After discussing with Police Officer Xiao He, the latter immediately led his team and within ten minutes, they were stationed outside Lu Qi's shop, keeping an eye on Wang Chengxiang. Their goal was to catch the big fish behind Wang Chengxiang as well.
With the cooperation of Police Officer Xiao He, Xu Qingqing and Wang Lide decided to tell Wang Chengxiang the truth.
Xu Qingqing and Wang Lide walked out of the studio. "Mr. Wang, we've identified your bronze ware," Xu Qingqing said.
"I once read in an unofficial history book that there was a similar bronze ware called the Ziwu Bronze Zunpan during the Warring States period."
Wang Chengxiang blinked his eyes and asked, "When was the Warring States period?
"Don't give me all that fancy talk. Just tell me how old this thing is and whether it's valuable or not!"
"Of course it's valuable. It's a national treasure," Wang Lide added, emphasizing the value of this treasure.
Hearing this, Wang Chengxiang's eyes sparkled with greed. He happily picked it up and was about to leave.
"Mr. Wang, don't you want to hand it over to the country? Or we can buy it from you. Do you have a price in mind?"
Lu Qi didn't want to let the Ziwu Bronze Zunpan go. It was an extremely rare treasure. It was a pity for it to fall into the hands of such a vulgar person.
Wang Chengxiang glared at them and spat on the ground.
Xu Qingqing frowned in disgust. This man was so uneducated. They had just helped him identify the bronze ware, but instead of saying thank you, he behaved so rudely.
"This is my stuff. I'm taking it back as a family heirloom!"
After saying that, Wang Chengxiang turned around and left.
Lu Qi had no choice but to ask someone to clean up the spit on the ground. He asked Xu Qingqing,
"Qingqing, how could you just let him go? Shouldn't we have confiscated that thing?"
Xu Qingqing had suspected that Wang Chengxiang was a tomb - robber just now. Why did she let him go now?
Xu Qingqing shook her head and gave a mysterious smile. "We've already had a plan. You don't need to worry about it."
Lu Qi wanted to ask more.
Xu Qingqing made a zipping motion over her lips, indicating that it was a secret. No matter how much Lu Qi asked, she wouldn't say a word.
Lu Qi nodded reluctantly. This was not something a layman like him should know. He might as well just go back to his own business.
Wang Chengxiang got into his car parked in the underground garage. He happily opened the mahogany box and looked at the Ziwu Bronze Zunpan inside.
"That foreigner didn't lie to me. This is really a good thing!"
Wang Chengxiang blew on the Ziwu Bronze Zunpan, wiped off the dust with his sleeve, took out his phone, and took a photo to send to Lui.
Wang Chengxiang [Big brother, next time you have such a good thing, you must take your little brother with you!]
Wang Chengxiang [Big brother is really awesome. Even the... from the Warring States period]
As he was typing, Wang Chengxiang got stuck. He scratched his sparsely - haired head but couldn't remember the real name that Wang Lide had mentioned. He simply replaced it with "treasure".
Liu Shicheng had been lurking outside Lu Qi's shop for the past few days, trying to bring down Lu Qi's business. He witnessed Wang Chengxiang going in for the identification. Suppressing his anger, he received Wang Chengxiang's message.
"This untrustworthy bastard! How dare he send me a message!"
The knuckles of Liu Shicheng's hand holding the phone turned white. He wished he could immediately find Wang Chengxiang and snatch back the Ziwu Bronze Zunpan.
This was the prize for the bet when Wang Chengxiang chose a tomb last time. Wang Chengxiang had promised Liu Shicheng that he would never have it identified.
But not only did this guy have it identified, but he specifically asked Xu Qingqing from the Special Action Group for Cultural Relics!
He had just seen plain - clothes policemen following Wang Chengxiang leave.
What a useless and troublesome person!
Lui [You untrustworthy person. You promised me you wouldn't have it identified! I think our deal doesn't need to continue!]
Lui [Since you didn't follow the rules, the money you bet won't be returned to you!]
After saying that, Liu Shicheng put his phone in his pocket and turned away.
He wanted to cut off all contact with Wang Chengxiang to avoid exposing the entire organization because of him.
Wang Chengxiang was happily waiting for Liu Shicheng to take him to make a fortune, but instead, he received the news of their rift.
"Damn it! How could I forget about this!" Wang Chengxiang slapped himself hard.
At that time, in order to get the prize, he didn't read the conditions that Liu Shicheng set carefully.
He had bet tens of millions in the website, including his and his step - mother's money. If he lost, they would lose everything!
Wang Chengxiang quickly tried to make amends. [Mr. Liu, please don't be angry with me. You're a magnanimous person!]
Wang Chengxiang [I'll definitely find a way to keep this a secret.]
[My wife's younger sister is the mother - in - law of the appraiser who helped me. I'll definitely ask her to keep that female appraiser's mouth shut!]
The phone in his pocket vibrated one after another. At first, Liu Shicheng found Wang Chengxiang annoying and wanted to block and delete him.
But when he saw that Wang Chengxiang had a connection with Xu Qingqing, he immediately had an idea.
The tomb this time was in the country, and he was worried about how to avoid the attention of Xu Qingqing and her team.
Since there was a ready - made bait, he might as well make use of it.
Liu Shicheng immediately replied to Wang Chengxiang's message. [Is what you said true? If it is, there's still a chance for us to make up!]
Sitting in the car, Wang Chengxiang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
He was afraid that Liu Shicheng would stop replying to his messages and would never take him to do business again.
Seeing that there was still a chance to save the situation, Wang Chengxiang wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
Wang Chengxiang [I'll contact the female appraiser's mother - in - law right now and make sure to keep this a secret!]
Liu Shicheng showed an evil smile on his face. His single eyelids and thin lips made him look a bit sinister. His long fingers typed quickly on the keyboard.
[No need. Let her find a way to leak this news to Xu Qingqing. Then you just follow my instructions.]
At home, the step - mother was stewing soup for Father Lu, trying to please him. She received a call from her brother - in - law Wang Chengxiang.
She and Wang Chengxiang exchanged contact numbers at her sister's wedding. They hadn't called each other for years.
"Why did you call me today..."
The step - mother turned the stove to low heat, picked up her phone, and gracefully sat down on the chair at the dining table.
"Right! Maybe the money I invested last time has doubled!"
The step - mother remembered the money she had invested last time. Her face immediately lit up with excitement. She clapped her hands and answered the phone.
"Hello, brother - in - law. What's up?" the step - mother said sweetly.
"I... I just want you to do me a favor..."
Wang Chengxiang stammered. Although he felt it was embarrassing to ask a woman for help, for the sake of his future wealth, he decided to take the plunge.
"How's your relationship with your daughter - in - law Xu Qingqing?"