The waiter shouted and rushed into the backyard. The middle-aged man drinking tea on the stone table immediately stood up when he heard the sound.
"...Shopkeeper...big news...I heard...Lan Weimai's silver...was indeed robbed...a total of thousands of tons...and the other party didn't dare to transport it away...so it was hidden...around Shanghai..."
After the waiter finished speaking out of breath, he immediately poured the tea on the table and drank two cups in a row without caring about scalding it.
But after the shopkeeper heard this, he was so angry that he yelled: "Why do you care about this? Why don't you ask me about what I asked you to do? What a surprise!"
"Shopkeeper, there's silver! Thousands of tons! How much does that cost?" The clerk was a little unconvinced and contradicted the shopkeeper.
"...Thousands of tons are just silver. That's nothing. Gold is..."
The shopkeeper, who was furious, suddenly stopped talking and realized that he had let something slip. For a moment, his expression changed a little.
"Shopkeeper, what's the origin of that gold?" Obviously, the clerk also realized something and spoke tentatively.
"Didn't you read with gusto those newspapers that reported on treasure digging and various treasures before? How come you couldn't guess at all?"
"Didn't you say those are all nonsense? Would you like me to read less?" The clerk remembered that he was keen on buying those newspapers before, and the shopkeeper told him about this more than once.
After the use of detectors to dig for treasures became popular, many newspapers also focused on the matter, often reporting on who and how much treasure was dug up.
It was quite eye-catching at first, but later on it became commonplace as there were more reports, so some newspapers began to collect reports about treasures and the like.
"Can't think of it now? Kolchak, Belarus, the Tsar..."
"The Kolchak Treasure! The treasure that is said to contain more than a thousand tons of gold?"
The clerk suddenly exclaimed. He remembered that those newspapers, after reporting on domestic treasure legends such as Xiwang Treasure, Li Zicheng Treasure, Heavenly Treasure, etc., they also reported on some foreign treasure legends.
The Tsarist gold transported by Kolchak was one of the reported treasures. However, reports on these foreign treasures were full of nonsense in the newspapers.
Because those who reported this were not considered major newspapers, and they did not have the ability to go abroad to investigate and collect relevant information. They could only get some specious fragments.
Then these people would process it themselves, make up a bunch of stories, and even add in myths and ghosts, as well as the amount of treasure. It would be a boatload of gold, silver, and jewelry, sinking all over the bottom of lakes, rivers, and mountains, etc.
Those are all common words.
The clerk also thought it was fake and only took it for fun, so he didn't think about it. But now the shopkeeper told him that it was true! How could he not be surprised?
The shopkeeper quickly signaled the clerk to stop talking and explained: "I didn't believe it before, but after some investigation, I have to believe it. It is most likely the gold that Kolchak took away as rumored."
The waiter was still so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth and was stunned for a while. When he came back to his senses, his face was visibly red with excitement.
"Shopkeeper, has Kolchak's treasure been discovered and found?" It took a while before my mood calmed down, but I still asked with some urgency.
"I guess not yet. It should be that only a small part has been found. Otherwise, so much gold would have been properly handled and then leaked out. We wouldn't even know about it when we get it, instead of being carelessly handled and then leaked out like now.
"
The clerk nodded and said: "But that also means that there are some clues to the treasure, and the other party also knows that this thing is related to the treasure, otherwise they would not deal with it.
But the other party probably didn’t expect that after it was burned like that, smashed like that, and even cut, it could still be recognized by us. It’s a pity that we didn’t follow the other party at that time, otherwise we would know who found it!”
The waiter shook his head, beat his chest, looked full of regret, and could not help but sigh a little for a while, as if he had not missed it, the money was his.
"It's a good thing that we didn't follow, otherwise we would have been dealt with, but we can guess who they are. Think about it carefully, who may need to temporarily exchange a large amount of gold in the near future?"
When the clerk heard this, he quickly thought about it. Unfortunately, he thought about it for a while, and after a few ideas, he rejected them all. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious, scratching his head and scratching his head in a hurry.
"...It has something to do with women..." The shopkeeper, who had already sat back on the stone table, took a sip of tea and reminded the waiter again.
"...You have such a stupid head..." The shopkeeper shook his head helplessly and went to make tea by himself. The waiter muttered to the woman for a long time, but he didn't even fart.
"...Shopkeeper, please tell me..." In the end, this guy had no choice but to shyly approach the stone table and ask with a smile.
"Redemption!" After brewing the tea, he took a nice sip before the shopkeeper reminded him again.
"Japanese?" The boy's eyes widened. If he couldn't react, then he was really stupid. But after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but continue to ask.
"It shouldn't be? The Japanese shouldn't be short of this kind of money, right? Why are they so anxious to come to us to exchange it?"
Hearing this, the shopkeeper lectured: "Why don't you just read newspapers and swallow them whole? I bought a bunch of newspapers, but in the end I couldn't grasp the key points after reading them.
Regarding Kolchak, I just took a few casual glances at the newspaper you bought. When you asked me that it was Belarusian gold, I thought of it. You still need to learn more!"
