Chapter 7649
Settling Accounts
Yun Yuyan was no longer in the mood to listen to Zhou Keying and Xiao Chen's conversation.
She squatted down on the ground, staring at the broken bronze cup, muttering to herself.
"It's fake, how could it be fake..."
They're starting to sound a bit mystical.
Zhou Keying patted Yun Yuyan's junior helplessly and comforted her, "Sister Yuyan, it's just ten thousand yuan. If it's fake, it's fake. You should think positively. We don't have to go to jail. Just be careful not to be fooled in the future."
Xiao Chen shook his head repeatedly.
"This industry is too murky, let's not do it anymore, okay? Here's ten thousand yuan!"
"no!"
Yun Yuyan suddenly stood up. "I can't swallow this. Ten thousand yuan isn't a lot, but I can't let it go like this. How dare he cheat me out of my money? Does he even know who's behind me?"
"Who's behind you?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.
"You!"
Yun Yuyan pointed at Xiao Chen, "Are you really going to just stand by and watch your lovely sister get scammed without doing anything? Come with me, I don't need much, just give me my money back."
Xiao Chen also wanted to see who dared to deceive Yun Yuyan.
This shows they don't take Xiao Chen seriously. Everyone in the provincial capital knows that Yun Yuyan is his friend.
Especially in the antique circle, Yun Yuyan's affair caused quite a stir.
The next morning, Yun Yuyan woke Xiao Chen up early, and the two drove to the antique street.
It was early morning, and the place wasn't very lively yet. Some vendors were still setting up their stalls, but hadn't started operating yet.
Xiao Chen walked behind Yun Yuyan, smoking a cigarette while looking around, hoping to get his hands on one or two items containing spiritual energy.
This was another reason why he came with Yun Yuyan.
Soon, Yun Yuyan led Xiao Chen to a stall.
This stall isn't big, but it's located in the middle of the antique street, so it's quite eye-catching.
The stall is already quite full of items.
There are ancient bronze coins, inferior jade artifacts, imitation porcelain, and various crudely shaped bronze artifacts—a dazzling array of goods.
But anyone with a little knowledge can tell that 99% of the items on this stall are fake; some are handicrafts, and some are imitations.
There's nothing of value here.
After all, these vendors are much more shrewd nowadays. Unlike the vendors of the past who didn't even know they had treasures on their stalls, today's vendors are mostly experts. Unless you really don't understand something, you're unlikely to be fooled.
The stall owner was a man in his fifties.
According to Yun Yuyan, his surname is Ma.
Mr. Ma has a pair of squinty eyes and a small mustache.
He wore a simple, honest smile, but his eyes revealed a truly cunning nature.
That smile could fool Yun Yuyan, but it couldn't fool Xiao Chen. This kind of person is probably someone who has been doing this kind of swindling and deception for years.
He's a total sly old fox.
Given Yun Yuyan's skill level, she probably wouldn't be able to handle it.
At this moment, Yun Yuyan's voice rang out: "You, surnamed Ma, actually lied to me. This thing is not a bronze artifact at all. You are quite good at making up stories."
As she spoke, she threw the two fragments of what she claimed to be bronze cups onto the stall. "If you don't give me my money back today, I'm not leaving."
Boss Ma glanced at Yun Yuyan and revealed a sly smile: "Who are you? Do I know you? Coming here so early in the morning looking for trouble. When did I sell you bronze artifacts? Don't you know selling that stuff is illegal?"
Yun Yuyan was stunned.
The other party actually denied it, and what's worse, they lied without batting an eye. What a thick skin!
"Don't play dumb with me. Yesterday afternoon, I bought two bronze cups from you. You told me they were bronze artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and that they were funerary objects for Emperor Yongzheng. Now you're denying it?"
Mr. Ma remained expressionless: "Young lady, please stop causing trouble. I keep track of everything I sell. How come I don't remember selling you any bronze artifacts yesterday? You're just trying to get me into trouble."
Yun Yuyan was furious, but there was nothing she could do. She had been too anxious yesterday and hadn't even thought to take a picture with her phone as evidence.
Several stall owners from the surrounding area came over to join in the fun.
They knew perfectly well that it was this Mr. Ma who sold the goods to the girl yesterday, but they didn't intend to say it. They wouldn't do anything that wouldn't benefit them.
Seeing that no one identified him, Mr. Ma became even more smug.
He stood up and said, "Miss, you're just an ordinary person. You might not understand the rules of our business. We don't acknowledge anything once it's out, and we don't compensate for mistakes. Even if you did buy something from me, the transaction is over, and I have no reason to refund your money. You can't cause trouble here either."
"You're now saying you bought something from me, but you have no evidence, no witnesses, and no invoice. You're just making baseless accusations and trying to slander me. Young lady, aren't you being a bit too presumptuous?"
Yun Yuyan usually deals with entrepreneurs and bosses, or at least people of status and position, but she has never seen such a scoundrel.
At the very least, we don't usually see them.
She was completely helpless against this scoundrel today, and she was furious, but what he said was true, and she didn't even have any evidence.
The most outrageous thing is that yesterday's transaction was still in cash, which she went to the bank to get, and there's no transaction record at all.
Thinking back to how silly I was yesterday, I bet Mr. Ma is laughing to himself right now.
Seeing her like this, Boss Ma knew she was a novice and said disdainfully, "Alright, alright, I still have business to do. Don't cause trouble here, or I'll call the police and say you're disrupting market order. They'll detain you for a few days, and you'll be good then!"
Yun Yuyan almost exploded. She was the one who suffered a loss, yet she was still being squeezed and threatened like this, and the worst part was that it might actually succeed.
She was really wronged.
At this moment, Xiao Chen, who had been silent all along, pulled Yun Yuyan aside: "These things can't be done the usual way. Don't worry, I'll not only help you get your money back, but I'll also make him feel the pinch!"
"Really?" Yun Yuyan was a little skeptical.
"Would I lie to you? You've been lied to so many times that you don't even trust me anymore?"
Xiao Chen was speechless.
Actually, he had just found something at Mr. Ma's stall.
That's a painting!
That thing contained a rich spiritual energy and was hung in a conspicuous place.
Others might not be able to tell, but he possesses immortal power. He only needs to concentrate his immortal power in his eyes to see that the painting is different from others.
The scroll was somewhat broken, and the paper was yellowed.
However, none of this is a problem. Xiao Chen estimated that as long as he could acquire this item, it would be worth at least a million.
Although it can't compare to what she bought before, it will definitely allow Yun Yuyan to earn back the money she lost and make Mr. Ma feel the pinch.
After all, if someone really knew about something worth millions, who would just leave it hanging there like that? (End of Chapter)