C206 There's a Trick to Bluffing
In only 20 minutes, Jiang Hua arrived at the front of the jade shop and parked the car in front of the door. Then he got off the car with a dark expression, pushed open the door of the shop clerk who told him to drive the car away and stormed upstairs.
As a victim, Jiang Hua was afraid that the employees would call the police.
Jiang Hua found the old guy on the fourth floor.
He didn't know if this old guy was really brave and was not afraid that Jiang Hua would come knocking on his door, or if it was because he didn't invite anyone to steal Jiang Hua's emerald stone and was still able to drink tea and read books.
Seeing the killing intent on Jiang Hua's face, the old man was quite scared and directly broke the teacup in his hand on the ground.
"What do you want?"
The old man stood up in a hurry and staggered backward.
"Old fool, return my emerald gemstones."
Jiang Hua stormed over and grabbed the old guy's collar, forcefully dragging him into the office inside. He closed the door at the same time to prevent himself from being disturbed by the shop assistant that came with him.
Jiang Hua threw the old guy onto the ground.
"Don't be reckless, my colleague has already called the police. The police will be here soon."
The old man crawled up like a dog, went around to the opposite side of the desk and stood opposite Jiang Hua.
"Ma La Ba, I'll tell you this: if you don't return the emerald, I'll cripple you. If the police aren't here, I'll send you to the hospital to retrieve your corpse."
Jiang Hua spat and his face revealed a vicious expression. He wanted to use his aura to scare the old man.
At this moment, the shop assistant was bumping against the door with all her might, wanting to come in and save the old man.
Jiang Hua was annoyed when he heard the door slam. He rushed up angrily, opened the door and shouted, "All of you, scram! That old man killed a friend of mine to steal one of my emerald stones. He is a murderer now. "If you dare to help him, that would mean that you are his accomplices. I will kill you all together to avenge my friend."
Jiang Hua was quick to think, adding the crimes of the old guy into the mix scared the rest of the employees.
Jiang Hua didn't pay attention to the dazed employees as he closed the door casually and concentrated on dealing with the old guy.
"Hey …" You better not accuse me wrongly, I didn't kill anyone … "
Hearing that someone had died, the old man's face suddenly turned pale. His expression was full of fear, as if the sky was about to collapse.
"Although you were not the one who killed the person, it was the thief you invited. You are the culprit, and your crime is even greater."
Jiang Hua saw that the old man could be covered easily, and secretly rejoiced in his heart. Thus, he used this opportunity to continue his psychological attack on the old man.
"Don't try to lie to me, I don't know anything. Your jade is gone, it has nothing to do with me."
The old fellow's brain was very normal. After pondering for a moment, he knew that he couldn't be easily intimidated.
"You still want to quibble? But it was no use, because the murderer had been caught and was being interrogated at the police station. Do you think he will not give you up? "
Jiang Hua believed that this old man must have been involved in the case of the theft of the jade. But that was only a guess. He couldn't be 100% sure before the old fellow admitted to it.
The old man's eyes were filled with panic as his face alternated between red and white. He was extremely nervous.
Seeing the old man's expression, Jiang Hua was even more sure that the mastermind behind the jade stone theft was this old man.
The fact was indeed like this. Not long ago, Jiang Hua found the emerald in front of the old guy, which made the old guy extremely jealous. He had worked in this shop for dozens of years, and with a dead salary, he could not earn much money every year. Thus, he put his hope of making money somewhere else. He would carefully appraise every newly delivered jade artifact, hoping to find a loophole and make a fortune out of it. However, the headquarters had more appraisers than him, and that would give him a chance to pick up the loot.
Over the years, the old fellow had appraised the ancient jade artifacts in the store countless times, but he was unable to find any loopholes. In his dream of wealth, he aged from middle to old age and still ended up with a dead salary.
The world was unpredictable, the old man would never have thought that this brat, Jiang Hua, would be so lucky to get a gem worth millions on his first visit. This was a huge blow to him.1
Evil acted from the side of courage. After a few days of insomnia and planning, the old man was still determined to take the initiative to invite people to take the emerald gem back.
Just like that, Jiang Hua's jade was stolen.
"I don't understand what you're saying, I didn't do anything, I'm innocent, you can't scare me."
The old fox clenched his teeth and refused to admit anything. He knew clearly in his heart that silence was the wisest choice before things got clear.
"You won't admit to it even if you were beaten to death, right? "Alright then, I just want to see how hard your old bones can be."
Jiang Hua knew that if he didn't use some tricks and was polite and reasonable, he wouldn't be able to get the information out of the old man's mouth.
Jiang Hua rushed forward and pushed the struggling old guy onto a chair.
"Lin Xiong, right? I'll give you one more chance. Hand over the gem and I won't use force. "Stubbornness is not something that can be eaten easily. If I were to really fight, I'm afraid that an old body like yours wouldn't even last five minutes."
Jiang Hua tore off the work permit on the old man's chest, looked at it, then threw it on the ground and reminded him with a cold tone.
Lin Xiong laughed coldly and said playfully: "Didn't you say someone died? Your life is in danger, yet you are only concerned about your emerald gemstones in such a big matter. I feel that this is a little unreasonable, doesn't it? "
No one died at all. Jiang Hua was already here for the gem, so he didn't ask about the gem's whereabouts. What else could he ask?
Since Lin Xiong was able to see through his flaw so easily, Jiang Hua immediately felt that this old guy was not easy to deal with.
"Well, I admit I was trying to scare you, but there's no such thing as a murder case. But my gem was stolen, and you think you know it's true. "Alright, let's make a deal then. Give me back the gem and I'll let you go. I won't bother you even if you don't call the police. How about it?"
Jiang Hua slowed down his tone and planned to solve the problem with a calm heart. After all, to him, finding the emerald stone was the most important thing.
Hearing that, Lin Xiong also let out a sigh of relief. The fact that no one died had finally calmed him down.
"Little brother, you found the wrong person, I really do not have any intentions of looking for your emerald stone. The fact that you found an emerald gem in our shop has already been spread out. It was normal for a Thief to notice you. This really has nothing to do with me. "
Lin Xiong pushed his reading glasses forward and said with a helpless expression. Jiang Hua didn't bring out any evidence. How could he admit it just because he was scared?
"Hehe, I really don't want to do it. However, since you insist on forcing me, don't blame me."
Jiang Hua was so angry that he started laughing. He silently cursed Lin Xiong for being such a shitty person. He had to suffer a little before he could confess.
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