After driving through the tropical rainforest for nearly three hours, Li Yu and his party finally arrived at Tail Village. It is a village tucked away in a mountain col, connected only by a narrow and rugged dirt road. There are dozens of stilted buildings in the village, all of which look dilapidated, and Li Yu even thinks that he can knock one house down with just one kick on the pillar underneath the house.

Seeing a car entering the village, two villagers wandering around the entrance of the village came over, stretched out their arms to stop in front of the car, and then muttered a large number of local dialects.

"I'm looking for Boss Sheng, I'm here to participate in the auction!"

Cai Meilin rolled down the window pane and shouted loudly to the villagers outside.

Hearing the people in the car speaking Chinese, one of the villagers immediately changed to Chinese and asked, "Who introduced you here?" ”

He speaks Chinese very badly, but he can still distinguish the syllables. Cai Meilin reported his name, and the villager nodded, pointed to the side with his hand, and said, "Park the car over there." ”

Cai Meilin hurriedly signaled to Li Yu and did what the other party said. Li Yu didn't understand the rules here, so he had already said it in advance, and he would listen to Cai Meilin's orders. He drove the car, followed the instructions of the villager, came to a simple parking lot, and parked the car. Nearby, he also saw four other cars, two with license plates from country A, and two with Chinese license plates, apparently from China like them, but the people were no longer in the car.

The three of them got out of the car with their luggage, and Li Yu pressed the remote control and locked the door. The villager from earlier stretched out his hand and said, "Give me the key!" ”

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Cai Meilin, and saw Cai Meilin nodding slightly to him, so he obediently handed the key to the villager, and said at the same time: "Please, brother, don't break the car." ”

"Don't worry." The villager muttered. Then he said, "Come with me." ”

Cai Meilin was in front, and Dong Bolin dressed as a bodyguard and followed closely behind. Li Yu is like a little miscellaneous man who doesn't know the world, swaying at the end. At the same time, he secretly observed a qiē in the village. This is the division of labor they agreed in advance, Dong Bolin is the bodyguard on the surface, and Li Yu plays the role of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, showing weakness in order to surprise at a critical time. Play the role of a surprise soldier.

The village seemed very calm, and a few old people sat in front of the stilted buildings, chatting about their leisure. A group of children ran around and didn't know what game they were playing. Occasionally, one or two young people walked by, looking idle.

Originally an ordinary small mountain village, the villagers made a living from farming and picking wild fruits, but since becoming the contact point for the Zhongdu gang, the villagers' income levels have increased by taking a cut of the cultural relics trade. Nowadays, young people are not happy to farm, and only some older people still adhere to the old habits. Grow some rice, grain and vegetables next to the village, just to eat fresh.

The people in the village usually have nothing to do, they are far away from the city, they have no TV or Internet, and they can only rely on gambling to pass the time all day long. When the Zhongdu gang wants to hold an auction, it is the festival of the end village, because at this time, some outsiders can transit here, which can bring some small excitement to the village.

"When you arrive, you go up one by one to be examined."

Coming to a stilted building, the villagers who led the group asked the three of them to stop. He commanded them.

"Check what?" Dong Bolin asked.

"Did you bring a gun, did you bring a video recorder and a mobile phone, and if you did, hand it over now. We'll keep it for you. When you go upstairs, you have to strip naked and check it, if you hide these things, you know the rules. The villager's tone was menacing.

Regarding these rules, Cai Meilin had already introduced them to Dong Bolin and Li Yu in advance. It is not allowed to bring mobile phones, video recorders, cameras, etc., for fear that someone will secretly take pictures or secretly record the auction site. As for not allowing guns, it is naturally for the safety of the scene. Participation in such auctions. There are all kinds of people, and if you fight at the scene, the consequences are very strict.

Dong Bolin brought a May Fourth pistol, which was needed to hide people's eyes. A big boss like Cai Meilin, the bodyguards around him don't carry guns, but they will make people suspicious. Hearing the villagers' explanation, Dong Bolin took out the gun, unloaded the magazine, and then handed it to the villagers. Li Yu and Cai Meilin also took out their mobile phones and handed them to the villagers. The villagers took these things, didn't say anything, and stuffed them directly into a black cloth bag, then handed Cai Meilin a sign and said, "After you come out, take your things with the sign." ”

Dong Bolin was the first, Cai Meilin was behind, Li Yu was the last, and the three of them went up to the stilt building in turn to accept the security check. The checks were strict, requiring everyone to strip naked and pass through an airport-like security gate in case they had any weapons hidden somewhere. However, the inspectors allowed them to carry knives with them, presumably because they felt that they were less lethal and that if someone used force, someone else would be able to stop them quickly.

