Adventure Code

Chapter 116 The Ancient Mirror of the Prophet (3)

For the next period of time, I anxiously waited for the news from the research institute. After waiting for a full week, there was finally a result.

people found.

But the police failed to detain the people, because those people had legal status.

Team Leader Shen and I made an appointment to meet outside the research institute and asked him what was going on. Since we found those foreigners, why didn't we detain them to find out?

Group Leader Shen frowned and said: "The matter is a bit tricky. These foreigners have legal status. They are foreign cultural relics buyers. The ancient bronze mirror was received by them seven years ago. At that time, then A master, who was their contact person in China, ended up stealing the ancient mirror, changed his name and surname, and became the current master of ancient. After the group of foreigners accidentally discovered his clues, they asked him for the ancient mirror , did use some dishonorable means, but it has nothing to do with Master Gu's death."

I was anxious, and said: "They spent so much time chasing after a mirror, they must know the origin of this ancient mirror, can't they get clues from them?"

Team leader Shen said: "They didn't cooperate very much, and what they said was evasion; they are foreigners, have legal status, and are not suspected of this matter, so the police can't do anything about them now."

"Then what should I do?" I couldn't help scratching my hair anxiously.

Team leader Shen said: "It's not official, we can only try it in private."

In private?How to try?I looked at Team Leader Shen, and he said, "I found out the other party's address, let's come to 'ask for advice'."

So far, that's all there is to it.

In order to express my sincerity, I specially bought a gift, tidied myself up, and team leader Shen followed the address to find the place where the foreign businessman was.

Because it is in the antique business, the place where the foreigner lives is very close to Liulichang. When driving past Liulichang, he can see the wide roads, magnificent buildings, and many people coming and going.

Team Leader Shen glanced at the car while driving, and said, "Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times. In recent years, the antique market has become more and more popular year by year."

I said: "That's right, we are in the prosperous age now."

Soon, the car stopped in front of a courtyard. I was so surprised that I said, "You don't want to live here, do you?" BJ's courtyard is very expensive now, and ordinary rich people can't even afford to rent it, let alone live in it. .

Team Leader Shen got out of the car and said, "What do you think? The antique market is the most profitable, and antiques are things that cost nothing. Because of this, there have been more and more cases related to the antique industry in recent years. Smuggling and fraud, Chinese antiques are getting more and more popular every year, and they can’t be bought at low prices like in the past. Now foreign buyers who dare to come to China to buy goods are rich and expensive. I'm sorry for this."

While we were talking, we arrived at the gate of the courtyard, which was equipped with a surveillance camera. Before we could knock, the door was opened from the inside. A foreigner in black sportswear and looking like a bodyguard asked in fluent Chinese, "What are you doing? "

Group leader Shen said: "Hello, I'm from BJ Research Institute. Is Mr. Johnson there? Hope to visit him."

The other party looked at us twice, asked us to wait, and then closed the door.

After more than ten seconds, he opened the door again and invited us in respectfully.

The bodyguard led us all the way to a quaint lobby. After asking us to sit down, he served two cups of hot tea and signaled us to wait.

BJ is already very cold this month. I just came here and blew a cool breeze. I also felt cold, so I immediately picked it up and drank it slowly.

After a few sips, the master appeared.

In my imagination, this Johnson should be an old man over half a century old, but I didn't expect that the other party looked only in his early thirties, with a tall figure unique to foreigners, but he walked slowly, as if What is wrong with the body.

"Both, I've been waiting for a long time." His Chinese is so fluent that he can hardly hear his accent.

Team Leader Shen got up and said, "No, I took the liberty to come here and disturb you."

Johnson was not as domineering as I imagined, but said: "Mr. Shen, you are welcome. I am very glad that you can come." Team leader Shen was a little surprised, and said: "I didn't expect you to know me."

Johnson said: "You are well-known in the field of biology, and I have admired you for a long time." The man spoke in an elegant manner, quite old-fashioned.This phenomenon is actually very common. When we Chinese learn English, we also learn the official pronunciation. Foreigners also have dialect accents. Therefore, when they learn well, they will speak more standardly than foreigners.

In the case of Johnson, it is typical that he is good at learning, but not down-to-earth. In fact, in our daily life, we Chinese rarely speak with such "restraint". I have to admit that I usually talk the most. That is: damn it!
He invited us to sit down again, looked at me, and said, "I wonder who this gentleman is?"

I immediately introduced myself: "Hello, my surname is Xu, and I'm Professor Shen's friend. I can only visit you under his honor." Damn, I was brought by him, and I became polite when I spoke.

Johnson smiled when he heard the words, and said, "Hello, don't be so polite. I'm not much older than you. Please sit down. This is a golden eyebrow from a friend. I personally like it very much. You should try it." I wanted to drink tea, but I couldn't be in a hurry right now, so I sat down and continued to drink.

This Johnson is a chatterbox. Before Professor Shen and I could speak, he started a conversation on his own. Although he is a foreigner, he has a lot of research on traditional Chinese culture. First we chat about tea, and then When it comes to ancient architecture, it involves historical and contemporary antiques from ancient architecture.

Or how can I say that I am playing with antiques? Speaking of these, I am much more in-depth than I am a Chinese. For a while, I was really ashamed.

Professor Shen is similar. Although he is a high-tech talent, his major is mainly in the field of biology. In terms of history, he is definitely better than me, but it is not much better, and he was stunned by Johnson for a while.

I don't know if this person did it on purpose or not, so he chatted for more than two hours, and he seemed to be in high spirits all the time, changing the tea for five rounds.

I couldn't hold back any longer, so I signaled Professor Shen to find an opportunity to get to the point, but Johnson saw me winking, and he said, "Mr. In the liver, the eyes are uncomfortable, you have to pay attention to the liver."

Depend on!My eyes are so comfortable!
I was still quite impatient, and finally couldn't hold back any longer. I said, "Mr. Johnson, thank you for your hospitality. We are here this time, and we actually have a question that we would like to ask you."

Johnson didn't continue to talk about antiques, but looked at me and said with a smile: "It turns out that there is nothing to go to the Three Treasures Hall. It's a pity. I thought you were here to communicate with me."

I said: "You come and I go, it's communication, I ask you for advice, it's also communication, I hope you will give me your advice."

(End of this chapter)