Chapter 0690 – Greed

Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, is China’s important inland open city and a famous historical and cultural city, Zhengzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, “standing in the center of the hub, control of the danger”, for the country’s important transportation, communication and energy hub.

Zhengzhou is bordered by the Yellow River to the north, Songshan Mountain to the south, Luoyang, the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty, Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the 7th Dynasty, and Xuchang, the former capital of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, to the south, and Zhengzhou itself is one of the eight ancient capitals of China.

With such a long history, Zhengzhou is rich in tourism resources.

The hometown of Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi, Pei Ligang Cultural Ruins, Dahe Village Ruins, Yangcheng Ruins of the Xia Capital, Yellow River Excursion Area, Dacun Ruins, Song Dynasty Mausoleums in Gongyi City with China’s distinctive cultural tourism clusters and Songshan Scenic Spot mainly featuring the Shaolin Temple and the Songshan National Forest Park, have all added to Zhengzhou’s infinite charms.

And in Beijing that the feeling of staying under the roots of the Imperial City is different, as soon as he arrived in Zhengzhou, Zhuang Rui felt a kind of heavy culture of the Central Plains, this heritage of more than 8,000 years of civilization history of the place, once bred Bai Juyi, Du Fu, Li Shangyin and other nearly 100 ancient and modern greats, has its own unique regional civilization and culture.

Of course, Zhuang Rui came here, and not to study the culture of the Central Plains, nor to sightseeing, the reason why overnight flight to Zhengzhou, just for Yu Zhenping’s a phone call.

This call not only let Zhuang Rui overnight by his own private plane to Zhengzhou, is the Ministry of the task force, is also busy chicken and dog, through a variety of means of transportation, to the ancient city of Zhengzhou convergence.

Out of the need for confidentiality, the task force just notified the Criminal Investigation Department of Yu Province, did not alarm the local police force, which is afraid of spooking the snake.

Although it has been basically locked Yu Zhenping in the scope of Zhengzhou, but Zhengzhou is such a big place, mixed fish and dragons, want to check out a person, no less than a needle in a haystack. Then again, in case Yu Zhenping was startled and he roamed to another province or city, it would be even harder to catch him.

“Team Leader Jiang, just now Yu Zhenping came to the phone and said that he would have time only the day after tomorrow, what does that mean?”

Just after staying in Zhengzhou Yuda Guomao Hotel, Zhuang Rui received a call from Yu Zhenping, after saying the hotel he was staying in, Yu Zhenping informed Zhuang Rui that he had something to do tomorrow, and that he would not be able to take Zhuang Rui to see the goods until the day after tomorrow.

Yu Zhenping’s phone was always shut down immediately after the call, Zhuang Rui also had no choice but to inform Jiang Hao.

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, a voice came out and said, “We analyzed that Yu Zhenping will most likely follow you tomorrow to see if there is any danger. In this case, we won’t arrange for anyone to follow you, but Xiao Zhuang, that tracker, you must bring it with you and contact us immediately if there is any situation.”

Jiang Hao the brothers are nestled in the public security guest house at this time, although the reception of the police in Yu Province did a good job, but they do not dare to relax in the slightest, pushed off the wine banquet of the Criminal Investigation General Bureau, and are urging the police in Yu Province to arrange a car with a Yu Province license plate!

After Zhuang Rui heard Jiang Hao’s words, he said, “Okay, then I’ll stroll around Zhengzhou tomorrow.”

There was a reason why it was possible for Zhuang Rui to talk so well.

In yesterday’s time, because of that half a million dollars, Zhuang Rui got himself a real right and interest, after this case is solved, the seized cultural relics, Zhuang Rui can get one-third of it, of course, he only has the right to exhibit it, there is no ownership right, the state can take it back at any time.

According to Jiang Hao said, this is the ministry of a leader personally promised, Zhuang Rui is not afraid of them to renege, anyway, call records he recorded.

At that time, if the police back out, Zhuang Rui is ready to let Ouyang fourth brother out, think of the year Ouyang Jun is to take the approval to make a fortune, deal with the government departments absolutely have a set, Zhuang Rui is not afraid to ask for the object not to come back.

“Come on, Peng Fei, sleep, go to Taobao tomorrow.”

The purpose of this visit to Zhengzhou, Zhuang Rui only told Peng Fei one person.

In his opinion, Yu Zhenping that thin arms and legs look, Peng Fei one can be leveled, as for from Beijing also rushed over so many police? Purely a waste of taxpayers’ money.

