111: Li Zhiwei is on high alert after selling his bezoar!

Seeing this, Chen Kai immediately stood up and pretended to pass by the alley entrance as if nothing was happening.

Li Zhiwei also glanced at Chen Kai before lowering his head again to speak softly on the phone.

"Alright, you don't need to persuade me anymore. Even if it costs me my career, as a son, I have the ability to get fresh bezoar from elsewhere. It's even more impossible for me to just watch my mother go without medicine... Sigh, I'm not talking to you anymore."

"Tomorrow, I'll contact Xiao Zhou and have him ask the chairmen in the city if they have any ways to get fresh bezoar. I've already asked everyone in my network."

"Yeah, I've made up my mind. No matter what, I must get the bezoar."

Upon hearing this, Chen Kai rubbed the tip of his nose.

This Li Zhiwei is quite the devoted son. In that case, I'll sell it at the price the system suggested.

Even though there was an opportunity to ask for a higher price, I might need Li Zhiwei's connections in the future.

After all, he is a county magistrate. On one side is risking one's career without a guarantee of success, and on the other is a timely help that can be bought with money.

Anyone would know how to choose, right?

Chen Kai checked his position; they were only separated by one street, just a few meters away, walking parallel toward the intersection.

He immediately tapped his phone's ringtone, and the next moment, dynamic music blared from the phone.

Chen Kai put on an act, picked up his phone, and looked at it carefully. After noticing that Li Zhiwei's attention had been drawn by the sound, he immediately pretended to answer the call.

"Hello? Oh, it didn't sell? I just went to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, but the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic was closed. Other places wouldn't take my bezoar either."

"Sigh, there's no help for it. They all buy dried bezoar. Mine was just taken out of the beef gallbladder and brought here to sell; it's too fresh, so they won't take it."

"I heard people say it could sell for over a hundred thousand, but I don't know how much it's really worth. Tomorrow, I'll go to the big city and ask if any Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic will take fresh bezoar. If they don't, I'll just have to dry it before selling."

"Exactly, I thought fresh bezoar would be more valuable. Who knew they wouldn't take it? What a pity. I'm heading home now."

Chen Kai held the phone tightly against his ear, talking to himself the whole time.

He was committed to the act, deliberately sighing with disappointment and kicking a small pebble on the roadside.

His gaze occasionally drifted toward Li Zhiwei, who was walking quickly with his head down.

"Hmm? Why is there still no reaction?"

Chen Kai muttered to himself. He had spoken loudly enough, so why was there still no reaction?

He must have heard it, but he hadn't turned around. Perhaps he was struggling internally?

Chen Kai thought for a moment and prepared to say it one last time. If Li Zhiwei still didn't react, he would have to sell it for cheap; there was really no other way.

"Yeah, I'm heading back now. Don't worry. Oh, I know, the bezoar won't get lost."

"I'm still counting on this bezoar to trade for a car!"

"Yeah, hanging up."

After saying this, Chen Kai pretended to hang up and shoved his triple-fold screen phone into his pocket.

Just then, Li Zhiwei, who was on the left side of the road, suddenly looked back at him, paused, and walked straight toward him.

Chen Kai was stunned and subconsciously covered his pocket, playing the part to the end.

"Brother, to tell you the truth, my mother is seriously ill and currently needs fresh bezoar as a medicinal ingredient. Is your bezoar for sale? As long as you name a price, I absolutely won't haggle."

"I am... *cough*, you name a price. As long as it's within my budget, I will definitely buy it, provided it is fresh bezoar."

Chen Kai looked at him with skepticism and pulled the egg-yolk-sized bezoar from his pocket. "Are you sure you want to buy it?"

Seeing the bezoar in his hand, which clearly looked fresh and had a glossy sheen, Li Zhiwei immediately frowned in vigilance.

After hesitating for a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind.

"Yes, I'll buy it! Your bezoar is fresh. How much do you want?"

Chen Kai also put on a confused expression, and after struggling for a while, he spoke slowly.

"I don't know the price either. I saw those who appraise bezoar online quote a price; they said it could sell for 160,000."

Li Zhiwei was visibly relieved. "Good, I'll buy it. Give me your payment code."

Chen Kai was stunned. To make the act realistic, he took a skeptical step back before pulling out his phone and displaying the payment code.

"You're really buying it? For 160,000?"

"Beep!"

"It's gone through. Check if you've received it."

Li Zhiwei didn't say much and scanned the payment directly.

"It's... it's arrived. Here is the bezoar."

Chen Kai rubbed the tip of his nose, watching Li Zhiwei's micro-expressions.

There was always a hint of vigilance and a touch of worry in his eyes.

"Good, thank you."

Li Zhiwei said, his tone trembling slightly. He looked Chen Kai up and down a few times before turning and walking away.

He sighed helplessly in his heart, wondering which boss had sent this person.

How could it be such a coincidence that just as he needed fresh bezoar, someone brought it to him?

But he accepted it; he considered it owing a favor to the person behind Chen Kai.

Besides, Chen Kai asked for money, which was a different matter from someone simply giving it to him for free.

He could still distinguish between owing a favor and being coerced into being tied to the same fate.

"Mother... your son has found the medicinal ingredient for you..."

Li Zhiwei muttered, looking back at the calm-faced Chen Kai. This young man had quite excellent acting skills; he had almost fooled him.

...

On the other side, Chen Kai looked at the 160,000 that had arrived on his phone, a smile curling the corners of his mouth.

The balance in his Green Bubbles had now reached 1.68 million. Once the reward money from the police force arrived in a few days, it would immediately become 1.71 million.

After finishing all this, it was already ten o'clock. He slowly walked toward his Mercedes-Benz, drove all the way home, and parked the car in the open space in front of the residential building.

He then slowly got out of the car, climbed to the third floor, and opened the door.

Unlike the usual feeling of loneliness when returning to the Rental House, a wave of warmth greeted him.

His parents were sitting in the living room, having placed all the gifts from the two girls on the coffee table and recorded several videos.

"Oh my, all of this was sent by my son and daughter-in-law. Look, I didn't want them, but they insisted on sending them."

His mother held up her phone and suddenly flipped the camera to give a close-up of the big gold chain around her neck.

His father was video calling a friend, occasionally raising his teacup to take a sip. "Yeah! Yes, it didn't cost much. My daughter-in-law gave it to me, just a few tens of thousands."

"Oh, I've quit drinking recently. My daughter-in-law gave me a case of moutai, and I can't even finish it."

Chen Kai chuckled. These two old folks were saying they didn't want it on the surface, but were secretly showing off behind the scenes.

"Mom, Dad, I'm home."

"Son, you're back? Did you get my two daughters-in-law settled?"

"They're settled. I got them a room, and I came back to keep you two company."

Chen Kai smiled, but his eyes suddenly turned sharp. "Tomorrow, I'm going to infuriate those snobbish relatives. You two shouldn't have any problems with that, right?"