Crystal City —Hotel
The old man and three middle-aged men were in the hotel. They were waiting for the local person to arrive. They didn't know whether he had succeeded in selling the ominous item or not.
It didn't take long for the local person to return. He returned the item to the old man and briefed him on everything.
After learning that the shop owner, Frank, had personally appraised the item and decided not to buy it, the local person had no other choice but to return.
Hearing that, the old man and the three middle-aged men were stunned. Their second plan had failed miserably as well.
They didn't know what to do next. The old man was confused. Then, they let the local person go.
"What do we do now?" one of the middle-aged men asked.
The old man remained silent. They couldn't go back empty-handed. The three middle-aged men were scared as well.
The old man then thought of a devious plan. If they couldn't do it directly, then they had to use an indirect method.
