Chapter 52: Cunning and Cunning
The big guy looked at each other, unable to understand the decision of the Pu Bureau, Master Mao sighed with emotion: "Oh Lao Pu, I really admire you, your decision has always been unpredictable, and at this time there is still leisure for us to travel." β
Pu Ju smiled: "Master, this is why you can't be the captain, I don't believe you ask Comrade Yumao, he must know what I mean." β
Several people looked at Luo Hui, and Luo Hui said: "It's nothing more than four words - a combination of work and rest, right, old man?" β
Pu Ju laughed: "That's right, the last time I went to the 404 base, I noticed that your state was not very good, the black-clothed organization was menacing, everyone was worried and physically and mentally exhausted, and if the pressure was too much, they would lose their calm and make wrong judgments. β
Luo Hui was embarrassed: "Old man, what ...... do you mention after everything is in the past?" β
Pu Ju said: "Okay, I won't mention it, I'll give you a day to play, and I'll call this time tomorrow." β
After hanging up the phone, Luo Hui said: "Since the Pu Bureau has arranged for everyone to play with confidence, gather here at this time tomorrow and dismiss the free activities." β
Chunchun excitedly said that she wanted to go shopping in a clothing store to see if there were any Hanfu sold to buy two, Lisa said to accompany Chunchun to go shopping, Xiaoman said that he was not interested in this kind of ancient town scenery, and was more interested in pets.
After the three of them left, Luo Hui saw Master Mao sitting there without moving, drinking tea leisurely, and asked, "Master, where are you going?" β
Master Mao said: "I am old, I am not as energetic as you young people, quiet activities are more suitable for me, there are calligraphy and painting streets and antique streets in the town, I want to go shopping, and I heard that the old wine in Wutang Town is good, by the way, Taotao has any aging wine worth cherishing, cat team, what about you?" β
Luo Hui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know, I used to be very busy when I was a policeman, and I didn't have much time to rest, and even if I did, I used it to catch up on sleep." β
Master Mao thought for a while and said, "Are you interested in walking with me?" β
Luo Hui hesitated and said, "It's okay." β
The two came out of the teahouse, inquired about the direction of the antique street and passed, the antique street was crowded, bustling, very lively, after a while Master Mao felt bored, found a wonton stall to sit down.
Luo Hui ordered two bowls of wontons, and the two chatted while eating, Luo Hui asked, "What's the matter, master, why are you tired after just a while?" β
Master Mao shook his head and said: "I'm not tired but disappointed, there are no antiques in any antique street, 90% are modern fakes, and 10% are high imitations of real and fake." β
Luo Hui was curious: "Can you still distinguish antiques?" β
Master Mao said: "In addition to being interested in ancient wine, playing with antiques is also a big hobby of mine. β
The owner of the wonton stall overheard the conversation between the two, and leaned over and said: "You two, it seems that you are connoisseurs, if you want to buy top-notch goods, then you have come to the wrong place, this place is to deceive tourists who do not know how to do it, and real connoisseurs never come to this place." β
Master Mao became interested: "Boss, where can I find top goods?" β
The boss said: "Of course it's a ghost market in the western suburbs, it's full of ghost goods, and connoisseurs are all shopping there." β
Master Mao asked, "Is there any ancient wine?" β
The boss said: "I don't know about this, the ghost market only opens at 12 o'clock in the evening, and closes at 5 o'clock in the morning, if you are interested, you can go and see it in the evening." β
Master Mao thanked the boss and didn't ask any more, after eating the wontons, the two went to the calligraphy and painting street along the riverbank, Luo Hui was curious: "Master, what is a ghost?" β
Master Mao explained: "The wonton stall owner is also a connoisseur, this is a black word in the antique circle, ghost goods specifically refer to tomb robbers stealing cultural relics from ancient tombs, this kind of goods are illegal, generally do not enter the formal market, either sold in the ghost market or through familiar middlemen to buy and sell." β
Luo Hui said: "Since it's illegal, don't go." β
Master Mao said disapprenously: "Why, you still want to report the ghost market, you are no longer a policeman, and besides, no matter what is in this world, existence has its reason for existence." β
Luo Hui said: "Anyway, there is no reason for the existence of illegal things. β
Master Mao asked, "Then do you want to go to the ghost market with me at night?" β
Luo Hui insisted: "No, since I can't report it, I won't go to this illegal market, otherwise what will I become, isn't this complicity?" β
Master Mao smiled and said: "I'll go by myself if I don't go down at night, but let me remind you first, with my understanding of Lao Pu, he never trades at a loss, I haven't taken a vacation for so long since I entered the 816 bureau, to say that he purely wants us to travel and relax, I don't believe it." β
Luo Huihu said suspiciously: "Then what do you mean?" β
Master Mao said: "This Wutang town is quiet on the surface, but there must be strange things happening in the secret, Lao Pu should have some information in his hands, so he gathered us here, maybe he does have the idea of combining work and rest, so he does not tell us clues, I want us to find clues through play, work and relaxation, if we patronize and play without looking for clues, then we fall into Lao Pu's conspiracy." β
Luo Hui was surprised: "Will he still do this?" β
Master Mao snorted: "What do you think, don't be too naΓ―ve, this guy Lao Pu is the lotus root in the pond, he has a lot of eyes, I have been with him for so many years and I can't figure out his thoughts, how long have you been in contact with him?" Lisa in our team is a smart person, she should have understood, and she is probably looking for clues, so we can't lose this group. β
Luo Hui couldn't help but be a little speechless, this Pu Bureau is really a cunning old fox who actually plays this kind of trick.
Master Mao said: "But I have to say that Lao Pu's trick is quite clever, which not only gives us a chance to breathe and relax, but also allows us to do the task, and at the same time tests our ability, killing three birds with one stone, alas, I lack his planning ability, and I can't even win the position of captain, and it is even more difficult to sit in his position." β
Luo Hui said embarrassedly: "Master, are you still blaming me for robbing the captain's position?" I'm just the acting captain, and I'm not really appointed. β
Master Mao sighed: "The captains all start from the acting captain, and it's almost over. β
Luo Hui was a little puzzled: "I said, master, why do you always want to take a career as a Taoist, this is not in line with the Taoist concept of pure heart and few desires." β
Master Mao smiled obscenely: "People always have to pursue a little, Buddhism has a wine and meat flower monk Lu Zhishen, isn't it okay for Taoism to come out of me and want to take a career in the world?" Don't ink, accompany me to visit the calligraphy and painting street, there are also good imitations in the fakes, buy a pair of landscape paintings and hang them in the thatched house of the base, maybe look at Laneng for a thousand miles. β
Luo Hui rolled his eyes, and had no choice but to follow Master Mao to the calligraphy and painting street.