"You old b*st*rd. You broke my magic weapon! Give me twenty thousand or you'll live in hell!"
"Come on buddy. I-I'm out of money. I cannot afford twenty thousand. Can I just sign a debt bill? Please show mercy."
...
A magic weapon?
Wang Ke frowned. He stopped walking to work and looked at the crowds beside him.
There was a brutal-looking man with tattoos staring at an old man fiercely, the old man slumping on the ground spread with chinaware pieces.
The old man was afflicted with helplessness, about to cry.
Looking at the old man with his tattered clothes, the brunet skin, bony hands and feet, and wrinkled face, Wang Ke frowned even more.
An old man should not be treated like that even if he broke the chinaware!
"I'm not your buddy. Not old like you! Give me the money now. I saw the money in your rag bag. Don't fool me! You old b*st*rd, hurry up!"
The tattooed guy said with no patience.
"It's the tuition fee for my grandson. I'm counting on that. You cannot take it away! Please show mercy. I'll sign a debt bill and I promise to give the money to you afterwards!"
The old man grasped his greasy bag tightly, which could not be shabbier. He held it cautiously as holding his own life.
"D*mn mercy! Stop talking nonsense! Give me the money. A blue and white porcelain Avalokitesvara statue from the period of the Kangxi Emperor is worth at least fifty thousand, and I've been too generous for asking twenty! Don't be so shameless!"
Then the man tended to grab the old man's bag.
The old man was frightened and grasped the bag tightly. This was the money he'd earned for his grandson by scavenging. Once the money was gone, his grandson could only drop out of school. He would rather die than let his grandson ruin his future!
A blue and white porcelain Avalokitesvara statue from the period of the Kangxi Emperor, Qing Dynasty?
Fifty thousand yuan?
A real magic weapon couldn't be that cheap. Even an antique would worth more than that, not to mention a magic weapon that could change one's luck and fortune.
Wang Ke focused on the broken chinaware doubtfully after hearing the dialogue.
He worked for Treasure Hall in Antique Street. Although he is no magic weapon fox, appreciation couldn't daunt him.
Blue and white porcelain from the period of the Kangxi Emperor, Qing Dynasty differed by early, middle, and late period. Each kind of them had unique characteristics.
The porcelain in front of him-
Wang Ke frowned.
"Give it to me!"
At the time, more and more people crowded in and the man started feeling anxious. He grabbed the old man's bag immediately while the old man paying no attention.
The old man screamed, a powerful force burst out of his haggard hands and he grasped the bag firmly. He cried and pleaded with the man.
"I'll give you a debt bill. Everyone here knows me, an old man who collects tatters. Please show some mercy. I can't give you the money. I just can't."
"F*ck-off. F*ck your bill!"
The old man was kicked to the ground fiercely.
A sound of "click" came from the old man's hand, which made people's hair stand on end.
The old man still grasped the bag tightly.
"Please. Please. I'll kneel down and kowtow to you!"
The old man grabbed the edge of his bag with one hand and climbed up from the ground with another hand on his chest, begging and kowtowing to the man.
The old man had come to a dead end. He could only beg for mercy.
Even people around couldn't stand it anymore. The sound of the fracture was clear, which made them both sympathize with the old man and abhor the man's callosity.
He forced the old man to such a dead end!
Perceiving the situation, the man pulled out a knife from his pocket and made a fierce glance.
Seeing the knife, those men ready to put themselves forward became quiet.
It could be fatal!
Never mind. The old man broke the chinaware and he should take the consequences.
The man felt relief for a second because of the hesitation of the people around, but the increasing number still made him panic.
He knew there was no time to waste, and that he must take the money as soon as possible. So he took out the knife and was ready to lacerate the bag.
"Hold on!"
Wang Ke shouted wrathfully.
He was just buried in thought, and when he looked up, he saw the old man kowtowing to the man. Every sound of the kowtow slapped on Wang Ke's heart like a hammer, but the man was indifferent. He took out a knife and was ready to cut the cloth bag. Wang Ke couldn't be more wrathful!
All the sights focused on Wang Ke because of the wrathful shout.
People around couldn't help saying "good job" to the handsome but emaciated young man in front of them.
The man also stopped, but the old man kept kowtowing and pleading, "Please! Please! Please."
"Hey you, get back to your home. It's none of your business!"
It was the scariest thing for the man, but he didn't worry because he had gone through fire and water.
Just a d*mn young man!
"Drop that bag!"
Wang Ke stared at the man with an unbending face, at the same time moved forward.
