Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“The antique market on Heyan Street, the one along the North River! Lao Gao’s Jade Shop! It was Lao Gao who sold these!” The rich man told Captain Sun. “I only like to collect them, I swear! I really don’t know much about these cultural relics. You have to look for Lao Gao and ask him about all of this!”
While the rich man was giving his side of the story, Zhao Yu made a call to Zeng Ke, telling him to imdiately start investigating Lao Gao. At the sa ti, Captain Sun beckoned for one of his underlings to go investigate the jade shop. If the rich man was telling the truth, the jade shop might be a front, used by an underground rchant who specialized in stolen relics!
Cui Lizhu suddenly shouted at the rich man, “So, you’re trying to excuse yourself from the matter entirely, as if you had nothing to do with it? You think I can’t tell how many smuggled items and unearthed relics are in here?”
“Mm. This...” The rich man never thought the young lady would know so much about cultural relics. Feeling himself exposed, his face grew grave.
Zhao Yu was extrely smart too, and he saw that Cui Lizhu had found the rich man’s soft spot. So, he imdiately pulled his gangster act, bending down and grabbing the rich man’s shoulders, while smiling maliciously.
He then said, “Boss! Let tell you sothing. You have three identities to choose from. First, you are an innocent buyer who was conned by the relics seller. Hence, you accidentally bought so stolen items. Second, you knew the origins of the relics, but you still took the goods to gain a petty profit. Third, you joined the relics seller in his cri and dealt in stolen goods alongside him. In that case, you will be charged with selling cultural relics!”
“Bro, please don’t do this to ,” the rich man was clearly flustered now. He imdiately bit his lip and said in embarrassnt, “I am close to the bureau chiefs at the police station. Can’t you show so leniency?”
“Alright! You must be opting for the third identity!” Zhao Yu imdiately took out his docunt and said cooly, “I am a special investigator from the Central Division, and I am investigating a national murder case! I suspect that the stolen items that you collected are related to the murder case! The case is also involved with corruption...”
“Hold on! I’m picking the first one! Police officer, I am a legal businessman. I don’t know anything about the stolen relics, I was conned by a liar! I am innocent!” the rich man protested.
Zhao Yu nodded in satisfaction. “Great. It’s easier for if you are willing to cooperate anyway. So, this wicked relics seller, tell about him...”
The rich man quickly told him, “Lao Gao’s actual na is Gao Wanlin. He is a local from Bai Ling. His zodiac sign is the dog. The jade shop was rely a front! The guy was really selling stolen relics in secret. In fact, he knows more than half of the relics sellers in Bai Ling! Oh, yeah, I also know where his house is, as well as where his warehouse is!”
As they were watching the rich man out the relics seller, the police detectives were astonished.
No wonder the industry of selling stolen relics was not doing so well! There were too many people that were not loyal within it!
After handing over the addresses, the rich man even added, “Oh, yeah, I know another shocking secret! Lao Gao was a petty thief before he started selling stolen relics! He must have committed a lot of cris then! And, once when he was drunk, he told a huge secret! He said that he was really Tao Xiang’s junior disciple!”
That instance, Zhao Yu nearly fell on the ground! The police detectives were shocked as well.
Wu Xiumin recited in disdain, “Blurting out the truth to one another after drinking. The two of you are quite close it seems.”
Cui Lizhu was the one who was most shocked, and she pointed at the rich man and asked, “Is it true? What you just said? Tao Xiang had a junior disciple?”
The rich man hesitated, then nodded and replied, “Well, that’s what he said! It’s been a while since he said that, about four years, maybe five...”
His voice trailed off, then he started on a new train of thought. “Let be frank with you. Including the dragon-shaped bracelet, these things were all sold to in one purchase about five years back. He told that the seller needed cash fast. Hence, he offered to sell it all to for a bargain price of two million.”
The rich man pretended to be helpless and said, “So, I bought it. But, I really didn’t know it was stolen! I was only concerned about the quality of the goods at that ti.”
“Forget about yourself, tell us about Tao Xiang!” Zhao Yu roared.
“Oh, Tao Xiang, right! Well, after the deal, I got close to Lao Gao. Then, when we were drinking once, he had too much to drink, so he asked if I knew who had sold the goods. Then....” At that mont, the rich man realized that he had blurted out sothing that he shouldn’t have...
If he knew who sold him the goods, it ant that he knew about the entire situation all along! Hence, he shut his mouth and stopped his telling his story mid-sentence.
Zhao Yu knew exactly what was going on, so he quickly patted the rich man’s shoulders and said, “From what I see, you are really a poor, innocent victim. You gave him the money, and only then did he tell you the origin of the relics. You can’t be blad, right?”
Then, Zhao Yu whispered into his ears, “Don’t worry. I have special privileges. Tell us honestly, then we will make sure you’re safe!”
“Yes! Okay!” The rich man looked at Zhao Yu with grateful eyes and continued, “You’re right. Lao Gao conned ! He told that those things belonged to the king of the thieves, Tao Xiang! Even though I imdiately requested a refund, he wasn’t willing to grant it. So tell , am I not a victim?”
“We will talk about that later!” As Zhao Yu spat out the words, the rich man didn’t dare to delay any further, but continued in hopes of extricating himself from any bla.
He sputtered, “I heard many rumors before, saying that Lao Gao’s nickna was Flying Squirrel Gao! He was also in a burglar league before he started selling stolen relics! However, this guy was entirely different from Tao Xiang. Everyone knows that Tao Xiang was the king of the thieves, not so silly squirrel moniker! Then, when he was drunk, he actually declared himself as being Tao Xiang’s junior disciple!”
Flying Squirrel Gao... Tao Xiang’s junior disciple... Ally at the exhibition...
Zhao Yu pondered all of this seriously...
Was it Flying Squirrel Gao who stole the Tamil Star with Tao Xiang? In the video, was Tao Xiang sending him the hand signal?
The gemstone was stolen six years ago, and Flying Squirrel Gao sold Tao Xiang’s treasure to this rich man five years ago... Could Tao Xiang’s treasure have been plundered by this person?
Then, what about the victims’ heads?
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