“I’ll come over soon. Just give me a minute!”
“Alright, please be quick!” Qin Gang urged.
After ending the call, Tang Hao sent Han Yutong back to her home, then sped toward the factory in the city countryside.
He arrived in about ten minutes.
From afar, he could see about ten cars parked at the factory entrance. A group of people in black suits were standing at the gates. Those must be the gangsters that Qin Gang was talking about.
He could hear a loud voice coming from the crowd.
“Qin Gang, you son of a b*tch, you’ve ganged up with that little son of a b*tch to scam me! That’s eight million yuan! Do you think that my money grows on trees? If you don’t pay me back the money, I’ll just keep blocking here.
“I want to let all your workers see that their boss is a despicable, shameless scoundrel!
“I want to ruin you, you Qin bastard, I want to see your business go down in flames. If you don’t shut down in days, then I’ll block your gates for weeks. If you don’t shut down in weeks, then I’ll block your gates for months. I want to see you cry and beg for mercy!”
The voice was relayed through a megaphone.
It sounded familiar too. The voice belonged to none other than that Fatty Diao.
“Pay up! Pay up!” The group of hooligans behind him started chanting.
“Dammit, you’re stupid enough to fall for it and now you’re blaming it on me? No one lied to you! Didn’t you always boast that you have a keen eye for antiques? Why didn’t you see that it was a replica then?
“You’re the one who willingly paid for the item. That has nothing to do with me!”
Qin Gang’s voice was heard from inside the factory. He was speaking through a megaphone as well.
“You’re still trying to argue, you Qin bastard? If you two sons of b*tches hadn’t laid a trap, then I won’t be scammed! You won’t hear the end of this if you don’t pay up!” Fatty Diao said viciously.
“In your dreams, you fat bastard! Don’t run away when my younger brother-in-law comes!” Qin Gang smirked.
“You think I’ll run away? What a joke! Since when have I, the great Master Diao, been afraid of a brat? I can’t wait for him to show up so that I can wreck the both of you!
“If I see that sly little son of a b*tch again, I’ll beat him up so badly that even his mother wouldn’t recognize him,” Fatty Diao said resentfully.
Tang Hao’s expression became curious when he heard that from far away.
‘That Fatty Diao wants to beat me up?’
He narrowed his eyes and his gaze became cold.
‘That Fatty Diao doesn’t know how to appraise antiques, yet he always snatches bargains from other people just because he has money. Is he actually blaming me for his mistakes? What a joke!”
The car slowly drove along the road and stopped a few meters away.
Many people noticed the car and turned to see who it was.
When Tang Hao got out of the car, Fatty Diao happened to turn around and see him.
His eyes immediately opened wide. They looked like they were spewing fire.
‘That’s the son of a b*tch! I’ll recognize him even if he’s turned into ashes!’
‘That’s the guy who made me spend eight million yuan on a replica that’s only worth fifty thousand. Not only I’ve lost money, but I’ve also become the butt of many jokes.’
Many antique collectors in Provincial City knew about the incident and were laughing behind his back.
All that was because of that brat!
Chapter 310 - Fatty Diao’s Collection
“Perfect timing, you little son of a b*tch!” Fatty Diao said through gritted teeth.
“How dare you scam me? Let me tell you, you’ve crossed the wrong guy! I’ll teach you a lesson in honesty today!” Fatty Diao yelled at Tang Hao while pointing a finger at him.
Tang Hao rolled his eyes as he walked over. “You’re the one who’s blind. Who are you blaming?”
“You, you…” Fatty Diao nearly jumped. He was livid.
‘You damn son of a b*tch!’
At the same time, Qin Gang walked toward the entrance of the factory from the office building with a group of workers in tow.
“Why are you here by yourself, Younger Brother-in-law?” Qin Gang was surprised.
Following him closely was Sun Yi, his secretary.
“Just myself would be enough! It’s nothing serious anyway!” Tang Hao said calmly.
