Chapter 2171: Chapter 2025: Prodigal Son (Part 3)

The red car opened its door, and two big men in suits and sunglasses, each over 1.9 meters tall, stepped out.

"Move, move, move." Song Xiaodong waved his hand impatiently, and Dragon Three stepped on the gas and sped away.

After finding a new parking spot and settling the car, Song Xiaodong led Dragon Three into the wholesale market, which was teeming with people.

Ordinary herbs didn’t catch Song Xiaodong’s eye at all. He casually strolled among the crowd, found a floor plan in the venue, and discovered that this three-story building had wholesale for bulk herbs on the first floor, wholesale for valuable herbs on the second floor, and an auction for rare and valuable herbs on the third floor.

Song Xiaodong took Dragon Three to the top floor.

The caliber of people instantly changed.

In the lobby, it was as bustling as a vegetable market, with people everywhere asking, "How much per pound?"

On the second floor, bargaining was constant: "I come to your place every time; can’t you give me a discount on this cultivated ginseng?"

The third floor, however, had no stalls or shops. Compared to a wholesale market, it resembled a museum, with various herbs on display in glass cabinets, complete with labels detailing excavation times and their preciousness.

Visitors were all in suits and ties, strolling leisurely, as if they were there for amusement.

Song Xiaodong circled the venue carefully, finding quite a few good items. The prices left him speechless. Considering that items worth tens or even hundreds of thousands could turn into a handful of ash during alchemy, it was faster than burning money.

"If only I could find some sucker to pay for me." Song Xiaodong looked around, realizing everyone here was wealthy, sharp, and not easy to deceive.

A short while later, the previously quiet third floor suddenly erupted in commotion.

Song Xiaodong looked over and saw the two burly men from the red Porsche earlier, alongside a woman with long hair, wearing sunglasses, in a red coat and red high heels, and a white-haired old man, approaching the third floor, surrounded by a crowd.

"Oh, Miss Zhang is here!"

"Miss Zhang is getting more beautiful by the day!"

"How’s Miss Zhang’s father lately?"

"Miss Zhang, which item have you got your eye on today?"

Miss Zhang got stuck in the crowd, stopped, stood seductively with one hand on her hip, extended one long leg far out in a high heel, removed her sunglasses, and declared to the audience, "I’m interested in everything here today."

"Oh, Miss Zhang, please don’t! At least leave us a little corner; let us make something too!"

Without replying, Miss Zhang put her sunglasses back on, was guarded by the two big men, and started inspecting the various herbs in display cases, nodding occasionally.

Chapter 2027: Qi Nan Agarwood

Soon, the group of four reached Song Xiaodong.

Through her sunglasses, Miss Zhang looked at the unimpressive Song Xiaodong and Dragon Three with disdain.

"Move!" One of the big men reached out to grab Song Xiaodong by the collar.

Dragon Three struck from the side, chopping the big man’s wrist with a hand knife, and with a "crack," the big man’s wrist dislocated.

"You’re asking for it!" The other big man launched an attack, raising his foot to kick Dragon Three. Dragon Three grabbed the man’s foot, twisted it, and the man lost his balance, crashing down with a "thud," causing the nearby display cabinet’s glass to gently ripple like water.

"Damn, these out-of-towners dare lay hands on Miss Zhang’s people? Don’t they want to leave Beijing alive?"

"This guy is fierce! Miss Zhang’s two guys are so strong, but they’re down in two moves!"

"What good is being able to fight? What’s Miss Zhang’s status in Beijing? Who dares to provoke her? Really, are these two naive guys not right in the head?"

"Looks like there’s a good show coming up; I wonder how Miss Zhang will handle these two."

"Honestly, in Beijing, who dares to provoke Miss Zhang? Miss Zhang is from the Chu Family; what’s the Chu Family’s status in Beijing? These two must be out-of-towners who don’t know Miss Zhang Yanran, otherwise any local would avoid her, let alone provoke her!"

"Should we go and advise them?"

"Are you nuts? Advise what? Offending Miss Zhang leads to this! Last time, that guy named Liu had to obediently roll out of Beijing, publicly humiliated, and his whole family, for three generations, were driven out. It was miserable!"

A group of people saw the fight and started gossiping from the sidelines.

Miss Zhang ignored her two fallen underlings, took off her glasses, sized up Song Xiaodong and Dragon Three, and directly called the auction organizer: "There are two people here causing trouble; please remove them."

Song Xiaodong, seemingly oblivious to Miss Zhang’s phone call, continued admiringly examining a piece of agarwood in the glass case in front of him.

"This is a good piece!" Song Xiaodong nodded, praising the piece of agarwood enthusiastically, turning to Miss Zhang as if nothing had happened.

"Yes, isn’t this the most precious kind of agarwood, the Qi Nan Agarwood?" Miss Zhang responded, pretending nothing had happened.

"Mr Fang, what do you think?" Miss Zhang asked the white-bearded elder beside her.

Mr Fang put on his reading glasses from his chest pocket, examined the glass case closely for a moment, and nodded: "Indeed, it’s excellent. Qi Nan Agarwood is called the diamond of agarwood. Unlike other hard agarwoods, Qi Nan Agarwood is softer, with a richer oiliness, possessing a honey and milk fragrance. This piece, with its slightly yellow hue and intertwined yellow and green oily layers, should be a Golden Thread Knot. Although it doesn’t compare to Qinnan, it can be considered an upper grade among Qi Nan."

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