Meng Zitao looked at Xue Wenguang, and after a while, Xue Wenguang's nervous forehead began to break out in a cold sweat. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, Meng Zitao turned around and said to the person who had arrested Xue Wenguang: "It seems that some people still haven't been taught enough lessons, Lao Zhang, you can show him your hands again." ”

"Great!"

Looking at Lao Zhang, who was gearing up, Xue Wenguang looked frightened and shouted: "Shopkeeper Meng, I was wrong, you spare me......!"

Before he finished speaking, his mouth was blocked by Lao Zhang's cloth.

Lao Zhang looked at Meng Zitao, Meng Zitao motioned for him to continue, at this time, Xue Wenguang is still a ghost, so let him taste the 'unforgettable' taste.

Meng Zitao was still a little uncomfortable with this kind of scene, and when he walked outside, he couldn't see it, and after a while, he returned to the warehouse, and Xue Wenguang at this time was as if he had come out of the water, his face was pale, and his expression was frightened.

"Shopkeeper Meng, I said it, I said it all, please do it, let me go! Xue Wenguang pleaded bitterly.

"What did he just say?" Meng Zitao looked at Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang said: "This guy is an old fox, he has a connection with the organizer of the auction, and is responsible for inviting some safe attendees, and the invitation card in his hand is also real, but if we go to get it, it will cause the organizers to be alert, and they will retaliate." ”

"Huh. ”

Meng Zitao laughed: "It seems that if you want to go to the auction, this guy can't go missing." ”

"Yes, yes, or they would have been alert. ”

Xue Wenguang nodded again and again, he was very glad that he was able to connect with the organizer of the auction, although he will not be free in the future, but the safety is still guaranteed, now I am afraid that Meng Zitao does not care about whether he can participate in the auction at all, then he will be finished.

"Hehe, do you think I can't do anything about you?" Meng Zitao squatted down and slowly took out a silver needle from his bag, and it was a seven-inch long needle, equivalent to more than 20 centimeters.

Xue Wenguang felt frightened when he looked at it: "You...... What are you doing here?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "You'll know in a while, don't move, you may die if you move." ”

"Don't, I don't want to ......" Xue Wenguang struggled hard, but his hands and feet were held down, and he felt Meng Zitao stab the long needle into his back.

"Ahh

In the torment, Xue Wenguang felt that Meng Zitao had stabbed several different places in a row, so he put away the silver needle.

"Alright, let him go. Meng Zitao got up and motioned to the bodyguard, and then said to Xue Wenguang: "Try to press your chest." ”

Xue Wenguang pressed his chest when he heard this, as if he didn't feel anything.

"Use a little bit of force. ”

Xue Wenguang increased his strength again, and he felt a sharp pain coming from his heart, which made him can't help but cry out in pain.

Meng Zitao said lightly: "You can go to the hospital for an examination and see if you can find out what is wrong." ”

Xue Wenguang's face was full of gloom: "Shopkeeper Meng, you tell me the truth, what did you do to me just now." ”

"Hehe, what it is, you'll know in seven days. ”

Meng Zitao sold Guan Zi and said: "Oh, I forgot to say, if you press your chest again tomorrow, you probably won't use so much force today." ”

"Will you die?" Xue Wenguang's voice trembled slightly.

"NONONO!" Meng Zitao shook his index finger: "I am a cultural person, how can I take your life casually, and this is a criminal act, and then you will be worse than dead at most." ”

"you!" Xue Wenguang scolded in his heart, this Meng Zitao is a snake and scorpion at all, he can't wait to drink Meng Zitao's blood and eat Meng Zitao's meat, however, he is just a salted fish on the board now, only being slaughtered, and even the chance of turning over is slim.

Xue Wenguang took a deep breath, and he didn't know if it was a psychological factor, he felt a faint pain in his chest, which made him even more afraid, in his eyes, Meng Zitao was already the same as the devil, could he escape from the palm of Meng Zitao's hand?

He asked with some resignation, "Meng Shao, what do you want me to do?"

Meng Zitao said lightly: "You can let me participate in the auction safely, and you can't leak a little rumor during the period, you should be able to do this, right?"

