"Yes, boss." The cousin immediately went to handle it.
Gui Bunian stood up, his face grim as he walked into the stone gambling arena.
Meanwhile, Li Yang was already shopping in the arena.
"How much for this stone?" Li Yang pointed at the eighth stone and asked.
The salesman was getting impatient. "This stone costs two hundred thousand. Sir, you've asked about many stones and haven't bought a single one. Are you here to gamble on stones, or are you a competitor here to scout the market?"
"If you're a competitor, please don't continue."
"Gather all the stones I've asked about earlier, I'll buy them all," Li Yang said with a smile.
The salesman was stunned. "You, you want to buy them all? All eight of them?"
"That's right. And I want to buy more stones, so please be patient and continue with me." Li Yang took out a gold card and handed it to him with a smile. "However, you can collect the payment for these eight stones first."
"Sir, please don't mind. My attitude was poor just now. There's no need to pay first. If you need anything, I will cooperate with you wholeheartedly." Seeing the gold card in his hand, the salesman's expression changed, and he said respectfully.
"Which stones are you interested in?"
"This one, this one, and this one." Li Yang smiled and pointed at several stones on display.
The salesman very solicitously told him the prices one by one. "Sir, may I know your surname?"
"My surname is Li."
"So you are Mr. Li. Hello, is there anything else you need?"
"How many stones have I asked about so far?" Li Yang asked.
The salesman immediately replied, "A total of thirty-seven stones, Mr. Li."
"Then I'll buy this many for now," Li Yang said with a smile. "Calculate the total cost."
"Certainly, Mr. Li." The salesman was overjoyed and quickly took out his phone to calculate. After a while, he said, "The total is nine million two hundred and fifty thousand, but if you buy this many at once, I can give you a discount."
"Nine million in total, is that acceptable?"
"Alright, that's the price." Li Yang handed him the gold card.
The salesman immediately took the card to swipe.
The commotion here immediately attracted the attention of many people. Even the manager responsible for this area of the stone gambling arena, who normally only served VIP clients, walked over. After speaking a few words with the salesman, he smiled and said to Li Yang, "Hello, Mr. Li. I am the manager here, my surname is Chen. You can just call me Xiao Chen."
"May I serve you from now on?"
"I'm sorry, I'm a bit sentimental. I'd prefer to have this salesman continue serving me," Li Yang said with a smile, shaking his head in refusal.
Manager Chen smiled. "Mr. Li, as the manager, I can offer a ten percent discount. If you let me serve you, you'll have more convenience. What do you think?"
"I'm not short of this little money, Manager Chen. Please don't bother," Li Yang said lightly, glancing at him.
Manager Chen's expression changed slightly, a little surprised. He hadn't expected Mr. Li to refuse even when he offered a condition that would save him real money.
Although he felt a bit helpless, he still put on a happy smile and said, "Mr. Li is truly a sentimental person. In that case, Xiao Wang, you continue to serve Mr. Li."
"Yes, Manager Chen." Salesman Xiao Wang nodded quickly and then looked at Li Yang gratefully. "Thank you, Mr. Li."
"You're welcome. You were serving me anyway," Li Yang said with a smile. "Can we expedite the transaction?"
"Yes, Mr. Li. Please wait a moment." Xiao Wang immediately swiped the card, issued the invoice, and then handed the gold card back to Li Yang. "Mr. Li, here is your card. Please keep it safe."
"Do you have any arrangements for these stones? Would you like them cut here, or delivered to your residence?"
"Please help deliver them outside," Li Yang said with a smile, pointing towards the street outside the arena.
Xiao Wang was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. "Mr. Li, you have a special car coming to receive these stones, right?"
"You'll know when you move them out," Li Yang chuckled.
Xiao Wang nodded and called for people to quickly move the stones out. "Alright. You few, hurry over and help Mr. Li move these stones outside the main gate."
"Wait!"
Suddenly, a voice called out.
Everyone turned to see Gui Bunian, the owner of Tianyu Stone Gambling Arena, walking over quickly.
He stared at Li Yang, his face showing a degree of caution and apprehension. He had heard many rumors about Li Yang and dared not underestimate him.
"Boss Li, I am Gui Bunian, the owner of Tianyu Stone Gambling Arena. It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time," he said, walking over and handing Li Yang a business card with a smile.
Li Yang's lips curled into a smile. "So you are Boss Gui."
"I've heard of Boss Li's great name for a long time. What wind has blown such an important figure like you to my place?" Gui Bunian asked with a smile.
Li Yang smiled and said, "To be honest, Boss Gui, not long ago, someone came to my stone gambling arena to cause trouble, saying that the mastermind behind it was you. So I came specifically to take a look."
"It's a false accusation. This is absolutely the work of despicable people with malicious intentions, deliberately framing me. I, Gui Bunian, have always acted openly and honestly, and would never do such a despicable thing," Gui Bunian said righteously.
"Is that so?" Li Yang smiled.
"Boss Li, who exactly is slandering me behind my back? Please call that person over, I want to confront them directly."
Gui Bunian immediately said, "I believe the truth will be revealed."
"The truth has already been revealed," Li Yang smiled and stared at him. "Boss Gui, when I said someone caused trouble at my stone gambling arena, I never said it was one person, or a group of people."
"But Boss Gui seems to know the number of people very clearly."
"Did I? I'm not clear!" Gui Bunian immediately denied.
Li Yang chuckled playfully. "Since you're not clear about how many people there were, why did Boss Gui just say to call them over for a confrontation?"
"They are not referred to by a single person's title."
"I, I just misspoke. I'm used to saying it that way," Gui Bunian's expression changed, and he quickly made an excuse.
However, some astute observers present could already tell that the people who went to cause trouble at Fuhao Stone Gambling Arena likely had some connection with Gui Bunian.
To say he was innocent would be defamation!
Li Yang chuckled and said, "You can quibble however you like, Boss Gui. Anyway, I already know what's going on."
"What does Boss Li mean by that?" Gui Bunian's expression turned unpleasant. "Are you trying to confront me?"