Warlock Notes

Chapter 22 Ghost City
Lao Hu nodded. It turned out that this cold-faced King of Hades was named Leng Sheng, and he was very active in the north. No matter the underworld or the white way, if you saw him, you had to call him Lord Leng.This person is involved in the underworld, and his influence spans the entire north, and he even has his influence network in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries.Doing some large-scale smuggling and black work all year round, no one knows the number of his subordinates, and he can call the wind and rain among the underground forces in the north, and his status is very high.The government also wanted to punish him before, but he had a huge network of connections, and the government couldn't get definite and strong evidence, so it didn't do anything to him for a while.Anyway, we screwed up his job this time, and we're not going to get any good fruit.You must know that his title of cold-faced Hades was not shouted out without words, but by killing people.

After listening to Lao Hu and the others introduce the cold-faced King of Hades, I realized that Master Leng is really a murderous, cold-blooded and ruthless character who does all kinds of evil. It seems that the next step is really troublesome.

When we got to BJ, it was two days later.Lao Hu and his shop are located in the Panjiayuan Antique Market. When it comes to antiques, Fatty and Lao Hu can’t stop talking. They kept telling me all kinds of things they saw and heard in the antique business along the way, and of course there were rules and other things. Deceit makes me more and more curious and mysterious about the antique industry.

Speaking of Panjiayuan, in recent years, there has been a witty saying in China and abroad: “BJ has two must-see sights for crowds—Tiananmen Square looking up to see the national flag being raised; realism.According to some statistics, the daily passenger flow of Panjiayuan is about 8 people. During the holidays, there are even more tourists crowding each other.When it comes to BJ Panjiayuan, anyone in the world who has a little interest in ancient Chinese art is probably familiar with it.This is even more so in the domestic antique industry. If anyone in the circle has never been to Panjiayuan, they will probably be looked down upon when they talk about the industry, just like those antique buyers who have never been to Liulichang in the early years.

The Panjiayuan Flea Market is located on the west side of the Panjiayuan Bridge on the East Third Ring Road. Before 1995, it was known as a "ghost market".Of course, this does not refer to real ghosts, but the name comes from the thieves who "do not be human, only ghosts". They take out stolen things and sell them in the dark, which is called "shame".

The old "ghost market" was in an open space without lighting. People visiting the "ghost market" were carrying lanterns or lighting flints. Selling some shady fakes, buying and selling are all carried out in the dark, and the transactions between the two parties are all based on wishful thinking, so the name of "ghost market" gradually spread.At that time, before dawn every day, some "ghosts" of unknown origin came out of the alley one after another, occupied the open space on both sides of the street, put down the sacks or snakeskin bags, and took out some second-hand goods from them and put them on the stalls. .

Don't look at the "ghost market" crowded with people, but there will be no noise in the huge market.It is very appropriate to describe the sellers on Panjiayuan's "ghost market" with "a horse tie, a box, and a piece of rags to go around".The seller rented the site, spread a piece of cloth on the ground, took out items wrapped in newspaper one by one from the box, and lined up the business to start the business.Buyers patronize, pick and choose, listen to what you want, and never sell loudly.Therefore, Panjiayuan's "ghost market" with thousands of stalls can't hear any hawking.Buyers bring their own small flashlights, and another "equipment" is a cloth pocket commonly known as a bag.These people first carefully study the items in the picture, and once the deal is made, they immediately put their favorite treasures into the cloth bag.The old rucksack has two pockets, which can be worn on the shoulders front and back. Now it is just a coarse cloth bag. The style has changed, but the function is the same. These old rules can not be broken now.

It is said that BJ Panjiayuan's "ghost market" has some origins. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the society was turbulent, and a large number of palace treasures flowed into the market.Especially after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the dandies of the imperial court nobles and the wives and children of the court officials were in trouble, and had to sell their treasures one after another. These people only chose remote and dark "ghost markets" to stand on the street. Find rare treasures.

In the early years, stories of picking up leaks and making a fortune in Panjiayuan's "ghost market" often happened.Someone bought a porcelain vase for 150 yuan and took it home. After signing it, it was discovered that it was an imperial use of the official kiln in the Song Dynasty, and it was worth 300 million yuan; The foot cup was later identified as a priceless national treasure; some people bought a pottery figurine for 20 yuan to take home, and experts signed it as the Northern Wei Dynasty, which is invaluable and immeasurable.In recent years, the legend of picking up leaks is that a collector bought a rare book of scriptures at a price of 300 yuan in Panjiayuan. After appraisal, the value of each page of this scripture book was as high as 1000 yuan.

