Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2314 It Turns Out to be Hidden Here 10.0

"Something that came out of an ancient tomb?"

Shen Cha, Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian exchanged glances. It seemed that their previous guess was correct. The two men took some of the small gadgets they had secretly brought out from the ancient tomb to Linhuang Prefecture. This part was their family fortune, which could allow them to thrive in a foreign country. At least they would not have to live on the streets and be homeless.

"Although some people think these things are unlucky, people who like and collect them don't care at all."

"There are no taboos!" Jin Jing took a bite of a lamb leg bone and said, "If it were really taboo, those who specialize in these businesses would probably not be able to work for a day."

"Brother Jin is right. Although there aren't many people in Liao doing this, there are some. It's just that they can't produce anything decent. So, once these things appear on the market, many people will chase after them."

“A lot of people like it?”

"Yes!" Xiao Fengqi peeled all the grilled shrimps, put them on his plate, and ate them slowly. While eating, he explained, "I don't know much about this, but someone in my family likes it, and I heard about it. Whenever a good thing appears, Linhuang Prefecture has a special place for auction, and the highest bidder wins. Although my cousin also spent a lot of money and bought a few good things that he thought were pretty good, in my opinion, they are not as good as the ones they brought out."

"Not as good as them?" Jin Jing raised her eyebrows curiously, "Have you seen the things they left behind?"

"Well, the place where the auction is held is the property of Master Lan, or more precisely, the property of his mother's family. He is in charge of it now. I was very curious why my family offered such a high price to let them join the casino. So, I went to the auction place to take a look, and it turned out to be a rare and valuable item."

"It is really rare to be able to make Master Xiao say that it is rare."

"General, you are too kind." Xiao Fengqi nodded gently, "I have seen the things they left behind. They are very old and in good condition. They are completely different from those on the market." Seeing the expressions of others, he explained, "Let me put it this way. If those on the market are used by merchants, then these are at least used by royal relatives and nobles. They are very grand and elegant. It's just that I don't like these. I prefer simpler styles and designs."

“These things have never been sold?”

"No, when I saw it, it had been sold at least four times." Xiao Fengqi looked at Shen Cha, "The price each time was very high. The initial price of the last auction was 100,000 taels."

"So expensive?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "What about when they entered the Jinyu Tower?"

"Fifty thousand taels for the three items, but the one hundred thousand taels I mentioned is only the price of one of the hairpins." Xiao Fengqi sighed, "Logically, these things should belong to the general, but given the current situation, there is really no way to give them back to the general. Unless Master Lan gives up these things, I can't make the decision." "Master Xiao, that's wrong." Shen Cha took two sips of the tea next to him and said with a smile, "These are not my things in the first place, how can they belong to me? They are them, I am me, Master Xiao, there is no need to confuse them."

"What the general said is that they are them, and the general is the general." Xiao Fengqi smiled at Shen Cha and continued, "But it seems that they have more than just these things, there are quite a lot of similar things. This time when we cleaned up the Xiao family's assets, we found that they had things to pay off debts in various casinos in Linhuang Prefecture, and the styles were almost the same. In addition, when we searched their homes before, we also found a small box of hairpins for women. We originally thought that they used them for their own use, and since they were very valuable, we used them to pay off their gambling debts and compensate the casino owners who suffered losses because of their cheating."

"These bosses have made a lot of money. If they resell it, they can make several times more!" Jin Jing thought for a while, "I remember that last time in Linhuang Mansion, Master Xiao should have been ordered to interrogate them, right?"

"It's not an interrogation, just a few questions, or they are cheating. But..." Xiao Fengqi finished the grilled shrimp, wiped his mouth, picked up the tea bowl beside him and took two sips, "They seemed to mention that if we can let them go, they will definitely reward us handsomely. I thought it was very funny at the time. They have already become prisoners, but they still want to negotiate with us. But they are very serious and sincere, as if it is really true."

"They are used to deceiving others. Master Xiao should not be fooled, right?"

"I was just curious, so I asked. They said that the small box of hairpins and rings was nothing, and that there were better things. As long as we could let them go, they would definitely give it to us as our reward."

"But you searched where they lived, and they didn't find it."

"Yes." Xiao Fengqi nodded, "They said they left it where they used to live, which is the border of Daxia, an unknown place. When I heard this, I knew they were talking nonsense, so I didn't take it seriously." He shook his head gently, "I have to say, whoever believes the gambler's words is a big fool."

"The place where they used to live is unknown." Jin Jing looked at Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, Xue Ruitian, and finally smiled at Xiao Fengqi, "This is a lie. How could no one know where they lived, right?"

"That's right!" Xiao Fengqi sighed, "So I didn't take it seriously. But this time, I went to see them before I left, and they mentioned it again, saying that as long as they could get out, even if they couldn't return to Daxia, they would give me the painting and let me find it. I didn't believe it at all, I just thought they were sick and confused, and started talking nonsense." He looked at Shen Haolin and then at Shen Cha, "Do the Duke and the General care about what they say? Why don't I write a letter back and let my people ask again?"

"That's not necessary." Shen Cha shook his head gently. "Even out of ten of their statements are false. Although it is said that a dying man's words are good, they are definitely not to be used against them."

As Shen Cha spoke, he smiled at Xiao Fengqi, but his heart was already in turmoil. No wonder they couldn't find anything in the old house, because those things were not in the old house at all.