Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 762: Heirloom Treasure
When Dawson found out that Chu Xiangqian had spoken well of him, he not only invited him to dinner, but also gave him a saber belonging to Colonel Xiao Guizi and two large Kangxi and Qianlong blue and white porcelain vases.

It seems that Dawson has already learned about Chu Xiangqian's preferences from Norton.

Chu Xiangqian really liked Colonel Xiao Guizi's saber.

As for the two large blue and white vases, they would be worth at most 10,000 or 20,000 Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong Island at that time.

If it were in China, it might be only 700 or 800 yuan.

This is because the drought has just ended. If it were a year or two ago, you could probably buy it for three or five hundred yuan.
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On this day, London got some benefits from the magnesium guys.

The pirate incident was quickly officially concluded. Not only was it determined that the dead were pirates, but their identities were also members of the Red Party in Nanyue society.

Chu Xiangqian cursed in his heart after reading it, but he also knew that the British were only trying to discredit North Vietnam by doing this.

After the matter came to a conclusion, many people in Hong Kong breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Xiangqian was also in the villa on the top of the mountain, entertaining Ge Bai, Fei Bo, Lan Gang and Lei Luo who came to visit.

Ge Bai came to thank Chu Xiangqian naturally. Taking advantage of this case, Chu Xiangqian did say a few good words about Ge Bai in Norton's ears.

Although Ge Bai did not participate in the battle, Lan Gang, Fei Bo and Lei Luo wanted to dispatch hundreds of uniformed soldiers and plainclothes officers, so they had to notify Ge Bai, the head of the police force.

Besides, Ge Bai was indeed an insider beforehand, and he even received a kickback of 80 yuan from Lan Gang and others.

As a result, he, as the top police officer, became the biggest beneficiary and received commendations from the London headquarters.

Even after Philip talked to Chu Xiangqian on the phone, he helped him apply for the fourth-class officer medal because of Qian He's considerable contribution.

From now on, this guy is a legitimate knight.

Of course, after getting the title, the money still needs to be paid.

But out of the 80 pounds, Ge Bai himself only paid 200 million Hong Kong dollars, and the rest was paid by the inspectors of all ranks under him, and even some foreign superintendents and chief superintendents.

Ge Bai's report was very simple. The names of these foreign superintendents and chief superintendents would be added to the report submitted to the London Police Headquarters.

As for the inspectors, big and small, when something good happens to their boss's boss, of course they have to give gifts to congratulate him.

Three or five hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars per person is not a lot for those detectives, but it is not a little either.

So the big and small bosses in each jurisdiction were in trouble. The detectives had to pay half of the money themselves, and the rest was shared by the big and small bosses.

After Chu Xiangqian packed up the four boxes containing 4 million Hong Kong dollars, he personally saw Ge Bai out and left in the car. Then he thought happily in his heart that when he arrived in London, he would only need to give Philip a white tiger.

It's like having the best of both worlds.

For Philips, a white tiger that cost only 30 pounds three years ago has already risen in price to or pounds in the past two or three years.

As for Black Tiger, the original price of 100 million pounds has now risen to at least 150 million pounds.

However, although black tigers are more precious, according to the survey and interviews conducted by the London Zoo, there is not much difference in the rarity of white tigers and black tigers among tourists.

To tourists who have never seen them, both types of tigers are different species and look the same no matter which one you choose.

Therefore, the number of visitors to the Black Tiger Pavilion, where the ticket price is more expensive, is basically the same as that to the White Tiger Pavilion.

But the purchase prices of the two differ by two or three times.

Many zoos naturally prefer to buy a white tiger first, and then consider whether to buy a black tiger or a second white tiger after making money.

However, because there is a white tiger and a black tiger in London Zoo, the number of visitors has indeed increased by several percent in the past two or three years.

This is still data showing that the enthusiasm of tourists from England and Europe has declined.

When the two white and black tigers first entered the park, the number of tourists increased several times.

Many people from France, Spain, Italy, and even China flew to London specifically to see the two tigers.

This led to the London Zoo having to adopt a reservation system and the number of people entering the zoo each day began to be controlled.

Seeing that the London Zoo is making huge profits, zoos in many countries are naturally trying their best to find white tigers and black tigers.

Chu Xiangqian can capture a mutant tiger alive in the Novice Village every month.

But he knew that he had to take it easy in this business. There were only 12 tigers a year. If he sold too many, white tigers and black tigers would no longer be rare and would not be worth much.

It would be better to sell one every one or two years. It is more expensive but less troublesome.

For Philip, helping to get a knighthood can earn him five or six hundred thousand pounds, and he would like to come for this business twice a year.

As a result, the money he earned each year from this business alone was four or five times more than the 25 pounds given to him by the royal family.

