Chapter 82: Calling the Police

Everyone was surprised that the seller, the master himself, was even more eager than the buyer, Chen Feng. If Chen Feng hadn’t been absolutely certain of the unique sense of comfort the painting brought him, he would have suspected there was something wrong with it, or that it wasn’t worth 3 million.

But Chen Feng knew the miraculous effect this painting had on him. To him, for something so magical, 3 million was really not that expensive.

Moreover, the man was, after all, a genuine master of calligraphy and painting. His works were definitely valuable; there was no doubt about that.

Therefore, Chen Feng also readily agreed to an immediate transaction.

Right there in Director Huang’s office at the art museum, they drafted the sales contract on the spot.

Wu Mengting never expected Chen Feng to buy it just like that, and for 3 million yuan for a piece of calligraphy. She couldn’t help but lean in and whisper a word of caution, “Although Master Wang Yi’s calligraphy and paintings are valuable, you should still be cautious about spending 3 million on a single piece. It’s best to have an expert appraise it before making the transaction.”

Chen Feng said with great certainty, “Don’t worry, in my eyes, this piece is worth 3 million. As for its authenticity, I can tell for myself.”

Seeing this, Wu Mengting couldn’t say any more.

This type of sales contract was a standard template, very convenient to download and print.

Neither party hired a lawyer. After they both reviewed the contract, they signed their names.

Next was the payment.

The art museum had a POS machine, but for security, Chen Feng still went to the bank with Ms. Zhai to transfer the money.

Back at the art museum, Chen Feng and Ms. Zhai, accompanied by Director Huang, supervised the staff as they removed the copy of the “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion” from the display wall.

It was mounted in an aluminum alloy frame, with a layer of heat-shrink film protecting the front.

Chen Feng could tell at a glance that this piece had not been swapped, and that was enough.

After two staff members carefully took the calligraphy down from the wall, Director Huang enthusiastically asked, “Mr. Chen, would you like to take it directly, or shall we help you transport it back?”

“No need, I’ll take it myself.”

Chen Feng stepped forward, reached out, and took the piece directly from the two staff members, tucking it under his arm.

Seeing Chen Feng’s action, Ms. Zhai couldn’t help but frown and said, “Mr. Chen, this piece is Master Wang Yi’s masterpiece. Please treasure and maintain it well after you take it back.”

Chen Feng smiled and nodded, “I will, don’t worry.”

After saying that, he nodded to Director Huang and, under the varied gazes of the surrounding crowd, calmly walked out of the art museum.

In doing so, he had shown off, in a way that was neither too big nor too small.

Most of the people who came to visit the exhibition knew something about Master Wang Yi. The prices of his works were not low. Therefore, to be able to buy one of his pieces on the spot truly meant one was rich.

As for those who knew more about the value of the “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion,” their feelings towards this tycoon Chen Feng could only be described as envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Director Huang and a few others were among them.

To buy this piece of calligraphy as casually as buying groceries, there was no doubt that Chen Feng was a truly wealthy man.

Wu Mengting followed Chen Feng out of the art museum in a daze. It wasn’t until she got into the car that she came to her senses and finally confirmed that Chen Feng had really spent 3 million on the spot to buy a piece of calligraphy by Master Wang Yi.

That was 3 million!

Although her family was well-off, 3 million was not an amount she could casually produce.

At this moment, she finally faced the fact that Chen Feng was a rich man.

Before, although she knew Chen Feng was rich, she had no concrete concept of it.

Now, she knew very specifically just how rich Chen Feng was.

The two arrived at Chen Feng’s parking spot. Chen Feng directly stuffed the 3-million-yuan calligraphy horizontally into the trunk; it fit just right.

Then Chen Feng turned to the dazed Wu Mengting and said, “Give Lin Wan a call and see where she went.”

They hadn’t seen Lin Wan in the art museum just now.

“Oh, okay, I’ll call her.”

Wu Mengting quickly took out her phone and dialed Lin Wan’s number.

“Where did you go?… Ah, you ran off to the museum.”

It turned out that Lin Wan had gone to the nearby museum to live stream. Her previous stream of Master Wang Yi’s exhibition had few viewers, so she had to leave the art museum and, at the suggestion of a big-spending viewer, went to the nearby museum instead.

“She’ll be streaming for a while longer. She said we can go back first.”

“Alright. Then let’s go back first.”

Chen Feng wasn’t polite. Anyway, it wasn’t far from their rented place, and besides, Chen Feng was eager to go back and look at the “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion.”

