"Premeditated!"

This is the first time that Meng Zitao thought of it, the old man waited in the hotel for almost two hours, but he didn't even wait for the figure, when the old man came out, he encountered a car accident, and the vehicle that caused the accident actually ran away, how could there be so many coincidences?

The camera brother was also shocked when he saw that it was the old liar who had the car accident, and exclaimed: "Why is he!"

Meng Zitao They came quickly, although the old man was seriously injured, but he did not die on the spot, he tried to break open his eyes, when he saw Meng Zitao, his eyes were still bright, one hand trembled and raised, and his mouth made a whimpering sound, and what came out was not a sound but bright red blood.

Before everyone could understand what he was trying to say, the old man suddenly let out a long sigh, and the hand that wanted to be raised fell to the ground, and there was no more sound.

A living person, in the blink of an eye, was silent, leaving the surroundings silent.

It was Meng Zitao who reacted first, he first checked the old man's life characteristics and confirmed that the old man was dead, and then he took out his gloves and put them on himself.

"Brother Zhang, please help me shoot. ”

"Oh...... Good. The camera hurriedly turned on the camera to shoot.

"Also, call the police and maintain order among the surrounding people, so that they don't let in and disrupt the scene. ”

While speaking, Meng Zitao, who was wearing gloves, began to check the things on the old man's body, and the old man's actions just now must have been to tell himself and others that the murderer was related to what he was carrying.

Meng Zitao first took out ordinary items such as mobile phones in the old man's outer pocket, and he asked Qian Siling to go to the restaurant to get a clean plastic bag and pack these things up so as not to be polluted.

All of Meng Zitao's actions were so formal, making Qian Siling think that Meng Zitao was a seasoned criminal policeman.

After that, Mencius checked the pocket of his underwear again, and took out a picture of a corner that had been stained with blood, which was the reason why Mencius was anxious to rummage through the objects on the old man's body, because the bloodstains would also contaminate the evidence.

"This should be bronze, right?" Qian Siling couldn't help but be curious, and stepped forward to take a look.

Meng Zitao nodded and said, "Yes, the photo is of a bronze 罍 [léi], and it is also a square 罽." ”

Wei is a large wine container and ritual vessel in ancient China. It was prevalent from the late Shang to the middle of the Spring and Autumn period. The volume is slightly smaller than that of Yi, and there are two kinds of Wei, square and round, the square Wei appeared in the late Shang Dynasty, and the round Wei appeared in the Shang Dynasty and the early Zhou Dynasty.

The popularity time is short, the casting is complex, and the quantity is scarce, which is rare. According to incomplete statistics, the number of Fang Wei from the late Shang Dynasty to the early Western Zhou Dynasty is only a few dozen, most of which are stored in major museums or research institutions in the world, and a small number of collections are in private hands, and occasionally circulated, that is, they have attracted much attention and are expensive.

Therefore, the value of this piece in the photo is quite high, and it is very likely that the old man's death is related to the Fang Wei in the photo.

After that, Meng Zitao did not find anything else in the old man, and at this time, the police also arrived.

Originally, the police were very annoyed when they saw Meng Zitao acting without authorization, but after Meng Zitao took out his documents, they didn't say anything more.

After Meng Zitao took off his gloves, he called a colleague and investigated the details of the person through the old man's mobile phone number.

"Brother-in-law, are you from the intelligence department?" Qian Siling was so curious about Meng Zitao's identity that she couldn't help but ask.

"Don't guess, and it's not something you should know. Meng Zitao smiled, and after putting away his phone, he looked at the photo through the plastic bag.

Although Qian Siling was curious, she grew up in an official family, so she naturally knew that there were some things that she couldn't ask more, and even if she knew, it wouldn't do her any good, so she could only hide her flag.

The square cover on the photo is like a palace-style roof, the plane is rectangular, and there are buttons at the top, which is shaped like a miniature cover. The neck of the body is high, and it has the tendency to be wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The shoulders are rounded, and there is a puff on the left and right. High and deep abdomen, adducted downward, with another pin, flat bottom, below the anterior part of the abdomen.

From top to bottom, it can be divided into five layers of decorative bands, cover, neck, shoulders, upper and lower ends of the abdomen. In the photo, you can see the animal face pattern, cloud thunder pattern, and sharp-horned bird pattern. Among them, the bird pattern is exaggerated, the eyes are enlarged, almost filling the entire head, the long beak is stretched forward, the tip is folded down, and the horns at the back of the head are like pointed ears. This kind of bird pattern was prevalent in the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties, and the body was mostly simplified.

Meng Zitao sighed: "What a treasure! It's a pity that it's just a photo, if it were a real thing, how nice it would be." ”

"Is this thing very valuable?" Qian Siling asked curiously.

