Chapter 841: Emergencies
Although the antique craze in China has also cooled down in recent years, compared to Japan, I still don't know how many times better. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoLi Yi had already understood this situation before he came, it was related to the economic development of society, the present of Japan is the future of China, and this process seems to take many years.
But even if he had been mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised by the desertion of Kyoto's antique street. There are a few people on this street, but most of them are foreign tourists, and the antique shops on both sides of the street are deserted and deserted. Occasionally, I can see some guests, and most of them are Chinese people who come to Taobao like him.
"Miss Aida, is it usually like this, or is it because there is a market in Tenmangu Palace? This business is too depressed, isn't it? Li Yi felt that if it weren't for the antique market in Tianmangu, the situation might be better.
Misa Aida smiled bitterly, "It seems that this is usually the case, but this is because the tourism in the old town attracts some tourists, and the situation in Osaka is even worse." β
"Oh?" Li Yi knows that Osaka's antique street is located in a more prosperous area than Kyoto, and Osaka is the second largest city in Japan and the second most populous, how can it be worse than here?
"There are several reasons for this, one is the economic depression in Japan, and the other is that the aging population is serious, and most young people are not interested in antiques. What's more, in the past ten years, a large number of Chinese people have flocked to Japan, buying in large quantities, and some Japanese antique merchants are almost running out of things. They're all just like you, even Japanese antiques. β
Li Yi smiled and shook his head, it seems that someone has been doing what he has done for a long time.
"Then, the price of antiques in China rose too fast, and after the sale, most of the merchants did not dare to start again, and as a result, there were fewer and fewer things, and there was less and less room for selection, so there were fewer and fewer Chinese people who came to Taobao......"
"It turns out that this is the case, and the fundamental reason is that the price of Chinese antiques has risen too fast, resulting in merchants unable to follow up...... It's a virtuous circle or a vicious circle! β
"yes, so a lot of the antique shops you see now are located in the middle of nowhere, the stores are small, and everyone's business, including our family, is not very easy to do."
"Well, there's another one that's closed, and there don't seem to be many left on this street. I remember that more than ten years ago, Kyoto's Shin-maemon-dori Street was a world-famous antique street, and it seems that the Chinese media also reported on it. β
"Yes, I know that, too. But more than a dozen years is too long, so it's like you see now, only about a third of the shops are still open. β
"Hehe, it's okay, I'm not afraid that there are few merchants, I'm afraid that the merchants don't have good goods, let's go, take a look." The scenery is almost over, Li Yi decided to quickly go through these small shops, maybe he can pick up a big leak?
Besides, it doesn't matter if you can't pick it up, Ai Tian helped him contact two big collectors this time, and it is said that there are a lot of good things at home.
Although the market is sluggish, it is the same everywhere, there will always be some people who specialize in contrarian business, and there are some collectors in Japan who are like this, and Aida also prepared two for him this time, in fact, this is the main goal of his visit to Kyoto.
After walking a few more steps, he randomly chose an antique shop that was open, and Li Yi walked in with everyone.
This is a shop that deals in ancient porcelain, the store is not large, but there are many things, both Japanese and Chinese ancient porcelain. In addition to Li Yi and them, there were two other Chinese customers in the store, who were holding a plum bottle and bargaining with the boss.
Li Yi leaned over to take a look at it first, and found that it was a plum bottle in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and the boss's price was only 5.6 million yen.
However, he was not very interested in this grade of collection, so he just glanced at it and turned around to look for it himself. I had just looked at a dozen or so pieces when the phone rang suddenly.
"Is Gu Feng by your side? There is one thing...... I don't know what to tell him. It was Wang Haoqing's phone, but his voice was a little low.
"What's wrong?" Li Yi was a little strange, he didn't know what the other party meant.
"I had promised to let Song Xiaolei leave a long time ago, but this time there were not enough people, so I let her take on a task, you know about this, right?"
"You know, Gu Feng told me, something happened to her?" A very bad premonition rose in Li Yi's heart.
"Well, something happened, and I've been out of touch for two days, and my rule for them is that they must be contacted once within 12 hours."
"Wipe ...... Where did it happen? β
"The last place where they disappeared was in the Atlantic Forest on the Brazilian border, and we analyzed that they may have been driven into the primeval forest by the enemy, and we have sent a rescue team on our side......"
Li Yi smiled bitterly, it's been two days since I lost contact, and I'm only sending someone now, and it's been three days when I arrive, is it still too late?
