"He illegally bought and sold an antique before. I was just about to arrest him. Fortunately, you brought him here," said the officer.
Hearing this, Officer Wang glared at Song Fuqiang angrily. "I didn't expect you to have a criminal record!"
Officer Wang readily handed Song Fuqiang over to Officer Xiao He.
Seeing this, Yan Mo quickly spoke up. "Officer Wang, actually, Xu Yan is the elder brother of Xu Qingqing, who exposed Song Fuqiang's illegal antique trading. Song Fuqiang held a grudge because of this and deliberately said something offensive to provoke Xu Yan. Could you please let us go for the sake of this policewoman?"
"Officer Wang, his sister, Xu Qingqing, is a member of the Special Cultural Relics Task Force. She has excellent character. I believe her elder brother won't be a bad person either..." Officer Xiao He pleaded after learning that Xu Yan was Xu Qingqing's elder brother.
Since things had come to this, Officer Wang wasn't the type to be unrelenting. He waved his hand. "Young man, think carefully before you act in the future. You can't solve problems just by using force."
"Yes, thank you for your advice, Uncle Policeman." Xu Yan bowed deeply, and then Yan Mo dragged him and Jing Zhen away in a hurry.
After leaving the police station, Yan Mo patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief. "I thought you'd be detained. I didn't expect Xu Qingqing to be so well - known."
"Xu Yan, you owe your sister this time. Don't be so impulsive in the future."
"You're one to talk," Xu Yan retorted, shooting a disdainful glance at Yan Mo. "Weren't you just chasing him with a broom?"
"I..." Jing Zhen said uncomfortably. "I just wanted to scare him. Who knew you'd go all out? What if you'd killed him?"
"Okay, stop arguing," Jing Zhen interjected. Noticing the cuts on Xu Yan's face, she reminded him, "You've got injuries on your face. Go and get them treated."
Xu Yan wiped the blood from his cheek and raised an eyebrow at Jing Zhen. "I got injured for you. Shouldn't you be the one to apply medicine for me?"
Jing Zhen blinked. Since Xu Yan had fought because of her, it seemed inappropriate to refuse directly. She looked awkwardly at Yan Mo. "Yan Mo..."
"I've got something to do at the company. That damned lawyer recorded evidence of you beating Song Fuqiang today. The following case might be very tricky. Get ready for a long - term battle."
After saying that, Yan Mo patted Jing Zhen on the shoulder and left without looking back. Since she had decided to give up, she would never turn back.
"Yan Mo..." Jing Zhen reached out her hand towards Yan Mo's back. Now that it was just her and Xu Yan, she had to apply medicine for him.
"Sigh... Come on, let's go and get your injuries treated." Jing Zhen heaved a long sigh.
Xu Yan squinted at Jing Zhen and said discontentedly, "If you're so reluctant, forget it."
Jing Zhen complained about Xu Yan's being fussy in her heart but forced a smile. "I was in a bad attitude. Please, Young Master Xu."
"Being sarcastic." Although Xu Yan said so, he knew when to stop and got in the car obediently.
Song Fuqiang at the police station wasn't so lucky. Officer Xiao He interrogated him several times and dug out all his secrets.
"Are you sure they approached you on their own initiative and wanted to sell you that treasure?" Officer Xiao He rubbed his chin and sized up Song Fuqiang suspiciously.
"Officer, I really didn't lie to you!" Song Fuqiang slapped the table anxiously when he saw that Officer Xiao He didn't believe him.
"A few days before my birthday, I was worrying about where to buy a cultural relic that no one had ever seen. Then someone came to my company and sold me the bird - bodied human - faced statue."
"Do you still remember what that person looked like?" Officer Xiao He continued to ask.
Song Fuqiang frowned and thought carefully for a long time. "He wore a cap and had a nose ring. I don't remember his appearance clearly. But I remember there was a blue dragon tattoo on his arm, covering his whole arm."
"Alright," Officer Xiao He sighed. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find someone based on the features Song Fuqiang described.
Since being kicked out by Lu Qi, Master Hu had been wandering on Chengde Street, thinking about how to take revenge on Lu Qi and Xu Qingqing.
"Do you want revenge? If you do, I can help you for free." Just as Master Hu was walking around the street for the third time, a strange - looking young man appeared in front of him. He was wearing a sports vest, a cap, and carrying a backpack.
The cap on the man's face was pulled very low. Master Hu couldn't see his face clearly, only a nose ring on his nose tip, which looked a bit scary.
Master Hu was stunned for a moment, thinking this man was crazy, and turned around to leave.
The man spoke again. His Chinese was very awkward and laborious as he tried hard to speak Mandarin well. "You must think I'm crazy, but I really can help you. It's free anyway. Just give it a try and you'll know."
Master Hu thought the man made sense. He turned around, looked at the man, and asked coldly, "Why do you want to help me? Do you have a grudge against Xu Qingqing and the others?"
Hearing Master Hu's words, a sneer appeared on the man's face. "Of course I do. It's a big one."
Xu Qingqing had sent so many of his men to prison. He must find a way to get revenge.
Seeing that the man's expression didn't seem fake, Master Hu trusted him a bit more. "I can't even get into Lu Qi's shop. What can you do to help me take revenge?"
"I have someone planted in Lu Qi's shop. He can open the door for you at night. You can go in as you like."
Master Hu could only see the man's mouth. From his mouth, he could tell that the man was wearing a smug smile. This man must be extraordinary if he could plant a spy in Lu Qi's shop.
"Then you can do whatever you want." Master Hu was very tempted by what the man said and immediately agreed.
"Okay, then it's tonight. I'll come back at 10:00 and ask your man to open the door for me."
"Okay." After finalizing the plan with Master Hu, the man tightened the straps of his backpack and turned to leave.
Master Hu shouted at his back, "By the way, what's your name?"
"Just call me Xiao Liu." The man waved his hand without looking back and soon disappeared from Master Hu's sight.
Xu Qingqing had been restoring antiques in the shop all day. Even for lunch, Lu Qi bought her a boxed meal and she just took a few bites.
In the evening, Li Jiani came to the shop specifically to check the progress of the vase restoration. Xu Qingqing had cleaned up all the adhesive used in the previous restoration and restored it in her own way. Although it took a long time and she only restored a crack as long as a finger joint, the restored crack was completely invisible. If Li Jiani didn't know the length of the crack, he would have thought Xu Qingqing hadn't restored it at all.