"What's up with Appraiser Lin's spirit stones? Tell me," Dong He asked the staff member. Dong He asked the clerk. The latter's mind raced as he answered, "Appraiser Lin came at the wrong time the last two times. Indeed, we don't have enough spirit stones so I asked Appraiser Lin to come back another day."
"Oh, Appraiser Lin, our logistics department has a lot of work to do. Sometimes, it's normal for us to run out of stock," Dong He said with a fake smile.
Lin Jin couldn't be bothered to dwell on this matter so he asked, "I saw quite a number of people claiming their spirit stones today. Could it be that we ran out of stock again?"
"Of course not. If the stock is always running out of stock, then it would be my responsibility as a manager. Appraiser Lin, you're so mean, digging holes for me everywhere you go, hahaha!" Dong He laughed heartily as a glint flashed across his eyes.
He thought to himself, 'How could Lin Jin be so cunning today? With just a few words, Lin Jin had dug holes for me everywhere. I almost fell into his trap.'
"Men, go and check the inventory. Make up for the missing spirit stones for our Appraiser Lin!" Dong He ordered as he signaled his subordinate with a look.
The latter understood and soon returned with a tray. On it were dozens of spirit stones of different sizes, all of them glowing with spiritual light.
Dong He glanced at them and nodded in satisfaction.
Although he had agreed to pay the spirit stones, Lin Jin had shamelessly come here to cause a scene. How could he appease his anger if he didn't teach Lin Jin a lesson?
Moreover, Jia Qian was watching.
Although there were quite a number of spirit stones on the tray and they looked decent, they were all defective. They either had major flaws or had lost a significant amount of spirit energy. In short, mid-grade spirit stones were like low-grade spirit stones, while low-grade spirit stones were like useless stones.
However, it was difficult to tell if there was anything wrong with these spirit stones because they were specially disguised. Even beast appraisers who hadn't done research in this area wouldn't be able to tell if there was anything fishy about them.
'Do you think you can claim your items just by causing a scene? Dream on. I'll give you a bunch of defective items and all you have to do is walk out of this door with them. Then, you won't be able to exchange them for anything else. '
Even if this matter were to blow up, they could still accuse Lin Jin of swapping jobs. Even if this matter were to reach the chief's ears, Lin Jin would still be the one in trouble.
"You're still too inexperienced to fight me!" Dong He thought gleefully.
While Lin Jin was checking the spirit stones, Dong He was secretly observing them. To him, the spirit stones were well disguised and there was no way Lin Jin would be able to tell.
Lin Jin picked one up and a barely noticeable glint flashed across his eyes.
"Appraiser Lin, the items are here. Hurry up and take them away. Don't disturb our work here," Dong He said, afraid that Appraiser Lin would notice something amiss.
Lin Jin stared at the light red stone the size of a goose egg in his hand, puzzled.
He didn't know how to appraise spirit stones but he had the Museum of Deadly Beasts. This type of spirit stone could be used on pet beasts. After touching it, the museum's prompt almost made him scream in excitement.
The Spiritual Crystal of Fire, which was wrapped in a layer of incomplete Spiritual Qi on the outside, was actually a longan-sized Spiritual Crystal of Fire.
The Spiritual Crystal of Fire was one of the 'five elemental spirit stones' and was extremely precious. Most importantly, it was of the fire attribute so Xiao Huo could use it.
In terms of value, this small piece of Spiritual Crystal of Fire was worth a hundred times more than an average intermediate-grade spirit stone.
While Lin Jin was excited, he was also puzzled. Since when did Fatty Dong become so kind?
After giving it some thought, he picked up the other low-grade spirit stones and immediately understood.
'Defective. '
On the surface, it looked like a low-grade spirit stone but in reality, it was just a stone. It was just that there was a thin layer of spirit stone on the surface that most people couldn't tell.
Lin Jin only needed a moment to figure out what was going on.
Fatty Dong wasn't being kind. He was trying to play dirty.
Fatty Dong didn't know about the Spiritual Stone that was wrapped in the Spiritual Crystal of Fire. This b * stard was trying to trick Lin Jin with a shoddy product, taking advantage of Lin Jin's inability to appraise stones.
Even if Lin Jin exposed him, Fatty Dong wouldn't admit to it. And even if he did, this fat pig would definitely say he didn't know and push the blame away.
