Chapter 617: Chase Translator: Timothy_ Editor: GlobeGlotter

“Yes, I’ll speak! I threw away most things, but I did sell such a stone.”

Baosheng saw Ye Mo’s face turn very ugly and immediately understood that Ye Mo was looking for that stone. He didn’t dare hide anything. “That stone was colorful and sometimes changed colors. I took it to Gem Banner, and the boss there, Boss Luo, bought it for 8 million.”

“What?!” Xiong Qianyi didn’t believe his ears. Even the Association itself couldn’t easily earn 8 million, yet his most loyal man had secretly sold that stone for that much.

Xiong Qianyi’s face worsened, but he soon remembered his situation. His life might be over; why would he care about his men’s loyalty?

Ye Mo got up and said coldly to Baosheng, “Take me to Gem Banner now.” Then he gave Xiong Qianyi a cold look.

Xiong Qianyi’s heart sank. He was sure he was done for. The slaughter god before him gave him a look before leaving—this meant certain death.

Thinking this, Xiong Qianyi took out a dagger and quickly cut off two fingers. He originally wanted to cut off his whole wrist but couldn’t.

Ye Mo spoke calmly, “When the police bring people to disassemble the Wu Jin Association, you know what to do. If you don’t want to cooperate, you can try to run, but I don’t think you can run faster than Qian Longtou.”

“Young Master Mo, I wouldn’t dare. I will wait for Officer Liu to come and cooperate with him to uproot the Wu Jin Association.” Xiong Qianyi’s face was pale from pain, but he didn’t dare refuse Ye Mo.

He knew Ye Mo wasn’t killing him only because he wanted him to help completely eliminate the Wu Jin Association. Concerning Qian Longtou, he had heard he’d also died at Ye Mo’s hands. Compared to Qian Longtou, Xiong Qianyi was worthless.

As for Baosheng, he was devious and had killed many people. Before joining the Wu Jin Association, he’d raped and killed two university girls, yet remained unscathed despite lacking significant background or money. This showed his cunning.

Compared to Xiong Qianyi, Baosheng was far better at scheming. In fact, since joining the Wu Jin Association, he’d constantly plotted to replace Xiong Qianyi. So, after bringing Ye Mo to Gem Banner, he considered escaping. Should he cut his fingers like Xiong Qianyi?

As Baosheng brought Ye Mo to the door, Ye Mo stopped and looked at the confused Baosheng. “You’ve killed quite a lot, right?”

Baosheng didn’t expect Ye Mo to ask such an irrelevant question.

“No—” his first reaction was denial.

“You can stay here and guard the door,” Ye Mo said, then threw a backhanded wind blade before leaving.

Baosheng clutched his throat, disbelieving. Why did Ye Mo kill him then? Didn’t he just want directions?

Baosheng was unsatisfied, but suddenly understood as he fell. Ye Mo had given him hope, then killed him immediately—he’d wanted to torture him. A gust of hatred rose in his soul, and he cursed, “Ye, even in death I will make sure you don’t live well!”

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Ye Mo knew that since Gem Banner spent millions on the stone, they knew its worth. He might not be able to buy it back with money, but if not, he’d steal it.

But he couldn’t let Gem Banner know who he was. If they suspected him and had his photo, that would be embarrassing.

Before entering Gem Banner, Ye Mo disguised himself as an ugly, bearded man. He even fabricated a knife scar. He chose this look to appear more threatening.

Gem Banner was China’s largest organization for trading jade and antiques, with shops worldwide, so Ye Mo found it quickly.

“Is Boss Luo here?” Ye Mo asked, scanning the shop with his spirit sense. He had a bad feeling immediately, as there was no colorful rock.

“Wait a moment, I will call him for you.” Seeing Ye Mo’s ferocious look, a girl immediately called Boss Luo.

Soon, an old man came in and asked, “Which friend is looking for me?”

The man was in his sixties.

“I am, I have some private things to ask Boss Luo about,” Ye Mo replied simply.

“No problem, I’m Luo Yu. I’ll tell you whatever I know.” Luo Yu could tell Ye Mo was no good guy and tried to avoid offending him.

So Ye Mo asked directly, “Boss Luo, a few days ago Wu Jin Association’s Baosheng apparently sold a colorful rock here; is that true?”

Hearing this, Luo Yu’s heart skipped. He’d bought the stone from Baosheng cheaply, yet someone was looking for it days later.

Seeing Luo Yu silent, Ye Mo sneered, “Baosheng stole something of mine, and I’ve dealt with him already, so don’t try to trick me, Boss Luo. Or else, don’t blame me for getting rough.”

Hearing this, Luo Yu’s back went cold. He knew Baosheng well, yet this bearded man had dealt with him?

Although Gem Banner needn’t fear him, they did proper business, so this shouldn’t become an incident.

Nearby people, hearing the Wu Jin Association was involved, quickly left.

“This—” Luo Yu thought and spoke, “Gem Banner is an upright business, but friend, you’re right, a few days ago I did buy a colorful rock. However, we only care about the product’s quality—not its origin.”

Ye Mo sneered, “Oh, if you don’t care about the origin, that means your place is good for selling dirty goods.”

“Friend, you can’t say that. Baosheng said the rock had a clean origin, and of course we can’t investigate that. Gem Banner is a simple shop; we can’t investigate every customer. If we did, we wouldn’t have time for business.” Luo Yu worried. If Ye Mo hadn’t looked so ferocious, he wouldn’t have said that much.

Ye Mo didn’t want to waste time. He just needed to know where it was. From Luo Yu’s tone, the shop knew the stone’s value, so Ye Mo just had to find where it had been sent and buy it, or steal it if necessary.

Thinking this, Ye Mo said, “I don’t want to say anything else. Just tell me where the stone is now.”

Hearing this, Luo Yu breathed a sigh of relief. “It’s been shipped to the Gem Banner in Jin City, and in a few days, it will appear in an auction as the final—”

Before Luo Yu finished, Ye Mo disappeared. He needed to get to Jin City immediately. If the Five Element Rock was sold, how would he find it? He had to get it before it was sold.