"Yang Gang, you disrespectful brute, I... I... I call off the engagement! I can't deal with this in-law relationship anymore!" Tong Jun's face turned red with anger as he turned to leave.
Before he had taken two steps, Yang Gang suddenly said from behind, "Wait!"
Tong Jun turned around, glaring at Yang Gang, "What else do you want?!"
"I just heard from our servants that our family heirloom, the Luminous Pearl, is missing. Everyone is a suspect, naturally including you Uncle." Yang Gang squinted and said with a smirk.
"You..." Tong Jun was furious, cursing the ancestors of the Yang family in his heart. But he was also a bit puzzled, as everyone rumors had it that Yang Gang was a bit dim-witted. But judging from his actions today, although he seemed reckless, every move he made was pressing and potentially deadly.
This kid...
"Whatever, here, neither God nor the Emperor can help you, stop with the nonsense. Does it suit you better to search yourself, or should I do it?" Yang Gang did not show any respect to this 'father-in-law'.
"Ha... how ridiculous. Although I, Tong Jun, am not a talented individual, I am a man of status after all. Would I steal your Yang family's Luminous Pearl? Can't I afford it, or what!" Tong Jun sneered.
"So your plan is for me to search you myself?" Yang Gang twisted his mouth, revealing a wicked smile.
Tong Jun suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, he couldn't figure out Yang Gang anymore.
"Humph! Yang Lin, today you have embarrassed me, don't think I will treat you kindly in the future." Tong Jun grumbled, and began to search his own body. Upon searching, Tong Jun's expression instantly changed.
When did a round object turn up in the pocket of his jacket?!
Could it be the Luminous Pearl that that bastard Yang Gang was talking about? But when...
An idea suddenly hit Tong Jun, he seemed to remember something, and his face turned even greener.
"That's right, he must have sneaked it into my pocket when he slapped my chest. That bastard Yang Gang!" Tong Jun was now very embarrassed with the Luminous Pearl clearly on him. He knew that Yang Gang had framed him, but he had no evidence!
"Oh? Uncle Tong, what's wrong with you? You look so restless, do you have a bomb on you or something?" Yang Gang acted like a born fool.
Tong Jun was so furious he felt his lungs would explode. Who the hell misled him by saying Yang Gang was an idiot? Dammit, this guy is so cunning he could make coal out of his own black-heartedness!
"Fine, fine, I admit, I did see that Luminous Pearl, it was in the courtyard. That damned thing rolled out from nowhere and nearly tripped me over. I was so angry that I threw it into the sewer, it must have been washed away by now. But at the time, I thought it was just a common glass ball. Who knew it was the Luminous Pearl! Alright, I accept my fate. Name your price, I'll pay." Tong Jun said.
Are you kidding? How could Tong Jun dare to take the thing out of his pocket? Once he took it out, wouldn't that prove he stole it?!
Yang Lin has been watching him impassively, until this moment he finally spoke with a serious look, "Gang, is the missing Luminous Pearl the one that your grandma treasures most?"
"Indeed, if grandma finds out, she'll be mad enough to have a heart attack." Yang Gang nodded sincerely.
Yang Lin drummed his fingers on the wooden chair, appearing bitter, "Tong Jun, that Luminous Pearl is cherished by my mother. How am I supposed to explain this to her? It's a priceless treasure, how can I possibly give it a price?"
Yang Gang spoke up, "Dad, since it's lost, we can't do anything about it now. Don't make it hard on Uncle Tong, just name a price and let him go back."
"What do you think?" Yang Lin kicked the ball back to Yang Gang.
After some consideration, Yang Gang sighed lightly, "Uncle Tong is, after all, a long-time friend of our family. Any token of remorse would suffice. If you ask me, one hundred million should be about right."
Pfft!
Tong Jun's knees gave out, nearly collapsing in front of the shameless god, Yang Gang.
A billion? Why don't you just rob a bank, you little devil!
Even Yang Lin felt it was a bit outrageous: "Never mind, don't make it hard for Uncle Tong. If we can't be in-laws, we can still be friends. Ten million, ten million per Luminous Pearl, I'm not ripping you off, right, old Tong?"
Tong Jun finally regained his composure. Ten million for a Luminous Pearl, even if he suffered a loss, it wouldn't be much, after all, the Luminous Pearl was on him. Once he left Yang's villa, he would go to the pawnshop to get an estimate.
Tong Jun was relatively satisfied with this outcome.
Yang Lin was also pretty satisfied. There indeed was a Luminous Pearl in his house. It really belonged to the old lady, but it held no sentimental value. He bought it for five million as a birthday gift for the old lady's sixtieth birthday. Now, the five million pearl easily doubled in value, yielding a pure profit of five million, he naturally felt satisfied.
Tong Jun quickly wrote a check for ten million to Yang Lin and left in a huff.
After leaving Yang's villa, Tong Jun immediately took out the sphere from his inner pocket.
Upon examining it, he almost spewed blood out of rage!
This was not a Luminous Pearl. It was clearly a glass ball!
At this moment, Tong Jun knew that from beginning to end, he had been toyed with by Yang Gang. Yang Gang, that little devil, speculated that he wouldn't dare to take out the sphere from his pocket for comparison, so forcefully demanded compensation.
Thinking about it, Tong Jun felt a chill down his spine. Yang Gang was a real devil. He had completely trapped Tong in the chess game he had set up, knowing every move in his mind.
At this point, he couldn't possibly retrieve the ten million check anymore. He could only admit defeat.
He had lost horribly in this game, there was nothing more to say!
"Who's the bastard that told me 'Yang Gang is retarded'?!!"
...
At this moment, in Yang's villa.
Yang Lin was holding Tong Jun's ten million check and laughing heartily: "Son, well done, our cooperation was seamless. To be honest, that Luminous Pearl is worth at most five million. We earned double. Later, I will go to the jewelry market, spend five million, and buy another identical Luminous Pearl for the old lady, for the rest of the money...Ahem."
He seemed to suddenly realise that his cheap son was just a hired actor pretending, and quickly closed his mouth.
Darn it! Yang Gang was full of regret. He was waiting for Yang Lin's slip of the tongue to say 'we will split the remaining money.' Once he spoke, Yang Gang would have a way to get his 'share' and Yang Lin wouldn't be able to deny it. Who knew, this old guy would suddenly remember and stop talking.
However, Yang Gang had also made a good harvest, and the genuine Luminous Pearl was in his pocket. Of course, Yang Lin didn't know that the Luminous Pearl was on Yang Gang.
After a while, Yang Gang suddenly said, "I said, cheap dad, are you sure I really have a twin sister?"
Yang Lin rolled his eyes, "It's my son who has it, not you."
"Damn, dad, by being so literal, the masquerade can easily be blown," Yang Gang lazily said.
Yang Lin was speechless. He was a man nearing fifty, who had braved countless storms, yet why did he feel suppressed by this brat named Yang Gang?
What on earth was this little devil's backstory?
Unable to figure it out, Yang Lin had no choice but to let it go. All he could do was keep Yang Gang complacent. If Yang Gang ran off because he was unhappy, then he really wouldn't be able to face the old lady.
"Ahem, of course, there really is a twin sister, exactly the same. Why would you doubt it?" Yang Lin curiously asked.