Flying Master Thief

Xie Cheng'en glared at the noble ladies and said, "You're the ones who's out of your minds! Zhou Wanwan, just you wait."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and nodded, saying, "Don't keep me waiting."

Then more than a dozen other prominent families arrived, keeping Zhou Wanwan extremely busy.

These items from prestigious families truly amazed her.

Zhou Wanwan had always thought she was quite wealthy, but only today, seeing the things these aristocratic families brought out, did she realize what a real difference in wealth truly meant.

She does have many antiques at home now, but very few can truly rival them.

Once most of these prominent families had arrived, Zhou Wanwan saw some old acquaintances.

Cheng Xiao had someone bring over a few things and said, "Zhou Wanwan, let me through quickly, I helped you a lot last time!"

Zhou Wanwan grinned at him and said:

"A big busy job? You mean Chen Fugui?"

"Weren't you handling things impartially? You became the county magistrate for my sake too!"

Cheng Xiao rolled her eyes and said, "I even offended Chen Fugui for you!"

Zhou Wanwan said speechlessly:

"I heard Chen Fugui has been having a lot of bad luck lately! He got beaten up when he went out, his restaurant was robbed, and his estate is also in trouble."

All the grain and livestock grown in the village are gone. This must be karma!

Don't follow his example.

Cheng Xiao glared at Zhou Wanwan and asked, "Did you send people to do those things?"

Zhou Wanwan said speechlessly, "Can you stop putting all the blame on me? It's just that he's unlucky."

This was naturally done by Zhou Wanwan's people; it's Chen Fugui's fault for being so incompetent!

Chen Fugui is quite shrewd; he had stockpiled a lot of food, which Zhou Wanwan took out all at once and donated to the poor.

All the valuable items in the house were given to Fang Taohua, since she had to raise two children.

Cheng Xiao coughed and said, "Alright, let me in quickly."

Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said:

Are you trying to fool people with these counterfeit goods?

"That won't do. Nie Shi'an paid me a thousand taels of silver to guard this gate today."

Cheng Xiao's lips twitched as she said:

"Oh ho! I get it now, you're the kind of person who won't act until you see the benefit."

"Here's what I'll do: I'll give you 500 taels of silver, and you can let me

Zhou Wanwan quickly waved her hand and said:

"I don't earn money just for any kind of silver. This is clearly a fake!"

You think you can go in and scam people? Lord Nie will come after me then.

Prefect Fang also carried several items and tried to rush in, but was stopped by others.

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"Prefect Fang, look at that! Look at that! What are you doing carrying those two fancy bottles?"

How much did you pay for this bottle? Five taels of silver?

Prefect Fang glared at her and said, "You even know how much this bottle cost?"

Zhou Wanwan laughed loudly, "No, no, I was just guessing."

Prefect Fang coughed and said, "Wanwan, we're old friends, why don't you let us in?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said:

"Pah! What old friends? Who considers you old friends?"

Since it's not a genuine product today, we definitely can't go in.

Don't think you can fool me just because I'm a child.

Prefect Fang and Cheng Xiao were speechless, and in the end, they could only slink away.

A total of 76 families attended this event, and there were 365 genuine artifacts in total.

Nie Shi'an was overjoyed. "Zhou Wanwan, did you see that? Aren't I awesome?"

Zhou Wanwan quickly flattered, "Awesome, how could it not be awesome?"

Anyway, Zhou Wanwan made a fortune from this banquet.

Zhou Wanwan looked at Nie Shi'an and said:

"Actually, I think we could charge an admission fee, Lord Nie, have you thought of that?"

Look! So many rare treasures, a sight to behold. If you charged an entrance fee, each person could come in for just a few copper coins.

Do you think a lot of people will come?

Nie Shi'an looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"You... you have such a strange idea!"

You mean, you want to leave these rare treasures here for everyone to see?

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Yes, don't you think it's a great idea?"

Nie Shi'an scoffed coldly:

"Pah! That's utter nonsense! You're not sent by the enemy, are you?"

These are all rare treasures. I have no idea where these powerful families got them from. Even I am extremely envious.

If something is missing and I leave it here, who will pay for it?

Zhou Wanwan blinked at him and said, "Lord Nie, I think we can cooperate. This courtyard is yours, isn't it?"

Nie Shi'an looked at her warily and asked, "What do you want to say?"

The courtyard was exceptionally spacious and empty, enough to display all sorts of rare and precious artifacts.

Looking at the huge courtyard, Zhou Wanwan had an idea in mind: she planned to turn the entire residence into a large museum.

The courtyards within the compound are arranged separately to display antiques and cultural relics in different categories, and are open to the public for visits.

It charges admission like a regular museum in the city.

Ordinary people are generally very curious about antiques and treasures, and they would certainly be willing to spend money to come in and browse, so the foot traffic will be considerable.

With so many independent courtyards that can be divided into sections for exhibition, if managed properly, it would definitely be a stable business that can generate profits in the long run.

Unfortunately, Nie Shi'an was too timid. Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes and said, "Forget it, you're so boring. I'll do it myself."

Nie Shi'an was still too timid; he kept looking around and said:

"Zhou Wanwan, have you investigated the case I asked you to investigate? Who exactly is that Flying Master Thief?"

You must get to the bottom of this today. If you find out, I'll throw him in jail.

Zhou Wanwan pouted and said:

"Okay, I understand. I'll observe carefully."

If I see the Flying Master Thief, I'll arrest him.

Nie Shi'an scoffed coldly, looking down at her and saying:

"If you see the Flying Master Thief, please run away immediately."

With your small frame, if you get captured, I'll have to come and rescue you.

Zhou Wanwan pouted and said, "Who do you think you are? Maybe even the Flying Master Thief will be scared away by me when he comes to steal something!"

Nie Shi'an looked at her disdainfully and said:

"You? Give me a break! Let me tell you, there are layers upon layers of people here today, many of them martial arts masters."

I want to see just how capable that Flying Master Thief really is.

Zhou Wanwan said:

"I think we've got enough people here, shall we start eating now?"

We can visit those treasures after we finish eating.

Nie Shi'an nodded and said, "Alright, let's go to the front hall for dinner!"

At Zhou Wanwan's command, the banquet with 120 tables began.

Everyone watched as a continuous stream of dishes was served.

Someone suddenly asked:

"The ten-tael silver banquet I had last time seems different from the ten-tael silver banquet this time!"

"Has the menu changed this time?"