Chapter 60: High Breath
[Bai Family Villa, half past six in the evening]
There was still the last bit of brightness left in the sky, and the sunset on the side of the West Mountain seemed to be struggling strongly, trying to hold on to the remnants of the sun.
On the road leading to the Bai family's villa, a car carrying four people was moving at a constant speed. The original glow still illuminated the body a little hot, but in the process of driving the vehicle, the night was suddenly pulled up, and it seemed to cast a queen's veil on the sky in an instant.
Ling Yu, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, habitually raised his arm and looked at the time above, at half past six in the evening, there was still half an hour before the Bai family's collection art exhibition would start. I don't know if I can see the twin mirrors that they have been rumored about before.
Xiao Ran was driving the car forward. Perhaps because she enjoys the feeling of galloping on the road, she drives it every time she goes out on a mission. Qin Jian and Chu Ming, who were sitting in the back seat, kept looking out the window. It's rare to have a mission, even if it's a security job, there is a chance to breathe.
"Xiao Ran, hurry up, the art exhibition is about to start."
"Sister Ling Yu, this is the fastest speed, I don't know what's going on in front of me, there seem to be a lot of cars."
"Probably all cars going to art exhibitions." Qin Jian, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, still looked out the window and replied.
"Looks like we need to get there!"
Ling Yu looked at the scene in front of him, the car that went to participate in the Bai family's collection art exhibition had been thrown a long distance along the road, if it wasn't for the fact that it was far away from the bustling city center of Chengguang City, it would definitely cause a lot of traffic paralysis.
Xiao Ran was blocked by a stopped vehicle in front of her, and Ling Yu looked at the time on her arm again, less than half an hour before the start of the collection art exhibition. Looking at this scene, the car should not be able to drive. They had to get out of the car and walk on foot.
However, although it was getting late and there was hardly any daylight, the street lights between the trees along the road were lit up, which seemed to add a lot of ritual to the road ahead.
Coming to the Bai family villa, Ling Yu and the other four stood in front of the door and looked at the scale of the entire villa.
To be honest, since they came to Chengguang City, villas of all sizes like this are no longer uncommon in their eyes. For Ling Yu, she had a new house bought for her by Long Fei in Muyun City before she came to Chengguang City. After arriving in Chengguang City, several people experienced these cases, most of which were disputes in the rich world.
In this paradise where only the rich can play, in this so-called high society, on the surface, it seems to be as calm and stable as a mirror. But perhaps only those who live in it know that this is actually a cage of the jungle. Whoever has the ability can survive to the end, sometimes relying not on real skills, but on means in the shadows.
The four of them stood in front of the villa and did not enter for a long time, and so far, there were about twenty minutes left before the official start of the collection exhibition. However, the long queue that entered the Bai family's villa was still not broken.
In fact, they can just walk in and visit the art exhibition as guests, just like most people. The people who came to participate in the collection art exhibition this time are all well-known figures in the business world, but they don't need to come here with any kind of conditions themselves. For Bai Qianfeng, the main purpose of the art exhibition itself is to gather more people to auction antiquities. However, as they were in charge of security work this time, it was better to wait for Bai Qianfeng to explain.
The four of them stood in front of the door for about a few minutes, and the long queue to the Bai family's villa was basically over. Under the shroud of twilight, there were only four of them standing in front of the villa.
"Whew-"
There was a knock on the door, which seemed to cut a gap in the originally silent night.
Falling out, a woman in a rose-colored dress with diamond-studded high heels on her feet stepped on the cold pebble floor, making the gap in the night seem even bigger again.
The woman in the rose-colored dress slowly approached the four of them, probably because it was dark, and in the late autumn night there was always a slight breeze blowing against the girl's face, and the woman's hair fluttered in the air, exuding a seductive fragrance. Make it even more fascinating.
"Excuse me, are you here for this collection art exhibition?" The young woman stepped forward to look at Ling Yu and said to her.
"Hello, we are here on the orders of our superiors to take charge of the security of the art exhibition here."
Ling Yu said as she handed the document written by Director Bai to the woman in front of her from her bag. The woman took the document and looked at its contents. It did have the signature of Director Bai.
After reading the above content, the woman handed the document back to Ling Yu, and then said to her:
"Hello Officer Ling, I am Bai Qianfeng's daughter, Bai Linglong, it is really troublesome for you to let you be in charge of security this time."
Ling Yu replied:
"It's not troublesome, it's just performing official duties."
