Chapter 1998: Chapter 1971: Swapping the Real for the Fake (Part 2)

"Fifty thousand."

"Fifty thousand?" Wang Qingyue was somewhat startled by the price she heard.

Because the Polygonum multiflorum in front of her was quite large, estimated to be at least a century old.

If it were placed in high society, the starting price would be at least around twenty thousand or more.

If sold well, it might even go higher.

The boss’s price was a bit too cheap.

"Yes, fifty thousand, young lady, my price is very genuine, absolutely not overpriced for you. If I weren’t in a hurry to use money, I wouldn’t sell it like this."

"If you want to buy it, make the decision quickly, there are so many people around here, someone might take it away."

The boss smiled kindly and said carefully.

Wang Qingyue was tempted.

This price is indeed not expensive.

After receiving a confirming look from Chen Yang, she immediately decided to buy it.

"Okay, fifty thousand, I’ll buy it." Wang Qingyue said directly.

"Ah, young lady, you’re buying it just like that, without checking it properly?"

Wang Qingyue’s quick agreement left the boss a little surprised. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"No need to check, I’m buying it." Wang Qingyue said.

"Alright, alright, shall I accompany you to the bank to get the money?" The boss rejoiced, thinking he had met a wealthy customer today.

It was such an easy transaction.

"No need." Wang Qingyue opened her handbag and directly took out a stack of money, handing it over.

"Here’s fifty thousand, you can count it."

The boss was stunned again.

Carrying fifty thousand in cash with her! She really is wealthy.

In that moment, the boss felt a bit regretful, thinking if he had asked for twenty thousand more earlier, it might have worked too?

But now the price was agreed upon, everyone had seen it, he was embarrassed to increase the price.

"Alright, alright." After being stunned for two or three seconds, he reacted and happily stretched out his hand, taking all the cash.

Then, to be sure, he carefully counted the fifty thousand in front of everyone.

"No mistake, it’s fifty thousand." The boss’s hands were tired from counting the money, but he couldn’t stop smiling.

"The money is yours, so this Polygonum multiflorum belongs to me." Wang Qingyue saw that he had finished counting and wanted to walk away with the Polygonum multiflorum.

But the boss picked up the Polygonum multiflorum first and said with a smile, "Young lady, although this Polygonum multiflorum is yours now, I can’t give you this wooden box.

How about I pack it with something else and give it to you?"

Saying this, the boss turned around, took out a big snakeskin bag, and started working on it.

Seeing this, Wang Qingyue didn’t say much else.

It’s just an old wooden box, it doesn’t matter if it’s included or not.

So she waited for a while, and soon the boss wrapped the Polygonum multiflorum with several plastic bags and handed them over to Wang Qingyue with a smile.

"Young lady, keep your item safe, come back often, I often set up stalls here, you might find more good stuff next time." The boss said with a smile.

"Alright."

Without much thought, Wang Qingyue took the Polygonum multiflorum and prepared to leave with Chen Yang.

There were only the Polygonum multiflorum at the boss’s stall, now it was sold, he was ready to pack up and leave.

"Wait!"

Chen Yang spoke up then, stopping the boss from leaving.

"Hmm? What’s up, young man, is there a problem?" The boss’s smile remained natural.

Chen Yang ignored him and looked directly at Wang Qingyue, saying: "Qingyue, aren’t you going to check the Polygonum multiflorum?"

"Ah?" Wang Qingyue paused, but quickly understood what Chen Yang meant.

He was worried that the Polygonum multiflorum might have been switched.

"Okay, I’ll check it." Wang Qingyue, realizing the need for caution, immediately took the Polygonum multiflorum out of the plastic bag and carefully checked it.

She found that the Polygonum multiflorum was fine.

The boss observed Wang Qingyue’s expression and quickly said with a smile, "Haha, young lady, don’t worry, I go into the mountains to collect herbs, how could I deceive you?"

Then the boss packed up and prepared to leave again.

"Wait."

Once again, Chen Yang stopped him.

"Young man, what are you doing? There’s nothing wrong with the item, stopping me repeatedly, what’s your idea?" The boss’s face immediately turned unpleasant.

Chen Yang’s expression mirrored his, eyebrows furrowed.

"Chen Yang, what’s up, is there a problem?" Wang Qingyue asked confusedly.

"This Polygonum multiflorum is fake."

Chen Yang said directly.

"Ah? Fake? What’s going on."

"Earlier you said it was real, how did it become fake?"

...

The audience who were about to leave, gathered around again upon hearing the commotion.

They all loved to watch the drama.

The boss, shocked by Chen Yang’s words, quickly regained composure and immediately retorted, "Kid, what nonsense are you saying? How could this Polygonum multiflorum be fake? And why would you buy it if you believed it was fake?"

"You’re deliberately causing trouble!"

The boss snapped.

Wang Qingyue was equally puzzled.

Before the purchase, Chen Yang had nodded before she bought it, so why was it suddenly declared fake?

"Chen Yang, didn’t you say it was real earlier?" Wang Qingyue asked in confusion.

Chen Yang glanced at Wang Qingyue and then stared at the boss, "The previous Polygonum multiflorum was real, but the one given after you took the money is fake."

"When you said you wanted to pack it, you secretly switched it inside."

Chen Yang said directly, glaring at the boss.

"You... what nonsense are you spouting? The Polygonum multiflorum I gave you is exactly the same, on what basis are you saying it’s fake? You’re just causing trouble, right? Let me go!" The boss was anxious, struggling to leave.

But the hand on his shoulder from Chen Yang seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, he couldn’t move at all.

"You think your tricks are invisible to me? Better be honest and return the real Polygonum multiflorum, or you will regret it!" Chen Yang furrowed his brow and shouted loudly.

Deceiving someone like him was asking for trouble.

Wang Qingyue, originally puzzled, realized the discrepancy after hearing Chen Yang’s assertion.

Earlier, the boss indeed placed the Polygonum multiflorum into his old snakeskin bag for a while during the packing.

With the Polygonum multiflorum out of view, there was a possibility of it being switched.

Moreover, Chen Yang’s familiarity with such herbs was not prone to mistakes.

If he said the item was fake, it couldn’t be true.

"Boss, your way of doing business is not fair, this counts as fraud, I can call the police and have you arrested." Wang Qingyue’s face darkened.

She hadn’t expected to almost fall for a scam.

"You say I switched it, therefore I did? What evidence do you have? Calling me a fraud, you two are the frauds!" The boss remained stubborn, refusing to admit.

"Evidence? Fine, I’ll provide it."

Chen Yang smirked, such people need to be confronted.

With his left hand holding the boss down, he with his right swiftly snatched the snakeskin bag from the boss.

Watching the bag get taken away, the boss panicked.

In a hurry, he struggled, wanting to retrieve the bag.

But in front of Chen Yang, he had no chance to retaliate, his only action was to watch Chen Yang open the bag.

Inside the snakeskin bag were some weeds, and the wooden box used to hold the Polygonum multiflorum.

Upon opening the box, the original Polygonum multiflorum lay quietly inside.

That one was genuine.

"Damn, it was swapped!"

"Couldn’t tell, people who appear honest actually do such things."

...

Seeing this scene, the spectators understood what had happened.

This was premeditated.

First display with the real one, and then swap after it’s sold, a common tactic.

Yet, they didn’t expect this guy to be bold enough to scam for such an amount.

If this escalates, he might end up in jail.