eurekapd Chapter 138 Desheng Pawnshop
Chapter 138 Desheng Pawnshop
Bai Xin and Ye Qi exchanged glances tacitly again. This person was not Wang Dexin, but should be just the owner of this pawnshop.
"Let me see how strong you are!"
Bai Xin pretended to be arrogant, glanced at the shopkeeper, stood up reluctantly and said.
Then a few people followed the shopkeeper into the inner hall. Bai Xin looked around without leaving a trace. There were indeed many rare treasures on the shelves. Bai Xin sneered in his heart.
Seizing other people's property, collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country, and privately manufacturing weapons are extremely abominable.
"My dear guests, how would you like to pawn this bracelet?"
The shopkeeper ushered the people in and seated them at the round table in the hall. He served tea to Bai Xin and Ye Qi, took the bracelet from the court attendant, placed it in front of them, and then asked without losing face.
"What a treat!" he said carelessly.
"How much silver does the lady want to pawn?"
The shopkeeper looked directly at Bai Xin and asked, because Ye Qi had a cold face and didn't say a word the whole time, it seemed that this woman was the one who made the decision.
"Ten thousand taels of silver!" Bai Xin said lightly.
The shopkeeper was slightly startled, but after all he was a man who had seen the world, so he quickly regained his composure and said with a hint of sneer, "Madam, this seems a bit too much!"
Bai Xin also glanced at him calmly and chuckled, "I think the shopkeeper is also a connoisseur of value. This jade bracelet of mine is crystal clear, like ice frozen in water, and has a deep green color. A mine that is thousands of years old, let alone tens of thousands of years old, may not be able to produce such a jade bracelet. It is not too much to use it as a tribute!"
"I'm pawning it this time because I have a batch of top-quality raw silk in Lancheng and need cash. We never carry so much cash when we go out, so I want to find a strong pawnshop to borrow a few days' cash. I'll redeem it within ten days and earn you some interest at the same time."
The shopkeeper frowned, knowing that the bracelet was very expensive. Judging from their attire, they did seem to be big business people. However, he still felt that the price Bai Xin mentioned was outrageous.
"Madam, this price is indeed a bit high!" said the shopkeeper with difficulty.
"In this case, there is nothing to talk about. Let's find another place!"
Bai Xin snorted coldly, picked up the bracelet on the table and prepared to leave.
The shopkeeper saw this and thought it would be a pity to lose the fat meat he had got. He was anxious and wanted to reach out to stop Bai Xin from holding the bracelet. Bai Xin slightly dodged and at the moment when he was about to touch the bracelet, Bai Xin let go of the hand holding the bracelet.
"Ding-Dang..." A crisp sound came from the ground.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Ye Qi curled his lips and sneered. It turned out that this girl was waiting for those people here.
Both girls, including Bai Xin, were shocked. Such a valuable thing was actually broken! ?
Bai Xin also felt a pain in her heart for a moment, but she was glad that it was collected by her uncle. The original bracelet was still kept in the laboratory, otherwise it would really hurt her to use it for layout. But today, no matter what, this bracelet had to be smashed here.
Looking at the broken bracelet on the ground, Bai Xin pretended to be shocked and said to the shopkeeper angrily: "You, you actually broke it! This is my heirloom dowry!"
Having said that, he felt sad again and was about to cry.
"I, I, I didn't. It was obviously you who didn't hold it firmly and it fell down!" The shopkeeper was so panicked that he was sweating coldly. Such a valuable thing fell here. He would have to die here today, but he struggled with his words.
Afterwards, he gave a wink to the court official who came over after hearing the noise. The court official turned around and ran to the backyard. Seeing this, Mo Tian and Li Ze became more alert.
"You snatched it away and now you want to deny it?" Ye Qi stood up and supported Bai Xin, who was so sad and staggering, and stared at him angrily with cold eyes.
At the same time, five or six men who looked like thugs rushed into the backyard. Seeing this, the shopkeeper seemed to be emboldened. He calmed himself down and said firmly, "You guys, did you come in here on purpose to defraud money?"
"Hmph, you are trying to swindle money. Which of your treasures can compare with my bracelet? So, you called so many people here, are you planning to solve the problem with violence?" Bai Xin looked at them coldly and said in a cold voice.
"Then you are here to cause trouble. Come on, drive them out!" The shopkeeper thought that he could still be blackmailed on his territory.
As they said that, those people were about to rush forward to arrest people. Ye Qi held Bai Xin in his arms to protect her, looking at those people coldly. Min'er and Xi'er quickly retreated to the back.
In just a moment, the few people who rushed up were knocked to the ground by Li Ze and Mo Tian, screaming in pain.
The rifles surrounded them, baring their teeth and roaring, which frightened them and made them scream.
"You, what do you want?" The shopkeeper was also frightened when he saw this, and he blurted out in panic: "I, I want to report to the police!"
"Okay, report to the police. I see the government is here. You better think about how to spend all your money to compensate me for the bracelet!" Bai Xin sneered.
"Humph, the government is familiar with my chief shopkeeper, so how could they let you do whatever you want!" the shopkeeper retorted fearlessly.
"Then do you recognize this thing?" Bai Xin stretched out her hand and let him see the bracelet on her hand. It was the white jade bracelet that the queen gave her that day.
"This, what is this?!" The shopkeeper was so frightened when he saw this that he broke out in a cold sweat and was instantly defeated. The material and workmanship of the bracelet were clearly something only the royal family could have. Today he had run into a tough guy.
"What do you think? Should we report to the police or pay compensation? Can you make the decision?" Bai Xin asked coldly when she saw him being humiliated and silent.
"I can't afford the compensation, and I can't make the decision!" The shopkeeper seemed to be very angry, with his head hung, not knowing what to do.
"Then who can make the decision among you?" Bai Xin sat down again and asked casually.
"Our chief shopkeeper, Shopkeeper Wang!" the shopkeeper stammered. It seemed that he could only ask his master to help him make the decision.
"I don't care whether you are Manager Wang or Manager Li, you'd better find someone who can make the decision and explain the situation to me today. Otherwise, you can expect to be sued and lose everything!" Bai Xin said to him calmly.
"Otherwise, you have to compensate me according to the price. Compensate me with 50,000 taels of silver for this bracelet!" Bai Xin snorted coldly.
"Fifty thousand taels?!" The shopkeeper stared at Bai Xin with eyes wide open, sweating in disbelief.
"Just now, didn't you say it was ten thousand taels?" the shopkeeper retorted.
"It's me who needs ten thousand taels of silver, not that it's only worth ten thousand taels. You'd better hurry up, I don't have much patience!" Bai Xin glared at him.
"Yes, yes, I'll ask someone to find the manager and let him make the decision!" The manager was already sweating coldly from fear.
Afterwards, he called Chao Feng and asked him to go and call people himself. Bai Xin and Ye Qi looked at each other, then sat leisurely on the chairs waiting for people.