Chapter 306 A Bet
Due to how loud the man was speaking, he caught Jared’s attention by accident.
“Mr. Drake, I’m sure there’s still room for negotiation. This ginseng is indeed a quality specimen, but twenty million is too expensive for me. Why don’t you lower your asking price, and I’ll pay you right away,” Zeke proposed with a smile.
“Twenty million. Take it or leave it.”
Just as the middle-aged man spoke, he stood up with the box and prepared to leave.
“Mr. Drake, calm down, calm down. I’ll take it. Goldenbirch Herbs will take it just because we value your friendship.”
After stopping the middle-aged man, Zeke took out his phone. “I’ll transfer the money to you right away. If you still have any other excellent specimens, please bring them to Goldenbirch Herbs. I’ll definitely pay you a good price for it!”
“Hahaha, well said, well said.”
The middle-aged man laughed ecstatically.
“Zeke, wait.”
Just when Zeke was about to pay, Jared walked up to him suddenly and stopped him.
“Jared, what’s wrong?” Zeke asked curiously.
“Mister, can you let me take a look at that ginseng?” Jared requested.
Instead of replying, the middle-aged man gave Zeke an inquisitive look.
“Oh, he’s a good friend of mine,” Zeke explained at once.
Looking at Jared, the middle-aged man asked warily, “Mr. Griffin has already examined my ginseng. Is there a problem?”
“I suspect it’s a fake!” Jared replied with a smirk.
As if Jared had struck a nerve, the middle-aged man exploded, “What did you say? How dare you accuse my ginseng of being a fake? How can you say so without even looking at it? Mr. Griffin himself has examined the product, so how can it not be genuine? If you’re looking for trouble, let me tell you that I’m not someone to be trifled with.”
Zeke tried to calm the situation with a smile. “Mr. Drake, please calm down. My friend here just likes to joke.”
After reassuring the middle-aged man, Zeke furrowed his brows slightly at Jared. “Jared, I have examined it and found no problems. Besides, how do you know it’s a fake without even looking at it?”
“This ginseng is definitely a fake. If you don’t believe it, we can get it tested. If he doesn’t dare to open the box, it only serves to prove me right!”
Jared stared at the middle-aged man coldly, sending a chill down his spine.
“Fine, I’ll open it. What will you do if it’s real?”
The middle-aged man picked up the courage to accept Jared’s challenge. Nevertheless, he didn’t dare to look Jared in the eye.
“If it’s real, I’ll compensate you ten million!” Jared declared confidently.
At that moment, Josephine and Frida came over. Both of them didn’t expect Jared to end up betting against someone.
Meanwhile, Tommy remained in his seat, drinking coffee with a smirk on his face. He knew that the middle-aged man had gotten himself into trouble.
When he saw how confident Jared was, the middle-aged man began to panic and looked at Zeke.
“Mr. Drake, since Jared wants to take a look, why don’t you just let him satisfy his curiosity? If you do so, I’ll increase the price I’m willing to pay you.”
Having examined it himself, Zeke didn’t suspect that the ginseng wasn’t authentic. But since Jared had insisted, he decided to give in to Jared’s request.
“Fine. Since you’ve said so, I’ll let him see it and shut him up!” the middle-aged man said through clenched teeth.
When the box was opened, they saw a piece of long and thick ginseng lying in it.
