Gui Bunian quickly pulled up his pants and looked towards the door. He only saw a dark figure dart past, but couldn't get a clear look at who it was.
"Someone, get me men! Catch the person peeking at me from the doorway."
Gui Bunian walked out of his office and immediately ordered his subordinates to search the shop for the intruder.
Li Yang was fast. Upon hearing Gui Bunian's shouts, he immediately sprinted towards the first floor with lightning speed.
Halfway there, he deliberately knocked over the decorative items in the hallway.
These were antiques from the Ming and Qing dynasties, worth a fortune.
"My antiques!"
Seeing this, Gui Bunian rushed towards the antiques.
He saw that the Ming and Qing porcelain vases, jade, and other items were all smashed. He gritted his teeth in anger and said fiercely, "Catch that person! Tear him to shreds!"
Thump, thump!
His subordinates, following Li Yang's figure, rushed downstairs. However, when they reached the ground floor, they suddenly found that Li Yang had disappeared.
"Heh, a bunch of fools. With such low intelligence, they still dare to mess with me."
Li Yang couldn't help but sneer contemptuously and, from behind Gui Bunian on the second floor, secretly slipped into his office.
The invoices for that batch of illegal jade must be in Gui Bunian's office.
Before Gui Bunian could react, Li Yang began a thorough search of his office, going through all the files in his drawers and cabinets.
But after searching for a long time, he found nothing. He began to suspect his guess was wrong.
Just as he was pondering, his gaze suddenly fell upon a safe hidden beneath Gui Bunian's desk, which immediately caught Li Yang's attention.
"Could it be in this box?"
Li Yang stroked his chin in thought. Whether it was there or not, he decided to smash it first.
With a forceful palm strike, the safe was directly split in half, and its contents spilled out.
As expected!
This safe contained a thick stack of invoices and files, as well as an additional luminous pearl.
Li Yang, being knowledgeable about antiques, immediately recognized the immense value of the pearl, which also emitted a peculiar glow on its surface.
"This Gui Bunian actually hid such a treasure. Since you've always targeted me, and with this evidence, your shop probably won't be able to stay open. It might as well be mine."
A slight smile played on Li Yang's lips. He thought to himself that today was not in vain; not only had he ruined Gui Bunian, but he had also acquired a treasure.
He came back to his senses, pocketed the luminous pearl, put the safe back in place, and restored the office to its original state, only stealing all his evidence.
As he finished tidying up and prepared to leave, footsteps suddenly echoed from outside the door, accompanied by Gui Bunian's curses: "Damn you, don't let me catch you, or I'll skin you alive!"
"It's Gui Bunian!"
Li Yang's heart skipped a beat. If he went out now, he would run into Gui Bunian, and that would escalate the situation.
So, Li Yang looked back and saw that the office window was open. He quickly ran over and leaped out of the window.
When Gui Bunian returned to his office, Li Yang was long gone.
Gui Bunian entered, still cursing, but he didn't notice that the office had been searched. Everything looked the same as before.
Li Yang quickly returned to the Rich Fortune Stone Gambling Factory with the evidence. On the way, he discovered that the evidence not only included the invoices for last night's batch of jade but also invoices for several previous batches of similar jade he had purchased.
This would prove that Gui Bunian was the true culprit.
However, when Li Yang arrived back at the Rich Fortune Stone Gambling Factory, he found several cars parked outside and a huge crowd inside, as if something had happened.
Li Yang quickly entered the shop. Before he could find Shui Xiang, he overheard discussions from the nearby crowd!
"This Rich Fortune Stone Gambling Factory actually sells fake gambling stones. They're truly desperate for money, going as far as this!"
"These merchants should be kicked out of Jiangcheng as soon as possible. They are truly the scum of Jiangcheng!"
"I also heard that the boss here is a beautiful woman. It's true that beauty can cause trouble. You can't trust women with gambling stone shops."
Li Yang's anger towards Gui Bunian reached its peak as he listened to everyone's words.
This was exactly what Gui Bunian wanted to see.
However, Li Yang didn't have time to explain to them now because he also saw many people in uniform inside the shop – they were all from the Market Supervision Group.
It seemed Gui Bunian's actions were swift. These people must have been sent after he filed a complaint to cause trouble for the Stone Gambling Factory.
Li Yang came to his senses and saw that the door leading to the back warehouse was open. These inspectors must have gone to the back warehouse, and he quickly headed there as well.
"Hello, the Market Group is conducting an inspection. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter."
As Li Yang approached the back warehouse door, he was stopped by a subordinate of the Market Group.
"I am a shareholder of this Stone Gambling Factory. I'm here to provide crucial evidence," Li Yang said sternly.
The subordinate hesitated for a moment. After confirming Li Yang's identity multiple times, he allowed him to enter.
Inside the warehouse, Shui Xiang was cooperating with a team of people who were inspecting the raw stones. The leader of the Market Group was a young woman with a ponytail, who looked very stern and unapproachable.
"Captain, we've finished our inspection. Apart from the batch of raw stones at the entrance, all other raw stones are fine."
A capable subordinate finished inspecting the raw stones in the warehouse and reported back to the captain.
The beautiful captain turned to Shui Xiang and said sternly, "Boss Shui, do you have anything else to say? The evidence is conclusive. According to regulations, your Stone Gambling Factory must now be sealed."
"Furthermore, you must cooperate with us and come back to truthfully explain the source of these stones and your past conduct."
"Wait a moment!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Yang rushed over from a distance and said to the beautiful captain, "It's a misunderstanding, this is entirely a misunderstanding!"
"This batch of stones was not purchased by us; it was given to us by someone."
"Sir, did I give you permission to speak? What right do you have to speak here?" the beautiful captain asked icily.
"No, as the second shareholder here, I naturally have the right to speak. These stones were given to us by Boss Huang Bai, and according to regulations, you can verify this with Boss Huang."
"Also, I have already found the source of these stones, and the evidence is in my hands. I hope you will investigate clearly before taking action and not mistake a good person," Li Yang explained, then took out the evidence he was carrying and handed it to the beautiful captain.
"Heh, I've seen plenty of people like you. Your so-called evidence is just an attempt to delay time. I hear such excuses ten times a day."
The beautiful captain dismissed it with disdain, directly threw the evidence from Li Yang's hand to the ground, and ordered, "Seal the Rich Fortune Stone Gambling Factory, and take Boss Shui and this kid away together."