My Best Friend Is Actually The School Diva Dressed As A Man - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: An Expert!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Tang Feng was a man of action. Since he had already made up his mind to go to a stone gambling den, he immediately called for a taxi.

After informing the driver of his destination, they immediately set off to one such place.

On the way, Song Lele provided Tang Feng with some background regarding the stone gambling dens as well as things to take note of to prevent him from breaking any taboos.

“Young man, are you planning to go gambling?”

The driver in the front row was listening in to their conversation and midway through, he interrupted them with a strange expression on his face.

“We’re just going there to try our luck. Why, have you been to that place before, master?”

Tang Feng asked with a courteous smile.

“Me? No, I don’t have the courage to participate in such activities.”

The driver hurriedly shook his head.

“Though I admit that I was curious about it in the past, and I had visited those dens a couple of times. Alas, they didn’t really pique my interest.”

“In my opinion, stone gambling is no different from gambling in casinos. In the end, it’s all still gambling.”

“Every time I visited, I had always spotted a couple of people who lost everything.”

“When it comes to gambling, those who’ve won would play to win even more, whereas those who’ve lost would play in hopes of making a comeback. In the end, they are merely victims who have been caught in a vicious trap. Sigh.”

The driver smacked his lips, looking as if he still had a lingering fear for the stone gambling dens.

The driver’s words were meant as a kind advice.

Although Tang Feng understood his intentions, he still responded cheerfully.

“You’re overthinking it, Mr. We’re only heading there on a whim and to see what the hoo-ha is all about.”

The driver did not comment any further.

He had already given his advice, and since it did not dissuade Tang Feng in the slightest, there was nothing else he could do.

Tang Feng found the driver to be rather interesting, and thus, he activated his system to scan him.

[ Name: Zhao Bing ]

[ Age: 45 ]

[ Gender: Male ]

[ Height: 165 cm ]

[ Weight: 76 kg ]

[ Personal information: A taxi driver of a dozen or so years. Lives a sedentary lifestyle, his muscles are strained to a severe extent… ]

An idea popped up in Tang Feng’s mind.

After exiting the taxi, Tang Feng gave the driver some advice of his own while making his payment.

“Pardon me for sticking my nose in the wrong place, but I believe that you should visit a hospital in the near future, sir.”

“I happen to have a keen eye for this sort of stuff.”

“Earlier, while you were driving, I noticed that something seemed off about your hips. I believe that the muscles around your waist are strained. If you don’t believe me, feel free to apply pressure on your lower back.”

With that, Tang Feng turned around and left alongside Song Lele.

Once Tang Feng was gone, Zhao Bing frowned and muttered to himself in disbelief:

“What’s wrong with young people nowadays? I warned you out of the kindness of my heart, and now you’re cursing me Dammit, I hope you’ll have hip problems when you’re older too!”

Zhao Bing cursed, but his hand subconsciously pressed on his lower back.

“Oof…”

An unconcealable pain suddenly radiated from his lower back.

“Oh my God, could I really have strained my lumbar muscles?”

Zhao Bing could not care less about the pain at this moment as his shock had washed away all other sensations.

The gaze he gave towards Tang Feng instantly changed.

So, he wasn’t trying to curse me! He was trying to warn me before it’s too late!

He is no ordinary young man! He is clearly an expert trying to enlighten me!

…

Meanwhile…

Tang Feng was oblivious as to the epiphany the driver had.

Instead, his attention was fully occupied by the two rows of ancient buildings that stretched before him.

The place was a little different from what he had imagined.

Not to mention anything else, just the decoration alone was already very tasteful.

Moreover, not only was there a stone gambling den there, there were also some jewelry and jade shops that appeared very imposing.

Many shops even hung banners to collect the jewelry that were discovered from the stone gambling. They could be regarded as one-stop shop services.

While all of this was well and good, to Tang Feng, the most important realization was how useful his Scanning System was.

As he looked around at this surroundings, the value of each stone was clearly outline within his system’s interface. It had even gone as far as to indicate the type of gem that was contained within the stones.

It was an extremely convenient system!

“I have this in the bag!”

Tang Feng secretly rubbed his hands, and his eyes shone as he stared at the raw stones displayed on both sides of the road.

Song Lele was at a loss at Tang Feng’s behavior. She asked, “Young Master Feng, we’ve already walked one round in this stone gambling district. Do you have something in mind?”

Tang Feng nodded and smiled. “It’s nothing special, really.”

“Do you know have any recommendations for the shop to visit? The bigger and more proper they are, the better.”

While making his rounds earlier, he had also visited some of the shops to inquire them about their prices. The conclusion he reached was that raw stones were not cheap at all.

Slightly better raw stones started off at 100 thousand yuan. The most expensive ones were even priced at over 10 million yuan.

After taking great effort to locate a piece that was to his liking, the shop owner shattered his dreams by stating the stone’s asking price as 1 million yuan.

This was a stark contrast to the jade contained within it, which according to the scan results of the Scanning System, was only worth 500 thousand to 600 thousand yuan!

The prices were simply ridiculous.

He did not know whether it was because the stone was mined from an expensive area, or simply because the shop owner thought that he could trick the two young men like clueless sheep.

Therefore, he still felt that it was necessary to go to the biggest and most proper shop.

“A big shop that operates legitimately, huh? Then let’s head to the ‘Impervious Stone Parlor’, then. It’s the shop that my friends and I visited previously.” Song Lele pointed at a very elegant shop located down the road.

“The stones inside are fairly priced, and there are plenty of them. You’ll be spoiled for choice.”

Tang Feng took the opportunity to look over. On the plaque at the entrance of the shop, wrote there grand and imposing words ‘Impervious Stone Parlor’.

“Okay, let’s go to that shop then!”

With that, he took the lead and walked over.

It was daytime, but the lights in the stone shop were still extremely bright. It was obviously designed to make it easier for customers to choose raw stones.

There were already many customers in the shop. Some were shopping around and choosing the stones they liked. However, most of them were gathered at the center of the shop.

It was there where the stones were being cut open.

Right as Tang Feng walked into the shop, a huge commotion burst out from the crowd located at its center.

“It’s a hit!”

“It’s a hit! It’s a hit! Please stop the cutting process. Sell this to me, brother! I’ll offer you 300 thousand for it!”

“F*ck off! I’ll give you 400,000 yuan. I’ll take this stone!”

…

A lively atmosphere enveloped the shop, and Tang Feng was speechless at the sight unfolding before him.

Based on the way they acted, Tang Feng reasoned that had the law not existed, those people would undoubtedly snatch the stone for themselves!

Was stone gambling really that exciting?