From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor-Chapter 390 - 365: Listen to Your Brother-in-law

The biggest dealer in fake antiques in Capital City is Xie Boxiang, known as Master Xie. The two have known each other since the eighties and started collecting around the same time, but in different directions. Huang Wanglin took a more honorable path, while Xie Boxiang went down a risky road. The former was purely out of a love for collecting, while the latter wanted to change his fate by trading antiques, firmly believing that without a windfall, one cannot be rich; without night grass, a horse cannot be fattened. In the nineties, Xie Boxiang was even arrested and served seven years.

After his release, Master Xie swore off illegal activities, claiming he’d turned a new leaf. In reality, he just stepped behind the scenes, becoming more cautious and prudent. He found that the risks of dealing in genuine antiques were greater than in fakes. The nature of creating and selling fakes differs from illicitly trading national relics. Of course, he didn’t completely avoid genuine goods, similar to Huang Wanglin, refusing items of dubious origin. Whether he practices what he preaches is uncertain, but he has remained well on the surface.

Huang Wanglin immediately called Xie Boxiang, who was delighted to receive his call and quickly agreed to the favor, realizing it was a request for help.

Huang Wanglin knew that Xie Boxiang was a man of his word. Once he agreed, it was as good as done. But he also realized he couldn’t let the favor go unpaid, so he arranged to have dinner with Master Xie the day after tomorrow to repay the favor.

Hanging up the phone, Huang Wanglin smiled and said, "No problem now."

Pu Jian quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Third Master. You choose the place for the day after tomorrow, and I’ll make the arrangements in advance."

Huang Wanglin laughed heartily, "What? Do you think I can’t even afford a meal? But on this matter, I have to say, keep personal and business separate. In the future, when doing business, you need to have more sense. Don’t do things that cut off others’ livelihoods." Liu Kui and his cronies’ illegal actions will naturally be handled by the police. If you, Pu Jian, want to stay in the circle, you need to keep your mouth shut.

Pu Jian sighed, "I just ran my mouth." He was also very regretful; if someone wants to play the fool, let them. It’s none of his business.

As Huang Wanglin had other matters to attend to, he left after resolving the issue, and Pu Jian and Xu Chunliang didn’t plan to stay long either.

Huang Wanglin specifically asked Xu Chunliang for his contact information, and Pu Jian took the opportunity to add him on WeChat.

On the way back, Pu Jian remarked, "Brother, today we really owe it to you. Master Huang San is highly respected in the collecting world. I’m just a familiar face to him, but he respected you the moment he met you. You really earned it."

Xu Chunliang said, "As long as the problem is solved. Honestly, my presence or absence makes no difference. If Liu Kui dares to come again, I’ll hit him so hard his own parents won’t recognize him."

Pu Jian chuckled, "This guy’s portraits are really ugly."

"You sure have unique tastes!"

Pu Jian said, "This calls for a celebration. My treat, you choose the place."

Xu Chunliang had a date that night with Mei Ru Xue, unsure how long drinking at noon might delay him, so he laughed and said, "I’m booked, let’s reschedule."

Pu Jian asked, "A girl?"

Xu Chunliang nodded.

"Ah, putting romance over friendship, uh? If I’d known you were into that, I’d have taken you to a place full of pretty girls."

Xu Chunliang smiled and glanced out the window, spotting a group of people on the roadside. Two adults were angrily berating a chubby kid who hung his head without a word. The kid looked familiar – upon closer inspection, it was Gao Hong Hall’s grandson, Wang Maite.

Seeing no family around him, Xu Chunliang asked Pu Jian to pull over and stepped out to see what was going on – especially given the Gao family’s connections.

From a distance, he heard the two men cursing, "Damn it, why is this kid so unruly? How dare you scratch my car?"

Wang Maite bit his lip, his face reddened, "It wasn’t me!"

"I damn well saw you scratch it."

"I didn’t scratch it, I just touched it."

"My car was parked perfectly fine, what the hell were you touching it for? Just can’t keep your hands to yourself? I’ve seen many brats like you."

The man beside him said, "Brother De, no use talking to him. Call his parents. Check his school from his backpack and get the headmaster. This bad kid needs to be severely dealt with."

Originally, Wang Maite was waiting with some classmates for his grandfather to pick him up. But Grandpa was late, and who knew this would happen. After the incident, his pals got scared and ran, he was just a bit slower and got caught.

The onlookers hadn’t witnessed it firsthand, but after hearing about it, they believed it was the group of kids who did it.

The car owner, Brother De, cursed, "You scoundrel, what’s your dad’s phone number?"

Wang Maite refused to say. The man next to him got angry, grabbed his ear, and demanded, "Are you going to tell or not?"

"Let go!" Xu Chunliang arrived just in time.

The two men stared at him, "Who are you?"

Seeing Xu Chunliang, Wang Maite finally saw a familiar face, and exclaimed loudly, "Brother-in-law!"

