The sky was pitch dark, with only a faint moonlight shining down, but no one made any light, and it was very quiet, not making too much noise, only the sound of the sea breeze.
After getting out of the car, Xue Chen followed Edward, Jessica and others towards the coastline and arrived at the pier.
This is a very small pier, and the facilities can be said to be dirty and messy. There are wormwood growing everywhere, and there are only three small boats scattered on the shore of the pier.
Looking around again, only scattered lights could be seen in the very distance. It looked like a small town, nearly two kilometers away from the pier.
Xue Chen stood aside quietly, without asking or saying anything. He thought he was just a passerby.
Six or seven people stood on the pier, all looking towards the vast sea, with more or less expectation and waiting on their faces and eyes.
The three security guards we brought were not idle either. They were observing the surroundings all the time. However, they did not look very nervous and were still very relaxed.
"Does the goods come from the sea?"
Xue Chen thought this, and soon his idea was confirmed. After waiting for about ten minutes, a light appeared in the distance on the sea, reflecting the outline of a very blurry ship.
"Here we come!" Edward whispered, and at the same time glanced at Xue Chen, thinking, he must let Xue Chen open his eyes soon. Don't you believe that there are still people who can't be retained in front of the gold and silver mountains?
After he had someone take out the statue of the evil god and waited for Xue Chen to go upstairs, he got some reports about Xue Chen and learned about some conflicts that had occurred with the security guards at the manor.
Seeing Dawson's face helpless and envious, he said that Xue Chen also showed a perfect performance in marksmanship. Edward's idea of keeping Xue Chen became even stronger. Talent! Absolute talent!
Ang~
As the boat approached, the sound of an engine came from the sea, causing everyone to look over.
At that time, there was a ship painted dark blue on the outside. The tonnage was not very large, which was equivalent to three times the size of an ordinary fishing boat. There were a few people standing vaguely on the bow deck, seemingly observing the situation on the dock.
While waiting, the ship finally docked at the dock of this remote town under the hazy night.
Almost immediately, Edward strode towards him, but he did not forget to turn around and say to Xue Chen, asking him to come with him.
"Xue Chen, go take a look. There are a lot of good products on this trip, most of which are from Southeast Asia. If there is anything you like, let me know."
Xue Chen glanced at Edward indifferently and thought, if he really likes an antique worth tens of millions, can he really give it to him? Unless he really agrees to stay.
Moreover, even if it is given to him, he is not sure whether he will take it or not. There is no doubt that the goods on the ship, that is, antiques, are all smuggled, and he does not want to cause trouble to himself.
Xue Chen followed, along with Edward, Jessica and the two security guards they brought. One security guard was left outside.
A few people walked to the edge of the pier and stood next to the boat. Someone put down the pedal for passage. At the same time, a white man with a dark face and unshaven beard stood beside the boat. When he saw Edward, he grinned: "Mr. Edward, again
It’s really great to see you.”
"Well, Bird, how have you been on your journey?" Edward replied.
"God bless, it went very smoothly. None of my brothers are number one anymore." Bird smiled cheerfully, stepped aside, and allowed Edward to board the ship.
Xue Chen glanced at the few people on the deck. They all seemed to be old crew members. Without exception, their faces were sunburned. Although most of them stood there without saying a word, they all had a fierce aura, which was typical.
of outlaws.
It is definitely not an easy task to smuggle antiques from other countries, but if you succeed once, you will make a fortune, dozens or millions of dollars, and you will have your head tied to your belt.
"The cargo is in the hold below," Bird said.
"Yeah." Edward took the lead and walked down the stairs toward the cabin below, and the others followed him one after another.
The lights were on in the cabin, and there were five or six wooden boxes placed in the corners. From the gaps, you could see that they were filled with dry straw, which was obviously used as a buffer to prevent shocks.
Edward shook his head towards the two security guards he brought and motioned to open the box and take a look.
Two security guards immediately stepped forward, opened one of the wooden crates, and removed the straw covering it. Immediately, another thing placed inside was exposed.
Everyone looked over, including Xue Chen.
"That's...Buddha's head?!" Xue Chen's eyes moved, a little surprised.
Inside the box full of straw was the head of a Buddha statue, which was obviously removed from a certain Buddha statue. It seemed that the entire Buddha statue was too big to be smuggled, so the precious Buddha head was removed.