Yuda International Trade Hotel is located in Zhengzhou City, Zhongyuan District, is considered the center of the city. The next morning after getting up, Zhuang Rui to find someone a little inquiring, played a cab, with Peng Fei straight to Zhengzhou Antique City and go.

As one of China’s eight ancient capitals, its history can be traced back to 8,000 years ago in Zhengzhou, in its vicinity, I do not know how many emperors and generals are buried, and I do not know how many precious cultural relics have been unearthed from ancient times to the present day. In such a place, the antique market is naturally exceptionally developed.

In terms of quantity, Zhengzhou has six large antique stores, and the area is more than 20,000 square meters, this scale, in the country is rare.

In particular, Zhengzhou Antique City, a total of four large shopping malls, including antiques, arts and crafts, collectibles and other varieties of business projects, not only is Zhengzhou’s first antique market, its size in the country can be ranked in the second place, known as the “Zhengzhou industry leader.

After taking a taxi to the antique city, Zhuang Rui looked at the eyes of the building, could not help but say: “In the end is the ancient capital of the eight dynasties, this heritage is not the same.”

“Brother Zhuang, any place in Beijing City is not worse than here, right?”

Peng Fei looked at the three-story yellow building in front of him, skimmed his mouth, said unimpressed, in the roots of the Imperial City grew up under the people, always think that the historical and cultural heritage of Beijing, that is the most profound.

“What do you know, this antique city was built on the site of the Sunset House.”

Zhuang Rui see Peng Fei a look of puzzlement, good for others to explain to him: “Sunset Tower is a building in the Tang Dynasty, with the Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower, Smoke and Rain Tower, Stork Tower, the same as the Tang and Song Dynasty, one of the eight famous buildings. When Li Shangyin was living in Zhengzhou, he once wrote the famous line ‘Climbing to the Sunset Tower’: ‘The darkness of the willows and the flowers are wrapped around the sky of sorrow, and I have climbed up the stairs to the heavy city. I want to ask where the lone honk is going, but I don’t know where my life is.’

“According to ancient records: Sunset Tower was built on the basis of a three-story brick building, flying eaves and arches, carved beams and painted pillars, towering into the clouds, spectacular, when the sun sets in the west, the afterglow at the top of the Qionglou gilded a layer of gorgeous gold, climb the building to look at the sunset reflecting the western mountains, the colorful clouds around the smoke village, is really a wonderful beauty also. Just a change in the world, things change, the ancient sunset building and for which left a thousand good lines of the literati, have long been annihilated together in the river of history.”

“Hey, Brother Zhuang, said half a day, but also are built after, no fun ……”

Peng Fei on Zhuang Rui that vice hanging ancestors look is very unimpressed, he does not want to be Zhuang Rui caught in class, at the moment took the lead into the antique city.

The first floor of the antique city antique city on the first floor for the jade, wood crafts business area, a stall close together, inside the crowded, as if they do not want to go to work as if, directly here to pick up money on the line.

From 2002 CCTV since the opening of the treasure program, people for antiques is more and more knowledge, especially some of the ancient city with a long history, families are rummage through the closet to see what can be picked up out of the valuable objects.

National collection of the era, naturally led to the antique city business has become good up, Zhengzhou from two antique market, all of a sudden opened up to six, is the best proof.

Although the first floor place is large, but it is relatively quiet, the guests are quiet in the observation of their favorite objects, only some of the sub-stall bosses, get together to talk about the day, talking about the antique line of interesting things.

Zhuang Rui today is nothing, is idle to turn around, in this kind of large store general antique market, Taobao pick up the odds are very small, so his mind is very good.

After looking at a few stalls, as Zhuang Rui expected, which is placed outside, are some new jade antique objects, who are not stupid these days, like the previous kind of treasure as rags to sell things, is less and less.

“Old Li, you are considered to earn a few days ago, right? Received so many jades, also didn’t say to share some with the brothers.”

“Yes, old Li you’re too unkind, there is such a good road, do not say to us under the introduction, eat alone can not be ah …….”

“You a few brothers shabby me is not it? Damn, you are not unaware of the brother I hit the eye, I have brought today, you who want?50 bucks a ……”

That was called the old Li’s people, sniffing like being raked ancestral graves like, face veins exposed, no need to ask, this master is designated to be a certain story impressed, and then very consciously shell out money to pay the tuition fee.

