It's already 2026, how can we still talk about having many children and having many blessings?

After a brief silence, someone finally shouted.

"Glassy type!"

"My God, it's going up again! I'll put up 6 million."

"Six hundred million? You dare to say that? I'll offer eight hundred million."

The beautiful woman, Li Jiaying, shouted, "Ten billion! I want it, not to sell, but to ward off evil spirits."

Silence fell instantly.

The other bigwigs all shook their heads in regret.

This price doesn't make any profit; it's even higher than the market price.

These industry giants can't squeeze out any profit margins after buying them.

Unless there is a need to ward off evil spirits or to place it in a museum as a treasure.

Li Jiaying clearly had this need and was afraid of being robbed, which is why she offered a high price.

Li Jiaying beamed. "Everyone, thank you for your kind offer, Miss Gu. Is it for sale?"

Gu Qingyao was stunned.

Three hundred million turned into one billion, netting a profit of seven hundred million.

Shengheng has been on a downward trend in recent years, with its net profit declining sharply every year. Last year, its net profit was only around 10 billion yuan.

And now, a single stone almost cost Shengheng its entire year's profit?

She looked at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the way those big shots were looking at him.

Oh dear, did I just act too awesome?

How did he manage to make these big shots think he was a super expert?

This goes against his principle of making money discreetly.

He jumped up suddenly, his face full of excitement, showing the ecstasy of suddenly becoming rich overnight.

"Holy crap, 300 million turned into 1 billion?"

He rushed over, picked up Gu Qingyao, and kissed her.

"Qingyao, I told you you're my lucky angel! See? I took a risk and bought this uncertain item, and it turned out to be the right bet."

He put down the bewildered Gu Qingyao and looked at Li Jiaying.

"Alright, this piece of material belongs to Ms. Li. Let's go and complete the handover."

He ignored Zhou Limin and his group's gnashing of teeth and resentment, and immediately left the crowd with Li Jiaying's team.

Those bigwigs didn't leave; instead, they waited for another top-scoring stone to be cut.

Once the formalities are completed, the money and goods are settled.

Gu Qingyao looked at the funds in her account and quickly regained her composure.

"Chen Mo, should we solve the others?"

"The price surged by 7 million, and most of the funds have already been recovered. The rest will be used as raw materials."

Even if other raw materials are cut open, the price increase is not that high.

Take it back as raw material, and with his exquisite skills, make it into a sculpture, which will enhance its value even more.

If we were to cut stones now and each one were to fetch a huge price increase, it would be too high-profile and would arouse suspicion from the organizers and the owners of the goods.

They might even be targeted and refused participation in future auctions.

After completing the relevant procedures for other raw materials, they were all transported to the logistics warehouse.

"Qingyao, you guys go back to the hotel to get your things. Contact Linglong and Luona and head to the airport right away. I'll handle the transportation. I have a reliable friend who happens to be driving back to Ningcheng with an empty car."

"OK."

Gu Qingyao had always trusted Chen Mo, and now she trusted him even more, so she immediately returned to the hotel.

After they left, Chen Mo swept his thoughts across the three-dimensional space, and all the rough stones he bought yesterday, as well as the good stones he won in the sealed bid, entered his three-dimensional space.

This is his reliable friend.

After finishing this matter, he immediately went to the airport and boarded the plane shortly after.

As dusk approached, the auction hall remained bustling with activity and lively chatter.

The site of Qin's Mining was crowded with people.

As the largest successful bidder in this public auction, the Qin family naturally attracted the most attention.

Zhou Limin stood in front of the pile of materials, his face solemn.

Meng Hongliang leaned closer and lowered his voice.

"Senior Brother Zhou, should we still solve it? What if the list Lu Jie sent... all looks like that top-bid auction piece..."

Zhou Limin shuddered and shook his head violently.

"Impossible. Chen Mo isn't a god. They must have taken a risk and guessed right when they bought that 300 million yuan top-priced tile."

He gritted his teeth.

"untie."

The big shots around us have already started urging us on.

"Mr. Zhou, are you still going to solve it? We're waiting to see!"

"Yes, the Qin family has won so many bids this time, it's truly an eye-opener!"

Zhou Limin took a deep breath and waved for the workers to load the materials.

The second piece, number 037, is the "icy green" piece that Chen Mo asked Lu Jie to remember.

One slash.

The cut surface is somewhat green, but there's too much cotton-like inclusions, indicating poor quality.

