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Chapter 662: Stealing Gold _1
Chapter 662: Chapter 662: Stealing Gold _1
Hengtong Gold Shop, a gold and silver jewelry processing store that has been open for over twenty years, is not too far from the Luo Family, so it only took Old Lady Luo and her family a few minutes to walk there.
The owner, Mr. Liu, was a plump middle-aged man with fair skin. Seeing Old Lady Luo and her family enter the store, he immediately walked over with a beaming smile.
"Old Lady, are you here to have some jewelry made? We can make earrings, rings, necklaces, bracelets."
Old Lady Luo shook her head and laid out the gold necklace she was holding, "We are here to sell gold."
The reason they hadn’t chosen to sell at the gold shops in the malls was that the Luo Family feared being discovered by the bank staff.
Little to no inspections would come to small jewelry processing shops like this one.
"Sell gold?"
Mr. Liu nodded and asked casually, "Do you have the invoice or certificate for the gold?"
"That’s a keepsake from my mother, given to me decades ago, there’s no certificate anymore."
Old Lady Luo sighed. If it wasn’t an absolute necessity, why would she sell her mother’s keepsake?
No invoice or certificate?
A glint of joy flashed in Mr. Liu’s eyes, and as he subtly glanced around, the Luo Family standing before him resembled plump sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
He smiled faintly, "No invoice or certificate is not a problem, as long as the gold is real."
"However, before we proceed with the sale, let me clarify that the current gold price is 428 yuan per gram, but we can only buy it for 320 yuan per gram here."
"If you agree, I will proceed according to the process."
yuan per gram? That’s a whole hundred less!
Old Lady Luo felt like it was a loss just thinking about it, and she would have turned around and left, but her family was so hungry, and Luo Xuanran even took the initiative to decide on her behalf, "320 is fine, the necklace weighs at least over 20 grams, hurry up and give us the money."
Mr. Liu looked at Old Lady Luo who, with a sigh, said helplessly, "Take it."
Oh? There’s a chance!
Mr. Liu had just casually quoted a low price, a trick he often pulled.
Normally, people who weren’t in dire need of money would just walk away when they heard such a low price, and some would even bargain with him, usually settling for about 350 or 360.
Only those who were extremely short of cash or whose goods had dubious origins would readily accept the low price of 320 yuan per gram.
But Mr. Liu was running a business; he didn’t care about these things.
He chuckled, took a black velvet tray, placed the necklace and pendant from Old Lady Luo’s hand on it, and then put it on the scale, "Look, it’s 19.8 grams before we melt it."
"That’s not right! I had this necklace cleaned at a mall a few years ago, and it weighed over 23 grams at that time. How can it be more than 3 grams lighter now?"
Old Lady Luo furrowed her brows, looking at Mr. Liu incredulously.
Of course, there was a problem with that scale. To make more money, Mr. Liu had spent quite a few hundred yuan to tamper with it.
Mr. Liu spread his hands and abruptly placed the gold chain back on the tray with tweezers, "Old Lady, gold wears down over time, the longer you wear it, the more it wears down."
"Perhaps you got 23 grams before, but several years have passed since then, and it’s normal to have some wear and tear."
"I haven’t melted the item yet, so if you don’t want to sell, you can take it back."
With that, he truly acted as if he had not even glanced at the gold necklace on the tray, as though he was not trying to deceive them in the slightest.
Old Lady Luo had been in business for many years, and she could easily see through such minor ploys.
He was obviously betting on their urgent need for cash, intentionally using a tactic to feign a retreat. Yet, indeed, they were so out of money that they had no choice but to be manipulated.
"Sell! We’ll sell!"
Old Lady Luo took a deep breath and said in a grave voice, "Please make it quick, we urgently need the money."
"Understood."
Manager Liu chuckled and took the tray back.
In front of everyone, he turned on the lighter, grabbed the gold necklace with a pair of tweezers in one hand, and started burning the necklace with the lighter in the other.
The flames, sporting a blue core, instantly engulfed the gold necklace. Luo Xuanran panicked, "Manager, what are you doing?"
"If you burn it like this, all our gold will be gone!"
Without any rush, Manager Liu said, "Young man, haven’t you heard that true gold isn’t afraid of fire?"
"This is the process we follow when we buy gold. First, we burn it to make sure you’re not bringing in fake gold, and incidentally, this can also burn off any impurities. Then we put it in water to soak, wait for the temperature to decrease, and then we weigh, pay, and that’s it."
Seeing the other party explain so professionally, Luo Xuanran didn’t say anything further. Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Manager Liu’s movements, fearing he might pull some trick.
But they underestimated Manager Liu. Having run the gold shop for over twenty years, the skill he had in gold fishing was beyond the comprehension of these laymen.
After a minute of burning, Manager Liu skillfully placed the gold into a basin of water, shook it a couple of times, then took it out and put it into an ultrasonic cleaner on the side.
Half a minute later, he fished out the necklace and wiped it with a cloth. At last, he placed the necklace on the tray.
It must be said, Manager Liu’s skill at cleaning gold was truly remarkable. The whole process flowed smoothly, much to the delight of Old Lady Luo and the rest.
And most importantly, after the cleaning, the gold necklace instantly became brighter, emitting bursts of dazzling light.
"19.8 grams, at 320 yuan per gram, comes to a total of 6336 yuan."
From his wheelchair, Luo Yuantu spoke, "Manager, please pay us 6336 yuan in cash, no mobile payments. We only want cash."
The need for cash mainly stemmed from the fact they were blacklisted by the bank; any money entering their bank accounts would be immediately seized. Without a doubt, cash was their best option.
"Who said it’s 19.8 grams?"
To everyone’s surprise, Manager Liu’s smile vanished in an instant, turning serious. "This necklace is full of impurities. Didn’t you see how much black residue is now in the water?"
Old Lady Luo frowned, "So, what are you saying?"
"Weigh it again!"
Manager Liu held his head high, speaking unhurriedly, "Old lady, you’ve worn this necklace for several years, and it’s mixed with quite a bit of impurity. Surely I can’t charge you for these impurities, right?"
"Fine! Then weigh it again!"
Old Lady Luo figured it would only be a few tenths of a gram of impurities at most.
In the presence of everyone, Manager Liu placed the gold necklace back on the scale.
"What... what?"
Upon seeing the numbers on the scale, Old Lady Luo burst into rage, "Only 12 grams? Bastard! My necklace was clearly 23 grams, how did it end up at only 12 grams in your hands!"
"Your scale must be broken!"
Luo Xuanran was also furious. Having not eaten since the previous night, he had hoped to sell the gold for a bit more money to buy some food, but to his dismay, the gold shop owner was cheating them, skimming off half of their money.
Without saying another word, he grabbed a stool at hand and aimed to smash Manager Liu’s glass counter.
"Smash it! If you dare, then smash it!"
Manager Liu showed no fear whatsoever, "The items here are worth hundreds of thousands. If you break anything, I’ll have you sent to prison in no time!"
Old Lady Luo walked over with her cane, saying sternly, "Manager, aren’t you being too deceitful? My 23-gram chain is only half that in your hands. No one would tolerate that!"
"We came here to sell gold in all sincerity, not to be slaughtered by you!"
"I’ll concede to 18 grams. Pay us for the 18 grams, but you keep the necklace and can’t sell it. I’ll come back and redeem it tomorrow!"
Manager Liu shrugged his shoulders, looking arrogantly confident, "Sorry, 12 grams is 12 grams, no room for negotiation."
"If you want to sell, I’ll pay you 3800 yuan. If you don’t, don’t disturb my business. Take your things and get out!"
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