How dared he defraud with fake chinaware!
He knew this chinaware. It could be found in Zhang's chinaware shop in Antique Street, each with the price of twenty yuan. The man had gone so far as to fraud an old man, and even death could not atone for the offence.
"Who are you? How dare you order me? You'd better go home or you'll live in hell!"
The man showed off the knife in his hand fiercely. Were it not for the situation today, someone would have got a hole in his body if he dared to speak to him like this!
When he finished his words, the young man suddenly disappeared!
People around only felt a flash. The next second, the young man suddenly showed up in front of the brutal-looking man.
Not a single person knew what had happened.
Was I dazzled?
A lot of people began to wonder if they had been dazzled. It could not be the speed of a person!
"I told you to let go!"
Wang Ke showed a cold glance, his hand reaching the man’s hand on the bag.
The man was also puzzled. How did the young man show up in front of him?
But he didn't care about that. He only cared about money. He would perish everyone who stood in his way.
"What the f*ck!"
Before the man finished the sentence, he felt a huge force on his wrist, as if he was clamped tightly by iron pliers. He couldn't move anymore, and the force kept constantly aggravating on his wrist, making him feel the wrist broken. His face suddenly became pale, with cold sweat.
The man looked at the hand which was holding his wrist. He couldn't believe that this young man had such great strength!
"Let go!"
Wang Ke repeated with an even colder voice.
"D*mn it!"
The man burst out a howling, stabbing towards Wang Ke with the dagger.
Seeing the situation, people around couldn't help exclaiming. They didn't expect that the man did it and they worried about Wang Ke at that moment.
"I told you to let go!"
Wang Ke cried out with his cold eyes and burst out a strong power from his wrist.
"Crack!"
A clear sound of bone fracturing echoed with the screeching like being killed.
"Aaah!"
Everyone was shocked by the situation.
A sturdy wrist got broken in front of them. What kind of strength he had?
The man gripped his wrist and stared at Wang Ke in horror. The enormous pain made him pale and sweat oozed from his forehead.
His wrist was broken just like that?!
Who was this guy?
How could he be so strong?
Was he human?
The dagger was thrown aside because of the enormous pain.
Wang Ke had heard of a lot of blackmailing incidents as a person working in Ancient Street, but he didn't expect to see one, especially to a poor old man.
Such an inhumane guy!
He would have considered whether to stand out if it were yesterday, but he'd made a breakthrough. He held the all cards because he had been in the third stage of Dragon’s Momentum and full of spirit energy.
"Get up grandpa. The porcelain is fake. Don't worry about it."
Wang Ke glanced at the man indifferently and then helped the old man up.
At the same time, Wang Ke put his hand on the catagmatic finger of the old man and tried to heal it with spirit energy. The finger would recover in three days if the old man rested adequately.
The old man was apparently shocked and didn't see how it happened, only nodding mechanically like kowtowing.
People around were shocked by the words that the porcelain was fake.
"Hey, young man! How can you say that my porcelain is fake? You hurt me, and you should give all your money for my hospital bills!"
The man seemed fury but lowered his voice when seeing Wang Ke. He was even more frightened thinking of his wrist.
"Whatever!"
Wang Ke didn't care about it because he had no money at all. He stared at the man and asked.
"You just said that it is a blue and white porcelain of Avalokitesvara statue from the period of the Kangxi Emperor, Qing Dynasty, right? There are three types of blue and white porcelain from the period of the Kangxi Emperor. In the early period, the blue and white carcass is thick, and the glazed surface is bluish-white with a shrinking glaze and small brown spots. In the middle period, the carcass is white and hard with a cross-section like glutinous rice cake. There are few impurities, and the carcass is thin and moderate. In the late period, the blue and white glaze is mostly bright green glaze, and there is also pinky-white glaze. The glaze is deep and reserved. The carcass is heavier than the middle period, the hardness even higher, and the bottom foot is deeper. Flat cutting is generally used and neat. Early, middle, late. What period do you say your porcelain belongs to?"
Wang Ke talked about the characteristics of porcelain from three periods one by one fluently with no hesitation.
The man was shocked, so were the people around.
The young man actually was a professional!
The man could never expect to meet a professional because he had found a place far away from Ancient Street, but it was no good luck to meet the young man.
He was so anxious for money because he was afraid of attracting the police. He didn't want to go to jail again, released from the detention house just a few days ago.
"This, this-this is a magic weapon!"
The man tried his best to avoid Wang Ke's sight and made a strong argument.