As the train slowly drove out of Beijing, I looked out the window, the dew on the window had not yet dissipated, and the slowly moving high-rise buildings seemed to be shrouded in an ambiguous vapor.

At this time, I was quite apprehensive in my heart. It's just a matter of hiding it from others, even Liu Yiming has to hide it, which makes me a little unhappy. At the beginning, I broke into a monstrous disaster, if it weren't for Old Man Liu's efforts to defy public opinion and defend it, I'm afraid I would have sunk a long time ago.

Fortunately, the goal of our trip is Lao Chaofeng, and after catching him, we will go to make amends to Old Man Liu. I believe that if Old Man Liu learns that the old dynasty is enshrined in the law, he will be very happy.

About half a day after the train departed, I first changed cars, separated from the crew, and then found a random station to get off. I stayed on the platform for a while, refilled my ticket, boarded the train in the other direction, sat for another two or three hours, and got off the station. Then I didn't get in touch with anyone, found a secluded public toilet, dressed up, and reappeared on the street.

At this time, I was wearing a pair of thick-soled myopic glasses, and my head was deliberately shaved into a Mediterranean baldness, covered with a brown painter's flat hat, and I drew a few brushes of beard with charcoal on the side of my mouth. Even if it's an acquaintance, you can't recognize me as making a wish if you don't look at it up close.

In this way, unless Lao Chaofeng has the ability to use the criminal investigation force of the provincial public security, it is impossible to lock down my whereabouts.

I didn't think I needed to be so cautious, as long as I found a random place to change cars, no one would know. The medicine is not but insists that everything must be cautious, and as a result, this series of actions makes me look like a spy in a foreign novel.

And during this period, the medicine also made some preparations. The two of us took different routes, and the place where we agreed to meet was the place where Luwang Furnace was unearthed - Weihui City, Henan Province.

This place in Henan has too much historical heritage. Any county or city will involve thunderous historical celebrities; Any township can be traced back thousands of years. Wei Hui is located in northern Henan, and this place has been around since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and it is the hometown of Jiang Ziya and Bi Gan, which was called Muye at that time - yes, it is the Muye of the decisive battle between King Wu of Zhou and King Shang. You think this place is so old.

In addition to these celebrities, there was also a particularly famous tomb robbery in this place, which became a famous event in the field of culture. During the Western Jin Dynasty, it was called Ji County. A tomb robber named Ji Bu Xu excavated an ancient tomb in the Spring and Autumn Period and dug up several carts of bamboo slips. The Western Jin Dynasty court organized well-known scholars to sort out the bamboo slips, and found that many pre-Qin classics were recorded in it, and a hidden history of the Zhou Dynasty was also recorded, telling the story of King Mu of Zhou driving eight horses to the west of Kunlun Mountain, and the experience of drinking and chatting with the Queen Mother of the West. Later, these bamboo slips were formed into the "Bamboo Book Chronicle", which became an important material for the study of pre-Qin history.

Our Xu family is a professional in gold and stone, and most of the objects we have come into contact with are three generations, so we are very familiar with this history. When I think of the upcoming arrival of Weihui, the birthplace of "The Bamboo Book Chronicle", I have a sense of excitement that I am slowly stepping into history.

When the train came to a stop, I found a European-style waiting room with a triangular bell tower at the top. From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, it was the busiest railway hub in northern Henan, and if it is calculated, this waiting room is estimated to be almost a hundred years old. Although it has obviously been renovated several times, the smell of the old smell that has lasted for a hundred years can be smelled by those who play with antiques.

Walking out of the waiting room, I saw a young man wearing sunglasses leaning on the railing of the exit gate, holding a piece of printer paper with the words "Pick up Beijing Teacher Wang Huaixu" printed on it.

Wang Huaixu is my pseudonym, and I am now disguising myself as a lecturer in the Department of History from Beijing.

I walked over and said I was Wang Huaixu, and the young man looked at it and said come with me. He drove a green old gas, which was not young, and he shook as soon as he drove it. I bowed my head and got out of the back seat. The young man turned around and said, "If you don't have any other arrangements, let's go directly to the hotel, Director Kang is waiting." I said "yes," and then asked him if Mr. Needham had arrived, and the young man said that they were talking together.

Weihui City is not big, and it has only been a few years since it was withdrawn from the county city, and it is the layout of an ordinary small city in northern China. The streets are dominated by bicycles and livestock carts, and there are many small stalls and vendors on both sides, and the sound of car bells and horses is heard one after another, mixed with local swearing. Although the scene is a little chaotic, it is full of rough energy.

The place we went to was called Xinxiang Hotel, newly completed, and as soon as we got closer, we could smell the pungent smell of decoration. When I parked, next to it was a Mercedes-Benz FC sedan, which is rare in China. This is a courtesy car assembled by FAW with Mercedes-Benz technology, and there are only 900 in total in the country, which are used as government department receptions.

The young man sighed enviously: "Look at the style of others, I drove the courtesy car over directly, it's so handsome." "I was also amazed, this medicine is not a handiwork, it is really amazing.

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw that Yao was not chatting with a middle-aged cadre with a big belly, and the cadre let out hearty laughter from time to time.

Yao is not dressed in a suit and leather shoes, he is even more preemptive than when I saw it in Beijing, like an international elite. When he saw me coming, he immediately walked over with the cadres, pointed at him and said, "Introduction, this is Director Kang of the Weihui City Investment Promotion Office." This is Wang Huaixu of Peking University. ”

"Hello Professor Wang, hello." Director Kang warmly shook my hand and shook it desperately. I quietly corrected: "I'm not a professor, I'm a lecturer." Director Kang was not embarrassed, but more enthusiastic: "Oh, anyway, they are all scholars, there is no difference." Welcome teachers to Weihui. Our place has a deep historical heritage, and I will have to talk to you and Mr. Needham in a moment. ”

I "fluttered" and almost didn't hold back the fun. The medicine is not that this guy looks unsmiling, and it is really indebted to give a pseudonym. The name Joseph Needham is known to anyone who knows a little bit about history, and it is a famous British sinologist, so he used it as a name.

There's a reason why Director Kang is so enthusiastic. The medicine is not coming to Weihui this time, and the banner is to return overseas Chinese to invest and investigate. Not only did he come in a courtesy Mercedes-Benz, but he also gave each of the relevant leaders a watch, which was a great shock to the local officials. Therefore, the local government attaches great importance to it and expects this financier to invest in a big project.

However, there is a subtle difference in Director Kang's attitude towards me and Yao. Why should an investment investigation be accompanied by a history lecturer? The medicine was not without an explanation, but only that it was a friend, so the local officials probably thought that I was just borrowing the face of an acquaintance to eat and drink.

I didn't look at each other and didn't say anything. It's better for them to misunderstand like this, which is crucial to the next plan.

At noon, the investment promotion office held a banquet in the local famous restaurant Desheng Building, and after eating, Director Kang took the initiative to take the two of them to visit around Weihui. I'm not naturally good with medicine.

