Chapter 132: It Is Not for Sale Just Because You Want to Buy It!

Tushan Lin felt that wave of exhilaration and immediately grew eager to try again. Unable to wait, he took out his phone and made a call. “Come back to my office... Don’t give me that nonsense. I’ll transfer fifty thousand to you later...”

Huang Bin watched as Tushan Lin made the call. Before long, the young woman from earlier entered the office.

It was obvious she had hurried back. She had not even had time to clean herself up properly.

Just moments ago, the girl had been cursing Tushan Lin, saying that having money did not make him so great. Yet the moment fifty thousand was offered, she came running back eagerly.

It seemed that having money really was something to be proud of.

When Tushan Lin saw her enter, he paid no attention to Huang Bin. He grabbed the girl and pulled her onto his lap.

But a moment later, his face became awkward. He took out a small bottle, poured a pill into his palm, and swallowed it.

He had clearly overestimated himself and had no choice but to rely on medicine as well.

Seeing this, Huang Bin tactfully left the office.

It seemed that the cuttlefish bone Chu Lin had given him was truly astonishingly effective. Tushan Lin had felt the effects almost immediately after taking it; otherwise, he would never have called the girl back so quickly.

The two burly men also emerged from the office and stood guard outside.

Before long, sounds that anyone could understand came from within.

Tushan Lin’s excited voice soon followed. “Ha-ha! I’m in!”

“You’re amazing, Young Master Tu!” the girl cried sweetly.

“I like being praised,” Tushan Lin said excitedly.

Yet before two minutes had passed, the sounds inside abruptly stopped. An awkward atmosphere seemed to spread through the office.

Huang Bin smiled when he saw this.

The thing Chu Lin had given him really did work, and its effects could be felt very quickly. Clearly, however, taking such a tiny amount could not cure the problem outright.

That had been far too quick.

Not long afterward, the girl walked out of the office with a delighted expression.

Anyone would have been happy. She had earned fifty thousand in less than two minutes.

Only after she left did Huang Bin enter the office. Tushan Lin was already sprawled weakly across the sofa.

“Young Master Tu, you’ve felt the effects of it?” Huang Bin asked with a smile.

Tushan Lin immediately gave him a thumbs-up. “Impressive. It’s more effective than any of the medications I’ve taken before. I never imagined that taking such a tiny amount would let me get in. I’ve recovered a little.”

Seeing this, Huang Bin smiled and asked, “Then, Young Master Tu, when do you plan to proceed with the deal? I need to give the other party an answer.”

At that, Tushan Lin’s smile became false. “Manager Huang, there are some issues with the bar’s paperwork. As for the deal, I may need to delay it for a few days.”

Huang Bin was taken aback.

If he had not investigated the matter beforehand, he might actually have believed him.

Moreover, he knew about Tushan Lin’s condition. The man should have been desperate to recover. Now that a solution was right in front of him, his apparent lack of urgency was extremely suspicious.

Then Huang Bin suddenly understood.

When he had first obtained that special cuttlefish bone from Chu Lin, he himself had been astonished that it could treat such a condition. He had even thought that if the outside world learned of it, the price of dried cuttlefish would soar.

Now Tushan Lin clearly believed that ordinary cuttlefish bone could cure his condition as well. Perhaps he thought that, with enough money, he could certainly buy something equally effective and would not need to trade the Starry Night Bar for it.

Unfortunately, he could never understand that anything Chu Lin produced was bound to be extremely rare in the outside world. If he was planning on taking that route, he was destined to be disappointed.

With that thought, Huang Bin said teasingly, “Young Master Tu, you’d better hurry. If the other party sells it to someone else, you won’t have another chance.”

After saying this, he left the office without bothering to argue further with Tushan Lin.

Tushan Lin was not worried. It was only cuttlefish bone. As long as it existed in the real world, there was nothing money could not buy. For a million, he could purchase the bones of every existing species of cuttlefish.

Unless the other party’s cuttlefish bone had appeared out of thin air.

With that thought, Tushan Lin immediately took out his phone and made a call. He ordered directly, “Go buy me some cuttlefish bone. You have one day to buy every kind you can find. Also, find people overseas to purchase cuttlefish bone from their countries. Have them try it and see whether any of it produces a special sensation—the kind that can treat a condition like mine.”

On the other end of the line, a man with a mole at the corner of his mouth looked utterly perplexed.

Cuttlefish bone?

He knew about Young Master Tu’s condition. How could cuttlefish bone possibly treat something like that?

Still, since Young Master Tu had given the order, he only needed to carry it out. As long as his patron paid, he had no reason to question the purpose.

After leaving the Starry Night Bar, Huang Bin returned to Chu Lin’s farm at once.

“How did it go?” Chu Lin asked as soon as he saw him.