The ’brother-in-law’ call left Xu Chunliang dumbstruck. This kid couldn’t just call anyone brother-in-law. Pu Jian was amused. Where did Xu Chunliang get such a little rascal calling him family? The kid did look pretty well-off!

The two men heard the little chubby kid call him brother-in-law and thought, finally, an adult has arrived. The guy named Brother De said, "You’re his brother-in-law? Fine, you’re just in time. Take a look at my car."

Xu Chunliang followed and walked over to see a black BMW X6 parked nearby, with a scratch on the driver’s door panel, revealing the undercoat.

Xu Chunliang asked the little chubby kid, "Did you scratch it?"

Wang Maite shook his head, "It wasn’t me!"

The guy who had just pulled his ear was displeased, "You still not telling the truth? Do you believe I’ll slap you..." He raised his hand as if to hit him, actually just to scare the little chubby kid.

But his wrist was grabbed by Xu Chunliang. Xu Chunliang coldly said, "Boy! Mind your language when talking to me. If you dare say another foul word, don’t blame me for slapping you!"

The guy was rather arrogant, "Try hitting me if you dare..."

Slap! Before he could finish his sentence, Xu Chunliang slapped him, making half his face swell. The other car owner rushed over to help, but Pu Jian stopped him: "Everyone heard it; he voluntarily asked to be slapped. I recorded it."

The car owner was furious: "Get the hell out of my way!"

Pu Jian said, "I can’t believe you two are so arrogant just because you’re driving a second-hand X6. If the kid scratched it, we’ll pay for it. If not, you two just pulled his ear and threatened him, which is illegal. Do you really think our country doesn’t have any laws? Haven’t you studied the Minors Protection Law? Just for what happened earlier, you’d get at least three years."

"Let go..." The kid whose wrist was being held by Xu Chunliang felt like his wrist would break.

Xu Chunliang then released him and said to the car owner, "You said he scratched the car, evidence! Witness!"

The car owner picked up a small stone from the ground, "He used this stone to scratch it."

Xu Chunliang looked at the stone, Pu Jian also leaned over to see, a bit puzzled, "There’s no car paint on it!"

Xu Chunliang handed the stone to Wang Maite, "Go scratch his car door with it, scrape hard."

"What do you mean?"

Xu Chunliang: "If you prove he did it, I’ll compensate you with a new one." With Xu Chunliang’s expertise, he knew the scratch on the car wasn’t caused by a child.

The little chubby kid hesitated with the stone; he didn’t dare to scratch it. Xu Chunliang said, "Scratch! Don’t you want to prove your innocence? What are you afraid of? I’ve got your back! Go on! Scratch hard!"

Pu Jian, fearing there wouldn’t be chaos, said, "Go! Listen to your brother-in-law!"

The little chubby kid now had confidence, and etched another scratch next to the previous one, leaving the two men dumbfounded.

Pu Jian leaned in to look at the two scratches of nearly the same length, "Look, these two scratches are obviously different in thickness and depth. My judgment is that the first scratch resulted from something moving at a certain speed, like an electric bike or a tricycle. Look closely, there are obvious dents indicating significant force; the undercoat is exposed requiring panel beating, while the new scratch doesn’t expose the undercoat, just needs paint touch-up, proving the child didn’t have much strength, and also proving the BMW’s steel panels are pretty solid."

The car owner said, "Of course, you’re speaking in his favor."

Xu Chunliang said, "If you’re not convinced, call the police and see what they say."

Pu Jian asked Wang Maite, "Does your ear hurt?"

Wang Maite caught on immediately, "It hurts, hurts so much!" This kid might look simple, but he’s smart.

Pu Jian raised his phone, "I recorded you guys assaulting a minor child on the street. We can fix the car, but you’ll have to pay for medical treatment."

"You trying to extort me?"

Pu Jian nodded, "You’re exactly right, I’m extorting you. If you continue being pushy, trust that I’ll have you donate this broken BMW right here."

At this point, Gao Hong Hall finally arrived, and the police came over too. After asking about the situation, the police compared the two scratches, determined that the likelihood of the first scratch being caused by the child was almost none, and checked the nearby surveillance. They found the car was in the surveillance range of a nearby restaurant.

To clear this up, everyone went to the restaurant to check the surveillance footage. From the footage, they could see the little chubby kid and a few classmates walking by the car. He did touch the car, but indeed didn’t scratch it; the scratch was there earlier.

The guy who got slapped by Xu Chunliang was still relentless, "Even if the first scratch wasn’t theirs, the second one this kid did make."

Pu Jian said, "Are you asking for it? Wasn’t it you dragging this kid’s ear? Officer, I want to report, these two assaulted a minor child on the street and made verbal threats; I have evidence of this."

Elder Gao, seeing the footage on Pu Jian’s phone of his grandson being threatened by the two men, couldn’t bear it. Younger, he had a fiery temper, and he punched the guy hard.

Pu Jian hurriedly held Elder Gao, and Xu Chunliang was ready to provide protection as well. The police separated both sides, "Keep calm, keep calm. Do you want to settle this privately or legally?"

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