Wu Mengting had no objection, although deep down she hoped Chen Feng would go to the museum with her.

But thinking of the 3-million-yuan calligraphy in Chen Feng’s trunk, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Leaving a 3-million-yuan piece of calligraphy in the trunk of a car like that, with no one watching, was really not safe.

At least, that’s what Wu Mengting thought.

As the car started, Wu Mengting couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Brother Feng, what made you decide to buy this piece of calligraphy?”

“Looking at this piece makes me feel very comfortable. Plus, Master Wang Yi is a great calligrapher in the country. Buying his work now shouldn’t be a loss.”

Wu Mengting nodded slightly, “Although I don’t know much about the commercial value of his works, if that Ms. Zhai wasn’t lying, you buying his masterpiece for 3 million, and a copy of the ‘Preface to the Orchid Pavilion’ that has been praised by many, shouldn’t be a loss, because this piece has a lot of room for appreciation.”

Chen Feng smiled, “I don’t really care about appreciation. I mainly just like this piece. It’s really well-written. Looking at it makes my whole body feel comfortable.”

Hearing this, Wu Mengting couldn’t help but smile, “It seems you really love calligraphy.”

“Not really. Only this piece gives me this feeling. Master Wang Yi’s other works don’t give me this feeling. So, I’m sure this piece is a treasure. Otherwise, even for investment, I wouldn’t spend so much money on it. There’s no need.”

Chen Feng didn’t hide anything from Wu Mengting and directly told her his true feelings.

“There’s such a thing?” Wu Mengting was very surprised.

“Absolutely true,” Chen Feng nodded affirmatively.

After thinking for a moment, Wu Mengting sighed, “Then perhaps you and this piece by Master Wang Yi are truly fated. When I was admiring this piece earlier, although I also thought it was very good, I didn’t have the comfortable feeling you described at all. At most, it was just pleasing to the eye.”

“You’re right. I think I’m fated with this piece.”

Just as Wu Mengting was about to say more, her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and saw it was from Lin Wan.

“What’s wrong?… What? Ah, okay, okay, we’ll be right there. Brother Feng, Wan’er said she was hit. We need to go over right away.”

Chen Feng was startled and immediately agreed, “Okay, we’ll go right now.”

He now considered the two women as friends. Besides, they were women, and he was a man. Since it happened, he definitely had to go and help.

The car quickly drove to the museum. They were lucky; just as they arrived, there were no parking spots on the roadside, but a parked car just happened to leave, freeing up a spot for Chen Feng.

Parking the car, getting out, the two of them quickly ran towards the main entrance of the museum.

A dozen or so people had already gathered here to watch the commotion. When the two of them got closer, they saw Lin Wan holding her phone in one hand and grabbing a woman with the other, not letting her go, and shouting, “You hit me and you think you can just leave.”

“Are you going to let go? Wu Jinwei, are you dead? Get her off me.”

This woman had a seductive appearance, was in her late twenties, tall, about 1.7 meters, with heavy makeup, dressed like a nightclub hostess, with a bitchy air.

Standing next to her was a man in his early thirties, also about 1.7 meters tall, with a fair complexion and two large, obvious dark circles under his eyes, looking like he had been hollowed out by excessive indulgence in wine and women.

“Let’s all talk things over. Miss, you don’t have to be like this. Let’s all sit down and have a good talk, get to know each other. No discord, no concord, right?”

Wu Jinwei didn’t listen to the woman but was trying to mediate like a peacemaker. However, his lecherous eyes kept glancing at Lin Wan’s figure, making it clear he was no good.

The woman was furious and shouted, “You damn dog can’t change your ways. Flirting with this shrew in front of me, do you think I’m dead?”

Wu Jinwei frowned and glared at the woman, saying irritably, “Can you stop being unreasonable? I just said a few words to her. What are you jealous about? You even hit her. It’s simply ridiculous. How about this, let’s invite her to the Western restaurant over there, apologize to her, and turn hostility into friendship.”

“You… you…” The tall woman was so angry she was speechless.

“There’s no need for an apology.”

Chen Feng pushed through the crowd and walked in, saying with a cold face, “She’ll get hit back the same way she was hit.”

“You’re here!” Lin Wan was overjoyed to see Chen Feng and Wu Mengting arrive, and her courage grew.

“Are you her friend?” Wu Jinwei frowned and stared at Chen Feng unhappily.