"Yes. Xue Wenguang immediately agreed.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Of course, during this period, you can also try to find a doctor to see if you can be cured." ”

Xue Wenguang said in his heart: "Even if you don't say it, I will go to the hospital." ”

However, seeing Meng Zitao's confident appearance, Xue Wenguang was very desperate in his heart and felt that there was little hope.

"Alright, let's go. Meng Zitao waved his hand at Xue Wenguang: "By the way, remember to bring me my invitation card earlier, do you know my phone number?"

"Yes, the 139 one. Xue Wenguang nodded, and then said: "As for the invitation, I can give it to you immediately, but I can only give you one at most, no more, and one invitation can only bring one more person." ”

Meng Zitao has no opinion on this, the stricter the rules, the more he will say about the auction, which is what he is most happy to see: "Can't you take a copy?"

Xue Wenguang said: "No, we have regulations in this regard. ”

Meng Zitao asked a few more questions, and asked Xue Wenguang to get out of the house quickly.

When Xue Wenguang left in fear, Lao Zhang asked with some curiosity: "Meng Shao, really let him leave so easily?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "You don't believe in my ability, do you?"

"I really don't believe it. This is what Meng Zitao said after returning to Shu Ze's villa and telling what happened.

"Why don't you try it on you?" said Meng Zitao with a smile.

Shu Ze was really curious, but when he saw the 20-centimeter-long needle, he was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again, and he didn't dare to say that he wanted to try it anymore.

After joking about the meeting, Meng Zitao got down to business again: "How much do you know about the auction?"

"I don't know who is organising it, but the auction is going to take place on the high seas. ”

"You mean to take a cruise?"

"I didn't know the specifics, but I guess it should be a cruise ship to the high seas and auction there, so that the organizers can avoid a lot of risks. ”

When it comes to the high seas, everyone will definitely think of the movie "God of Gamblers", in which it is not illegal to kill people on the high seas.

So, is it really incapable of the existing legal system to sanction homicide on the high seas? The answer lies between right and wrong: Theoretically, the current laws of various countries basically cover homicide cases that may occur on the high seas, but in judicial practice, there are many difficult problems in sanctioning murderers on the high seas.

Specifically, the cost of handling cases is much higher than that of domestic cases, and it is often difficult to obtain evidence.

In addition, the "flag of convenience" system, which is currently prevalent in maritime activities, makes it easy for maritime crimes to escape sanctions. In order to save on taxes and fees, many ship owners are registering and using the flags of countries such as Panama, Liberia and the Marshall with very low fees, simple conditions and loose regulations.

These countries are known as "flags of convenience" countries, and ships with these flags have little actual connection with them. These countries often have inadequate legal systems and lack international enforcement capacity.

Therefore, even if there are national treasures smuggled in the auction in China, it is obviously impossible to recover them without spending money.

"Zitao, I don't think things are clear now, and it's on the high seas, so I suggest you don't go. ”

"But what if the horses and swallows there are genuine, or if there are other national treasure-level antiques?"

Shu Ze was silent for a moment: "Have you ever contacted your uncle?"

"Contacted, he was up to me. "Meng Zitao's current position prevents him from backing down at the first time of danger, which is also unfair to others.

"I'll try to help you find out, and we'll get there then." ”

"You don't have to go, do you?"

"No, I must go, I don't feel at ease if you go, and if I go, I can bring an extra bodyguard, I want to call the army over, it will be safer." ”

"That's fine. Meng Zitao didn't really need an army to come, but he also had to take into account the idea of caring for his relatives and friends.

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The auction was still a few days away, and the next day, the group headed to the antique street in Xiangjiang.

As a distribution center for oriental antiques, Xiangjiang has become a concentration of antiques in Southeast Asia and even Europe and the United States because of its special geography and location, and a large number of antiques are traded here every year.

Of course, there are all kinds of antiques smuggled out of the country, therefore, Meng Zitao loves and hates the Xiangjiang antique market, but there is no way to do this kind of thing, and he can't manage it if he wants to, because there is no Xiangjiang place, and those smugglers will still find another place to replace it.

The most famous antique market in Hong Kong is located in a small block of Lok Ko Road, Hollywood Road and Morro Street on the west side of Central, which is home to Hong Kong folk antique dealers.

Walking into Hollywood Road, you will find countless antique shops set up next to the street, and the shops are full of various antiques, which look quite eye-catching.

