Royal Guard

Chapter 12
In the black travel bag, there are two palm-sized Maitreya Buddhas with big bellies, a pair of jade bracelets, a radar watch, and a rolled-up Zhang Daqian ink calligraphy and painting.

Bai Xue carefully took out the treasures one by one, and then she made some calculations and said, "Although I stole a lot of things in the past, they were all sold cheaply in the antique market, but I heard that it is popular to collect calligraphy and paintings, so I bought them the day before yesterday. Just a picture, I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

"But all these things are worth a hundred thousand at least. You should first go to the Dalian Antique City near the North Square of the railway station and inquire about it. If there is any collection, you can dispose of it cheaply. You go find this person." Bai Xue took out a business card while talking, the business card was very simple, only two words and a phone number.

"Ba Ye." The name on the business card.

"Who is Ba Ye? Do you know him? What do you do?" Jiang Hailong's thoughts changed sharply. When Bai Xue said 10, he was taken aback.Is this Bai Xue really stupid or fake?So many treasures can be sold for [-] yuan?She is an idiot.

However, Jiang Hailong didn't ask in detail at this time, because he could tell that Bai Xue was the kind of person who didn't care how much the treasures cost. What she cared about was whether they could be exchanged for money and then help those orphans.

"Baye and I don't know each other very well. He's a bad guy in the antique city, and he's also a collector who resells antiques. He's very easy going in the antique city. I gave him all the things I stole the first two times. He's a very good person. Shrewd, I am not good at collecting, so every time I go, he often charges a high price directly, and he will not betray me, he is very honest."

"The first two times? How much did he give you? What treasure did you sell him?" Jiang Hailong stared.

"Actually, it's nothing. He gave me 10 yuan last time. It seems that there is an emerald horse that he particularly likes. The others are all stones." Bai Xue said indifferently.

"What? Emerald horse, one hundred thousand?" Jiang Hailong's heart twitched when he heard that, wishing he could jump up and kick Baixue a few times.

It is conceivable that Bai Xue stole from rich families who could afford villas, and how could such rich families get a fake, worthless emerald horse at home?
So, Bai Xue was cheated by that eighth master, maybe that eighth master also knew that Bai Xue's baby came from a wrong place, so he deliberately lowered the price.

But this kind of price is too outrageous.

Jiang Hailong resisted the urge to beat up Bai Xue, and after putting the treasures into the travel bag one by one, he said, "Do you only need 10 yuan?"

"Yeah." Bai Xue nodded obediently: "If you can sell less than [-], [-] is fine. In short, these things come for nothing, and it's fine if you can sell them for money. Be careful, there are mixed fish and dragons in the antique city. There are all kinds of people, and the lost owners are wandering around the antique city, so be careful."

"Come on, I'll give you all the 10 yuan I earned just now, and these treasures belong to me." Without thinking about it, Jiang Hailong hid the treasures under the bed, and then threw the 10 yuan he earned yesterday Snow White's □□.

"I don't want your money, I just want the money from selling my baby. You are just starting now, and there are many places to use your money." Bai Xue said with a stubborn face.

"Okay, I'll get you back another [-] tonight, and I won't argue with you." Jiang Hailong knew that he couldn't make sense with Bai Xue, and after collecting the eighth master's business card, the two went downstairs at the same time.

Bai Xue drove towards the direction of Lushun, and before leaving, she said that she would buy some supplements for Jiang Hailong when she came back at night, to nourish his now thin body.After Jiang Hailong thought about it, he didn't drive, but took a taxi and went straight to the antique city.

Shuangxing Antique City is a well-known antique market in Dalian. There are many shops in it, and there are all kinds of antiques.

Jiang Hailong walked around like a tourist, walking from the street corner to the end of the street, and entered more than a dozen shops in the middle. Of course, anyone who is familiar with Jiang Hailong knows that he is scouting spots.

He was learning about the traffic arteries of Shuangxing Antique City, and the flow of people inside the Antique City.

After shopping around for nearly two hours, Jiang Hailong chose a relatively large storefront and walked in. There was a sign of buying antiques on the outside of this storefront, and some calligraphy and paintings, jade wares, ancient wooden furniture, etc. were also sold inside.

The person who received him was a middle-aged man in his 40s. This man had long hair and a rich face. He wore a jasper wrench on his thumb and a jade Buddha hanging around his neck.

"Just look around, the things we have here are absolutely genuine. None of the treasures sold from us are fake." The middle-aged man swore.

After Jiang Hailong looked around, he shook his head and said, "I have some small items, I wonder if you accept them here?"

"Oh?" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, he nodded and said, "Take it, if it's a good thing, I don't know if you want to sell it?" Come out.

"Actually, it's nothing, just an ink painting, Zhang Daqian's." Jiang Hailong pretended to be casual.

"What? Zhang Daqian's?" The middle-aged man froze, but then shook his head and said, "To tell you the truth, none of Zhang Daqian's calligraphy and paintings circulating in the market is authentic, they are all fake, and his Calligraphy and painting, especially ink painting, are particularly valuable, if you have real ones, then you will get rich, a pair of Zhang Daqian’s calligraphy and painting was auctioned in Hong Kong a few days ago, do you know how much it was sold for?”

