."

"And if you lose?"

"If I lose, then you can pick any one of these fishing rods!"

"Holy moly!!!!" Old man Liao, upon hearing such a grand bet from Ye Chen, got incredibly excited.

No kidding!

Ye Chen’s fishing rods were all top-notch, any one of them was worth over ten thousand!

Moreover...

This leather briefcase really didn’t look like it was worth a million.

"I’ll take that bet! I’m in!"

"Done! A gentleman’s word..."

"Evokes trust like a carriage drawn by a team of horses!" Old man Liao eagerly cut Ye Chen off before he could finish.

"Hey!" Standing off to the side, Liao Xuexue was rather helpless.

Well, these two are really getting into it.

They’re making bets, and now it’s even about me?

Did they even ask for the consent of the person involved???

Is this polite???

Seeing Liao Xuexue puffing up in anger, old man Liao scratched his head and said sheepishly to his granddaughter, "Hahaha, Xuexue, don’t worry, this kid has no chance of winning!"

"Don’t mind that he’s won a few times before, but this time, I will win back everything I’ve lost!"

Just thinking about past bets, where his granddaughter had to carry the bucket and bait for a week for Ye Chen, and this darn kid swindled him out of over ten thousand in private savings, old man Liao fumed with anger.

Now, to win back one of your fishing rods will be making up for the past losses!

Thinking this, old man Liao’s expression grew even more smug.

As for Liao Xuexue, when she saw the look on her grandfather’s face, she felt really helpless.

Why?

Because she seemed to remember that during that night fishing at Jiang City River, her grandfather had the same expression when he made a bet with Ye Chen.

And the result is well known, it almost cost him his dear life’s savings...

At this moment, Liao Xuexue took another glance at Ye Chen.

Compared with old man Liao’s greedy smug face, Ye Chen had a mysterious smile, and an indescribable poise.

The elder members of the Jiang City River squad were also discussing the large bet that Ye Chen had proposed.

"I say, Mr. Ye, honestly, this broken briefcase doesn’t look like it’s worth anything, are you really making a bet, or are you just giving old man Liao a welfare gift?"

"Yeah, Mr. Ye, let me in on the bet, can I bet with you guys? I don’t need an expensive fishing rod, one worth five thousand will do!"

"Hahaha, Old Liao, you sure are getting a bargain this time, you can start picking out your fishing rod now!"

"I think so too, to say this briefcase is worth a few thousand, even ten thousand, I can believe that, but Mr. Ye says this briefcase is worth seven figures? Impossible!"

Clearly, these old men watching the spectacle were also highly skeptical.

Ye Chen had little to say about it, as indeed, without opening the briefcase, its battered appearance alone made it hard to associate it with housing ten pounds of gold bars!

Meanwhile, the number of viewers in the live stream room watching Ye Chen’s broadcast had already reached 1.7 million!

When these viewers saw the gambling duel between Ye Chen and old man Liao, a long-awaited moment, they also got excited.

For a time, some gifts were sent in the live stream room, though it was unclear whether it was because of the video that Cui Ruogou had posted.

Today, the room’s gifts were a bit fewer than usual.

But the chat was still as lively as ever.

"Hahaha, I give up, I finally got to see the live bet between Old Liao and Ye Chen!"

"This Old Liao, really selling out his granddaughter for a fishing rod, huh!"

"Could this be the legendary ’No granddaughter, no fishing rod’ predicament???"

"Guys, guess, who will win the bet today? Are they really giving away a welfare gift?"

"Hard to say, but just looking at the appearance of this briefcase, it’s really hard to imagine it being worth seven figures."