Chapter 127: Euholmes
"What, he told you?" Yang Sihai looked at Yu Yao, "He came to Jiangzhou, it won't have anything to do with this case, right?"
"What kind of case is this?" asked Yu Yao rhetorically.
Yang Sihai frowned, "It's okay for me to tell you, but this is based on the communication between you and Xie Zhihao - if you have clues, you can't hide them!"
Yu Yao nodded solemnly.
If the white porcelain Dharma statue was really involved in this case, he couldn't leave it unreported. If there is no Dharma statue in this case, then he has nothing to say, Xie Zhihao has not said anything else to him since he came.
As a result, Yang Sihai said that it was really about this white porcelain Dharma statue! And Xie Zhihao seemed to have fallen into a pit!
Xie Zhihao's friends in Yangcheng used to do the work of pouring parallel mobile phones, buying them from Hong Kong Island and selling them in the mainland. Because of his surname, he has a nickname called "Water Ghost".
In the past few years, the parallel mobile phone business has not been good, and the water ghosts have begun to pour cultural relics and antiques again. He was a monk halfway through the house, and his eyesight was not good, but he "found his own way" and gradually aimed his main direction at the antiques suspected of theft and loss.
To put it bluntly, it is to collect stolen goods. This kind of thing is often charged at a lower price, and then the price is increased, which is also cheaper than the market price.
If Yangcheng collects stolen goods, he will go to Hong Kong Island to sell them, and if Hong Kong Island collects stolen goods, he will take them back to the mainland and sell them.
The Yangcheng police only recently targeted him. The water ghost is more cunning, has always been very careful, and the transaction method is special, so although the police have some clues in the previous transaction, they do not have sufficient evidence.
Moreover, the water ghost's eyesight is not good, and there are no precious heavy weapons in his hands, and sometimes there are imitations. Something that does not have typical characteristics is difficult to obtain evidence once it is taken off.
It's strange to say, since the Yangcheng police have been eyeing him for half a month, the water ghost has not made any moves, and he has also gone to other provinces to wander around, mainly with Xie Zhihao, lingering in the antique markets in many places.
In fact, there is one thing that Yang Sihai doesn't know, the water ghost and Xie Zhihao know each other, although it is because of the upside-down cultural relics and antiques, but Xie Zhihao's eyes are quite high, and he can't look down on ordinary things, and he has never confiscated the things of the water ghost. But after coming and going, the two gradually got acquainted.
In this half a month, the Yangcheng police received another clue: more than 20 days ago, a wealthy merchant in a neighboring province was stolen, and the thief was never caught, but two days after the theft, one of the important stolen goods, the white porcelain Dharma statue of He Chaozong of the Ming Dynasty, was reported to have appeared in Yangcheng, and it may have been taken away by the water ghost.
The valuables in this wealthy merchant were put in the safe, and the stolen things outside, in addition to some jewelry and watches, were also this white porcelain statue of Bodhidharma!
The white porcelain statue of Bodhidharma is, of course, very valuable, but it is not placed in the safe. Because the owner likes it so much, it has been placed in the study and admired from time to time.
Although this clue is in possession, there is still no direct evidence. Moreover, the water ghost has not been in Yangcheng during this time, and it should be impossible to carry this Dharma statue on his body, so he can only send people to keep an eye on the water ghost all the way.
Now we have entered such a state of long-term surveillance. There is no way to catch the water ghost directly, if he is caught and he does not admit to death, and the police have no direct evidence, they will have to release him in the end; and if he startles the snake, it will be even more difficult to solve the case.
Because the Yangcheng police and the Yangcheng Office of the Special Cultural Relics Investigation Bureau were in contact, Yang Sihai would know about the case.
Yu Yao listened to Yang Sihai's introduction while falling into deep thought, and finally, he peeled back the cocoon and had roughly analyzed what was going on.
This water ghost should have a reliable accomplice in Jiangzhou who sells stolen goods. He said to Xie Zhihao that his cousin and cousin-in-law were definitely not cousins and cousin-in-law.