Shu Ze said as he walked: "Before the last century, a large number of cultural relics and antiques and artworks in China flowed from the mainland to the world through legal or illegal means, and many of them were deposited in the antique market or collectors in Xiangjiang. ”

"In recent years, with the rapid development of the mainland economy and the continuous improvement of people's living standards, people's demand for antiques and artworks has shown an unprecedented momentum, and the antiques and artworks of all Chinese dynasties and dynasties scattered to all parts of the world have continued to flow to the mainland through the Xiangjiang River. ”

"Speaking of which, I've been to this place countless times, and I've basically gained something every time, but in the last two years, I've noticed that there has been a decrease in the number of genuine products and an increase in the number of fakes. ”

He Wanyi asked curiously: "Doesn't it mean that the collection in the antique market in Xiangjiang is of a higher grade than that in the mainland, and there are relatively few fakes?"

"Huh. Shu Ze smiled: "How can there be an inexhaustible sale of antiques, good things are bought back by buyers to collect, only less and less, now the antique shops here, generally as long as they have been in business for more than 30 years, there are one or two treasures of the town store, including many boutiques." But there are also a considerable number of fakes mixed in with the antique street. ”

"Previously, I communicated with a Tibetan friend here in Xiangjiang, and he said that in recent years, he has been reluctant to shop for goods in the antique street, and there are many fakes and even shoddy imitations, all of which are to deceive people who are new to the industry. Although fakes are bought, the really wealthy buyer doesn't go there often, unless he knows that the real thing has gotten to a certain store, and he will not look for it. ”

Sima Yuelan said with a smile: "Anyway, Zitao is here, we don't have to worry about choosing, with him next to us, how can we have a chance to be eye-catching?"

Shu Ze and He Wanyi laughed and agreed.

Two pairs of handsome men and beauties shuttled through the crowd, attracting the frequent attention of the people around, not to mention, there are powerful bodyguards behind them, at a glance they know that they are the children of rich families, such people are undoubtedly the most favorite customers of the business, even if they don't buy anything in the store, they can also attract some guests to stop and increase some popularity.

In this process, Meng Zitao and Shu Ze mainly admired some exquisite antiques, He Wanyi and Sima Yuelan were different, as women, they were interested in every pleasing thing, as long as the price was right, they would buy it.

Shopping well in the antique street has a taste of shopping malls, and Meng Zitao and Shu Ze are really out of line except for wry smiles.

"Zitao, what do you think of this bracelet?" He Wanyi beckoned and asked Meng Zitao to come over.

Meng Zitao walked over to take a look, He Wanyi took a tired silk inlaid treasure bracelet, the bracelet is gold, circle-shaped, connected by a chain, there is a buckle, can be opened and closed; one side is wide, there is a sun-shaped circular ornament inside, wrapped in a gold button rope pattern, the outside is divided into eight equal parts, each embedded with two turquoise, engraved with a coiled silk around the pattern, there is a similar small ornament next to it, the back side is neatly inlaid with pearls, each is full and rich, crystal clear, and the upper and lower edges of the bracelet are outlined with bamboo patterns.

Before Meng Zitao could express his opinion, the shopkeeper said: "This lady's vision is very good, this bracelet is finely made, graceful and luxurious, especially suitable for a temperamental lady like you, and you can see that its surface is rich in treasure and ......."

Sima Yuelan couldn't help but interject: "Boss, you're talking about pulp, right?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "This boss is actually not wrong, the word pulp comes from the mouth of an antique dealer in the Qing Dynasty, and it is described in "The Outer History of Confucianism". Pulp originally referred to soft materials, such as paper, observing an old painting, the previous master would say, pulp old, you can see it at a glance. At this time, the pulping comes from the sizing after washing in the old days, cotton clothes are wrinkled when they are old, and the sizing after washing is to straighten them, and now there is no one to pulp clothes, so it takes a little effort to understand. ”

"Later, the pulp began to extend, first the hard and soft materials such as bamboo and wood tooth horns, this kind of material will form a layer of oxide protective film after a long time, and the longer the color, the more beautiful the color, so the pulp is also called 'treasure pulp'. However, those who call 'treasure pulp' can't look down on those who call 'pulp', and they think the pronunciation is indecent. In modern times, because people often say 'pulp', the word 'treasure pulp' is almost disappearing. ”