Entering the interrogation room, I saw an obese white man in his forties sitting on a stool, and saw Caroline walking in with Wang Su, a pair of small eyes dripping around the two.

Wang glanced at the basic information that Caroline had written down: "Your name... Chris. Taylor... Right? ”

Chris nodded, looked at Caroline with an aggrieved face and said, "Officer, I've always been a law-abiding citizen, and I really can't understand why I can't let me go." ”

Caroline asked angrily, "You own an antique shop, don't you?" ”

Chris spread his hands: "God, is it illegal to open an antique store?" As you know, most of the things brought by the customers of the antique shop are handed down from their ancestors, but even if they dig up the antiques themselves, there should be no problem, because in our country the things that are dug out of the soil belong to individuals and can be bought and sold freely, which is not illegal. ”

Wang Su stopped Caroline, who was about to scold, and said with a smile: "Mr. Taylor, don't be nervous, what you said is right." I just wanted to ask you a few questions. ”

Chris looked at Wang Su with some surprise, he didn't expect this person to speak for him.

"And what did you summon me for? I'm just a law-abiding taxpayer. ”

"Oh? Really? Then I have to give you a little more legal knowledge. Wang Su lit a cigarette and put it in the corner of his mouth, tilted his head and looked Chris up and down, "You should know in your own heart which ass of the people who mingle in the antique market is completely clean?" Yes, it is not illegal to buy and sell antiques, but it is illegal if you are buying or selling antiques that belong to the state or the history of the country. Can you be sure that every gadget in your store will stand up to our investigation? ”

Hearing this, Chris's eyes began to flicker a little, and he stared at the desktop silently, deliberately avoiding Wang Su's gaze.

Wang Su continued: "Don't worry, we just asked you to ask a few questions, as long as you honestly cooperate with us, then your antique shop will continue to open, and we don't have the spare time to embarrass you." ”

Chris raised his head and peeked at Wang Su, then quickly lowered his head again: "I... I see, I don't know what you're trying to ask me. ”

At this time, Wang Su glanced at Caroline, signaling that this guy had been pinched and could start questioning.

Caroline nodded knowingly and asked, "Julio. Dos Santos, do you know? ”

"Julio??" Chris rolled his eyes and thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know." ”

At this time, Caroline pulled out a photo of Julio and slammed it in front of Chris's eyes: "It's him, you can see it clearly, do you recognize it?" ”

Unexpectedly, Chris only glanced at it and immediately said, "Who am I talking about, him!" I know him, but I don't know his name. ”

Caroline asked, "Tell me, how did you meet?" ”

"About five months ago, I saw him poking his head in front of my store, so I asked him if he wanted to sell something, and he said yes, so I invited him in."

After a pause, Chris's face turned into a smile: "But then again, that's a good business, I picked up a big bargain!" That person is a layman who doesn't understand the market and makes random moves. ”

At this time, Wang Su asked, "What did Julio sell to you?" ”

Hearing this, Chris immediately put away his smile and drooped his head again.

Wang Su picked his nose and said with a smile: "Did I say yes?" You collected antiques related to state property?? Don't worry, just tell the truth, I promise I won't pursue you for this. ”

Chris muttered quietly, "I know... You police don't talk anything about it for the sake of clichés......"

"Bang!"

Caroline slammed the table and shouted, "What nonsense!!" This is the Serious Crimes Division, and you think our concern is the nature of antiques?? If you are really going to be checked, then you should be facing a police officer from the Economic Investigation Division now!! ”

At this point, Caroline paused and asked in a deep voice, "Chris, or... Shall we now notify the police of the Economic Investigation Division to take over? ”

"Don't, I say!" Chris immediately coaxed, "That Julio... Sold 20 gold coins for me...... There was still soil on those gold coins, and it looked like they had just been dug up......"