Old Li’s stall is next to Zhuang Rui, this voice is to attract Zhuang Rui’s attention to the past.

“The stuff is all here, you guys can pick whatever you want, paralyzed, spent old me twenty thousand dollars and bought these trashy things ……”

Old Li carried out a black handbag from under his counter, “hula” sound, the things in the bag dumped on the glass counter, a face of angry appearance.

The old Li this move, in the antique city immediately attracted the attention of many people, not a few minutes time, his counter was surrounded by three circles outside three circles, engaged in the inside of Zhuang Rui, want to get out can not get out.

“This old Li is too greedy, if I had known that why should I be in the beginning ah ……”

“Yes, now farmers plant a land if you can dig out the treasure, who still go out to work ah, early are planting crops to go ……”

Zhuang Rui listened to the side of some people’s discussion, sort of understand what happened.

A few days ago, there is a farmer dressed as a person, with a piece of jade stained with dirt, came to Zhengzhou antique city, then just to be seen by the old Li, found that it is actually a piece of Yin Shang period of ancient jade, then asked about the origin of this jade.

According to the farmer said, this is when he was planting crops hoeing, from the ground to dig out, scattered, dug out a total of seventy or eighty pieces of jade, he did not know whether it is worth money, this is to get to the antique city, want to find someone to look at the.

Zhengzhou’s history, but also far before the Yinshang, in the area around Zhengzhou, there is no shortage of Yinshang tombs, although most have been robbed or archaeological excavations, but from time to time you can hear the news of a certain countryside dug up cultural relics, this kind of thing is not uncommon.

Old Li play jade also have twenty years, a glance can see, that piece of jade fish is indeed Yin Shang ancient jade, and still jade quality is good Hetian jade, if sold to their own a few old customers, three to five million dollars is absolutely no problem.

At that moment, Lao Li pulled the “farmer”, very warmly invited him to have a meal, said he wanted to see what he dug up, and if it was good, he would spend 20,000 dollars to buy it all.

The “farmer” was Lao Li to the seven dazed and confused, and then heard that can be sold for 20,000 yuan, that is an excited, watching the old Lee from the ATM withdrew 20,000 yuan, immediately after the old Lee, to go to the hotel where he lived to see the things to go.

In that 20 dollars a night in a private hotel, I do not know whether the light bulb was the “farmers” to change, or was originally so dark, Lao Li saw a large pile of various ancient jade covered with soil.

Jade identification, is more difficult, but because the “farmer” acting better, and that person began to take out a piece of ancient jade is true, so that the old Li preconceived ideas, roughly look at it, decided to buy it all.

Took a large plastic bag of ancient jade home old Li, closed the door locked, the door also blocked the two stools, one of their own hiding in the restroom to clean up, this thing is unearthed cultural relics, if the relevant departments know, that is to be confiscated.

Just with the cleaning out of the jade, the old Li’s face also slowly became ugly up, because he found that the so-called Yin Shang ancient jade, how all transparent ah? That said, that will be able to not yet have jadeite circulated into the country.

Feel some wrong old Li, immediately pulled out the jade fish from his pocket, take a closer look, gas almost did not spit out blood, this jade fish, do not know when the “farmers” to steal the pillar, dare to be a plastic thing, even glass is not.

Cleaning out about forty or fifty “ancient jade”, basically all glass and plastic products, but there are also a few pieces of jade, but the quality of the poor miserable.

By this time, the old Lee is understood, since I was in the set, was calculated, but the loss is not big, only 20,000 dollars, the old Lee is able to afford.

Depressed old Li then pulled a buddy, drank some wine, this will be a spit out, did not think that this day to come to the antique city, this floor of acquaintances actually know all, so that the old Li that called a depressed.

Zhuang Rui listened to the story, could not help but laugh, this “farmer” can deceive the people who rely on playing jade to eat, there are really a few points of merit.

First of all, that person began to take out the real jade, lowered the old Li’s vigilance, secondly, the price is not high, 20,000 yuan in today’s really nothing, plus the beginning of that piece of real jade, even if the rest of them are fake, the old Li that will not be compensated for the combination of the above points, the old Li to the introduction of the set of planted in the heel.

“Peng Fei, go, let’s go up to the second floor to turn around ……”

After Zhuang Rui figured out what happened, smiled and shook his head, and casually swept a glance towards the stall that was covered with colorful jade, and the body that had already turned halfway around, suddenly froze.