After giving the clerk a few words of instruction, the shopkeeper got back to business and said, "One hundred kilograms of gold is already a lot. It's not easy to take it out all at once.
What's more, the ransom demanded by those people was a bond, but most newspapers and periodicals focused on the 100 kilogram figure, with only a few reports mentioning the bond.
I asked someone to verify the gold standard, and it was indeed a hundred kilograms of gold, and it was required to be ten taels of gold. The other party might be able to get one hundred kilograms of gold, but it may not be that much one hundred kilograms.
A kilogram of ten taels of gold.
Moreover, judging from the information we have heard so far, the destination of Kolchak’s treasure is none other than Mongolia, Siberia, and Northeast China. If you think about it again, where does the person behind the rumored woman work?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The guy nodded, now he understands, no wonder the person here specifically asked for 9,788 taels of gold! Now everything is right.
"This matter has something to do with the Japanese. I'm afraid we don't have the qualifications to get involved, right?" The waiter said in frustration after not being happy for a while.
What do you think? The shopkeeper doesn’t want to talk to this guy anymore. Why do you think I’m telling you this? Isn’t that the reason? But thinking of this, the shopkeeper can’t help but feel a little disappointed.
"Shopkeeper, if we don't have a share, wouldn't all the time and money spent during this time be in vain?"
"Don't worry, I have my own plan. We can't mix gold with it. Can't we still make a fuss about this news?"
The shopkeeper opened his mouth and spent a lot of money. How could he stop the fire? And he couldn't stop the fire!
"You mean, selling information? I guess some people will pay a lot of money to buy it, but where are the Japanese?"
Ever since he knew that he had nothing to do with him, the man suddenly woke up from his excitement and started to shrink a little.
"...Sigh..." The shopkeeper sighed and said helplessly: "We have no choice. Ever since we were curious to investigate, we have had no choice.
After I came to my senses, it was okay, but before I bought gold from other stores, and then used the logo to inquire about it, it was very rough, and anyone who was interested could find us with just one search.
According to what I asked about, there are two other groups of people who received the gold and are also secretly investigating. I wonder if they know something? Or are they trying to get the idea of the people who exchanged the gold?
But no matter what it is, it is likely to attract the attention of the other party. When the time comes to check it in turn, there is a high probability that our actions will be found, and the people you and I come into contact with because of this matter may not be attracted by curiosity or guessing something.
Go and investigate.
If the news is not spread, whether the other party investigates us or other people find us, in order to keep it confidential, there is a high probability that we will be dealt with.
Instead, we have to expose it, and we need to expose it to a lot of people. If someone attacks us, they will actually confirm the news. Some people are trying to cover up and confuse the public, so they can hold their noses and let us go."
After finishing speaking, the shopkeeper sighed for a while, then reluctantly took a bag from one side. Obviously, he was extremely reluctant to let go of such a huge treasure!
The shopkeeper took out some envelopes from his bag, put them on the table reluctantly, and opened one of them. Inside was a stack of developed photos, including those with gold nuggets, as well as his restored identification symbols and other items.
"After a while, we will split up and find a few brokers to sell the news and cover it up. You go to find Mr. Ping and Liu Laowai, and I will do the rest. Remember, if someone has evil intentions, you just say that there are others.
Others are selling, and as long as they don't sell to one family, they won't kill anyone."
"Shopkeeper, can you not go to Liu Laowai's place? Don't you always say that he is unruly and that everyone will tell you the news? You can't believe it at all?"
After hearing this, the clerk was a little reluctant. Obviously, Liu Laowai's reputation was not very good, or in other words, he was not very willing to do the matter itself, and Liu Laowai was just an excuse.
"Who do you think is a good person among those people? Liu Laowai is not any worse than the others! Otherwise, none of the rumors you heard would be spread.
As for being unruly, don’t we need him to be unruly? Otherwise, how can you think that he can still enjoy the meal if he is unruly? Isn’t it a time like this that someone needs it?”
The boy opened his mouth wide. Did he really not think that these things could be said in this way? But thinking deeply made him murmur even more.
"Shopkeeper, there are many sellers of this kind of goods. Aren't you afraid that people will come and cause trouble later?" The clerk continued to ask, but he still didn't want to go.
"Do you think people don't know this? They are just selling information, but they still sell goods to multiple companies. After the sales are made, the seller blames them and blames us directly. People wish that someone would take the blame!
And I am honest enough. The people I choose have basically no overlap with their buyers. For example, Ping Ye’s information is usually sold to the government, and Liu Laowai is usually sold to gangsters and other gangsters. It will not affect their business in any way.
Covering it up is not really to hide it from them, but to give them a reason not to reveal our identity easily when facing buyers. These are the real rules in this industry.
Okay, don't talk to me anymore. You have to go. I will give you a bonus afterwards and process the money. It's not really a big risk for you. It's just to cover for me. These two people I chose for you are among them.
Best to deal with.”
Speaking of this, the waiter could only nod in agreement, and after asking the shopkeeper to dress him up, he left uneasily. The shopkeeper didn't waste any time, changed his outfit and acted quickly.