He put these medicines in the bottles of medicines for the treatment of heart disease, rheumatism, and the like, explaining that Boss Cai was old and sick, and these medicines were ready to be used at any time. The villagers also did not have the ability to identify the function of the medicine, so they let him pass the test with a wave of their hand.

After all the inspections were done, the three of them descended from another ladder in the stilt building, where a three-wheeled farm vehicle was waiting for them, driven by a young man with earrings on his ears.

"Get in the car."

The earring man said to the three of them angrily, and his Chinese was also very stiff.

"Brother, I'm sorry for you." Cai Meilin stepped forward, took out a few red and colorful renminbi from his pocket, and was about to stuff them into the earring man's hand. The renminbi is considered a hard currency in Southeast Asia, and its status is even higher than that of the local currency, which is very acceptable to the locals.

The earring man's eyes rolled twice, and then he said loudly and solemnly, "We don't take tips from guests!" ”

His voice was so loud that it made people feel as if he was not speaking to Cai Meilin, but wanted to be heard by others around him. Cai Meilin has been in the mall for a long time, how can he not know the mystery. He hurriedly withdrew the banknote, crossed his thumb and praised: "Brother is really a good person, I admire him!" ”

Agricultural vehicles do not have cabs, and the front driver's position can only sit for one person, so Cai Meilin also had to climb into the back car with Li Yu and Dong Bolin. Fortunately, there is a layer of straw in the body, and three people can sit on the ground. Li Yu and Dong Bolin supported Cai Meilin one by one, and the farm vehicle suddenly started and drove towards a jungle behind the village.

In the jungle, there is a small road opened up by the villagers, which can only allow such a tricycle to pass through Guò, and the Land Rover driven by Li Yu cannot drive through. The path was covered with leaves, and the tricycle was very difficult to drive on, and the sound of the engine made people feel tired to listen to, and the speed of the car was not much faster than that of a snail.

"How many times has the boss been here?"

After the car drove into the jungle, the earring driver spoke first. Different from the righteous and awe-inspiring tone when he was in the village, his tone now seems very humble, even a little flattering.

Cai Meilin understood, took out the banknotes again, and handed them to the driver. The driver hesitated for a second, then reached out and took the bill, the smile on his face so sweet.

"This is the second time I've come, and the last time was more than ten years ago, when I went in an ox cart." Cai Meilin said to the driver.

"It's much better built now, there's a place to sleep, and there's a café." The driver introduced.

The two chatted for a while, and then Cai Meilin asked, "Brother, are there many people coming this time?" ”

"Even you, there are more than a dozen." The driver replied, "There are three groups like you, all from China." There are also Indonesians, Singaporeans, and a group of Japanese ones today. ”

"And the Japanese ones?" Dong Bolin asked sensitively, "Are these people regular customers?" ”

The driver received Cai Meilin's money, and naturally knew everything, he said: "There are regular customers, and there are also raw customers." For example, Boss Liu, who comes from China, comes almost every year, and he is also very familiar with Boss Sheng. But he doesn't spend much money every time, almost just sweeping some tail goods. There is also the Thai dollar boss in Indonesia, who is generous, he especially likes to buy jade, and every time he comes, he comes for jade......"

Li Yu and the others listened quietly as he shook off the details of these cultural relics dealers, in fact, this is also a traditional program for earring men to earn tips, he knows that many cultural relics dealers want to know more about their competitors, so every time they pick up customers, they will ask a few more words, turn around and sell to other customers. Cai Meilin gave him a far more tip just now than others, and the earring man has always watched people put down dishes, and the customers are generous, so he said more.

Listening to the earring man introduce the people who have been present so far, Dong Bolin said: "What are the names of the Japanese who came today, have they been here in the past?" ”

"Nope." The earring man said, "It's the first time they've come, and my eyes are very accurate, as long as they come once, I won't be unrecognizable." There were three of them, the leader of them, Mr. Sei, who was called Mr. Sei, was about fifty years old, and the other two, one was his bodyguard and the other was his doctor, whose names I don't know. ”

"They're here to shoot something, you know?" Dong Bolin asked again.

The earring man shook his head and said, "I really don't know this, they speak Japanese in the car, how can I understand it." Their identity was only heard when they went for examination. ”

"Hehe, it's okay, in fact, we just ask." Dong Bolin laughed and covered up the matter.

The tricycle crossed a stream, and in front of it appeared a flat field, surrounded by more than a dozen colorful tents, which was the place where the auction was held. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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