617: Chapter 617: So you want to play, fine, I’ll play with you to the end!

617: Chapter 617: So you want to play, fine, I’ll play with you to the end!

Not only Ma Wei, but many former classmates also spoke up, all pointing their fingers at Zhao Qiang.

This fellow, instead of doing something good, actually smashed to pieces the two watches worth over four million that Xu Qianli had given to honor his parents.

He must compensate!

Zhao Qiang laughed, “They’re just two watches.

If I say I’ll pay, I will pay, and there will be no ambiguity.

It’s just that we can’t be sure right now whether these two watches are genuine or fake.”

Ma Wei said, “That’s strange, didn’t you just say that authentic watches can’t be broken?

Now, after you’ve smashed them twice and they haven’t shattered, isn’t that proof enough that they’re real?”

“That’s just one method, it doesn’t fully prove the watches are authentic.”

“How about this, I’ll ask an expert to come over and authenticate them, and then we’ll know if they’re real or fake in no time.”

“Just that, I don’t know if you, Xu Qianli, are willing.

After all, you can still claim they’re real, but once the expert arrives, you might not be able to hide the truth.”

Zhao Qiang mockingly stared at Xu Qianli, I dare you to keep up the act, can you still keep it up now?

With two fake watches, all I need is for an expert to come over and authenticate them, and you, the well-known former school celebrity, the city’s top college entrance exam scorer, the typical ‘child of someone else’s family,’ will lose face big time.

Your halo would shatter.

Do you dare?

Even if you refuse, I won’t let you have your way.

I’ll make sure you’re utterly embarrassed later!

Xu Qianli said, “Speaking of experts, there’s no need to call someone else.

I have a top expert right here.

Ji Xiaomeng understands how to authenticate luxury watches.

Just let her take a glance, and she’ll know if they’re real or fake.”

Zhao Qiang said, “How is that possible!

I often visit the luxury watch shops in Zhongzhou City and have never seen her selling goods.

How could she possibly be an expert?”

Ji Xiaomeng said, “Who says you have to sell watches in a shop to be an expert?

My family has plenty of luxury watches, so isn’t it possible to become an expert through frequent contact?”

“You, Ji Xiaomeng?”

“Hahaha, Ji Xiaomeng, you must be joking.

Everyone knows you come from an ordinary background.

Otherwise, how could you have possibly hung around with Xu Qian back in the day?”

“Coming from such an ordinary family, even if you’re a bit prettier, affording a luxury watch would be the limit.

How could you possibly afford a bunch?

You’re making me laugh.”

Zhao Qiang certainly didn’t believe her.

She might be pretty, but her family was too poor; luxury goods were untouchable for her.

Ji Xiaomeng said, “If you don’t believe it, then forget it.

How about this, I’ll also invite some experts over, and together with the ones you bring, they can authenticate the two watches.”

“Alright!” Zhao Qiang readily agreed.

The two of them each made a phone call to summon experts to come over.

In less than five minutes, a burly bald man in his forties came running over.

This guy wore a gold chain thick like a dog leash, slippers on his feet, large shorts, big gold rings on his hands, a cigar in his mouth, and carried a leather wallet as he swaggered over, “Qiangzi, I’m here, where’s the watch?

Let me have a look quickly.”

Zhao Qiang said, “Here you go, Boss Luo, please quickly determine whether it’s genuine.”

After handing over the watch to the bald man, Zhao Qiang said to the group of old classmates, “This man’s identity is not simple; he’s Wang, the owner of the largest pawnshop in Quyang City.

Wang handles at least a thousand luxury watches each year.

He can tell if they’re fake or not at just a glance.

Wang, now tell us, are these two watches real or fake?”

“Qiangzi, not to criticize you too much, but that’s not very honest of you.”

“These two watches, at the first glance, are fake, not even worth my time for appraisal.”

“And yet you still insist on me coming, really now, just wasting my time.”

As soon as Mr.

Wang came up, he declared it to be fake, looking down his nose as he handed the watch back to Zhao Qiang.

What, fake?

Upon hearing it was fake, a group of old classmates were taken aback.

Their idolized class leader, Xu Qianli, had actually bought a counterfeit to give to his parents, and it was exposed publicly by that bastard Zhao Qiang — it was simply too much for them to accept.

Let’s not forget that the former Xu Qianli was a big deal.

How had he fallen so low after joining the workforce?

Especially for the girls who had admired and had crushes on him back in the day — now they absolutely couldn’t accept their “moonlight of the past” had turned into this.

Ma Xiaoyan was particularly agitated, shouting loudly.

“Impossible, impossible, the class leader could not possibly do such a thing!”

“Hey you, Mr.

Wang, right?

How did you determine it?

You say it’s fake and it’s just fake— you’ve got to give a reason at least!”

“You can’t just claim it’s fake because you say so; if that’s how it works, I could say you’re not a man, so are you a woman now?”

Zhao Qiang, hearing this, waved his hand to interrupt Ma Xiaoyan and cleared his throat to speak.

“Ma Xiaoyan, you’re being unreasonable.

Mr.

Wang is the owner of the largest pawnshop in Quyang City — could his words be false?”

“Even if we suppose it is fake, what does he gain from it?

Would he bother?”

“I know you liked Xu Qianli back in the day and thought that he would surely achieve something in society.”

“But the reality is just this: being good at school doesn’t guarantee success in society.”

“You need to face reality.”

Zhao Qiang quickly turned his gaze toward Xu Qianli and said with a smile, “Xu Qianli, I know you must have been duped by a swindler, thinking that piece of junk was real.

Regardless of whether the watch is fake or real, I will compensate you at its price.

Send me a screenshot of the purchase, whatever you paid, I will reimburse you that amount.”

Zhao Qiang was intentionally trying to nauseate Xu Qianli.

Today, not only did he want to let everyone know that Xu Qianli bought a fake watch, but also to make him lose face completely.

As soon as the payment record came out, those who didn’t believe would have to, thoroughly humiliating him!

Of course, he didn’t rule out the possibility that Xu Qianli had actually spent a few million on the watch, but Zhao Qiang believed such a possibility was almost nil.

After all, both watches were fake, absolutely fake!

Ji Xiaomeng said, “It was at Xu Qianli’s request that I made the purchase, and the payment record is with me.

I’ve found it, come have a look.

Are you transferring the money now or will you use another method?”

Xu Qianli, after all, was a civil servant; spending millions on luxury goods was not a trifling matter.

He had Ji Xiaomeng buy the gift before passing it to him.

Now that Ji Xiaomeng had shown the purchase record, the amount was clearly over 4.5 million.

Zhao Qiang’s mouth twitched when he saw it.

Dammit, Ji Xiaomeng was the one who bought it?

Where did she get so much money?

But that wasn’t important, knowing that he had bragged about compensating the purchase price even if it was knowingly fake, what was he to do now?

The arrogance he just put on couldn’t be slapped back in his face, could it?

But 4.5 million, how could he bear parting with that?

While Zhao Qiang was in distress, Xu Qianli spoke up, “Zhao Qiang, if the watch is really fake, I’ll accept it, and let’s not talk compensation.

But on the other hand, if the watch turns out to be real, I’ll not only demand compensation, but you’ll have to give me an explanation for today’s incident!”