Imperial Treasure
Chapter 205 - 153: Police, Arrest Someone!

Elder Tang had been hesitating to speak, but it was Lv Haobai, who had recently gotten closer to Elder Tang, who had no choice but to speak up at this moment.

A bit awkward.

"Mr. Yi, this ink is from my shop"

Upon hearing this, Elder Tang’s expression changed immediately. Damn it, you sell this kind of stuff too? Are you trying to scam my disciple?

Yi Chilian turned to look at Lv Haobai, who, for some reason, was taken aback when his eyes met those of this much younger man and unconsciously blurted out...

"I didn’t scam Miss Sui. I even told her not to buy so much because some of the ancient ink is of a lower quality and not good to use. But she said she liked the smell of that block of ink, said it smelled nice."

"Smell? Are we picking out soap?" Yi Chilian looked at Sui Yi, gazing down at her from a two-meter distance.

Lv Haobai felt a cold sweat on his forehead, and Old Man Tang also felt a cold sweat on his own.

After Yi Chilian had once again switched to his sharp-tongued mode, Sui Yi remained calm with a faint expression...

Before she could say anything, they heard Yi Chilian say, "But indeed, the fragrance isn’t too bad... I like it."

Just as the word "like" fell,

Crash!

The closed doors were suddenly kicked open!

The loud noise startled many people. Before they could react, a group of people rushed in.

"Nobody move! Police! You’re under arrest!"

The police with guns raised, Yi Chilian holding the ink, Sui Yi beside him, Elder Tang and others nearby, plus those merchants talking or making deals in the hall...

The scene formed an eerily silent tableau, and the crowd outside the exhibition hall had already swarmed to peer in. When they saw the people inside... and then the ones holding the guns, they all thought...

—Are they filming a movie?

After a moment, Elder De’s face turned ashen as he said, "What is the meaning of this!"

The man leading the charge wasn’t a police officer but a refined-looking individual with a small beard, who coolly swept his gaze over everyone before cracking a smile and leisurely pulling out a paper from his pocket, slapping it down on the table.

His voice was clear.

"We received a tip off that someone here has been openly selling fake goods under the guise of the Classical Chinese Conference, and there are even suspicions of private smuggling and money laundering! This is an arrest warrant... The bosses might want to take a look."

This man spoke with reason and rhythm, and when matched with an actual arrest warrant, he managed to stun many of the people there.

The public does not fight with officials, and businesses are the same.

One by one, they began to feel restless.

The faces of Elder Tang and the others couldn’t get any darker. Crap, just when the Li Family from Provincial City came to stir up trouble, they now find themselves embroiled in this counterfeit scandal. One could imagine if this incident spread, the consequences would be much more serious than the previous provocation by the Li Family. It wasn’t just this Classical Chinese Conference going down the drain; their reputations would be ruined!

With anger beneath his words, Elder Tang coldly said, "There is no sale of counterfeit goods here, nor is anyone laundering money. Sir, you should not make baseless accusations!"

"Whether it’s a baseless accusation isn’t for you to decide. After we bring you in and check, then we’ll know," the man scoffed.

"Who might you be? And who are you looking to arrest?" Elder De had already eased his expression. After all, he had some confidence, but he had still been a bit panicked initially—not because of these people but because of Yi Chilian being here.

"Who?" The man’s gaze landed on Yi Chilian holding the ink and then glanced at Sui Yi beside him, comparing them with a certain photo in his mind, and narrowed his eyes.

"Isn’t it obvious? These two, Sui Yi, yes? Come on, take her away!"

Sui Yi truly felt that this play was moving from one act to another too quickly. Just before, it was those guys who looked like bandits, and now it’s the police...

The police?

Pushing away the chair behind her, Sui Yi straightened up and looked at the man, "You gentlemen aren’t local Nanxun police, are you? I wonder where you come from... and have you informed the local authorities in Nanxun? I would think that a mere tip off wouldn’t warrant the attention of police from another jurisdiction... unless this tip off itself involves crimes from other areas? But for all these years, I’ve never been out of town..."

She paused, then leaned on the table, her palm resting on it, her fingers running along the rim of the teacup, "I’ve only ever been in Provincial City when I was six or seven years old. What, did someone accuse me of smuggling from back then?"

Cool and composed, her calm demeanor veiled a piercing sharpness!