Meng Zitao shook his head and smiled, he had never encountered this kind of thing when he gambled on stones before, and he felt that this Hao Xu was really interesting.

Everyone is responsible for what they do, since Hao Xu dares to instruct others to make trouble for him, of course Meng Zitao will not be polite, and it is normal to send him to prison.

However, according to the law, even if Hao Xu goes in, he will not be locked up for long, and Meng Zitao didn't want to be so cheap to him, so he asked: "Tell me, how did you and Hao Xu meet?"

Brother Can honestly explained: "I believe you should be able to see what I do......"

Meng Zitao interrupted him: "Don't hide your words, or don't blame me for doing it." ”

When Brother Can saw Meng Zitao do it just now, his expression did not change, and he knew that Meng Zitao was a ruthless person, and if he didn't have the ability to resist, it would be better to be honest.

So, he said, "I'm helping the inverted bucket to handle the goods." ”

Meng Zitao looked at him: "Really?"

Brother Can raised his hand and swore: "It's true, I did do it once before, but after doing it, I felt that this line of work was dangerous, it was still very hard, and it was at the lowest end of the industry, and it was difficult for me to make a lot of money, so I switched to dealing with those things that were reversed." ”

Meng Zitao sneered: "There is a saying that there is no killing without buying and selling, without you people, the fighting would be so rampant?"

"It's all about living. Brother Can smiled and muttered in his heart: "You have the ability to say this, tell the old man, let foreigners not buy unearthed cultural relics, do you think they are willing?

Meng Zitao didn't know what Brother Can was thinking at this time, even if he knew, he wouldn't care in his heart, and would just slap him directly.

"You go on to talk about the relationship between you and Hao Xu. ”

"Actually, that's the case, he used to be a 'branch pot', and I handled almost all the goods in his hand, and he and I have known him for many years. Later, although he didn't do it, sometimes he would have a drink or something together, and he would also find me to deal with some inconvenient things. ”

The highest level in the tomb robbery chain is called "palm eye", and under the "palm eye" there are many "branch pots" that are specifically responsible for tomb robbing, and below the "branch pot" are the "legs" who are proficient in tomb robbing technology, and the "legs" are the "lower suffering" who work hard.

To put it simply, the "branch pot" is the role of the funder and organizer of the tomb robbery, and he is responsible for providing all the expenses of the tomb robbers, including eating, smoking, drinking, and buying equipment before the artifacts are excavated. In layman's terms, the "branch pot" is the person in charge of every tomb robbery, similar to the contractor of a construction project.

"Why didn't he do it?"

"Having made enough money, the golden basin has washed its hands. Speaking of this, Brother Can hesitated for a while, and said: "However, things may not be so simple, once I drank with him, when he was about the same, he said two words, saying that it was the last time to fight, his gang had a disagreement because of the distribution, so they fought, and finally he survived to the end." Of course, he only said one or two sentences, and I guessed the rest. ”

"Oh, doesn't the 'branch pot' not have to go to the scene to rob the tomb?"

"I don't know much about this, maybe it's because the antique is more important, or it wouldn't have caused infighting. But again, it's all my guess. ”

Having said that, Mencius felt that this possibility was very great, as mentioned earlier, most of the tomb robbers died from internal strife, so they needed to be related.

Some people think that after the tomb robbery is successful, you must first pull people up before you can pull things again, in fact, this method is ineffective, if the people on the ground want to swallow it alone, they can seal the robbery hole first, and then dig up and take things when the people below die.

Getting back to the point, Meng Zitao asked, "Since you know Hao Xu so well, do you know if he still has any goods in his hands?"

