As a businessman, ensuring the safety of funds is often more important than the amount of prospective profit.

Both Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping were experienced in the field, so they naturally valued this aspect very much. But when Shen Qiang said he would buy the items, Sun Kaiping immediately went to sign the contract, which made Boss Ma feel somewhat uneasy.

After all, this was not a matter of a few thousand or tens of thousands, but rather an investment involving nearly a hundred million.

"Are you certain?" Boss Ma immediately asked after the owners of Observing the Micro and Ancient Moon Pavilion left.

Shen Qiang smiled and nodded, saying, "Rest assured, the outcome will definitely surprise you."

"Really?" Boss Ma's eyes were shining.

Shen Qiang laughed, "The people from Ancient Moon Pavilion and Observing the Micro think I'm relying on luck, that I am arrogant and gambling. But you should understand me—I've never been wrong about the items I'm confident in."

Boss Ma's eyes brightened, and he smiled, creases forming on his face, "With your word, brother, I feel much more at ease."

It didn't take long for Sun Kaiping to have the contract signed.

However, according to the terms of the contract, the money would be paid in three days, meaning that the shop and its contents would only become theirs after the payment was settled.

This won't do!

The reason why the owners of Ancient Moon Pavilion and Observing the Micro left immediately after Shen Qiang agreed to buy was fundamentally because they thought it unrealistic to appraise so many items in one day and that Shen Qiang had merely walked past the shelves without truly evaluating the items.

So, plainly, they intended to bet against them.

If they couldn't keep calm and directly purchased the Treasure House, should the items turn out to be fakes or worthless, they would lose face completely.

Thus, their strategy was to let Shen Qiang, Sun Kaiping, and Boss Ma make the purchase.

And they left themselves time to make adjustments and figure out how to respond.

After all, such a large transaction usually takes several days, if not more, to complete smoothly.

During this period, if Ancient Moon Pavilion and Observing the Micro caused trouble by raising the price, or if the shop owner had second thoughts, the deal could very well fall through.

Therefore, Shen Qiang immediately said, "Waiting for three days won't work, we'll do it today, and complete all the procedures and the handover of the shop."

Sun Kaiping was astounded, "So soon?"

"The longer the night, the more dreams may come, the sooner we finish, the better."

Shen Qiang's words made Boss Ma nod, "Either don't do it, or do it cleanly. I think it's fine."

Sun Kaiping nodded and said, "Alright then, I'll go and arrange for the money now."

Boss Ma said, "I don't have much available cash in my accounts, only thirty million. If we have to gather money, it will take some time."

Sun Kaiping checked his bank balance on his phone and said, "I haven't touched the money you, Shen, paid me back last time. With my recent cash flow and the emergency reserve, I can put forth forty million right now."

Hearing their conversation, Shen Qiang slightly frowned. In reality, both Sun Kaiping and Boss Ma were very wealthy, but their capital was mostly tied up in their shops and antiques, and it was clearly somewhat difficult to come up with a hundred and seventy million at short notice.

And Shen Qiang's situation was even more awkward.

He had borrowed a hundred and fifty million to buy the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra and was supported by the Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment, which was estimated to yield a surplus of around one hundred million after being sold. But he couldn't see that money for a while.

At that moment, the last sixty-five thousand had been given to Gao Hui.

Later, when dealing with the Gathering Qi Powder, he took two million from Xu Nan, and after spending, only a little over one million remained.

Now, seeing Sun Kaiping and Boss Ma looking at him expectantly, they seemed somewhat embarrassed by Shen Qiang's hesitation.

Sun Kaiping immediately said, "Boss Ma, you have wide connections. Now that we have a large shortfall of funds, try your best to arrange the money. I will do the same. Let's both try to gather more."

Boss Ma immediately nodded, "No problem, but I will need some time."

Hearing their words, Shen Qiang's heart warmed spontaneously.

In truth, businessmen love to haggle, but whether it was Sun Kaiping or Boss Ma, when it came to treating Shen Qiang, they genuinely saw him as a younger brother, not just an ordinary business partner.

If they were just ordinary business partners, there was nothing to be said about this matter.

Since the three of them were cooperating, then the hundred and seventy million should naturally be split equally among them, with each person contributing fifty-seven million. The idea of gathering more money was not even worth mentioning; otherwise, it would only lead to embarrassment.

But it seemed Sun Kaiping and Boss Ma had guessed that Shen Qiang didn't have the funds, yet they didn't ask him to contribute, nor did they cut him out of the deal. Instead, they chose to shoulder the burden themselves.

To reach such an extent, even if they were just fair-weather friends, how could it matter?

"Don't worry, I'll make a call. Just wait for me for a moment." After saying that, Shen Qiang walked alone to the window, looking down at the bustling street as he took out his phone.

The call connected.

Xu Nan's voice came through, half-jokingly saying, "What direction does Boss Shen need today with his phone call?"

Shen Qiang laughed, "I urgently need money. I'm asking you to help me cross the river."

On the other end of the phone, Xu Nan laughed, "But you know there's interest to be calculated for that, right?"

Shen Qiang said, "Interest is no problem. I can mortgage you twenty bottles of Jade Cream. I need a hundred million now. Can you arrange it?"

Xu Nan was shocked, "Twenty bottles of Jade Cream? A hundred million? What are you up to?"

After a pause and seeing no answer from Shen Qiang, Xu Nan spoke seriously, "No problem. Give it about thirty minutes, the money will be transferred to your account."

Shen Qiang said, "Great, once the money is transferred, come to Treasure House. I'll wait for you here."

After hanging up the phone and looking at the astonished Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping, Shen Qiang smiled faintly, "It's settled. You both contribute seventy million, and I'll put up the other hundred million. After the transaction is complete, we'll value and divide the items in the shop equally. But I want the shop's property valued at fifty million. Any objections?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Kaiping was taken aback, then laughed, "That's fine, but valuing it at fifty million puts you at a disadvantage, as the shop would normally be worth around thirty-five million under normal circumstances."

Shen Qiang smiled without saying a word.

Boss Ma laughed, "Qiangzi has a good eye. Actually, I was thinking of moving my shop here initially, and I reckon so was Old Sun. Considering that I and Old Sun both have shops, and Shen doesn't yet have one, it's only reasonable to divide the shop's property value of thirty million to Shen."

"I agree." Sun Kaiping nodded without any hesitation.

Boss Ma laughed loudly, "This old guy was probably waiting for me to say just that."

Shen Qiang also laughed, this shop front was the best on the antiques street. With the shop in his hands and his Observation Skill, he would definitely make a fortune every day.

Just then, Sun Kaiping, looking somewhat hesitant, cautiously asked, "Shen, I'm just a bit curious about the Jade Cream you mentioned on the phone earlier. What exactly is that?"

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