Chapter 16: The Strange Pawnbroker
Nanfeng ignored the smell on his body and quietly left with me.
Finding a place where there was no one, she took out a pen and wrote down our location on a slip of paper, and as if playing a trick, she took out a pigeon, stuffed the note into a bamboo tube on the pigeon's leg, and released the pigeon.
I couldn't help but compliment, "Good fellow, you've used something so old." ”
"Of course, nothing is unthinkable. The mobile phone can be detected by the machine, but the pigeon can't. ”
The July fire was hot and muggy, and the willows on both sides of the road were so sunburned that they rolled up their leaves, swaying weakly.
Nanfeng and I returned to Baohang this time, and finally washed the smell off our bodies, hid in the air conditioner and talked, and Nanfeng gave the staff here an afternoon off. When I mentioned the name of "Huo Huoge", Nanfeng's face changed, and just as he was about to speak, someone walked in.
A middle-aged man came in with a red sandalwood box in his arms, he looked at us, ignored us, and walked straight to the counter.
In the old society, the counters of pawnshops were all built high, and the shopkeeper stood inside, and the pawnbroker could only hold up the items and hand them over. This pattern is mainly for security, but also to show one's status.
Pawn is not a fair deal, and before you open your mouth, you will lose the wind first.
If you don't fall down, who will come out as a thing.
He stood under the counter, saw that there was no one inside, and called softly: "Mr. Lang, Mr. Lang......" He seems to have something wrong with his eyes, he didn't see the two of us who are so big and alive?
I whispered, "Who is Mr. Lang he is talking about?" ”
"The one who fought the world with my grandfather."
I nodded.
He was patient, and after a few words, no one answered, so he changed his name and then called: "Lang Chaofeng." ”
Chaofeng is the name of the old society, now called treasure experts, of course, there are some differences, Chaofeng is the person who has seen the most treasures, more powerful than treasure experts, especially like to collect some unpopular odd goods.
I don't care if it's a profit or a loss, I just want to know the origin of the strange goods and the hidden stories.
Nanfeng couldn't help it, stood up, yawned, "Don't scream......" He glanced back at us, then turned his head and continued, "Don't scream, can't you hear?" The person you are looking for will not come out to meet you. ”
He turned around, looked Nanfeng up and down, and asked, "I'm looking for Mr. Lang, not you!" How do you know he's not coming? I have something for him, and he gives me money. ”
Nanfeng sneered, "If I say he won't come, he won't be able to come." Whether it's a pawn or a ransom, look for me. ”
I took a second look at the rosewood box, it was quite an old object, and if the box was pure rosewood, it would be worth a few dollars.
When he saw me staring at the red sandalwood box, he was very nervous and hugged him tighter, "I can't tell you, I want to see Mr. Lang." ”
Judging by the tone and look on his face, I concluded that he was sick in the head.
Nanfeng said unceremoniously: "Want to see him?" Go home and hang yourself! ”
He realized and was taken aback, "You mean, he's dead?" ”
"Nonsense!"
He looked at Nanfeng suspiciously, and asked cautiously, "Who are you?" ”
Nanfeng sat down again, "His apprentice." ”
"Since the old gentleman is dead, it is the same to look for you." He sat down on the chair I was sitting on and looked outside, because it was afternoon, and there was no one on the road, so he whispered: "Someone asked me to give things to the old man, and that person said that as long as the old man saw things, he would definitely give me money." ”
"What's that?" Nanfeng suddenly became curious.
"One hundred thousand."
Nanfeng took a deep breath, resisted the urge to coax, and said as calmly as possible: "I have to look at things before I can bid, you don't count." People and goods are received, but I don't want ghost goods. ”
He said impatiently: "I don't know what kind of people are ghosts, that person told me, 100,000, the old man will give it happily." As he spoke, he put the box on the table, "The things are given to you, and you give the money." ”
I'll go!
Forced to buy and sell?
How many good classes are there for a pawnshop?
If it weren't for the fact that there was something wrong with his head, it is estimated that Nanfeng would have kicked him out a long time ago, "Okay, I'll take a look at things first." ”
"Look."
I pulled the red sandalwood box first, and as soon as I touched it, I knew that there was a problem, and the temperature was wrong.
Obviously, the outside of the box is inlaid with a layer of red sandalwood skin, and the inside is definitely not red sandalwood, it looks like willow wood, if so, it is not even worth ten yuan.
I'm afraid that the box will be tampered with, in case there is a mechanism in the box, once it is opened, it will kill you on the spot, and it may be a drug, which is more terrible than death, for a period of time, you will do whatever you want you to do.
Behind the shop is the Treasure Pavilion, where a lot of things are placed.