"In fact, if it weren't for Dad taking out the twin mirrors this time, he probably wouldn't have to call someone to be in charge of this work." Bai Linglong didn't seem to know about the theft notice yet.
"We've heard about the Twin Mirrors as well, so we'll do our best to protect the whole problem here." Qin Jian, who was behind Ling Yu, immediately said.
"I thank the officers on behalf of my father, please come with me."
After confirming that the four of them were here for security work, Bai Linglong brought the four of them into the Bai family's villa.
When the solemn door was closed again, the scene in the entire hall of the Bai Family Villa suddenly appeared in the pupils of the four of them. At present, the entire hall has been filled with a variety of Bai Qianfeng's collections, and even some of the stairs have been placed on the collections, and the collections in the room have almost filled the entire hall. Not only that, but there are also guests who come and go to admire the collections.
If you look down from the second floor, the scene in front of you is like a dense pile of ants moving in a regular line with each other. Among these people, they are of different ages, including the rich man in the city who has passed half a hundred years old, and the rich second generation who has begun to take charge of the company at a young age. The ratio of men to women is almost the same.
After bringing Ling Yu and the others into the villa, Bai Linglong said a few words to them before leaving. On this occasion, Bai Linglong has to go through it almost once a day, and she knows what the process is every year, and she is just going through a process. The only difference from previous years is probably this year's number of people, and the collection at today's art exhibition.
According to what Bai Linglong recounted, Ling Yu learned that at present, the most eye-catching collection of the art exhibition, the twin mirror, has not yet been taken out, and it will be taken out after Bai Qianfeng announces the start of the entire art exhibition.
And Ling Yu and the others didn't need to do anything else, for this time, there were still about fifteen minutes before the start of the entire art exhibition, they just needed to wander around the hall to see if there were any suspicious people.
Out of consideration for the whole event, the four members of the detective team are also very particular about dressing today, Ling Yu and Shu Xiaoran each wore two dresses, which is not strange for Shu Xiaoran, but for Ling Yu, this may be her rare appearance in front of the public in a dress.
And Qin Jian and Chu Ming were wearing a black suit and leather shoes, and they also tied a red bow at the Adam's apple. The whole person looks very temperamental.
The four of them scattered and began to turn around at will.
In front of Chu Ming, he saw a long table with all kinds of drinks and food slowed down on it, which should be a supplement to this art exhibition. Chu Ming stepped forward, picked up a glass of red wine on the long table, and took a sip of red wine as he walked around. Try to blend in with the people around you as quickly as possible.
Maybe because of the large number of people, Chu Ming accidentally bumped into someone when he was walking, but maybe someone else bumped into him, and after that, the red wine in the wine glass in his hand accidentally poured out and spilled directly on the man in front of him.
Looking up, the man in front of him was a young man wearing a high-end suit and tie, who looked about the same age as Bai Linglong. But looking at his dress and temperament, he doesn't look like an ordinary person.
Chu Ming subconsciously helped his glasses, just now, the man in front of him was also wearing glasses, and his eyes under the glasses were almost impossible to see his pupils.
"I'm sorry, sir, spilling wine on you!" Chu Ming apologized to the young man in front of him.
I saw the young man smiling at Chu Ming, his two eyes almost narrowed into a line, and under the heavy lenses, his eyes became even smaller. After that, the man raised his head and looked at Chu Ming in front of him:
"It's okay, I bumped into you first, and I should apologize."
The man looked polite, although he was looking at Chu Ming talking, but Chu Ming looked at his face as if he was not opening his eyes at all.
After the man finished speaking, Chu Ming smiled and nodded to the man.
Immediately, the man took out a business card of his own from his arms and handed it to Chu Ming:
"This is my business card, sir, if you need anything in the future, you can come to me directly."
Chu Ming turned the man's business card and looked at the information on the business card:
"Mu Ziqian, general manager of Ziqian Group."
It turned out to be the general manager of a group in Chengguang City, Chu Ming thought to himself, maybe he thought that the people who came here to participate in the art exhibition were all capable figures in the business world, and he mistook himself for an elite in the business world, and gave him this business card to have business dealings with him in the future.
The man named Mu Ziqian in front of him left Chu Ming's side after finishing speaking, and then Chu Ming also put away the business card in his hand and continued to wander through the hall.
Looking at the famous people in the business world in the entire hall, there must be many people like Mu Ziqian, is this the aura exuded by the upper class!