Chapter 307 A Fake
“Look how excellent the ginseng is. Even in Yeringham, this is considered extremely rare.”
The middle-aged man sneered at Jared, “Now that you have lost, where’s my ten million? In fact, you don’t even look like someone who has that kind of money.”
Ignoring the man’s comments, Jared reached out to grab the ginseng.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
With a drastic change of expression, the middle-aged man tried to stop Jared, but it was too late. Jared was already holding the ginseng in his hand.
Picking it up, he attempted to break it by force.
“Jared, what are you doing?”
Zeke’s expression darkened, for he knew that a ginseng’s value lay in its perfect condition. Any damage to it would significantly reduce its value. Hence, breaking it would render it worthless.
Crack!
The moment Zeke spoke, Jared had broken the ginseng in two.
Zeke closed his eyes. He could feel the rage welling up within him, for he lost twenty million in the blink of an eye.
Josephine and Frida stared at Jared in shock, not knowing what he was up to.
The middle-aged man, however, paled. Turning around, he tried to flee and didn’t even want his money anymore.
“Are you trying to escape? Do you think you actually can?”
Jared grinned slightly.
Just when the middle-aged man tried to dash out, Tommy sprang to his feet and kicked the man back into place.
“W-What’s going on?”
Zeke was confused when he saw that the middle-aged man had tried to run.
“Zeke, why don’t you check if the ginseng is real?”
Jared handed it to Zeke.
After receiving it, Zeke was briefly taken aback when he saw the part that was broken. Suddenly, he was filled with rage. “Damn it! How dare you try to swindle me? You must certainly have a death wish!”
Zeke approached the man and kicked his abdomen. He bellowed, “Men! Take him out and teach him a painful lesson!”
Soon, the man was led away, and cries of agony followed.
“Jared, I appreciate what you did today. If not for you, we would have suffered a terrible loss. The financial loss isn’t the issue. It’s the reputational loss that would be humiliating for me,” Zeke lamented.
“It’s normal to make mistakes. It happens to the best of us,” Jared replied with a smile.
“Jared, how did you know that it was a fake without even seeing it?”
Zeke was intrigued.
“It’s simple. I have a very sensitive nose. I can tell just by smelling it.”
Jared told a random lie, as he obviously couldn’t reveal that he relied on sensing spiritual energy to do so. If the ginseng was more than a century old, he could easily pick up its energy.
Therefore, when he didn’t sense any spiritual energy from the box, he concluded that the ginseng was either entirely fake or just not a hundred years old.
Staring at Jared, Zeke remarked in disbelief, “I have never heard of anyone being able to authenticate herbs with their nose my entire life. Today has indeed been an eye-opener for me.”
“Josephine, what other hidden talents does your boyfriend have? He has a sense of smell that’s sharper than a dog!” Frida asked in surprise.
Right after she spoke, she realized her words had come out wrong. She then stuck her tongue out at Jared before smiling at him apologetically.
Jared returned the smile and didn’t mind at all, for he knew that Frida didn’t do it on purpose.
“Jared, since you have been a big help to me today, I’ll bring you around the city. If you see any herbs that interest you, I’ll negotiate on your behalf. Every herb trader in the city knows me. They will definitely show us some respect,” Zeke offered as he patted Jared on the shoulder.
