Chapter 36: Profiting in Chaos

Yang Bo turned around and saw the living room door kicked open, with a group of police officers swarming in.

Yang Bo moved his feet slightly, crouched down by the wall, and watched the chaotic scene before him.

Mei Laosan stood in the center of the hall. Hearing the shout, he was stunned on the spot, his face ashen. When he came to his senses and tried to escape through the back door, the crowd was too dense, and he couldn't get out.

The critical issue was that many of the people involved in the transaction were antique shop owners or well-known collectors. They were accustomed to a life of luxury and were terrified by the situation, not even thinking of escaping, but simply crouching down with their hands on their heads.

The boss who had bid on a bag of ancient coins was holding the bag when he was frightened by the shout. The bag slipped from his hands, and the ancient coins rolled out!

Yang Bo crouched in the corner, watching the chaos. A few ancient coins rolled in front of him. He glanced at them and saw two worthless "Kangxi Tongbao" coins, one "Yuan Datou," and another that was black and dirty, making it impossible to see the patterns.

After a moment of hesitation, Yang Bo picked up the last coin and slipped it under his shoe pad. He didn't even look at the "Yuan Datou" worth thousands of yuan. By then, everyone had been surrounded, and each person was assigned a dedicated officer to watch over them!

Old Master Yu, standing in the hall, was forced to crouch down, albeit reluctantly, with a cold expression, but he eventually complied.

A young, fat boss, when pointed at to crouch down, raised his hands in surrender, his voice trembling, "Don't hit me, please don't hit me, I'm Director Yang!"

The fat boss was loosened up, "Which director are you?"

"I'm from the Collectors' Association!"

A slap landed on his head, and the officer watching him became angry, "Director of the Collectors' Association? There are so many Collectors' Associations, who knows which one? And there are many directors in each association, I bet you don't have any real power!"

Yang Bo couldn't help but laugh at this scene. The officer watching him saw that he was cooperative and didn't grab his arm, just patted him and reminded, "Don't look around, be obedient!"

Everyone was controlled and taken away from the scene. Luo Yaohua, after some communication, was granted freedom, and Yang Bo was also able to escape. The scene began to be cleared of the stolen goods!

Luo Yaohua leaned against the doorpost and glanced inside, "I never thought that the one to destroy this den would be me!"

"Playing the role of a justice hero, doesn't it feel good?" Yang Bo smiled and then said regretfully, "Sigh, this is only my second time coming to such a place, and I didn't expect it to be dismantled so quickly. When I first participated, I consoled myself that I would only come twice and then never again because it wasn't safe. I didn't expect this thought to come true!"

Luo Yaohua teased, "Hey, who knows, maybe it's because of you!"

"How could it be related to me?" Yang Bo asked.

"Because you're a jinx, and the cause of this incident was the porcelain worth 3.5 million. Can you say that you didn't appraise that porcelain?" Luo Yaohua laughed.

"..." Yang Bo was speechless. Indeed, this incident was closely related to him, and the cause and effect could be traced back to him.

The cleanup continued inside. Someone ran over to Luo Yaohua and said, "Director Luo, do you know any experts in artifact appraisal? The cleanup work is a bit complicated, and our people don't understand these things. I'm afraid they might damage them, so it's best to have a preliminary identification first, and then a detailed appraisal later!"

Luo Yaohua glanced at Yang Bo, "Captain Liang, here is the expert, didn't you see him?"

Captain Liang, in his forties with a lot of gray hair, looked at Yang Bo suspiciously, "Is he still a college student? His skills should be decent, at least for the preliminary identification!"

Yang Bo didn't immediately agree but grabbed Luo Yaohua's wrist and looked at the time. It was already close to six o'clock. He hesitated and looked at Luo Yaohua, "I'm afraid I don't have that much time."

Luo Yaohua patted his shoulder, "Worried about your parents? Don't worry, I'll take care of it. I'll call them to deliver breakfast, and the expert consultation is already being arranged. The surgery will likely happen soon, which is good!"

Yang Bo looked at Luo Yaohua with gratitude. He never expected that Luo Yaohua, who always seemed like a playboy, would have such a considerate side!

"Captain Liang, please arrange an assistant for me!" Yang Bo, feeling relieved, turned to Captain Liang and said.

Captain Liang smiled, "Sure, you're recommended by Director Luo, who is skilled in artifact collection. I trust his judgment!"

Captain Liang called out, "Xiao Yuan!"

"Here!" A young female officer ran over and stood before Captain Liang, "Captain, is there something you need?"

"Xiao Yuan, you'll follow this person and assist him, mainly responsible for organizing and recording the results of the artifact appraisals!" Captain Liang realized he didn't know Yang Bo's name as he introduced her.

Yang Bo looked up and saw that Xiao Yuan was a pretty young officer with fair skin, about his age, but he knew that police officers had to pass civil service exams and at least have a college degree, so she might be a few years older than him.

Yuan Yezhi looked at Yang Bo and noticed that the young man looked very young. She smiled, "He's just a kid, how can he be an expert in artifact appraisal? I've never heard of any prodigy in the field in China!"

Yang Bo didn't feel odd when others said this, but when a beautiful woman said it, his face turned slightly red, "We'll see!"

Despite not liking Yang Bo much, Captain Liang scolded Yuan Yezhi, "Do what you're told! Why so many questions?"

Yuan Yezhi pouted and followed Yang Bo. Yang Bo glanced at her and thought she was rather lazy, so he said, "Get paper and pen, preferably sticky notes, and a camera!"

Yuan Yezhi couldn't help but ask, "Why do I need these?"

Yang Bo frowned, "Don't ask unnecessary questions, you'll know soon enough!"

Yuan Yezhi was taken aback, "If you don't want to say, fine, no need to be so aggressive!"

Despite her words, she still ran to get the tools and quickly returned!