I carefully pushed the box to the side, pushed the lock open, and opened the box, there was no hidden weapon, but there was a smell of sandalwood, very pure. If there's a mixture of drugs inside, I can smell it.
Seeing that there was no danger, I pulled the box, which was a yellowish ash inside, and I angrily closed the box and pushed it back, "What the fuck are you making fun of us?" Fuck me off! ”
My sudden outburst of anger suddenly made him panic a little, "What...... What's wrong? ”
"Hmph, you've seen anyone who is used as ashes, you think it's a relic! Get out of here! ”
Nanfeng also looked incredulous, pulled the box and looked at it, and closed the lid again.
His eyes widened, his face turned pale, he was stunned for a moment, and muttered, "No, it won't." What's inside, I don't know. The man said that he would give money as long as he brought something, and his name was ...... He called ......" He couldn't speak, he pounded his head vigorously, it seemed to be a real hit, "I can't remember, his name is ......"
Nanfeng didn't want to entangle with him anymore, "I'll come back when I'm ready." ”
When he saw that we didn't accept it, he almost cried, and begged, "You let me think about it, he said that as long as the old man hears his name, he will definitely accept it." 100,000 is missing......"
Seeing his anxious appearance, I didn't think what he said was fake, the room was very cool, but he was sweating profusely, his lips were chapped, Nanfeng couldn't bear it, he took out two hundred yuan and threw it on the table, "You go back and think about it, you look for my master, I don't know much about his past, since you are here, I can't let you go back empty-handed, take these two hundred yuan to buy a bottle of drink to quench your thirst." ”
He looked at the money on the table, and then looked at the south wind in surprise, "You think I'm a liar, right?" I don't want this money, what's his name...... You wait, I'll be back. He put away the box and turned to leave.
I think that if his words are true, then Nanfeng's master must have made an agreement or deal with someone.
Nanfeng said, "My master left very suddenly, and he rarely told me about the past. Even if that guy remembered the name of the person just now, I guess I don't know. ”
Suddenly, the guy came again and shouted, "I remember, his name is Cha Su!" ”
Surname Cha!!
I was stunned.
That's too much of a coincidence, isn't it?
I just heard that there is a surname Nalan, and now there is another one surnamed Cha.
When so many coincidences come together, it is no longer a coincidence, but someone deliberately arranged it, which can't help but remind me of Old Man Luo?
He still said to me around the core, "Can you give me money?" ”
"How much did the box sell you?"
"I didn't buy it, it was given to me by that person. By the way, I remembered, he also drew an eye for me, you see? With that, he put down the box, took off his clothes, and turned his back to me.
Suddenly, I was stunned!
There is an eye drawn on his back, with purple pupils, which is very spirited, and no matter which direction you look at, you will feel that the eyes are staring at you, giving people a creepy feeling.
Purple eyes.
I finally remembered that on the eve of my graduation, there was a murder in Hai Rui, it is said that a person with purple eyes killed a wealthy businessman in the city, and there was a lot of uproar at the time, but the murderer has not been caught? I motioned for him to sit down, "Tell me how it got into your hands?" ”
"He met me a year ago, and you make me think about where I started."
"Don't worry, think about it." At this moment, my curiosity was aroused, and subjectively I thought that he must have joined forces with people to deal with me, and I wanted to see how they led them into their designed trap step by step.
"How to say it, my mother's name is Qi Lingyu, and it is said that my father is a big boss of the company. Because my grandfather was sick and my mother had no money for treatment, this big boss saw that my mother was good-looking, so he wanted my mother to be his mistress, and he paid for the treatment. But later, the grandfather was not cured, and the person still died. My mom was pregnant, and the big boss of the company was sentenced to 20 years in prison for business matters. My mom abandoned me and ran away with another man. ”
I nodded.
He continued: "I was adopted by my neighbors because people called me stupid, and I was probably stupid." Then the neighbor died, you know, now the house is expensive, and the living can't afford to buy a house. But cemeteries are also expensive, and the dead can't afford to buy grave ......"
I couldn't listen to his autobiography, so I interrupted him and said, "Let's talk about Cha Su first." ”
He smiled innocently, showing his white teeth, "He is a fugitive, he killed a real estate boss's family, black and white are arresting him, Bai Dao didn't catch him, the real estate boss's subordinates caught him, and they didn't call the police." He escaped, and I bought the medicine for him. ”
The real estate boss lives in his own villa, and there are hundreds of security guards, even the heroes who can fly the eaves and walk the wall in ancient times cannot be seen and killed.
With a hint of doubt, I asked, "The ...... of the king of this city?"
"So you know?"
"How do you know so well?"
