Forget it. I won't dwell on it. Being undisturbed for two months is already a gain.
While Lu Qi was internally celebrating, Fang Qing was extremely scared and walked at a snail's pace.
"Walk faster! Don't you want to get the genuine item back?" Lu Qi said impatiently.
"Got it." Fang Qing quickened her pace, but hesitated at the door of her own shop and dared not go in.
A notice of business suspension for rectification was already posted on the shop door. Apparently, the inspectors had been here.
"What's wrong again?" Lu Qi frowned irritably. He didn't have that much time to waste with Fang Qing here. "Hurry up. My time is precious!"
Who do you think you are? You'll get your comeuppance sooner or later!
Fang Qing cursed Lu Qi fiercely in her heart. Then she went into the shop, took out the real Fish - Tail Color Vase she had hidden, refunded all of Wang Jingyun's money on her phone, and showed the payment amount to Lu Qi.
Fang Qing shouted angrily, "Are you satisfied now!"
"Of course I am. Evil will always be punished!" Lu Qi hugged the package of the Fish - Tail Color Vase, laughed out loud, and left.
"A smug villain!"
Fang Qing spat at Lu Qi's back. Suddenly, she felt a chill down her spine. When she turned around, she saw Li Zhengyi with a dark face, his eyes blazing with anger. He threw the book in his hand at her.
Li Zhengyi gritted his teeth and said, "What on earth is going on! Why did the inspectors just order us to suspend business for rectification for two months? What did you do?"
Fang Qing covered the part where she was hit and honestly told the whole story.
After hearing the truth, Li Zhengyi wished he could slap this stupid woman in front of him. He angrily shouted helplessly, "I've told you not to provoke them! Not to provoke them!"
Li Zhengyi's palms were sweating nervously. God knows how scared he was when he saw the people in police uniforms coming. Fortunately, they just posted a notice and gave a verbal warning.
What if the policemen from the inspection room came in for a search? There were many cultural relics he had just stolen in the warehouse. If they were discovered, the whole group would be finished!
"If the things hidden in the backyard are discovered, we'll all end up in prison for the rest of our lives. Do you understand!"
The more Li Zhengyi talked, the colder he felt. Cold sweat soaked his clothes.
People in this line of work could never see the light of day! Fang Qing was even worse. She insisted on making their hiding place well - known!
"Boss, I'm sorry."
Fang Qing's face no longer showed a fierce and unyielding expression. She was frightened by Li Zhengyi's words and turned pale. She kept apologizing.
"I'm sorry. I won't do it again..."
"Forget it!"
Seeing that the thing had already happened and someone in their group had been arrested, so they had to change their hiding place, Li Zhengyi waved his hand helplessly.
"Just take this as a lesson. We can just use this rectification period and won't attract attention."
"But if you cause trouble again in the future, just go back to your hometown!"
"Yes." Fang Qing nodded repeatedly.
"What are you still standing there for? Get ready to close the shop!" Li Zhengyi glared at Fang Qing. "Tell the people in the backyard to drive the van to the front to load the things."
"Yes."
Lu Qi took the Fish - Tail Color Vase back to the shop and gave it to Wang Jingyun.
Wang Jingyun carefully felt the vase. The smile on his lips gradually widened. He said excitedly, "Great! This is my Fish - Tail Color Vase!"
Wang Jingyun excitedly hugged the Fish - Tail Color Vase. The joy of getting it back after losing it swept over his heart. He gratefully looked at Lu Qi and Xu Qingqing.
"If it weren't for you, I would never have gotten my vase back!"
"Yes, Lu Qi, thank you for helping Uncle Wang get his vase back." Xu Qingqing thanked Lu Qi.
Lu Qi waved his hand boldly, "It's just a small thing. Don't mention it. As long as you keep working in my shop."
Xu Qingqing: "..."
Xu Qingqing looked at the restored vase. The crack was repaired into a thick, black - looking line, which was not very aesthetically pleasing.
"Uncle Wang, just leave your vase here. I'll restore it again and inform you when it's done."
"That would be great!"
Wang Jingyun nodded happily. He stroked the restored line that looked like it was drawn with a marker and wanted to scold Fang Qing for deceiving consumers.
It was so ugly. It was even less inconspicuous than when he glued it with double - sided tape himself!
"Then I'll leave it to you." Wang Jingyun was completely at ease leaving the vase to Xu Qingqing. "I still have to go home to pick up my grandson. I'll leave first."
"Okay. I'll see you out."
Xu Qingqing smiled and saw Wang Jingyun off. She saw a van parked in front of Fang Qing's restoration shop. A bald man whose head was reflecting the sunlight was loading something onto the van.
Xu Qingqing squinted at the bald man. This made her think of the bald tomb - robber who had escaped last time and hadn't been caught yet.
No way... It can't be such a coincidence!
"Uncle Wang, take care."
Xu Qingqing waved goodbye to Wang Jingyun. She quietly hid behind a telephone pole and carefully sized up the bald man, trying to see his face clearly.
But soon a man came out of the shop and told the bald man not to load the things anymore and to get in the car quickly.
The bald man, who was almost done loading all the things onto the van, was inexplicably pushed into the car by Li Zhengyi. He said impatiently, "Boss, what are you doing? I haven't finished loading yet!"
"Stop loading, you idiot!" Li Zhengyi scolded the bald man. He said angrily, "You're almost being discovered!"
As soon as he came out of the shop, he noticed Xu Qingqing hiding behind the telephone pole and looking.
"Discovered by whom!"
Since he escaped last time, the bald man had been very nervous, always afraid that the glasses - wearing guy would betray him.
"Who else? Have you forgotten the new female restorer in Lu Qi's shop? She's also an antique appraiser of the special action team!" Li Zhengyi was angry at his incompetence and slapped the bald man on the forehead.
"She was just staring at you behind the telephone pole. If it weren't for me, you would have almost been seen clearly by her!"
The bald man broke out in a cold sweat. He wiped the sweat on his forehead and nervously asked, "She didn't see me, did she!"
"No. Thanks to me pushing you in time. Can you be more careful in the future!" Li Zhengyi said angrily. "If you're caught, don't say I didn't help you!"
"Thank you, boss. I know." The bald man thanked him repeatedly and gritted his teeth in hatred. "I really want to kill that woman!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Li Zhengyi scolded him. "Be honest and don't cause trouble!"
"Yes." The bald man looked at Xu Qingqing through the car window and suppressed his hatred in his heart. He would surely find an opportunity to teach this bitch a lesson!
"You don't have to do the work outside anymore. I'll ask Fang Qing to load the things. You just stay in the car honestly." Li Zhengyi instructed.
After getting out of the car, Li Zhengyi warily looked in Xu Qingqing's direction. Xu Qingqing felt cold all over under his sharp gaze. She quietly turned around and went back into the shop.
She always felt that Fang Qing's shop was not that simple!
There must be something fishy!
After Fang Qing loaded all the things onto the van, Li Zhengyi was about to start the car and leave.
Fang Qing exclaimed, "Oh no! I forgot something!"