Han Xiao Liu didn't bother to look at Yin Nan Feng and Sheng Sheng Man's departing figures. Instead, he put away the jade and dagger, turned around and returned to the basement, sitting on the Kunlun Divine Tree in front of the Queen of Jingjue's corpse.
“I tell you, what are you women thinking? Is profit really that important?”
“When it comes to money, you change instantly. Although eighty million is a lot, so much that I haven't seen that much in my two lifetimes, I can't just casually give you a 60% discount on something I worked hard to obtain. This thing is considered priceless in the archaeological world.”
“Xin Yue Hotel never softens when it comes to taking money, but they are cautious with spending. From now on, I’ll try not to do business with acquaintances. When it comes to making friends, you really shouldn't make friends in the same profession.”
Han Xiao Liu continued to complain to the Queen of Jingjue’s corpse.
“Cut it out, I’m such an idiot. I'm actually complaining to a dead person. What a loser.”
Han Xiao Liu felt very depressed. Yin Nan Feng’s true appearance came as a bit of a surprise, but to be honest, he didn’t know how those high-ranking rich people interacted with each other.
“Merchants are driven by profit. That's an unchanging truth. You can’t blame Yin Nan Feng entirely, but I should just stick to business in the future.”
...
The next day, after sending his car to a specialized off-road vehicle modification shop, Han Xiao Liu returned to being a homebody, continuing to modify his equipment in the study on the second floor.
The equipment looked good now, but there were still some shortcomings.
The Lupara single-shot shotgun initially given by the system had lost its value, but the Mossberg shotgun and M1911 pistol currently unlocked by the system were useless even if he had more. So, either he modified them or they would just gather dust in the warehouse.
Han Xiao Liu carefully studied the shortcomings of his equipment. The shotgun had a powerful short-range impact, but if he encountered a powerful zongzi, its armor-piercing ability would still be capped due to its caliber and the power of the pellets.
“I’ll replace the Lupara’s barrel and turn it into a large-caliber hunting rifle, firing .50X59MM BMG armor-piercing rounds. Although firing this caliber of ammunition will destroy a gun after 20 shots, it might be effective in special circumstances.”
There were many different bullet calibers. The mainstream 5.56 and 7.62 calibers were indeed powerful against humans, but they were not effective enough against zongzi.
The .50 caliber large-caliber high-powered bullet could easily pierce a rhinoceros and still have power to spare, killing it with one shot. Against a zongzi, it would be better than regular bullets, and could compensate for the shotgun’s lack of armor-piercing power.
Moreover, this was currently the most powerful bullet unlocked by the system.
“Let’s do it!”
Han Xiao Liu opened the system interface, brought up the Lupara’s accessories, and immediately exchanged the special barrel. This barrel had a wall thickness of 9mm, making it quite heavy, which also resulted in the weight of the gun being concentrated at the front, so he needed to add weight to the grip.
The modification process wasn't long, since he didn’t need to polish the parts himself.
“Complete. This gun now weighs 9 jin, and the barrel is 45CM long. But what hurts the most is the bullets. They cost 5 system currency each. That’s too expensive.”
“Done. If this thing is fired at someone from close range, it’s probably going to explode.”
After modifying the weapon, he stretched and got up, only to discover that it was already 11 pm.
“Shower, sleep!”
“Ding dong~”
The doorbell suddenly rang in the middle of the night, making Han Xiao Liu jump.
“Damn it, who’s looking for me this late at night?”
Han Xiao Liu grumbled as he went downstairs to open the door, and he was stunned.
“Sheng Sheng Man, what are you doing here, and at this late hour? Come in.”
Sheng Sheng Man hung her head, completely lacking her previous arrogance.
“Why are you looking at me like that? It’s as if I wronged you. I warn you, don’t try to blackmail me. And, it’s already this late, aren’t you afraid I’m a beast?”
Sheng Sheng Man couldn't care about Han Xiao Liu's teasing right now.
“Sixth Master, I'm here to apologize. I'm sorry for bothering you so late.”
“Don’t, it makes it sound like I bullied you.”
Han Xiao Liu couldn't understand why a woman would come to a single man's house in the middle of the night. How bold was she?
“No, you have to listen to me. My lady has been in a very bad mood these past two days. She stares at the Dapugui worm all day and doesn’t eat properly. I was wrong that day. I'm sorry.”
“Stop! I’m not blaming you for that day. Business is business. And if you want to get more goods from me in the future, what happened that day is inevitable. It’s bound to happen sooner or later. So, it’s a good thing that it happened when we’re not very familiar with each other.”
Han Xiao Liu also wanted to clarify things, but he didn’t expect Yin Nan Feng to be in such a low mood because of him. This surprised Han Xiao Liu.
Such an arrogant woman, just a few disagreements and she’s so concerned about me?
Han Xiao Liu was indulging in self-admiration, but Sheng Sheng Man was almost in tears.
“Sixth Master, please don’t be angry with my lady. If you’re really angry, you… just hit me. Hit me however you want. I can take it.”
Han Xiao Liu was also startled by Sheng Sheng Man’s current state.
“Why would I hit you? I haven’t done anything. You quoted 50 million, I offered 80 million, we couldn’t come to an agreement and we parted ways. That’s all.”
“Didn’t my lady say she would buy it later?”
Han Xiao Liu took a deep breath and said:
“I declined because, in my opinion, Madam Yin still doesn’t think the jade eyeball is worth that price. The reason she wants to buy it is out of sentiment. Since that’s the case, out of sentiment, I have to refuse. If you don’t think it’s worth it, don’t buy it. Otherwise, that would be truly hurtful.”
Sheng Sheng Man understood Han Xiao Liu’s meaning, but she didn’t have a solution. As Han Xiao Liu said, they weren’t on the same level.
For a moment, Sheng Sheng Man didn’t know what to do.
Han Xiao Liu saw the beautiful woman looking as if she had done something wrong and didn’t want to make things difficult for her, so he went to the counter and took out two small pendants, a hair pin and a horn comb, just ordinary crafts but quite exquisite.
“These are considered some of the better things in my shop. This comb is for you, and this hairpin is for Madam Yin. They’re not worth much, consider them a small gift. Now, go back. Honestly, with that cheongsam and stockings, I’m really worried I can’t control myself and become a beast.”
Sheng Sheng Man suddenly received the gift, and felt something crack open inside her, a warm feeling. She took the comb, and immediately knew it was cheap, but she felt it was very precious.
“Thank you.”
“Now, go back. It’s too late.”
Han Xiao Liu’s subconscious act of giving gifts was also the result of his former渣男 heart. He couldn’t keep making the woman feel bad, so he had to give her small gifts occasionally to ease the tension.
But even Han Xiao Liu himself didn’t realize that the reason he did this was that deep down, he didn’t want to make things worse.