Meng Zitao first explained what Fang Wei was, and then said: "Fang Wei has a high level and a small number, and has always been the darling of bronze trading and circulation. In addition, the cover is easy to be lost, and the complete device is difficult to find. Taking the famous vessel as an example, during the Republic of China, the lid had been separated, and the oil tycoon Rockefeller bought the vessel at a high price of 800,000 US dollars. In 2001, Christie's auctioned the vessel, which rushed to 9.246 million US dollars, setting a record for bronze auctions at that time. ”

"This was nine years ago, and if it were now, I would have estimated that the private bargain would be at least $15 million. And this piece of Fang Wei is a complete vessel, and from the ornamentation, workmanship, etc., it is not much worse than that piece of Fang Wei, if its size is not much different from the Fang Wei of the vessel, the value is higher than the current dish with a lid missing, do you say it is precious?"

Qian Siling's eyes widened, and she said with some astonishment: "That means that Fang Wei on the photo is likely to be a national treasure worth hundreds of millions?"

"Yes. Meng Zitao nodded solemnly: "So you know what is involved behind this old man's death." This is still just a Fang Wei, and it should be a Fang Wei that has just been unearthed not long ago, do you think there will be only such a Fang Wei for the burial goods of an ancient tomb?"

Hearing this, the people around gasped, needless to say, this must be a big case!

The policemen who came first laughed bitterly in their hearts, because they were not qualified to participate in this case, and they could only report to the higher-ups.

And after Meng Zitao waited here for a while, a colleague from the Shudu branch arrived.

"Director Meng, the sub-bureau asked me to cooperate with your work. Jiang Han said.

Qian Siling, who was next to her, happened to hear Jiang Han's address to Meng Zitao, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

When Meng Zitao saw that Jiang Han was still younger than himself, he knew that he should be a newcomer, otherwise he would not have been able to tell his position.

However, Meng Zitao noticed that Jiang Han's hands were full of calluses, and his walking posture was different from ordinary people, and he immediately understood that this Jiang Han should be mainly to protect him.

Meng Zitao didn't believe that someone could easily do anything to him now, if he couldn't figure it out, Jiang Han probably wouldn't have a problem, but since he was sent, he would generally not let Jiang Han go, lest Jiang Han be said to be derelict in his duties.

"Jiang Han, you can just call my name outside. ”

"Uh......" Jiang Han reacted that he should have made a mistake, and was a little embarrassed, and then said: "I'll call you Teacher Meng, you can just call me Xiao Jiang." ”

"Well, okay, are you familiar with Shudu?"

"I'm from Shudu. ”

"That's good, you drive me to Xianqiao, let's find someone. ”

"Good!"

Meng Zitao warned Qian Siling and the people handling the case, and set off with Jiang Han, the reason why he went to send Xianqiao was also simple, that is, to find the stall owner and the middle-aged man who cooperated with the old man yesterday. However, he was mainly looking for the middle-aged man, and as for the stall owner, it should have nothing to do with the old man's affairs, otherwise he wouldn't still be setting up a stall there.

When he got there, Meng Zitao easily found the stall owner, this person is also quite thick-skinned, after being exposed yesterday, he was indifferent, he didn't even change the stall, and he was still in the original place. However, when the show is released, even if there will be a mosaic on his face by then, he must not have the face to stay here.

When Meng Zitao found him, he was messing with a buyer, holding a pen holder and saying that it was used by a certain champion in the Qing Dynasty, which was extremely precious, and he would regret it for the rest of his life if he didn't buy it now.

However, the buyer was not so easy to fool, and after asking a few key questions, he put down the pen holder and got up and left.

"Boss, do you remember me?" Meng Zitao asked with a smile.

The stall owner's face darkened: "You are a big expert, can you let go of the small horse and go somewhere else." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "Don't worry, as long as I find out about the matter, I will leave immediately." ”

"What's the matter?" asked the stall owner, a little impatiently.

"Do you know what the name of that old man was yesterday?" Meng Zitao asked.

"What are you doing?" the stall owner's eyes were full of wariness.

Seeing this situation, Meng Zitao didn't want to bother, and directly showed his documents: "Boss, I hope you can answer honestly, otherwise I can only take you back." ”

The stall owner's heart trembled, and he was almost scared: "Big ...... Brother, I must know everything. ”

Meng Zitao saw the curious eyes around him and said, "Let's find a secluded place." ”

The stall owner was actually not very happy, for fear that Meng Zitao would arrest him, but there was a way that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and even if he was ten thousand unhappy, he had to agree.

Looking for a secluded place, Meng Zitao first asked the stall owner for details, and then asked the question just now.

"I don't know his real name, I just know that I always call him 'Old Fox', the 'fox' of foxes. The stall owner replied honestly.

"How did you know him?" asked Meng Zitao.

The stall owner said: "Actually, it's quite strange, he took the initiative to come to me, saying that he could help me do the kind of thing I did yesterday, and after that, he only needs a little profit, but I have to help him collect things." ”

"What's that?"

"It's ancient gadgets, like parts of bronzes, or broken fragments. ”

Mencius had some speculation about this, because these artifacts could be used to repair bronzes.