There will be more beautiful girls to hook up with in the future.
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After seeing Ge Bai off, Chu Xiangqian returned to the living room of the mountaintop villa and said to Fei Bo, Lan Gang and Lei Luo with a smile, "I haven't congratulated the three CEOs yet. This time, not only has it become famous in Southeast Asia, but it has also been registered by the London Police Headquarters.

It won't be long before they send us a certificate of commendation, and then the three CEOs will have to treat us!"

Lei Luo, Lan Gang and Fei Bo were all grinning from ear to ear. After they became Chief Chinese Inspectors, what they worried about most was that one day London would suddenly and inexplicably interfere in the internal affairs of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Although Ge Bai, as the head of the police force, has the right to refuse London from interfering in the personnel affairs of the Hong Kong Island police force, London is the headquarters after all.

If I were transferred back to London, I would not be able to go into politics directly, so I could only hope that the connections at the headquarters would help me find a good job.

Otherwise you will just be left on the bench.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian teasing the three of them, Lei Luo waved his hands and said, "It's definitely okay to treat you, but the commendation from London may not be all good things."

Lan Gang and Fei Bo nodded. They had also asked a lot of foreigners in the past few days and knew some of the inside story.

Being commended by the London headquarters does make your position more secure in the future, but it also means that you have been noticed by those in charge of supervision at the headquarters.

If you want to avoid trouble, you have to send at least 50 to 80 pounds to London every year, which is between and Hong Kong dollars.

This money was nothing to Lei Luo and the other two. They were just afraid that after they gave the money to the inspection department of the headquarters, other foreigners in the headquarters would become jealous and find various excuses to demand a donation from them.

Chu Xiangqian waved his hand, "Ge Bai has just been awarded the Knight's Medal of the Fourth Class. He is not afraid even if he faces the London Police Commissioner.

As long as you can deal with Ge Bai, even if someone in London is jealous, he will not agree. "

Lei Luo, Lan Gang and Fei Bo finally felt relieved. They all understood the truth. Ge Bai definitely didn't want anyone to interfere in his territory.

Moreover, the Hong Kong Island Police Force was nominally supervised by the London headquarters, but in reality it was only responsible to the Governor of Hong Kong. Even the top officer of the police force was appointed by the Governor of Hong Kong. If there was really a boss, it would be the Colonial Administration Department in Downing Street.

If Ge Bai is really annoyed, the worst that can happen is that he will go directly into politics after retirement, and naturally he won't need to pay attention to the people in the London headquarters.

After listening to Chu Xiangqian's explanation, Lei Luo, Lan Gang and Fei Bo finally felt relieved.

Then the three of them looked at each other. Lei Luo saw Lan Gang and Fei Bo nod, then he smiled and looked at Chu Xiangqian and said, "Mr. Chu, I heard that you are an expert in antique appraisal.

Even if foreigners get good things, please go and take a look.

If you are free tonight, come to my house for a quick meal and help me, Lan Gang and Fei Bo check out the quality of the old stuff we recently got?"

Chu Xiangqian knew that viewing antiques was just an excuse, and the real purpose was to repay the kickbacks promised to him. However, if it was just a few antiques, he could just bring them here. Why did he have to go to Lei Luo's house himself?
Fei Bo saw him frowning, and immediately came over and whispered, "Master Chu, we found a lot of old things, and the craftsman we found was unsure about some of them, so it's naturally difficult to send them to you.

That’s why I asked you to come over and take a look, lest you send us fake stuff, which would bring shame to the three of us.”

Chu Xiangqian immediately became interested. Even the masters hired by Lei Luo and the other two could not tell for sure, so it must be an extraordinary antique, perhaps even a national treasure.

Besides, the fat guy Fei Bo said that there were too many things, and his meaning was very clear. If those national treasures are really wrong, then we will win by quantity.

Even if you like them, it’s no problem to send them all to you.

Chu Xiangqian immediately became interested and asked Zhang Tianzhi to go to the wine cellar to select two bottles of red wine sent by Margaret.

But after a few seconds, he thought about it again and went upstairs as a cover. In the Novice Village warehouse, he chose a ruby ​​necklace worth about 20,000 to 30,000 Hong Kong dollars, intending to give it to Bai Yuechang as a gift.

Lei Luo's home is halfway up the mountain. The straight-line distance doesn't seem far, but it still took half an hour to drive around to get to his home.

As soon as I got off the car, I saw Bai Fanyu and Bai Yuechang waiting at the door of the villa. When they saw Chu Xiangqian's Rolls-Royce arrived, Bai Fanyu hurried forward to open the door for Chu Xiangqian himself.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and shook his head. When facing him now, the old man Bai no longer regarded him as his elder, but Chu Xiangqian still insisted on calling him Uncle Bai.

Although the gap in status is getting bigger and bigger, Baifanyu is still an old friend of mine who has been friends with me since before I became rich.

Besides, this old man had indeed helped me a lot. I couldn’t forget our old friendship just because I had become rich.

When Bai Fanyu saw Chu Xiangqian get off the car, he called him Uncle Bai and his smile suddenly brightened.

