However, he could only harbor those thoughts, and he did not dare to casually cause trouble before dealing with the Ackers. Thus, he could only turn around reluctantly and continue walking in the other direction.
At this moment, he had no idea that Ruby had found a window-side seat on the second floor of a tea house along Antique Street and was observing him from afar.
Just then, Zachary, who was yawning as he dragged his stall items with him, walked in from the entrance of Antique Street.
Mr. Chardon saw him at a glance, rushed to him in delight, and questioned, “Zachary, where have you been? I've been waiting for you all morning and noon without even seeing a glimpse of your shadow at all!”
Zachary yawned, lazily covering his mouth with his palm while making lazy sounds. After the yawn, he lazily stretched before saying, “Old man, I'm running a stall, not working a 9-to-5 job. I'll come whenever I want. Who can control me?”
When Mr. Chardon saw Zachary’s seemingly provoking appearance, he wished he could slap him to the other end of Antique Street. However, upon thinking that this man was his lucky star, he immediately suppressed his anger and chuckled, “Zachary, I smell alcohol on you. You must have had a good drink last night.”
Zachary grinned and said, “Indeed. Thanks to your blessing, I made quite a bit yesterday. I went out for a night of revelry—drinking top-notch liquor, sleeping in a luxurious suite, and living like a king.”
Mr. Chardon looked at Zachary’s appearance of revelry and couldn't help but sneer in his heart, ‘Indeed, he's just an insignificant antique dealer. He already thinks that he’s above everyone else with this bit of money. It's destined that someone like him won't achieve anything significant.’
Although he had this thought in mind, he immediately raised his thumb to Zachary, praising the latter insincerely, “Wow, I’m so envious of you. You’re really living a carefree life!”
Zachary chuckled, “Hey, old man, look at what you're saying. You're richer than me! If I can live this kind of life, you can live an even better life. How about this? I’ll make some arrangements for you tonight as well. Just let me know what kind of girls you like—whether you prefer Japanese and Korean girls or European and American girls. To be honest with you, those young Russian girls are truly beautiful, upright, and absolutely amazing!”
Mr. Chardon immediately waved his hand, “No, no thank you. We'd better talk about serious matters, lest you disrupt my enlightenment.”
Mr. Chardon inquired, “Did he agree?”
Zachary looked around and said with a grin, “I told you, he's skeptical. He insisted that I ask you for an introduction fee of around two to three hundred thousand first. He also wants me to give him half of it. Don’t you think this person is too much?”
Mr. Chardon understood Zachary’s intentions and quickly said, “Zachary, the matter of the introduction fee can be easily settled. As long as you can get him to supply more goods to me, I will give you two hundred thousand for the introduction fee.”
Zachary immediately said, “Old man, I'm talking about US dollars!”
Mr. Chardon knew he was being taken advantage of, but at this moment, he did not care much and decisively said, “I'm talking about US dollars too!”

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