"Fang Qing." Xu Qingqing stared directly into Fang Qing's eyes with a sense of oppression. Her serious tone was full of sharpness.
Fang Qing couldn't help but take a half - step back and asked warily, "What are you doing? You're not going to renege on your promise, are you!"
"Anyway, the genuine product was lost after being sent to your store. Your store should take responsibility!"
Xu Qingqing stuffed the repaired fish - tail colored vase into Fang Qing's hands and made her touch it.
"You said this vase was fake. Then tell me what's different from when you sent it here and where it's fake."
Xu Qingqing was certain that this trouble - making woman couldn't point out where the vase was fake!
The two vases were so similar that if Xu Qingqing and Wang Jingyun weren't so familiar with the genuine fish - tail colored vase, they would surely have been deceived by Fang Qing.
"I..."
Facing Xu Qingqing's questioning, Fang Qing was speechless.
She just followed others blindly. After hearing Li Zhengyi say it was fake, she also claimed it was fake without knowing where the fakeness was.
Fang Qing immediately cast a pleading look at Wang Jingyun. Xu Qingqing took a few steps and blocked Wang Jingyun behind her: "Uncle Wang, if you trust me, leave this matter to me."
"I swear I definitely didn't steal your fish - tail colored vase!"
"I trust you. Leave this matter to you." Wang Jingyun trusted Xu Qingqing 100%.
It was obvious for anyone to choose between a girl he had watched grow up and a stranger he didn't like.
Seeing that Wang Jingyun had no intention of helping her, Fang Qing, who had thought she was sure to win, suddenly panicked.
Fang Qing originally wanted to drag Wang Jingyun into blackmailing Lu Qi to teach him a lesson. But now Wang Jingyun had defected to Xu Qingqing's side.
She was left isolated and in a difficult situation.
Fang Qing trembled with anger, pointing at the three of them but unable to say a word for a long time. Finally, she simply slandered all of them.
"Fine! You guys are in cahoots to cheat me!"
"Who's in cahoots to cheat you!" Wang Jingyun angrily slapped Fang Qing's hand away.
"I originally wanted to have it repaired in this store. If you hadn't dragged me to your store forcefully, how could my vase have become a fake!"
"You're the one who's up to something! Let me tell you, if you don't return my vase, you'll wait for me to sue you... Cough, cough, cough!"
That was his most precious treasure!
Wang Jingyun was so angry that he gasped for breath. Xu Qingqing quickly patted his back to help him calm down: "Don't worry. The fish - tail colored vase will surely be retrieved!"
"By the way, maybe it was the employee you sent who did something wrong and embezzled the genuine product." Xu Qingqing changed the subject and shifted the blame to the actor hired by Fang Qing.
"Why don't you call him here? We can confront him on the spot and surely find out the truth."
"He's already quit." Fang Qing panicked and made up an excuse.
"I have connections. I'm sure I can find him." Lu Qi saw through Fang Qing's lie and said coldly.
Fang Qing's heart was pounding. She had originally planned to set a trap for Lu Qi and the others, but now she was the one in a bad situation.
If the passer - by actor was really found, he would surely tell the truth, and then everything would be exposed!
"No need. This is a matter within our store. I'll solve it." Fang Qing wanted to find an excuse to run away. "I'll surely retrieve your fish - tail colored vase."
After saying that, Fang Qing turned around and wanted to leave. Lu Qi stretched out his arm to block her way. A hint of gloom flashed in his eyes: "Do you think this is just anywhere? You can come and go as you please!"
"You caused a ruckus in our store without knowing the truth. Come with me to the supervision office on Chengde Street and get this matter sorted out. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving!"
He, Lu Qi, wasn't someone to be bullied.
Chengde Street was a street with a history of hundreds of years. Since the antiques traded there were very valuable, robbery and theft often occurred.
To maintain the safety of the merchants on Chengde Street, a supervision office was established. Retired policemen from the police station were invited to sit in and maintain the peace of the street.
As long as something happened, people could turn to the policemen on Chengde Street, who were sure to handle it impartially.
Hearing that they were going to find the policemen, Fang Qing was so scared that she could hardly stand. If it was found out that she had maliciously harmed others, she wouldn't be able to stay. Their place to stay would be ruined by her!
"Boss Lu, I just made a mistake in this matter. There's no need to find the policemen..." Fang Qing forced a smile, trying to gloss over it.
"That won't do. If we don't find the policemen, what if you slander me for bullying you in the future?"
Lu Qi sneered and wasn't deceived. He directly grabbed Fang Qing's wrist and dragged her outside.
This woman was very cunning and had to be guarded against.
"Hey, wait. What about my vase?" Wang Jingyun, who was extremely worried, chased after them and shouted, afraid that Fang Qing would forget about his vase.
He couldn't wait any longer!
Xu Qingqing comforted Wang Jingyun to sit down and poured him a cup of tea: "Uncle Wang, don't be anxious. As long as this matter is handled by the supervision office, your vase will surely be retrieved."
The policemen in the supervision office were all experienced. They could easily find countless flaws in Fang Qing's words.
"Really?" Wang Jingyun was still a bit uneasy. He tightly held the teacup and carefully examined it as an expert would: "This is a Hetian jade teacup, isn't it?"
"Hahaha, Uncle Wang, you have good taste." Xu Qingqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"It's an old habit. Whenever I see a teacup, I can't help analyzing it." Wang Jingyun put down the teacup and sighed.
"Alas, it's all my naughty grandson's fault. I wasn't paying attention, and he ran into my study and broke the fish - tail colored vase."
"Otherwise, even if it cost me my life, I wouldn't let the fish - tail colored vase be damaged in the slightest!"
"Kids are just naughty at this age. Once it's retrieved, I'll repair it for you for free." Xu Qingqing smiled and comforted him, silently praising her two children for being as well - behaved as little angels without any of the naughty kid traits.
"How can I accept that? I'll get the money back later and give it to you directly." Wang Jingyun looked at Xu Qingqing cheerfully. "Consider it my support for your work."
"Thank you, Uncle Wang." Xu Qingqing winked playfully.
On the way, Fang Qing had tried to run away many times, but Lu Qi had forced her to the supervision office.
The supervision office, like the surrounding antique - style buildings, was full of ancient charm. A shiny gold plaque hung on the beam, with the Chinese characters "Supervision Office" written in regular script in black.
When the policemen saw a case coming, they all perked up. Interrogations, checking surveillance cameras, everything was well - arranged.
Fang Qing had never seen such a big scene before. Frightened, she confessed everything truthfully, only hoping for lenient treatment.
Fang Qing admitted that she was jealous of Lu Qi's reputation, so she had devised a plan to cause trouble for him.
Finally, the people in the supervision office asked Fang Qing to close her store for two months for self - reflection, compensate for all the expenses, and hand over the genuine fish - tail colored vase.
Although Lu Qi was dissatisfied with this punishment, thinking it was too lenient, under the mediation of the policemen, he shook hands with Fang Qing and made peace with a fake smile on his face while being angry inside.