However, the middle-aged man came to me again the next day and I finally understood what had happened. 

It turned out he had used that piece of jade to test me!

I’d used my actions to prove that I wasn’t a swindler. So, the middle-aged man now wanted to introduce me to the real client. 

How arrogant! The feeling of being toyed around was really irritating. But since it was business introduced by the man wearing the Kumamon t-shirt, I could only be patient and endure it.

I didn’t expect that the middle-aged man would take me to the city government office and arrange for me to wait in a reception room. After entering the government complex, my temper cooled. I could see clearly that this matter was related to an important official. It was no wonder why the other party was being so careful and skeptical! 

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have accepted this business. My grandpa used to teach...