“Hello, you two. Are you here to purchase jade or antiques, or…”
“I’m the owner of Tonghai Antique Store on Chuncheng Road. Actually, I’m here today to join the Bogu Antique Association!”
Xu Fei, having already gathered information about the Bogu Antique Association, made up a reason on the spot to gain entry. At the same time, he saw through the receptionist’s intentions.
She was just an ordinary receptionist, not worth Xu Fei’s time to engage in lengthy conversation.
Xu Fei’s goal was to lure out someone more influential.
“Is that so? Please wait a moment, sir. I’ll contact our manager right away.”
The receptionist quickly left and soon returned with a man.
“Hello, are you the one interested in joining our Bogu Antique Association? This way, please.”
The man led Xu Fei into a tea room, speaking politely.
“Sort of. I have a question for you. Does your Bogu Antique Association usually have people working in the field? Can you bring them here to meet me?”
“Sort of?”
After Xu Fei finished speaking, the manager couldn’t help but mutter to himself for a while before smiling and responding.
“Well… I’m sorry, but that might involve our company’s trade secrets, so I can’t accommodate that request. If you’d like to join our association, you can take a look at the contract first…”
Before the manager could finish, Xu Fei interrupted him.
“No need, I’ve changed my mind…”
After saying this, Xu Fei immediately grabbed Lanhua and rushed out the door, appearing to be in a great hurry.
“How strange. What a waste of time!”
The manager glanced at the door, grumbling as he put away the contract.
“Senior… where are we going…?”
Xu Fei was moving so fast that Lanhua, who was being dragged along, felt like she was about to take off.
“Hold on. I saw the people who scammed you!”
Xu Fei then sped up, chasing in a certain direction.
Lanhua, however, was confused.
“You saw them? Weren’t we just in the tea room together?”
“The door wasn’t closed properly. I saw someone passing by!”
Before long, Xu Fei finally stopped, blocking three people who were about to drive away.
“Hey! Where did this brat come from, blocking my way? Are you tired of living?!”
The fat man who was about to open the driver’s door felt Xu Fei’s hand pressing against it. He tried to pull it open, but the door didn’t budge, so he resorted to threats.
“Hand over what you stole that day, or you’re not going anywhere!”
Xu Fei’s voice wasn’t loud, but the determination in his tone was clear, especially with the door firmly held in place.
“Stole? We’re appraisers from the Bogu Antique Association. When have we ever done anything like that? If you keep slandering us, don’t blame us for being rude!”
Although they didn’t know who Xu Fei was, only a fool would admit to scamming someone outright.
“Enough nonsense. Seeing this should jog your memory, right?”
Xu Fei took the Jade Arhat from Lanhua and held it up. The three men across from him finally realized what was going on.