There are really a lot of historic sites worth visiting near Weihui City, there are South Horse Market Street and North Horse Market Street in the city center, it is a market for selling horses in the Ming Dynasty, although there is no trace now, but the Guan Cha card set up by Emperor Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty is still there. Further away, Jiang Ziya's hometown, Bigan Temple, Xu Shichang's family ancestral hall, Xiangquan Temple or something, are not far from Wei Hui. We spent a day walking around and finally came to the northeast corner of the ancient city of Weihui.

There is a national key protected cultural relic - Wangjing Tower, which is known as the largest stone beamless hall building in China. We take a closer look, this is a bunker-like building, the building is more than 30 meters high, sits in the north and faces south, it is a rectangular brick and stone building, the stone is blue on the outside and white on the inside, it is very elegant. Originally, there were five resting mountain halls on the second floor, but unfortunately now only the pillar stone foundation of the temple remains.

On the top floor of Wangjing Tower, there is also a stone workshop with four pillars and three floors, which is called "Sincerity Square". Ruyi drum stone and Sumeru seat are still there, the carving is faintly visible, very exquisite. It's just that now it is overgrown with weeds, and only stone traces remain in the former glory, and there is a sense of desolation for a while.

Yao didn't stand upstairs, with his hands in his pockets and looking into the distance. Here you can overlook the entire Weihui Ancient City, and the nearby terrain can be seen in full view.

Director Kang deserved to be the investment promotion office, he saw that the guests were silent from afar, and immediately saw the opportunity to lean over and explain: "Weihui is a place where the geographical location is quite superior. At that time, Emperor Wanli gave us eight words here: 'Ten provinces in the south, Shenjing in the north'. You stand here, you can see at a glance, to the south and north is a horse Pingchuan, through the Taihang, the Yellow River hub is located, from the investment environment considerations, but a treasure of feng shui. ”

"Over there, is it Phoenix Mountain?" Yao didn't ask suddenly, stretched out his arm and pointed to the west.

Director Kang was stunned for a moment, and then was pleasantly surprised: "I didn't expect you to know Wei Hui so well, Mr. Li." That's right, it's Phoenix Mountain. ”

"Joseph Needham" said: "I once heard that there is a tomb of King Lu at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, but is it true? ”

Director Kang nodded again and again: "Really, it's still there." The tomb of Zhu Yiyi, the king of Lu in the Ming Dynasty, the cemetery is big, and it has to be put in the front row until the Ming Tombs. By the way, the Wangjing Tower we are stepping on under our feet was built by King Lu for his mother - you live in the United States, what else do you know? ”

"Joseph Needham" said: "My ancestors once handed down a golden furnace, which is said to have been unearthed from this Phoenix Mountain. ”

Director Kang's eyes flashed, and he immediately smiled: "That's good, this shows that you have a fate with our Wei Hui." Then he touted a few words and didn't continue on the topic.

In the next three days, Director Kang dragged the medicine not to inspect the investment environment, the medicine was not calm throughout the whole process, his mouth was full of business experience, and he never mentioned the matter of the golden furnace. And I applied for free activities, and went to the Luwang Mausoleum by myself for a turn, where you can buy tickets to enter, but the business is not good, except for me, there are few tourists.

I was happy to be quiet, writing and painting while turning, and after visiting the cemetery, I also walked around Phoenix Mountain by the way, and had a lot of fun.

By the fourth day, the expedition was basically over. The investment promotion office hosted another banquet in the hotel, accompanied by several directors. At the banquet, everyone pushed the glass and changed the glass, and drank the wine heartily. I don't know why, those officials were so enthusiastic about me, they persuaded me to drink again and again, and finally rushed me into the toilet and threw up on the toilet.

Director Kang saw that I couldn't drink anymore, and said that I would send Teacher Wang back to the room, and you should continue to drink. I was carried by him to the room, and when I passed by the medicine, I raised my arm weakly, pinched my index finger and thumb in a circle, and the other three fingers were raised, and shook in front of him.

When I entered the room, Director Kang poured me a cup of hot water. I drank it all, then collapsed on the couch gasping for air. Director Kang glanced at the door and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, Mr. Joseph Needham called you to Wei Hui, not for investment, right?" ”

"Huh?" I looked up, my eyes confused.

"I was kind of puzzled. Business investment, why did you deliberately call a history lecturer to come, and when he came, he didn't participate in the investigation, but went around the Phoenix Mountain by himself, it must be that the drunkard didn't mean to drink. ”

I shook my head and said, "I don't know what you're talking about." ”

Director Kang walked closer and lowered his voice: "Mr. Wang, your real purpose is to find the Luwang Furnace for Mr. Joseph Needham, am I right?" ”

If you don't say that there are no fools in the officialdom, Yao and I didn't just show a little ambiguous hint, and Director Kang figured it out. I feigned panic and looked over to the bedside table. There was a stack of materials there, and in the middle was the investigation report of the Luwang furnace in the United States.

I put a teacup on top of that report, leaving a circle of water stains. Now the teacup is still there, but the bottom of the cup and the water stains do not coincide. Someone must have sneaked into my room and took out the report.

Director Kang showed that kind of insightful smile, and he didn't say anything, and got closer: "Don't be nervous, I'm not from the cultural relics department, even if I do, I can't do anything to you." Actually, I just want you to know that I know a little bit about the three hundred and sixty Luwang furnaces, because I know a few friends who play with antiques, and I have heard them talk about it. ”

I suddenly retched and struggled to get up. Director Kang kindly helped me to the toilet bowl and said while helping me beat my back: "Phoenix Mountain is very big, and without the guidance of the locals, the buried furnace pit is not so easy to find." Mr. Wang, do you want me to introduce those friends who play antiques to you and see if I can help? They're all very sincere. ”

I looked up weakly: "Mr. Needham has been living abroad for a long time, so this time he entrusted me to investigate. I hope a few of your friends will be able to keep it a secret. ”

My sentence has been carefully polished for a long time, hinting at four things. 1. Joseph Needham did not know how to do it; Second, Joseph Needham and I are in an employment relationship, not close friends, and there is a gap in operation; 3. In the matter of this Luwang furnace, I represent the final expert opinion; Fourth, I hope that your friends can keep it secret, and naturally I am willing to accept their help.

The little buckle in these words, Director Kang has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he naturally understands it. He laughed and handed over a hot towel: "Then I'll ask them to help find it, and I'll tell you as soon as there is news." ”

I put a hot towel on my face: "Thank you for your hard work." Director Kang smiled.

There is no news in the world that can be kept secret, especially when it is repeatedly told to tell you only one person. Director Kang told those friends who played antiques, and those friends told their relatives and friends, and it spread to ten, ten, and hundred, and soon spread throughout Wei Hui's antique circle.

Weihui is a small place, and it didn't take long for it to go viral. It is said that a rich returned overseas Chinese, whose ancestor was Weihui, passed on to him a Luwang furnace. He returned to China this time and wanted to find the remaining three hundred and fifty-nine Luwang furnaces. Whether it is a single piece of the people or a clue at the buried furnace, they are willing to exchange it for a high price. What's more, it is even rumored that the returned overseas Chinese is the descendant of King Lu, and this time he can find the treasure buried in the tomb of King Lu by gathering 360 golden furnaces.

