Chapter 7623
Counterfeits
Boss Fang gritted his teeth, his panic growing stronger, but he still forced himself to stand firm and roared at the bald, burly man:
"Don't listen to his bluffing! He's just putting on an act!"
The certificate of authenticity for this bottle is genuine, and the auction record is real too. Even if it were fake, his friend shouldn't have gotten away with breaking it! They have to pay me back today!
Xiao Chen completely ignored him, as if his roars were nothing to him.
He simply took Yun Yuyan's hand gently, walked to the sofa, sat down, picked up the teacup on the table, slowly poured himself a cup of tea, and sipped it leisurely, his expression calm, as if everything before him had nothing to do with him.
"Just wait. Once the police and Teacher Jiang arrive, everything will be clear," Xiao Chen said calmly, without a trace of impatience in his tone.
Looking at his composed demeanor, Boss Fang felt increasingly uneasy, yet there was nothing he could do but pace anxiously in place.
His eyes kept glancing towards the door, fearing both the police and Jiang Youwei's arrival; he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Ten minutes later, the piercing sound of police sirens came from outside the window, growing louder as they approached, and soon stopped at the entrance of Yajixuan. Immediately afterwards, footsteps were heard, the door to the VIP room was pushed open, and two police officers, one old and one young, walked in.
The veteran police officer, surnamed Liu, was in his early forties, wearing a police uniform. He had a serious expression and a capable look between his brows. He was a long-time officer in this area and had handled many disputes, both big and small. He was very experienced.
The young police officer, in his early twenties and recently started working, still had a somewhat green look on his face, following behind the veteran officer.
Officer Liu entered the room and saw the scene inside...
Five or six burly men surrounded two people, with porcelain shards scattered on the ground. Boss Fang looked anxious, while Xiao Chen calmly sipped his tea. He instantly understood the situation and his brows furrowed tightly.
"What's going on? Who called the police? What happened here?" Officer Liu asked in a deep voice, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, his tone serious.
Seeing this, Boss Fang immediately rushed to Officer Liu, forcing a wronged expression on his face, and said urgently:
"Officer Liu, you've come at the perfect time! You must do me a favor!"
This lady accidentally broke an antique vase worth 50 million yuan in my shop. I tried to negotiate compensation with them politely, but not only did they refuse to pay, they also called the police and falsely accused me of extorting them!
Following the direction he pointed, Officer Liu looked at the broken pieces of porcelain on the ground, then turned to look at Xiao Chen on the sofa. The moment his gaze fell on Xiao Chen's face, he suddenly froze, his eyes widening slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
He stared at Xiao Chen for several seconds, his expression changing slightly, and his tone becoming somewhat hesitant: "You...you are Mr. Xiao?"
Xiao Chen glanced at him, nodded slightly, and asked in a flat tone, "You know me?"
Officer Liu quickly waved his hand, then nodded subconsciously, a slightly embarrassed look on his face. He hurriedly explained, "I don't know you, I don't know you, I just... I've just heard of your great name."
He didn't dare tell the truth.
In fact, he had not only "heard of" Xiao Chen, but was also deeply impressed by Xiao Chen's deeds...
The last time Su Daqiang caused trouble on Antique Street, he was so frightened by Xiao Chen's words that he knelt down and begged for mercy, and finally slunk out of Antique Street. This incident had already spread among their police officers.
Although no one knew who Xiao Chen was, everyone privately warned each other: This person is absolutely not to be trifled with; offending him will only lead to dire consequences.
Officer Liu cleared his throat, suppressing the turmoil in his heart. His attitude instantly became respectful, and his tone softened considerably. He turned to Xiao Chen and asked softly:
"Mr. Xiao, please tell me what exactly happened?"
Xiao Chen smiled, looked at Officer Liu, and recounted the events that had just occurred in detail. He then added, "I suspect that Boss Fang had someone deliberately sprinkle water to make someone slip and fall, causing the porcelain to break, so he could extort money from them."
"Of course, this is just my speculation. You are an expert, and I am sure you can investigate it thoroughly."
Officer Liu nodded and instructed his officers, "Check the security footage here, and ask the shop's staff to get to the bottom of this!"
"Yes!"
After the police officers left, Mr. Fang became visibly more anxious. There are no secrets that stay hidden forever.
To leave evidence that someone had broken the porcelain, he even installed surveillance cameras on the second floor.
He originally thought the target wouldn't be able to tell if the porcelain was real or fake, so he didn't take many precautions. But now, if the surveillance is checked, wouldn't his order to sprinkle water be exposed?
Boss Fang was thinking of a way to argue his way out when someone walked in.
It was Jiang Youwei.
When Boss Fang saw Jiang Youwei, he lost even the last bit of confidence he had left.
If Jiang Youwei hadn't come, he could have insisted that the porcelain was genuine, and in that case, he wouldn't have been committing fraud.
"Teacher Jiang, you mustn't say anything carelessly later, my life is in your hands."
Boss Fang hurriedly leaned over and lowered his voice, saying, "Don't worry, you'll get your share of the profits after it's done. I want 50 million from them, but I'd prefer to give you 10 million."
Jiang Youwei was shocked.
Ten million!
Am I about to hit the jackpot?
Although currying favor with Xiao Chen might make money, now, you don't need to curry favor with anyone to get ten million, so why not?
At this moment, he completely overturned everything he had planned when he came.
He planned to help Boss Fang.
The truth is not important!
Morality is irrelevant!
Just like how he knew his daughter Jiang Lanting was having affairs but didn't tell Zhang Ziren, he didn't care at all; all he wanted was money.
Boss Chongfang made a gesture indicating that there was no problem.
He walked up to Xiao Chen: "Mr. Xiao, you want me to appraise this broken porcelain piece, right? What if my appraisal doesn't match Mr. Xiao's expectations?"
"You're the expert, you're in charge!" A cold glint flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes. Jiang Youwei probably didn't know that Xiao Chen had overheard his scheme with Boss Fang.
Xiao Chen was the strongest person in the secular world. Even if he couldn't claim to have eyes that could see a thousand miles and ears that could hear the wind, he could easily hear whispers nearby.
At this point, he was already thinking about how to deal with Jiang Youwei. Since Jiang Youwei was so uncooperative, he would have to use some methods.
Jiang Youwei smiled, took out white gloves and a magnifying glass, and then squatted down to pretend to study them.
Xiao Chen sat in the distance, completely ignoring it.
After about five or six minutes, Jiang Youwei stood up.
He smiled at Boss Fang, meaning to reassure Boss Fang.
He immediately declared, "Based on my examination, this porcelain piece is a fake!"
For a moment, Boss Fang was stunned.
Jiang You was stunned.
He was clearly thinking of saying that the porcelain was genuine, but the words that came out of his mouth were "fake!"
"No, what I mean is, this thing is... a fake! No, it's a very good... fake!"
Jiang Youwei was on the verge of tears. Every time he tried to say it was genuine, he would inexplicably say it was counterfeit. He was about to have a breakdown. (End of Chapter)