Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 2084: Chapter 2084: Light-Year Distance (13)

Chuzheng lightly tapped the railing with her fingertip, and Haild suddenly felt his wrist loosen, the feeling of being constrained vanishing.

Haild withdrew his hand and rubbed it, looking at the girl above him with a peculiar expression.

”The Red Copper Crystals should belong to Du Bang. How did they end up in your hands?” Haild’s face turned grim. ”And he agreed to a deal with me. Where did you pop out from? Hasn’t anyone told you not to interfere in others’ business halfway through?”

Chuzheng: ”...” I can’t take the blame for this; I had no idea you had a deal with Du Bang.

”So, what now?” Chuzheng leisurely took out a box containing the Red Copper Crystals and said indifferently, ”Now the item is in my hands.”

Haild: ”...”

Haild weighed the pros and cons internally: ”We’re all in this business; I won’t take advantage of you. You transfer the item to me, and the price will be according to your deal with Du Bang.”

This woman was of unknown origin, and her methods were somewhat daunting...

So, Haild thought it best to resolve the situation peacefully if possible.

Chuzheng casually tossed the box in her hand: ”What’s the use of this thing?”

Haild was suspicious: ”You don’t know? You don’t know why you bought it?”

Chuzheng thought for a moment: ”It’s pretty.”

Haild: ”...”

Is she mad?!

Do you know how much Red Copper Crystals cost!?

”So, what is this thing used for?”

Haild did not immediately respond.

”You better not lie to me. Don’t forget, he knows about it too.” Chuzheng gestured to Du Bang on the side: ”Unless you kill him first.”

Haild: ”...”

Haild clearly pondered Chuzheng’s suggestion seriously.

Du Bang’s face was filled with disbelief as he scooted back slightly: ”Boss, you can’t betray me like this!!”

That cry of ”Boss” was full of genuine feeling.

Du Bang knew what kind of person Haild was, so he felt it safer to rely on Chuzheng.

After all, she had just saved him...

Haild let out a cold snort: ”The energy contained in the Red Copper Crystals can power spaceships, replacing existing energy sources.”

This was an energy source not yet in the public domain.

Nowadays, the planets with exploitable energy were either in the hands of wealthy people or those with power, leaving others with no access.

The emergence of Red Copper Crystals gave those unable to obtain energy a glimmer of hope.

Of course, this thing also has downsides.

The radiation is significant, and if you’re accidentally exposed, it’s hard to recover.

Chuzheng: ”...”

Chuzheng glanced at Du Bang.

When she got this box, Du Bang hadn’t mentioned any of this.

Du Bang indeed had his own plans. Now exposed, he lowered his head, feeling guilty and afraid to meet Chuzheng’s gaze.

”That box is specially made; it won’t leak. You can rest assured.” Haild said with a half-smile.

”Now, can you trade it to me?”

”I can, but...” Chuzheng paused.

Haild was slightly cautious, and in his confusion, Chuzheng continued: ”I want Wei Shi in exchange.”

Wei Shi?

Haild instinctively looked behind him, then—

”Grab him!”

Haild suddenly roared.

The people at the back were startled by Haild’s shout and immediately looked around. The person who was there moments ago was now gone.

The young man was moving along the edges, planning to leave through the nearby gap.

Who would have thought Haild would suddenly turn around?

The young man was quickly subdued and pressed forward.

He looked up at Chuzheng above, resentment filling his eyes; if it weren’t for her, he would have already escaped.

Chuzheng: ”...”

Feeling a bit flustered.

How was she supposed to know Good Person Card planned to run off? If she had known sooner—she would still have said it.

A Good Person Card can’t just run away, right?

Break his legs!

”You say you want him?” Haild grabbed Wei Shi’s hair and was about to exert force when his wrist suddenly hurt, forcing him to release.

What kind of trick is this?

Haild looked at Chuzheng fiercely. She maintained her previous stance and warned lightly: ”Don’t touch him.”

Haild: ”...”

Wei Shi sneered like a porcupine covered in spikes, turning his head to look elsewhere.

Haild rubbed his wrist, gritting his teeth: ”Who exactly are you?”

Chuzheng: ”Is that important?”

Haild: ”Why do you want Wei Shi?”

Chuzheng: ”Are you trading or not?” So much nonsense!

Haild: ”Do you know what he’s done?”

Chuzheng glanced at the youth for a moment: ”Why don’t you say what you’ve done to him?”

Haild was momentarily at a loss; this woman’s not playing by the rules. How was he supposed to respond to that?

”You can have Wei Shi, but I need to break one of his arms!” Haild was bargaining with Chuzheng: ”That’s what he owes me.”

”Alright.” Chuzheng replied in an easy-going manner, slowly drawing out her words: ”Then I’ll grind your Red Copper Crystals into powder, you’re welcome.”

In translation: you give me what’s whole, and I’ll give you what’s whole.

This time, instead of getting angry, Haild seemed amused.

”Do you think Red Copper Crystals can be ruined that easily, into powder? It can’t even be chipped—”

Haild’s word ’difficult’ got stuck in his throat.

The powder turned into fine sand floating down, swirling in the air.

Realizing what happened, Haild retreated in shock.

Red Copper Crystals are radioactive!

Yet as the powder completely disappeared into the air, there was no indication of anything abnormal.

The radiation from Red Copper Crystals should show effects within seconds.

How could it be...?

Fake?

Chuzheng laid out the remaining Red Copper Crystals in a line: ”Take your time thinking. There are only this many. When you figure it out, I’ll stop.”

Haild: ”...”

Impossible...

Haild’s eyes were filled with disbelief.

He suddenly turned to the equally shocked Du Bang: ”Was it fake?”

”Impossible! It was real! I handed it to her myself!”

”How did she turn it into powder? Why wasn’t there radiation?” The hardness of Red Copper Crystals rivals today’s hardest metal; it shouldn’t be easy to pulverize it?

”...” How... how would I know! She’s just peculiar, that’s all.

But seeing Haild take a hit, Du Bang felt a bit of schadenfreude inside.

Haild’s voice was low and serious: ”You’re fooling me with a fake!?”

”If you think so, then that’s what it is.” Chuzheng said, tossing another: ”Eight left, I’m not in a hurry. You take your time to think.”

If you can’t decide soon, once I destroy them all, wouldn’t that be a valid reason to resort to force?

I can fight!

Chuzheng was quite looking forward to it and quickened the pace of scattering the ’ashes’ of the third Red Copper Crystal.

Du Bang insisted it was real. Judging by Haild’s appearance, it did seem real.

But...

Seeing the fourth disappear, if she continued like this, there won’t be any left soon.

What if it turns out to be real?

Chuzheng reached for the fifth box...

”Trade! I’ll trade with you!!” Haild’s voice stopped her: ”Stop!”