Chapter 270: Bad News
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When he returned to the hotel, it was already midnight, but Jin Muchen didn't want to stay here for one night, and this night could be said to be a bumper night.
In just a few hours, a lot of good things were collected, such as the jade seal of Emperor Taishang of Emperor Qianlong, the blue and white sunflower petal bowl with a yellow background of Yongzheng, and the porcelain plate painting of Zhushan Bayou, as well as a great painter of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Xuan's "Journey from the Tang Dynasty".
These things are still black goods that can't see the light of day, but after a few washes, these things can be blatantly rediscovered.
If it is put up for auction at that time, it is estimated that the total price will not be a problem of more than 200 million yuan.
I am afraid that Zhang Xuan's "Journey from the Tang Dynasty" in the Tang Dynasty will cost hundreds of millions, and then the jade seal of Emperor Taishang of Emperor Qianlong, this jade seal will cost at least 50 or 60 million, plus the ten porcelain plate paintings of Zhushan Bayou, this must be more than 50 million works.
In contrast, Emperor Yongzheng's blue and white sunflower petal bowl with a yellow background doesn't seem to be very valuable, but that is also compared with these few, if this bowl is auctioned singlely, the price is more than five million, it is also proper.
This time it is really a big profit, this ghost market in the United States is really worthy of its reputation, this time it is definitely worth the trip, stimulated by the joy of the bumper harvest, Jin Muchen really has no heart to continue to stay here, at this time he just wants to return to New York as much as possible, and share his joy with Uncle Fang and Candace.
Because of the ghost market today, there are many restaurants in Wheaton. The hotel is also planning to open for dinner. Jin Muchen came out of the hotel to check out. I found a self-service steakhouse, ate a meal, and then drove straight back to New York.
Along the way, he made several calls home in a row, but no one answered the phone, and several calls were transferred to voicemail, which made Jin Muchen feel very strange.
I can't get through to my homeline phone. It may be because Uncle Fang and Candace have already fallen asleep and they didn't hear it, but when they called their mobile phones, no one answered, which made Jin Muchen feel a little uneasy.
Originally, his heart was full of joy, but when he learned that the phone at home had been unanswered, Jin Muchen couldn't be calm, and drove the car fast along the way, stepping on the accelerator to the end, and it only took more than four hours to rush back to New York.
New York was still asleep at five o'clock in the morning. The streets were also deserted, and there were few people in sight. Jin Muchen drove all the way to Manhattan, but when he came to the door of his house, he was still surprised by the situation he saw.
The outside of the antique store was sealed with yellow tape by the police, and there were two police officers standing at the door of the store, all of which reminded Jin Muchen that this was a crime scene.
The heart that had been hanging immediately jumped to his throat at this time, Jin Muchen stopped the car on the side of the road, and didn't care about the dissuasion of the police at all, so he rushed directly to his store.
The joy of last night's harvest had all been wiped out at this time, and at this time he only cared about what happened to the two people in this house, Fang Bo and Candace.
When he broke into the door, Jin Muchen was finally stopped by five tall and strong men: "Sue me, what happened inside, this is my house!" ”
He was very excited, and the five police officers were also very wolf, and it was hard for them to imagine that this guy in front of them, who didn't look particularly athletic, had such great strength, and he was still Asian.
If it weren't for the above explanation, when they saw the owner of the house come back, they would have to deal with this person carefully, I'm afraid that these policemen would have been tempted to pull out their guns and come out to stop him.
"You're the head of the household here, Mr. Kim, aren't you?"
A bald police officer, who was about thirty years old, glanced at Jin Muchen and asked, Jin Muchen nodded.
"I'm sorry to inform you of the robbery of your antique shop last night......"
"What? Robbery? ”
"Yes!"
Jin Muchen felt that his brain was about to explode: "What about my family?" What about my girlfriend? ”
"Uh...... We arrived at the scene at half past eleven in the evening, the situation at the scene was very messy, the first floor was obviously ransacked, and there was an elderly man lying in the stairwell from the first to the second floor, he was shot in the abdomen, and he is now being resuscitated in the hospital. There was also a girl, she was very lucky, and she was also very brave, it was she who found the gangsters who broke in, and called the police, and then it was she who confronted the gangsters and shot them away, so that your antique shop did not suffer too much damage......"
The bald police officer gave Jin Muchen a rough account of what happened in Jin's antique store yesterday.
"I don't care about the loss or anything, I just care about how my family is doing? My uncle is lying in the hospital now, how is he doing? Is she out of danger, and my girlfriend, is she hurt? ”
Jin Muchen asked the police officer very eagerly, this bald police officer, shook his head.
