Zhang Suqin sighed, "There's no time to investigate who switched them now, let's just compensate them!"
At this moment, surrounding guests brought over their purchased treasures.
"We need to check ours too, thank you, Elder Liu."
"Yes, I just spent ten million on this five-colored ceramic. Please take a look, Elder Liu."
"And me, this painting cost me five million. I need to check it too."
Elder Liu examined them one by one and found that they were all fakes.
Upon learning they were fakes, the guests cursed.
"Is this how you do business at Wanbao Zhai? On your opening day, you treat us like fools?"
"Pay us back, or I'll report you to the Legal Department and tear down your shop!"
"If it weren't for Elder Liu, we'd be laughed at for buying fakes. You Wanbao Zhai must provide an explanation!"
A group of people surrounded Su Anguo, demanding compensation.
At this moment, Su Yang walked in.
Seeing his father surrounded, he squeezed through the crowd.
"What's going on?"
"Young Master Su, is this Wanbao Zhai yours?"
Recognizing Su Yang, the guests' attitude softened from their previous aggression.
"It is. What are you all doing?"
"Young Master Su, I won't make it difficult for you, but what about these fakes?"
Su Yang frowned and looked at Zhang Suqin.
She explained the situation thoroughly, suggesting that someone might have switched the items.
Su Yang nodded, "Please wait a moment, I'll give you an answer immediately!"
"Sister Qin, take me to see the surveillance!"
"Alright."
The two went to the top floor and into the monitoring room.
Zhang Suqin pulled up the videos from last night's closing to this morning.
The video showed someone sneaking into Wanbao Zhai last night, taking away over a dozen genuine items and leaving high-quality fakes.
Su Yang pointed at the man in the video, "Who is he?"
"He's someone your father hired to do odd jobs at the shop. He came two months ago when the shop was still under renovation. Why would he do this?"
"You stay here, I'll go down and handle it!"
Su Yang returned to the first floor, looking for the handyman employee, but couldn't find him anywhere.
The fat man said impatiently, "Young Master Su, stalling won't help. Every penny owed must be paid!"
Elder Liu said with a half-smile, "Young Master Su, money is a small matter, reputation is important!"
Seeing them working together, Su Yang used his Insight Eyes on each of them.
He saw that both the fat man and Elder Liu were hired by Liu Chong of the Liu family.
The handyman employee had also been bribed by Liu Chong, with the aim of causing trouble on Wanbao Zhai's opening day.
Knowing the whole story, Su Yang asked, "Tell me, how much did Liu Chong give you?"
"I don't know what nonsense you're talking about. Are you trying to renege on your debts, Wanbao Zhai?"
"Yes, so many of us bought fakes. Wanbao Zhai must compensate us!"
The fat man and Elder Liu panicked and quickly incited the other guests to make a fuss.
"Young Master Su, it's not that we don't believe you, but we did indeed buy fakes!"
"How about this, we'll give you face, Young Master Su, and just give us a refund at the original price!"
Hearing Su Yang mention Liu Chong, these guests didn't want to get involved in a family feud or be used as pawns.
"You are truly fools, not knowing how to make money!"
The fat man cursed angrily.
Su Yang used his Insight Eyes on the fat man and Elder Liu. These two thought Su Yang had no witnesses and couldn't do anything to them.
"Fatty, you went whoring last night, and you, old man, gambled. According to the law, you should go to jail!"
Su Yang took out his phone and contacted Zong Ze.
The fat man and Elder Liu were shocked. After receiving Liu Chong's money, they went off to indulge.
They never expected Su Yang to know about such things.
"Su Yang, don't slander us!"
"Yes, we are discussing the fakes now. Don't change the subject and make things up!"
Su Yang smiled, "You don't need to worry about me. Think about how you'll explain yourselves to the Security Bureau!"
About ten minutes later.
Zong Ze arrived in a hurry with his men. Su Yang told him where the fat man had gone whoring and that Elder Liu had been gambling.
Zong Ze was furious, "Guards, take them back!"
"No, don't arrest me, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything..."
Both of them were in their fifties. If Zong Ze really arrested them and took them to the Security Bureau, their fate would be miserable!
"Liu Chong gave us one million, saying he had arranged for people to switch the genuine items and deliberately have us cause trouble..."
"Yes, yes, that's right. We were also forced..."
The guests in the hall suddenly understood. It turned out Liu Chong had bribed the Wanbao Zhai employees to switch the genuine items and deliberately make them buy fakes to cause a scene.
"Very good, but you can't leave yet. You must come back with me for further investigation!"
Zong Ze waved his hand, and the soldiers from the Security Bureau dragged the two away.
"Brother Zong, help me find out where this person went."
"Alright."
"Everyone, although it was someone causing trouble, Wanbao Zhai's promise remains unchanged!"
"If you bought fakes, I, Su Yang, will compensate you tenfold!"
Su Yang took a few of the fake items and tore them up on the spot.
He then transferred money to those guests, compensating them tenfold the price.
Witnessing Su Yang's generosity, the guests praised him profusely.
"Magnificent! Even if you didn't compensate us, we couldn't do anything, but Young Master Su still keeps his word!"
"Since Young Master Su is so generous, we can't leave empty-handed. Let's pick out some treasures!"
"Boss, I'll take these few pieces of ceramics..."
Su Anguo and his wife busied themselves, and the guests madly bought treasures.
The money they compensated was quickly earned back, and Wanbao Zhai's reputation for integrity was preserved.
With the publicity from these people, Wanbao Zhai's business would only improve in the future.
"Heizi, you guard here. If anyone with no eyes causes trouble, throw them out!"
"Yes, Brother Yang!"
Jiang Hei stood at the entrance like a stabilizing force, observing to prevent any further malicious disruptions.
As Su Yang ascended to the top floor, he saw Zhang Suqin's lips turn black, and she sat powerlessly on the floor.
"Sister Qin, what's wrong?"
"Su Yang, the tea, the tea has a problem..."
Zhang Suqin pointed at the tea and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Su Yang held her and placed her on the sofa.
He smelled the tea in the cup; it was a snake venom called "Love Flower Snake Venom."
"Su Yang, I'm afraid I won't make it. I can't fulfill my promise to you!"
"Thank you for killing Lai Jianyuan and avenging Chen Xiao..."
Zhang Suqin's skin slowly turned black. The snake venom was potent and spread rapidly.
Zhang Suqin gasped for breath, large beads of sweat trickled down her forehead, and her eyes gradually became vacant.
"Sister Qin, hold on!"
Su Yang took out the Tai Xuan Life-Extending Needles and inserted several into Zhang Suqin's fingers, beginning to force the toxins out of her body.
He then used a few more needles to seal several acupoints, including the hand Shaoyang, foot Taiyin, and Tianling.
The snake venom was temporarily controlled, but Zhang Suqin was sweating profusely, constantly tugging at her clothes, and moaning about being hot and uncomfortable.
Su Yang remembered the Love Flower Snake. The male snake's venom was both toxic and could induce hallucinations, similar to a love potion.
"Su Yang, help me quickly..."