Old Xu immediately scolded, "Zhang Ma! You can't just say things like that!"
Afraid that Shen Qing would overhear, Old Xu glanced at the carriage and then turned back to warn Zhang Ma: "Boss Shen and Mr. Cheng are not in that kind of relationship! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tell Mr. Cheng!"
Aunt Zhang immediately panicked and said, "It's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding! Old Xu, please don't tell Mr. Cheng!"
Old Xu snorted and turned to leave.
The carriage slowly left the courtyard.
As they were about to leave the city, Shen Qing suddenly became worried about the factory and ordered Lao Xu to turn back.
Old Xu immediately turned the car around and headed towards the suburbs.
Upon arriving at the factory, Shen Qing got out of the car and went into the factory building.
The ten machines were operating in an orderly manner. She inspected them with her hands behind her back, called the two team leaders aside, and gave them some instructions.
After saying that, he called Jiang Shen and prepared to set off back to Jiangzhou.
Just as the man was about to get into the carriage, several foreigners suddenly barged in.
Jiang Shen quickly shielded her behind him.
Shen Qing looked at the people who had come and asked in English, "What brings you here?"
"The machines in this factory infringe on intellectual property rights!"
Copyright infringement?
Shen Qing immediately thought of Schmidt.
Cheng Zhiwen brought the machine made by Schmidt to Germany, most likely so that the German factory could imitate and make ten more machines.
She examined them closely and found that although the machines looked different, their operating principles were similar...
Just then, she saw Schmidt walk in from outside, looking at her with a smile.
Shen Qing felt a chill run down his spine.
It really is related to Schmidt!
This is troublesome.
She somewhat regretted that while in London, she had focused all her attention on the orders and even argued with Cheng Zhiwen, which caused her to overlook the machine problem.
"I never expected you, Mr. Shen, to be so untrustworthy. You took the machine I made and used it to make ten counterfeit units! Do you realize that you've violated the contract?"
Shen Qing snapped out of his daze, looked at Schmidt, and corrected him, "I also participated in the design of this machine, and according to our original agreement, I can also use this machine!"
"Yes, you can use it, but you're not using it now, you've created a counterfeit machine!"
After Schmidt finished speaking, he waved his hand, and two constables rushed in to arrest Shen Qing.
Jiang Shen shielded Shen Qing behind him, placed his hand on his lower back, and prepared to draw his gun.
In a moment of urgency, Shen Qing grabbed his hand: "Don't use the gun! These are constables from the concession, not the Japanese merchants from last time!"
Jiang Shen turned around and said urgently, "I can't let you be taken away!"
Shen Qing didn't say anything, pushed him aside, and faced Schmidt and the constables: "If you want to arrest me, you need an arrest warrant!"
The constable choked, clearly indicating that there was no arrest warrant.
"If everyone acted like this, relying solely on their words to catch anyone, wouldn't things have descended into chaos long ago?"
The translator immediately translated Shen Qing's meaning to Schmidt.
Schmidt's eyes swept over Shen Qing. After listening, he told the constables to keep an eye on Shen Qing, and then he went to the patrol and security bureau to ask the chief to issue an arrest warrant.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qing knew that this was truly a big problem.
These foreigners are so powerful in Shanghai that the local security bureau might actually listen to Schmidt and issue an arrest warrant.
Sure enough, Schmidt quickly arrived with an arrest warrant, and the constables immediately stepped forward to take Shen Qing away.
Jiang Shen started fighting with the constables. One of the constables held a long spear to his head, and he tried to pull out his own spear.
Shen Qing roared, "Jiang Shen! No! I'll spare your life! Go and inform Cheng Zhiwen!"
Jiang Shen's hand, which had been resting on his waist, slowly fell down.
Shen Qing was taken away by the police, and Jiang Shen followed her all the way to the Baojia Bureau, watching as she was locked in an iron cage next to the hall.
This is a place used to detain temporary suspects.
The dungeon was cleaner and brighter than the one in Jiangzhou, and it was right next to the hall, with several pairs of eyes watching over it, so there was no chance of being tortured or assassinated.
Shen Qing sat calmly on the ground.
Jiang Shen looked at her through the railing and whispered, "Old Xu has already managed to contact Mr. Cheng. Don't worry, Mr. Cheng will be back to rescue you soon."
Shen Qing smiled wryly: "He really has to step in on this."
"Don't be afraid. I will be here to protect you until Mr. Cheng shows up."
Shen Qing smiled at Jiang Shen.
This time she wasn't so afraid, just depressed.
Unlike small places like Jiangzhou, where the local magistrate has absolute power and can kill someone as easily as crushing an ant.
At most, they'd shut down her factory and machines; they wouldn't go so far as to kill her.
As long as you're alive, there's nothing to be afraid of.
Thinking that they were supposed to return to Jiangzhou for a family reunion that afternoon, but now they didn't know how long they would have to stay here, Shen Qing felt a little irritable.
She had to start thinking about what to do if the machines and factory were sealed off.
We need to deliver 500,000 units by mid-November, and there is absolutely no time to spare. If something happens at the factory now, it will directly affect the delivery date.
Therefore, the factory must not have any accidents, and we must try our best to reach a settlement with Schmidt.
She could guess why Schmidt wanted to cause trouble; he still wanted the English version of the agreement she had.
Schmidt did not want to waive the patent fees for the machine for Chinese businessmen.
If Shen Qing wants to save his factory, he will most likely have to give the agreement to Schmidt, losing all the rights he had previously fought for.
But if she wanted to protect the rights and interests of Chinese businessmen, she would have to sacrifice her own factory and business.
Shen Qing was unable to make a decision for the time being.
It was late at night, and most of the constables from the Baojia Bureau had gone off duty, leaving only two dozing off on duty.
Jiang Shen sat down outside the detention cell and whispered through the bars, "Boss Shen... Boss Shen..."
Shen Qing snapped out of her reverie: "Hmm? Do you want to go back and rest first?"
Jiang Shen shook his head: "I'll stay here with you."
Shen Qing smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's no trouble at all, Mr. Cheng is on his way."
"Where did you come from?"
Hubei.
Shen Qing calculated the distance and time from Hubei to Shanghai.
Last time, it took her ten days to travel from Fujian to Shanghai. Cheng Zhiwen's journey from Hubei to Shanghai also took about the same number of days.
The thought of being locked up here for another ten days made Shen Qing feel weak all over.
She instructed Jiang Shen: "Have He Fei bring more people to watch the factory. The machines must not be stopped. We'll talk about it when I get out."
Jiang Shen said "Yes," and immediately ran out the door to tell Lao Xu.
They returned quickly.
The thought of having so many people with her made Shen Qing feel no fear at all.
But I still can't sleep.
They were locked in an iron cage in the main hall, opposite the gate of the Baojia Bureau, where people passed by from time to time.
Unable to sleep in this environment with absolutely no privacy, she started chatting with Jiang Shen.
"What did Cheng Zhiwen do in Hubei? He's been there for a month."
"Mr. Cheng was in Japan before and only arrived in Hubei in the last few days."
Shen Qing asked in surprise, "Japan? What's he going to Japan for?"
Jiang Shen shook his head: "I don't know. Mr. Cheng doesn't tell us everything."
Shen Qing felt it was related to what happened on the ship.
The bullet-shaped toy comes from Japan, and that Li Chong guy seems to have been active in Japan too...
Thinking of this, she said to Jiang Shen, "I think he went to Japan this time to take care of Li Chong!"
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