This story reached our ears and made me laugh out loud, and the medicine was not also relaxed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly mocking.

All of this is in our grasp.

This strategy is simple to say, and it can be described in four words - to capture and indulge. The psychology of people is always like this, the more you sell him something, the less he believes it; The more you hide it from him, the more he believes it. In the antique shop, this is a very practical skill, if you want to sell something, you must not take the initiative to persuade it, you have to be distressed and reluctant to let go, and the buyer will not hesitate to buy it. As the saying goes, it's better to have a cold face than to catch up, that's the truth.

After our series of hints in the early stage, Director Kang has decided that Joseph Needham is a big money, and the purpose of coming to Weihui is to find Luwang Furnace. In addition to his important identity as an official, he is afraid that he will also have influence in the local antique circle, so he will pat his chest and take the initiative to contact friends to "help".

Everyone in its implementation understands where the burial place of the three hundred and fifty-nine Luwang furnaces is, and they have not been found for so many years, how can they have eyebrows in just a few days. Director Kang's so-called "help" can only be a private offering, so where did the furnace come from? The answer is imminent.

"Those guys, it's almost time to make a fake, right?" Medicine is not standing by the window with coffee in hand and overlooking the city outside, sarcastically.

I stomped up Erlang's legs and replied slowly: "It doesn't take much time to make the incense burner blank, the key is to make it old." In the past, it took three or five years to bury things in the sour soil and bite out the rust, but now the technology has developed, and it can be soaked in an oxalic acid pond or acetic acid pond for three days and three years. Give them a day to polish, and by this time tomorrow, it's almost time to come and offer treasures. ”

"What was made in such a short period of time, there must be a lot of flaws, and they dare to take it out?"

I smiled slightly: "Don't forget, you're a mallet, and you have to listen to me." As long as they buy me off and work together to fool you, it's not a problem. ”

This is a wonderful fishing plan, and its principle is very simple: deliberately create momentum, turn Joseph Needham into a fragrant bait, and use the Luwang furnace to fish out the counterfeiting gang near Wei Hui, and let them take the initiative to send it to the door. Then we have the opportunity to find people who are close to the old pilgrimage.

As medicine does not say, we do not look for known clues, but to create a new clue.

If you think about it carefully, this plan actually has nothing to do with antiques, and the logic of replacing the Luwang furnace with any other object is valid. It's not about utensils, it's about human nature. The medicine didn't take a sip of coffee, revealing that look of being a good teacher: "You see, this is manipulating human nature, if you are obsessed with the details of the incense burner, you will not be able to succeed." You can get the idea, that's good. ”

I rolled my eyes, the most annoying thing about this guy is talking to himself. I flicked the investigation report in my hand: "However, there is one thing I have never figured out - how can you be sure that the old pilgrims will come to offer treasures?" ”

"It's very simple, two words, interests." The medicine didn't raise two fingers again, "Lao Chaofeng is the biggest black hand in China's antique counterfeiting industry, in order to maintain such a large industry, the profit pressure of agents around the country is definitely not small, and it is destined that the business strategy will be oriented to short-term profit maximization." Let's release the news of Luwang Furnace, which seems to the outside world to be a piece of fat, and they will never be absent. ”

"It is estimated that there will be a lot of counterfeiting gangs that come to offer treasures, how can you tell which one is the old court?"

"Naturally, it's the one who promises the most incense burners." Medicine is not answered without hesitation.

"Why?"

"Two words, scale." Yao didn't raise two fingers again, "Don't forget, we don't want one, five, or ten Luwang furnaces, but about three hundred and sixty." With such a large number, and we deliberately stuck the time very tightly, the counterfeiting workshop is not of a certain scale, and it is impossible to come up with so many in one go. According to this line of thought, I went to find the old court, but I basically didn't run. ”

This time, without waiting for me to express my admiration, the medicine did not take the initiative to speak: "You see, make a wish, I don't have to have antique common sense, as long as I analyze it from the perspective of business operation and production capacity, I can draw correct conclusions, so the logic is ......"

"Alright, alright, shut up." I quickly got up and left his room, or my ears would be calloused.

Although the two brothers have different styles, they are really similar in this way.

The next few days will be about the same as we predicted. During the day, Joseph Needham continued to inspect and hold meetings, and everything was as usual. In the evening, my lecturer Wang began to get busy, and friends introduced by Director Kang came to me mysteriously with things.

At the beginning, those who came to offer treasures brought one or two incense burners, and each person had a set of speeches. It is said that the ancestor guarded the tomb for King Lu, and was rewarded by the king of the vassal and got such a treasure; Some people say that the ancestor is the son of the tomb robber, and this incense burner is a clear vessel dug out of the tomb of King Lu. Others are even more simply, claiming to be the descendants of Queen Lu, and want to confess to Joseph Needham.

As for the incense burners they offered, they were more miserable than the other. It's not that the legs are crooked, or the shape is wrong, and the stove brought by one of them is actually golden and flashing eyes - please, do your homework before coming, Luwang furnace is a gold and copper furnace, not a pure gold furnace!

I haven't seen the entity of Luwang furnace, but the so-called gold furnace of the Ming Dynasty can not be expected to be literate, it is not really pure gold, but wind-milled copper mixed with a certain proportion of gold and silver, and the main body is still dominated by copper. If the copper is fine enough, the gold and silver material floats on the surface, and when gently rubbed with deerskin, you can see a faint gold and silver luster, deep and not eye-catching.

The legend that Zhu Changshu used a big gold cake to cast an incense burner is estimated to be a folk rumor. It's not strange for ordinary people to believe it, if those who play antiques believe that, it is too unprofessional to imitate it according to the pure gold furnace.

In fact, we are all to blame for not giving them enough time to research.

In the face of these people, I had to identify them with a straight face, and then politely send them away one by one. Director Kang came to probe the tone, and my answer was that these fakes were simply not like words, and they could easily be debunked by Joseph Needham. My picky and bad attitude made him more convinced, explaining that these people had come from hearing the rumors, and the "friends" he introduced had not yet arrived.

After another two days, the contract for the investment and establishment of the factory over there was almost negotiated, and Director Kang's real "friend" was late.

This is a thin old black man, half-white hair, wearing a crumpled cadre uniform with an open neckline, and you can faintly see that he is wearing a red vest inside—I guess this is his natal year.

The old man claimed to be Lao Xu, he was empty-handed, he didn't take anything, and his attitude was not very good. As soon as they met, he rolled his eyelids and said that he didn't want to come because of the tight farm work at home, but he didn't want to come over to talk about it because of Director Kang's face, and emphasized that he had to make up for his missed work.

I know in my heart that the other party is also trying to get away with it, and what is reluctant, what is the money, all to create an impression on me, to treat him as a peasant who doesn't understand anything, so that I can take it lightly.