"How much?" Jiang Hailong asked.

"More than 6000 million Hong Kong dollars, that painting is called Shushan Chunxiao."

"Shushan Chunxiao?" When Jiang Hailong heard these four words, his heart skipped a beat, because he saw these four words when he looked at the calligraphy and painting in the morning.

"More than 6000 million?" Jiang Hailong swallowed with difficulty. If the pair in his hand was real, wouldn't he have made a fuss?
But can it be true?She, Bai Xue, just brought her here. Although the people living in that villa were wealthy people, but the calligraphy and paintings worth more than 6000 million yuan were stolen just like that, and the whole Dalian was a sensation not long ago.

"I'll walk around again, just take a look around, you're busy!" Jiang Hailong turned and walked out, feeling extremely apprehensive. Of course, before the matter was clarified, he had no intention of selling the dirt.

At 04:30 in the afternoon, after Jiang Hailong found a noodle restaurant and ate a bowl of noodles, he took out the business card of the Eighth Master. Although Zhang Daqian's calligraphy and paintings were not for sale, the golden Buddha jade bracelet could be sold to the Eighth Master.

Ba Ye's voice is very rough, as his name suggests, he has a very loud voice.

"I found out about you through a friend's introduction. My friend said that he once sold you an emerald horse." Jiang Hailong didn't say much, but he clearly said the word "emerald horse". He believed that as long as Ba Ye Hearing these three words, he would immediately run to meet him.

"Oh? Do you have something in hand?" Ba Ye's voice suddenly became quieter, and he, who was originally in a noisy environment, became quiet all of a sudden.

"There are a few small things that I want to exchange for two dollars." Jiang Hailong said with a smile.

"Success, where are you? I'll go find you now, let's have an interview." Ba Ye said straightforwardly.

"It's the old Northwest noodle restaurant in the antique market, come here." Jiang Hailong hung up the phone immediately after finishing speaking.

However, in less than 5 minutes, a bald man with a bald head, a white vest, and tattoos on his arms walked in. After looking around the restaurant, he directly set his eyes on Jiang Hailong. , and then leaned over with a smile.

Jiang Hailong admired Ba Ye's eyesight very much. Judging from his appearance, this Ba Ye looked like a second-rate dealer in the collection circle. When he smiled, he looked even more exquisite.

Jiang Hailong stood up and shook hands with Master Ba, then handed him a cigarette, and said, "I've heard that Master Ba can eat well in this area, so I'm here to trouble you today."

"Not to mention the trouble, we are all here to make some money. I'll have a look at where the things are. If the goods are real, the price is negotiable."

"I didn't bring anything, I kept it at home, but there is a golden Buddha and a jade bracelet, I think they are both good in quality, of course, I don't know how to do it."

"Golden Buddha? Jade bracelet?" Eighth Master's eyes flashed, his eyes narrowed, he nodded thoughtfully and said, "Then when shall we look at the goods? Do you have anything else, such as Speaking of calligraphy and painting?"

"Calligraphy and painting?" When Jiang Hailong heard Ba Ye mentioned calligraphy and painting, his heart suddenly jumped, and a bad premonition also came to his heart, but he kept his composure, took a puff of smoke and said: "There is really a calligraphy and painting at home. , Landscape painting, I got it from a friend some time ago, I looked good, so I hang it at home, I don’t plan to sell it.”

"Oh? Do you know whose work it is?" Ba Ye asked with his eyes closed.

"Master's, Zhang Daqian's." Jiang Hailong replied flatly.

"Zhang Daqian's?" Ba Ye's hand holding the cigarette under the table suddenly trembled, and then he shook his head pretending to regret: "Forget it, that thing is not real on the market, let's take a look at your golden Buddha first." And a jade bracelet."

"Success, then I will contact you tomorrow." Jiang Hailong stood up and stretched out his hand.

"Okay, then I'll contact you tomorrow." Ba Ye didn't say much. After getting up and shaking hands with Jiang Hailong, the two left the noodle shop at the same time, and then waved goodbye.

Jiang Hailong looked at the back of Ba Ye walking away, and there was an imperceptible sneer on the corner of his mouth. Just now, Ba Ye's every move, every word and deed was under his close surveillance, especially when he deliberately mentioned Zhang Daqian , although Ba Ye's excited expression was covered up, but it did not escape Jiang Hailong's sharp eyes.

At the same time, he was very sure that the landscape painting that Bai Xue brought along was Zhang Daqian's authentic work, and it was the Spring Dawn in Shushan Mountain that was auctioned for a sky-high price a few months ago.

After hailing a taxi casually, he went straight to the train station, changed cars halfway, and continued. After changing three times in a row, he took a taxi back to Bai Xue's house.

But at this moment, Ba Ye also sneaked into the second floor of a store. There were three people on the second floor. One of them was a middle-aged man in a half-sleeved Tang suit who was playing chess with an elderly man, while the other was A middle-aged man in his thirties stood behind the Tang suit. The middle-aged man naturally lowered his arms, closed his eyes slightly, and remained motionless.

"Third Master, there's news." After Eighth Master came up, he reported excitedly.

(End of this chapter)