Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 411 Exchange of Information ([-])

411 Chapter 411 Exchange of Information ([-])
Wu Xie felt confused, is this person really so clean?

Huo Xiuxiu asked him: "How is it? It's surprising." Then he said: "But I checked and found that he and grandma only have some business relationship, but they have stopped cooperating with him for a long time. It is said that it is because Later, one time he got greedy and tampered with something, and my grandma immediately discovered it.

It’s just that I don’t understand. Judging from the Huo family’s methods back then, if he dared to take advantage of the Huo family, this Jin Wantang should have been retaliated to pieces. But now he is doing business and living a good life. I can’t figure it out.

Besides, I didn’t actually write anything in my letter, but the content of his reply was so cryptic. I felt that this “past event” must be related to my grandma’s knot in my mind. "

The fat man said with a "haha": "This old boy can't really change his greed for money. Now he has this kind of virtue. He is usually a talkative person. He is a first-rate deceiver. He can trick people into sneaking around and has more hair than a monkey. Fine, but he is very cautious in everything he does, and it is rare to see him fall into trouble. His past seems quite exciting, but is he really that clean? I don't really believe it."

Huo Xiuxiu nodded and said: "That's right, I don't believe it either, but that old man Jin Wantang is just an old fox. After that time, I ran to his store almost every day, but no matter what I asked, he didn't give a clear answer and kept talking. Prevaricate me."

Wu Xie said: "He has been blacklisted by the Huo family for cooperation. If the Huo family suddenly appears, he must have thought whether you came to him to settle old scores or to spy on him. They say he is cautious, but he doesn't know anything. Can you tell me it’s normal so as not to get into trouble?”

Huo Xiuxiu said: "I couldn't ask any questions, so I just stared at him. Anyway, it annoyed him to death, and he had nothing to do with me. Until the end of that year, I still couldn't pry his mouth open."

The fat man chuckled and said, "You are very patient. It took him more than half a year."

Huo Xiuxiu raised her eyebrows and said, "I won't give up if I don't get the answer anyway, and I will pester him to death to force him to tell me.

As luck would have it, at the end of that year, a shipment of his goods was discovered by the customs. Inside the goods was an inconspicuous Hanba knife, but it was made of jade, and the sword's estimated value was particularly high. , that was a big case that could bankrupt him and move his head.

I quickly seized this opportunity and made a deal with him. I used the connections of the Huo family to help him set up a line and saved his family fortune for the rest of his life. The shop was saved for him. I caught Kim Mandang’s weakness, so he had to say it.

But after hesitating for a long time, he suddenly called me one night and told me this.

He told me that the deal he was thinking about was not an ordinary deal, but a tomb robbing activity that, from now on, might be the largest in the history of tomb robbing in China.

The reason why Jin Wantang was not held accountable after committing the crime was because after this event, the Huo family, and even several other parties, were all seriously injured and had no strength or mood to pursue anything.

He said it was a huge deal, but it also brought very huge and terrible memories to these people. "

The fat man's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he sat upright and asked, "Bragging, the biggest tomb robbing activity must be our trip to the Tarim Basin."

Huo Xiuxiu shook her head: "That's not what you think of as a tomb raider. That deal has gone beyond the so-called tomb robbing concept."

The fat man said "Oh", calmed down and began to think about something.

Wu Xie asked: "It's beyond the concept. Could it be that what they robbed was not a tomb on the ground but something flying in the sky?"

Huo Xiuxiu said: "Of course that can't be the case."

The fat man thought for a moment, frowned, and said without thinking at all: "Just tell me directly, what is the different concept that makes this deal so special?"

Huo Xiuxiu just opened her mouth to answer, but before she could make a sound, she heard her brother suddenly say: "The reason they want to rob that tomb is not for money, but for another person who is still alive."

I looked up at my little brother, and hearing what he meant, I felt like he had already remembered something.

Huo Xiuxiu turned her head to look at the little brother who was leaning against the wall with her arms around me. She looked at him in surprise and asked, "Do you know about this?"

He looked at the shadow of the ivy outside the window and shook his head slightly.