"Lao Xu, I won't delay your work. Such an incense burner, Director Kang said you have seen it? "I handed over the investigation report. Lao Xu took it over, turned it upside down, and patted his thigh for a long time: "I've seen it, it's a lot of miles." ”

When the drama came, I thought to myself, pretending to be surprised: "A lot? How many? ”

Lao Xu tilted his head and told me a story. One year, he went into Phoenix Mountain to cut firewood, just in time for a torrential downpour. In a panic, he burrowed into a hole in a col to take shelter from the rain. Avoiding it, he suddenly felt a rumbling sound in his ears, and suddenly he felt bad, and he escaped from the hole. As soon as I came out, I saw that the cave collapsed with a bang, and it turned out to be washed away by a flash flood. When the rain stopped, he saw a large piece of the slope collapsed, revealing many golden legs, and when he opened it, he saw that it was a small incense burner that had been upside down.

"I thought it was interesting, so I carried it home. Every time I go into the mountains, I take a few and take them away, and now there must be more than a hundred. ”

Well, that's about the same number, almost the limit of the workshop's production capacity. I nodded secretly in my heart, but asked, "Do you know where the pit is?" ”

"Hey, it's long gone, and then there was another year of heavy rainstorm, which washed it away. If you want to see the stove, it's all piled up in my backyard. ”

"Can you show me one?"

Lao Xu raised his neck: "That thing is expensive, don't you dare to bring it over, if you want to see it, follow me back to the village to see." ”

The first time we meet without a baby, this is the rule of the antique industry, first meet people, then meet baby, see if you are reliable, let's talk about something else.

Lao Xu said that when he went back to the village, it was his home field, and he would come as much as he wanted. This guy really brought a cunning old farmer to life, and I couldn't help but want to applaud him.

In fact, Director Kang's original intention was for me to partner with the counterfeiter to deceive "Joseph Needham". But herein lies the subtlety of the matter.

When I met Lao Xu for the first time, we were not acquaintances and had no tacit understanding. So Lao Xu will never say openly: "I have more than 100 fakes here, you tell the truth." I will never say, "You give me half of the money, and I will tell this fake thing to be true." ”

There are some things that can be done but not said. Both sides have to pretend to be confused and say insincere words, in order to leave room for movement. It will not be until the initial trust between the two sides is established.

I made an appointment with Lao Xu tomorrow to visit and inspect the goods in person, and then he left. I secretly calculated in my heart that since he dared to boast that he had more than 100 Luwang furnaces, and he was not afraid of being seen, it would definitely have something to do with the industry of the old court.

I stood by the windowsill of my room, looked down, and could see Lao Xu slowly leaving the hotel, stepping onto a broken bicycle, and riding away. I was about to pull up the curtains, when I suddenly saw a person standing at the door of the shop on the opposite corner, thin and tall, staring at Lao Xu. It was too far away to see his expression clearly, but the row of white teeth was very clear, and it could really be said that he was gritting his teeth. When I turned around and poured myself a glass of water, the man was gone.

In the evening, I didn't tell Lao Xu about the medicine, saying that I would go to see it myself tomorrow, and if it was confirmed that it had something to do with Lao Chaofeng, I could close the net. The medicine is not a faint sentence of "pay attention to safety". I was about to leave when he suddenly asked a question:

"You and my brother also cooperated like this at the beginning?"

I stopped: "Uh...... It's a little different. We're collaborators, he's buddies...... At least before the betrayal. ”

Yao didn't hear the subtle difference between these two words, and sighed with emotion: "That guy, don't look at the usual hippie smile, you can be poor with anyone, in fact, you always keep a distance from everyone in your heart, and you have a strong sense of alienation in your bones." The only person in the family who can communicate with him is my grandfather's medicine, and even I, who is the eldest brother, can't talk to him. ”

"Why is this happening?"

"My grandfather said that he was a natural fox life, no matter how familiar he was, he also had his own set of opinions in his heart, and no one could shake it."

"But the old courtier can make him die and be willing to betray everything to follow."

Yao didn't take off his glasses and wiped them: "That's why I'm going to work with you." Aside from the old courtiers, you're the first person I've ever met who can associate with my brother as a buddy. ”

"Dude?"

I smiled wryly and shook my head, not quite wanting to continue the conversation, so I politely said good night to the medicine and walked out the door.

It's better to focus on the matter at hand first, catch the criminals, and then analyze their psychological motives.

The next morning, I thought it was a safe thing, but an accident happened.

It is said that Lao Xu should have come early in the morning and picked me up to go to their village, or called me and told me the address. But I waited all morning, but there was no movement.

I discussed it with Yao Wei and decided to wait, maybe they were watching us secretly. But after waiting for another afternoon, there was still no movement at all. I went to ask Director Kang, and Director Kang also felt strange and promised to ask. As a result, he quickly reported back, saying that Lao Xu had something at home, and it was delayed, so let's wait for a few more days.

I said to Director Kang with a cold face, "Mr. Needham" has a very tight schedule, and he will stay for three days at most, otherwise he will not be able to afford to delay. Director Kang reluctantly said that he was not particularly familiar with Lao Xu, so he could only ask someone to urge him to see it. He said to me, why hang yourself from a tree, Lao Xu doesn't come, there are other people.

To say that Director Kang is also busy enough, he has to negotiate business with "Joseph Needham" on behalf of the government during the day, and he has become a broker in the antique industry at night. I secretly speculated that he probably collected referral fees from those fake antiquities dealers who offered treasures, and when he met me, he collected as much as he wanted, so the more I met, the more he earned.

In the days that followed, there was a steady stream of other donors. However, compared with the previous few days, the quality of the offering has been greatly improved, and the small gold furnace taken out is well-made and pure, although it can still be seen that it is a fake, but it can only be determined after carefully touching it.

After connecting with seven or eight donors, I suddenly felt that something was not right. The gold furnaces they took out were almost the same in color, quality, and feel, and even the flaws were the same.

For example, the inscription of "Da Ming Chongzhen Nian Lu National System", the "Da Ming Chongzhen" on the real standard instrument should be written in block letters, because this is the national name of the king, dare not be disrespectful; "Lu Country" should be written as a letter to show antiquity; And the last word "system" should be written as "掣", which is the same regulation as the Xuande furnace.

The Ming Dynasty had a lot of restrictions on the vassal kings, so the vassal kings could not tolerate the slightest sloppiness in this kind of rule, so as not to cause trouble.

The Luwang furnace I handled, the inscription is a water official book, at first glance it is imitated from the Xuande furnace, but obviously ignores the difference between the Ming Dynasty imperial vessel and the vassal king's ware. This common-sense mistake is a common sense mistake that many people make, but it is a bit abnormal to make the same mistake and make it exactly the same.

It's like you're wholesale from somewhere......

This is the ninth treasure giver I received, an aunt with a flower jacket, who claims to be called Little Hoof, a cheap name in the countryside, easy to feed, and the accent is so heavy that I can't understand it.

What the little hoof took out was the same Luwang furnace. I shook my head, looked at it as usual, and then asked her where she got it from. Her story is very classic, saying that she has been sitting in the yard as a chicken food bowl, and she heard the neighbors say that it is a treasure and brought it to the experts to see.

"How much did you pay for this?" I asked casually.

"It took ...... What? This is my own family, what does it cost? "Little Hoof was a little nervous for a moment.

