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"You"re not seriously pinning all of these on that broken watch, are you?" Dahai asked, disbelief evident in his tone .

"I don"t know where that grandmother is now . What should we do?"

"Do you remember her appearance?"

"It was so dark when she visited the ghost market at . . . wait, no . I remember," I corrected myself as a blurry image of that woman popped in my head .

"Really?"

"I remember customers who have bought my dolls, in fear that they would find and reprimand me for selling fake goods . "

"Draw a portrait when you get the chance," he said .

I nodded and opened the watch . "The needles weren"t here when I gave them to Pang Guang . He must"ve sought a repairman to add them in . I feel like something might happen if I remove them . "

Dahai smiled and raised his electric drill in the air .

"We should get someone else to do it," I suggested .

"Come, I"ll drive," Dahai said .

"Where are you bringing me?"

"Do you remember what the second son was into?"

"Antique?"

Dahai nodded . "I suspect that Pang Guang had him fix this . Who else could he have relied on?"

"But isn"t the second son dead?"

"People in the shop are alive . "

We got on the road and I couldn"t help but ask, "Are you sure they know you?"

"Don"t worry about it . Pang family is worth so much money . They"re going to be kissing my a.s.s," Dahai said c.o.c.kily .

The car stopped by the shop and we alighted .

About six people immediately crowded over to invite us in .

Dahai gave me a goofy smile . "Told ya . "

"Did you ever think that it"s the Land Rover and not you?" I commented doubtfully .

The antique shop was the biggest I"ve ever seen . It was retro in style and was made of plank pillars and bricks, even the chairs were from high-quality wood .

There were two teapots on the table and a group of people stood behind us, ready to cater to whatever we need .

They were sucking up to Dahai just as he"s predicted .

It made sense since Dahai has the rights to all Pang property and a.s.sets .

Who else would they suck up to? As Dahai"s best buddy, thankfully, I get to steal a bit of his spotlight as well .

An old man walked over and smiled at us . "What brought you over?"

Dahai leaned in and whispered, "Second son"s accountant, Uncle Fu . "

"Do you have your eyes on this place, too?" Uncle Fu frowned .

With a dismissive wave, Dahai responded, "I just need you to take a look at something . "

"What is it?"

"Can you open this up?" Dahai asked, fishing out the pocket watch .

"Isn"t this Pang Guang"s? Why do you have it?"

Someone walked over to Uncle Fu"s side and whispered in his ear .

"This is too much . How dare you steal his watch, too?" Uncle Fu said indignantly .

"So you"re not willing to look at this for me?" Dahai asked urgently .

The atmosphere was getting tensed so I mumbled softly, "You have the a.s.sets and power but it seems that few are willing to obey . "

"Seems like it," he replied just as softly .

"I"ll take over from here so follow my pace," I instructed .

"Don"t do anything stupid," he warned .

I turned to Uncle Fu and smiled . "Hi, I"m Mr . Pang"s lawyer . "

"Does he really deserve that t.i.tle?" Uncle Fu ridiculed, his ears turning red .

"Uncle Fu, you can insult him all you want but as his lawyer, it is my duty to stand in legally . Aren"t you afraid of going to court for smearing his reputation?"

"Wh-what?" he spluttered angrily . "He"s been disowned by his family so he"s not a Pang . I do not acknowledge him . "

"His ancestor only severed their ties verbally . None of it has been legally recorded, as I"ve checked . The law will not accept your statements blindly . You can ask around if you"re in doubt but if you continue slandering my client, you better be ready to receive a letter from the court . "

Uncle Fu glared at me .

Dahai whispered, "You sound legitimate . Who taught you this?"

"TV . " I grinned, almost evoking laughter from Dahai .

"I can acknowledge you but you"re not to move my spot," Uncle Fu added .

"We can choose to ignore the amount of company funds you pocket . It"s all for money after all . We won"t take those away from you . "

"Promise me one thing then, and I"ll acknowledge him," Uncle Fu stated .

"What is it?"

"My son and grandson are here, too . You cannot touch them as well . "

"That"s not an issue," I rea.s.sured him .

"Since there"s no wine, I"ll thank you with this tea," Uncle Fu said, gulping down a cup .

Dahai b.u.t.ted in, "You recognize this watch so he must"ve come to you with it before?"

Uncle Fu nodded . "He did . This thing is kinda evil . "

"What do you mean?" Dahai asked .

"Follow me," Uncle Fu told us before turning around .

"Talk about a 180," Dahai muttered .

"He was just afraid that you"ll seize everything," I said to him .

"But there"s no way I"m going to let this shop go," Dahai informed me anxiously .