“Oh,” Qin Gang replied. He knew that Tang Hao was not a normal person. His younger brother-in-law had some tricks up his sleeve, and he was not afraid of the group of gangsters.
Fatty Diao became angrier when he heard that. The ends of his mustache straightened.
‘Is he ignoring the people behind me? Who does he think he is?’
“Beat him up, you all! Flatten him and crush him! Beat him up until his mother won’t even recognize him.” Fatty Diao yelled at the people around him while pointing at Tang Hao.
The gangsters looked at each other. Their order was to blockade the entrance. Beating someone up was not part of the job description.
“Why are you all still standing there like idiots? Get him!” Fatty Diao yelled at the people around him. “All of you just want money, right? Ten thousand yuan each. That should be enough!”
The group of gangsters was immediately excited.
“Thanks a lot, Master Diao!”
They turned around to look viciously at Tang Hao.
“Hey, you filthy kid! Come here and let me punch you a few times!” One of the burly men beckoned at Tang Hao mockingly.
In his eyes, a young kid like Tang Hao posed no threat.
Tang Hao did just as he was told.
The group of gangsters started laughing, especially the burly man, who was happy that the kid was cowed by him.
‘That kid is a coward! Is he not going to stand up for himself?’
He took a big step forward and delivered a big punch on Tang Hao’s face.
Fatty Diao grinned viciously when he saw that. He eagerly anticipated the punch landing on the kid’s face.
‘That ought to teach you for scamming my money!’ He smirked.
However, his expression immediately froze.
The kid lifted his hand and caught the punch in his palm.
Fatty Diao was not the only person who was shocked. The group of gangsters was also dumbstruck, especially the burly man, whose eyes had opened round and wide.
His face turned red immediately with frustration. He roared loudly and pushed forward with all his strength.
However, that kid did not move an inch. His expression did not even change.
A hint of coldness flashed in his profound gaze. The sharpness of his gaze made the burly man flinch.
‘Dammit, he’s a master fighter!’ The burly man knew he was in big trouble.
“This arm? I don’t think you need it anymore!” Tang Hao said coldly.
He twisted his hand that was grabbing the man’s fist, and the man’s arm broke into two with a crack.
“Ahhhhh!” The man screamed agonizingly.
The man trembled with pain and his face turned pale.
“Get lost!”
Tang Hao kicked the man on his stomach and he flew into the crowd. Then, he stepped forward into the crowd. For a while, the cries of pain and agony did not stop.
The gangsters fell one by one. They writhed on the floor, wailing.
When Fatty Diao came to his senses, he was the only one left standing.
Fatty Diao’s mouth was opened in utter shock.
His eyes were almost popping out of their sockets.
Then, a shiver went down his spine. He felt a little dizzy and almost fell sitting on the ground.
He hoped that he would actually faint, and when he woke up again he would realize that it was all only a dream.
“D- D- Don’t come any closer. Let me tell you, you can’t afford to cross me. My f
riends will kill you if you dare lay a finger on me,” Fatty Diao yelled as Tang Hao stepped closer and closer.
Slap!
A slap landed on Fatty Diao’s face.
The fat man spun around like a top, then fell on the ground.
“You… You dare hit me?” Fatty Diao said with gritted teeth as he struggled to get up.
Tang Hao stepped forward again and delivered another slap on his face.
Fatty Diao fell on the ground again. This time, he started to cry.
“Boo hoo! You big bully! Why did you have to hit my face?” Fatty Diao spoke between sobs.
Tang Hao, as well as Qin Gang and his workers, became dumbfounded when they saw that.
“Dammit, are you trying to beg for sympathy? Don’t you know any shame, Fatty Diao?” Qin Gang walked out from the entrance and kicked Fatty Diao’s stomach.
After that, he landed a rain of punches on the fat man.
“Weren’t you very arrogant just now? You said you wanted to ruin my business, right? Who’s ruining who now!”
