"You…"
The blatant threat made First Master and Second Master want to eat Qi Yihan alive, but they had no choice but to comply.
First Master suddenly stood up from his chair and said in a deep voice, "I will immediately get someone to handle this matter."
After saying that, he kicked the chair angrily before striding out.
Third Master stood up as well. "I will send someone to settle this matter as well."
With that said, he left.
Only Second Master lingered a bit longer and said, "Fourth brother, I don't think it's necessary to tell Father about the petty things that happen between us kids."
Qi Yihan looked at him coldly and replied, "You can ask Tang Li about that."
No matter how angry First Master and Third Master were, they could only get someone to handle this matter immediately after they left.
Just like Zhou Qian had said before, Bai Qingyang was just a small celebrity whose career depended entirely on what the capitalist said. If the capitalist wanted to get rid of him, he would be gone for good.
When the higher-ups of the company said that they were going to ban Bai Qingyang, Zhou Qian knew that this person was done for.
That was not all. Ever since Bai Qingyang entered the entertainment industry, everyone he had offended now came out and accused him of all sorts of wrongdoings.
Additionally, more dirt on him was dug out and put online.
Within a few days, Bai Qingyang became a person everyone hated.
Of course, all this happened in the future.
At around ten am, Qi Yihan and First Master received a phone call at the same time.
The top-grade raw stones that First Master and Qi Ming bought turned out to be plain stones.
Qi Yihan and First Master immediately rushed over to the warehouse.
Looking at the stone chippings, First Master was shocked, unable to believe it at all. "How is that possible? It was obvious that there were rare jades inside these stones, even experts said so. Besides, we drilled a small hole into it and saw jade with our own eyes!"
Qi Ming immediately added, "Yes, we drilled a small hole and saw jade."
"Did someone change this raw stone?" First Master asked as he suddenly looked at Manager Li fiercely. "Manager Li, is it you?"
"It's not me!" Manager Li was so scared that his face turned pale. He did not dare to take the blame for this because he would not be able to afford this stone even if he worked for eight lifetimes.
At this moment, Qi Ming only wanted to push the blame away. When his father questioned Manager Li, he followed suit. "I was wondering why you invited me to drink after they left last night. You must have planned this beforehand."
"No, no, no… It's not like that. I didn't do anything! It wasn't me!" Manager Li was filled with regret now. If he had known that such an incident would happen, he wouldn't have invited Qi Ming to drink just to kiss his ass.
Manager Li quickly looked at Qi Yihan. Knowing that he was the one in charge of the Qi family, he immediately swore to him, "Fourth Master, if I do anything to this raw stone, I'll be struck by lightning. You have to believe me. Last night, Second Master and I only drank a bottle of wine before we went to sleep."
"You must have put something in that bottle!"
"No… I didn't!"
"You're still trying to quibble."
"Enough!" The moment Qi Yihan spoke, his powerful aura made them shut up. "Have you checked the surveillance?"
Manager Li quickly replied, "I've checked. According to the footage, no one else entered the warehouse after we left."
"Where's the surveillance room? Lead the way."
Qi Yihan planned to take a look personally.
"Alright, Fourth Master, please follow me."
Qi Yihan went into the surveillance room to check the warehouse surveillance footage from last night. There was indeed nothing strange.
Then, he checked the surveillance cameras in the entire warehouse area and the surveillance cameras on the other side of the wall. There was still nothing unusual.
"How is that possible? Someone must have changed the surveillance. That raw stone might still be hidden in the warehouse!" Qi Ming shouted.
Qi Yihan took out his phone and made a call. When the phone was answered, he said, "I wanna file a case… Our warehouse has lost a top-grade raw stone worth over 60 million. We need to check the entire warehouse district."
Half an hour later, several police cars and several fully armed vehicles arrived, quickly surrounding the entire warehouse area.
In a matter of seconds, the entire warehouse district was under control, and people started discussing.
"What's going on? Did something happen? Why are there so many police officers? I heard that there are armed men outside."
"I guess some warehouses are robbed, and the items lost must be worth more than ten million."
"Hiss…"
Soon, every warehouse received a search warrant which made people panic.
However, no one dared to not cooperate. Even if they did not know what exactly happened, everyone knew that something must have been lost in the Qi family's warehouse.
A few hours passed.
The police chief said to Qi Yihan, "We've searched the entire warehouse area, but we still haven't found the raw stone that was lost. Are you sure it's gone?"
"Very sure!"
"Definitely lost!"
First Master and Qi Ming spoke at the same time.
Qi Ming said, "My father and I personally went to take a look at the raw stones we bought this time, especially some of the expensive ones. We drilled a small hole into them on our way back and saw rare jades in them with our own eyes."
The police chief fell into deep thought. "That's strange. The raw stone you mentioned is at least seventy to eighty kilograms. It should not be hard to find it."
He turned to Qi Yihan.
Qi Yihan was also deep in thought. After a while, he said to Manager Li, "Immediately get someone to open the other few pieces."
Hearing that, everyone was stunned.
Then, everyone went to the area where raw stones were carved.
This time, First Master and Qi Ming went to the raw stone production site and bought more than ten tons of raw stones, as well as some rare raw stones, which cost them nearly two billion. According to their plan, as long as they turned these rare raw stones into high-end jewelry, they would be able to profit.
When the second piece of rare raw stones turned out to be just stone, First Master shuddered violently and almost fainted. Qi Ming hurriedly supported him. Both of their faces were ashen.
Qi Yihan's expression was frighteningly dark.
The police chief had been accompanying them all this while. When he saw the situation, he asked, "Was it like this when you bought it?"
"Impossible!" First Master retorted loudly. "These aren't the raw stones we bought. Someone must have exchanged it."
Then, he looked at Manager Li. "You are the manager of this warehouse. It must be you, Officer. I want to arrest him and interrogate him."
"I didn't." Manager Li was so anxious that he was about to cry. He quickly looked at Qi Yihan. "Fourth Master, I've been looking after the warehouse for six to seven years. You should know what kind of person I am. I didn't exchange these raw stones. Please believe me."
"Why should we believe you?"
Now, as long as they could push the blame away, First Master and Qi Ming didn't care if there was any evidence.
"You are the one who looks after the warehouse. Only you have the ability to steal it. Who else could it be but you!"
"It must be you. Besides you, everyone in the warehouse could be your accomplice!"
"I didn't! It wasn't me!"
"Enough!" Qi Yihan growled. After they shut up, he said to the gemcutter, "Cut the other pieces as well."