Chapter 172: Progress (I)
After that, Wu Xingxu also asked someone to investigate secretly, but unexpectedly, the tomb robber and his subordinates had no news at all, and the old expert who helped crack the golden text also died in a car accident, he believed that it must be more than a coincidence.
At that time, Wu Xingxu was afraid to die, worried that he was also assassinated, and went out to hide for a few months, but nothing happened.
So, Wu Xingxu returned to Shangluo, used the money he earned in the past few years to do some small business, and usually collected some antiques, and has been safe and stable until now. Originally, this matter had been buried in his heart, but he still couldn't escape the fate of being found.
After listening to Wu Xingxu's account, Meng Zitao did not have fewer questions in his heart, such as why those tomb robbers disappeared, whether the boss of the tomb robbery gang was assassinated, or by other insiders, who killed the expert who cracked the text, and so on.
In addition, he had a faint bad premonition in his heart, because the place where the tomb robber gang dug up was very close to the location of the treasure he calculated, and Wu Xingxu and the others were very likely to dig up the treasure they were looking for.
So, after Meng Zitao interrogated Wu Xingxu, he hurriedly called the person in charge of the treasure hunt and asked him to send someone to immediately rush to the location of the treasure to check the situation and see if there were traces of being dug up nearby.
As for other questions, there is still a Shi Laoba to ask, but what Meng Zitao didn't expect was that Shi Laoba's brain was actually destroyed by the toxin, and he became a fool after waking up, and his IQ was only two or three years old, which caught him off guard.
Meng Zitao sighed, feeling that this trip was really unpleasant, but this is also something that cannot be helped, it is impossible to be satisfied with everything.
Fortunately, these things are investigated by others, so there is no need for Meng Zitao to worry about it, and it will save him from worrying.
On the third day, Meng Zitao went to Jiang Mingbao to prepare to participate in the exchange meeting organized by Song Mingyan.
On the fourth day, Meng Zitao was somewhat looking forward to this exchange meeting, after all, Wu Xingxu and Shi Laoba were both in an antique circle, and they might be able to find out some clues at this exchange meeting.
Because yesterday's events were kept secret, Jiang Mingbao didn't know, after Meng Zitao arrived, he asked with a smile about yesterday's harvest, and Meng Zitao also took out the imperial purple clay pot he got yesterday for him to appreciate, and Jiang Mingbao was also praised after seeing it.
Song Mingyan's purpose in organizing the antique exchange meeting was to increase his popularity, so he invited many figures with heads and faces in the circle, and also invited reporters to help publicize.
When Meng Zitao and Jiang Mingbao rushed to the hotel where the exchange meeting was held, they also saw reporters interviewing reporters.
Jiang Mingbao is also a figure with a head and a face in the antique circle in Shangluo, and he knows a lot of peers, after arriving in the hall, Jiang Mingbao introduced friends to Meng Zitao, Meng Zitao can only do some superficial work, after all, he is easy to come, and it is useless to get acquainted.
However, Jiang Mingbao's friends were just polite and gave Jiang Mingbao some face, and few people were interested in Meng Zitao, which also saved Meng Zitao trouble.
As time passed, the hall gradually gathered a group of peers from the Shangluo antique circle, some of whom were familiar with each other, and talked together.
Meng Zitao followed Jiang Mingbao to a friend of his, who was more amiable and polite to Meng Zitao, and did not discriminate at all because Meng Zitao was young, and Meng Zitao did not have a bad impression of him.
"Lao Li, what is Song Mingyan doing?" Jiang Mingbao nodded towards the booth that was placed in the center of the rostrum and covered with brocade cloth.
Li Congxian said with a smile: "I thought you had already gotten the news, Lao Jiang." ”
Jiang Mingbao asked in some surprise: "I really haven't heard of any news." ”
"Do you think Song Mingyan would have thought of organizing this exchange meeting if he hadn't gotten good things?" asked Li Congxian with a smile.
"That's it, so what good things did he get?" Jiang Mingbao asked.
