Chapter 600: It's better to quietly close the net early!
The next auction is the fierce battle between Zhu Yu, the No. 3, and "Zhu Yu" on Ran Jie's side.
In a luxury villa, Harrison was looking at the surveillance, watching Zhu Yu and No. 3 frantically increase the price for a batch of Chinese cultural relics, with a smug smile on his face.
Next to his nephew Weili looked admiring:
"Uncle, you're so good! With this Zhu Yu here, we can make at least five million dollars more in this auction! β
"It should be more than that." Harrison shook his head and said, "This Zhu Yu is a fanatical nationalist. Nearly a quarter of our 'collections' are cultural relics from China. Now we're releasing less than a tenth of them, so let's wait and see......"
Willy nodded approvingly, but shook his head with some regret and said:
"It's a pity that we can only release a small part today, otherwise we would have made a billionaire in a day......"
"Wiley," Harrison said with a serious face, "I told you that you must refrain from corruption in business. The reason why we got these things for so long without problems and sold some of them is because we are not greedy.
If we wanted to, we could have increased the volume of auctions, and then these things would have been sold a long time ago.
But in this case, our danger is also greatly increased. What I asked the host to say at the last auction was not alarmist, and if we were not careful, not only would we not be able to enjoy these preciousness, but we would also be in prison......"
"It can't be that serious, right?" When Willy heard this, he was a little unimpressed, "After all, even that person has something to do with these things...... It's a scandal for them, how could they mess things up? β
"Huh." Wiley's words seemed too childish to Harrison, "In the eyes of the big guys, we're just inconspicuous guys. The future is the most important thing for them! In due time, even ourselves can be betrayed, let alone us? β
Wiley seemed to understand, but Harrison said no more.
There are some truths, if you don't have a certain position and don't experience a certain amount of wind and waves, even if you say it, you don't understand.
Zhu Yu and No. 3 won this round of bidding, and finally won the final price of "Zhu Yu" of 2.25 million US dollars.
This time the lot is a set of gold-threaded jade clothes from the Han Dynasty in China.
It's really strange that this kind of thing can flow out.
"Zhu Yu" received an address again, the same as before.
The bodyguard who accompanied "Zhu Yu" took the address, glanced at it, and took it into his arms.
"Uncle, have you noticed? The final price of each bid for this No. 3 will not exceed $2 million too far. If that number is exceeded, he gives up. Willy suddenly remembered something and said excitedly.
"Well, that's a good observation." Harrison nodded, and he also noticed the problem.
"That ......" Willy was there for a long time, and nothing came out of it.
He always felt that there was some secret in it, but he couldn't figure it out.
"Don't worry about the details." Harrison said, "At best, the number three is the white glove of some rich man or power." Now that we're blocking the signal of their auction, he can't contact the people behind the scenes, so he can only enforce a certain standard......"
"For example, this standard is the upper limit of two million!" Willy said excitedly.
"Hmm. That's how it should be. β
Looking at Wiley's excited expression, Harrison had to pour some cold water on him: "That doesn't prove anything. Number Three didn't show much of a threat and sent us a lot of money. Everyone has their own secrets, so don't try to learn someone else's secret unless he's a real threat to you! β
Willy was a little frustrated, he finally made a discovery, but it was not understood by his uncle, he felt that he had really played a useful enough piece of information or secret, but how could it not be useful?
Wiley wondered if he would investigate the third when the auction was over, and at this time, a new batch of auctions began.
This is a batch of cultural relics from Central Asia, more miscellaneous, there are stone tools, jade, gold tools, etc., more than 20 pieces.
Because it's not that famous, the price isn't too high.
Zhu Yu and the No. 3 were not very interested, but in the end, the No. 3 spent $780,000 to collect it - other buyers were not very interested.
On this night, a total of more than 12 100 cultural relics were auctioned, and a total of 17.25 million US dollars was auctioned.
Harrison and Wiley were both satisfied.
Watching the participants in the surveillance leave one by one, Weili asked expectantly:
"Uncle, when is the next auction?"
"Next time? At least a month later. Harrison didn't think about it and said, "I won't be able to shoot anytime soon." β
"Why?" Weili was a little puzzled, "Isn't it good to auction now?" Why didn't you shoot it? β
"Because we did two in a short period of time." "A quarter of the total collection has been auctioned." This news is definitely going to leak out. So somebody's going to pay attention to us. As long as we auction again, we will definitely be targeted by relevant organizations. Don't talk about getting rich, maybe you'll have to go to jail! β
Harrison patted Willy on the shoulder and continued:
"Weiri, uncle, I have been able to stay in this line for so many years, and I can watch people who are more powerful and majestic than me either die or go to prison, on what basis? Just don't be greedy! There is an old saying in Huaxia, again and again, we have auctioned twice, and in a short period of time, we must stop. β
Willy nodded as if he didn't understand.
"Tomorrow, you take someone to change those things to another place." Seeing that Willy no longer asked, Harrison set up his work:
"I have a warehouse on the Irish side. You bring someone to transport the rest there. It's a bit more remote and safer. β
Zhu Yu got out of the hotel and drove to the address given by the auctioneer, which was a storage shop. Zhu Yu got the things he had photographed with the number, and then drove back to the villa.
