Chapter 10 Chapter 8 Auction

The so-called black market is an illegal, underground market. Things that are usually not visible can be sold openly there, such as stolen goods obtained through various channels, parallel imports, arms, gold, white powder, nuclear weapons and so on. As long as there are people living, as long as there are people who are greedy for small things, or there is demand for goods but there is no legitimate source of goods, a black market will appear. There are black markets everywhere, but the scale varies, and this city is no exception. "No words at night, we should count as the third meeting, right?"

"If you add this morning, you followed me this time." "Haha, you really noticed it, where did I show my feet?" "You didn't show any flaws, it's just a bit of bad luck! I also discovered you by accident. By the way, handsome guy, what's your last name?" "Yang Junfei." When we came to the appointed place, as soon as I met this middle-aged man, we started a verbal exchange.Seeing that no one could take advantage of it, I had no choice but to give up. "Did you bring the ring?" Yang Junfei stared at me with sharp eyes. I asked nonchalantly, "Do I look like a fool?"

"Not like." "Then you still ask me such a stupid question. My mother often taught me to develop a good habit and never keep valuables on my body, so as not to be plundered by some caring people with indecent means." Yang Junfei was a little dumbfounded, the ring was originally his own, how did it become this kid's valuables! "How do you know that Lu Yu's body will be auctioned on the black market tonight?" I asked the question I was most concerned about. This time it was Yang Junfei's turn to ask back: "Am I like an idiot?" "Not like." I answered honestly.

He showed an annoying smile, "Since we are all smart people, it's easier to talk. I won't say things you shouldn't know." I snorted, "I think you don't want to talk about it, it's nothing more than some shady relationships." Yang Junfei was noncommittal, and led me into a dirty alley. The black market is usually in a very secret place. If you don't rely on the network, there is no way to find it. Even if you find it and sneak in smoothly, it is still a question of whether you will sneak out again with your life. After all, the operators of the black market are all linked to the local underworld.

Pushing open the decayed gate of a courtyard house, I saw a few big men in black walking over, their waists were swollen, and there were obviously "guys". Yang Junfei didn't say much, just took out a magazine-like thing from his pocket and shook it, and those people immediately stood aside respectfully and let us in. "It's kind of interesting." I thought to myself, it seems that today's black market auction is quite grand. As if to confirm my guess, I walked through the courtyard lobby and came to a very large courtyard, which was densely packed with dozens of luxury cars. I looked around, but I couldn't tell where the cars came from. drive in.

"Today, together with Lu Yu's body, a total of five very precious cultural relics will be auctioned, each of which is priceless. For this auction, many wealthy businessmen from Japan and South Korea, as well as cultural relics dealers from Southeast Asia and America, have come. "Yang Junfei explained in a low voice next to my ear. What "cultural relics merchants" are, to put it bluntly, are cultural relics smugglers from various countries.I asked, "When does it start?" "About twenty minutes." I don't know how far the auction house is from the courtyard at the entrance, and it's completely different from the decadent and desolate scenery outside. It's simply too luxurious.

The large room for the auction has three floors, and there are about 70 small rooms that look like VIP rooms in a concert hall. They are arranged in a radial pattern facing the auction platform. It is estimated that it is for the sake of confidentiality, so that the guests cannot see the two sides bidding on each other. We entered the room marked Thirteen. Yang Junfei and I frowned at the same time, number 13 is not an auspicious number. Sitting comfortably on the sofa, hearing the commotion in the hall, I simply asked for the auction catalogue. Seeing this, he suddenly turned pale with shock.The name of the first auction item I saw was "Chinese Pure Gold Crown".There is a row of explanations below the color picture: Made in the Song or Yuan Dynasty, the user is unknown.

I raised my head and said to Yang Junfei: "This pure gold crown, if I remember correctly, should have been kept in the British Museum before, and it was not stolen along with the other 14 cultural relics until November 2004." Let’s go. At that time, some people speculated that most of the cultural relics should have flowed into Asia, but I didn’t expect to see them here.” Yang Junfei said calmly: "That's why it's called the black market." There was a sudden silence all around, a man stepped onto the high platform in the center, and the auction officially started.

