After the Divorce, I Unlocked a Perfect Life

Chapter 126: Chapter 106: Quite the Scheme

"Call the police?"

Liang Shuhuo gave Lin Jiang a knowing look.

When Liu Hongquan had demanded 200,000 in compensation, she’d already realized something was off.

All Lin Jiang had to do was accept minor liability. Since they weren’t close, there was no reason for Liu Hongquan to back down so easily.

Now, Lin Jiang was insisting on calling the police, which made her sense that something was definitely wrong.

Liu Hongquan looked flustered. "We’ve already settled everything. Why are you still calling the police?"

"You’ll find out in a minute."

Lin Jiang looked at Liang Shuhuo. "Call the police first. We can talk about whatever it is after they get here."

Seeing Lin Jiang’s determined expression, Liang Shuhuo didn’t hesitate. She immediately dialed the police and briefly described the situation.

"I’m done. The police said they’re on their way."

Everyone wore a different expression, and the atmosphere grew tense.

"Director Liang, we’re friends. I don’t want to blow this out of proportion, and there’s no need to get the police involved. If you think the compensation amount is too high, we can sit down and discuss it further."

Liu Hongquan looked at Liang Shuhuo and said,

"How about this? I’ll back down again. 100,000 will be enough. To me, that’s just a drop in the bucket. I don’t want to haggle over something like this."

He’d dropped the price by another 100,000!

Now Liang Shuhuo was certain something was fishy.

He kept saying they had a good relationship, but in reality, they were just client and contractor.

Her "face" wasn’t that valuable. Turning down money that was practically in his hands wasn’t something a normal person would do.

Even someone as loaded as Lin Jiang wouldn’t do something like that, let alone him.

"Our dispute has already been resolved. My friend asked me to call the police for what might be another matter, so there’s no need for you to make any more concessions."

"This..."

Liu Hongquan frowned, growing restless.

And so, amid the uneasy atmosphere, the police arrived.

Seeing she was the only woman in the room, an officer walked over to her.

"You must be the one who called, right?" the middle-aged officer asked.

Liang Shuhuo nodded and walked over to Lin Jiang.

"The police are here. You can tell them why you wanted to call."

"Officer, my friend explained the gist of the situation on the phone. You should have a general idea, right?"

The officer nodded, waiting for Lin Jiang to continue.

"I suspect this porcelain vase is a fake. He’s trying to use it to extort us. Under normal circumstances, anything over 5,000 constitutes fraud. He tried to extort 180,000 from us. That should be enough for a conviction, right?"

"A fake?!"

At his words, both Liang Shuhuo and the installation worker looked stunned.

The police also realized the gravity of the situation.

180,000 was no small sum. It was enough to warrant a prison sentence.

"Officer, don’t listen to his nonsense. This is Qing Dynasty porcelain. I spent 360,000 on it. It can’t be a fake."

The officer didn’t respond right away. Instead, he picked up a larger shard and examined it in his hand for a long moment.

"Where did you buy this? Do you have an invoice?"

"Well..."

Liu Hongquan said nervously, "It didn’t come with an invoice when I bought it."

"What about a receipt?"

"I can’t find the receipt either," Liu Hongquan explained hastily.

"I have proof of purchase here, and a certificate of authenticity."

The officer glanced at the documents Liu Hongquan handed over. "Whether these can be considered proof will require verification. They don’t definitively prove you spent this much money on it."

Hearing this, everyone inwardly reached a conclusion.

This was an item worth over 300,000, not thirty-odd yuan. Normally, a formal invoice would be issued.

At the very least, if there was no invoice, there would be a receipt. The fact that he couldn’t produce anything was highly suspicious.

"If you don’t have a receipt or an invoice, you should at least have a record of the transaction, right?"

"I deleted the transaction records. The purchase was complete, why would I keep that stuff?"

"So, in other words, you have no evidence to prove this vase is worth 360,000, correct?"

"But I really did spend 360,000 on it."

"We need evidence, proof of purchase. If you claimed you spent a million on it, would you expect someone to compensate you for a million?"

Facing the imposing officer, Liu Hongquan’s face turned ugly, and his hands began to tremble.

"Come with us. We’ll have a professional appraise this vase. If the appraisal determines it’s a fake, you will be charged with fraud. The sentence is three to ten years in prison, plus a fine."

The officer took out a pair of handcuffs and snapped them onto Liu Hongquan’s wrists.

They were experienced officers. Based on Liu Hongquan’s attitude and expression, they had already concluded this was a case of fraud.

"Come with us. You can say whatever you need to at the station."

The officers supported Liu Hongquan, preparing to lead him away.

THUD!

He had just taken one step before he collapsed to the floor, his face deathly pale, too terrified to walk.

"What’s wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? If you’re sick, we’ll take you to the hospital first," the officer said quickly.

Liu Hongquan was ashen-faced and didn’t answer, as if he’d been scared stiff.

Seeing that his condition wasn’t critical, the police showed no mercy and used force to take him away.

At the same time, an officer looked at Liang Shuhuo and said,

"You’re the one who reported it, so you’ll have to come with us as well to give a statement."

"Okay."

Everyone went downstairs together. Liang Shuhuo got into Lin Jiang’s car. The installation worker said his clothes were dirty and that he would just ride in the police car.

The police were offended.

Seeing the car Lin Jiang drove, they knew the suspect had messed with the wrong person.

If it had been an ordinary person, they probably would have fallen for his scam.