Suddenly, he suddenly came to his senses. Even if something happened to Song Xiaolei, Gu Feng might need his comfort, but Wang Haoqing couldn't tell him in such detail? They should all have internal discipline!
Thinking about it this way, this guy's purpose is obvious, he wants Gu Feng to take action and save himself! The reason why I told him was because Gu Feng was not his person now, but his Li Yi's person! Even, he not only wanted Gu Feng to make a move, but also wanted Fat Elephant and Hongchen to go out of this mission together!
"Brother Wang...... You don't have to play with me, do you? Tell me, is there not enough manpower, and you need Gu Feng and them to go back to help you? β
On the phone, Wang Haoqing smiled bitterly, and he knew that Li Yi could understand.
"And what about your opinion?"
"Can I stop it? Not to mention that you need it, even if you don't need it, I guess he will rush over when he knows the news. Alright, tell him for yourself. β
After speaking, he handed over the phone to Gu Feng, and then turned his head and instructed the fat elephant: "Book a ticket, book the fastest flight back to China, if you don't have time to go back to get something, I'll give it to your people." β
The security guards recruited by Li Yi Museum and the jewelry company are all veterans, and this time because of the matter of Shen Ejima, a few were also transferred from China, and they have been operating in secret, and there are two of them in the shadows.
The fat elephant was stunned for a moment, and then saw that Gu Feng, who was answering the phone, was full of murderous energy, so he didn't say anything more, and directly picked up the phone and called.
"Miss Aitian, thank you for your help these days, something suddenly happened in China, we need to rush back immediately, it may be too late to say goodbye to Mr. Qingwu, please apologize on my behalf, I will also call him."
"Oh...... Good. Ai Tian also found that the atmosphere was a little wrong, especially Gu Feng, who still had a very frightening aura on his body.
After a while, the feedback from the fat elephant came back, and there was a direct flight from Kyoto to Shanghai, just two hours later.
"Just book this flight, and we'll go to the airport right away!"
Although most of their luggage was left in Tokyo, some important documents and the like were carried with them, and there was nothing inconvenient, so they didn't have to worry about walking at all.
"Brother Yi, I'm ......" Over there, Gu Feng had already finished the call, his brows were tightly locked, and his face was murderous.
"It's okay, we'll all go this time, if we don't have enough people, pick a few more from the security team." Li Yi had already thought about it just now, if he really entered the primeval forest, he really needed to go with him, because for the complex primeval forest, the all-weather perspective of more than 60 meters was too important.
"Brother Yi! You can't go! If you have to go, then I'd rather not save her! Gu Feng was taken aback, it doesn't matter how many of them go, anyway, they are all fought in the rain of bullets, what is Li Yi going to?
To put it nicely, this is called doing bad things with good intentions. To put it mildly, this is pure dragging!
"Hehe, have you forgotten that mysterious potion? I tell you, as long as it's not a headshot, you can't die! So don't worry, I'm not going to joke with my life. β
Gu Feng hesitated for a moment, thinking of the shootout in the mountains of Vietnam, indeed, without his potions, at least it would be difficult for the fat elephant to be as alive as it is now. Moreover, I don't know how he exercises, when he usually fights, he does have a big gap with them in some skills, but his basic physical qualities such as physical strength, strength, and agility are really good!
"That'...... All right, but you'll have to listen to me then! Gu Feng thought for a while, Song Xiaolei and they had lost contact for two days, and it would be three days when they arrived, and they might not even see the corpse when they rushed over. If this is the case, Li Yi should not have any problems with the past, and this trip promised him that he would realize his shortcomings and save him from entanglement when he takes revenge in the future.
"That's right!" Li Yi didn't think as much, he just felt that his perspective would definitely be useful, and it would be of great use!
Ten hours later, Li and the four appeared on a tarmac at a military base, where a military transport plane was parked and would be airdropped directly to the edge of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil.
Located on the border between Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil in the upper reaches of the ParanΓ‘ River, the Atlantic Forest currently covers nearly 2,000 square miles. There are 2.5 million species of insects alone, and I don't know how many of them pose a threat to humans.
Moreover, it is one of the oldest primeval forests on earth, and the plantation part is better, but the native forest is inaccessible and the environment is very harsh and very dangerous.
"Are you sure you really want to go?" Wang Haoqing looked at Li Yi, who was heavily armed, with a smile and a smile.
"What's nonsense, hurry up, I don't know that saving people is like fighting fire?"
"Okay...... Wang Haoqing smiled bitterly, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and whispered: "Come back alive!" (To be continued.) )