"A verbal agreement doesn"t mean anything so don"t rush . You"ll have a lot of time to deal with him later on," I whispered smilingly .

You 39 re not seriously pinning all of these on that broken watch, are you Dahai asked, disbelief evident in his tone . I don 39 t know where that grandmother is now . What should we do Do you remember her appearance It was so dark when she visited the ghost market at . . . wait, no . I remember, I corrected myself as a blurry image of that woman popped in my head . Really I remember customers who have bought my dolls, in fear that they would find and reprimand me for selling fake goods . Draw a portrait when you get the chance, he said . I nodded and opened the watch . The needles weren 39 t here when I gave them to Pang Guang . He must 39 ve sought a repairman to add them in . I feel like something might happen if I remove them . Dahai smiled and raised his electric drill in the air . We should get someone else to do it, I suggested . Come, I 39 ll drive, Dahai said . Where are you bringing me Do you remember what the second son was into Antique Dahai nodded . I suspect that Pang Guang had him fix this . Who else could he have relied on But isn 39 t the second son dead People in the shop are alive . We got on the road and I couldn 39 t help but ask, Are you sure they know you Don 39 t worry about it . Pang family is worth so much money . They 39 re going to be kissing my a.s.s, Dahai said c.o.c.kily . The car stopped by the shop and we alighted . About six people immediately crowded over to invite us in . Dahai gave me a goofy smile . Told ya . Did you ever think that it 39 s the Land Rover and not you I commented doubtfully . The antique shop was the biggest I 39 ve ever seen . It was retro in style and was made of plank pillars and bricks, even the chairs were from high quality wood . There were two teapots on the table and a group of people stood behind us, ready to cater to whatever we need . They were sucking up to Dahai just as he 39 s predicted . It made sense since Dahai has the rights to all Pang property and a.s.sets . Who else would they suck up to As Dahai 39 s best buddy, thankfully, I get to steal a bit of his spotlight as well . An old man walked over and smiled at us . What brought you over Dahai leaned in and whispered, Second son 39 s accountant, Uncle Fu . Do you have your eyes on this place, too Uncle Fu frowned . With a dismissive wave, Dahai responded, I just need you to take a look at something . What is it Can you open this up Dahai asked, fishing out the pocket watch . Isn 39 t this Pang Guang 39 s Why do you have it Someone walked over to Uncle Fu 39 s side and whispered in his ear . This is too much . How dare you steal his watch, too Uncle Fu said indignantly . So you 39 re not willing to look at this for me Dahai asked urgently . The atmosphere was getting tensed so I mumbled softly, You have the a.s.sets and power but it seems that few are willing to obey . Seems like it, he replied just as softly . I 39 ll take over from here so follow my pace, I instructed . Don 39 t do anything stupid, he warned . I turned to Uncle Fu and smiled . Hi, I 39 m Mr . Pang 39 s lawyer . Does he really deserve that t.i.tle Uncle Fu ridiculed, his ears turning red . Uncle Fu, you can insult him all you want but as his lawyer, it is my duty to stand in legally . Aren 39 t you afraid of going to court for smearing his reputation Wh what he spluttered angrily . He 39 s been disowned by his family so he 39 s not a Pang . I do not acknowledge him . His ancestor only severed their ties verbally . None of it has been legally recorded, as I 39 ve checked . The law will not accept your statements blindly . You can ask around if you 39 re in doubt but if you continue slandering my client, you better be ready to receive a letter from the court . Uncle Fu glared at me . Dahai whispered, You sound legitimate . Who taught you this TV . I grinned, almost evoking laughter from Dahai . I can acknowledge you but you 39 re not to move my spot, Uncle Fu added . We can choose to ignore the amount of company funds you pocket . It 39 s all for money after all . We won 39 t take those away from you . Promise me one thing then, and I 39 ll acknowledge him, Uncle Fu stated . What is it My son and grandson are here, too . You cannot touch them as well . That 39 s not an issue, I rea.s.sured him . Since there 39 s no wine, I 39 ll thank you with this tea, Uncle Fu said, gulping down a cup . Dahai b.u.t.ted in, You recognize this watch so he must 39 ve come to you with it before Uncle Fu nodded . He did . This thing is kinda evil . What do you mean Dahai asked . Follow me, Uncle Fu told us before turning around . Talk about a 180, Dahai muttered . He was just afraid that you 39 ll seize everything, I said to him . But there 39 s no way I 39 m going to let this shop go, Dahai informed me anxiously . A verbal agreement doesn 39 t mean anything so don 39 t rush . You 39 ll have a lot of time to deal with him later on, I whispered smilingly .