Chapter 12 The desire for profit
Xie Tong drunkenly told Zhong Yulin that his family had a treasure handed down from his ancestors, of course Zhong Yulin didn't believe it, there was really a treasure and drank cheap wine every day, Xie Tong was not convinced, and asked Zhong Yulin to wait with the strength of the wine, and after a while, he didn't know where Xie Tong tossed out a finger-length copper piece, put it in front of Zhong Yulin and let him take a good look, pointed to the copper piece and said that this is the treasure handed down by his ancestors.
Although Zhong Yulin pounded the cultural relics, he didn't know anything about the cultural relics, and the copper piece looked ordinary and nothing unusual, so he returned it to Xie Tong and said that it was worthless, who knew that Xie Tong was still strong and insisted that this was a treasure, saying that Zhong Yulin didn't know the goods and asked him to take them out and ask.
Zhong Yulin didn't take Xie Tong's words seriously, he nodded and promised to put away the copper sheet in person, and after a few days Xie Tong asked if it was sold, Zhong Yulin remembered it, and casually delayed and said that he was asking, it just so happened that Zhong Yulin didn't receive any good goods during that time, and when he delivered the goods to Liu Weiming, he took it out together with the copper sheet, and asked Liu Weiming to give an estimate, Liu Weiming didn't have the time to say that he would call Zhong Yulin back after asking.
Zhong Yulin didn't feel at ease about this at all, how much is a broken copper piece worth, who knows that Liu Weiming hurriedly came to him three days later, and asked where the copper piece came from, Zhong Yulin has been abducted and deceived for many years, of course, he will look at Liu Weiming's expression, and he knows that the copper piece has a great origin, since he has caught the God of Wealth, how can he let others know.
Liu Weiming saw that Zhong Yulin refused to say, and he also knew that it was the difficult lord who put a stack of money in front of Zhong Yulin, Zhong Yulin was stunned at a glance, there were more than 100,000 yuan, although Liu Weiming was generous, he had never been so bold as this time, and Zhong Yulin knew very well that Liu Weiming could give him so much money, which only showed that the copper piece was worth more.
Liu Weiming also knew that he couldn't ask anything from Zhong Yulin's mouth, so he said that there should be two copper pieces, and Zhong Yulin brought one of them, and asked him to bring the other half as well, and give Zhong Yulin double the price when the time comes.
"Two pieces of copper?" The prince interrupted Zhong Yulin's words and asked thoughtfully. "You sold one of them to Liu Weiming, what about the other?"
"I haven't seen it, the other one should be in Xie Tong's hands." Zhong Yulin replied in horror.
"Go on." Yun Duruo said coldly.
Zhong Yulin nodded and said to us in a panic after taking the last puff of cigarette, the more money Liu Weiming gave, the more profitable it made him feel, Zhong Yulin estimated that there were other people who really wanted copper sheets, after Liu Weiming left, Zhong Yulin thought to himself that if he encountered the opportunity to make a fortune, he couldn't be cheap Liu Weiming, and only by finding a real buyer could he skip Liu Weiming and make this fortune.
So Zhong Yulin secretly followed behind Liu Weiming, and found that Liu Weiming took a lot of detours, and he had always been cautious, but fortunately, it was at night, Zhong Yulin was wary and didn't let him find out, but Zhong Yulin saw Liu Weiming parked in a secluded place, where was a car parked, Liu Weiming's attitude was very respectful, and what was said to the people in the car.
Zhong Yulin couldn't hear what they said from a long distance, but he still vaguely heard Liu Weiming mention the copper sheet, and Zhong Yulin guessed that the person sitting in the car should be the real buyer.
However, it was too dark Zhong Yulin couldn't see the people sitting in the car clearly, he waited until Liu Weiming left before going out, he originally planned to negotiate with the people in the car, negotiate the price and go to Xie Tong, so he didn't know how much money he would make when he changed hands.
"Who knew that as soon as I walked out, I suddenly felt a figure flash behind me, and before I could react, a knife was on my neck." Zhong Yulin said this, and licked the corners of his mouth with palpitations. "I don't even know how the man appeared, but the knife was so cold against my neck that it sent chills all over my body."
