Chapter 1574: The Shop Was Smashed

It gathered local specialties, and there were also breakfast foods from all corners of Huaxia, all of which were very hearty.

It was just to cater to the local palate, so local characteristics were mixed in; it tasted a bit strange, but it was better than nothing, and Chen Yu did not want to go eat sashimi first thing in the morning.

After eating something, he arrived at Jade Pavilion Studio, and Chen Yu could not help but be slightly stunned; he saw that Jade Pavilion Studio was in a mess, the doors and windows had been smashed, the items inside had been destroyed, and there was even a fire.

Several disciples of Jade Pavilion Studio were cleaning up the aftermath, and one disciple saw Chen Yu and ran over quickly, saying, "Mr. Chen, you have come."

"What is going on here?" Chen Yu asked with some confusion.

"Mr. Chen, a group of people came in the early morning, beat up the clerk who was watching the shop, then smashed everything up, and set a fire," the disciple said helplessly. "Now Master is already rushing here."

"Do you know who did it?" Chen Yu asked with some confusion.

He did not understand the situation here, and the public security situation was even more unclear; he did not know who would smash up this place for no reason.

"This is not yet clear; we have already called the police, and Master is also rushing over, so the police will be here soon," the disciple said respectfully.

Just at this moment, Qishu rushed over, and seeing everything before him, he stomped his feet in anger: "Who did this? You bastard, let me find out and I will bury you alive; oh, my treasures..."

Looking at the antique jade and porcelain in his shop being smashed to pieces, even though there were few genuine items inside, these imitations were also antiques, and they were things he had gone to great lengths to acquire, which made Qishu feel heartbroken.

"Qishu, do you know who did it?" Chen Yu asked.

"I don't know yet, I will go investigate; you son of a bitch, let me find out who did it and I will kill him," Qishu said, gritting his teeth.

"A grudge? A business rival?" Chen Yu smiled bitterly: "There should be some clues, right?"

"This... there are plenty of business rivals, and here in Chinatown, there are many forces of all kinds—societies, gangs, and the like," Qishu hesitated for a moment and said: "It could be a competing force, or it could be someone jealous of my business..."

"Then is calling the police useful?" Chen Yu asked.

"Most of the time it is useless," Qishu said with a bitter smile: "It is just going through the motions. We are not local residents, so they do not care too much about our affairs; when something happens, most of the time we still have to solve it ourselves."

"Then there is no point in calling the police," Chen Yu said: "Otherwise, why don't we have their police not come, and we will solve these things ourselves?"

"The procedures that must be followed still have to be followed; the devils are actually quite serious about this aspect. Forget it, since they are coming, I will deal with it."

Qishu shook his head helplessly, then said with some gnashing of teeth: "I don't know which grandson did this; if I find out, I will definitely not let him off."

"Qishu, what is going on here?" Just at this moment, a man in his thirties wearing a cape walked over.

He was the person in charge of the local police, Shankou Hengye; he brought a group of police officers over and took a look at the scene.

"Officer Shankou, you have finally come. Look, I was doing business just fine, and someone inexplicably smashed up my place; you must stand up for me," Qishu hurried to greet him, first slipping a red envelope over.

Shankou was very satisfied with Qishu's tact; he calmly tucked the item into his own pocket and then said in a non-committal tone: "Qishu, rest assured, I will definitely solve your matter for you. You two, go check the surrounding surveillance."

"Pay attention to suspicious people and vehicles entering and leaving; you two, go to the scene to tally the losses, and also pay attention to whether there are any clues."

After receiving the red envelope, Shankou Hengye became energetic; he ordered his subordinates to investigate, then took out a handkerchief, covered his mouth, and walked over to the place where the fire had started to take a few looks.

"Officer Shankou, you must stand up for me; the impact of this incident is truly too vile," Qishu walked up and said.

"Qishu, have you provoked anyone recently?" Shankou Hengye asked.

"Oh, Mr. Shankou, you know me best; I am just a proper businessman. Doing business in a foreign land, I rely on my reputation and the high quality of my products."

"I do business in a down-to-earth manner, and no matter what I encounter, I am always cautious; when would I dare to offend anyone?"

"Hehe, Qishu, your reputation in Chinatown is too loud, so it is normal to arouse the jealousy of some people," Shankou said with a chuckle: "Therefore, the occurrence of this incident is also inevitable."

"But rest assured, I will do my best to investigate; no matter who did it, I will definitely drag them out."

"Thank you, truly thank you, Mr. Shankou." Qishu was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

Just at this moment, Shankou received a phone call; he nodded repeatedly at the phone, spoke a string of Japanese, and then hung up the phone.

After this guy hung up the phone, his entire attitude changed immediately.

"Alright, you guys come back with me. There is a criminal case now that requires us to handle it immediately; and you two, no need to investigate, come back immediately."

Shankou Hengye pointed at those subordinates and waved his hand, intending to take them away.

"Mr. Shankou, what about our situation here?" Qishu was slightly stunned; he had just handed over a red envelope, and he understood the rules.

No matter what, this matter should be filed as a case first so it would be easier to handle later, but this grandson took the money and didn't even file the case—what was this supposed to mean?

"That's enough, this is a grudge between you Chinese people yourselves; you can just solve it yourselves," Shan Ben Heng Ye snorted: "You are not united yourselves, insisting on infighting, and then you trouble us when something happens."

"Do you think we are very free? Dealing with trivial matters like yours every day."

"How is this a trivial matter? I have lost over ten million, right? Such a vile incident, and you say you won't care about it?" Qishu felt speechless; was this grandson born in the year of the dog? Wasn't he fine just a moment ago? How could he turn his face so quickly?

"Hehe, are you teaching me how to do my job?" Shankou Hengye sneered, staring at Qishu: "Don't forget that you are an outsider, trying to make a living here."

"Some things, it is enough that you know them in your heart; don't make me speak so clearly, otherwise it won't be good for anyone, understand?"

"I..." Qishu's face turned blue with anger, but he could do nothing about this guy; indeed, although this was Chinatown, everyone was ultimately an outsider.