Lao Hu nodded, it turned out that this cold-faced Hades, named Leng Sheng, was very mixed in the north, whether it was the underworld or the white way, he had to shout Leng Ye when he saw him. This person is mixed in the underworld, and his influence spans the entire north, and even has his network of influence in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries. Doing some large-scale smuggling and black work all year round, no one knows the number of his helpers, and he can call for wind and rain among the underground forces in the north, and his status is very high. The government also wanted to treat him before, but because of his huge network and the fact that the government could not get conclusive and strong evidence, it was not able to help him for a while. Anyway, if we mess up his job this time, we won't have good fruit to eat. You must know that his name as the cold-faced king of Hades was not shouted out for no reason, but by killing people.

After listening to Lao Hu and their introduction to the cold-faced Hades, I realized that Leng Ye was really a cold-blooded and ruthless character who was murderous and did all kinds of evil, and it seemed that it would be really troublesome next.

When we arrived in Beijing, it was two days later. Lao Hu's shop is in the Panjiayuan antique market, speaking of antiques, the fat man and Lao Hu can't stop talking, along the way continue to tell me all kinds of antique shop things to see, of course, there are rules and all kinds of tricks, so that I feel more and more curious and mysterious about the antique industry.

Speaking of Panjiayuan, in recent years, there has been such a witty saying at home and abroad: "There are two must-see crowd landscapes in Beijing - ** Square looks up at the raising of the national flag; Panjiayuan stall bows its head to find a national treasure! This is very humorous, and it is also **a**book** read. The novel YBDU is very realistic. Someone has made a special statistics, the daily passenger flow of Panjiayuan is generally about 80,000 people, and on holidays, it is full of tourists. When it comes to Panjiayuan in Beijing, as long as people in the world are slightly interested in ancient Chinese art, I am afraid that everyone knows and knows about it. This is especially true in the domestic antique industry, if anyone in the circle has not been to Panjiayuan, I am afraid that talking to people about the industry will be looked down upon, just like those antique customers in the early years have not been to the glass factory.

Panjiayuan thrift market is located on the west side of Panjiayuan Bridge in the East Third Ring Road, and before 1995, it had formed a so-called "ghost market". Of course, this does not refer to the real ghost, but the name comes from the "don't be a human and only be a ghost", the rooster and dog thief, take out the stolen things and sell them while it is dark, which is called "not seeing the light".

The old "ghost market" was in an open space, there was no light, and the people who visited the "ghost market" were either carrying lanterns or playing flints, the light was bright and faint, and the figures of people came and went; There are even profiteers who take advantage of the darkness to sell some unsightly fakes, buying and selling in the dark, and the transactions between the two sides are all based on wishful thinking, so the name of "ghost market" has gradually spread. At that time, every day before dawn, some "ghosts" of unknown origin came out of the alleys, occupied the open spaces on both sides of the street, put down burlap bags or snakeskin bags, and took out some old goods from them and set up stalls on the spot.

Don't look at the "ghost market" crowded, but the huge market will not be noisy. It is very appropriate to use "a horse and a box, and a rag to go all directions" to describe the sellers in the "ghost market" of Panjiayuan. The seller rented the site, spread a piece of cloth on the ground, and poured out the items wrapped in newspaper from the box, and the business was opened in a row. Buyers patronize, pick and choose, listen to the convenience, and never shout loudly. Therefore, the "ghost market" of Panjiayuan, which has thousands of stalls, does not even hear any sound of selling. The buyer brings his own small flashlight, and one of the "equipment" is the cloth pocket commonly known as the blanket. These people first carefully study the items in the photo, and once the deal is sold, they immediately put their favorite treasures in a cloth bag. The old blanket had two pockets, which could be carried on the shoulders front and back, but now it was just a coarse cloth pocket, the style had changed, but the function was the same, and these rules handed down from the old times could not be broken now.

It is said that the "ghost market" of Panjiayuan in Beijing has some origins, at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the society was in turmoil, and a large number of imperial palace treasures flowed into the market. Especially after the death of the Qing Dynasty, the children of the nobles of the imperial palace, the wives and children of the court officials and eunuchs were in trouble, and they had to start to sell the treasures.

In the early years, the story of picking up leaks and making a fortune in the "ghost market" of Panjiayuan often happened. Someone spent 150 yuan to buy a porcelain vase home, and signed and found that this was a thing used by the official kiln court of the Song Dynasty, worth 3 million; An old man spent 20 yuan to buy a Jingdezhen colored porcelain goblet engraved with an inscription in the Yuan Dynasty, which was later identified as a priceless national treasure; There are also people who spend 300 yuan to buy a terracotta figurine to go home, and the experts signed it for the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the value is immeasurable. In recent years, a legend of leakage has occurred when a collector bought a rare book of scriptures at a price of 1,000 yuan in Panjiayuan, and after identification, the value of each page of this scripture book was as high as 10,000 yuan.