I said, "Look at it, there is no chicken residue in the cracks of this incense burner, and there are no scratches on the stove surface, it is too clean." ”

The little hooves still argued that they wouldn't want me to wash clean? I shook my head: "Mr. Li is abroad, and he is very particular about the rules of foreigners. To buy an antique, you have to explain the source clearly, and it is not clear that we would rather not. ”

The aunt couldn't hold back, so she had to admit in a low voice that she bought it. I asked where I bought it, but she refused to say it, just looked at me pleadingly, and said that the big brother, you see that you will almost accept it, and it is cheaper, I am hiding from the man in the family, and I bought it with the seed money for the next year, if you don't accept it, I will have no way to live.

I sighed, I had seen this kind of thing too much. When ordinary people hear that there is an opportunity to get rich, they want to get rich with everything they have, but they often fall into the trap of profiteers and lose all their money. Bankruptcy, family ruin, and death are all common things. I ignored it, but my aunt's lips began to tremble, her hands began to tremble, and the whole person began to lean forward slightly towards me. If I don't say a word, I'm afraid she'll kneel on the ground.

I said lightly: "I don't embarrass you. Tell me who you bought it from, and I will take it from you at the original price. Little Hoof saw that there was no other way to choose, so he had to lower his voice and say two words: Lao Xu.

I gave the money, sent my aunt away, and then carried the fake gold furnace to find medicine. Yao wasn't in a meeting with someone, I went over and said that there was something urgent, and I exchanged glances with Director Kang. Director Kang understood and announced a 20-minute adjournment of the meeting.

After the medicine came out of the venue, I handed him the golden furnace: "We may be exposed." The medicine was not stunned, and hurriedly asked what was going on.

"Lao Xu originally said that he would take me to the village to see the goods, but there was no movement. Today, I have identified more than a dozen treasure donors' goods one after another, and the characteristics of things are the same, all of them were bought from Lao Xu. "It's possible that he saw that we had bad intentions, so he gave up on the contact and sold the stock to someone else." ”

If that's the case, our plans will be in transpervasion.

Yao didn't tilt his head and think for a moment: "It's not right...... I don't know about antiques, but only from the analysis of costs and profits, he worked hard to make more than 100 pieces of Luwang furnace, and only by selling them to us can we maximize the benefits, otherwise we will all smash it. Even if Lao Xu finds out that you have doubts, he will not give up so easily, which is not in line with the habits of merchants. ”

"What do you mean......"

"He's still tempting." Medicine is not a finger up.

Lao Xu's vigilance was really not small, and he didn't take me to the village easily, but deliberately leaked out some golden furnaces and let an unwitting third party send them to me for identification. One is to see if I have the ability to see through the art of counterfeiting; the second is to see if I have the sincerity to accept this thing; Third, I also want to get to the bottom of me - if I don't leave in a hurry, it means that the point of our real interest is not in the furnace at all, but in people, either the police fishing or peers seeking revenge.

Unexpectedly, this guy's tentative methods are really like antelope hanging horns, and there is no trace. There are so many doorways in the antique rivers and lakes, a word, a look, or even doing nothing, there are many deep meanings hidden in them. I claim to have a bit of experience, but if there is no medicine and it is not a reminder, it will almost be planted in Weihui.

Yao is not the way: "You don't have to be in a hurry, the way to deal with the temptation is very simple, stand still, calm down." ”

I rubbed my palms and said hatefully: "Come and don't be rude, he wants to test us, don't return the salute, I'm afraid he will be more arrogant." ”

"Be careful." Yao didn't just admonish, didn't ask deeply, and went straight back to the conference room to continue the meeting.

Next, we will still stay in Weihui. If a treasure giver comes to me, I will point out the flaws in the golden furnace and persuade them to go back, and I will pretend to add a mockery inadvertently: "This thing is too fake, and it can only deceive you laymen." ”

Since these people bought it from Lao Xu, they must have trusted their ability to fake. Now I threw out such a provocative sentence, after these people go back, they will definitely find Lao Xu to make trouble, I don't care if the trouble is not successful, in short, it will give Lao Xu a headache, and by the way, I also sent my message to: Your Luwang furnace has a flaw, change it quickly, otherwise this business will not be able to be done.

In this way, Lao Xu and I separated these innocent treasure donors, and each made a move in the air. When I thought of Lao Xu being besieged by those cheap fellow villagers, I felt comfortable in my heart.

It didn't take long for Lao Xu to come to the door again, saying that he was sick two days ago and didn't bother to come over. I said it might as well be too late to see it now. The two of us looked at each other, neither of us mentioned the temptation, and we tacitly understood each other. This time he didn't ride a bike, but drove a tractor, showing full sincerity. I was not pretentious, jumped into the back of the tractor and sat between a pile of turnips and farm tools. Lao Xu abruptly drove away from the hotel and drove out of the city.

Weihui City is not big, and we will leave the city in a short time and head towards Phoenix Mountain in the west. After driving for about 40 minutes, we arrived at a small village under Fenghuang Village, called Maiden's Grave Village.

According to Lao Xu, this strange name is derived from the tomb of King Lu. Luwang Mausoleum head pillow Phoenix Mountain, foot on the old dragon pond, is a feng shui treasure land, in addition to the burial of King Lu husband and wife, there is a tomb of Zhao Cifei nearby, commonly known as Niangniang tomb, there is a circle of small grave bags around Niangniang's tomb, legend is buried in the burial maid, the nearby village is named because of this.

After entering the village, Lao Xu took me to a spacious compound at the east end of the village. There are three flat-roofed houses in the courtyard, the roof is stacked with various wood and building materials, the left side of the courtyard is a vegetable field, the right side is a chicken coop, and a cement aisle in the middle stretches out to the front of the main house, a very ordinary farmhouse.

Lao Xu opened the door of the room on the right and said that it was all inside, you can go and see for yourself.

I stepped in, and there was the broken bicycle in the room, and there were more than a hundred Luwang furnaces on the ground, sitting horizontally and vertically, carelessly. I leaned over and picked up one and looked at the bottom model, and sure enough, it had been changed, and there were no flaws. The process or the efficiency of the work is very amazing. I am more and more sure in my heart that this counterfeiting gang is absolutely inseparable from the old court.

I checked it, got up and asked, "What's the price?" ”

If I can start asking the price, it means that I really want to buy sincerely, and I can start to negotiate the details of the transaction. At this stage, you don't have to play anymore and you can speak openly.

Lao Xu's eyelids rolled, and he took on the image of an ignorant and cunning old farmer, and changed the tone of a Jianghu person: "Half a square one, blowing leaves." ”

One side is 10,000, and this more than 100 is more than 500,000, which is a huge amount of money. Blowing leaves means cash transactions, and does not accept item exchanges or transfers.

I seemed to smile: "In the past few days, people who have gone to offer treasures have been sold out for hundreds of yuan each." "Actually, I'm not throwing a price — and I'm not paying for it — but I'm tactfully asking me how much I can get.

"The appraisal fee is 30%." Lao Xu remained silent.

