The car was speeding through the snow. Because the snowflakes blocked their sight, the two people in the car didn't even notice that there was a person following them hundreds of meters away.
Zhou Jimin rode his bicycle and followed the car leisurely, not afraid of being discovered.
There are almost no pedestrians on the road, few vehicles, and not many cyclists.
After driving for more than two hours, Zhou Jimin was speechless when he saw that the car had not stopped yet.
"Damn, are you going to Jincheng?"
Judging from the direction of the car, it must be going to Jincheng.
That's sloppy. If I had known earlier, he shouldn't have been riding a bicycle but driving instead.
Bai froze in the cold wind for two hours. Although he was very resistant to freezing, he had no tendency to commit suicide.
Immediately, after falling behind the car for a while, he looked around and quickly changed to an ordinary car.
This is the junction area between Beijing and Jincheng, so you still need to be very careful when using vehicles.
Ordinary mainland vehicles can drive here naturally without any obstruction.
As for documents such as customs clearance documents, there are many in the space, and his own identity is enough to sign these documents.
After driving for more than half an hour, the car drove into a factory. It was already on the outskirts of Jincheng, not far from the pier, and you could still smell the salty smell.
At this point, Zhou Jimin could almost judge the purpose of the two foreigners.
This is a factory that manufactures porcelain. It is a normal operation to use porcelain as a cover to transport antiques out.
No matter how bad it is, in fact, on current cruise ships, many people can take away small cultural relics in their luggage.
There are also masters of forgery who will hide real cultural relics and wrap them with fake porcelain, wooden handicrafts, etc. In short, in this era, it is not easy to avoid customs searches.
After all, the inspection methods in this era are simple and the manpower is not sufficient. It is normal for such a situation to occur.
What's more, if no one reports it, who would know that there are cultural relics hidden in the porcelain?
You know, no one would be stupid enough to check so many exported products. The workload is too heavy and it really can’t be done.
Starting from the upgrade of the steel rolling mill to the Red Star Company, and then to the plan to exchange computer technology for production means, it can be said that the mainland's import and export trade in recent years has definitely exceeded the total trade of the previous decades.
However, Zhou Jimin did not leave first. Instead, he parked the car about two hundred meters away from the factory and took out his binoculars to observe.
"Ma Dan, it would be great if we had a drone at this time. We could see exactly where those two foreigners went."
Suddenly, he remembered the very popular drones in later generations.
Recently, he has spent most of his time on satellite research and has not allocated much time to the research and development of electric propulsion engines.
Not to mention drones.
Although drones also use electricity, they depend more on battery technology than other aspects.
Because the technology that limits the development of drones is more about endurance, stability, etc.
And the most important issue is noise.
Questions like this are a small challenge for Zhou Jimin.
However, after thinking about it, he put the matter behind him. After all, he would not encounter such a scene very often.
Therefore, his need for drones is not very urgent.
Furthermore, compared to these technologies, high-end technologies such as satellite launch and electric propulsion engines are what he should pay attention to and study and improve.
Engaging in research on drones is really a bit unprofessional.
After observing for a while, the two foreigners did not come out, which made him impatient to wait.
But before he could get out of the car, two cars came out from the factory gate, passed in front of him one after another, and soon disappeared into the wind and snow.
According to the reaction of the space, those cultural relics were inside the vehicle that just left.
Therefore, he did not hesitate and gave chase.
"Could it be that the other party knew that I was following me? Do you think you can escape from me by doing all these messy things?"
However, not long after, the two cars went straight to the dock. At the intersection, they headed to another freight dock from two different directions.
Judging from the space, he found that there were cultural relics in both cars, which made him feel a little pained.
Which one to pursue?
It felt a bit like a game, and for the first time Zhou Jimin felt that this matter was a bit tricky.
Ignore it for now and chase the car on the left.
He stepped on the accelerator, and when he caught up with the other party, he looked around, then opened the window, stretched out his hand, and put the car directly into the warehouse space.
Then quickly make a U-turn, and then chase the car on the right.
Repeating the same trick, the second car was also taken away by him before he could react.
Fortunately, God was kind and it snowed heavily for a long time. Otherwise, Zhou Jimin would not have dared to use the power of space in broad daylight.
After finishing these tasks, he parked the car aside and then entered the space to check.
Sure enough, those fifty-eight cultural relics were lying quietly inside the box, with no trace of being touched.
I don’t know where the cultural relics that Fourth Master sold were obtained from. They are really awesome.
Among the fifty-eight cultural relics, thirty-seven are sub-national treasures, and the rest are national treasures. Three of them are rare treasures.
"What a fool, you exchanged these cultural relics for hundreds of thousands of dollars? What a shame!"
Zhou Jimin glanced at the amount of U.S. dollars in that box and saw that it was probably only a few hundred thousand U.S. dollars, not a lot.
Of course, in his opinion, it is not a lot of money, but in the eyes of Fourth Master and others, it is a huge sum of money.
After all, in this era, even foreigners' monthly salary is only a few hundred yuan, and they are still the kind of high-paid people. Ordinary people only earn around 100 yuan.
