The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Chapter 139

Because the stone yard here is relatively small, there is only one stone cutting machine, so Ye Tian can only start cutting his piece of scrap after Liu Hao finishes his.

"Uncle, what is Master Zhang doing?"

Old Man Shi leaned over and said, "Stone cutting is also a technical job; if the cut ruins the material, its value will significantly decrease. For such a large stone, you have to remove the large chunks first and then gradually polish it bit by bit until you see the material inside. Master Zhang can determine the direction of the material inside based on the patterns on the surface of the stone. What he’s doing now is marking the lines with chalk, then the cutting staff can just follow these chalk marks to cut."

"How about mine..."

"Your piece needs to be polished bit by bit; it’s too small to warrant the use of large cutting blades."

Ye Tian nodded with a semblance of understanding. He wasn’t particularly concerned about this, just a bit curious, as his first gamble with stones turned out to be what others considered scrap.

Master Zhang drew the lines, simple white lines that divided the huge stone into five larger parts, "Just cut along these lines."

Suddenly, all the sound around the site disappeared, everyone’s eyes were glued to the big stone in the middle, rumored to be brought specially from Myanmar and considered the most likely to contain quality material among this batch of stones. It was also the riskiest one. Although Master Zhang predicted there would be green, everything was unknown until the stone was actually cut open. Unknown means risk, and that’s precisely the thrilling part of gambling with stones. In the blink of an eye, it could result in a loss of millions.

The cutting staff followed the white lines drawn by Master Zhang, making a vertical cut, removing a large part of the stone with the first and most extensive cut. Such bold cutting could only be attempted by experienced masters who had decades of experience.

"Zzz~~" A piercing sound came from the blade as the cutter carefully followed the white line, with an assistant beside him spraying water from a hose to reduce the dispersing dust to better see inside.

The stone was so massive that it took half an hour to cut through this half.

"There’s green!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and all the eyes converged on the freshly cut face of the stone. Liu Hao quickly stepped forward to the front of the stone. However, the result seemed not very satisfactory; indeed, there was green, but only about the size of a fingertip, and of the lowest quality, barely noticeable. But that was fine, such a big stone could still hide quality material inside. Full of confidence, Liu Hao waved his hand, "Keep cutting!"

The staff stepped up and continued cutting along the white line; the largest piece had already been cut off. The remaining pieces were relatively easier to handle, and soon, two more chunks were cut, showing only faint streaks of green, barely visible. When no material was seen even after the fourth chunk was cut, laughter and conversations started to emerge among the crowd,

"Eighty percent chance it’s been completely cut down."

"Indeed, such a large stone and nothing inside, it’s a real letdown!"

"Seventy million, just like that, gone to waste."

Various voices of discussion arose, and although the sounds were soft, they couldn’t overcome the multitude of people. The place was instantly drowned in various clamorous noises, and Chen Xing’s face gradually eased, she was truly hoping that the stone would be completely ruined, that it would turn out to be nothing but a pile of rubble!

Only the last part remains; if this last piece of stone also does not reveal any valuable material, then the stone is truly ruined, and that seventy million in actual cash is truly washed away without even causing a splash. Money is a minor issue, but the Liu Family’s reputation is unpleasant to think about, the notorious Liu Laogou has never lost face like this before.

Liu Hao became anxious. He walked up to the stone, pushed the technician aside, took the heavy saw, and stared intently at the remaining stone.

Even if it’s ruined, it should be done by me personally!

Ye Tian’s heart clenched, and the hand holding the stone tightened slightly because he could feel the warmth emanating from this part of the stone, the very center of it. The old craftsman’s technique was extraordinary; his white line just skimmed over a part the size of an egg. If the person cutting had skilled hands, one cut would definitely reveal green.

To be honest, Ye Tian really didn’t want Liu Hao to be the one to cut out what was hidden inside, because the warmth at his wrist was gradually intensifying, which was not a good sign.

Ye Tian believed that if the previous technician had made the cut, the "egg" hidden inside the stone would definitely see the light of day again, unfortunately, this cut was made by Liu Hao.

"Ah! It’s ruined!"

A sigh arose from the crowd, the seventy million was as stimulating for them as it was for Liu Hao. Even though it wasn’t their own money, the thrill belonged to everyone present. Of course, after the excitement, came various unrelated rumors and gossips.

The last piece of stone did not show any green, not even the slight hint of green from before, it was just gray-brown granite suitable only for crushing and paving roads. The five large stones were scattered around the place along with dust from the cutting machine.

Liu Hao looked at the silent Master Zhang and then at the gleeful Chen Xing, almost bouncing with joy, and felt a fire brewing in his heart.

"Old fool, daring to conspire with this woman to deceive me."

Liu Hao’s shocking words turned heads, everyone glanced at the old and young standing together, recalling Ye Tian’s sudden stop in bidding and their close relationship. It seemed Liu Hao might not be wrong, at least it made sense to the average mind.

Master Zhang’s face changed, he of course knew the consequences of a failed gambling stone, but he was more concerned about his own reputation. Money didn’t matter; at his level, a few casual words could mean millions or even tens of millions of dollars. He didn’t care about the money, he cared about the reputation, a reputation befitting a Jade Master. Initially, he had claimed the stone could show green. Although he couldn’t guarantee it, he couldn’t deny that the seventy million price tag was directly linked to his words, and he had drawn the white line on the stone too. Now, the stone not only failed to show green but showed nothing at all, the faint traces of green seemed like naked mockery, mocking a Jade Master’s judgement, as if laughing at his character. Colluding in deception could destroy everything for a master.