"Refund! Of course, I'll refund them!" Hearing Shen Qiang's questioning, the Stall Owner became anxious.

As soon as he finished speaking, before Shen Qiang could respond, a rich-looking middle-aged man came over with a sneer, "Oh really? Last month, I bought a Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle from your stall for three million. It looked authentic at the time, but after I got it in my hands, I discovered it was a fake."

"What did you say?" the portly middle-aged man said coldly, "You said that the Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle you sold is the very one I purchased, and the price was agreed upon by both of us. Since you put it that way, if I've bought the wrong item, you should refund me."

"Get lost! I'm not refunding you a damn thing!" The Stall Owner became agitated and then turned to Shen Qiang saying, "That Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle is mine. I'm not selling it anymore, and you must give it back to me."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Money was exchanged, goods were delivered. Now if you want to buy it, how about one hundred million?"

The Stall Owner immediately became frantic, "It's mine."

Shen Qiang couldn't be bothered with him and turned to leave.

The Stall Owner stepped forward, bringing along two burly men, just as they happened to spot two police officers. The Stall Owner grew desperate, pulled the officers over and said, "Comrade police, my Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle, worth over seventy million in the market, you only paid me over six million, and now he's trying to take it away without giving it back to me."

Upon hearing this, the two officers became alert.

Unexpectedly, Boss Ma took out his phone and played a video, "Officers, take a look for yourselves."

The two officers then saw in the video how Shen Qiang and the vendor had a conversation and concluded the transaction.

"This matter falls under economic disputes, you should go to court. We don't deal with these," they said.

Having said that, the two officers prepared to leave.

Shen Qiang and Boss Ma, Sun Kaiping, also got ready to go.

At that moment, the Stall Owner became desperate, pulled out a knife, and shouted at Shen Qiang, "Do you believe that if you don't hand over the Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle today, I'll stab you to death!"

Shen Qiang was taken aback.

Almost without time to think,

the vendor holding the knife was already pinned to the ground by the two police officers.

One of the officers called for backup through the radio, "There's a knife-wielding extortionist on the street threatening public safety, we have subdued him..."

Watching the scene unfold before him, Shen Qiang laughed.

After a brief exchange of information and leaving behind their phone numbers and addresses,

Shen Qiang, Boss Ma, and Sun Kaiping, the trio left.

"Hilarious, that stall guy, how he packed up and left after selling, turns out he's a specialist in the old bait-and-switch scam," chuckled Boss Ma, glancing at Sun Kaiping, then teasing Shen Qiang with a raised eyebrow, "Sun Kaiping started his empire with this very trick."

Hearing this, Sun Kaiping said, "You can mess with food, but don't talk nonsense. I admit to selling forgeries, but I'm always fair to both old and young. Here is the merchandise, check it out yourself. Money exchanged, goods delivered, that seals the deal."

"But I never stoop to the despicable act of switcheroo, showing the real thing but substituting fakes at delivery, no different from a thief."

Boss Ma laughed, "Wow, quite self-righteous, aren't you?"

"Of course," declared Sun Kaiping. "My jar stall business is still booming. You think those opening jars at my stand don't know the items inside were placed there by me? Psh, everyone's in the know. They still buy, just hoping to gamble on their luck."

"Because they know, when I, Sun Kaiping, do business, I treat the old and the young fairly. Out of ten jars, only three might lose money, and the other seven will make a small profit, and that's why my jars sell so well."

Mr. Ma laughed, "Okay, you have a point, and that's an unspoken agreement between you and those gamblers."

Turning his head to look at Shen Qiang, Mr. Ma's eyes were as bright as snow. "Qiangzi, your eye power is truly remarkable, I guess that the Stall Owner must have gotten used to switching fakes. He probably thought that what you saw was fake, so he was quick to sell it to you."

Sun Kaiping also laughed, "That guy must switch items all the time, confusing even himself. Now he has lost the genuine Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle, it will be hard for him to deceive others with that again."

Shen Qiang laughed, "If he definitely wants to deceive people, without this one, he will tamper with another. Anyway, no matter what, going out for a stroll today has had quite good results. That Stall Owner said the market value of this bottle is over seventy million, if that's really the case, a net profit of around sixty million is still possible."

"About right," Sun Kaiping nodded.

Mr. Ma smiled enviously, chuckled, and said, "Tonight's Emperor Bath should be on Qiangzi."

Shen Qiang smiled, feeling inexplicably relieved, because just two days ago, he had been extorted for sixty million by Bianyi. Although Shen Qiang was sure to get that money back, he still felt somewhat oppressed in his heart.

But picking up the Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle and a profit of around sixty million today had lifted Shen Qiang's spirits a bit.

"Sixty million profit and you'll only treat to an Emperor Bath? You're being too stingy," Sun Kaiping taunted.

Shen Qiang laughed, "Alright, since you all just want to bleed me dry, here's what, I'll send you two to the best traditional studies academy in SH. I'll pay for the tuition."

Mr. Ma laughed, "You're really unreliable. At my age, to study traditional culture? Just happily fork over the money, and get that masseuse I fancied last night to accompany me on a seven-day trip."

Shen Qiang smiled.

Just then, with a harsh braking sound, a man riding an electric bicycle came to a stop beside the three of them.

It was Bianyi.

He smiled as he took off his sunglasses, looking at the case in Shen Qiang's hand, "I've always known Shen's eye power is excellent, and seeing it today is indeed breathtaking."

Reaching out for the frowning Shen Qiang, Bianyi said with a smile, "So our deal seems more promising now, adding that Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle to it will be just right."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Ma raised his eyebrow, "Who the hell are you, not realizing that bottle is worth over seventy million?"

Bianyi's gaze turned icy as he looked at Mr. Ma, "If you don't want to die, then scram."

"Hey, fuck, I'm the underworld of the antiques street and you..."

"Brother Ma!" Shen Qiang called out to stop him.

Bianyi laughed and said to Shen Qiang, "You only paid a million US Dollar for this bottle, which basically means I've just increased our deal by ten percent. Don't refuse, because that would be really stupid. Plus, you can rest assured, I won't raise the price again, nor will I bother you anymore."

Shen Qiang silently stared at Bianyi, whose eyes were filled with a greedy and triumphant gleam, "Fine, you win. I hope you keep your word."

Grabbing the case out of Shen Qiang's hand and putting the Fencai Bat Peach Pattern Olive Bottle onto his electric bicycle, Bianyi rode off with a triumphant laugh.

"Qiangzi, are you crazy? That bottle's worth over seventy million, and you just gave it to him?" Mr. Ma jumped anxiously.

Shen Qiang took a deep breath. The sixty million before, plus this bottle, meant Bianyi had already taken one hundred and thirty million from him.

Looking at the somber Shen Qiang, Sun Kaiping frowned slightly and said, "That guy just now, isn't he the owner of Lanpu Network Security Company? Do you have business with him? Did you buy his servers?"

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