I am a super cop

Chapter 3025 Luxury Goods Industry Chain
Gentlemen seem to value their privacy, but as someone in the know, it's impossible for a gentleman not to reveal his identity.

But finding a gentleman is not a very difficult thing.

After all, Hu Xue was his client, and they had a lot of contact. Moreover, his business was so big that he even hired an appraiser, so he must have a lot of clients. It was only a matter of time before they found him.

Gu Chen thought for a moment and then pressed Hu Xue, "Could you help me get in touch with this gentleman?"

“Of course.” Hu Xue nodded silently.

"Make a call," Gu Chen reminded him.

Without saying a word, Hu Xue also took out her phone and dialed the gentleman's number.

Officer Wang glanced at the phone number Hu Xue had saved on her phone, also named "Gentleman".

The phone rang for a few seconds before being answered quickly, and Hu Xue hurriedly said, "Gentleman."

"Hu Xue, do you have any goods to ship?" A man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Because Hu Xue was on speakerphone, everyone could hear the voice on the other end.

Hu Xue hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "I've encountered some problems here."

"You've been arrested by the police?"

No sooner had Hu Xue finished speaking than a gentlemanly question came from the other end of the phone.

This surprised Hu Xue, who was momentarily at a loss for words.

The person on the other end of the phone said slowly, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be a group of police officers standing next to you, right?"

"Uh, no... no, sir, it's just that there's a problem with the goods I have, I..."

"You don't need to say anything. Just hand the phone to the police officer next to you." The gentleman on the other end of the phone seemed to be very aware of Hu Xue's situation.

Hu Xue wanted to argue again, but seeing that she had been seen through, she could only sigh and look at Gu Chen beside her.

Gu Chen took the phone directly and said to the gentleman on the other end of the line, "Hello, you are the so-called gentleman."

"Hehe, hello officer, that's right, I am the gentleman they're talking about. What? Is the stuff Hu Xue has dirty?"

The gentleman seemed to have anticipated that Hu Xue would have problems.

Gu Chen readily replied, "That's right, the things she sold to you were all stolen from other people's homes."

"Heh, she's quite interesting." Upon hearing Gu Chen's words, the gentleman on the other end of the phone snorted a few times and slowly said:
"However, let me state first that I never concern myself with these things, nor do I inquire about their origins. I am merely a middleman for luxury goods."

"I know, but we must recover those stolen goods," Gu Chen stated his position.

The gentleman on the other end of the phone paused briefly before asking, "So what do you plan to do?"

"Where are you now?"

“I’m in the CBD,” the gentleman said.

"I'm coming to find you," Gu Chen said.

The gentleman on the other end of the phone didn't agree immediately; after a long pause, he slowly said:
"Come to Futian Building to find me in two hours. I will send you an address to this phone."

"Sure," Gu Chen readily agreed.

Then, the other end of the line hung up, very decisively.

Seeing this, Lu Weiwei said irritably, "This guy is getting angry. Doesn't he know that these things are stolen goods? I don't believe it."

"He's not unaware, he definitely knows, he just doesn't want to ruin his business. Businessmen hate this kind of trouble the most." Officer Wang sighed and continued to explain:

“Especially the things Hu Xue sold him, which were plentiful and valuable, he’s sure to make a fortune.”

"Now that he's been caught by the police, he's definitely unhappy, which is understandable. But I'm really curious now, just how many of these luxury items did he have in his collection?"

"Who knows?" Lu Weiwei said irritably.

Yuan Shasha smiled and said, "I guess his home must be like a museum. After all, he deals in luxury goods and has an industry chain, so it must be pretty good."

“Go and see for yourself, he said he’ll text you.” Lu Weiwei finished speaking and then pressed Gu Chen for an answer:
"By the way, Junior Brother Gu, did he send a text message?"

"Not yet." Gu Chen shook his head.

"Heh, this guy's even learned to put on airs. Is he trying to mess with us?"