In the second half of the night, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie bumped into each other.
"Boss, the warehouses have been figured out." Qin Fei reported.
"The vans have also been rented and the warehouse is ready." Cao Dalong said.
"Alright, let's split up." Zhu Yu looked at his phone and said, "Time is pressing, everyone goes to a location, empties the things inside as soon as possible, and then transports them to our warehouse." Unload, and then leave. β
The four of them immediately split up.
The warehouse where Zhu Yu went was near an old building complex by the river.
This is an old building, and the yard has been opened and converted into a warehouse. The outside is exactly the same as the old building, and if you haven't been particularly scouted, you can easily be deceived.
"Boss, the biggest warehouse is in this." Xu Feng, a member of the action team who led the team, introduced in the car: "The courtyard door is locked. A temporary guard box was built inside the door, guarded by two security guards. Behind is a row of warehouses with two teams of three security guards patrolling the area. β
Zhu Yu and their team had four people besides him, Zhu Yu thought for a while and said:
"I'll settle the people at the door. Each of you is responsible for a patrol of security guards. β
Xu Feng looked embarrassed and suggested:
"Boss, you better bring someone......"
"No, you don't." Zhu Yu said, "Don't worry, if your Ran team says listen to me, you will listen to me." I'm not a professional, but I'm fine with two security guards. β
Xu Feng had no choice but to divide into groups, secretly hoping that Zhu Yu's side would not mess up - they went to the wall in two groups, intending to climb over the wall and enter, and then use the tranquilizer gun to solve the security guards.
This is the fastest solution - the tranquilizer gun is naturally provided by Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu came to the gate of the courtyard, and when he saw through the sky, he found that the door was locked from the inside with the most ordinary old lock.
The sentry box is actually the simplest tin house. At this time, it's still quite cold inside.
Two security guards, one wrapped in an overcoat, leaned against the corner of the sentry box and took a nap, while the other swiped his mobile phone.
This old-fashioned warehouse is not monitored, and it mainly relies on manpower to patrol.
Zhu Yu quietly climbed the courtyard wall, and he saw that Xu Feng and the others were also climbing the wall.
After a casual probe and found the upper wind, Zhu Yu waved his hand and spilled a handful of powder.
The two security guards in the sentry box slowly fell into a deep sleep.
These botanical powders brought out of the jungle are extremely useful.
Zhu Yu went down, went to the sentry box, took out the key from the waist of the security guard, and came out to open the courtyard door.
After waiting for a while, I saw Xu Feng and a few of them hurrying over.
"Alright, let's go get the van in." Zhu Yu didn't care about Xu Feng's wide open mouth, and ordered, "Time is pressing, we must transport all the things before dawn!" β
Xu Feng swallowed the words that came to his mouth, although he admired Zhu Yu unusually in his heart, he also knew that the two tasks were important.
It seems that when I go back, I have to ask Team Ran, is our boss learning kung fu?
How can it be so fast?
The truck entered the yard, where the team members had already opened the warehouse and started moving boxes outside.
Three trucks filled two and a half boxes, and Zhu Yu's heavenly eyes saw that there were at least more than two hundred cultural relics in this warehouse.
After the truck was loaded, it drove out of the yard, Xu Feng and the others swept all the footprints with a broom, Zhu Yu locked the door and jumped out of the courtyard wall.
They were all wearing gloves and left few traces.
The truck was led by an off-road vehicle to the warehouse that Cao Dalong rented with them. Then unload.
After the team members unloaded, they went to the car, and Zhu Yu walked around the warehouse, put everything into the space, and then walked out and locked the door.
Their group was the fastest, and Zhu Yu was waiting outside the warehouse. In less than half an hour, Ran Jie and Cao Dalong's convoy rushed over together.
After another half an hour, Qin Fei's motorcade came.
"We're there for today's auction. There are more people who stay to wrap up. Qin Fei explained, "We waited for them to leave before we acted." β
Zhu Yu nodded.
Everything went into the warehouse, Zhu Yu checked it for the last time, and then locked the door himself.
"Now you can move out of here in batches, return to your home country or go to Brazil or the Middle East." Zhu Yu said, "Try to travel as lightly as possible, and it's best not to bring anything except the necessities." β
"Okay." Qin Fei and Cao Dalong knew that it was them.
After they left, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie drove to the villa in an off-road vehicle. In the car, Zhu Yu said:
"Ran Jie, I'll transfer you five million dollars later, and you can share it with everyone. The four of you take a little more. The next ones are with my Xiao Li and Xiao Zhang with you...... Let's take credit for it. We're getting ready to leave. β
Ran Jie nodded, drove quietly, and didn't speak.
Zhu Yu has already counted, and this time he "moved" and got more than 1,500 cultural relics.
Among them, there are almost more than 400 Chinese cultural relics, which is a very large amount.
Among them, there are many cultural relics of the first class of national treasures, which are very scary!
