Sure enough, everyone looked out through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass window in the living room and could see two black cars driving outside the iron gate in the front yard.

Wang Lang said to Fang Wenyuan: "Professor Fang, it's my boss who has arrived. ”

Fang Wenyuan looked at Wang Lang, nodded, and asked Naice to open the iron door of the villa. The vehicle drove into the courtyard and stopped in front of the doorstep. The doors of the car opened one after another, and a group of people walked down, some in civilian clothes and some in military uniforms. Everyone got up from their seats, and Fang Wenyuan got up and walked to the door to greet them. Three of the people entered the living room, and several others who looked like guards remained under the hallway. The first person who came in was a middle-aged man, wearing a straight Hong Kong police uniform, burly, with a Chinese face, full of red light, and a dignified appearance, he saw Fang Wenyuan, two or three steps away, he enthusiastically stretched out his hand, and said in a loud voice: "Hello, Professor Fang, long time no see!" ”

"Hello, Director Pan!" Fang Wenyuan knew this person, he was the senior assistant police commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force, Poon Yiu-cho, and Fang Wenyuan warmly shook hands with him.

"Professor Fang, do you remember? We worked together last year, when there was an international antiquities smuggling case, and it was your expertise that pointed us out the direction of detection and helped us a lot! ”

"Hehe, it is my duty to cooperate with the police force to serve the society, and it is not worth mentioning!"

"You are so humble, I am impressed by your knowledge, and I may need your help again this time!"

"As long as I can do it, I will do my best!"

"Thank you in advance! Come, let me introduce you to a friend. After a few words of greeting, Pan Yaozu pulled Fang Wenyuan to a middle-aged woman wearing a decent navy blue professional suit, seeing that she was in her early 40s, with a beautiful and dignified appearance, a radiant look in her eyes, an elegant temperament, and a heroic spirit that did not lose a man. Standing next to her was a young woman who looked like a secretary, also exuding a military temperament, carrying a large black briefcase.

Pan Yaozu said: "This is Ms. Song Jingyu, deputy director of the Information Department of the Interpol China Central Bureau from Beijing, and this is Secretary Xiao Li. ”

Fang Wenyuan stretched out his hand and shook it: "Director Song, it's a good luck!" Fortunately! ”

Director Song shook hands with the professor and smiled, "Professor Fang, I have been in Hong Kong for the past two days, but I have heard a lot of your legendary stories!" I'm so glad to meet you today, and I hope to learn more from you! ”

Fang Wenyuan was also very happy when he heard the other party praise him like this, "Where, it's just that everyone is lifting me up." There are mountains beyond the mountains, and there are people on people. In the field of archaeology, there are many highly respected senior scholars, how dare I be arrogant? If there is anything that needs my help, please just ask, and I will not refuse. Come on, everyone, please come in! ”

Fang Wenyuan led everyone to the living room and sat down. This time, Fang Wenyuan and Pan Yaozu sat in the single sofa, Director Song and Secretary Li sat on the double sofa, and Fang Ming and Zheng Yuanji, as the masters, naturally had to humbly let Wang Lang sit in the three-seat sofa. They themselves moved two chairs to sit behind Fang Wenyuan.

Naice had already been busy with Fang Ming's help and changed to new tea and snacks.

Pan Yaozu spoke first, "Professor Fang, this time I came to the mansion to disturb because there was a matter involving ancient Chinese cultural relics that had been missing for a long time. It just so happens that Ling Lang can facilitate the investigation of this matter, so Beijing hopes that we can coordinate in the middle, discuss relevant matters with you and your son, and hope to get your assistance. Please ask Director Song to introduce the specific things in detail. ”

Director Song Jingyu nodded to Director Pan Yaozu and said, "Thank you." ”

She turned to Wang Lang again and said, "Captain Wang, did you introduce the relevant situation before we arrived?" ”

Wang Lang immediately stood upright, "Report, before you arrived, we just showed Professor Fang the photo materials, and the specific situation has not been explained in detail. ”

Director Song smiled and said, "Captain Wang, this is Professor Fang's house, not in the police force, so you don't have to be formal, sit down and say." ”

"Yes." Wang Lang then sat down and continued: "I just told Professor Fang that the painted silk painting was purchased by a mainland businessman and brought back to China, and donated it to the State Administration of Cultural Relics. ”

Director Song nodded, "Well, then I'll continue to explain for Professor Fang." This is the second time that the patriotic businessman has bought back cultural relics from overseas for the country. But he himself did not expect what an unusual thing he had done this time. Because this silk painting is different from ordinary cultural relics, the Chinese Administration of Cultural Heritage received the cultural relics and handed them over to the relevant experts of the China Museum for academic appraisal. However, none of the experts have been able to find any information about this silk painting that can support its identification. According to the comrades of the China Museum, at that time they found the retired former director of the museum, Professor Li Hanyang, Mr. Li is 92 years old this year, but when Li Lao saw this silk painting, he was so excited that he was almost speechless! Because he knows that the origin of this painting is extraordinary! And the story he then told was, so to speak, a bombshell that stunned the comrades who went to his museum at that time. After they came out of Li's hometown, they immediately reported the matter to the Cultural Relics Administration. In short, after discussion organized by the leadership of the Administration, it was decided to report it to the relevant departments of the State Council, and the State Council assigned our Interpol organization to participate in the investigation of the matter after organizing expert argumentation. The leader of our bureau has entrusted me with this task, which is why I have come to visit you today. ”

Fang Wenyuan picked up the color photo again and looked at it, and said: "According to my preliminary judgment, this painted silk painting is a work of the Warring States period two thousand years ago, and there are two works of the same period, "Character Dragon and Phoenix" and "Character Royal Dragon" were excavated in 1973 in a Chu tomb in Changsha, Hunan, this one is different from those two, not painting real people, but depicting the image of gods and ghosts in virtual mythology, fully demonstrating the author's unbridled imagination and skillful painting skills, this silk painting is indeed very precious, But China has lost countless precious cultural relics overseas, so why did this one attract the attention of your top government? ”