From A Prisoner To A Big Short’s Inheritor

Chapter 34

Doyle, let me introduce you. This is Leonard Santos, Arlie said.

“This time, Mr. Lambert is going to appraise jewelry with Crowned Jeweler Jarod, and Mr. Santos will help him,” Arlie explained.

Arlie had some doubts about Leonard as well, but he thought that since Leonard was brought here by Waylon, he must have some real skills.

“Mr. Levell, Mr. Lambert, please forgive me. Mr. Santos is so young, and he doesn’t look like a master in jewelry appraisal,” Doyle said frankly.

Even Jacob, who was responsible for guarding Waylon’s safety, shook his head slightly.

In fact, when Jacob heard that Leonard was in charge of identifying the gemstone for Waylon, he also doubted Leonard’s ability.

However, he didn’t want to offend anyone, so he never said it out loud.

But he agreed with Doyle’s words.

After hesitating for a moment, Arlie also said, “Mr. Lambert, since you brought Leonard with you, it shows that you trust his ability.

“But jewelry appraisal is all about the experience. Mr. Santos is so young, and it might be difficult for him to compete with Jarod.”

Waylon smiled. “I trust Leonard.”

Waylon knew that if he kept questioning Leonard at this time, he might really offend him.

“Since Mr. Lambert says so, we won’t question it any further, Arlie said.

Doyle chuckled and also said nothing more.

Leonard remained calm as he looked at the surrounding gemstones. It was his first time in a place like the Shiny Rock Center, and he found everything quite exciting.

“This batch of new gemstones all comes from the southern border Cliffside Quarry, which has a great potential for containing diamond,” Arlie said.

“If Mr. Santos wants to practice, he can use these materials.

“The gemstones from Cliffside Quarry have thick skin and can best reflect the skill of an appraiser,” Arlie explained.

“The few pieces of prime gemstone in Jarod’s hands all came from the Cliffside Quarry, so if you can accurately pick out the good ones in this batch of gemstones, it will prove your ability to appraise jewelry with Jarod.”

“In that case, thank you, Mr. Levell,” Waylon said sincerely.

“If I make a fortune in jewelry appraisal this time, I won’t forget to extend my heartfelt thanks to you, Mr. Levell,” Waylon promised genuinely.

Soon, under Doyle’s guidance, they came to the place where the gemstones were piled up.

All gemstones were numbered and placed in a line.

Several experts were beside them, examining the gemstones.

After they had examined them, they would price each gemstone according to their own judgment.

Of course, no one knew what was inside the gemstones.

Without bringing any instruments to examine the gemstones, even the most experienced experts couldn’t determine the grade of diamonds present in the stones.

Those gemstones with price tags had the potential to reveal top–quality green diamonds after cutting, but there was also a chance that the green color could fade or even “disappear during the cutting process. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Doyle walked forward and quickly picked a piece of material, saying. “Mr. Levell, if we cut open this gemstone, there will definitely be green inside.”

Doyle deliberately showed off his knowledge in front of everyone.

Arlie laughed and said, “Okay, let’s cut it open and see.

Doyle picked up a pen and drew a few lines on the gemstone, saying to the gemstone–cutting worker, “Open it.”

The gemstone cutter took the gemstone from Doyle and began to polish it carefully.

After a few minutes, his movements abruptly stopped, and he smiled in delight.

eside him, Arlie asked, “Did it have green inside?”

The worker nodded and said. “Yes, Mr Levell Doyle is really amazing”

Arlie took the gemstone and looked at it and saw the green color inside the gemstone.

Even those who don’t understand jewels could see that the color was very beautiful.

Arlie couldn’t help but feel proud and said. “Mr. Lambert, did you see that? This is the ability of a professional appraiser” After speaking. Arlie gave a meaningful glance at Leonard

Leonard remained silent, focusing on recalling his expertise and assessing the pile of gemstones.

While Leonard was thinking. Doyle picked out ten gemstones and compared them one by one, dumping the ones he didn’t

like

“Wait a minute, the gemstone you threw out was definitely a valuable one, Leonard said when he saw Doyle throw a gemstone aside

“This gemstone may be small, but it definitely has a jewel inside, maybe even a high–quality one.”

Leonard’s

I’s voice rang out, causing Doyle to pause in his actions.

