Chapter 83: Four Alliance Check
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Clarence did not ask any more questions when he saw that Miranda was agitated.
The two made their way to First Pavilion’s entrance.
First Pavilion was very famous in the antique market. It not only traded in jade items and jades, but also in raw jade stones.
It was called ‘stone gambling’ by the public.
You just needed to buy a raw stone and cut it open. You would make a profit if there were any jadeite or jade inside.
You would suffer great losses if there was nothing inside.
Many had gone bankrupt or become rich overnight because of this.
Clarence and Miranda entered First Pavilion. Sure enough, they saw Armstrong sitting in First Pavilion’s lobby with a grim face.
A young woman in her early thirties was sitting at the head of the table, holding a cup of fragrant tea.
Several people were gathered around Armstrong as if to prevent him from escaping.
Other than these people, they were joined by dozens of other guests in First Pavilion’s lobby.
After Miranda entered, Armstrong jumped up to his feet. “Miranda, you’ve gotta help me. It’s ten million dollars. Your mom will scold me to death if she finds out.”
“Dad, what’s happened?”
Miranda had no idea what had happened too.
Armstrong had just called her, telling her and Clarence to hurry over, and saying that they had better prepare a lot of money.
The young woman at the head of the table put down her teacup. “It’s no big deal. Mr. Murphy just accidentally broke First Pavilion’s warring states jade pendant with a cross when he was taking a look at it.
“The warring states jade pendant with a cross isn’t that expensive, anyway. It’s only ten million.
“We’ll call it a day as long as Mr. Murphy compensates us the ten million.”
Her name was Carrie Houston. She was 35 years old but took good care of herself, so she looked no older than 30.
She was curvaceous and pretty, and there was something ladylike in every gesture of hers.
You could not even tell she was 35.
“Ms. Houston, it’s really not my responsibility. Your staff didn’t hold it firmly.” Armstrong tried to justify himself.
Carrie smiled lightly. “Mr. Murphy, do you not know the rules of the antique industry?”
The rule of the antique industry was, ‘Never touch jade and never let gold leave your sight.’
Armstrong was guilty of the greatest antiquarian sin, as he had transferred jade items by hand.
According to the rules of the antique industry, the owner of the jade item would usually put it on a table and then lead you three feet in front of it if you wanted to see it.
Then the people at the back could go up to it, to take a look or play with it!
There was no such thing as transferring jade by hand.
This was because once it broke, you had no idea whom to hold responsible.
Armstrong now had to swallow a bitter pill in silence for transferring jade items by hand.
Then, the warring states jade pendant with a cross had broke.
“I…” Armstrong could not deny it.
Carrie smiled lightly. “To say the least, if Mr. Murphy hadn’t looked at this warring states jade pendant with a cross, our staff wouldn’t have brought it out, would they?”
“Mr. Murphy, I saw with my own eyes that you wanted to see the warring states jade pendant with a cross.”
“That’s right! I was there too. Mr. Murphy wanted to see it.”
“The staff brought it over because Mr. Murphy wanted to see it.”
A few of First Pavilion’s customers nodded to testify.
Armstrong had no choice. He knew all these people, and they were quite famous in Mediterranean City’s antique industry.
If he continued to deny it, Armstrong would be humiliated and would have no choice but to swallow another bitter pill down in silence. “Miranda, lend me ten million for now.”
“Dad, it’s ten million dollars. Why didn’t you ask George or Kaysen, instead of me and Miranda?” Clarence, who understood what was happening, was nearly speechless.
The first thing that came to Armstrong’s mind when something good happened was his two other sons-in-law.
Now, Armstrong needed money. Ten million dollars, specifically.
Now was the time that Armstrong had thought of Miranda and him?
Armstrong pointed at Clarence’s nose and scolded, “Clarence, what are you doing here?
“I’m asking my daughter for ten million, not you!
“Anyway, you’re just a son-in-law that’s joined the Murphy family.
“You didn’t have a single penny when you joined the Murphy family!
“We took care of you. How dare a deceitful being like you talk back to me?”
“Dad, where am I going to get ten million? As you know, I borrowed ten million for Sunshine District’s entrance fee.”
“Plus, I didn’t even get the ten million Kaysen promised me…” Miranda was quite frustrated.
Armstrong grimaced. “You have so many business partners. Can’t you just borrow ten million to smooth things out?”
“I…”
Miranda was in a dilemma.
Armstrong began to try to move her using the power of emotions, while trying to make her understand by reasoning with her. “Miranda, have you forgotten how I took care of you when you were little?
“I pleaded for your case whenever you made a mistake!
“There was once when I carried you to the hospital because you were sick because there was no ambulance available in the middle of the night. You were only ten that year!
“There was another time when you were chased by wild dogs in the park. I was the one who went up and chased the wild dogs away. I was bitten several times and almost got rabies!”
“Dad, stop. I’ll borrow the money.”
Miranda clenched her teeth together and nodded hard.
She pulled out her phone, looked through the contact list, and looked at the names on her phone.
After a few seconds of hesitation, Miranda prepared to make a call.
“Are you calling William?”
Clarence reached over and blocked Miranda’s phone screen.
Miranda looked at Clarence coldly. “What else can we do?
“Do you want me to watch my dad get humiliated?”
Armstrong also glared at Clarence. “Clarence, what are you trying to do?
“What do you care if my daughter borrows money? I’m not asking you to pay!
“Forget it if you can’t help. Don’t embarrass us. F*ck off!”
Clarence sighed and took Leanne’s check out of his pocket. “Dad, Miranda, I’ll pay for it. Don’t borrow money from William.”
“You’re paying?”
Miranda frowned.
Without saying much, Clarence just showed Armstrong and Miranda the check.
The two were startled when they saw the fifteen million written on it.
“Clarence, don’t you know it’s illegal to make fake checks?” Armstrong’s first reaction about the fact that he thought the check was fake.
Who was Clarence, to own a check for fifteen million?
“Did Cecilia give this to you?
“Is this a maintenance fee for being her lover?” Miranda’s pretty face turned grim.
“It’s neither.”
Clarence sighed, shook his head, and explained, “It’s a check from the Wright family.”
“Let me take a look!”
Carrie, who had been watching the commotion, suddenly spoke up.
Clarence handed Carrie the check.
Carrie took it and looked at it before a smile appeared on her pretty face. “The check’s real, and it’s a four alliance check. It’s indeed for fifteen million.”
“What’s a four alliance check?”
Armstrong and Miranda were stunned.
The concept of a ‘four alliance check’ did not exist to them, nor did they have access to it with their identity.
Carrie explained, “A four alliance check is a joint check given out by four banks!
“Whether it’s Central Bank, Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank, or Industrial and Commercial Bank, you can cash it as long as you take it to the banks. You don’t need to distinguish between banks at all.
“There’s no need to prove the origin of the check. Even a beggar who finds one of these checks can take the money!
“There’s no check in the whole country that people love more than a four alliance check.
“Sir, are you sure you’ll pay the ten million?” Carrie smiled as she looked at Clarence.