"Why would I lie to you! What did Third Master say?" Pan Zi suddenly got angry and cursed.

Seeing that he genuinely didn't know, the shopkeeper muttered to himself, "I don't know the specifics either. It was all instructed by Boss Chu of the money exchange. Well, for the rest, you... go find him!"

Following the direction the boss pointed out, the group of people passed through the narrow passage.

"This road... damn it's harder to walk than tomb raiding! I can't breathe! I can't... go on! I can't go on!" The fat man held his breath and squeezed his stomach as he walked forward, but he couldn't breathe properly, so he simply gave up and stood there panting heavily.

"Fatty, are you still okay?" Wu Xie asked with concern.

"Wait a minute, let Fatty catch his breath!" Fatty lifted his waist and moved forward slowly.

It was quite a struggle to squeeze out of that narrow path and reach the spot the shopkeeper had pointed out.

"A broken iron gate?" The fat man shook it; the gate wasn't locked. Zhuangzhuang imitated him and banged on it too. With a thud, the gate fell down...

Panzi quickly steadied the door and began piecing it back together in a very professional manner.

As soon as the door fell down, a simple office was revealed inside. A bald man sitting inside, smoking, was stunned for a few seconds upon seeing the scene.

"Brother Chu." Perhaps because he had damaged someone's door, or perhaps because Third Master had given him some instructions, Pan Zi's attitude was very respectful.

"Why are you so late? What's going on?" The fat, bald man called Brother Chu didn't seem to be in a good mood. When he saw that it was someone sent by Third Master, he stood up and stubbed out his cigarette.

Pan Zi then briefly described what had happened in the past few days, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Chu, what exactly happened? How come we've suddenly been targeted? And why are there police officers involved?"

"Don't panic, it's all your Third Master's doing. He told me to leak some news about my business dealings from a few years ago to give those in jails a little shock. That's why there are more police officers now. I don't know what he really means, it seems like he's trying to create obstacles for something." Boss Chu said this with a rather composed air.

"What are you trying to obstruct?" Wu Xie took over the question.

"Of course it's to create obstacles for others, but because of this move, the entire antique market has been implicated. Everyone who does business with your third uncle is being monitored. Those who weren't prepared beforehand will probably have a hard time preparing now. Your third uncle is buying you time." Boss Chu gave Wu Xie a deep look and continued.

"When?" Wu Xie was getting more and more confused. What exactly did his third uncle want to do? Didn't he have something to tell him? How did it turn into leaving time? If he was leaving time, why didn't he let him come in the first place...? What was he really up to?

"I can't fathom your third uncle's tricks," Boss Chu shrugged, indicating that he was powerless to help.

"Then what about those equipment?" Jieyuhua asked.

Ling Xiao glanced at Xie Yuhua and then lowered his eyes. His expression did not escape the little brother's notice.

"Didn't I tell you? Your Third Master told me to spread the word that no one in this line of work would dare to make a move, so he had me prepare in advance. If I went out now, I probably wouldn't even be able to buy a shovel," the shopkeeper explained again.

“But we’re not planning to do any work, so why buy so much equipment?” Wu Xie asked.

"That's why your third uncle asked me to pass on a message to you. Originally, he only prepared five sets of equipment, one of which was for himself. It wasn't for any of you. But then he said someone else took the winning hand from him, and that person wasn't someone to be trifled with. That's why he had to contact you and prepare three more sets of equipment. Your third uncle prepared his own new equipment," Brother Chu said.

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