"And then?" Nangong Yi asked seriously.
"Then I heard a gust of wind blowing, and a red-haired woman suddenly appeared in front of me like a ghost, and I didn't even see how she appeared, and she grabbed me by the neck, and the woman was so strong that I almost couldn't breathe." Zhong Yulin tilted his head and pointed at his neck for us to see, and there were still faint bruises on it.
I straightened up and walked to Zhong Yulin and looked down at the bruises, which were exactly the same as the bruises I found on Xie Tong's neck, and the apprentice said that there were three Fusang people who had looked for Xie Tong, and one of them was a woman wearing a blood-red windbreaker with red hair, presumably the same person as the woman who choked Zhong Yulin's neck, so it is very likely that she was the one who killed Xie Tong.
"What happened next?" I pressed with a frown.
"The woman was different from us when she spoke, she asked me why I followed Liu Weiming here, where did I say something, I pointed at her hand around my neck, and the woman let go of me before I was relieved." Zhong Yulin subconsciously touched his neck and said with palpitations. I was out of breath and said the copper plate, and the woman was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look at the car parked not far away.
I saw that Zhong Yulin looked flustered, knowing that he wanted to clear up his relationship with Xie Tong now, he would definitely say everything, I handed over another cigarette, Zhong Yulin hurriedly took it, lit it, took a deep breath and continued.
He saw the person in the car slowly raise his hand, and the knife around his neck was immediately taken down, Zhong Yulin wanted to see who was behind him, turned his head and found that there was nothing behind him, and when he turned his head again, even the red-haired woman in red before disappeared like a ghost.
Standing in front of him was a man with long hair, his low-hanging hair covering half of the man's face, holding a doll that looked exactly like the man in his hand.
I turned around and looked at the others silently, the person Zhong Yulin mentioned should be the puppeteer that Nangong Yi told us, Zhong Yulin said that the person's eyes were very cold, but he spoke very politely, and he asked directly about the copper sheet.
Zhong Yulin is greedy for money, and he knows that he can't afford to provoke the person standing opposite, so he said that he sold the copper piece to Liu Weiming, and the person nodded politely, probably because he understood the reason why he followed Liu Weiming here, and asked Zhong Yulin to make a price very easy-going.
Zhong Yulin thought for a long time and compared five fingers, thinking that he could earn a little more by exchanging his life for money, who knew that the man didn't even think about taking out a velvet bag from his body, and asked Zhong Yulin to spread his hand, and what the person poured into Zhong Yulin's hand from the bag turned out to be a handful of brilliant and crystal clear diamonds.
The man politely said that he bought cash on his body, and these diamonds should be regarded as a deposit, and put the velvet bag in Zhong Yulin's palm, saying that these diamonds already belonged to him, Zhong Yulin never dreamed that the inconspicuous copper sheet was worth so much money, and if those diamonds were sold, he would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
Zhong Yulin was ecstatic to put away the diamonds, but the man looked at him with a cold gaze, and the puppet in his hand told Zhong Yulin that there were two pieces of copper, and if he could get the other piece back, the reward would be doubled.
Zhong Yulin hurriedly nodded and agreed, and when he left, the man said that if he got the copper piece, he would still come here and wait, Zhong Yulin only knew that when he met the God of Wealth and asked what the person's name was, the man said that his name was Yoshida Hanzo, and at this time Zhong Yulin knew that the other party was from Fusang.
Zhong Yulin went to see Xie Tong the next day, and handed over the 100,000 yuan that Liu Weiming had given him before, Xie Tong was shocked at that time, and probably didn't expect that the copper sheet could buy so much money, so he happily accepted it and invited Zhong Yulin to drink wine to thank him.
Zhong Yulin has been thinking about another piece of copper, and after he is full of wine and food, he knocks on the side to ask Xie Tong about the whereabouts of the copper piece, I don't know if Xie Tong has made money or some other reason, he always vaguely pushes three blocks and four just refuses to mention another copper piece.