I lowered my head again, flipped through the catalog without interest, and then said in surprise: "The starting price of Lu Yu's body is as high as three million U.S. dollars, which is really horribly high. Back then, Europe imported a large number of mummies. Buy hundreds of kilograms, some trains, and even use those mummies as fuel." "It's not surprising, Tea Saint is no ordinary mummy." Yang Junfei looked at the bidding one after another with great interest, and said: "There is another factor. There is a wealthy Japanese businessman who once bid 70 million US dollars on the black market. He also claimed that no matter what method the seller used to obtain Lu Yu's body , as long as it is placed in front of him, he will pay immediately."

"That's why I'm surprised." I hesitated, "Why is Lu Yu's body still entrusted to be auctioned here? If it's for money, it's better to sell it to the Japanese directly. No one here should pay 70 million yuan." right!" Yang Junfei nodded vigorously, "You and I think the same, always feel that there is something inside this auction. It's weird!" "You know that there is a problem, but you still have the nerve to use it as a bargaining chip with me. Be careful that I throw that ring into the sea." I cursed angrily. Yang Junfei laughed wickedly, and said: "A transaction is one thing, but whether you can get the transaction item after the transaction is another matter. You are a smart person, so you probably don't understand it!"

I gave him a hard look, this guy is probably more insidious than me.Ginger is still old and spicy! "Then what are we going to do? Are we really going to buy the corpse?" "If I want to buy you, I don't have that much capital." He stretched out comfortably on the sofa, "I save all my money to marry my wife." This guy who is going to die really wants to beat him up. The first four auction items were photographed one after another, and the grand finale was finally about to begin. The auctioneer's expression was a little nervous. After all, it was the first time he took over an auction item with a reserve price of three million US dollars. The lights in the big room were intentionally dimmed. Five or six scantily clad beauties pushed a coffin into the arena slowly. People shudder. The auctioneer coughed, and seeing that his attention was focused on himself, he said slowly in a low and flexible voice: "This is the last auction item, the body of the tea sage Lu Yu unearthed not long ago. As for him Why the old man is lying here quietly? Of course, everyone here knows some clues. All the materials of Lu Yu are appended to the auction catalogue. Ten thousand dollars, auction item No. 5, bidding starts now!" "Four million." As soon as his voice fell, someone shouted. "Seven million." There was a person in the box on our right who was not far behind. "Ten million." "thirty million……" The bidding continued at a high price, and neither Yang Junfei nor I took any action. Suddenly, a slightly hoarse voice called out a price, and everyone in the hall was stunned in surprise. "One hundred million dollars." The auctioneer was trembling all over, and his hands were shaking slightly because of excitement. "Is there a higher price than 100 million US dollars, 100 million for the first time, 100 million for the second time, and 100 million for the third time. Deal! Congratulations to Mr. Room 43." Yang Junfei and I looked at each other, but neither of us spoke first.For some reason, I always felt that the voice just now was a bit familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere before. At the end of the song, the auction ended, and the wealthy businessmen and smugglers who came here with various purposes also left one after another. I originally wanted to take the opportunity to see who was sitting in Room 43, but this auction house has obviously done a good job in protecting customers and keeping secrets, so I didn't get any chance. "Who do you think is the idiot who spent 100 million dollars to buy a worthless corpse?" I couldn't help but ask. "How could I know." Yang Junfei paused, looked at me meaningfully, and said leisurely: "And this mummy, I'm afraid it's not like what you said, it's totally worthless." My heart skipped a beat, and I asked calmly, "What do you mean by that?" "I just want to tell you that playing stupid in front of sensible people has long been outdated." He smiled meanly, "Let's analyze it a little bit. First of all, there are many well-preserved artificial mummies. There are also many natural mummies caused by factors. However, without any embalming measures and environmental conditions, Lu Yu's body can be preserved so well, even the internal organs show no signs of decay, and the body's water is rarely lost. The first case, the academic research value is absolutely high." "However, it's less than 100 million U.S. dollars." I retorted. "I admit it." Unexpectedly, Yang Junfei readily agreed to this rebuttal. He added: "As for other reasons, I'm afraid you know better than me. During this time, you should have found many clues." I was noncommittal, looking