Huang Bin explained with some annoyance, “The effects of your cuttlefish bone are absolutely incredible. That rich heir’s condition was so severe that he could no longer even get through the door. After taking what you gave him, he was able to get in—but he finished astonishingly quickly.”

“However, he originally said he would trade the Starry Night Bar for it. Once he saw that it was only cuttlefish bone, he probably decided he could buy it himself and was unwilling to give up the bar. He’s just stalling for time.”

“Heh.” Chu Lin laughed.

Such a trick was far too easy to see through.

The other man was simply thinking too much. Unless it was Atlantis’s sea remedy, ordinary cuttlefish bone would have no effect at all.

So if Tushan Lin wanted to cure this humiliating condition that robbed a man of his dignity, he would ultimately still have to come to Chu Lin.

By then, Chu Lin’s answer would be simple: someone else had offered more money, so it would no longer be a matter of Tushan Lin buying it simply because he wanted to.

He had given up his chance to restore his manhood. If he wanted that opportunity back, he would have to pay more.

Even if the person offering a higher price existed only in Chu Lin’s imagination.

That was simply the kind of person Chu Lin was. If Tushan Lin had been unwilling to trade the bar, the price could still have been negotiated. But trying to play this kind of game made Chu Lin extremely unhappy, as if he were being treated like a fool.

Time passed, and a day went by.

Chu Lin’s luck was quite good that day.

After Liu Fa returned with the seafood he had purchased, Chu Lin discovered another species that could be added to his collection. His progress in completing the Level Three Atlantis map advanced to four out of five.

Meanwhile, in the owner’s office at the Starry Night Bar, Tushan Lin received the man with the mole at the corner of his mouth. The man entered carrying a bag, opened it, and revealed piece after piece of cuttlefish bone.

The man smiled and said, “Young Master Tu, it’s all here. Fortunately, this is Min City. I managed to buy every variety available domestically within a single day.”

“Li Xuancheng, well done.” Tushan Lin praised him with great satisfaction.

He then hurriedly picked up a piece of cuttlefish bone, ground it into powder, and swallowed it.

He did not grind very much. There was simply too much cuttlefish bone to consume it all.

He quickly put the powder from the first piece into his mouth and washed it down with water.

However, after waiting for quite some time, he felt none of the pleasant sensation he had experienced before.

He immediately picked up a second piece, but there was still no effect.

The third piece yielded nothing either.

Then the fourth...

One piece after another, until the bag was nearly empty, a trace of panic began to appear on his face.

At last, he had tried every piece of cuttlefish bone in the bag. None of them had any effect, and not one produced the sensation he had experienced previously.

How could this be?

“Are you sure you bought everything?” Tushan Lin asked with a frown.

“Young Master Tu, I bought everything available in Min City. Given our coastal location, if it can’t be found here, then other cities certainly won’t have it either.” Li Xuancheng frowned. “Besides, I asked various doctors and experts. Cuttlefish bone does have a slight effect on this condition, but it’s not even as effective as hospital medication. Young Master Tu, why did you think of treating yourself with this?”

Because he had already taken it before, of course.

But hearing Li Xuancheng’s words, Tushan Lin’s expression darkened. Could it be that the other party’s cuttlefish bone had not come from within the country?

He hurriedly urged, “Ask about the situation overseas.”

Li Xuancheng nodded. He immediately took out his phone and made one call after another, asking around. The bitter smile on his face grew deeper with every conversation.

Finally, he sighed and looked at Tushan Lin. “Young Master Tu, I asked friends in several countries. None of them have anything with this effect. Could you have been deceived?”

Tushan Lin panicked completely.

This condition had stripped him of all masculine dignity, so naturally he was desperate to cure it.

At first, he had assumed he could simply buy the same thing himself, and regretted saying that he would trade the bar for it.

Now that reality had turned out differently from what he had expected, he became frantic.

If he missed this item, he might truly never be able to cure the condition. He would lose his masculine dignity for the rest of his life. That prospect was more agonizing than death.

With that thought, he hurriedly took out Huang Bin’s business card from Eight Directions Inn and dialed the number.

Now, he could only buy it from the person who had entrusted Huang Bin.

If it could not be found anywhere else, then this was his sole remaining chance.

As soon as the call connected, he asked anxiously, “Manager Huang, I’ve taken care of the bar’s paperwork. I’ll have to trouble you about the cuttlefish bone.”

Huang Bin was not surprised to receive the call. He replied mockingly, “Young Master Tu, I’m truly sorry. Your bar was opened with an investment of twenty million, correct? Someone else has offered more than you, and that gentleman has already agreed to sell the item to them.”

“What?”

Tushan Lin’s face instantly turned deathly pale.

It was already going to be sold to someone else?

No!