At a street food stall in Fucheng, a group of teenagers gathered around, grilling and drinking while boasting and bantering.

As they chatted, one teenager suddenly switched the topic and started bragging to the others about his recent heroic exploits.

"Hey, do you guys know about the recent uproar over the twelve zodiac animal heads?"

The teenager held a cigarette stub in his mouth, swaggering and shaking his leg as he looked proudly at the others in front of him.

When the teenager mentioned the twelve zodiac animal heads, the surrounding boys were stunned for a moment, then quickly started discussing.

"Of course we know, how could we not? It’s been all over the TV and internet. I heard a woman named Huo Sining bought two Bronze Artifacts from abroad, which are two of the twelve zodiac animal heads. But after she brought them back, many people were chasing her and cursing her, saying that the money she used to purchase the heads was of unknown origin and laundering money."

"That’s old news; things have already turned around. That woman just held a press conference a few days ago, where she revealed that all her money came legitimately from the diamond sale. It has nothing whatsoever to do with money laundering."

"Exactly, I even watched the online live broadcast. Some British guy named Earl of Windsor stood up to clear her name, saying the money she used to buy the heads came from selling diamonds!"

"This woman is incredible. She sold a batch of diamonds to that British guy, reportedly dug out from a diamond-themed park in America. It cost only ten dollars for the admission ticket, and in two days, she took away diamonds worth 350 million US dollars. Hearing this, the park’s owner would probably pass out from crying in the restroom."

"That’s it, 350 million US dollars, that’s more than twenty billion RMB! If converted into cash, it probably wouldn’t even fit in a room, right?"

A group of teenagers showed envy in their eyes, obviously green with jealousy over Huo Sining’s fortune. So much money, if given to them, they’d probably never be able to spend it all in their lifetime, right?

However, they also knew that such things couldn’t be envied. For people like them, never mind 50 million, even 500,000 would only ever be a dream. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The teenager who raised the topic, seeing that his friends were indeed drawn to it, wickedly smiled, picked his teeth with a toothpick, and asked mysteriously:

"You only know that woman named Huo Sining dug diamonds and sold them for money, but do you know why she went to that Volcano Park to look for diamonds?"

The crowd paused in bewilderment, looking at each other. One of them tentatively replied:

"Wasn’t she trying to buy the animal heads? But those heads cost over 200 million US dollars, and during the earthquake, that woman named Huo donated all her money openly. She was very short of cash, so she went digging for diamonds."

The teenager pulled the toothpick out of his mouth, shook his head, and said, "You’re not paying close enough attention to news or live broadcasts; that woman named Huo explicitly said in front of reporters that it was inspired by a post her cousin made that led her to Oregon State in America for diamond digging!"

"Post? What post?" Several teenagers were immediately puzzled.

"I remember now, seems that’s true. That woman named Huo indeed mentioned it. Apparently, her cousin made some post on the Seaside Forum, and then netizens suggested they go to the park to dig for diamonds. They went, and ended up finding a large batch of diamonds."

Some had a good memory, and after the reminder, quickly recalled and nodded in agreement.

The teenager, seeing this, glanced contemptuously around at his buddies and laughed triumphantly:

"That’s right, it was that post that gave the woman named Huo a hint, allowing her to successfully dig diamonds and bring those two animal heads back to the country."

Seeing this teenager’s expression, the other buddies immediately got annoyed: "Zhang Chao, even if it was because of that post, it’s still her skill. Besides, it’s not your money; it seems unrelated to you, right? Why are you acting all smug?"

Zhang Chao had been setting this up, waiting for the gang’s comments. Upon hearing his friends’ doubts, his expression shifted, and he suddenly stood up from his chair, slapped the table, and chuckled:

"Why is it unrelated? It’s totally related! If it weren’t for me, that woman would still be stuck in America, and those animal heads might have already been bought by someone else!"

As soon as Zhang Chao said this, his buddies burst into laughter, pointing at Zhang Chao and teasing him: "What’s up with you today? Three cups of horse pee and you’re already starting to spew nonsense?"

"Exactly, have you even looked at your own situation? Daydreaming in broad daylight, saying the animal heads wouldn’t be able to return without you. Are you overthinking it? Let me tell you, the Earth wouldn’t stop spinning without you!"

"Zhang Chao, I think you’re really drunk. If you’re so capable, why haven’t you found a way to cure your dad’s illness? You can’t even gather a bit for the medication fee, so stop worrying about selling cabbage like it’s selling drugs."

Being mercilessly mocked by his buddies, Zhang Chao’s face reddened with embarrassment, but he stiff-neckedly insisted:

"I’m telling you, I am the one who replied to the post suggesting that woman named Huo go dig for diamonds!"

This answer left everyone dumbfounded, but quickly, they thought Zhang Chao was just drunk and muddle-headed:

"Chaozi, stop bluffing. We know you hang out on the Seaside Forum, but when have you been to America? We all know your family situation, right?"

"Exactly, can you really boast about this? If word gets out and the real person comes to trouble you, you’ll be in big trouble."

"Chaozi, there should be a limit to bragging. If you were talking about things in Fucheng, we might believe you a bit, but America? Can you really know about that? You’re overdoing it."

Seeing everyone’s disbelief, Zhang Chao got anxious: "I’m not bluffing, I really replied to that post; don’t believe me? Hey, are you forcing me to show proof?"

Zhang Chao was determined to make his buddies admire him, so he grabbed one of his buddies and said: "Come on, the internet cafe is right next door, today I’ll show you whether I’m bluffing or not!"