He turned around and looked at Leonard disapprovingly, saying, “According to the rules of jewelry appraisal, no one else should interrupt when someone is looking at gemstones. If you don’t even know the basic jewelry appraisal rules, then you’re nothing but a layman.”

Arlie also shook his head.

This was indeed common sense in the industry.

“Mr. Santos, do you really not know anything about jewelry appraisal? This time, Mr. Lambert will buy several million–dollar precious gemstones with Jarod.

“It would be best to avoid pretending to have an ability you don’t possess. Otherwise, Mr. Lambert may suffer heavy losses,” warned Arlie.

Even Waylon couldn’t help but frown.

To be honest, Leonard’s lack of understanding of the basic rules of jewelry appraisal surprised him.

“Mr. Santos, please tell me the truth. Do you really have any knowledge of that?

“Assuming Mr. Santos was just joking, it’s no problem. We can consider this as though I expended funds on inviting you to the southern border.

“We can still ask Doyle to help pick the gemstones.”

Although Waylon’s words were polite, it was clear that he had begun to question Leonard’s ability.

Leonard understood why Waylon would question him.

After all, Leonard had made a common sense mistake.

After thoughtful consideration. Leonard lifted the gemstone in hand and remarked, “By slicing it open, we can confirm whether my judgment is accurate.”

Waylon looked at the gemstone and hesitated.

With his experience, it did not look like a valuable gemstone.

The gemstone had a large green patch on the surface, so there was a large chance that it wouldn’t be precious.

Waylon said, “Mr. Santos, I’m afraid this gemstone won’t be a good choice.”

Beside themy Doyle also snorted coldly.

“I never make mistakes when it comes to judging diamonds. Mr. Santos, I felt that it was hard for you to take advantage of

me. “I even suspect if your identity is real, Mr. Santos. Are you just a swindler posing as a boss?”

Doyle’s words were kind of rude.

Waylon reprimanded Doyle seriously, “Doyle, you can question Mr. Santos” appraisal skills, but his identity cannot be

faked.”

Leonard paid no attention to their comments, instead asking for a pen to outline a mark on the gemstone. He then instructed, “Make the cut along this line.”

The worker did as Leonard asked, taking the fist–sized gemstone and placing it under the gemstone– cutting machine, cutting straight through the line.

With a harsh and grating wound the rock was split opens

Everyone around craned their news to see what was inuide.

Inside the broken gemstone was a beautiful greenness

Although the green color was a bit light, it was still beautiful and would be perfect for making a bracelet.

For a moment, everyone was surprised.

Leonard was right

This time, Arle and others felt embarrassed

Just now, they had concluded that Leonard was a liar

Doyle felt embarrassed and coldly snorted. “Maybe it’s just luck”

Leonard scanned the pile of gemstones and pulled out two more.

These were ones he had already selected before.

He took out the two gemstones, drew a few lines with a pen on them, and said to the worker, “Open them”

Seeing Leonard so confident, everyone showed a look of expectation.

The second piece only took less than a minute to show its value.

The third gemstone needed to be split in half before seeing the green in it.

In the end, all three of Leonard’s gemstones were valuable.

And these three pieces together were worth more than 160 thousand dollars, while the rough material itself was worth no more than 10 thousand dollars.

In other words, Leonard had made nearly sixteen times the original value.

Waylon’s doubts about Leonard disappeared completely; he felt like he had found a talent.

Leonard smiled at Doyle and asked, “Do you still think I’m an amateur?”

Doyle looked at Leonard with a complicated expression, sighed, and smiled bitterly. “I was wrong. Mr. Santos, you are a real

master.”

Doyle had to admit it.

Next to Doyle, Waylon also apologized to Leonard, “Mr. Santos, 1 did have some doubts about you earlier, and I apologize to you.”

“It’s okay. I don’t mind.” Leonard replied with a smile.

“By the way, when are we going to see those high–priced gemstones?” Leonard asked.

Waylon’s expression became serious as he said, “Mr. Santos, I arranged for the day after tomorrow, and tomorrow you can explore the southern border area, admire the scenery, and savor the local cuisine.”

Realizing that Waylon had some preparations to make before the jewelry appraisal, Leonard didn’t ask any more questions. Since he had arrived at the southern border, he also wanted to explore it.