"Probably not." Officer Wang crossed his arms and paced back and forth a few times before saying this.
“I reckon he has a lot of shady stuff there, and he needs time to pack it up and move some things along the way.”

"That's why they told us to come over in two hours and that they would send us a text message later."

"Clearly, he's trying to buy time."

"As long as we can recover the stolen goods from Hu Xue, that's all that matters." Lu Weiwei's request was simple.

At this moment, Hu Xue also looked dejected. All the valuable items she had painstakingly stolen, which had taken a lot of time and effort, had now been seized by the police.

The stolen goods that were sold will have to be recovered, which is heartbreaking to think about.

At this moment, Hu Xue kept sighing, as if all her hard work had come to nothing.

Everyone was finishing up at the scene, but they still hadn't received the text message from the gentleman.

At this moment, Lu Weiwei became somewhat anxious and walked over to Gu Chen, reminding him:
"Junior Brother Gu, is this gentleman trying to play us? He doesn't seem sincere."

Gu Chen sighed and said slowly, "I have already asked Senior Brother He to monitor the Futian Building, and I have also arranged for plainclothes officers to stake out the area around the Futian Building. Now it all depends on the specific address this gentleman provides."

Just as Gu Chen finished speaking, Hu Xue's phone rang.

Gu Chen quickly picked up Hu Xue's phone, opened the text message, and found that it was an address on the 25th floor of Futian Building.

Gu Chen quickly reminded everyone, "The gentleman has already sent the address, let's go there now."

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After escorting Hu Xue into the car, everyone arrived at Futian Building. After communicating with the building security guards, they went to the 25th floor together.

There were several companies there, but Gu Chen quickly spotted the storefront of a luxury goods company.

When you get to the entrance, there are no staff members in sight.

Gu Chen then entered the room and asked, "Is anyone home?"

"There's someone here." A man's voice suddenly came from behind, and soon a young man came out from behind. When he saw Gu Chen and the others, he said slowly:

“My boss told me that some police officers would be coming to the door later and asked me to receive them.”

"Is your boss a gentleman?" Yuan Shasha asked.

“Yes, everyone in the circle calls him a gentleman,” the young man said. “And what are you to him?” Officer Wang asked.

“I am his younger brother,” the young man said with a smile.

Officer Wang hesitated for a moment before slowly asking, "Is your brother here now?"

"Yes, in the office. Please follow me." The young man didn't waste any more words and led everyone inside.

After walking through a corridor to the very end, the young man led everyone into an exhibition hall.

It's quite spacious here, with shelves all around, each with its own lighting.

Moreover, the shelves here are divided into different categories, including shelves for bags, shelves for watches and jewelry, and even some wardrobes and shoe cabinets.

Bathed in the lights, the place appears exceptionally luxurious.

There was a camera on a tripod and several computers nearby.

At that moment, a young man sat in the middle of the office, quietly admiring the several watches in front of him.

Gu Chen walked up to him and asked, "Are you the gentleman?"

Upon hearing this, the young man slowly turned his executive chair, and when he saw Gu Chen, he nodded slowly: "That's right, I am a gentleman."

"What's your name?" Lu Weiwei didn't care about any of that. What kind of gentleman was he? In her eyes, he had to have a name.

"Xu Lang," the young man said slowly.

"Xu Lang, are you aware that you are suspected of receiving stolen goods?" Lu Weiwei was blunt and directly pointed out Xu Lang's situation.

But Xu Lang chuckled and said slowly, "Officers, don't try to label me like that."

"I'm just a middleman for luxury goods. I just buy luxury goods and then resell them at the difference in price."

"I have no reason to investigate the origin of these luxury goods; I am just a businessman."

"Hu Xue must have bought quite a few luxury items from you, right?" Gu Chen walked up to him and said slowly.

Xu Lang nodded silently, and said without further ado, "Yes, she has indeed sold quite a few good things recently."

"Didn't you ever question the legality of these things?" Gu Chen asked again.