After the water ghost got his hands on this white porcelain Dharma statue, he probably thought it was a good thing, and at the same time, he was worried that the Yangcheng police had paid attention to him, so he didn't take the thing directly to Hong Kong Island. Coincidentally, he knew that Xie Zhihao was in the mainland, and this person was not stingy when he saw good things, so he thought of a roundabout way.
After receiving the white porcelain Dharma statue in Yangcheng, he immediately transferred it to Jiangzhou's accomplice. Then, he met with Xie Zhihao, which led to the deal.
Originally, he wanted to sell something to Xie Zhihao, but he assumed that there was an owner of the goods, and he was just a buyer, and then withdrew halfway and let Xie Zhihao trade.
Why did this accomplice of the water ghost find Wu Lao Er, and what the relationship was, Yu Yao didn't know. However, this accomplice must not come forward, and he has to find a local in Jiangzhou to come forward, the previous generation has passed away, so it is more credible and convenient to say that the ancestral is more credible and convenient.
After Xie Zhihao bought the things, if he brought them back to Hong Kong Island and could sell them smoothly, especially if he sold them to foreigners, then there would be almost no risk to the water ghosts.
If something happens in the middle of the way, I don't know what the response plan they have discussed in advance, but there will definitely be.
Yu Yao first thought of a possibility, that is, Wu Lao Er insisted that it was an ancestral heirloom, but immediately rejected it himself. This is too risky, if the owner's things are inherited in an orderly manner, or if they come up at auction, and the formalities are very complete, then it is useless for you to insist on it.
While denying this, Yu Yao suddenly remembered the half-old brocade box containing the white porcelain Dharma statue. This brocade box does not match the statue of Bodhidharma, the size is not suitable, and it has to be wrapped with cotton cloth to prevent things from swaying.
It seems that their coping strategy is that if something happens, they will insist that they don't trade with Xie Zhihao!
To use this method, it is likely that another thing will be prepared.
Because Xie Zhihao and Wu Lao Er have met, it is impossible to deny it. Prepare another thing, you can say that you met Xie Zhihao to trade this thing, but in the end the transaction failed, and it has nothing to do with the white porcelain Dharma statue.
Another thing and that brocade box should be the right size!
In this way, even if Yu Yao doesn't follow, Wu Lao Er will use the reason to discuss with his eldest brother to avoid trading with Xie Zhihao immediately. Xie Zhihao's fingerprints had already been left on that brocade box, and he had to let another thing also leave Xie Zhihao's fingerprints. At the same time, wipe your fingerprints off the white porcelain Daruma statue.
When the official transaction is made, Wu Lao Er will change to a brocade box of the right size without leaving his own fingerprints to hold the white porcelain Dharma statue, and put the brocade box with gloves in advance, so that Xie Zhihao can take it himself, see it by himself, and take it away by himself.
At the same time, he will definitely take out another thing for Xie Zhihao to see. It's easy to find things that Xie Zhihao doesn't like, and ordinary high imitations are fine. Xie Zhihao won't ask for it, but he will leave fingerprints on this thing!
When Xie Zhihao finished the inspection and took away the white porcelain Dharma statue, the other thing that left the fingerprints and the matching brocade box became favorable evidence to deal with this matter!
Xie Zhihao has been here and seen things, but he didn't buy it? What kind of Dharma statue you are talking about, I have never seen it!
If you want to make a full set, you should also propose a cash transaction, and it is estimated that Xie Zhihao will be prepared before the transaction. This way, there is no transaction record to check, which is even more perfect.
"What are you pondering?" Yang Sihai looked at Yu Yao from the side and couldn't help asking. He originally wanted to talk to Yu Yao about the Tai Fang Ding, but it was just random.
"Holmes has already solved the case for you. Yu Yao came back to his senses, "Yang Ju, I helped you this time, can you also do me a favor?"