"Your uncle has already taken him to the hospital since we came, and we don't know what happened now, as for your girlfriend, she was only slightly injured and is now ......in the hospital."
Before he finished speaking, Jin Muchen had already turned around and left the scene.
"They are now at St. Mary's Hospital, 355 Canal Street......"
The bald police officer shouted at Jin Muchen's distant back, Jin Muchen was worried about his family's eagerness, and he also understood.
Jin Muchen got into the car and rushed all the way to St. Mary's Hospital, where he soon found Candace.
She had just done a full body check-up, and at this time she was lying in the hospital room in a hospital gown.
"Mu Chen, you're back......"
Seeing Jin Muchen, whose eyes were red, Candace threw himself into his arms, began to sob, and finally cried loudly.
Although she had been practicing marksmanship with her father since she was a child, yesterday was the first time she had shot someone, and what happened last night frightened her.
Jin Muchen gently stroked her back and calmed her feelings, although he wanted to ask Uncle Fang how he was, but in Candace's current situation, he couldn't speak.
It took a while for Candace to calm down, and then Jin Muchen had the opportunity to check her condition.
Candace was lucky, except for a slight abrasion on his left arm, and everything else was fine.
"Where's Uncle Fang, how's it going?"
Only then did Jin Muchen have time to ask about Uncle Fang's situation.
"When I came back from the examination, the doctor told me that the operation had been completed and all the bullets had been removed, but Fang Bo was not out of danger and was still in the intensive care unit."
Candace's words made Jin Muchen's heart sink suddenly, he comforted Candace a few more words, and then wanted to go to the ICU to have a look, but Candace didn't want to leave him for a moment at this time, so he had to take Candace to the ICU together.
Through the thick glass window, looking at Uncle Fang who was lying unconscious on the bed inside, Jin Muchen felt that his heart was dripping blood, in this world, except for his parents, Uncle Fang may be the closest person to him.
Since he came to the United States, he has been taking care of him, embarking on the road of antique collecting, and it was Uncle Fang who gave him Yinlu, and the relationship between the two has always been a relationship between teachers and relatives.
Originally, when he opened a store in Manhattan, he wanted to take Uncle Fang over to enjoy Qingfu, but how did he think that it would become like this now?
Thinking of this, Jin Muchen felt endless regret in his heart, if only he didn't go to Wheaton that day, even if he wanted him to return all the treasures he received on this trip to Wheaton now, in exchange for Fang Bo's health, he was willing.
"Are you a relative of Mr. Fang?"
Jin Muchen turned his head and saw that it was a middle-aged female doctor with blond hair.
"Yes, I'm his nephew."
"Hello, I'm Dr. Whitman, your uncle's attending physician."
"Doctor, how is my grandfather? Will he still be in danger? ”
Jin Muchen asked very sadly, that Dr. Whitman, smiled slightly.
"Don't be nervous, your uncle is lucky, the other party didn't hit him in the vital point, but he left a lot of blood, if he can survive today, without Yan zhòng's complications of infection, he will wake up tomorrow." He's strong, and he's very willing to survive, so you don't have to worry too much. ”
The doctor didn't know whether it was deliberate comfort or telling the truth, but after listening to her words, Jin Muchen and Candace were in a much lighter mood.
"Are you relieved now?"
This was another person's voice, Jin Muchen turned his head to look, and saw a white policeman with a cold face.
I don't know why, seeing this policeman, Jin Muchen's heart was on fire.
"Huh? Are you punctual? No wonder some people say that you will always be the last to arrive at the scene of a tragedy, and it seems that what they said is true. I really doubt that I am doing all this amount of taxes every year, just to pay you guys? ”
Jin Muchen was very angry, as a policeman, shouldn't he be able to eliminate violence and peace? He deliberately opened the store in Manhattan, precisely because the security situation here is relatively good, but who would have thought that such a thing would still happen.
The handsome policeman was very angry at Jin Muchen's words, and his face flashed with anger.
He was already very disgusted with Asians, and his attitude couldn't help but become tougher at this time.
"Mr. Kim, can I ask you a few questions? Where did you go last night? ”
This question completely angered Jin Muchen: "You policemen, instead of looking for the real culprit at this time, they came over and asked me where I went, what do you mean by asking?" ”
"Mr. Jin, let me remind you that you have an obligation to cooperate with our police, otherwise, I may have to ask the police station to assist us in our investigation?" (To be continued......)