"That's for sure. Brother Can immediately said: "This guy likes to maximize profits, he likes to hide any good things, and when he reaches a certain time, he thinks that the price is about the same, and then sells the things." I heard that he also has a set of jade chimes from the Han Dynasty in his hand. ”

According to him, the set of chimes has a set of thirteen percussion tools as a jade hammer, which is held by one person with both hands, and plays the upper and lower layers of button bells respectively, and plays the main melody. The decoration of the frame, with people and beasts as the pillars, phoenixes, birds, geometric shapes and other themes, adopts a variety of techniques such as round carving, relief carving, and yin carving. The whole set of chimes is majestic and solemn at the macro level, and exquisite and gorgeous at the micro level. Unfortunately, I told him a few times, but he didn't show it to me, saying that he wanted it as a family heirloom. ”

When Meng Zitao heard this, he immediately fell into his heart, and said in his heart, he was really lucky, and there was a baby who "cried and shouted" to send it to the door.

Next, Meng Zitao asked some more about Hao Xu, and Brother Can basically answered all the questions.

"Alright, let's talk about you. Meng Zitao said.

Brother Can smiled bitterly, if he wanted to be safe, he could only break the fortune and eliminate the disaster: "I have a wrong gold inlaid turquoise tapir in my hand from the Spring and Autumn Period, which is no worse than the Warring States period that was auctioned before, and I am willing to give it to you." Moreover, the cultural relics in my hands can be donated to the country free of charge, and I invite friends to be able to be high!"

The tapir lives on dreams and is an ancient mythical beast with great power. It is recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that the tapir that eats dreams can take away nightmares and return people to a peaceful sleep, and this thing has a docile temperament, is so quiet, and lives alone. Therefore, it is also called "silent tapir" and "dream tapir". It is the embodiment of beauty and auspiciousness, and it is full of life everywhere it goes. And it can eat nightmares and the dust of the world for human beings, leaving behind beautiful and clean legendary creatures.

Therefore, in ancient times, the tapir was also a kind of animal, but it was relatively rare, especially the exquisite workmanship, which was often able to fetch a high price in the market. Just like Brother Can said, the Warring States bronze gold inlaid turquoise tapir was auctioned at a sky-high price of 12 million US dollars, becoming the highest transaction price in China at present.

Meng Zitao smiled: "It seems that Brother Can is full of sincerity." ”

"Where, I have always had the idea of doing my part for the cause of national cultural relics, but I have never had the opportunity, please be able to help!" Brother Can had a smile on his face, he was depressed to death, and at the same time hated Hao Xu, if it weren't for him, how could he suffer such a huge loss.

Meng Zitao didn't have any sympathy for Brother Can, and waved his hand and said: "Your matter has been solved by someone, let me ask you, you have been in this industry for so many years, do you know the person of Mengye?"

"Which fierce master are you talking about?" asked Brother Can.

"Do you recognize the one who has been in the capital all along?" Meng Zitao said.

"Oh, that's what only sells to foreigners, right?"

"Yes, that's him. ”

"How can I know that this old guy cheated me at the beginning, and I lost hundreds of thousands. ”

Brother Can said with some indignation: "However, this guy is an old ghost, unless he comes forward himself, or seizes the opportunity, it will be difficult to find him." ”

When Meng Zitao heard this, he was extremely unhappy, if it wasn't for someone who reported the news, he would have caught the person a long time ago, and now there is a vast sea of people, where to find it?

At this time, Brother Can said with a smile on his face: "If I can help you find the fierce master, is it considered a meritorious service?"

"Count!" said Meng Zitao, "However, didn't you say that it would be difficult to find him?

Brother Can hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Of course I didn't lie to you, it's just that I know a secret of the fierce master." ”

"What's the secret?" Meng Zitao saw that Brother Can looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and said angrily: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, let it go quickly, delay my time again, don't think about having another chance to make meritorious contributions!"

Brother Can hurriedly said: "By chance, I know that Master Meng has a concubine, and he also gave birth to a son, his only son. ”

Meng Zitao was a little unconvinced: "Since they are his only sons, with his cunning and prudence, how can he not protect them?"

Brother Can said: "Listen to me, his concubine and son are now in Xiangjiang, I went to Xiangjiang to travel, I met by chance, when I was eating with my friends in a private room, I saw their family of three through the crack in the door, and then I confirmed it, I was indeed not mistaken!"