Li Congxian said: "It is said to be a picture of Tang Bohu's "Shepherd Boy's Late Return", and the highlight of today is to let everyone appreciate this work. ”
Jiang Mingbao said: "Tang Bohu's work, it is indeed a big gimmick, and I don't know if it is true or not. ”
Li Congxian said: "Even the reporter was invited, and he would not have done it if he was not sure." ”
Jiang Mingbao said with some expectation: "I will have to appreciate it at that time." ”
Everyone was chatting, and Meng Zitao saw the rhinoceros Yang Chao walking towards him.
Rhino Yang said: "Boy, ask you something, where is Shi Laoba, why can't you get in touch?"
When Meng Zitao saw his commanding attitude, he felt uncomfortable, and said lightly: "I'm not familiar with him, how do I know where he is?"
Rhino Yang was originally short-tempered, and he didn't find anyone after looking for Shi Laoba all night, and he was holding a fire in his heart, and when he heard Meng Zitao say this, he immediately exploded: "Boy, do you think I'm too good at talking?!"
Meng Zitao sneered: "Don't come with me like this, if you have the ability, you can use me to try." ”
Rhino Yang smiled angrily: "Do you think that with Shi Laoba's support for you, you feel that you are a character......
At this time, Jiang Mingbao interjected: "Mr. Yang, don't get excited, is there any misunderstanding between you and Xiao Lu?"
Rhino Yang sneered: "I have a misunderstanding with him? He doesn't pee and take pictures of what he is!"
"Teacher Jiang, this is a matter between me and him, you don't care. Meng Zitao said to the rhinoceros Yang: "Okay, don't be verbose in front of me, take out any tricks, I'll continue!"
Rhino Yang saw that Meng Zitao said so hard, and he was also a little vigilant in his heart, but he was treated like this by Meng Zitao in person, and the anger in his heart couldn't be suppressed, besides, he didn't think that Meng Zitao was a dragon crossing the river, and laughed: "Okay, boy, I remember you!"
After speaking, Rhino Yang turned around and left.
Jiang Mingbao was a little anxious: "How can you fight him, this guy is a gangster, even if he is a friend, he will stab him in the back, and there is no bottom line at all." And Shangluo is still a landlord, so you better leave early. ”
Meng Zitao smiled: "Teacher Jiang, don't worry about this, to be honest, I just had a reason to trouble him." ”
Jiang Mingbao was stunned when he heard this, Meng Zitao at this moment was a little mysterious in his eyes, could it be that his identity was not ordinary?
Thinking of this, Jiang Mingbao looked around, but did not find Lu Shanyun's figure, and faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, and couldn't help but ask Meng Zitao: "Is there something wrong with Lao Lu?"
Meng Zitao did not hide this matter: "Teacher Lu is indeed a little injured, but as long as he stays in the hospital for two days, it will be fine, you should wait for him to be discharged from the hospital before contacting." ”
Seeing Meng Zitao say this, Jiang Mingbao was a little relieved but still a little worried, but then he thought that if Lu Shanyun really had an accident, his family would definitely contact him, and even if he was injured now, it would be serious.
Because of this incident, the atmosphere was a little wrong, Meng Zitao smiled and said: "Teacher Jiang, there were some accidents yesterday, and it is inconvenient for me to tell you specific things, I hope you can forgive me." Now there is one thing I want to ask you, which one has the best relationship with Shi Laoba on the scene, and knows Shi Laoba the most?"
Jiang Mingbao guessed in his heart that Meng Zitao asked this, whether it was related to Shi Laoba, he looked around first, and then said: "It's really hard to say this matter, you should have heard of Shi Laoba, we usually don't become real friends like him." If you want to say that the relationship is the best, Ma Jiujie in front is counted as one, and there is Cheng Jitian on the left, as for the others, the relationship is not much better than him and Lao Lu. ”
Meng Zitao asked, "I wonder how your relationship with these two is?"
Jiang Mingbao shook his head: "My relationship with them can only be said to be average. ”
Li Congxian next to him said: "I'm familiar with Ma Jiujie, but I helped you introduce it, what are you going to do?"
Li Congxian's question did get to the point, even if he helped introduce it, it was not easy for Meng Zitao to ask Ma Jiujie directly about Shi Laoba's news, thinking that if Ma Jiujie had a close relationship with Shi Laoba, it would be impossible to tell the secret.
Of course, it is impossible for Meng Zitao to do such a thing, that would be too stupid.