genius divination

Chapter 289 The Bronze Drum
A few days later, all members of the European Witchcraft Federation, including Jason, left Hong Kong.Because after receiving Jason's report, the Great Wizard of the Federation only said one sentence, "Temporarily avoid the edge and look for another opportunity."

Mr. Du and Po Jun also returned to the United States, and took away Zhang Qiulie, the commander.

Before leaving, Mr. Du had a special talk with Prime Minister Zuo. "Everyone must be responsible for their actions, whether they are a practitioner or not, and so is your master. The rules among practitioners cannot be changed no matter how many years." These are his original words.

Regarding Zhang Qiulie's matter, Fan Jiannan had nothing to do, so what could the left minister say?Mr. Du is not wrong. Surgeons have more power than normal people. If this power is not regulated and restricted, it will cause great consequences.Therefore, not only the Yishu Council, but even the European Witchcraft Federation strictly restricted witchcraft that could kill ordinary people.This is a fundamental matter of principle, an insurmountable red line.

But this incident really hit him hard.After returning from the airport, Prime Minister Zuo didn't speak for almost two days.It has only gradually gotten better recently, and he is still helping Fan Jiannan with business in the Tianji Pavilion, and seems not to want to bring up the matter of Southeast Asia.After all, everything there has indelible memories, and it will always remind him of his master Zhang Qiulie.

On this day, it was just past nine o'clock in the morning, and the Tianji Pavilion had just opened for business.There was a person who hurried over and wanted to find Fan Jiannan.

Prime Minister Zuo carefully looked at the person. He was about 50 years old, well dressed, and his hair was neatly combed.For his age, he was in good shape, and he seemed to be a man who paid great attention to appearance.However, his expression seemed very anxious.

Prime Minister Zuo held the business card he handed over in his hand, looked down at the appointment registration again, frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Zhong, you don't seem to have made an appointment."

Mr. Zhong said anxiously, "Yes, I didn't make an appointment, but my business is very urgent. I came here after being introduced by Lawyer Zhao. Can you let me meet Master Fan first?"

Zuo Xiang smiled slightly and said, "I can see that Mr. Zhong is indeed in a hurry, but Master Fan has not been in good health recently, and he hasn't gone to work yet. Can you tell me about your affairs first? Maybe I can help you think of something Method."

Mr. Zhong seemed to be hesitant, then shook his head resolutely and said, "I'd better wait for Master Fan to come."

Zuo Xiang has a good temper, so he was not angry, but smiled and said, "Mr. Zhong will only become more anxious sitting like this, let's just talk casually. Your surname is Zhong, Bingwu year, Yiweiyue, A The day of Xu, the time of Ji Si. The rare good horoscope can be said to be a life-long experience, and everything is easy."

Mr. Zhong cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zuo is polite."

Zuo Xiang smiled and said, "You are 38 years old, and your luck has been smooth so far. You should be doing business. But something happened in September this year. I'm afraid that's why you came here?"

Mr. Zhong's expression changed, and he said in disbelief, "This... Could it be that Lawyer Zhao told you in advance?"

Prime Minister Zuo smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just some basic inferences. And I also know that although this matter is not about work, I'm afraid it has something to do with your profession."

Mr. Zhong nodded again and again, "To be honest, I am in the musical instrument business. Sometimes I also undertake some repair work on musical instruments. Because I am very fascinated by folk musical instruments, I also have some private collections. In September..." He Frowning, he looked at the left phase.

Zuo Xiang smiled kindly, "Don't worry, we can completely keep the secret for our clients."

Mr. Zhong sighed, "A collector friend of mine commissioned me to restore a musical instrument. It is an ancient musical instrument, a very precious ancient musical instrument. But for some reason, that musical instrument was suddenly stolen. .It leaves me with nothing to do..."

"Since it's a theft case, why didn't you call the police, but come to us for help?" Prime Minister Zuo frowned.

Mr. Zhong smiled wryly, "If this thing came from a legitimate source, how could I not call the police. The key is that this musical instrument was obtained through some improper channels. So..."

"The smuggling method..." Prime Minister Zuo's expression changed.

Mr. Zhong nodded and said, "That's right. If this thing is mine, then things will be easy to handle. In the worst case, it will be regarded as a loss. But this thing is entrusted by a friend, so it is lost but cannot be reported to the police. This makes me quickly Crazy."

"Is the price of this musical instrument very expensive?" Zuo Xiang frowned.

Mr. Zhong sighed and said, "The value is huge, even if I go bankrupt, I won't be able to pay it back. That's why I have such a headache."

At this moment, Fan Jiannan walked into the door with a smile, looked at Mr. Zhong and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhong? Zhao Gongming has already given me an overview of your situation. I just didn't expect you to come so early."

"Master Fan." Mr. Zhong quickly stood up.

"Please sit down, please sit down." Fan Jiannan made a gesture and said, "The Prime Minister Zuo and I have almost everything to talk about, so there is no need to avoid it. I also heard a little bit of your conversation just now. But I have a question, I hope Mr. Zhong can give me an answer."

"Don't dare, please tell." Mr. Zhong nodded.

After Fan Jiannan sat down, he narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Since it is a valuable ancient musical instrument? Then why didn't your friend entrust an antique shop to restore it? As far as I know, those people are real experts."

Mr. Zhong smiled wryly, "Master Fan, you don't know something. The restoration of musical instruments requires high professional skills. Compared with real musical instrument makers, the antique shop is still a little bit worse. Especially on this item, you see this is Physical photos of that instrument."

Fan Jiannan finally took a look. The object in the photo was a blue-gray round object, which looked like a flat plate. The decorations on it were very complicated, and it was impossible to tell what type of musical instrument it was.

He only frowned and smiled wryly, "I'm just as amateur about musical instruments as I am about music. Please explain this musical instrument."

Mr. Zhong nodded and said, "This is a bronze drum. It is a traditional musical instrument of ethnic minorities in China. However, due to its age, this bronze drum has already been corroded and damaged in many places when it was bought. If it is repaired by the masters of the antique shop, then it is really good in appearance. It is possible to fully restore this bronze drum. However, this method will cause a fundamental problem..."

"What problems can a complete repair cause?" Zuo Xiang frowned.

Mr. Zhong said seriously, "The repairs by the masters of the antique shop are only for the appearance, and the local copper is melted and cast, but this will damage the sound of this thing. I know that many people will think that this is an antique. , as some kind of cultural relic to see.

But in the eyes of my friend and I, its essence is a musical instrument.Pure and flawless timbre is the key to the existence of this bronze drum.I can carry out pitch-related tests while repairing, and restore the timbre of the real original, which is exactly the same as the original. "

"So that's the case." Zuo Xiang nodded, turned to Fan Jiannan and said, "What do you think?"

When he turned his head, he realized that Fan Jiannan was sitting there in a daze.Fan Jiannan held the photo in his hand, his brows were furrowed, he didn't know what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)