"Master, have you thought of a way to deal with Situ Jue?" Qian Long was indeed somewhat annoyed by Situ Jue, but it was difficult to restrain him with his own strength alone.
Li Yang nodded and said solemnly, "The key to dealing with Situ Jue lies in that batch of treasures. He colluded with the Sakura country for those treasures, and this time we must obtain complete evidence of their collusion."
"As long as we get all the evidence, we won't be afraid of not being able to deal with him."
"That's right, as long as Situ Jue dares to act with those traitors from the Sakura country, we will definitely be able to deal with him. What he's doing is a serious crime," Qian Long realized with a sudden clarity and said with conviction.
Although he hadn't brought much of the Qian family's influence, gathering intelligence was definitely not a problem.
If they could obtain evidence of Situ Jue and the traitors from the Sakura country plotting together for the treasures, it would be enough to have the public security deal with the Situ family.
If Situ Jue wanted to be released through connections, Qian Long wouldn't be a pushover either!
"So Xin Yu, Uncle Tang, you don't need to worry. I'll handle Situ Jue. You should keep a low profile during this time and try not to make deals with strangers, lest you fall into Situ Jue's trap."
"After I deal with Situ Jue, you can resume your transactions," Li Yang said directly.
"No problem, we'll do everything you say," Tang Hucheng agreed decisively.
He currently had no confidence in dealing with Situ Jue and could only obey Li Yang's orders to barely protect himself.
After discussing the plan with them, Li Yang set off to investigate Situ Jue's affairs.
He left the Tang Group with Qian Long. He first sent Tang Long to investigate clues about those traitors from the Sakura country, while Li Yang started with the treasures, hoping to find the treasure map as soon as possible. That item was the core of controlling Situ Jue this time.
"The treasure map is in the museum. The museum should be closed today. I'll go find Curator Qi tomorrow morning. For now, I might as well go see Sister Shui."
Li Yang checked the time; it was already after work, and no one would be at the museum now.
Since he needed to find the treasure map, how could he miss out on Sister Shui?
Given Sister Shui's connections and status in the antique world, she could help Li Yang a lot.
Coincidentally, he hadn't seen Sister Shui in a while and missed her.
"You few, hurry up and clear out the goods in the warehouse."
At Sister Shui's stone gambling shop, customers were crowding in, several times the usual number.
As soon as Li Yang arrived, he heard Shui Xiang instructing her subordinates and couldn't help but feel curious. Why had Sister Shui's shop become so popular after only a few days?
He felt happy for Sister Shui. After a while, he squeezed through the crowd and walked directly to Shui Xiang, asking with a smile, "Sister Shui, I didn't expect the shop to be doing so well during my absence."
"Li Yang? When did you get back?"
Shui Xiang turned around and saw Li Yang suddenly appear, showing a look of surprise.
"I just got back today. I missed you, Sister Shui, so I came to see you immediately. I didn't expect it to be so busy here; I really came at the wrong time," Li Yang said with a smile.
"Don't mention it. Do you think I want the business to be this good? I'm selling all these raw stones at half price at a loss. The shop is facing a crisis, and the loans are being called in daily. I can barely hold on," Shui Xiang sighed deeply, with no hint of joy on her face, shaking her head.
"How could this happen?"
Li Yang looked surprised, thinking the shop was busy because business was good, but it turned out the shop was in trouble.
"You don't know, but after you left Jiangcheng, that scoundrel Kang Shao contacted his uncle in the provincial capital. His uncle took revenge for him, using the opportunity to suppress our stone gambling shop. He also used his connections to cut off my loans from the bank."
"Now my funds are severely insufficient, and I can barely pay the bank interest. I can only sell these raw stones cheaply to recover some capital," Shui Xiang explained in detail.
"It's that guy named Kang again. He truly doesn't know how to repent."
Upon learning the truth, Li Yang's face suddenly changed with anger. He then looked at Shui Xiang worriedly and asked, "Sister Shui, did that guy named Kang make any unreasonable demands of you?"
"Not this time. It seems he's not targeting me, but purely for revenge, wanting to shut down our stone gambling shop."
Shui Xiang pouted and explained, then sighed deeply and said, "He's now using his uncle's connections to get in touch with the Situ family. Even Situ Jue has become my enemy, and they are jointly suppressing me."
"I plan to sell this batch of goods, pay off the bank, and then declare bankruptcy. From now on, I'll have to rely on you to support me."
"I didn't expect that guy Kang to be so malicious. Sister Shui, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you. I won't let him succeed," Li Yang said, clenching his fists.
"Hey, don't be impulsive. Situ Jue's methods are very ruthless. If you confront them head-on, I'm afraid you won't gain any advantage," Shui Xiang said, quickly stopping him, worried that Li Yang would act impulsively.
Li Yang placed his hand on Shui Xiang's shoulder and said, "Sister Shui, I'll be fine. I promised to protect you and our stone gambling shop, and I will never break my word."
"But..."
Shui Xiang wanted to say more, but Li Yang covered her mouth with a smile. "No buts. If anyone dares to bully you, I will make them pay."
"I'm not the same as I was when I went to the provincial capital. We don't need to take that mere Kang family prodigal son seriously."
After speaking, Li Yang first called Jiang Long and asked him to investigate the Kang family prodigal son's uncle.
Since the Kang family prodigal son relied on his uncle to involve Situ Jue, perhaps through his uncle, he could find some clues about Situ Jue, which would kill two birds with one stone.
"Hello, Mr. Li, I've investigated clearly. That Kang's uncle is actually the Golden Heavenly Eye of the provincial capital. I mentioned him to you before; he's the one above Shen Taishan." Jiang Long said directly.
"It's him? What a coincidence. I wanted to see his capabilities in the provincial capital, but now he's delivered himself to my doorstep. This time, I'll make sure he never returns." Li Yang said coldly.
"Mr. Li, I know where this Golden Heavenly Eye is. Do you need me to make a move and show him some force first? Although we haven't interfered with each other, I'm willing to offend him for Mr. Li." Jiang Long pledged his loyalty on the other end.
"No need! He has crossed my bottom line this time. I don't need to talk nonsense with him, and I won't take him seriously."
Li Yang stopped him resolutely, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. "You just need to tell me where he is. I'll handle the rest."
"As far as I know, he recently opened a new stone gambling场 in Jiangcheng called Long Lan Stone Gambling场. It's making a big splash, and he should be there," Jiang Long said directly.