Even the artifacts of ancient Egypt, the Maya and the Middle East are very eye-catching.
If you lose these things, I'm afraid those behind the scenes will go crazy!
Zhu Yu knew that he was also the object of suspicion.
His original plan was to let the other party not only lose these things, but also get the money back.
It's just that the flow of funds is now electronic, which is more troublesome, so Zhu Yu finally gave up this plan.
It's best not to leave any flaws in yourself.
The very good things that have been done have taken advantage of a lot of money, and if because of such a move, the snake is added to the flaws and flaws, then it is really worth the loss.
"Boss, shall we leave by plane today?" When he was about to arrive at the villa, Ran Jie asked.
"Nope." Zhu Yu smiled, "How can you leave like this?" Gotta teach them a lessonβI guess, when the day comes, those people will go crazy and try to make up for us. β
After resting in the villa for a long time, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie went out.
They went to the London craft market and bought a lot of things here.
And at this time, Harrison and Wiley are really going crazy!
"How is that possible? All the things in the four warehouses are gone? How is this possible? Do those security guards eat? β
In the villa, Harrison no longer had his usual gentlemanly demeanor and gentleness, and the roaring voice scared Willy into squeaking - he also knew that this was a big deal!
In the past two days, less than 300 cultural relics have been auctioned, and almost 40 million US dollars have been harvested!
If they are all auctioned out, it will be hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue!
But now all of them are goneβnot all, some of them are in Harrison's personal collection.
But that's only a tiny fraction of that!
Who can afford such a loss?
Harrison has been in this business for so many years, and the wealth he has accumulated is not a tenth of these!
It is impossible for anyone to pass this matter.
"Check! It must be investigated! Harrison continued to growl, "Look at the security guards, check all the people who know where these four warehouses are!" By the way, check out the ...... who participated in the auction."
Willy felt that Uncle Harrison was confused. This time, the auction design is very tight, and when those bidders enter the auction room, the mobile phone signal is blocked except when transferring money. And there are hidden cameras and bugs in the room.
Although I heard that someone wanted to investigate the matter, in the end, I couldn't do anything at all.
So the disappearance of these things is most likely not related to the auctioneers.
Weili was also puzzled, how could it be that all the things in the four warehouses were all gone at once?
He also guessed that it might be an inner ghost!
The chickens and dogs are jumping here, and over there Zhu Yu and Ran Jie have already returned to the villa, planning to leave London.
In the afternoon, Zhu Yu received calls from Qin Fei and Cao Dalong one after another.
When Cao Dalong went to the Middle East, he mainly went to see the oil fields there. Although there is a brigade of "security forces" towned, after all, that contingent is mainly in the capital.
The area of the oil field is relatively large, so Cao Dalong went over and took a turn. Now the three of them are considered the executives in Zhu Yu's assets, and they also have a share of the income in this oil field, and it is justified to go around.
Although Zhu Yu let them move freely, neither of them had the intention of taking their wages for nothing. There is Pu Lanlan there on the big island, and there is no need for others to worry about it. There is a high probability that Zhu Yu will go back by himself on the Brazilian side, so there is no problem.
Then there will only be coal fields, oil fields and other places.
Qin Fei went to the lithium mines in Africa - his girlfriend is still there.
"Let's leave too." Zhu Yu glanced at the villa and said to Ran Jie, "I'm still not used to the climate here, let's go home." β
Ran Jie nodded with deep feeling.
"That Zhu Yu bought a ticket to leave tonight!" Harrison received a call from his men, "He and his assistant are leavingβhis assistant has been replaced, replaced by his original bodyguard!" β
"Do they have any luggage?" Harrison asked, and immediately added, "There must be!" Check to see if they have declared special items out of the country? By the way, call the National Museum and report it anonymously, saying that this Zhu Yu may be carrying stolen cultural relics out of the country! β
I'm a mess now, so pull everyone into the water, and no one will be happy!
Now the news of the theft has not spread, and the ghost has not been found out. But Harrison could imagine that when the news came out, the people behind the scenes would tear themselves apart!
He had already sent Weiri away, and he was too deeply involved in this matter for it to be impossible to leave in a short time.
Then muddy the waters!
When Zhu Yu was checking in his luggage at the airport, a group of people suddenly came over and surrounded him.
A middle-aged man in a gray suit at the head pointed to Zhu Yu's suitcase and asked in a deep voice:
"What's in there?"
"Crafts." Zhu Yu said, and then asked rhetorically: "Who are you?" What authority do you have to ask me these questions? β
"We're staff at the National Museum, and we're investigating a theft of antiquities." The man pulled out his work ID, "Someone reported that you had something to do with this." β
"Huh." Zhu Yu sneered, "I really want to have something to do with this matter. After all, you have more than 20,000 Chinese cultural relics in itβmost of which are not from formal channels. Unfortunately, I am a law-abiding citizen, otherwise I ......"
The airport security and police are also here, and this is not a small matter!
Then, their target was on that box - after all, there were a lot of small items in it through X-rays!