"What is it?" Min Ziqiong's father was startled by his wife's action.
He thought she had forgotten something important, or perhaps that the disposal of Mr. Hu's body hadn't been thorough and had left loose ends.
Unexpectedly, Min Ziqiong's mother asked, "I'm asking you, did Zhenren Yang already take the genuine artifact fragments?"
"Yes."
"And then, can we confirm that what we bought then was a fake?"
"Yes, it was fake!"
"Then it's settled! We bought a fake, and the real one was taken by Zhenren Yang. What do you think we should do next?"
Min Ziqiong's father looked blank: "Call 315 to report it?"
*Slap!*
Min Ziqiong's father's forehead was hit.
"I praised your intelligence yesterday, and today you've become a blockhead! You want to call 315, why don't you call the police and report yourself for destroying evidence?"
Min Ziqiong's mother scolded him, disappointed.
Min Ziqiong's father still felt wronged: "If you don't call 315 after buying a fake, who should you call? The Administration for Industry and Commerce?"
"..." Min Ziqiong's mother was furious.
She decided to stop beating around the bush with such an idiot and got straight to the point: "Fifty million! We spent fifty million for nothing! If it were the real thing, fine, but fifty million for a fake, are you willing? Are you content? Do you feel balanced?"
Upon hearing this, Min Ziqiong's father suddenly understood.
"So that's what you're talking about! That's right, Ying Chen took our fifty million, he should give it back to us!"
"Is it over if he just gives it back to us? According to the principle of treble damages for fakes, he should compensate us one hundred and fifty million!"
Min Ziqiong's mother snorted, making a greedy demand.
After speaking, she waved her hand sharply: "Let's go! What are you waiting for? Let's go up the mountain to find that scoundrel and demand our rights!"
With that, Min Ziqiong's mother defined her extortion as a fight for her rights.
She presented herself as righteous and well-founded.
...
On Shouyang Mountain, inside the villa.
Ying Chen threw all the bottles and jars on the table into the trash, leaving only one.
In this bottle floated unknown herbs, and the liquid within was crystal clear snow-white.
Light passed through it, refracting faint rainbow-colored light, like a miniature world.
Ying Chen looked at the bottle of liquid and muttered to himself: "Although this thing is far from comparable to what the First Emperor sought back then, it is at least a tiny bit similar."
"So, I'll name it 'Shen Jing' (Mirage Realm)."
"It means something that can be seen but not reached, and it also implies that one day it will be achieved."
After speaking, Ying Chen casually drew his fingertip across the bottle.
He wrote the words "Shen Jing" in a vigorous calligraphy.
"Hey, Ying, come out! Hurry up! Don't hide inside like a coward!"
"Hey, Ying, get out! I know you're in there! I didn't have time to settle accounts with you yesterday, but now I do. I've come to settle accounts with you properly!"
At this moment, a shrewish scolding could be heard.
It was Min Ziqiong's mother standing outside the villa gate and shouting loudly!
The villa gate was locked, otherwise, with her temper, she would have already stormed in, and even barged into Ying Chen's bedroom was not impossible!
Ying Chen frowned.
It's like a snake you don't kill, it brings disaster for a thousand years.
He had let them go last night, and now they were here causing trouble today.
Ying Chen pushed the door open and walked out.
At this time, Min Ziqiong also heard her mother's shouting and came out with Nannan.
"Mom, what are you shouting about? Keep your voice down, people will laugh!"
"Laugh? I think you are the joke! I am rightfully defending my rights, why should I be afraid of people laughing? I wish everyone could hear me, I wish more people would witness it! If you dare, call a hundred people, and see if you're still afraid of being laughed at!"
Min Ziqiong's mother was fully displaying her shrewish nature, casting aside all shame, fearless.
Min Ziqiong's father also stepped forward and said: "Xiao Qiong, don't interfere in this matter. Your mother is right. Today we are rightfully defending our rights, to protect our legal interests. No one can laugh at us, and no one has any reason to laugh at us!"
"Defending rights? Defending what rights? Dad, Mom, even if you have some misunderstanding with Mr. Ying, can't you just sit down and talk? Do you need to block the door and curse like this?" Min Ziqiong said helplessly.
"You get to the side!" Min Ziqiong's mother clearly didn't take her daughter seriously at all, and with a casual shove, she pushed Min Ziqiong aside.
Then she continued to shout inside: "Hey, Ying, get out! If you don't come out, I will..."
"What will you do?" At this moment, a voice rang out.
It was Ying Chen who had appeared!
Min Ziqiong's mother snorted: "You're quite bold, cheating me of my money and still daring to come out!"
"Alright, I won't waste words with you. You should know why I'm here! Hand it over!"
Min Ziqiong's mother stretched out her hand towards Ying Chen.
Ying Chen raised an eyebrow slightly: "Hand over what? I don't seem to owe you anything! If you insist, you actually owe me fifty million."
"Oh, I see! You're here to return the money!"
"...Min Ziqiong's parents were so angry they almost exploded.
Return the money?
Return what the hell!
They were here to demand money!
"You little brat, you're pretending not to understand! Fine, since you choose to be shameless, then I won't spare your feelings!"
"You deceived us with fake artifact fragments and swindled fifty million from us. I ask you, is this true?"
Ying Chen nodded: "Yes, it is. It's just that I didn't deceive you; you gave it to me willingly. Besides, that was compensation for you breaking my antique jade vase, so how can it be called deception?"
"Pah! A broken vase is worth fifty million? Have some decency!" Min Ziqiong's mother spat.
Ying Chen answered with a serious face: "It's not worth fifty million."
Min Ziqiong's mother froze.
What's going on?
How did Ying Chen admit it so easily?
Ying Chen's unexpected response left her at a loss for words.
"To be precise, it should be worth one hundred million."
Unexpectedly, Ying Chen immediately added.
Min Ziqiong's mother felt her lungs about to explode.
So, this scoundrel was waiting for her here!
"You're glib-tongued and talking nonsense! The one worth one hundred million is the genuine fragment, not the fake one! You cheated us with a fake and took fifty million. According to the principle of treble damages for fakes, you should compensate us one hundred and fifty million!"
"Otherwise, you can wait for the police to show up!"
Min Ziqiong's mother pointed at Ying Chen's nose and threatened him.
Ying Chen smiled faintly and replied: "Alright, when the police come, I'll also confess to your crime of destroying evidence and disposing of a body. Let's see who gets taken away first."
"...Min Ziqiong's parents exchanged glances, and a deep look of shock and anger surged onto both their faces!
They were shocked that Ying Chen somehow knew about their crime of destroying evidence!
They were angry that Ying Chen dared to threaten them with it!
Most importantly, even if he threatened them, the threat was surprisingly effective!
Suddenly, they really didn't dare to escalate the matter!
Otherwise, Ying Chen might be sentenced to prison for fraud, but they would both be sentenced to death for discarding a body and murder!
They didn't think Zhenren Yang would come forward and admit: "I killed Mr. Hu."
It was likely that Zhenren Yang wished they would take the blame.
"Well, Ying Chen... let's talk properly, there's no need for this... no need."
Min Ziqiong's mother's tone suddenly softened.