Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 194

Chapter 194 Stolen Goods

“Shopkeeper, let’s see how much we can pawn.” The fierce Qu Ping walked into the Ji Clan pawnshop and shouted at the counter. At the same time, the two companions who had followed him put the large wooden chest that had been unloaded from the carriage on the table at the side, causing the relatively sturdy table to shake.

Hearing the greeting, Liu Chaofeng and the two attendants hurriedly came out to greet him. From the looks of these people, one could tell that they were not easy to provoke, so their attitude was very friendly. They did not give people the feeling of being arrogant as if they were facing an ordinary guest, “What kind of thing do you want to be?”

“There are quite a few things. It depends on what price you can afford. Furthermore, it’s all a dead end. We don’t plan to take them back anymore.” As Qu Ping spoke, he lifted the lid of the box and revealed what was inside.

Liu Chaofeng’s face was originally smiling as if he was fawning on them, but when his gaze landed on those few things, the muscles on his face stiffened, “These …”

“What? These treasures aren’t bad, are they? Give me a count. If it’s suitable, the items will belong to your pawnshop.” Qu Ping said carelessly, “Don’t dawdle, we brothers have other things to do.”

“Yes, yes, yes. But can you let me see the quality of these goods before I appraise them?” After all, Liu Chaofeng was someone with some experience, and he quickly calmed down and asked softly.

“Take a look, but don’t blur and break the treasure.” Qu Ping nodded.

Liu Chaofeng hurriedly moved closer and reached out to grab a sparkling jade sculpture with almost no flaws. This was the drunken image of Taibai. Regardless of whether it was saber craftsmanship or material, they were all extremely superior existences. Li Taibai’s expression and movements looked so lifelike that it could be considered a precious item.

However, besides admiring it, Liu Chaofeng’s eyes also contained a hint of shock and worry. Because he could already tell that the items in the box were all stolen items listed on the paper that Xu Chengzong had given him two days ago. Now that he saw the drunken Taibai jade sculpture, he was even more certain of his judgement.

However, seeing that these people weren’t good people, if he really took them, his little pawnshop would probably suffer again. In addition, what made Liu Chaofeng even more shocked was that from the other party’s behavior, he could even tell that Qu Ping did not look like an ordinary citizen. He actually had the appearance of a person in the government, so things were even more difficult to do.

Just as he was hesitating, Qu Ping said again, “How is it? This jade sculpture doesn’t look bad, right? If it weren’t for the fact that I’m short of money, I wouldn’t be able to give you a cheap pawnshop. Quickly open a price.”

“Five hundred taels. We’ll take this jade sculpture from the pawnshop.” In the end, Liu Chaofeng calmed his mind and said.

“What? Are you trying to bully me? You want to take down such a large jade sculpture for five hundred taels?” Qu Ping immediately said angrily. The faces of the three companions beside him also darkened, and they began to stare at Liu Chaofeng with ill intentions, as if they were ready to fight at any time.

Liu Chaofeng drummed in his heart, but he said, “My guest doesn’t know. Although this jade sculpture is extraordinary, its value is much lower because it is only made of Taibai drunkenness. If it is made of Guanyin or Buddha, even a thousand taels of old man would be willing to sell it. But I’m afraid this Taibai really won’t sell for much.” After all, he was a venerable pawnshop venerable for many years, and in terms of lowering the value of the goods, he was really a good hand.

Qu Ping was also not familiar with this path, so he believed him a little when he heard this. Indeed, he had seen some jade sculptures, but they were all like deities and buddhas. There had never been such a sculpture with a poet as its character.

After pondering for a moment, Qu Ping finally nodded his head, “Forget it, let’s just make a friend of yours. What about the rest? If anything else still doesn’t satisfy me, humph!”

Good fellow, this person is really domineering enough. He used something to pawn the shop and actually threatened the other party. However, Liu Chaofeng and the others did not dare to reply. They could only say yes, and then they took out a few items from the box one by one, judging their value.

After looking at a few of them, Liu Chaofeng gave Xiao Li a look. The latter understood and quietly retreated to the back. In this regard, Qu Ping and the others didn’t think much of it. They didn’t think that there would be any mistakes here.

Liu Chaofeng continued to be cautious, relying on his years of experience and the people in front of him to do bargaining, his purpose was naturally to stabilize them. However, in order not to lose out, the price that Liu Chao offered this time was much higher than before, which made Qu Ping and the others feel satisfied.

There were a total of eight treasures in the box. After examining them one by one, they all gave a good price. Together, they amounted to more than 5,300 taels. Although if they could really be sold, these items would bring the pawnshop several times the profit, but this had already caused the pawnshop to bid 30% more than before.