Bai Yuechang, who was following behind him, also felt relieved.

It has long been no secret that Chu Xiangqian has a good relationship with Lan Gang and Fei Bo.

Bai Yuechang was of course worried that Chu Xiangqian would make things difficult for Lei Luo, but fortunately, her father and Chu Xiangqian had always had a very good relationship, which was actually better for Bai Yuechang.

Lei Luo treats his wife better because he is considerate of Baifanyu.

When Chu Xiangqian took out the jewelry box, the smiles of the Bai family's father and daughter and Lei Luo became more sincere.

Lan Gang and Fei Bo, who were watching from the side, were envious. They secretly regretted that they should have chosen their own home as the place for the meeting and treasure appraisal today. The ruby ​​necklace that Chu Xiangqian gave them would also be given to their own wives.

It's a pity that Lei Luo bought a villa in Mid-Levels a long time ago, but the two of them wanted to live in Kowloon for more convenience in working, so it seems that a villa in Mid-Levels is indispensable.

As for Chen Xijiu, Zhuyouzai and Lao Shuming, who were Lei Luo's confidants and were the guests, they were naturally as happy as Lei Luo.

Today, Chu Xiangqian has become more powerful and intimidating following the recent media war in Kuala Lumpur, as well as his award of the GBE Grand Cross and the fact that his mobile unit managed to kill 20 to 30 South Vietnamese bandits with only half of its casualties.

It can be said that two years ago, although Lei Luo was afraid of Chu Xiangqian’s relationship with the foreigner, he just didn’t dare to make enemies with him.

But now, Chu Xiangqian can really decide Lei Luo's life or death.

Once he was dismissed and lost his position as Chief Chinese Inspector, unless he emigrated immediately, he would continue to stay in Hong Kong Island. There would be many people who were willing to please Chu Xiangqian and would try to make trouble for the retired Lei Luo.

However, Chu Xiangqian actually had no opinion on Lei Luo. Nowadays, there was no detective or policeman who was not greedy.

Without Lei Luo, there would be someone else who would take the position of Chief Chinese Inspector. Even though Lei Luo knew that Lan Gang and Fei Bo were the Chief Chinese Inspectors of Kowloon and New Territories, he still did nothing.

From this point of view, Lei Luo not only knows how to advance and retreat, but also knows how to make choices. In this case, instead of changing someone, it is better to let Lei Luo continue to stay in the position of Chief Chinese Detective of Hong Kong.

After some polite exchanges, the group went into the villa and drank a few cups of tea. Seeing that there was still more than an hour before lunch, they simply left their men on the first floor.

Lei Luo personally took Fei Bo, Lan Gang and Chu Xiangqian to the basement.

As soon as he entered the door, Chu Xiangqian saw at least hundreds of antiques of all sizes placed on five or six shelves without Lei Luo turning on the lights.

After a quick scan, I found that many of the porcelains were good items that could be identified as genuine at a glance.

Lei Luo naturally didn't know that Chu Xiangqian had night vision and could recognize the approximate age and authenticity of an item just by taking a few glances.

After turning on the light, he walked directly to a mahogany desk and opened the four brocade boxes on the desk, revealing two pieces of porcelain and two scrolls of calligraphy and painting.

Chu Xiangqian's attention was also attracted by these four antiques.

I looked at it carefully for a few times, but it was difficult to judge because the calligraphy and painting were rolled up.

But these two pieces of porcelain are so attractive that you can't take your eyes off them after just a few glances.

He walked over quickly, leaned over and stared at a porcelain bowl for a long time. Only then did Chu Xiangqian understand why the master that Lei Luo and the others had found said that he couldn't tell for sure.

As one of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, Ge Kiln was a kiln. Even though Chu Xiangqian had so many antiques from China, he had never seen one.

Suddenly seeing a piece of porcelain that looks exactly like the Ge kiln porcelain, any collector would definitely be surprised, and then doubt and dare not make a decision.

Lei Luo, Lan Gang, Fei Bo and Bai Fanyu did not disturb Chu Xiangqian, but Chu Xiangqian kept watching for more than ten minutes. Seeing this, Bai Fanyu could not help but ask.

"Ah Chu, you can't tell for sure?"

Chu Xiangqian came back to his senses, sighed and said, "It looks alike no matter how I look at it, but after seeing it, I always feel like something is wrong."

Chu Xiangqian scratched his head, it really didn't make sense, so he could only reach out and pick it up. The sound of +116 point coupons instantly rang in his mind.

Chu Xiangqian became excited instantly.

Since the system has confirmed it, this thing must be real.

Moreover, the gold voucher added 116 points, which is % qualified as a national treasure, so this thing must be Ge Kiln.

For a moment, Chu Xiangqian felt fortunate that he did not take the 50 Hong Kong dollars. Otherwise, he would not have been able to get such a rare heirloom.

(End of this chapter)