After thinking about it, Cao Gui put all the black money into his [system backpack], and then opened the sack.
As a result, there turned out to be a French girl with blond hair and big waves.
Blond hair and big waves are literal, not just three adjectives. This girl has a pretty face and a kind of...well, nobility, giving people the feeling of a noble lady.
It's just that she's not in a good condition now. She's tied up, a ball of cloth is stuffed in her mouth, and she can't speak. However, her eyes are not covered.
Seeing Cao Gui wearing a white mask, he subconsciously moved his butt back, as if he was afraid of Cao Gui.
In fact, the girl would have been scared. When she opened her eyes, she was in the basement, and there was a man in a white mask standing in front of her. Who wouldn't be scared?
Cao Gui frowned and said with a neon glow... He actually engaged in kidnapping and human trafficking?
Cao Gui knelt down in front of her and asked, "Can you speak English?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, looked at Cao Gui doubtfully, and then nodded: "Uh-huh... uh-huh..."
Cao Gui looked at her, raised his finger, and said slowly: "First of all, I am not the same group of people who kidnapped you, so you don't have to be afraid."
"Second, I'm going to let you go now and don't yell. Do you understand?"
The look of confusion on the girl's face became even worse, and then she nodded slowly.
When Cao Gui saw this, he pulled out the cloth from her mouth. However, the girl could not close her mouth and could only bumble. The cloth had dislocated her temporomandibular joint.
With a click, Cao Gui squeezed her temporomandibular joint with both hands and reset her temporomandibular joint. Immediately, the girl's eyes turned red and tears fell down.
"Well...it hurts..."
Cao Gui frowned, pinched her fingers again, and rubbed her cheeks.
"Um...thank you..." the girl managed to say with tears in her eyes.
"You're welcome." Cao Gui said, "I will cover your eyes now and send you out. You are not allowed to yell."
"……good"
Cao Gui found a piece of cloth, tied her eyes, and then took her to his car.
Then he returned to the building, opened the fire hydrant, washed away all the blood stains, took out a barrel of gasoline, and lit the place on fire. After doing this, he returned to the car.
Murder and arson are immoral, but this is the Neon Gang, so there is no need to consider moral issues.
"Can you drive?" Cao Gui asked, sitting in the passenger seat, and then took off his mask.
"……meeting."
"Drive yourself to your destination, and then you will be safe." Cao Gui said calmly.
"Oh well."
The girl looked at Cao Gui's face, then got in the car and started the vehicle.
Cao Gui didn't care about her gaze. He used to wear a mask just as a habit, and he didn't want his face to be blacklisted by French law enforcement agencies.
Now that the matter is done and there are no cameras nearby, there is no need to cover your face.
As for the girl in front of me, if she wasn't stupid, she wouldn't think about repaying kindness with hatred.
Cao Gui took out a calligraphy and painting from under the seat and looked at it. In the basement, the lights were a little dim and he couldn't see it clearly. He only took a rough look. Unexpectedly, this picture turned out to be a picture of Qianlong's Autumn Hunting, painted by Lang Shining.
Castiglione was a missionary and an Italian who came to China to preach in the Qing Dynasty. Later he entered the Qing Palace as a court painter and was known as one of the top ten painters in the Qing Dynasty court.
This person also participated in the design of the Chinese and Western-style buildings in the Old Summer Palace.
Cao Gui didn't expect to see this painting in the basement of a Yakuza organization.
Touching this painting, Cao Gui had some ups and downs. When he was in junior high school, he read a book called "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and was immediately shocked. He fantasized about becoming a man like Hu Bayi in the future.
For this reason, after filling out the application form after the college entrance examination, Cao Gui directly filled in the major of archeology. After all, there are talismans for touching gold, seals for hair mounds, and certificates for archeology.
It is unethical to go down to the tomb and dig upside down, but rescue excavation is of great merit, so Cao Gui chose the archeology major without hesitation.
It's a pity that after his freshman year, Cao Gui realized something was wrong. He wanted to go to the grave to make a fortune. Making money was the goal, and going to the grave was just a way.
Cao Gui, who wanted to pass this point, reluctantly gave up his beloved archaeological career, turned to learning programming languages, and finally became a programmer.
Things are really unpredictable.
Cao Gui felt a little emotional. He had never touched any cultural relics in his previous life, but he did not expect to touch a missing palace painting now, although Cao Gui did not like this so-called "perfect old man".
"Hello, my name is Catherine." The girl in the driver's seat said, "Thank you for saving me."
"Well, hello." Cao Gui responded calmly without raising his head.
"You seem to like this painting very much?" Catherine continued.
"Well, yes." Cao Gui still didn't look up.
"This painting actually belongs to my family. I still have several paintings at home..."
"Huh?" Cao Gui frowned and turned to look at her steadily.
With a squeaking sound, Jiafulin stepped on the brakes and stopped, smiling at Cao Gui and saying:
"Would you like to visit my house? There are many calligraphy and paintings in my house."
Cao Gui: "..."
The words sounded familiar.
"Ask a question, are you married?"
"No." Catherine was a little confused.
"...Okay." Cao Gui licked his lips, feeling a little inexplicably disappointed.
…
"This is my home, Sich Manor." Jia Fulian parked the car in front of the gate of a manor. Cao Gui looked up and was immediately shocked.
This is a huge castle inside, covering an area of more than ten acres.
"Your home...is this here?" Cao Gui asked doubtfully. It stands to reason that people who live in such a place would have a lot of security around them. Why was he kidnapped by a group of gangsters?
"I know what you mean." Catherine shrugged and said helplessly: "My family is bankrupt, so we can only reduce the security force as much as possible."
"Besides, my parents have passed away, and I am the only one supporting them."
"Okay." Cao Gui shrugged, we don't understand the affairs of the people in the city.
"Come in, I'll show you something." Catherine smiled and took Cao Gui into the manor. As she said, there were only a few servants in the manor, which seemed very deserted.
Entering the castle, there is a tiger skin carpet in front of the door, and on other tables and on the walls are specimens, bones, and horns of various rare creatures.
Jia Fulian took Cao Gui up to the second floor, but on the stairs, Cao Gui saw something different, a copper chicken head.
Cao Gui raised his eyebrows. Anyone from the Celestial Dynasty would be familiar with this thing.
"Jia Fulian, this thing...?" Cao Gui pointed to the chicken head and asked with some doubts.
"That's right, that's why I want you to come over." Catherine smiled and said:
"Thank you for saving me. I will give you this chicken head as a gift."
"However, I would like to ask you to do me a favor. My grandfather's grandfather brought back this chicken head after he returned from overseas battles. However, he has always wanted to go to sea to find his deputy, but unfortunately he has been unable to raise funds."
"Later, my great-grandfather raised funds and organized an ocean-going fleet, but he never came back."
"Cao, I know you are not an ordinary person, so I was wondering if I could ask you to help me find my great-grandfather."
Cao Gui touched his nose, this plot... seemed a bit familiar.