"This... is a complete disaster!"

The bigwigs watching were a bit disappointed.

"Keep cutting."

Another cut.

A thin, hair-like green line emerged, but it was intermittent and nothing could be extracted.

Yes, it is indeed an icy green variety.

But it completely collapsed.

Zhou Limin's face turned even uglier.

The third piece, numbered 118, is exactly what Chen Mo said: "It has a moderate gambling potential; once it goes up, it will go up significantly."

It was cut three times, and it was even cleaner than the previous piece.

Zhou Limin lost his balance and sat down hard on a large rock next to him.

He didn't sit properly and flipped backward, rolling off the rock and landing on the ground.

Before anyone could react, Zhou Limin was seen lying on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Meng Hongliang turned pale with fright and rushed over to help him.

"Senior Brother Zhou! Senior Brother Zhou! Quick! Call an ambulance!"

"Don't untangle it..." his voice was weak. "Take it back...we'll talk about it later..."

After saying that, he closed his eyes and fainted.

The scene was in chaos.

Several people hurriedly carried Zhou Limin to one side.

Meng Hongliang wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around, and bowed to the bigwigs around him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Zhou is unwell, and we'll have to wait until he wakes up to discuss the remaining materials. We apologize."

The bigwigs all shook their heads and began to discuss amongst themselves.

"Ha, Zhou Limin seems to be all talk and no action. The odds of winning at jade gambling are high and low, so how did he end up vomiting blood and fainting?"

"Yeah, he's Qin Tianping's personal disciple, but it seems his skills aren't that great."

"Hey, losing 16 billion yuan in a row, you'd be spitting blood too."

But the truly shrewd and experienced individuals have already begun to ponder this.

An elderly man wearing glasses stroked his chin and lowered his voice.

"Things might not be that simple. Think about it, many of Qin's winning bids ended in a dollar. Don't you find that strange?"

"You mean..." someone leaned closer, "that they planted a mole within Sheng Heng's inner circle, got the bottom price, and then targeted Sheng Heng?"

"Otherwise what? That young man named Chen Mo said that Sheng Heng bid 15.1 billion for the top spot, and Qin's bid was one yuan more. Could that be a coincidence?"

"That doesn't make sense either. If he really was an undercover agent, how come Sheng Heng won 300 million? And it went up so much?"

"That's why I said that young man named Chen Mo is not simple."

Li Jiaying stood outside the crowd, listening to the discussions, her eyes lighting up.

As she led her team out, she turned to her beautiful secretary beside her and whispered something.

"Su Li, go to Ningcheng and find out about Sheng Heng and that Chen Mo. If he's really a master, we should cooperate more in the future."

"Yes."

At this moment, in the hospital, Zhou Limin lay on the hospital bed with his eyes closed and his face ashen.

Meng Hongliang sat on the edge of the bed, his face filled with fear.

"Senior Brother Zhou, what do we do now? If... if all the materials on that list are like this... how are we going to explain this to the teacher?"

"If we cut it open, it will all collapse, and the losses will be enormous. We can't afford that responsibility."

Meng Hongliang grew increasingly anxious, saying, "If we don't act decisively, we won't be able to recover funds, which will plunge the Qin family into operational difficulties..."

Zhou Limin opened his eyes.

"Let's transport it back to Ningcheng first and let the teacher take a look. In the end, we'll try to sell it and let the teacher make the final decision."

"Remember, those materials were rigorously vetted by our team. If they all fail, it means we are simply not skilled enough."

Meng Hongliang sighed, feeling deeply regretful.

If I don't betray Sheng Heng...

But in this world, there are no second chances.

……

More than five hours later, Chen Mo and his group returned to Ningcheng, close to midnight.

Gu Qingyao's people were already waiting at the arrival gate.

He boarded a luxury van, inside which sat a middle-aged man, Gu Chengyuan.

"You're back." Gu Chengyuan looked at Chen Mo. "You must be Xiao Chen? I'm Gu Chengyuan. Qingyao has already told me about this trip. She'll come over for dinner tomorrow to properly thank you."

"Okay, Uncle." Chen Mo was really looking forward to seeing if his child's mother, Gu Wanqing, was Gu Qingyao's older sister.

At this moment, Gu Chengyuan's emotions changed, and he became dignified, giving off a sense of pressure as he looked at Lu Jie.

"Speak, you'd better give me a reason for letting you go."