Chapter 830: Ma Xiaoqiang's Invitation (continued)
Chu Chen thought about it, and felt that it was better to listen to Ma Xiaoqiang first, if there was no danger, then it would be okay for him to go there, if it was dangerous, then forget it. Of course, even if the danger is not high, for the sake of Wu Ke's safety, he decided not to take Wu Ke with him.
Subsequently, Chu Chen asked Lin Dacheng for the phone number left by Ma Xiaoqiang.
The phone called, Ma Xiaoqiang's side was quickly connected, I heard that it was Chu Chen who called, Ma Xiaoqiang was very enthusiastic, Chu Chen laughed secretly in his heart, if Ma Xiaoqiang knew that the Zhao Mengfu "Luo Shen Fu" that Ma Laocai sold him was genuine, would he be so angry that he vomited blood.
"Mr. Ma, let's make a long story short, I don't know what the quality of your friend's things is?"
"This ...... I don't know if Chu Shao is convenient or not? Ma Xiaoqiang on the other end of the phone seemed a little distracted.
"It's very convenient on my side, you can just say anything directly." Chu Chen said.
"To tell you the truth, my friend's things are really good, and I'm sure you'll be interested."
"Mr. Ma, there is a way that is empty and unfounded, you just say that things are good, but you also have to let me know what it is, right?"
"There are porcelain, wood, and bronze ware, and the quality is very good, and one of them is a colorful cloud dragon pattern lid box in the Wanli period, this kind of bottle can be regarded as a heavy weapon."
The blue and white porcelain that Ma Xiaoqiang said, if it was really a heavy weapon as he said, then Chu Chen would definitely go, but when he heard that there was a bronze in it, he couldn't help but be a little worried, Ma Xiaoqiang's friend. Could it be a grave robber, or simply a gang of grave robbers? He'd seen the madness of tomb robbers before, trading with such people. There are really no guarantees in terms of security.
"Mr. Ma, forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, since there is such a heavy weapon, why didn't you find someone else? I believe that there should be a lot of people in Wucheng who can buy this kind of artifact, right? ”
Ma Xiaoqiang smiled when he heard this: "Chu Shao, to be honest, I have also contacted several bosses before, but they all think that my friend's bid is too high. My friend didn't want to sell it cheaply, so they just bought a few gadgets. ”
"Oh? Then you don't think I'm stupid and have a lot of money, do you? ”
Ma Xiaoqiang really thought so, but how could he admit it in person, and hurriedly smiled: "Chu Shao, you wronged me by saying that." Your eyesight is so high, even if I want to find a wronged leader, I won't find a character like you? ”
Actually, Chu Chen really guessed correctly, Ma Xiaoqiang's friend was indeed a member of a tomb robbery gang. And the things sold this time are also stolen goods.
To be honest, Ma Xiaoqiang was scared in prison before, and he didn't want to help his friend pull fiber. But there was no way, he owed that friend a few favors at the beginning, and the other party was indeed as Chu Chen thought. He is more fierce, otherwise he would not have helped this at all.
The thing of the friend is handled in a hurry this time. And it needs to be cash, which is both abundant and expensive. Ma Xiaoqiang couldn't find such a big sum of money for a while, and he had no choice but to hit Chu Chen's head with his idea, originally after a few days of waiting, he thought that Chu Chen would not call him, but he didn't expect to get a call today, of course he had to do this business as much as possible.
"Where's the place of the deal?" Chu Chen asked.
"The location of the transaction is in a four-star hotel in Wucheng, which must be safe." Ma Xiaoqiang hurriedly asked.
Hearing that Ma Xiaoqiang only said that it was a four-star hotel, but did not say the name of the hotel, Chu Chen felt more and more that Ma Xiaoqiang's friend might be a tomb robber, or the source of the thing was unknown, which immediately made him hesitate.
However, Chu Chen thought that there was still Wanli's colorful cloud dragon pattern cover box over there, and he was reluctant to give up, and then thought of the location of the transaction, after all, it was a four-star hotel, and the security should be better, so he asked: "Then what are your friend's requirements for the transaction?" ”
Ma Xiaoqiang replied: "My friend's side only needs you to prepare 500,000 RMB in cash first." ”
"Half a million in cash? This is a little inconsistent with the value of the Wanli Dou Caiyun Dragon Pattern Cover Box you said, right? ”
Although Chu Chen also wanted to buy things cheaply, since the other party could say the name of the thing, how could he not understand the market value of the thing? Could it be that Ma Xiaoqiang's friend is still ready to come to a jumping price?
"Chu Shao, you're joking, if the thing is really so cheap, I'll just buy it myself, as for letting you bring 500,000 cash, to be honest, I don't know very well, but he should still have his own plans......"