Hearing this number, Qu Ping and the others smiled with satisfaction, “Then let’s make a deal. One hand will pay, the other will pick up the goods.” As he spoke, he patted the box beside him.

“Then let’s wait for Little Elder to go to the back and get the bank notes.” Liu Chaofeng looked at the box with some regret. If this transaction could be completed, the pawnshop would be able to earn a fortune. Unfortunately, all of these things were targeted by the officials.

Right after he retreated to the counter, Ah Hu walked in through the side door and swept his gaze over the few of them. “Guys, what happened to you? Tell me about it at the county government.” As he spoke, he took a step forward.

“Huh?” Qu Ping and the others were stunned for a moment before they understood. Their expressions immediately changed and they jumped up from their seats. “Who are you?”

“Are you all stolen goods? Or should you obediently surrender and follow me to the Daxing County Government to avoid suffering?” Ah Hu still had a casual look, but his footsteps did not stop and he quickly pushed forward.

“Motherf*cker, the people from the county government dare to provoke us!” When a strong man saw this, he finally couldn’t help but curse. After that, he rushed over one after another and punched Ah Hu in the face.

Seeing the disdainful smile on Ah Hu’s face, he didn’t even stop his steps. He only tilted his body and let the other party punch him in the face. At the same time, he suddenly leaned forward with strength and ruthlessly collided with the front chest of the middle door opened wide by the other party’s punch.

The sturdy man snorted and was knocked backwards. In the end, he sat on the ground and couldn’t get up for a long time.

At the same time, the other two burly men had also rushed over. At some unknown time, they already had two daggers in their hands. As they swallowed, they flickered with a cold light that caused one’s heart to palpitate. At the same time, they also shouted, “Little Daxing County Government dares to interfere in my affairs. I think you are tired of living!”

Looking at the short blade stabbing straight at his chest, Ah Hu did not panic at all, nor did he even dodge. He suddenly waved his hands and grabbed the two hands holding the knives in a cold light. Then, the two of them hurriedly pulled back in front of him. When they wanted to pull back the hands holding the knives, they suddenly changed their grip to push, pushing the two strong men horizontally.

Qu Ping sat there until he saw that his three companions had been knocked down. He slowly stood up and narrowed his eyes, “Borrowing strength to fight, are you the descendant of the Wudang Inner Fist?”

Ah Hu smiled, “Alright, it’s just a small skill. Please follow me to the Daxing County Government.”

“Do you know our ident. I.ty and dare to take us to the county government to receive merit points?” Qu Ping smiled disdainfully, and at the same time, his hand trembled, and something flew towards Ah Hu.

Ah Hu was still as calm as ever. He reached out and grabbed the item in his hand. But then, his expression changed slightly, because he recognized what was in his hand. It was actually a waist token with the words “Brocade Guards, Thousand Households, Quping” carved on it.

“Are you from the Royal Guards?” Ah Hu sized up the waist token a few more times and confirmed that it was not a forgery.

“No one in this world dares to pretend to be my Brocade Guards. Do you still want to take us to Daxing County now?” Seeing the purpose of his actions, Qu Ping asked again.

“The order I received was to take you down. Don’t ask anything else!” Unexpectedly, Ah Hu gave an unexpected answer. As soon as his voice fell, he leaned forward again.

The smile on Qu Ping’s face instantly turned into rage. He immediately shouted, “You’re courting death!” He had already drawn a short knife into his hand, then quickly pounced on it and sliced it towards Ah Hu’s face.

Ah Hu tilted his head and stretched out his hand to block this imposing saber strike. At the same time, he pushed his foot forward and directly hit his opponent’s knee.

With a bang, Qu Ping was knocked unsteadily by him, so he had to retreat first, but his expression finally became somewhat uneasy. The person in front of him looked calm, but his skill was so high that it made one’s heart go cold. How could such an expert who knew inner boxing work for Daxing County?

But now was not the time to think about this. Qu Ping immediately shouted, “Let’s go together!” He pounced fiercely on her again. At the same time, the other three people also stood up from their previous fall and drew their sabers in their hands, ferociously surrounding them. Wherever the saber light flashed, it was directed towards Ah Hu’s vital point.

At this moment, the door of the pawnshop was knocked open by someone. A figure quickly pounced on him and slammed into the chest of the robust man who had just slashed his saber at Ah Hu’s chest, causing him to stop moving.

Then, another person rushed over, and with a flash of cold light, a knife slashed down on the side of his neck, knocking him to the ground.

“Who dares to hurt my Brocade Guard?” Seeing this, Qu Ping and the others were instantly enraged and roared. Only then did they see clearly that the person who had crashed into him was the brother that he had left outside. The one who had been struck by the knife had only fainted and no blood spurted out. So the other party was the person who had used the back of the knife to cut him.

And this was Lin Lie!