I can draw 30% of a Luwang furnace, which is more than 100,000 yuan, and for an appraiser, this vote is enough to make a living for a few years. I quickly mentally calculated, the cost of this furnace is only 300 yuan, and then remove the share given to me, Lao Xu's profit is still amazingly high. No wonder people say that selling fake antiques makes more money than selling real guys.

This is the best, the huge profit is the head, and I am not afraid that Lao Xu will not take the bait.

I stood up, patted my body, and said, "I want to see that pit." Lao Xu was stunned for a moment, and then realized that I wanted to see where the counterfeiting workshop was.

"The eggs are all here, you can scramble one if you want to eat them, so why bother looking for a hen."

"It's not that I want to see your privacy, it's that there's something wrong with it." I picked up a Luwang furnace in my hand, pointed to the luster on the side of the stove and said, "You guys are imitating the Xuande furnace, right?" The Xuande furnace used the finest Siamese red copper, but the vassal kings could not get these materials. You're getting it wrong at the root. I think the color of this incense burner should be cast with a grade of H90 copper alloy, right? I tried my best. ”

Before Lao Xu could answer, I picked up another one: "Look at this again, the abrasion on the soles of the feet is too deliberate, the edges are exposed, and there is no transition." This should be machine-milled. Serious should be ground by hand with a file, then treated with polish, and then polished, and repeated three or four times to have the effect of natural wear. ”

These two questions are extremely technical and technical. As soon as I threw it out, Lao Xu was stunned for a moment, and then his face sank: "But didn't you offer all the prices?" ”

"When Mr. Needham brought things back to the United States, he also had to be tested by an authoritative organization. If there are too many problems with the stove itself, I'll get in trouble too. I replied calmly, and then added, "I don't want to go back, but to propose more reasonable changes to make up for the flaws." To do this, you have to understand the process flow. ”

"It's done, how can I change it? Can't let us redo it! Lao Xu began to become impetuous.

"I don't have to recast it, I have a quick solution. But I have to see your workshop with my own eyes to know how far I can go with your technology and equipment. "I finally threw the crucial blow.

This Lao Xu is equivalent to a salesman in the organization, and he knows a lot about the rivers and lakes, but the technology is definitely not good. He couldn't answer any of the two professional questions I asked. This invisibly established my image as a technical authority, so that he did not even dare to argue.

However, the business was too big for him to choose. It can be said that the moment he made an offer, he was caught by us and could no longer break free.

Lao Xu asked unwillingly: "That place is too far away, mainly because I am afraid that you will be tired." Can you make it clear to others on the phone to make up for those two flaws? ”

I sneered: "The New Year's picture at the door, can you just use your mouth to tell others and draw exactly the same?" ”

Lao Xu stood in place and pondered for a long time, threw down the sentence "you wait", and turned to leave. He should have contacted the Workshop to verify if I was deliberately bluffing him.

I was not in a hurry and waited quietly in the house. Actually, I only know a little about these technologies, but I can't stand it, and I can pretend. These two questions are technical explanations taken from the U.S. survey report. The Americans are not convinced by this, and they attach a thick technical appraisal to the back of the investigation report, ranging from thermoluminescence to metallographic identification, so as soon as insiders listen to it, they will know that these two questions are raised at a high level. Lao Xu went to call and ask, which would only make him have less room to refuse.

Not long after, Lao Xu poked his head in, looked like a dead father, and said with a pout, "You come with me." ”

Hehe, that's it.

I know the next process too well, and it is not the first time I have gone deep into the counterfeiting workshop in Henan. Xu blindfolded me and lifted me onto a small farm truck, which drove over the bumpy road for more than two hours — I guess half of the time was spent in circles.

Finally, the truck stopped, and I was about to fall apart. Lao Xu took off his blindfold, and I saw a small factory in the col in front of me, which happened to be located at the intersection of two mountain beams, and a brick chimney was erected in the middle, and black smoke was curling.

Judging by the height of the chimney, this factory is not very large. I glanced and saw a row of low, arched kilns nearby, which seemed to be used for both bronze and porcelain.

Our Xu family specializes in bronze, and their medicine specialty is porcelain, so it seems that this place really has a fate with us.

Lao Xu took me to the gate of the factory, banged on the door a few times, and a young man in work clothes came out of it. The two of them whispered a few words and brought me in. The factory was disorganized, materials, finished products and daily necessities were placed haphazardly, and more than a dozen workers were busy. They were all very surprised to see outsiders coming in.

I stood in the middle of the factory with my hands behind my back in composure. A technician-looking person greeted him in a very bad tone: "You said you have a way to adjust the copper without returning to the furnace?" ”

I smiled incomprehensibly: "It's not me who said it, it's the data and the scientific theory." ”

"Forget about the grind marks. Can the problem of copper be solved without returning to the furnace? I don't believe it. He sneered.

"It's theoretically possible, but it depends on whether your equipment can do it."

The man was blocked, his attitude became even worse, and he waved me to lead me to the furnace workshop, and it seemed that he wanted to see a real chapter in his craft.

It's ironic. Counterfeiting gangs are far more sensitive and value-oriented towards technology than decent research institutes. They will absorb the latest scientific and technological advances in a timely manner and apply them to practice. When the market is flooded with fakes that apply this technology, the appraisal agency will belatedly try to find a way to crack it. Therefore, many of the technical backbones in the counterfeiting gang are the top elites in this industry and have strong self-esteem.

I only know the surface of technology, and if I really want to sit and talk about it, I'm afraid that a few words will reveal my stuff. Fortunately, Yao and I were not prepared for this, so we were not too nervous. I held my head high and followed him into the workshop, and Lao Xu followed him in.

There are several small intermediate frequency furnaces, graphite crucibles and supporting equipment in the workshop, and the floor is full of pipeline furnace chips. The stove was still running, and I didn't know what it was doing. I secretly estimated that at this scale, it is not a big problem to be the stepmother Wu Fangding.

The technician flipped open a thick technical manual from the table, and then threw over a dozen or so experimental records, and said, "Don't you want to inspect the process?" It's all here! ”

I sat down in no hurry and looked slowly, and while watching, I made a "tsk" from time to time, with a faint disdain on my face.

I have practiced this posture for a long time, and it can not only ensure that you do not show timidity for the time being, but also maintain your superior momentum. To be honest, I'm not skilled enough in this area, and the most suitable for this role should be medicine. The thought of his swaggering face sitting behind the table made me feel happy, but then it turned into a deep sigh.

After watching for more than 20 minutes, the technician couldn't hold his breath: "Mr. Wang, what do you have to say?" ”

I tapped my finger on the transcript: "You guys...... I didn't care. ”

In fact, there is no information in this statement, but in their ears, the meaning is different. The technician said angrily: "Why am I not careful? Tell me clearly, what is the problem? Sand blending, molding, temperature control or casting? ”

"This Luwang furnace is made of cooked copper mixed with gold and silver, and the alloy composition is different, and the luster shown will be subtly different. Do you know the ratio of material compatibility? ”

"Nonsense, I don't have a standard in my hand, how can I know how to match?" The technician slapped the table, "Don't divert the topic, I'll ask you, how to adjust the copper without returning to the furnace?" ”

"I'm here to do business, not to quarrel." I closed the report and lowered my voice, "You guys are like this, the old courtier will not be happy to know." As soon as the name came out, the entire workshop fell silent, except for the humming of the machines. The technician and Lao Xu glanced at each other, and a fierce light flashed in their eyes.

