Chen Rongsheng

Chapter 52 Seizing Treasure and Smashing Treasure

The Xiaoling Guard's efficiency is something I can rely on; it’s a sure thing.

Since yesterday's batch of bronzes could fool an erudite old scholar, there's no way these ancient Shu jade slips would show any flaws today.

What's more, Boss Wang's old trade is digging and tunneling; he's a complete moron when it comes to appraising treasures!

How could he possibly recognize these ancient Shu jade slips as newly made fakes?

It doesn't make sense!

The only explanation is that he's deliberately calling the real thing fake, trying to use his numerical advantage to seize our treasure.

A cunning plunder; his move is outright "plunder"!

Thinking of this, I felt a surge of disgust. Jiang Yongguang was right; tomb robbers are indeed a bunch of scum with no bottom line.

Although Boss Wang pretended to be angry and slapped the table, he was careful when he moved, afraid of hitting the ancient Shu jade slips placed on the side.

That single action was enough to show that he didn't think it was a fake at all, but had already determined that it was the real deal!

Yet he was still putting on an act, glaring and saying, "So, you two are teaming up to swindle me, using new goods to booby-trap me, huh? This kind of flawed imitation, and you want a million from me? You've got a death wish!"

Before he finished speaking, the rats swarmed around us, each one looking fierce, sleeves rolled up, and eyes wide.

Several people directly picked up weapons, standing aside and watching us like tigers eyeing their prey.

I understood now; this play had been rehearsed long ago, just waiting for Uncle Mei and me to walk right into their trap, so they could take turns taking the stage.

Seeing that Boss Wang was planning to get something for nothing and outright snatch the ancient Shu jade slips, Uncle Mei and I remained calm and didn't lower our heads.

Taking advantage of Boss Wang's momentary lapse in attention, I acted quickly, suddenly stepping forward and grabbing the ancient Shu jade slips placed on the coffee table.

Boss Wang was shocked and pointed at my nose, asking, "What are you doing?"

I smiled faintly, pointing to the ancient Shu jade slips and asking, "You say this isn't genuine?"

Boss Wang stubbornly said, "I've been immersed in the antique business since I was a child, and I've never made a mistake in my life. If I say it's new, then it's 100% new! What? You don't believe me?"

I said loudly, "I believe you! Since Boss Wang says it's new, then it must be new!"

My sudden answer stunned Boss Wang, and the other rats looked at me in disbelief, seemingly not expecting me to give in so easily.

But then, I continued, "Although I'm a novice, I also know the rules of the antique business. Since this treasure is a fake, according to the rules, it should be smashed on the spot to prevent it from harming others!"

In the martial world of antiques, it's hard to distinguish between real and fake, and the circulating treasures are often very valuable. Therefore, if a fake circulates, it will often ruin the buyer!

Therefore, if an expert identifies a fake, they must smash it on the spot to prevent it from circulating on the market and causing others to pay tuition in vain.

After I finished speaking, Uncle Mei immediately cheered, "Good! We all trust Boss Wang. Since Boss Wang says it's a fake, then this fake should be smashed!"

Before he finished speaking, I suddenly raised the ancient Shu jade slips high above my head!

Boss Wang was dumbfounded!

How could these jade slips be smashed?

He still needed to use this unparalleled treasure to report to Master Gao!

Seeing me raise the ancient Shu jade slips high, Boss Wang immediately softened, begging, "Have mercy! It's my fault for being too absolute! After all, this treasure is a rare item, and maybe I made a mistake. Why don't we invite a few more experts to take a look, and then make a decision later..."

But his softening came a step too late. I had already taken action, immediately throwing the ancient Shu jade slips at the window. With a crisp sound, the ancient Shu jade slips smashed through the glass window and flew out of the living room on the second floor of the villa, landing accurately on the roof of the car parked at the entrance of the villa!

The fake instantly shattered into pieces, and the car also emitted a violent alarm!

Boss Wang was both shocked and heartbroken. He strode to the window, looked at the ancient Shu jade slips that had been broken into pieces, and stamped his feet, saying, "Oh! Why are you in such a hurry? This is a peerless treasure from four thousand years ago. Why did you smash it as soon as you said you would?!"

He didn't know that my smashing the treasure was a pretense, and sending a signal to Hu Wazi and Jiang Yongguang was the truth!

The ancient Shu jade slips thrown out of the window were the signal we agreed upon, confirming that Boss Wang was in the villa, and telling them to close the net as soon as possible!

As the car alarm sounded, figures suddenly flickered around the villa. A burly, bald man, as towering as a mountain, took the lead, followed by more than a dozen brothers who surged like a tide!

It was Hu Wazi and his renyintang (benevolence hall) brothers!

In the distance, the Xiaoling Guard set up a cordon, with Jiang Yongguang leading the way with a live weapon, followed closely by his teammates!

This time, Boss Wang had no way to escape!

Standing by the window, Boss Wang quickly sensed that something was wrong. Seeing that his villa was surrounded, his face changed drastically. He turned around and glared at us, shouting, "No! This is a trap! I've been set up! Who exactly are you people?"

I stepped forward, staring intently into Boss Wang's eyes, and said, "Ten days ago, you went down to the tomb and dug. Who was the rat who broke through the waterproof wall and caused the underground water to flood the tomb, escaping from the main tomb chamber in a coffin? Tell me!"

Boss Wang was shocked and trembled, exclaiming, "You... how do you know so clearly? Who exactly are you people?"

At this moment, a rat climbed up to look into the distance and saw the Xiaoling Guard behind them. He quickly shouted, "Boss Wang, it's the authorities! Retreat! Retreat! It'll be too late if you don't!"

Boss Wang hurriedly fled, not even bothering to put on his shoes. But before leaving, he glanced nervously at the tightly closed room and said, "Take her with you! Don't let her fall into the hands of the authorities!"

At the time, I couldn't determine whether Boss Wang was saying "she" or "he," but my intuition told me that the person in this room was likely Little Mei.

Thinking of this, I rushed towards the room like a madman!

"Little Mei? Is that you? Are you in the room? It's me! It's Rongsheng!"

I rushed to the outside of the room in a few steps and kicked the door.

But the two strong men guarding the door quickly came to block me, punching and kicking me.

At this time, Uncle Mei also came to help, picking up a chair and smashing it over.

But these two were obviously trained, and they blocked Uncle Mei's attack with a raise of their arms.

Regardless of the danger, I rushed towards the door again. This time, I directly used my shoulder against the door, almost knocking it open!

With a bang, the door was forced open a crack!

I squinted my eyes and looked into the room through the crack. Boss Wang was shocked and quickly shouted, "Stop that kid! Stop him!"

As if there was some great secret inside the room.

The two strong men at the door turned around to grab me, but I still saw the scene inside. I guessed right, there was indeed someone locked in this room, but when I saw that person, I only felt a buzzing in my head, and it exploded completely!