Zhong Yulin also had no way, but seeing that it was profitable, he couldn't force Xie Tong too hard, and after a few days, Zhong Yulin bought good wine and went to Xie Tong, and began to think that Xie Tong was disgusted with less money, and took another 100,000 yuan out in order to get the copper sheet, who knew that Xie Tong was not only happy, but hesitated, and finally returned the previous 100,000 to Zhong Yulin, saying that he would not sell the copper sheet.
Zhong Yulin was anxious when he heard this, how could he get back the things he sold, not to mention that the Fusang man named Yoshida Hanzo was not good at first glance, and he also accepted the other party's diamonds, I am afraid that even if he wants to return it, Zhong Yulin gritted his teeth and told Xie Tong that he could not get it back, if he was willing to sell another piece of copper to the Fusang people, he would guarantee him a lifetime of brocade clothes.
When Xie Tong heard that Zhong Yulin had sold the copper piece to the Fusang people, he was furious, and he pointed at Zhong Yulin like thunder, and scolded him, and threw the money to Zhong Yulin, and brought a kitchen knife to him to get out, saying that if Zhong Yulin didn't ask for the copper piece back, he would kill him with his own hands.
Zhong Yulin staggered back and knew that Xie Tong could not take out another piece of copper, so he had to bite the bullet and go to see Yoshida Hanzo, in order to save his life Zhong Yulin also returned the bag of diamonds, who knows that Yoshida Hanzo was not angry at what he did to him, only made a small request, as long as Zhong Yulin agreed to those diamonds, it was still his honorarium.
"What is Hanzo Yoshida's request?" Yun Duruo asked solemnly.
"Let me tell him where the copper piece came from." Zhong Yulin squirmed and replied timidly.
We can already think of the following things, Yoshida Hanzo took two other Fusang people to see Xie Tong, presumably also to buy copper pieces from Xie Tong, and Zhong Yulin suffered Xie Tong's stern refusal, although there is no evidence, but it is already obvious that Xie Tong was killed by those three Fuso people.
This is also the reason why Zhong Yulin was so panicked when we mentioned that Xie Tong was dead, and he also thought that Xie Tong's death was related to the Fusang people, and the origin of the copper sheet and Xie Tong's address were leaked by him to the Fusang people.
The more I think about it, the more angry I become, the most unaccustomed person is the greedy person who is afraid of death, and slaps Zhong Yulin on the head and scolds him loudly.
"Bastard, people are dying every day, why didn't you die, you bastard."
Yun Duruo and Nangong Yi both looked at me dumbfounded, Han Yu sneered and laughed, the prince was stunned in place, it is estimated that they have known me for so long and they have not seen me beat.
I reached for a cigarette, Zhong Yulin thought I was going to hit him, hugged his head and said loudly in fear.
"I said, I said, there's one more thing I didn't say."
Syllable!
I slapped Zhong Yulin on the head again, glared at him with a cigarette in my mouth, and said angrily.
"Bastard, I fucking see you just owe a beating, say, what's the matter!"
Zhong Yulin hugged his head and looked at me in fear, and said timidly.
"Liu Weiming is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he knows that Yoshida Hanzo wants the copper sheet to sit on the ground and start the price, he is more greedy than me until now, the copper piece has always been in his hands, if you want to find Fusang people, as long as you find Liu Weiming."
I was stunned and frowned immediately, took off the cigarette from the corner of my mouth and looked at the others anxiously, if Yoshida Hanzo can kill Xie Tong for the copper piece, it can be seen how important the copper piece is to them, and they will also kill Liu Weiming and get the copper piece without stopping.
Although we still don't know what the two copper pieces that have been kept in Xie Tong's hands are useful, but from the extent to which the Fusang people care so much, and Xiao Lianshan appeared in Yongning Village to squat and watch, this copper piece is mostly related to the mysterious treasure, and it is not difficult to see from Xie Tong's words and deeds to Zhong Yulin that Xie Tong actually doesn't know much, but the copper piece should be very important, otherwise Xie Tong would not rather have money than let Zhong Yulin take the copper piece back.
The top priority must be to find Liu Weiming immediately, the copper piece in his hand cannot fall into the hands of the Fusang people under any circumstances, and the most important thing is that this is an opportunity to help Xiao Lianshan clear his name.