at the sky full of night, and thought of something, suddenly my whole body shook, and a look of surprise appeared on my face. Of course Yang Junfei noticed my abnormality, and wondered, "What's wrong?" "I remember the fool who spent 100 million yuan to buy Lu Yu's body, who is it!" I said with a frown. He suddenly became curious and hurriedly asked, "Who is it?" "Huangfu Sanxing, the boss of the second uncle Yexuan, the initiator of Lu Yu's tomb excavation project, and the main sponsor!" My brows became tighter. If the buyer is really him, a certain guess of mine, would be self-contradictory. Yang Junfei glanced at me carefully and understood, "Did you suspect that Huangfu and Sanxing were guarding and stealing?" Talking to a smart person is easy, I nodded, scratched my nose and said: "When Lu Yu was stolen, I suspected that at least two forces were involved in the loss of the body. The first one is you, and the second one we haven't seen with our own eyes." However, in his or their hands, both we and you have stumbled. Before I noticed any abnormalities, I was already stunned, and you, who arrived later, have no good end." Seeing him smile awkwardly, I said again: "To successfully avoid the layers of security system of the institute and the underground surveillance system, not only need to have a good understanding of the situation inside and the deployment of the police force, the number of people should be small, but also need to be very good. This is why you can break in without being discovered. "However, it is impossible for one person to quietly transport a corpse as big as Lu Yu out. I simulated it a little bit, and transporting a corpse with a miniature hovercraft requires one person to hack into the monitor network. One person is needed to drive the road, and one person is needed to divert the police force. There is also a leader, whose existence is necessary to do overall planning and emergency work. Therefore, the second force used at least four people that day, each of them Skills, of course, cannot be as good as yours. The question is, where does this force come from? Why is his news so well-informed? Why did they steal the corpse by any means? There are so many of them, how did they do it? Quietly, without a trace? Unless there is an insider in the research institute!" Yang Junfei smiled wryly, "You told me so much because you wanted me, the number one force, to tell you why I stole that corpse?" "Smart." I nodded. He smiled wryly again, "My essential job is to be a detective, to get money from people, and to eliminate disasters from people. Of course, if the client can meet my special conditions, or if the reward is enough to tempt me, I don't reject doing some things occasionally." Things like stealing chickens and dogs." "For example, the oil painting you lost in the research institute that day?" I laughed. "What oil painting?" He froze for a moment, with a look of incomprehension. I stared at him and finally shook my head without further discussion on the matter. Judging by his appearance, it seems that he really doesn't understand, but it may be a disguise.Hey, headache. Yang Junfei didn't dwell on the topic of oil painting, "I don't understand. Since Huangfu Sanxing is Yexuan's boss and main sponsor, almost all the excavated things belong to him, so why steal it?" "Things belong to the country. If he wants it, he can only steal it. I often heard from my second uncle that he has an inexplicable and crazy worship of the tea saint Lu Yu, so I doubt him." I meditated, and murmured: "But if he really stole it, why would he entrust it to the black market for auction, and spend 100 million dollars to buy it back? I really can't figure it out!" "Then let's think about this matter in reverse. What if he really stole it? Since he bought it on the black market, he can hide it quietly. Even if he is caught, he won't be in too much trouble. "Yang Junfei laughed. My eyes lit up: "Like money laundering?" "good." "Damn it." I also laughed: "In order to wash a dead body, I threw 100 million US dollars to the black market exchange for nothing. That smelly old man is really rich." Looking at the sky with layers of fish-belly white, before I knew it, I was in a daze all night. I stretched my waist and said tiredly: "It's almost dawn, I'll go back to catch up on sleep. Hey, middle-aged man, I can actually talk to you quite well. It would be better if the two of us are not in hostile positions." Already!" "I haven't seen you as an opponent." Yang Junfei showed that weird smile on his face again. To be honest, that kind of rebellious and resolute look is indeed a bit handsome. Xiao Nizi will never forget. The sun gradually pierced through the clouds, slanting at an extremely low angle, and shining on the earth, a new day began again. Will new mysteries arise today, or is it the end of all events?Alas, there are so many troubles, the brain can't handle it, maybe I really need to relax... With the sound of "Taishang Laojun arrived", a drop of nectar fell from the sky and landed on your lips! You see 5 gold coins in a trance.