At the root of it all, they wanted to buy raw stones, but the group on the other side wanted to purchase them as well, and they were offering a higher price that overshadowed theirs!
That wasn't the most troubling part, the toughest aspect was that it seemed the opposing side had significant relationships in Urumqi. They acted with great confidence, and being an outsider, one can imagine how precarious their position was.
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Elder Tang and the others were focusing on Zuo Wei, Yu Quan, and the rest, which was causing them a headache, but Sui Yi was looking in another direction.
A three-legged stand-off.
Elder Tang and the others were two of the legs, but the third leg was positioned above and between them, watching the competition below with satisfaction.
Feeling Sui Yi's gaze on them, the middle-aged man sitting comfortably smiled at her, revealing a gleaming set of white teeth.
Sui Yi looked away and asked A-A in a soft voice about the other party's background.