"Mr. Wang, stop being angry, Xiao Zhao is also for everyone's good. If there is any problem, we can talk about it in detail. Lao Xu said as he left his seat and leaned over to me without a trace.

"It's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's that this technical comrade has complaints. It's all for the old dynasty to serve his old man, why bother. ”

Lao Xu's footsteps stopped, and his expression was slightly hesitant.

Sure enough, these people must have something to do with the old court, but they are not particularly close.

According to the speculation that the medicine is not, the organization of the old pilgrimage should be a spider web-like structure. The old dynasty sat in the middle, and a circle of direct personnel extended around, and these direct personnel extended out, each controlling a number of peripherals and industrial chains, each doing their own thing. The advantage of this is that even if one chain is truncated by the police, the other branches will not be affected. However, these chains do not belong to each other, and there are often situations where they intersect without knowing it: the nursery of the A line catches the fat fish, but the hand of the B line takes the goods, and the C line coils for a long time, but accidentally eats the D line of the counterparts.

Lao Xu's reaction confirmed the speculation that the medicine was not.

"Which hill are you from?" Lao Xu asked.

I smiled reservedly and asked, "First of all, which mountain are you?" ”

Lao Xu said: "We are Guiguzi's subordinates ......" Before he finished speaking, the technician surnamed Zhao suddenly shouted: "He is tricking us!" Lao Xu suddenly came to his senses, was furious, and pounced straight at me.

I dodged and dodged, took out a high-voltage electric gun for self-defense from my arms, and unceremoniously stabbed Lao Xu in the chest. With a flash of lightning, Lao Xu collapsed to the ground with convulsions. The technician surnamed Zhao was also fierce, picked up the cast iron wrench on the table, and smashed it hard. I hurriedly turned my head away, but I was still swept at the corner of my eyebrows, and it hurt for a while.

At this moment, there was a sudden uproar of sirens outside the factory. I took out a tracer from my pocket and smiled at the technician surnamed Zhao: "You do technology, you should know what this thing is, right?" ”

The technician surnamed Zhao took a look and knew that this was a trap from the beginning, and gritted his teeth with hatred. I took a moment to say, "The police have surrounded this place, and I suggest you surrender quickly." ”

"We have a license issued by the government, and all we produce are antique handicrafts, so why are you arresting people?"

"Who said they caught you fake?" I pointed to my chest, "You kidnapped Mr. Joseph Needham's friend in an attempt to extort huge sums of money and undermine the local investment climate. ”

The technician surnamed Zhao's face turned green with a "swish".

In our plan, we never planned to play a scene in which a hot-blooded young man bravely went undercover and cooperated with the police. Such large-scale counterfeiting factories usually have a legal coat and local officials as umbrellas — for example, Lao Xu is Director Kang's next family — and it is too difficult to report them for producing fake antiques.

Yao is not a pseudonym Joseph Needham talking about investment in Weihui, not only to cover me, but also to pry this protective umbrella. In the eyes of the local government, the production and sale of counterfeits can turn a blind eye, but if you affect the performance of local investment and investment, you will never be soft.

I followed the Luwang furnace into the factory and asked about the inside story; Didn't the medicine over there report to the government, saying that my friend had been kidnapped, extorted a huge amount of money, and even forged the extortion letter. As long as the superiors order a thorough investigation and check that I am really in the factory, no one can save Lao Xu from this crime.

This plan is really vicious.

The technician surnamed Zhao is not stupid, as soon as he heard me, he immediately understood the stakes. Suddenly, he grabbed a shovel and slashed at me. He was still fighting, and I didn't want to fight him, so I turned around and ran. The technician surnamed Zhao was like crazy, chasing after me, ignoring the police who were searching room by room outside.

The other workers in this workshop were all scared and ran away as soon as the siren sounded. I also went out if I had the heart, but the technician surnamed Zhao followed too closely, and I couldn't get rid of it at all, so I had to run around the intermediate frequency stove.

You chased me for two or three minutes, and suddenly the soles of my right feet hurt. When I looked down, I saw that what turned out to be a piece of leftover material stood on the ground, piercing the sole of the leather shoe and piercing into the flesh. The safety and sanitation of the factory is simply poor......

The technician surnamed Zhao took the opportunity to bully closer, picked up the shovel by a very large margin, and slashed it horizontally. I was in a hurry, and as soon as I lay on the ground, I heard a "flutter" sound, and the shovel flew over my scalp, cutting off a water pipe.

A large amount of clear water gushed out of the ruptured pipe, and at that moment, I suddenly had a premonition of extreme danger. I didn't know where the crisis came from, but my first reaction was to run to the nearest window. There was a steel plate leaning against the wall, and I bent down to dig into the gap between the two.

In the next moment, I heard a deafening explosion, mixed with a scream. The whole workshop was shaking, the steam was filled, and the steel plate that covered me was also shaking, and I almost fell to the ground.

I poked my head out cautiously and saw what was truly amazing.

It turned out that after the water pipe was cut, it sprayed all the water into the foundry. The foundry furnace in this factory was very poorly sealed, and the water seeped into the furnace and came into contact with the molten copper, which was up to nearly 1,000 degrees, and there was a violent explosion, and the molten copper spewed out from the riser and the water vent.

The technician surnamed Zhao and Lao Xu failed to leave in time, and unfortunately were splashed on their bodies by the high-temperature copper liquid. The technician surnamed Zhao was covered in black burns and died on the spot; Lao Xu didn't know if it was good luck or bad luck, because he was lying on the ground, and there were not many splashed parts, but it was all on his face......

I cowered behind the steel plate, my legs a little limp. It was really a chance just now, if I hadn't reacted in time, I'm afraid I would have lost half my life now. We had a very good plan, but we didn't count that situation.

The policemen quickly opened the door of the workshop, saw the mess inside, shouted a few times, heard my reply, and rushed in. They lifted me up from behind the steel plate and picked up the walkie-talkie and said the hostages were safe. Then the two young men took me out on the left and right, and the others dragged the technician surnamed Zhao and Lao Xu to quickly evacuate the scene. Next, it has to be handed over to the professional risk management team.

When I came out, I saw that the factory was already full of policemen and police cars, as well as riot control officers, all of whom were facing a great enemy.

Yao was not also in the team, and when he saw me coming out, he immediately greeted me. Before he could speak, Director Kang next to him first held my hands tightly and said in a panic, "Professor Wang, Professor Wang, you are frightened!" He lowered his voice again, and tears broke down in his voice, "I didn't expect Lao Xu to be so bad, greedy to this point, I'm sorry for you." ”

I saw that Director Kang's temples were almost white, which showed that he was really scared. Lao Xu was introduced to me by him to engage in antique trading, and if I really want to investigate it, he can't get out of it. I didn't die, I had palpitations, and I didn't bother to say anything. Several other city leaders also came over one after another, cordially expressed their condolences, and said that they would definitely investigate Yunyun thoroughly.