"I work as a handyman at my boss's house. It's strange to say that when he was first arrested, he was well fed, drunk, and treated, and those people offered him like the God of Wealth...... They all call him Su Ye, and his name is still told to me before he died. ”
"Kill someone and still offer?"
"Yes, after he was arrested, the insider blocked the news, and I took care of him."
I was amazed that there was such a thing in the world. Even if his relatives don't know, then the boss's henchmen can't let him go, and he will definitely be worse off than dead. There must be something hidden in this, or this guy with a bad brain in front of him is lying, "Then how did the injuries on his body come from?" ”
"I don't know. Then he wounded me and escaped. I was also dismissed because of the unfavorable guards, and I was not even paid. When I got home that day, he was already waiting for me. I was scared at the time, but he said that he wouldn't hurt me, let me hide him for two days, and asked me to find an old coffin craftsman in Shilipo in the western suburbs of Windy City to make a coffin for him, and after cremation, let me hand over the ashes to Old Man Lang, and give me money, and someone would put the ashes into the coffin that Ghost Qi beat for him and bury him in Yong'an Cemetery. ”
Nanfeng pointed at himself, "You mean this Cha Su asked you to find me?" Name names? ”
"Not exactly, he asked me to find Mr. Lang. But he said that if he really can't find the old man, it's the same if he looks for you, your name is Nanfeng, right? ”
"Yes."
"That's right."
What kind of medicine is sold in tea cucumber?
I opened the box again, and the yellow ashes indicated that he had been taking medicine for a long time, and the ashes of ordinary people should be gray. Suddenly, my eyes lit up.
Ashes?
Crematoriums don't burn people casually, so there must be complete procedures.
100,000 is not much for Nanfeng, I admit that I was attracted by the ashes in front of me, looking at his expectant eyes is very sincere, is the tea office so sure that Bao Xing will give money?
Maybe Mr. Lang will.
Nanfeng seemed to see my inner thoughts, nodded and said, "Money is not an issue, but I also want to ask, which crematorium burned him?" ”
"It wasn't burned in the crematorium, it was burned by Oniqi, he burned it for two days and gave me the ashes. Tell me, after handing over the ashes to you, let you go to Oni Qi to pull the coffin. ”
Nanfeng asked a few more questions, many of which this guy didn't know, and it seemed that Ghost Seven had more clues there. Finally, Nanfeng said, "I can give you the money, but tomorrow, I don't have that much cash in my hand." ”
He nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll put it here for you." ”
"You're not afraid I'll run away?"
"Don't be afraid, you look like a good person!"
Nanfeng put the box away, and the ashes were nothing to look at.
When this person left, I said to Nanfeng, "I want to go to Ghost Seven to see, can I borrow the car?" ”
Nanfeng looked at me curiously, "How do I think you're more curious than mine." ”
"If I'm right, someone is trying to lure me there."
"You may not know that Ghost Seven is not in the coffin business, he is just like you, he is an old man."
I picked up my car keys and drove to Shilipo. That place is easy to find, Hai Jui's people don't go if they can, and the people who died during the Anti-Japanese War are buried there, and there is a mass grave.
Ghost Seven's coffin shop is on the edge of the willow forest on Shilipo.
When they got there, several people loaded the coffins into the car, and Onichi was already in his fifties, so drunk that he couldn't wake up, and fell asleep leaning on the coffin board.
I walked up to him, squatted down, and called softly, "Ghost Seven Old Man......"
He slowly opened his eyes and asked in a daze: "The coffins are all priced, three thousand one, I have chosen to pull it myself, there is a crane over there, put the money here." ”
I couldn't help laughing, this ghost seven still has a real meaning, this way of doing business actually has customers come to the door, "I don't buy coffins, I have something I want to ask you." ”
He opened his eyes again and looked at me, "Ask something...... You can't ask questions in vain. ”
I took out five hundred dollars and shook it in front of his eyes, but he didn't take the bill in front of him, and I wondered if it was too little, "Isn't it enough?" ”
"I don't want money, look at my back."
Behind him, there were a large number of bottles with fifty-six degrees of red star and two pot heads, and I suddenly understood. He didn't want money, he actually wanted wine, and five hundred yuan could be used for several boxes.
I started the car, went to the small supermarket in the village to buy wine, put it in front of him, and asked, "Old man, is it enough?" ”
Ghost Qi didn't speak, got up and opened the box and took out a bottle, unscrewed the lid, and took a big sip, feeling that he was not drinking wine, but water, "You want to ask about Cha Su?" ”
"Yes."
Oni Qi sneered, "He told me that you will definitely come!" You're just as ...... as that one."
"Who?"
"You're all the same! It's all Dasha X! ”