Therefore, hundreds of thousands of dollars is indeed a lot of money.
However, compared with the fifty-eight cultural relics in front of me, those hundreds of thousands of dollars are really not enough.
Especially in Zhou Jimin's opinion, hundreds of thousands of dollars are no different from waste paper, and they are no better than a rosewood box containing cultural relics.
He took a careful look just now. These rosewood boxes were also carved items from previous dynasties and were also cultural relics.
I'm angry because I'm angry. Fortunately, none of these cultural relics have actually flown overseas. Otherwise, they really won't be able to find them back.
As for the few foreigners in the space, just use them as fertilizer.
"It's still too cheap for them to use fertilizer. I have to find a way..."
If there is a satellite positioning system, then he can install one on these foreigners now and follow the clues.
It's a pity that he didn't!
The satellite has not been launched yet. Even if it is launched, many satellites will be needed to establish a satellite positioning system.
All of these require manpower, material resources and money, but these are the things he currently lacks.
"Well, leave it to Lao Xing. Let Lao Xing interrogate it. It seems that cultural relics are also under their control, right?"
After much thought, Zhou Jimin felt that it would be more reliable to leave it to Lao Xing.
After all, if foreigners are thrown away as fertilizer and there is still no way to dig out more materials, it will be difficult to ban these things.
He immediately knocked the foreigner unconscious, then left the car and people outside, then turned on a small movable signal transmitter and dialed the contact number in Jincheng.
After a while, the phone was connected to Lao Xing in Beijing.
After correcting the password, Zhou Jimin revealed the matter and asked Lao Xing to quickly arrange for someone to take over the matter.
However, he did not reveal his identity and only used the identity of a vest.
Since he built the fighter jet, his level has been higher, and Lao Xing can no longer find his information.
After hanging up the phone, he waited in the cold wind for half an hour and finally saw someone coming.
Instead of negotiating with the other party, he left.
When we returned to the capital, it was no longer snowing, but the weather was still hazy, as if it was brewing and gathering strength for the next heavy snow.
As soon as he entered the house, Ding Qiunan asked with concern if something had happened?
"It's nothing, don't think too much about it. I just happened to have an inspiration, so I came back a little late..."
"Oh, have you eaten yet? I asked Zhaodi to heat up the food..."
It's already past one in the afternoon, and lunch time at home is twelve o'clock, which is very punctual.
The children are still taking a lunch break and will probably get up and go to school soon.
"No need to bother. You can go and rest first. I'll go to the study. If you need anything, just call me."
"Okay."
In the past, Ding Qiunan would definitely pester him, but now they are an old married couple, and she is not so worried about the child in her belly.
In space, he spent more than ten hours tinkering with a drone.
I tried flying for a while, but the cruising range was only seven kilometers and the noise was very loud.
"Forget it, take some time to improve it, just treat it as a toy."
He made this drone using some leftover materials. He didn't pay much attention to this aspect in the past. There is still a lot of room for improvement in terms of lightweighting, noise reduction and other technologies.
Therefore, he is still more suitable for electric propulsion engines rather than these small things.
After a sudden change, he went to Xuanwu's place to look for the fourth master. He was going to investigate the fourth master seriously.
As a result, when he came to the courtyard, he found that the place was already empty.
"This grandson won't be escaped by him, right?"
At this moment, Zhou Jimin became more urgent about launching satellites and establishing a satellite positioning system.
In the future, there will be many things that require the use of positioning systems.
Not only things like the present one, but also many work and life situations require the use of positioning systems.
Money!
It seems that next time I go abroad, I have to fool some people to come back.
Thinking of this, he thought of next year's International Congress of Mathematicians. At that time, thousands of mathematicians will go to Moscow...
Drooling!
Mathematics is the foundation of all subjects, and its importance is unquestionable.
Kidnapping mathematicians is his main goal next year.
Many aerospace problems are inseparable from mathematicians.
Putting away these unrealistic thoughts, Zhou Jimin began to visit Fourth Master’s neighbors.
But everyone had doubts about his identity. It wasn't until he took out an ID to prove himself that the neighbors let down their guard.
Even so, he still didn't get any useful information.
From this point of view, the fourth master must have left in a hurry and very cautiously, so he did not leak any information.
Then it would be very unrealistic to find the Fourth Master by visiting neighbors.
Official channel?
He killed the idea without even thinking about it.
"By the way, when was the last time you saw Fourth Master?"
"He greeted me last night, but I didn't see him this morning."
I wipe it!
He probably escaped overnight!
If this is the case, it is probably not through formal channels.
It’s hard to buy train tickets, and taking a train at night is a bigger goal.
Then you should take the sea route or hide in the countryside.
"Forget it, let's go to Pigeon Market to find out the news."
In this era, news spreads very slowly. I hope that Pigeon City can get some useful news.
When Zhou Jimin arrived at Pigeon Market near Xuanwu, there were not many people inside.
After all, it’s almost noon now and everyone has almost left.
When a thin young man saw Zhou Jimin, his eyes lit up. After hesitating for a while, he stepped forward and asked:
"Comrade, do you want to buy anything?"
