The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Noticing the wad of cash, Ladden’s eyes lit up as the other party handed him several hundred dollar bills.

Without bothering to count them, he swiftly pocketed the money, casting a furtive glance around before turning to Gideon with a miserable expression. “Master, to be honest, this finger charm isn’t something I can sell at the drop of a hat. It belongs to my elder brother, you see. I’m supposed to wear it and use it as a token when I pick up people at the airport.”

“A token?” Gideon’s brow furrowed slightly. He couldn’t help but question why an ordinary person possessed a magical artifact. If it was merely a fortuitous encounter, he could buy it from this guy at a slightly higher price and consider himself lucky. However, the man claimed that it was a token given to him by someone else, which made Gideon grow cautious. He deliberately probed Ladden, “Brother, can you explain the purpose of this token? Tell me more.”

Ladden chuckled, lowering his voice. “My elder brother asked me to receive Hong Kong businessmen here. They’re big customers in the antique circle, you know. There are some shady deals that can’t be openly explained to outsiders. It’s like secret agents. Communication requires a token.”

Ladden pointed at his signboard, wearing a determined expression. “I reckon that the name on my signboard is just a facade. It’s all a charade. Hong Kong businessmen who come to purchase cultural relics won’t use their real names. They’ll probably rely on this ring in my hand to confirm my connection.”

Ladden didn’t lie to Gideon. Zachary hadn’t fully explained things to them, intentionally keeping it vague and shrouded in mystery, allowing their minds to wander and speculate. Why wasn’t there a confirmation letter for the arrival? Clearly, caution and carefulness were necessary. And why wear a potentially lethal ring when picking someone up? Perhaps Zachary had some ties with tomb raiders and now intended to help them sell their ill-gotten gains!

labor fees per day, indicating that he was planning something big and didn’t care about such a paltry sum of money. It was precisely due to these speculative possibilities that

scam, but on the other hand, after hearing Ladden’s explanation, he couldn’t shake the feeling that this gang was providing comprehensive services for tomb raiding, processing and selling stolen artifacts. With these thoughts

for twenty or thirty years. He’d never stoop to stealing or cheating. He’s well versed

out several hundred dollar bills and handed them over with a smile. “Brother, can you introduce me to your elder brother?

man, you know our industry has

in something like that? To tell you

Ladden and said sincerely, “Look, brother, I have

He mentioned it merely to raise the difficulty and threshold of the matter, in order to squeeze more money out of the old man. With a serious expression, he said, “Old man, I also have a reputation to uphold. I can’t just take

and handed it over, speaking earnestly, “Brother, let’s put everything else aside. Look at me, at my age. Even a police

I sincerely want to buy it. Here’s my proposal, convey my interest to