"I'm sorry," Xu Lang said slowly, patting his expensive shirt.

“I really have no obligation to do so, and many of the people who buy luxury goods from me are wealthy.”

“Sometimes people need cash flow, so they sell their luxury goods. I can help them get rid of them quickly.”

"Furthermore, many of the luxury items sold here were gifts from wealthy people to their lovers or friends. They don't care much about these luxury items; they'll sell them for whatever price they're offered."

At this point, Xu Lang smiled and continued, "I like doing business with these people the most. They are very straightforward and will sell to you no matter how low the price is."

"Because for them, these things are all gifts, so there is no cost involved. If they can put these things with me and exchange them for cash, then they have made a profit."

"So I can make a lot of money from them. The more I ship, the more I earn."

After a pause, Xu Lang continued, "So, I generally don't ask about the origin of things, because their sources are all sorts of different things, and I'm too lazy to ask them."

"Alright." Hearing Xu Lang's explanation, Gu Chen nodded silently and continued:

“These items that Hu Xue gave you were all stolen. The owner has already reported the theft to the police, and we are pursuing them according to the law. We hope you can cooperate with us.”

"Hehe, so you mean we have to take all those things back?" Xu Lang asked.

“Yes, all of it must be recovered,” Gu Chen said.

Xu Lang sighed and slowly said, "But I've already sold many of these things."

"Then we'll recover them and tell those buyers that these items are stolen goods," Officer Wang said.

"This will be very troublesome." Xu Lang frowned, and said hesitantly:
"As you know, reputation is the most important thing in business. If someone buys something from me and then you have to ask them for it back, it will cause some trouble."

"Putting everything else aside, it's questionable whether others are even willing to take it back."

"We have to recover this. You can't refuse, because these are stolen goods. Talk to them nicely, and they will agree. If they don't, leave it to the police to handle," Officer Wang declared.

It's obvious that they want Xu Lang to carry out the recovery.

Xu Lang was somewhat speechless, and sighed. He looked at Hu Xue and said in a rather irritable tone:

"Ms. Hu Xue, you've really put me in a terrible situation this time."

As he spoke, Xu Lang flicked his finger at Hu Xue.

Hu Xue lowered her head and explained apologetically, "I'm really sorry, I didn't want to do this, but there was nothing I could do."

"All these things of yours were stolen, but that's not what you told me back then," Xu Lang said irritably.

Hu Xue lowered her head and slowly said, "If I hadn't said that back then, you probably wouldn't have accepted it."

"Alright, we're all smart people." Officer Wang knew that Xu Lang was unwilling because the police had interfered with his source of income.

After all, with Xu Lang's intelligence, wouldn't he know that Hu Xue's things weren't stolen goods?

However, greed led Xu Lang to accept Hu Xue's gifts.

To get it back now means that all the items that were sold before have to be taken back from the customer, which is obviously a hurtful thing.

This is a significant blow to Xu Lang's business and reputation.

But stolen goods are stolen goods, and there is no room for compromise. Xu Lang naturally understood this principle.

After a brief hesitation, Xu Lang sighed, stood up, walked to his desk, picked up an account book, and began searching for information related to Hu Xue.

After a moment, Xu Lang slowly said:
"Hu Xue sold a total of 45 items to me, and I have a record of them all."

"25 of them have already found buyers, and the remaining 20 are still here."

After a pause, Xu Lang continued:

“You can take these 20 items first. I will communicate with the buyers and ask them to return the other 25 items.”

"Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently upon hearing this.

At this moment, Xu Lang continued, "But I want to make it clear that all of these things were acquired by me with real money, and there are records of them."

“You can take your things, but you must settle all my losses, including the cost of acquiring these items.”

"That's no problem. We will provide you with some compensation after we have investigated the acquisition of the stolen goods."

"For the missing portion, we will communicate with the owner to ensure you do not suffer any loss," Officer Wang also offered a solution.

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