Qin Gang felt a lot better after beating up Fatty Diao. Meanwhile, Fatty Diao laid there with a swollen and bruised face.
“Stop… Stop hitting me. I admit that I’m a coward. It’s all my fault! Please forgive me, Master Qin!” Fatty Diao said between sobs.
“Ha! Now you call me Master Qin. You’ve brought your gang to block my factory entrance, and you expect me to let you go just like that? There’s no such thing!
“Don’t you know that my factory hasn’t been operational since yesterday because of you? You ought to at least compensate me for that! Your gang has also frightened my workers. I demand psychological damages!” Qin Gang said brazenly.
Fatty Diao was speechless. Compensating for lost time was normal, but paying for psychological damages too?
“I don’t want your money. Don’t you have an antique collection? I just want one item from it!” A hint of cunning flashed in Qin Gang’s eyes as he said that.
Fatty Diao was a collector of jade antiques. Qin Gang had his eyes on his extensive jade collection for a long time. It was the best opportunity to get something from it for himself.
Fatty Diao shook his head like a rattle when he heard that.
He had no qualms with paying money, but asking to pay with his antiques? They might as well cut off a piece of flesh from his body!
Qin Gang grunted coldly, then continued to punch him.
“Stop! Stop! Alright, I agree!” Fatty Diao begged.
“You can only take one item though!” He added.
“That’s more like it!” Qin Gang lifted Fatty Diao by his collar. He was secretly happy that he had struck the jackpot.
“Come along too, Younger Brother-in-law! This guy hoards a lot of items. You should take something too,” Qin Gang shouted at Tang Hao. Then, he grabbed Fatty Diao and walked toward his car.
Chapter 311 - Silk Scroll
Fatty Diao dropped his head. It was his unlucky day.
He wanted to get back his eight million yuan. Not only did he fail to do so, he also lost more money.
‘Two items from my collection? They might as well take my life!’
“Dammit, why is that little son of a b*tch so strong?” He muttered to himself. He wanted to cry but there were no tears left.
“Whatever. At least I’m not getting beaten up anymore. I’ll let this slide for now, and I’ll find another way to ruin those sons of b*tches next time.” Fatty Diao smirked coldly as he plotted his next move.
Qin Gang happened to see that.
“What are you smirking about?” He said while slapping Fatty Diao one more time.
“Not so hard, Master Qin!” Fatty Diao said with a frown.
Then, he walked toward the car dejectedly.
All of a sudden, they noticed a convoy of cars coming from the opposite direction. The car in the lead was a black BMW, and behind it were several minivans.
Fatty Diao was instantly ecstatic when he saw the cars.
He struggled out of Qin Gang’s grip and laughed arrogantly. “Haha, Brother Xiong is here! You two sons of b*tches are dead meat now!”
Qin Gang looked down the street and furrowed his brows.
‘That’s a lot of people. Can Younger Brother-in-law handle them all?’ He thought as he turned to look at Tang Hao.
Tang Hao stood there. He seemed impatient.
Fighting with hooligans with no abilities was a waste of his time, but they kept coming.
Very soon, the convoy of cars arrived in front of them.
A man as muscular and strong as a bear sat in the front seat of the black BMW in the lead.
He swept his eyes across the scene and noticed the gangsters all sprawled on the ground wailing in agony. His expression darkened.
‘Who beat all of them up? That person must have a death wish!’
The vehicles screeched to a stop.
Brother Xiong got out of his car in a rage. He slapped the car door and it slammed shut.
He looked around him with his round, angry eyes. “Who’s responsible for this? Own up now! You must have a death wish for laying a finger on my men!” He roared angrily.
Fatty Diao immediately pointed at Tang Hao. “It’s him, Brother Xiong! That’s the son of a b*tch! He’s very brazen. You ought to teach him a lesson!”
