Shut Down

"I'm sorry, what?" Ning asked with a confused look on his face. "What violation?"

"These items on the shelf, on the walls. They are new items, and they haven't been added to the cost of the change," the man said.

"What?" Ning looked around. "No, these cost me nothing. I'm partnering with the previous owner to sell most of what is here, and the remaining ones are something I had."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" the man shook his head, swiping his oily hair with his hand before speaking again. "Those sorts of lies won't work on me. I can accept that you acquired some of it from the previous owner if you hand me the contract where it says so. But, if you are telling me that you made the remaining with your little Essence rank, then you must take me for a fool."

The man humphed at the end to add extra effect.