My master gave me a death mission: to go down the mountain and retrieve his granddaughter.

"Don't make false accusations. After I handed you this white porcelain bottle, I turned around to organize the goods. When I turned back to take the bottle back, I found the scratches. You say you didn't do it? Who would believe that? There are so many people here, let's let everyone judge this."

"Everyone, please be my judge. This Song Dynasty white porcelain vase has been in my possession for a long time and has never had any scratches. Today, this young girl came to my stall and took a liking to this antique, so I showed it to her for a look. Who knew that in just a short while, she would scratch it? Who can I complain to now?"

After the stall owner finished speaking, he released his grip on the girl. Since the place was now surrounded by onlookers, he wasn't worried about the girl escaping.

The stall owner then picked up the antique white porcelain bottle and showed the scratches to the onlookers to prove that he was not lying.

"Wow, this scratch is so obvious. Even if this white porcelain vase is genuine, its price will be greatly reduced."

"Yes, this is such a waste. This white porcelain vase is obviously an authentic piece. With this scratch, it will probably lose half its value."

"This young girl is so careless. This antique is worth at least several hundred thousand yuan, and she ruined it like this."

Upon seeing the scratches on the white porcelain bottle, the onlookers all became saints, chattering and expressing their pity for the stall owner while simultaneously criticizing the young woman.

"No, don't believe the boss. It's not like that. I didn't cause this scratch at all. And the boss forced this antique into my hands. I didn't ask to see it. You have to believe me, sob sob..."

The girl became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, her eyes reddening, and tiny teardrops hanging from her long eyelashes, like pear petals covered in morning dew, trembling slightly before rolling down.

Her nose was red from crying, her shoulders trembled slightly, and even her sobs had a soft, nasal tone. She looked like a pear blossom in the rain, which made people feel sorry for her.

"Hmph, you think you can fool everyone by putting on a pitiful act? The eyes of the masses are discerning. You'd better decide whether to lose money or buy this antique of mine."

At this moment, the stall owner couldn't help but smile. Now, these onlookers were completely on his side. Even if the girl cried her eyes out, these brainless people wouldn't stand up for her.

"Little girl, you should just give the stall owner some money. I see you're still wearing your school uniform, so you must be a high school student. If the stall owner calls you 'Uncle Hat,' you might not even be able to go to school anymore."

"Is this something that can be solved by paying some money? The stall owner's antique is worth at least several hundred thousand yuan. He should at least pay half of it back."

"Exactly, I think this girl is deliberately playing the victim to get us to stand up for her. People like that are really malicious."

These onlookers are really outspoken, saying whatever comes to mind, their words like needles constantly piercing the girl's heart.

"How could you... how could you do this? I clearly didn't do it, why won't you believe me? Instead, you're helping this wicked boss and being so aggressive. Are you even human?"

The girl pointed at the onlookers who were criticizing her with a resentful expression. She never expected that these people would not only not stand up for her, but would also side with the boss and judge her.

"Alright, young lady, stop thinking about anyone standing up for you. I'll give you two choices: either pay me 200,000 or spend 400,000 to buy this antique. Choose one, and hurry up and pay up."

The stall owner gave the girl two choices and held out his hand, urging her to make a decision quickly.

"Waaah... I... I have no money. I only have a few dozen yuan on me. I'll give you it all."

At this moment, the girl could no longer hold back her tears, which flowed out like a spring and could not be stopped.

The girl hurriedly pulled a handful of loose change from her pocket. They were all one- or two-yuan notes, with the largest denomination being only ten yuan. There were even fifty-cent coins among them. All these dozen or so coins added up to less than fifty yuan.

"Hmph, you think you can fob me off with a beggar's money? This antique of mine is worth 400,000 yuan. You think you can get rid of me with just a few dozen yuan? Dream on! Call your family right now and send them the money, or I'll really report you to Uncle Hat. Don't blame me if you get expelled from school."

When the stall owner saw that the girl had only taken out a few dozen yuan, he immediately felt greatly insulted and threatened her fiercely.

Upon hearing the vendor mention Uncle Hat, the girl trembled slightly, clearly worried that this incident might lead to her expulsion from school.

The girl was on the verge of collapse and was about to kneel down and beg the stall owner to let her go, but before she could make a move, a voice rang out from the crowd of onlookers.

"Boss, didn't you want to sign up Uncle Hat? No need to bother, I've already signed you up."

Su Muchen walked through the crowd, and for some reason, the onlookers all made way for him.

Both the stall owner and the girl were taken aback when they heard Su Muchen's words, and then they both showed strange expressions.

The stall owner's expression gradually turned angry as he glared at the young man in front of him, inwardly cursing Su Muchen for meddling in his business.

The girl looked terrified; Su Muchen's words filled her with despair, and she could already foresee being expelled from school.

"Kid, who told you to meddle? Hurry up and call to cancel the police report."

The stall owner angrily rebuked Su Muchen, but his sudden anger left the onlookers dumbfounded. Someone had kindly called the police for you, shouldn't you be thanking them? Why are you blaming them for meddling?

Then look at the girl who had already felt desperate. She was also confused by the stall owner's actions. She should be the one who was afraid to call the police, so why was the stall owner so angry?

"Oh, boss, I was just trying to help you call the police, why are you turning around and blaming me? Could it be that you deliberately set a trap for that young girl, and that's why you're afraid Uncle Hat will find out?"

Su Muchen crossed his arms and looked at the stall owner with interest, a playful smile on his face.

Su Muchen's words struck a nerve with the stall owner, leaving him momentarily speechless and his expression shifting nervously.

Looking at the onlookers, seeing that the stall owner was speechless after being spoken to by this young man, everyone couldn't help but think that perhaps the young man was right, otherwise why would the stall owner react this way?

"Kid, what... what are you saying? How could I possibly set a trap for a young girl? She's the one who damaged my antique like this, so it's only right that I make her pay for it."

"Oh, really? Wouldn't it be better to let Uncle Hat uphold justice for you?"

"I... I just didn't want to ruin this little girl's future. If I reported it to Uncle Hat, the news would definitely reach the school, and this little girl might be expelled. I'm only thinking of the little girl, that's why I didn't want to report it to Uncle Hat."

The stall owner's explanations were all for the girl's sake, convincing the onlookers to call him a good person.

"Um... big brother, could you call and cancel the police report? I... I don't want to be expelled from school."

The girl looked at Su Muchen with a wronged expression, her tearful appearance truly evoking pity. Even Su Muchen almost couldn't resist personally wiping away her tears.

"Beautiful lady, don't worry. You said you didn't do the scratches, so why be wronged? Reporting to Uncle Hat is the best way. Don't worry, Uncle Hat will definitely give you justice."

Su Muchen gave the girl a reassuring look, telling her not to worry.

For some reason, the girl calmed down instantly when she saw the look Su Muchen gave her, and nodded heavily.

"Okay, big brother, I'll listen to you. I'll just wait for Uncle Hat to come and get justice for me!"