Chapter 436

The staff was speechless for a moment as well. “Mr. Williams, if we wiped this, we might not even completely clean it by morning.”

“This is a free service, so please don’t request too much from us.”

Zeke said, “Don’t worry. I’ll pay you for this.”

With those words, the staff did not hesitate any longer and started wiping it lazily.

Everyone was bored.

Yes. It seems like it’s going to take a while.

We might even have to stay here overnight. Not a bit of green has even peeked out yet.

Some had become impatient, and they were about to leave.

However, just then, one of the staff shouted, “Oh my god! Oh, my god!”

“This is incredible! It’s unbelievable! Is there something wrong with my eyes?”

Huh?

Everyone was dumbfounded for a moment as they turned their gazes to the cleaned surface.

Green!

It’s green!

That clump of green was only several millimeters away from the cut surface.

Moreover, the purity of the color was as if it were water from a green lake; it was as if it could drip onto the floor at any time.

This jade stood at the top of all imperial jades.

It was a rare sight!

They would have never thought of a day when they could personally witness extracting the best imperial jade from a piece of scrap!

A handful of people cried in excitement.

Nancy Hinton’s jaw had gone slack from shock. “This ba****d must have used up all his luck for this stone.”

On the other hand, Lacey and Hannah were becoming more and more satisfied with Zeke.

This live-in-son-in-law is a great catch! He knows and is a master of everything.

Zeke smiled. “This is nothing. Keep polishing.”

Huh?

The crowd was confused.

What does he mean?

Is there is a bigger surprise in this raw stone than that imperial jade?

Everyone widened their eyes as they waited in anticipation.

As the staff continued polishing, more and more green was emerging.

When it was fully polished, everyone was surprised to find that it was fully green.

Furthermore, it was not a green typical of imperial jades; it was a rare variety with a hint of aqua.

Even prayers could not guarantee an encounter with an imperial jade like this. The last one, found two centuries ago, was carved into a melon pendant by Empress Dowager Cixi.

It seemed like another jade melon pendant was going to emerge into the world.

He must have saved the world in his past life to find a treasure as precious as this.

If he was honest with himself, polishing out an aqua imperial jade was out of Zeke’s expectations as well.

However, he remained calm on the outside. “Please polish the other side as well.”

Everyone’s anticipation heightened. They were not even blinking anymore.

The stone had been split in two.

The imperial jade was one half.

What will be the other half?

Will it also be the imperial jade?

If that’s the case... God. I might as well die from jealousy.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, green emerged on the other half.

When it was fully polished, it was still that aqua imperial jade.

Tears streaked down many cheeks.

This rock is a goddamn egg with double yolk!

It would be worth a billion at the very least.

If it were carved into two jade melons, it would easily sell for 1.5 billion.

No one had dared to even think about gambling one million for 1.5 billion.

It’s as if the lady of fortune blessed him herself.

Only a fool would believe that it was pure luck!

He was simply too capable to see the true value of the three raw stones.

Someone shouted, “Mr. Williams, I’m willing to pay one billion for that jade of yours!”

“No. I’ll pay 1.2 billion. It’s 200 million higher than the market value.”

“Mr. Williams, I don’t have much cash with me right now, but I can give you 50 percent of the shares from my jewelry company.”

“Mr. Williams, don’t forget about me!”

A shouting match ensued.

The strongest reaction came from the auctioneer because the raw stone originally belonged to him.

After he had done the wrong cut, he had thrown it into the scraps like trash.

If his cut had been a few millimeters away, or if he had cut a little more, he would be a billionaire by now.

Indeed, it was a fine line between wealth and poverty.

Unable to withstand the shock, he rushed into his dressing room as he started hammering his head and stomping his feet.

Zeke smiled at the guy who had bet on eating feces earlier and said, “Does this prove that I know about stones now? Do you want to eat now, or are you planning to have it with your lunch later?”

That man was in despair.

God! If I knew he was an expert on stones, I would’ve got on my knees to lick his shoes!

If I needed his help in the future, he could’ve just looked, and I would’ve been rich.

However, he had crossed Zeke. He felt as if he had missed out on an opportunity to earn hundreds of millions.

He immediately kneeled in front of Zeke and begged, “Mr. Williams, I didn’t mean to offend you. Please forgive me. Let me buy a meal as compensation. I hope you will let me do this at the very least.”