Speaking of this, Ma Xiaoqiang probably thought that Chu Chen would feel unsafe, and added: "Chu Shao, as for safety, you don't have to worry, when I take you to that hotel, you can open your own room, and then my friend will come to your room to trade with you, what do you think?" ”
Chu Chen pondered for a while, and felt that no matter what, he still had to go and see it, so he said, "Okay, then when will we go?" I've had a lot going on lately, but I don't have long to stay in Wucheng. ”
Ma Xiaoqiang hurriedly said: "If you can raise 500,000 cash tomorrow, I can take you there tomorrow." ”
"Okay, let's get back in touch tomorrow......"
After hanging up the phone, Chu Chen thought about it again, and felt that there should be no danger if he took Hu Yong with him tomorrow, so he was relieved.
Seeing Chu Chen hang up the phone, Wu Ke asked, "How is it?" ”
Chu Chen replied: "It's okay, it's just that Ma Xiaoqiang wants me to buy his friend's things, and I agreed." ”
"Oh!"
Chu Chen said again: "By the way, you can stay here tomorrow and play, and I will go with Hu Yong." ”
"Ahh Why? Wu Ke knew that if it wasn't for some special reason, it would be impossible for Chu Chen not to take her, which made her frown a little.
"I think the other party has some problems......" As he spoke, Chu Chen repeated the content of the phone call just now.
"Since it's dangerous, then you better not go!" Wu Ke looked a little worried.
Lin Dacheng also persuaded: "Yes, safety should be put first!" ”
Chu Chen said with a smile: "I will definitely book a room by myself then, and with Hu Yong here, there will definitely be no problem." ”
"I will definitely protect Brother Chu!"
Hu Yong has been following Chu Chen for a long time, knowing that once Chu Chen decides, it is basically impossible to change, so while assuring, he showed the pistol he was carrying, which also made Wu Ke feel a lot more relieved.
Lin Dacheng's family really didn't expect that Hu Yong was still carrying this kind of weapon, and they were still a little stunned for a while, and when they came back to their senses, they remembered Chu Chen's identity, and the young man in front of him, who looked quite honest, was probably the legendary Zhong. South. Hai bodyguard, while they were amazed, they also became curious when they looked at Hu Yong.
"Uh-huh!" After a while, when he saw that Hu Yong was a little embarrassed by them, Lin Dacheng hurriedly coughed, and then said: "Xiaochen, anyway, I still say the same thing, no matter when, you must pay attention to safety." ”
"Cousin, I remember!" Chu Chen nodded.
Then, everyone chatted for a while, and while talking, Chu Chen found that Lin Dacheng and his wife glanced at each other from time to time, as if something was wrong.
Chu Chen opened his mouth and asked, "Cousin, is there something wrong with you?" ”
"This ...... Hey! Lin Dacheng laughed a few times, as if he was a little embarrassed to speak.
"If you don't say it, I say!" Sister-in-law Lin said: "Brother-in-law, let me tell you, he spent 1,000 yuan last week, what kind of screen did he buy...... Screens, said to be good things, can make a lot of money. Can you help him see that he can die that heart! ”
"What are you talking about! Can't I buy good things? Lin Dacheng said with a dark face.
"You can buy good things, but it also depends on what the other person is? What kind of screen is this, you don't understand the fart, and you can still buy good things? Sister-in-law Lin sneered.
Seeing that the couple was arguing, Chu Chen hurriedly said, "Cousin, whether the things are good or not, let's talk about it after we see it." However, when my dad left before, didn't he tell you that when you don't have research in this area, it's best not to buy antiques. ”
Lin Dacheng smiled and said: "This is not the time to catch the market, it looks beautiful, and it looks very old-fashioned, and the price is not expensive, so I bought it." ”
When Sister-in-law Lin heard this, she scolded angrily: "A thousand yuan, it's not expensive!" You're talking light! ”
"That's it! All right! Wu Ke hurriedly persuaded: "Sister-in-law, things are already like this, let's look at the things first......
At this time, Lin Guangxin walked over with the screen, which was made of wood, with only one side, and a Mid-Autumn Festival moon appreciation picture was engraved on the surface, and a song "Silent Night Thoughts" was also engraved.
As soon as the screen entered his eyes, Chu Chen felt that the probability of this thing being a fake was very high, coupled with the very conspicuous traces of old marks on the screen table, he knew that this screen should be a fake.
"Cousin, what did the seller say when you bought this screen?"
Lin Dacheng replied: "He said that it was from the Ming Dynasty, and the price was 50,000, I thought the thing was good, but if I bought it for 50,000 yuan, I would definitely not be able to buy it, so I made a deal with him, and it was closed until it reached 1,000 yuan." ”
Chu Chen shook his head secretly when he heard this, Lin Dacheng didn't understand this aspect at all, and he would actually spend a thousand yuan to buy something, it seemed that he really thought it was easy to pick up the leak.
He asked, "Did it say what material this screen was made of?" ”
Lin Dacheng thought for a while before replying: "It seems to be some kind of old wenge!" ”
Wenge is mainly found in the global sub-species. The tropics, named because of the texture that resembles "chicken wings". Its texture is staggered, clear, and the color is abrupt, and it is a relatively beautiful wood in the mahogany, with a slight aroma and no obvious growth rings. (To be continued......)