Just as Chen Feng was about to nod, Lin Wan said triumphantly, “He’s my boyfriend. Now my boyfriend is in charge. Whatever he says, goes.”

Hearing Lin Wan’s words, Chen Feng felt a little annoyed, but given the special circumstances, he couldn’t deny it and could only keep a straight face and say nothing.

A trace of jealousy flashed in Wu Jinwei’s eyes. He stared at Chen Feng and said coldly, “How do you plan to stand up for your girlfriend?”

Chen Feng sneered, “Didn’t I just say? She’ll get hit back the same way she was hit.” After saying that, he turned to Lin Wan and asked, “How did she hit you just now?”

Lin Wan immediately said, “She came over like a crazy person and suddenly kicked me. She was wearing high heels, and the kick made my calf swell up. Then she tried to slap my face, but I dodged.”

“She was the one who seduced my boyfriend first,” the tall woman accused Lin Wan loudly, saying sarcastically, “Asking a man where the restroom is, she’s not even ashamed.”

Lin Wan’s face flushed red with anger, and she shouted, “You’re talking nonsense! What’s so shameless about asking where the restroom is? He was the closest to me at the time. What’s wrong with asking?”

Hearing this, Chen Feng and Wu Mengting had the urge to cover their faces with their hands. It was really embarrassing and shameful.

Seeing the crowd of onlookers growing, Chen Feng cut to the chase and said to the tall woman, “I’ll give you two choices now. Either you get kicked back by my friend, or we go through the legal process and call the police.”

Before the woman could say anything, Wu Jinwei said with a smile, “Then let’s call the police.”

The tall woman glared at him but ultimately didn’t object.

Seeing this, Chen Feng didn’t say much more. He directly took out his phone and called the police, explaining the situation here. The whole time, Wu Jinwei watched him with a sneer. The tall woman frowned, looking annoyed.

After hanging up the police call, Chen Feng took pictures of the two with his phone.

Then, Chen Feng walked up to Lin Wan and said in a low voice, “Alright, you can let her go. Let Mengting take you to the restroom. I’ll wait for the police here.”

Hearing this, Lin Wan’s face turned red again. She wanted to explain, but in the end, she was too embarrassed to say it. She could only glare at Chen Feng resentfully, let go of the woman’s hand, and then pulled Wu Mengting away as if fleeing.

Seeing this, many of the onlookers who had been watching the commotion let out soft chuckles, knowing that Lin Wan probably had to go to the restroom urgently.

“Friend, is she really your girlfriend?”

Wu Jinwei took the initiative to step forward and offer Chen Feng a Huazi cigarette, asking with a smile on his face.

Chen Feng didn’t take the cigarette and asked with a cold face, “What’s it to you?”

Wu Jinwei’s face immediately darkened. He snorted coldly, put the offered cigarette in his own mouth, and sneered, “It’s impossible for my woman to apologize. I can only say, don’t act tough if you don’t have the power. Don’t get yourself into trouble.”

“Hah, so you’re a big shot. Does your family own the police station?”

Chen Feng sneered directly. He had a “rotten life” now, and with tens of millions in assets, he was truly fearless.

Besides, the other party was being sarcastic and provocative. He certainly couldn’t back down.

Wu Jinwei didn’t seem angry. Instead, he took out a lighter in a leisurely manner, lit his cigarette, took a deep drag, and after exhaling a puff of smoke, he leaned closer to Chen Feng, lowered his voice slightly, and said with an air of authority, “Let me put it this way. If I beat you up right now, it’s very likely that you’ll be the one locked up, not me. Do you understand what I mean? My family is from this area, with roots going back decades. You’re an outsider, you get it?”

“So that’s how it is!” Chen Feng nodded in realization, then suddenly smiled, “Then let me give it a try.”

After saying that, Chen Feng suddenly, without any warning, slapped him across the face.

With a crisp smack, the other party was completely unprepared. The slap sent his head tilting back at a forty-five-degree angle, the Huazi cigarette in his mouth flew out, and his body stumbled back several steps, barely avoiding falling on his butt.

It’s believed that many young people who go to the city to work hate this kind of local trash who look down on outsiders. It’s not about whether they have money or not; just because they have a city household registration, even if they’re on welfare, they have a natural sense of superiority and look down on outsiders.

If they get rich through demolition compensation or other favorable policies, their noses go even higher in the air, and they look down on outsiders even more.

Chen Feng had lived in this city for several years and had had enough of this direct or indirect discrimination.

He could tolerate it before, but now he really didn’t need to tolerate anything.

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