Chapter 136: Trading Turmoil

Chapter 136: Trading Turmoil

After the transfer was completed, the time and location for the delivery were agreed upon.

The next day, Lu Heng practiced his Body Skills to (2005/3000) and then headed to the delivery location to pick up the [Metal Enhancement] Core.

Since the Crystal Core Dark Web is not a public website, concealing his identity could avoid many troubles.

Therefore, Lu Heng used the Morphic Orb to change his appearance and waited at the delivery location.

However, even after the agreed time, the seller did not show up.

He found a place to sit down, opened his laptop, and checked the backend information of the Crystal Core Dark Web.

There were no issues, and the agreed time and location were correct.

Thus, Lu Heng sent a private message to inquire about the situation.

After waiting for about an hour, the other party finally replied: "The transaction is canceled, the money will be refunded along the original route."

Seeing this message, Lu Heng felt a bit annoyed.

In the Crystal Core Dark Web, transactions can indeed be canceled before completion.

After all, disagreements during the transaction process are quite normal, and if negotiations fail, the transaction should be canceled.

However, the other party didn't even discuss it and waited an hour past the agreed time before responding to Lu Heng's private message.

This was quite irritating.

The [Metal Enhancement] Core was indeed very suitable for the mechanical tiger, so Lu Heng sent another private message to ask for the reason: "Why cancel the transaction?"

"Price is too low."

"8 million was the price you set, I didn't haggle."

"You set it too low, is that not allowed?"

"Sure, then set a new price."

"It seems you know how valuable this core is, why didn't you say so at the beginning?"

Seeing this message, Lu Heng really wanted to strangle this lunatic.

A C-Class Skill Core is indeed valuable, but the market price is usually around 5 million.

[ Metal Enhancement] is a relatively practical skill, so a slight increase to 6 million is normal.

However, this skill has no offensive capability and is not the type that metahumans would fiercely compete for.

Moreover, this skill is only suitable for metahumans focusing on metal enhancement, so the demand is not high.

Therefore, a normal transaction price of 6 million is reasonable.

Of course, you can't put a price on what you truly desire.

If someone really likes this skill, paying a higher price is also normal.

Lu Heng indeed felt this skill was suitable for the mechanical tiger, so when he saw the 8 million price, he didn't haggle and directly agreed to the purchase.

But the seller pulled this move.

If the other party had canceled the transaction before the agreed time, Lu Heng would have found it reasonable.

However, waiting past the agreed time with no information, and then receiving a reply an hour after sending a private message, was quite irritating.

Lu Heng sent another private message: "How much do you want? Set a price!"

The other party replied: "Even if you could afford it, I've already sold it to someone else for three times the price. You almost tricked me."

Lu Heng was so angry he found it hilarious and really wanted to know who bought the core.

Moreover, the seller said they would refund the money, but it was taking a long time.

Lu Heng sent another private message: "When will the money be refunded?"

After a long time, the other party replied: "Just wait. Are you that short of a few million?"

The more Lu Heng thought about it, the angrier he became, and a mischievous idea popped into his head.

He took out his phone and called Lin Zeyu: "Hey, remember the skill core you mentioned the other day?"

"Sure, didn't you buy it? What's the problem?" Lin Zeyu asked, puzzled.

"The seller is causing trouble. I was at the delivery location, waited for over an hour, and then he said he sold it to someone else for three times the price. I think he hasn't delivered it yet. Send him a private message and raise the price," Lu Heng said, his tone full of irritation.

"This guy is so arrogant, let's see what I can do!" Lin Zeyu hung up and started to cause trouble.

He sent a private message, asking for the price, and then added after a while: "Will you sell it for 30 million? If not, I can add more."

This sounded like a gullible buyer.

The seller took the bait and the price was raised to 50 million.

Lin Zeyu didn't mind, setting the price quite quickly.

After agreeing on 50 million, they set the time and location for the transaction.

The next day.

Lin Zeyu brought some people to the transaction location and directly pinned down the seller.

It turned out to be a woman in her late twenties, dressed fashionably with heavy makeup.

After being pinned down, the woman started shouting: "What are you doing? Don't touch me! If you touch me, my husband will kill you!"

Lin Zeyu didn't expect this situation but didn't waste time, asking her to call her husband to talk.

The woman kept shouting: "Do you know who my husband is? When he comes, you'll regret it. I'm telling you, my husband is a metahuman and can kill you with one finger."

After about half an hour.

A man around thirty, with a wolf head tattoo on his right neck, arrived, glaring angrily at Lin Zeyu and his group.

The moment the woman saw the tattooed man, she jumped up, pointing at Lin Zeyu, and started complaining: "Husband, quickly teach them a lesson, they hurt me."

Lin Zeyu glanced at the man with the wolf head tattoo, seeing nothing special about him, and asked: "Want to fight?"

The tattooed man didn't shout like the woman but still said arrogantly: "Make my wife apologize, and we'll consider it over."

"That woman was not happy to hear this. She demanded, 'You think an apology is enough? You have to teach them a lesson today, or I won't let it go!'"