Huo Xiuxiu asked him again: "Then how do you know they are not doing it for money?"

The younger brother said calmly: "The inevitable of history."

Huo Xiuxiu frowned, as if she didn't quite understand. I said to her: "The meaning of this sentence is that it is inevitable for society to develop to a certain state under certain historical conditions, and it does not necessarily all have to do with money. How much does it matter?"

Huo Xiuxiu's mind seemed to be suddenly blocked, and she was thinking about what her brother meant.

I remember this was what my little brother said to me before. My expression at that time seemed to be a little longer than what Huo Xiuxiu looks like now. At that time, I looked like a girl in her late teens or early [-]s. In fact, He is just a child under ten years old, and my little brother is already an adult according to ordinary human age. Except that his memory is not very stable, he has knowledge, experience and experience, and his words are more mature than when he was a child. Occasionally, I am a child. I really didn’t understand what I heard, and I didn’t analyze and explain things in detail with examples.

I said to myself, if you want my little brother to explain it to you, it’s impossible. Brother Wu Xie is the best person to analyze and explain this job with examples. I told her: “If you still don’t understand, just ask Wu Xie.” Brother, he must explain it clearly."

She said "Oh" and turned to look at Wu Xie. Looking at her, Wu Xie knew that she really needed to explain her meaning, so he said: "What Menyou Ping means is that the biggest conspiracy in the world is the biggest conspiracy in the world." wars, the biggest of all, there is always some "inevitability" behind them. Once the money reaches a certain amount, it makes no sense whether to increase it or not. This is the largest tomb robbery in history. The so-called "big" here should be Not in terms of scale, and if the motive is still for money, then it is a tragedy for our industry. There are still many things in the world that are more valuable than money.

For example, there was a legend that two big bosses bombarded each other's ancestral graves in order to grab the country. "

Huo Xiuxiu thought for a while and seemed to understand, then said, "You men are more sensitive to this kind of thing than us girls."

Wu Xie sighed slightly and said, "Now that you understand, let's continue talking and don't waste time."

Huo Xiuxiu said: "Okay, let's talk about it." She took a sip of the liquor she brought and continued talking, saying: "This Jin Wantang is indeed very capable. His abilities were all acquired by his father since he was a child. He began to deliberately teach him all the techniques for appreciating calligraphy, painting, jade, copper, embroidery, wood, and porcelain. In his own words, from Hardman's cigarette case to a woman's bellyband, there was nothing he was not expert at. He used it. In the first half of my life, I achieved a kind of unity with antiques.

He was indeed a well-known eye-catcher and know-it-all in the general academic circles in BJ City at that time. The "biggest deal in history" that he was able to participate in was also due to his eyesight. "

The fat man said: "It's true. With his eyes, you have to accept it. His father, Lao Jin, entered a pawn shop at the age of six and graduated from Dachaofeng at the age of 17. After liberation, he worked as a framer in a factory. He followed the old man since he was a child. It is dyed by ears and eyes.

The old man had been poor all his life and had nothing left for him. But as for him, in the early 20s, he went to Liulichang with others and guess what, he saw business opportunities with his fiery eyes. , I just started from two yuan, and within two years, I was trading old books in Liulichang, and I was able to make a fortune of ten thousand yuan. People are afraid of being famous, but pigs are afraid of being strong. Once I make money, I will let the "fighters" target me. , and then stopped at the right time, and his net worth of 60 yuan was saved. "

Wu Xie asked him: "I think you know him quite well?"

The fat man said: "Hey, didn't he also introduce people to the back-fighting business? This was all said by the old boy at the dinner table when we were talking about business in the early years."

Huo Xiuxiu said: "After that, his business will definitely not be able to continue, but word of mouth and reputation have spread long ago, and all kinds of people come to visit, including foreigners, big institutions, big families, university research institutes, etc. Asking him to do evaluation and appraisal was a great success at that time.

The Huo family and he had been cooperating for some time at that time. It was the Huo family who took the lead and asked him to participate in this biggest deal. He didn't feel anything strange, so he readily agreed.

