"Spare my life, spare my life!"
Jin Shi was quickly beaten black and blue, crying out in pain.
When the surrounding people were about to beat him to death, Li Yang stopped them and asked with a smile, "Boss Jin, are you willing to pay now?"
"I'll pay, I'll pay!"
Jin Shi gritted his teeth. Although he hated Li Yang to the core, he dared not show any disrespect on the surface.
Without waiting for Li Yang to urge him, he took out his bank card and handed it to Li Yang with trembling hands, saying, "There are seventy million in this card, plus the ten million deposit from earlier, making it exactly eighty million."
"Please let me go. I swear to heaven, I will never dare to do this again."
"Good, you're lucky today. I'll let you off the hook. Get lost!"
Li Yang waved his hand, letting the subordinates in the shop make way for him. After he got up from the ground, he quickly disappeared without a trace.
Watching him flee in disarray, Shui Xiang couldn't help but bend over and chuckle.
She blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Li Yang, saying, "Li Yang, I didn't expect you to really have a way to deal with him. This guy really angered me last time, and I finally feel relieved today."
"Anyone who bullies Sister Shui, I will definitely not let them have an easy time. This guy brought it upon himself, and he has no one else to blame," Li Yang said with a smile.
However, soon, Li Yang's face turned cold again, and he looked at Shui Xiang seriously, saying, "By the way, Sister Shui, this guy came to trouble you. I suspect there must be someone behind him. He didn't genuinely come to buy jade."
"I suggest you send someone to follow him immediately. You might make an unexpected discovery."
"What? There's someone behind him?"
Shui Xiang suddenly stopped smiling, her brows furrowed. "That's impossible. If this guy had someone behind him, he should have insisted on buying jade from me last time. Why would he leave to buy from someone else?"
"If he didn't do that, how could he make you believe him? Just like you don't believe there's someone behind him now."
Li Yang's eyes were deep as he said, "The reason I let him leave the eighty million just now was to let him go back and find helpers for revenge. He definitely won't bring the money tomorrow, but a bunch of troublemakers."
"Now that you know who is behind him in advance, it will be easier for us to deal with him."
"Okay, I'll listen to you on everything."
Shui Xiang also felt a little worried and quickly nodded. She turned around and instructed her subordinates to track Jin Shi.
After Shui Xiang made arrangements, Li Yang thought it was time to go to the antique shop to check the situation.
He hadn't been there to see his business since returning from the provincial capital.
So he bid farewell to Shui Xiang and headed straight for the antique shop.
During his absence, the shop's business was managed by Da Er Dong. Da Er Dong was an honest person, and he would do everything Li Yang instructed him to do.
When Li Yang arrived at the shop, there were many customers. Da Er Dong was also personally serving the customers, very attentively.
When he saw Li Yang's face, he ran to him with joy and smiled, "Boss, when did you get back? You didn't even tell me. If I had known you were back, I would have come to pick you up."
"No need to pick me up. As long as you manage the shop's business well, I will be very grateful," Li Yang said, patting his shoulder and asking with a smile, "How has the shop's business been recently? Has there been any unexpected situation?"
"Don't worry, Boss. I'm managing the business very well, and our shop has a lot of goods. While you were away, Miss Qin often came to look at the goods here. Whenever something was missing, she would replenish it for us in time. She treats our shop very well," Da Er Dong said with a smile.
"Miss Qin?"
Li Yang suddenly realized. No wonder the shop's business was so good; it turned out she was helping behind the scenes.
Speaking of which, Li Yang really owed Qin Bingqin a bit. He needed to find an opportunity to visit her.
"By the way, Da Er Dong, I brought back a few good items from the provincial capital. Put these bowls in a conspicuous place. One is twenty-five thousand, sell them all."
"Ah? Boss, you only brought back a few bowls from the provincial capital?"
Da Er Dong thought Li Yang had brought back something good, but when he saw they were just bowls, he couldn't help but look disappointed.
"What's wrong with the bowls? Has your heart grown so big now that you can't even look at these few broken bowls?" Li Yang frowned and asked sternly.
"How could that be? I wouldn't dare to look down on the Boss. Anything the Boss carefully selects is a good thing. I'll go put them on the shelves now."
Da Er Dong scratched the back of his head, gave an embarrassed smile, and went to arrange the goods.
Just as he was arranging the goods, a woman's voice came from outside the shop: "No need to put those bowls out. Pack them all up for me. I'll take them all."
"Hmm?"
Da Er Dong turned around in surprise. As soon as he turned his face, he saw a noblewoman around thirty years old. She was very beautiful, with a graceful and slender figure, almost like a big star.
Li Yang also turned his head at the sound and his face lit up with joy. He smiled and said, "There are really auspicious events happening today. Boss Bao, why are you here?"
"It's not easy to see Boss Li. I came to Jiangcheng a few days ago, but I heard that you were not here recently and had gone to the provincial capital on business. So I've been in Jiangcheng every day, hoping that Boss Li would return soon."
"Since I have the rare opportunity to see Boss Li today, how can I miss it?" Bao Baoli said with a smile.
She was the vice-chairman of Ruili Ronghua Antique Group. She had met Li Yang before through Lü Fang's introduction and had witnessed Li Yang's prowess in appraising treasures.
This time, she had come to Jiangcheng specifically from Ruili to find Li Yang.
Li Yang's smile remained undiminished. He walked forward and said, "Boss Bao thinks so highly of me. What is the matter that you are looking for me so urgently? Is there anything I can help Boss Bao with?"
"I have two things to do in Jiangcheng. One of them, I'm not sure if Boss Li is aware of it, is related to a treasure map. After I heard about its existence, I came to Jiangcheng to join the fun and want to cooperate with Boss Li to find it."
"The second thing is still related to Boss Li. Boss Li's treasure appraisal skills are unparalleled in the world, and I need to find a thousand-year-old Dragon Seal. I'm afraid only Mr. Li can help me," Bao Baoli said very seriously.
"Oh? It seems that Boss Bao has important matters to discuss with me today. Neither of these two things is easy to accomplish. If Boss Bao doesn't mind, let's go upstairs to chat. I'll personally make Boss Bao a cup of tea."
Li Yang knew this was not a place to discuss business, so he invited her with a smile.
"Okay, I'd be happy to accept."
Bao Baoli smiled and nodded, then followed Li Yang upstairs to the office.
After they sat down, Li Yang personally poured Bao Baoli a cup of tea and asked with a smile, "Boss Bao, what exactly is this thousand-year-old Dragon Seal you mentioned? Do you have a use for it?"