After looking at it for a few more times, Xue Chen concluded based on some of the characteristics of the Buddha head that the Buddha head was not smuggled from China because it was not in the style of domestic Buddha statues, but more like the shape of Thai Buddha statues.
Bird looked at the Buddha head and smiled: "This Buddha head was obtained from Thailand. I heard that in order to seize and transport the Buddha head, there was a shootout with the police and one person died, so the price is also high.
I got some, two hundred thousand dollars."
Edward nodded, said nothing, and motioned to the two security guards to continue opening other boxes and take another look.
"Two hundred thousand dollars?"
Anjian is already a master-level carver, and can be regarded as a national treasure.
It is difficult to estimate the value of an entire Buddha. It would be conservatively worth 50 to 60 million yuan. If a single Buddha head is traded in the normal market, it should be worth more than 10 million yuan.
And this Bird bought it for 200,000 knives, which is just over 1 million yuan, which is simply a cabbage price! People died, if not, the price would be even lower!
"Huge profits, really huge profits."
It is said that arms and drugs trade make money, but antique smuggling is not bad either. This Buddha head is just an antique in one of the boxes. There are six boxes next to it. Even if the antiques in each box are similar to the Buddha head,
Then the total value is nearly 100 million, and the net profit is more than 80 million!
Just one successful smuggling can make several people become multimillionaires. As long as they don't squander money, they can live a lifetime of food and clothing.
When the two security guards went to open another box, Edward turned his head and said with a smile: "Xue Chen, what do you think of this Buddha head? What is its value?"
"Very good, the value is also very high." Xue Chen breathed a sigh of relief and replied simply.
Edward nodded and said nothing more.
At this time, two security guards had already pried open another box, removed the straw, and revealed the antique buried inside. It was a gold item!
A gold container, shaped like an exotic jar, more than thirty centimeters high, with some beautiful patterns carved on it, and inlaid with a large number of gems, with several red and sapphires on the exposed part alone.
"Another good thing!" Xue Chen thought to himself.
Seeing this gold and gem jar, Edward also laughed happily and praised Bird's delivery of the goods this time, which was really good: "After you go back, why don't you take some rest first and go to Las Vegas to relax?
I will pay for all the expenses.”
Bird smiled and nodded: "I would like to thank Mr. Edward on behalf of the brothers first."
After seeing two of them, Edward didn't seem to want to see the third one anymore. He immediately ordered his two men and Bird to move the boxes off the ship and onto the truck.
"Come here, move the goods to the truck and move quickly." Bird ordered, and immediately three or four more crew members went down to the cabin.
Just as he was preparing to transport the goods to the car, suddenly, a sound came from outside that made everyone's expressions change.
It's a siren!
Edward's expression suddenly changed and he blurted out: "Where's the siren coming from!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment and looked a little flustered.
Xue Chen, who was standing in the corner, frowned and thought to himself that he was unlucky. Could he be implicated? It seemed that Edward had been engaged in antique smuggling for some years, but he had always been safe and sound. Why did he have an accident just this time?
"Listen, this is the 11th District Coast Guard. I am Captain Derrickson. You have been surrounded. Give up resistance quickly! Get checked!"
Coast Guard!
Hearing this name, the faces of everyone in the cabin became even more ugly. This is a very powerful military force in the United States. It is affiliated with the Department of Homeland Security. It is the only agency with law enforcement powers among the five major armed forces. It is simply the nemesis of smugglers.
and natural enemies.
Edward turned around and strode out of the cabin, stood on the deck, subconsciously blocked the beam of light, squinted his eyes and looked around. There were two Coast Guard law enforcement boats parked on the sea, and the shore was already surrounded by people.
Surrounded by five police cars.
"It's over!" Seeing this scene, not only Edward, but also everyone involved in the smuggling felt their hearts pounding, as if the sky was about to collapse.
Everyone rushed out of the cabin and stood on the deck to see what was going on. In the end, only Xue Chen was left. He looked back at the few boxes of antiques worth hundreds of millions left there. At this moment, they might have become
It's a reminder.
"Oh, why am I so unlucky?"
Xue Chen gave a bitter smile. If it were any other time, the Kemeang family and the smugglers below were all caught up in the same pot, he would just sigh and say that what is supposed to come will come. But the trouble is, he is here now. Once he is really caught
If he is caught, then the matter will be really screwed up, who knows if he will be involved.