Of course, these are the harvests of the lucky ones.More people who came to Panjiayuan's "ghost market" with the mentality of picking up leaks ended up buying counterfeit goods, and paid a lot of money for tuition.If you want to find good treasures, if you don't have a deep "Tao Xing", you will definitely bump into "ghosts".

Fatty Hu walked and talked all the way, and it didn't take long for them to take me to a two-story wooden building in the market.I saw that this building has two floors, with an antique flavor, very much like a teahouse in a costume drama.I asked Lao Hu, is this your shop?
Lao Hu nodded, then opened the door and entered the room. I was amazed again and again. I saw that the cabinet inside was full of various antiques and toys, and there were large and small antique calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, which was very eye-catching.

Seeing so many antiques in front of me, I couldn't help but yelled: "I said, Laohu, there are so many antiques in your store, they are worth a lot of money, why are you going to rob tombs?"

Unexpectedly, when the two heard this, they laughed maliciously, saw that there was no one at the door, and said: "Brother, don't look at the things that are on the surface, there are few genuine products here."

Hearing this, I was immediately dumbfounded, this is too damn treacherous, a fucking profiteer.I cursed a few words in my heart, and asked him: "It's all fake? Can it be sold? Could it be that all the people who come to your store are fools?"

Old Hu smiled and said that I would know this in the future, and then went to pack my luggage.And the fat man came over and patted me on the shoulder: "I'll buy someone like you."

"Am I like a fool? Hey, don't be too busy, tell me clearly, do I look like a fool..."

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That night, Lao Hu said that he was going to clean up the wind and wash the dust for me. The three of us had a big meal and got drunk. Early the next morning, we were woken up by a hasty knock on the door.Seeing that Lao Hu suddenly sat up, he said in surprise: "Oh no, it must be the people of Master Leng who received the news that we are back, so they sent someone here!"

Hearing what Lao Hu said, I was immediately startled, thinking that what was supposed to come had finally come.Besides, the fat man was sleeping like a dead pig, but when he heard this, he suddenly stood up straight like a corpse, and exclaimed: "What, you are here? It seems that the fat man is here today. Life is over!"

Lao Hu and I rolled our eyes at him, and then Lao Hu went to open the door, only to see two men in their twenties who came, wearing black suits and sunglasses, with murderous looks on their faces. triad.

After the man in the sunglasses glanced at us, he said, "Master Leng ordered you to go see him as soon as possible." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.

Following his hand, I saw a big Benz parked outside the door.Originally, I wanted to get ready first, and then go to meet the cold-faced Hades, but it seemed that the other party didn't want to give us time to prepare.

In this way, the three of them got into the car under the condition of half asking and half threatening.

It was my first time to ride a big Benz, and I should have been excited, but at this moment I was full of gloom, or worry, maybe this was the last time I took a car in my life.

Lao Hu and the others were similar, the three of them didn't say a word, just looked out of the car window...

Because I was new to BJ, I didn't know the roads and place names here. I walked through the city. After a few 10 minutes, the car drove out of the city directly, and finally the car came to the gate of a large courtyard in the suburbs.

There is a big iron gate at the gate of the compound, and there are two men in black standing at the iron gate. When they saw our car, they hurriedly opened the door for us, then the car bypassed a flower bush, and finally stopped at a very large villa in the courtyard. the door.

After getting out of the car, I took a closer look at the surrounding environment, and saw a hundred people in black standing outside the villa, and there were also people of various colors rushing here.Those people who came and went, except for the thugs in black clothes and sunglasses, were big brother-like characters with fierce faces.Seeing this posture, I was stunned. I originally thought that if the negotiation failed, relying on my own skills, I might be able to fight for my life, but looking at today's posture, it is clear that I have caught up with their underworld Party, don't say that I have such a small life now, even if they give me nine lives, they will have to be hacked to death.

I quietly asked Lao Hu, why are there so many people here at the moment, and who are they.Old Hu turned his head and replied: "Tomorrow will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in August. I think they are here to celebrate the festival today. All the big brothers in the underworld should come."

I was surprised, only heard that the company would hold such a celebration, but never heard that the underworld would also come to this set.At this time, Lao Hu said again: "I will tell Lord Leng later that the matter of Gu Yu has nothing to do with you, and beg him to let you go. In short, just don't talk nonsense when the time comes."

Seeing Lao Hu's serious face, I knew he was telling the truth.But when I came today, I didn't think about going back alone. After all, I told them to hand over the ancient jade. If I don't help them resolve this matter, I will feel uneasy for the rest of my life. What's the point of living alone? .

I didn't answer Lao Hu, but just started thinking about what to do next.

(End of this chapter)