Lin Jin was sure that Fatty Dong didn't know that there was a top-notch 'Spiritual Crystal of Fire' among the defective items. After all, this Spiritual Crystal of Fire was even more valuable than a superior-grade spirit stone.
In a split second, Lin Jin already knew what he had to do.
"Thank you, Manager Dong!" Lin Jin took the tray. Dong He sneered, "I won't be seeing you out."
However, just as he said that, he saw a shocking scene.
Lin Jin grabbed a metal hammer from the side and poured the spirit stones on the tray onto the ground, smashing them one by one.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Three spirit stones were smashed into smithereens. Dong He's expression changed at the sight of this and he immediately shouted, "Lin Jin, what are you doing?"
Lin Jin continued smashing the stones as he said, "Since you gave it to me, it's mine. I can do whatever I want with it and it's none of your business. This spirit stone is really strange. Only the outer layer has a layer of spirit stone. No matter how I look at it, the inner layer looks like … stone. "
"Appraiser Lin, please stop!" The staff member who brought the spirit stones paled. He didn't expect Lin Jin to smash the spirit stones in front of everyone.
It wasn't easy to identify whether a spirit stone was good or bad, but by smashing it, one could definitely tell. But the problem was, even if they could tell, the spirit stone would be smashed into smithereens. Once it was smashed, the spirit energy would dissipate and the stone would be useless.
Unless one was a hundred percent sure, no one would use such a method.
No one expected Lin Jin to smash the stones in front of everyone. The staff member trembled in fear. He knew that once his act of forging spirit stones was exposed, Dong He would definitely push him out to be the scapegoat. Then, he would be in deep trouble.
"Lin Jin, let's talk this out. Stop now!" Dong He was panicking as well. This wasn't a glorious incident. He wanted to trick Lin Jin into eating his own medicine in silence, but who knew Lin Jin would be so 'unyielding' as to smash the stones in front of everyone.
But the problem was, how could Lin Jin be sure that these spirit stones were fake?
Lin Jin didn't listen to him and continued smashing the stones. Everyone in the lobby was dumbfounded. Some of them could tell that something big was about to happen today.
The association's logistics department actually gave out defective spirit stones. This was no small matter. If things went south, Dong He's position as a manager would be terminated.
Dong He really wanted to hit Lin Jin, but he knew he couldn't. Admittedly, his reflexes were fast. Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, he pretended to look down.
"What's going on with these spirit stones? How could there be a flaw in them? Appraiser Lin, you did the right thing! " Having said that, he roared righteously, "The people in charge of appraising the spirit stones and the warehouse manager today, get them to come here right now!"
Immediately, the logistics department was in a state of chaos.
Lin Jin was left with one last spirit stone, the one with the fire spirit crystal inside. He paused for a moment before swinging his hammer down.
This time, there was a loud crack. A burst of flames erupted and at the same time, a wave of pure fire spiritual energy spread out, startling everyone in the lobby.
In the next instant, the fire spirit crystal the size of a longan rolled out and Lin Jin immediately grabbed it in his hand.
"Fire spirit crystal!"
Someone with sharp eyes immediately cried out.
He couldn't be blamed for losing his composure. The fire spirit crystal was a grade higher than spirit stones. It belonged to the category of five elemental spirit stones, and it was a rare fire spirit crystal.
Everyone also looked over, their eyes filled with shock and greed.
They wouldn't trade this item for even a few top-grade spirit stones. It was something that could only be found by chance.
Jia Qian, who had been watching the commotion from afar, was stunned as well. Her eyes widened in disbelief. Meanwhile, Dong He's chubby face was trembling as he stepped forward and reached out his hand. Lin Jin reacted quickly by clenching his fist.
"Manager Dong, what are you doing?" Lin Jin asked with a faint smile.
Dong He came back to his senses but was still agitated. "Lin Jin, that's a fire spirit crystal. You can't take it away."
Lin Jin shook his head. "According to the rules, the spirit stone was mine. So no matter what is inside, it belongs to me. The fire spirit crystal naturally belongs to me too."
Dong He choked and couldn't say a word.
Lin Jin was right. The rules were rules, but Dong He couldn't accept it. That was a fire spirit crystal!
"Alright, it's time to go!" Lin Jin knew it was about time. Smashing the stone in public, exposing the logistics department's fraud, and revealing the fire spirit crystal was all part of his plan.
Even if he didn't pursue the matter of the fake spirit stone, Dong He would still have a hard time.
Just the fire spirit crystal alone was enough to make him regret his actions.
His anger had been vented.
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