According to his estimate, the number of people involved in the entire "sale" at that time was more than 200. If you include those who were involved but did not actually go to the ground, such as those who collected information and bought equipment, it was estimated that there were thousands of people.

However, these are not enough to highlight the special nature of this transaction. The reason why Jin Wantang believes that this transaction must be very special is because the leader of this transaction is not a unique transaction. According to statistics, there are nine people involved in total. "

Wu Xie's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He looked at Huo Xiuxiu and paused for a moment, with an expression like "You've thought of it too." He rubbed his face slightly and said, "Isn't it possible? This... is unreasonable."

Huo Xiuxiu said: "I didn't believe it at first, but it's obvious that there are nine people."

The fat man said in surprise: "What do you mean, nine, nine sects are joining forces."

Wu Xie said: "The Jianghu factions of the various sects in the Old Nine Sects are actually different. There are clear divisions in the Jianghu. It is actually impossible for the Nine Sects to join forces." After speaking, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Is it possible? Is that so?"

The fat man asked: "What kind?"

Wu Xie said: "At that time, although this possibility was very small, it was absolutely possible. That is, a powerful outsider intervened in this matter.

However, the Laojiu Sect was scattered all over the country, and some people were simply wandering. As the saying goes, officials cannot suppress beggars. If outsiders were to be summoned, I am afraid there would still be people who would not buy it. "

Huo Xiuxiu nodded and said: "I was very surprised when I heard this. I also agree with your analysis. There must be an outside force calling the name. Otherwise, such a weird situation would not be possible. You must know that the nine admirals of Changsha are famous but controversial. After all, there was such an unprecedented collaboration.

However, the doubt you raised is not valid, because the external force must have a spokesperson within the Laojiu Sect. This spokesperson has carried out the work of trapping the lama. I just don’t know who the person who traps the lama will be. So that this group of local overlords can be willing to become trapped lamas and all sit down and cooperate obediently? "

I sighed and said, "The Laojiu Sect back then was different from what it is now. In the past, the Laojiu Sect didn't agree with each other. As long as someone said something, the collective activities of the Nine Sects were not a problem at all."

Wu Xie said: "Someone, in the 20s, there was indeed someone in Laojiu Sect who had such qualifications, and that was the boss of Jiumen, Zhang Dafoye.

However, I don’t know whether Zhang Dafo was still alive at that time, because there was a few generations difference between him and the people below. If it wasn’t him, he might be a descendant of Zhang Dafo. "

I smiled casually and said to myself, there are no descendants of the Jiumen Zhang family, and there is definitely a successor. However, he has long been in a state of retirement and does not care about other people's business.

Wu Xie looked at me. He felt that I knew something, but he really didn’t know why I didn’t say anything. He knew that my mouth was difficult to pry open, so he didn’t ask. He continued to express his thoughts: "Look at the old age at that time based on the year. If the nine sects are grouped together, there should be differences in seniority. The new generation became famous early, such as my grandfather and Grandma Huo, who are still in their prime. Some people are already very old. Also, because of the impact of liberation, everyone's situation is different. Similarly, the black-backed old six at that time were already beggars. If there were group activities, those who were not suitable for long distances would be replaced by the next generation. It would take a lot of energy to gather these people, which was not an easy task. Could it be that because this team has uneven qualifications, experience, and physical strength, the hidden danger of disaster has been planted at the beginning."

What I think is that Jiumen has reached this point and is in a state of disarray. Apart from what I said is the inevitability of history, it is the unpredictable human heart.

I don’t know whether the moonlight was too pale, or he had already remembered those terrible things. Looking at the mottled moonlight shining on the little brother’s face, it showed that his complexion was extremely poor and his face was very pale. I stretched out my little hand and touched it gently. Touch, and after being stunned for a while, he grabbed my hand and held it tightly in his palm, placing it on his chest. His eyes were still looking at the shadow of the ivy outside. I leaned gently on his shoulder and listened quietly to me. I already knew what Huo Xiuxiu was going to say.

(End of this chapter)