"What do you have?"
Zhou Jimin suddenly felt funny. He hadn't traded in the pigeon market for a long time. After all, what was missing in the space?
"What do you want? Let me see if I have it here."
The young man instantly became a lot more enthusiastic.
There’s business!
"Really? I want to buy news, do you have anything to sell?"
"News? What news?"
This has confused the young people. Is there anyone buying news these days?
"Well, I'm looking for someone. He's the Fourth Master near here. Do you know where he went?"
"Fourth Master? Comrade, are you talking about Fourth Master Guan?"
"Yes, what? Do you know about him?"
Judging from the respect and fear on the young man's face, it seems that he often interacts with Mr. Guan.
In this case, the other party may really know the whereabouts of Fourth Master Guan.
Zhou Jimin was full of expectations, but the young man shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Comrade, you really praise me. Who is Fourth Master Guan? The dragon has its head but not its tail. How can a little person like me get it..."
"These are five great unity cards. As long as you tell where he is going, the money will be yours."
After hearing the conversation, Zhou Jimin didn't care, he directly took out the money and used his money power to solve the problem.
For a moment, the young man was stunned on the spot.
Just for a piece of news, someone is willing to spend fifty yuan to buy it?
It completely opened the door to a new world for him, and his outlook on things completely changed.
While he was dazed, Zhou Jimin took out two more Unity cards.
There are seven Unity cards in total. If the other party is willing, the money belongs to the other party.
Soon, the other party came back to his senses.
He smiled bitterly and said:
"Although I really want to make money from you, I'm sorry, but I really don't know where Fourth Master Guan has gone."
Deep down in his heart, he had never thought about just mentioning a place and defrauding him of the money.
But the young man is a person who often hangs out in Pigeon Market and is used to seeing all kinds of people in society. Even if he has a thief's heart, no one has the courage.
After all, in his eyes, Zhou Jimin is no ordinary person.
Are there many examples of gods fighting and mortals suffering disaster?
So, don’t be greedy.
Hearing what the other party said, Zhou Jimin suddenly felt a little disappointed.
However, before he could reveal his wry smile, the other party suddenly changed his words:
"But I can introduce someone to you. Maybe she may know where Fourth Master Guan is."
"Then thank you in advance, comrade."
Zhou Jimin was not stingy, but took out a big unity card and generously stuffed it into the opponent's hand.
The young man originally wanted to refuse, but Zhou Jimin still couldn't stand it and accepted it half-heartedly.
With the blessing of this great unity, the enthusiasm on the young man's face became a little more enthusiastic, and he quickly led the way.
After leaving Pigeon City, the two of them wandered through the streets and soon came to an ordinary courtyard house.
In Beijing, the courtyard is the most important building.
Of course, outside the urban areas, tube buildings and self-built houses in the suburbs are the mainstream.
Walking into the courtyard gate, the young man called out to the eldest sister of the Qiao family, and a charming young woman walked out.
The moment he saw the other party, Zhou Jimin thought he was seeing Qin Huairu.
There is no way, the other person is about the same figure as Qin Huairu, has a garden in front and a balcony in the back, and his appearance is also very outstanding.
After calming down for a moment, he saw the eldest sister of the Qiao family finishing her greetings with the young man and looking towards him with a frown.
"Are you looking for Fourth Master?"
"That's right, there are seven great unity cards here. All you need to do is tell me where Fourth Master Guan went, and the money will be yours."
Who knew that the eldest sister of the Qiao family just looked at the money with a sneer, and then said coldly:
"I don't know, you have the wrong person."
However, the more the other party behaves like this, the more certain Zhou Jimin becomes that the other party knows the whereabouts of Fourth Master Guan.
"Haha, I don't know, so I'm sorry to bother you."
The other party is not willing to say it, but he is not in a hurry either.
Anyway, Fourth Master Guan has already left the capital. Even if he pursues him now, he may not be able to catch him.
Instead of doing this, it is better to wait for the eldest sister of the Qiao family to speak out, and then he can think of a solution.
When the time comes, just go to your destination and wait.
After saying that, he turned and left.
Such decisiveness without any hesitation left both the eldest sister and the young man of the Qiao family stunned on the spot.
"Is this the rich guy you're talking about?"
The eldest sister of the Qiao family gave the young man a charming roll of her eyes, and the latter almost ascended to the throne due to her lust and soul.
"Bah, what have you been thinking about all day long? Why don't you hurry up and chase the person back?"
The young man woke up from a dream and was so embarrassed that he could dig out three rooms and two living rooms on the floor.
He ran away quickly and chased after him.
Not long after, the young man himself came back with seven big unity cards. The eldest sister of the Qiao family was startled, and quickly took the money from the other person's hand, and then said a place name.
Not long after, outside the courtyard, Zhou Jimin got the answer he wanted.
Looking towards the south, he did not expect that the Fourth Master Guan was so greedy for life and fearful of death that he took the train overnight and rushed to the south.
Hehe, it seems that Fourth Master Guan is very popular in the capital.