22 $3,000,000

For 3 days straight, Chen Jin visited all the pawn shops, auction houses, and both small and large-scale jewellers in the business district. Everytime he got rejected, he would go to a new place. He paid a visit to any shop that had even a little bit of reputation and credibility. He would find the boss or manager of the shop and offer to sell his precious metals and jewelry.

To prevent himself from attracting attention, at each shop, he displayed only a small quantity of jewelry to offer for sale. The money value of the jewelry traded was also limited to around $100,000. He avoided entering more than three of the chain stores from the same brand; even if each store was separated by a long distance.