Lin Zeyu glanced at his men beside him and asked, "Does anyone know this guy? Where's he from?"

Several of his men shook their heads, indicating they didn't recognize him.

The wolf-headed man immediately brought up his connections, saying, "My boss is Calm Mountain Biao, so you'd better play smart. It's not too late to apologize."

"Who's Calm Mountain Biao?" Lin Zeyu hadn't heard of this person, so he turned to his men for an answer.

One of his men bent down and whispered in Lin Zeyu's ear, "He's a local boss in the Calm Mountain District."

At that moment, Li Yong stepped forward and spoke up, "Boss, that Biao is just a small fry. Why don't I bring him over here and settle this?"

"Sure, go get that brat and bring him to me. I want to see who he is," Lin Zeyu said, now understanding the situation.

Now he could show off.

He took out his phone and called Lu Heng, saying, "Hey, it's done. Do you want to come and get the core?"

Half an hour passed.

When Lu Heng arrived, he saw that Lin Zeyu had pinned down a man and a woman. They didn't seem very formidable.

Soon, an MPV drove up, and Li Yong dragged a man out by his clothes, saying, "This guy here says he's your little brother. Come and claim him."

Calm Mountain Biao was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with a circle of beard and a scar on his face, giving him a commanding presence.

Biao was pulled out of the car, and then he saw one of his men quarreling with someone.

He took a step forward and kicked the wolf-headed man, scolding, "When did I tell you to go out and cause trouble? Apologize to Young Master Lin immediately, and don't mention my name when you cause trouble outside in the future."

The wolf-headed man had obviously been in the underworld for many years, and from the situation, he realized he had offended someone he shouldn't have. He didn't dare to stand up after being kicked down; instead, he knelt and crawled to Lin Zeyu, apologizing, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I didn't recognize Young Master Lin. It's all my fault. I'll slap myself."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped his face hard, leaving finger marks on his cheeks after two or three slaps.

The woman, seeing this, glared and shouted, "Are you useless? I asked you to help me vent my anger, so get up!"

While scolding, she also kicked the wolf-headed man.

The wolf-headed man's expression turned fierce, and he slapped the woman to the ground, saying, "If it weren't for you, you filthy bitch, causing trouble, how could I be so unlucky!"

"How dare you hit me!" The woman fell to the ground, pointing at the wolf-headed man while screaming and cursing.

Lin Zeyu patted the stone table and said, "Stop, stop, stop. If you want to hit back, do it slowly. I have a question. Who sold the Metal Enhancement?"

"I... I sold it," the wolf-headed man raised his hand and then hurriedly explained, "I've been busy these past few days, so I asked this woman to watch it for me."

"A C-Class core for 50 million? You're quite bold with your pricing. I can afford it, though. Come on, bring the core over, and let me see it," Lin Zeyu demanded.

"50 million?"

The wolf-headed man was stunned, his mouth agape. "Isn't it 5 million?"

Lin Zeyu took out his phone and showed the price negotiation records, "Look clearly. The price went from 8 million to 50 million. Moreover, the 8 million I transferred to you, which you said you'd return, hasn't come back after all these days. You took the money but didn't deliver the goods. Are you playing me?"

The wolf-headed man was initially confused, but he quickly understood the situation. He turned and slapped the woman, then hurriedly explained, "Young Master Lin, it's not like that. This woman is causing trouble. Yesterday, she told me it was sold for 5 million, and I'd get the money in a couple of days.

"She also said she'd deliver it for me since I've been busy these days, so I listened to her.

"I swear, she told me it was 5 million, and I never intended to cheat you."

The wolf-headed man pleaded with a sorrowful expression, then distanced himself from the woman.

Although the woman called him her husband, they were not married; they were just in a relationship.

The wolf-headed man hadn't expected to be cheated, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He slapped the woman again, saying, "You must have planned to run off with the 50 million, right? Is this fun for you?"

"I didn't. If the core is sold, I'll definitely give you the money," the woman pleaded for forgiveness, realizing the situation was exposed.

"I don't even know what you are. Last night, you told me it was 5 million. Even from the initial sale of 8 million, you wanted to keep 3 million. Meeting someone like you has truly opened my eyes!"

The wolf-headed man quickly took out the core and handed it to Lin Zeyu.

Lin Zeyu glanced at the core's data and asked, "How many millions was this again?"

"Eight hundred... no, no, just five hundred. Just five hundred," the wolf-headed man quickly corrected himself, wanting to calm the situation.

"Do you want it?" Lin Zeyu turned and handed the core to Lu Heng.

Lu Heng took it, examined it, and finding no issues, turned to leave, saying, "We'll trade at the market price."

"Understood," Lin Zeyu said, raising two fingers to his temples.

Watching Lu Heng leave, Lin Zeyu turned back, his expression turning cold as he scolded, "Do you know who my boss is? There's actually someone in this world who dares to play him. You've got some guts, and you still dare to ask for money."

(End of Chapter)

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