He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

Wang Laicai was shocked and quickly begged for mercy!

He was also smart enough to know that begging Jiang Zhida for mercy was useless.

Only by obtaining the forgiveness of the person involved can this be achieved.

So he shouted repeatedly to Niu Bayi, "Brother Bayi, my good brother, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have done such an outrageous thing. Please forgive me!"

"I'll do anything for you, just forgive me!"

"Oh, right, I'll give you this pearl as compensation, how about that? And please tell Director Jiang and the others not to arrest me!"

He rushed to Niu Bayi without hesitation, took out the small box, opened the lid, and pitifully held it up to him.

His pearl king was indeed about the same size as the one hanging around He Zhenzhen's neck, and of very high quality.

It's worth over a thousand yuan, absolutely no problem.

Even decades later, it could easily fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Wang Laicai usually treats it like a treasure.

But no matter what the treasure is, as long as it doesn't go to jail, he's willing to give it away.

Niu Bayi thought for a moment.

Although sending this guy in did make me very happy.

But you won't get any real benefits.

This Pearl King is a truly tangible benefit.

Niu Bayi is also very shrewd.

He looked at Jiang Zhida.

Jiang Zhida naturally understood what he meant, and said with a smile, "Ba Yi, the law is not without human sentiment. In fact, although his crime is serious, it is not serious enough to warrant imprisonment."

"No one was killed, and the attempt was unsuccessful!"

"If you are willing to accept his apology and compensation, this matter can be left at that."

"If you don't agree, then we'll take legal action!"

This kind of thing is pretty much the same these days.

Stealing thousands or tens of thousands of yuan, or even injuring someone, can usually resolve a major issue by having the victim accept compensation and issue a letter of understanding.

Niu Bayi sighed.

"I see this is your first offense. Since you are so sincere in your remorse and willing to make compensation, let's just let this matter go."

He took the Pearl King and stuffed it into his pocket without any hesitation.

Wang Laicai breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a pang of regret.

Damn it!

They wanted to get a few thousand dollars from someone to spend, but not only did they not get a single penny, they also had to give away such a fine pearl.

Thousands of dollars have gone down the drain!

Niu Bayi continued, "Also, apologizing to me here isn't enough. You need to go to the pearl market, apologize to me in front of everyone there, and let everyone know—"

"You're framing me; I didn't pick up or steal your pearls."

"Otherwise, what if I end up selling pearls or something, and people think I stole them?"

Jiang Zhida immediately chimed in, "That's right! That's right!"

There's nothing we can do.

Wang Laicai could only follow Niu Bayi back to the pearl market with a long face and drooping ears.

Jiang Zhida also went to supervise.

In the market, in front of everyone, he confessed his crimes and bowed to Niu Bayi again to admit his mistakes.

Although some people followed Wang Laicai and Niu Bayi to the police station before, it was only a small number.

There are a lot of people in the market.

Seeing this, everyone was both amused and exasperated.

How could a pearl hunter, a man of such high status, do something so shameless?

Now it was Wang Laicai's turn to be thoroughly scolded.

His face was extremely pale; he looked like he was about to have a heart attack from all the scolding.

He could only look at Niu Bayi pitifully, his eyes clearly pleading:

Brother Bayi, please let me go. It's good to be lenient when you can!

Looking at the guy who had been so arrogant before, now so destitute, and thinking of the Pearl King that he had given him, Niu Bayi couldn't help but sigh.

As the saying goes, you can't hit someone who's crying, so he just waved his hand.

Wang Laicai immediately showed a look of joy, then quickly turned around and slunk away.

It's clear that he probably won't dare to come to this pearl market for a long time, perhaps even for the rest of his life.

He Zhenzhen shook Niu Bayi's wrist.

"Bayi, I had that pearl king made into a pendant. How about this one is to make a pendant for you too, so you can wear it around your neck? That way we'll both be a perfect match."

"This pearl king can also bless us with safe and successful voyages every time we set sail."

This girl knows how to talk, and Niu Bayi nodded happily.

"That's right!"

Then, they returned to the vendor who made the gold and silver cages.

They then asked him to make another golden cage based on the size of Wang Laicai's pearl.

The stall owners all gave him a thumbs-up in admiration.

"Young man, you're amazing! I thought you either found it or stole Boss Wang's pearls. I never imagined he was framing you!"

"What I never expected was that you would be able to bring him back and make him apologize to you in front of everyone."

Niu Bayi turned his head and glanced at Jiang Zhida, who was still standing next to him. He nodded slightly to him.

It seems like something else is going on.

Niu Bayi said, "Luckily, Director Jiang helped me get justice, otherwise I would have been really finished."

Jiang Zhida immediately waved his hand.

"Brother Bayi, don't be so polite with me. You are highly favored by Mr. Yang. Even if I don't step forward, you can go to him. Let alone one Wang Laicai, even ten of them would have to obediently bow their heads and admit their mistakes."

"Besides, since I'm in this position, of course I have to stand up for the people and make those lawless criminals taste the power of the iron fist!"

The stall owner looked at Niu Bayi with a sense of awe.

"Young man, you're amazing! Even our police chief personally stepped in to back you up. That's incredible!"

As he spoke, he quickly pulled out the largest golden cage, used small tweezers to slightly widen the opening, carefully stuffed the pearl inside, and then sealed the opening again.

Next, take out a red string and tie it to the top.

In no time at all, the pendant was finished.

"Young man, seeing how capable you are, I'll give you a 40% discount instead of making a profit."

However, Niu Bayi still paid the full amount.

"It's not easy for you to do this business. Just give me whatever you need. I might come back to the pearl market to sell pearls sometime in the future, so please take care of me then."

The stall owner couldn't stop smiling.

"We'll definitely take care of them! We absolutely must!"

He Zhenzhen took the pearl pendant from the boss, stood on tiptoe, held the red string with both hands, and hung it around Niu Bayi's neck.

He Zhenzhen said earnestly, "You've got me wrapped up, and now I'm going to get you wrapped up too. From now on, we'll be wrapped up in each other's no-brainer."

Niu Bayi happily exclaimed, "That's right! No one can live without anyone else!"

Jiang Zhida, who was standing next to him, was startled and shook his head.

"Oh my, these young people nowadays are so cheesy, I can't stand it... I can't stand it!"

He raised both hands and hugged himself, rubbing his hands against his shoulders.

This made Niu Bayi burst into laughter, and He Zhenzhen felt embarrassed to laugh either.

As they left the market, Niu Bayi asked.

"Director Jiang, you look like this, is there something wrong? Just tell me, and I'll help if I can."