"Gold??" Caroline frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about?" How many years of history does our country have, how can we dig up gold coins? You think it's in Europe?? ”

"Uh... That's ......" Chris nervously took a sip of the water glass in front of him, coughed twice and cleared his throat, "During the civil war between the North and the South, the economy was very inflationary, the real value represented by the currency was very disordered, and counterfeit money was also flying all over the sky, so the government at that time simply issued gold coins directly to stabilize the market, which is why our dollar is often called the US dollar." ”

"Heh, it's worthy of being engaged in antique trading, and it's a mess with rich historical knowledge." Wang Su threw a cigarette to Chris, "You go on. ”

Chris lit a cigarette, took a puff and continued: "Later, after the war, the government stopped this gold standard monetary system, declared all privately held gold coins illegal, and ordered the gold coins in their hands to be exchanged for US dollars for a limited time, and the gold coins were forcibly recycled, so... There are not many gold coins that have been handed down now. As you said, even if it has been handed down, strictly speaking, this gold coin is the property of the state. Now... The price of this gold coin in collectors is around $8,000 a piece. ”

Wang Su nodded: "Then how much money did you receive from Julio?" ”

Chris couldn't stop showing the businessman's smile again: "3500 a piece, he agreed almost without any hesitation." ”

"Wow, God, you're going to make a lot of money in this business." Wang Su counted with his fingers, "20 pieces...... Hell, you've made $90,000 in this single deal! ”

That's when Caroline asked, "And when was the last time you saw Julio?" ”

Chris shook his head again and again: "There is no last time, I have seen that once in total...... However, before leaving, he asked for my phone number, saying that he would contact me again soon, and he said that it might still be available. ”

"And when was the only time you saw each other?"

Chris scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "Is it a specific time... Forget, I'm a man... Hehe, I'm not very sensitive to date time or something...... Anyway, it was the time I transferred money to him using mobile banking, and we transferred the transaction on the spot. ”

Caroline immediately pulled out a transfer record, and Wang Su leaned over to take a look: "Well, it's around 10 o'clock in the morning on February 13." ”

"Yes, yes, that's pretty much it!" Chris nodded repeatedly.

Wang Su asked, "He was alone that day?" ”

"No, it's not...... There was another ......," Chris frowned as he recalled, "and another man who was also like him, dressed in a worker's uniform, huh...... I remember him wearing a tattered cap on his head, standing in front of the store and not coming in, looking around the road all the time......"

Wang Su immediately asked, "Then do you still recognize that person now?" ”

Chris thought for a while and said noncommittally, "It's hard to say... I didn't look at him very much that day, and besides, he was standing farther away with his hat on......"

Wang Su whispered to Caroline: "The other person is wearing the same uniform as Julio, it is very likely that he is a worker working on the construction site with Julio, have you investigated ......?"

Before Wang Su finished speaking, Caroline pulled out a few photos: "I know what you want to ask, are the people who stayed at the construction site on the holiday on February 15?" Na... It's just 5 people, and I've talked to 4 of them......"

Wang Su smiled: "Yo, is it okay, enlightened?" ”

Caroline snorted, "I don't want to be told by some great detective that I don't understand routine operations in the future." ”

"Yo yo yo, yes, yes, it's a bit of an agent." Wang Su pointed to the photo, "Come on, continue the regular operation, hot-blooded officer?" ”

Caroline glared at Wang Su and spread the photo in front of Chris's eyes.

"Take a look, if you can pinpoint who the other person is, I'll let you go immediately."

Chris looked down and scribbled back and forth at several photos, his brow furrowing and furrowing, and after a few minutes, his finger poked at one of them.

Caroline asked, "Is this it?" ”

Chris continued to stare at the photo for half a minute, and tapped on the photo: "That's it, that's it!" I can't remember the specific facial features, but I still have an impression of his Indian features! ”

Caroline picked up the photo and nodded, "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Taylor." ”

Chris nodded hesitantly and asked in a low voice, "You're not really going to pursue my acquisition of gold coins, are you?" I...... Can I go? ”

Caroline avoided Chris's gaze and said vaguely, "Uh... Although most of the homicide cases in our Serious Crime Division are responsible, you can't let it go if you have other illegal acts, right...... Well... You can't go yet, and there will be agents from the Economic Investigation Department who will take over soon. ”

"What?" Chris was dumbfounded, "You... Didn't you just say you wouldn't hold me accountable......"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two agents from the Economic Investigation Division walk in, hurriedly greet Caroline, and then handcuff Chris.

"You police have no credit!! I knew I wouldn't say anything!! A roaring Chris was forcibly dragged out of the interrogation room by two agents.

Wang Su shook his head, rubbed his temples and sighed, "Hey... Poor antique shop owner. You know that the police are out of credit, so why don't you stay the course......"

Caroline glared at Wang Su fiercely, and spread out the photos in front of him: "This Indian is called Amitba. Bachchan, like Julio, entered the country on a labor visa, and he definitely has a problem! ”

Wang Su yawned: "Tell me, what's wrong." ”