Brother Xiong turned to look at where Fatty Diao’s finger was pointing and was surprised.
‘That kid is too young!’
He smirked and was about to speak again.
Suddenly, someone from behind him stepped close to him and whispered something into his ear.
Brother Xiong’s expression changed drastically when he heard that. His eyes were transfixed on Tang Hao and his gaze alternated between fear and respect.
Fatty Diao was shocked when he saw that.
“What’s wrong, Brother Xiong?”
A shiver went down Brother Xiong’s spine and his face immediately turned pale, as though he saw something extraordinarily scary.
“Retreat! Retreat now!”
He was silently cursing Fatty Diao to hell. ‘Of all the people you choose to cross, you cross that big shot! I’d be dead meat if my man hadn’t reminded me about who the kid is!’
The kid was the person who had resulted in Howard Ma’s death.
Howard Ma died, but the kid was still alive and well. That could only mean that the kid had a powerful background that he could not afford to cross.
The car started and immediately turned around. Then, it sped away as fast as it could. The vans of gangsters and Fatty Diao remained standing on the spot, dumbstruck.
The gangsters eventually came to their senses. They rode on their minivans and quickly left the scene.
The road was empty once again.
Fatty Diao remained standing there, still caught in a daze.
All that happened earlier was like a dream. Otherwise, how could there be something so ridiculous in real life?
Qin Gang also came to his senses after a long while. He grinned cheekily.
“Did you say that you were going to ruin me, Fatty Diao?”
He stepped ahead and slapped Fatty Diao’s face again.
Fatty Diao cried in pain. His face was scrunched up like a pumpkin.
“Not so hard, Master Qin!” Fatty Diao begged.
He was currently in the pits of despair. If Brother Xiong was afraid of that kid, it meant that the kid had someone powerful backing him.
“Let’s go! No more tricks!”
Qin Gang shoved Fatty Diao into the car.
Tang Hao hesitated for a while but eventually followed them anyway.
Fatty Diao was in the property business. His company was in a neighboring city, but his home was in Provincial City, and that was where he kept his antique collection.
Fatty Diao had struck a fortune with his property business at a young age. With his fortune, he had amassed quite a collection.
Several porcelain antiques were placed at the entr
ance to his mansion. Many more antiques lined the corridors, and calligraphy scrolls and paintings adorned the walls.
“Your house is quite nice, Fatty Diao!” Qin Gang’s eyes were sparkling as he looked around him.
Fatty Diao was immediately frantic. “You promised that you’ll only take one item! Don’t you dare have any ideas.”
“No problem! One item it is!”
Qin Gang grinned. He walked forward quickly and started examining each antique carefully.
Tang Hao strolled along the corridor while reaching out with a hand to sense the qi flow on each of those antiques.
By sensing the qi flow, he could accurately discern the age of the items.
As he walked along the corridor, he found that seventy percent of the antiques were genuine, while the remaining thirty percent were mere replicas.
Tang Hao shook his head. ‘This guy doesn’t have an eye for antiques!’
At the end of the corridor was a wide room with many jade artifacts and other antiques. Qin Gang’s eyes sparkled when he saw that. After going around the place once, he finally settled on a jade Buddha statue.
He could not stop grinning as he held the jade statue in his hands, while Fatty Diao looked as though his wife had just died.
Tang Hao walked around the room. Suddenly, his eyes turned towards a black wooden bow on a low table.
There was a strong qi flow within the box.
He opened the box and found a silk scroll inside.
He examined the item carefully and discerned that the silk scroll was from the Warring States era. (TN: 5th century to 3rd century BCE.)
The silk scroll was yellowish and looked incredibly fragile. Tang Hao carefully unfurled it and saw that there was a weird diagram within.
It looked like a map, but some parts of it did not. There were weird characters written all over it.
Tang Hao examined it for a while, but could not figure out anything.
“Where did you get this…?” Tang Hao turned around and asked Fatty Diao.
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