Of course, these are the rewards of the lucky ones. More people who come to the "ghost market" of Panjiayuan with the mentality of picking up leaks end up buying fakes and fakes, and a lot of money is considered to pay the tuition. If you want to find a good baby, you will definitely bump into a "ghost" if you don't have a deep "Tao".

The old man talked as he walked, and it didn't take long for them to lead me to a two-story wooden building in the market. I saw that this building has two floors, which is antique and antique, like a teahouse in a costume drama. I asked Lao Hu, is this your shop?

Lao Hu nodded, then opened the door, and when I entered the house, I was amazed, only to see that the cabinet was full of all kinds of antique objects, and the wall was hung with large and small antique calligraphy and paintings, which were very eye-catching.

Looking at so many antiques in front of me, I couldn't help but smack: "I said Lao Hu, there are so many antiques in your store, it must be worth a lot of money, what kind of tomb are you going to rob?" ”

When the two of them heard this, they laughed maliciously, looked at the door and saw that there was no one, and said, "Brother, don't look at this thing on the surface, there are few genuine things here." ”

As soon as I heard this, I was immediately dumbfounded, this fucking is too treacherous, what a fucking profiteer. I cursed a few words in my heart and asked him, "It's all fake?" Can that be sold? Are all the people who come to your store stupid? ”

Lao Hu smiled and said that I would understand this in the future, and then went to pack my luggage. The fat man came over and patted me on the shoulder: "People like you will buy it." "Am I like a fool? Hey, don't be busy, tell me first, I'm like a fool."

That night, the old nonsense said that he was going to pick me up for the wind and wash the dust, and the three of them rubbed together, and we were drunk like mud, and the next morning, we were woken up by a rapid knock on the door. I saw that Lao Hu suddenly sat up and exclaimed: "Oh no, it must be Leng Ye's people who received the news that we are back, so they sent someone!" ”

Hearing Lao Hu say this, I was directly shocked, thinking that I should have finally come. Besides, the fat man originally slept like a dead pig, but when Rao heard this, he suddenly stood up straight like a corpse, and shouted: "What, it's coming?" It seems that my life is dead today! ”

Lao Hu and I rolled our eyes at him, and then Lao Hu went to open the door, only to see that the people who came were two men in their twenties, wearing black suits, sunglasses, and murderous faces, like the underworld.

After glancing at us, the man in sunglasses said, "Master Leng commanded, let you go and see him as soon as possible." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.

Following his hand, I saw that there was already a big Ben parked outside the door. Originally, I wanted to prepare first, and then go to meet the cold face Hades, but it seems that the other party does not want to give us time to prepare.

In this way, the three of them got into the car with half invitation and half threat.

It was my first time to take a big run, and I should have been excited, but at this time I was full of sorrow, or worry, maybe it was the last time I rode in the car in my life.

Lao Hu and the others were similar, the three of them didn't say a word, just looked out the car window

Because I had just arrived in Beijing, I didn't know anything about the roads and place names here, and I walked through the city, and after dozens of minutes, the car drove directly out of the city, and finally came to the back of a compound gate in the suburbs.

At the entrance of the compound is a large iron gate, and there are two black-clothed people standing at the iron gate, who hurriedly opened the door for us when they saw our car, and then the car went around a cattail, and finally stopped at the door of a super-large villa in the courtyard.

As soon as I got out of the car, I took a closer look at the surrounding environment, and saw more than a hundred people in black standing outside the villa, and there were all kinds of people rushing here. Those who come and go, except for the thugs in black and sunglasses, are big brother-looking characters with fierce faces. Seeing this posture, I was stunned, originally thinking that if it was not appropriate, relying on my own skills, I might be able to fight for my life, but looking at today's posture, it is clear that I have caught up with their underworld gathering, and now don't say that I have such a small life, even if I give me nine lives, I will not be hacked to death by them.

I quietly asked Lao Hu, why are there so many people here at this time, what kind of characters are they? Lao Hu tilted his head and replied: "Tomorrow will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, I think they are here to celebrate the festival today, and the big brother level on the underworld should come." ”

I was surprised, I had only heard of a company holding such a celebration, but I had never heard of a triad doing this. At this time, Lao Hu said again: "Later, I will tell Leng Ye that Gu Yu's affairs have nothing to do with you, and beg him to let you go." In short, you just don't talk nonsense. ”

Seeing Lao Hu's serious face, I knew that he was telling the truth. But I came here today, I didn't think about going back alone, after all, I asked them to hand over the ancient jade, if I didn't help them resolve this matter, I would be uneasy for the rest of my life, so what's the point of living alone.

I didn't answer Lao Hu, but just started to think about what to do later.