I was taken to an ambulance and had a full body check-up, so I had the opportunity to talk to the medicine alone. He looked at me for a while, and without a little relief, he asked bluntly, "Did you hear anything?" ”

"I only heard three words, Guiguzi." I shook my head, frustrated. The technician surnamed Zhao is dead, and it is not known whether Lao Xu can live, and other workers in the factory will definitely not be able to touch high-level things. This accidental explosion extinguished the old Chaofeng.

We put so much effort into setting up the game, but we were accidentally messed up at the last minute. But then again, if it hadn't exploded, I don't know if I would have survived now.

"Guiguzi ......" medicine or chewed these three words in a low voice, falling into deep thought.

"This is an ancient Chinese legend......" I explained.

"Nonsense, I still know this." The medicine didn't glare at me.

It's probably a kind of code name or something, but it's a pity that it's unlikely to be asked now. But it took so much effort to dig out only these three words, and the two of us always felt unwilling.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside, and it seemed that someone was shouting. I didn't look out with Yao and saw a middle-aged man who was about to rush to the factory, crying as he rushed. His movements were so violent that he could barely hold them down with three or four policemen, and from time to time he would raise his head to the sky and howl, revealing a row of eye-catching big white teeth.

I thought this person was a little familiar, but when I looked at it again, I suddenly remembered it. This was the first time Lao Xu left the hotel, and I saw the strange man standing on the side of the street through the window.

Director Kang came to the back of the ambulance with a smile on his face at this time, and I asked him, who is that man, crying so sadly, is it Lao Xu's relative?

If it is Lao Xu's relative, then this thread still has a chance to continue.

Director Kang squinted his eyes and glanced at it, his expression slightly embarrassed: "It's not a relative, it's an enemy." ”

"Enemies?"

"Hey, this person's name is Liu Zhenwu, and he was originally the principal of a local middle school. Last year, he was bewitched by Lao Xu, embezzled the school's public funds to buy a newly unearthed porcelain, and took it to Beijing for identification, hey, it was found to be fake. Liu Zhenwu returned to Weihui, but he could not make up for the shortfall, and as a result, the Education Bureau dismissed him from public office. The wife took the child back to her parents' house in a fit of anger, but she didn't expect to encounter a car accident on the road, and it was all gone. Liu Zhenwu went crazy all of a sudden, and from then on, he stared at Lao Xu, and when he saw it, he chattered, saying that Lao Xu gave him the real bottle and asked him to return ......"

I looked coldly at Director Kang's flickering words, thinking about what disgraceful role he also played in it.

This is another bloody case of fake antiques harming people. I have seen too many such things, ranging from the separation of wives to the destruction of families. Looking at the crazy Liu Zhenwu, my guilt for those two people has been reduced a lot, and my disgust for the old courtoon has an extra layer.

Liu Zhenwu continued to shout over there: "I want to get my bottle back, my bottle!" My character bottle! It seems that he is really crazy, and he fantasizes about rushing into the factory to get the "real thing" that Lao Xu hid.

Listening to Liu Zhenwu's shout, Yao Ye's brows suddenly twitched. He said to Director Kang: "What kind of porcelain did Lao Xu sell to Liu Zhenwu?" Director Kang touched his head and stretched out his arms: "Such a big jar, Yuan Qinghua is still Ming Qinghua, right?" I can't remember exactly what it was, but it was drawn on it and what came down the mountain. ”

"Where's the thing?"

"You mean the one in Liu Zhenwu's hand? He had already been smashed by himself, right at the gate of the city government. ”

Didn't the medicine grasp the details of the words at once: "Liu Zhenwu's one? So, Lao Xu still has a lot of pieces? ”

Director Kang became very embarrassed, rubbed his hands, and said with a flushed face: "Well, there are a few more pieces, he is not the one...... That's what you're doing. ”

I wondered a little in my heart, didn't the medicine hold on to this? didn't care about explaining the medicine to me, and asked again: "Where are the few items in Lao Xu's hand?" ”

Director Kang didn't say anything, but his gaze naturally drifted to the side of the factory. When I came in just now, I noticed that in addition to the furnace, this workshop also has a row of kilns, which can naturally also produce porcelain.

The medicine didn't take me with me, and walked towards the factory. The police wanted to stop us, but the medicine didn't mean that we didn't go to the factory, we just wanted to go and see the row of kilns next to it. The mouth of the kiln is more than 300 meters away from the scene of the explosion, and his identity is special, the police did not stop it, raised their hands to let us pass, and at most admonished: "These may be criminal evidence, don't touch it casually." ”

The two of us walked over and took a closer look. Judging from the height of the chimney and the volume of the kiln mouth, the scale of this kiln is not large, and the tire ash and glaze slurry dripping can be seen everywhere in the kiln, and the management is quite chaotic. Jars and jars are placed everywhere, but the product shape is relatively simple, mostly wide-mouth bottles, high-foot bowls and hanging plates, and the decoration and glaze are clumsy.

It seems that this porcelain kiln is mass-produced, winning by quantity, although it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Fang family, but it is enough to fool Liu Zhenwu with this kind of mallet.

I don't understand, what can be in such a place, how can it attract the attention of medicine that is not?

The medicine didn't circle around the kiln group, and his expression was quite unkind. I asked him what he saw. The medicine is not a finger behind the head, say you can see for yourself. When I looked around, there was a storehouse behind it—it was a storehouse, but it was actually a dilapidated brick yard, and I guess it used to be a barn. In the shed there is a row of blue and white porcelain jars, about a dozen pieces, the style is exactly the same, all about half a meter high, straight mouth and short neck, sloping shoulders and round belly, and a thick lip.

Although these are fakes, the workmanship is quite exquisite, not the same as those rags on the edge of the kiln outside. One of the most striking is the pattern painted on these porcelain jars.

Unlike most porcelain ornaments, which are mainly ornamental, this porcelain is painted with a story.

An old man with fairy wind bones sat in the car, and there was a tiger and a leopard pulling the cart in front of him. In front of the car were two soldiers, armed with spears and stern expressions, and behind them was a majestic horseback general, holding a battle flag with the word "Ghost Valley" written on it. Another man dressed as a civil servant followed. The top is decorated with water ripples and entwined peonies, and below is eight large yards of deformed lotus petals.

"Guiguzi descending the mountain?"

I recognized the historical allusion on the painting, and then I reacted with an "oops".

The system of the old court is divided into several mountains, and the mountain to which Lao Xu belongs is called "Guiguzi". That's the only clue I got out of his mouth. And here, there is actually a large blue and white jar of Guiguzi descending the mountain - what is the connection between the two?

What's more, Yao is not a layman, how can he be aware of this? Is it really just a few crazy words from Liu Zhenwu's madman?

I suddenly felt that the whole thing seemed more complicated than I had imagined.

I looked at the porcelain jar again, and painted this fairy-like Guiguzi, the eyes outlined by the glaze silk showed a few hints of weirdness, as if it was about to drag us into an unimaginable strange whirlpool.