When he returned home, Qiao Meng found that Ge Yuling had not left yet, so he said gratefully: "Sister Yuling, thank you for your hard work today."
"It's okay. Why did you come back so soon? Didn't you say there was something important?" Ge Yuling asked curiously.
"Hey, I originally thought it was a big deal, but when I got there I realized that it was just a matter of asking me to identify some treasures and it wouldn't take much effort." Qiao Meng said half-truthfully.
"In that case, I'll go back first. Your master is already resting." After finishing the table, Ge Yuling stood up to leave.
"Don't worry, I'll go with you. You must have not eaten yet, right?" Qiao Meng could think of it when he saw that there were only three dishes on the table, and they all had the light taste that his chef loved.
"It doesn't matter. I can go back to the Jade Pavilion and cook it myself."
Ge Yuling is now a little afraid of getting too close to Qiao Meng. She is worried that she will suddenly be unable to control her inner impulse and do something irreversible.
"Let's go to Gulou City."
Qiao Meng held her hand and left softly. In fact, Blind Man Liu was not really asleep at this time. He knew that Qiao Meng came back and always wanted to observe secretly to see what the relationship between the two was now.
After they left, Blind Man Liu sighed: "Today's young people really can't understand, let them do it."
At the same time, Qiao Meng drove his car and the two of them headed towards Gulou City.
He didn't say anything all the way, but he could feel that the atmosphere was a little ambiguous, especially because Ge Yuling always had a throbbing feeling in her heart, and Qiao Meng also wanted to express his thoughts at this time, but it was just that
No one dares to speak out yet.
Soon the two of them arrived at the reserved third floor. While driving just now, Qiao Meng had already called Anna and asked her to reserve a seat.
It had been a long time since he and Ge Yuling had such a comfortable dinner. Recently, he was either busy with the store or going to participate in the competition. It was gradually difficult for the two of them to communicate normally because they had their own ideas.
It's really not easy to finally be able to sit down and have a meal together quietly now.
"Brother Qiao, our boss has left something for you." Anna whispered in Qiao Meng's ear as soon as she came over.
"I understand, let's sit down and eat together. It's been a long time since we enjoyed life like this. The auction in Gulou City has been a long time coming." Qiao Meng first answered Anna softly, and then said with a normal smile.
The three of them sat together like this. This was the first time that the three of them had sat so close together. They had done so once before, but there were a lot of people at that time, so the distance was not as close as yours. Moreover, Qiao Meng had Yao Miao beside him at that time.
Where did Miao, the rightful master, dare to cross the line between the two of them?
Until now, Anna still retains her feelings for Qiao Meng. This kind of emotion that she fell in love with at first sight has kept her from coming out. She seems to have decided that she is unwilling to change anymore. Ge Yuling only changed her mind after he had undergone earth-shaking changes.
I found that I already liked it.
"You guys order your food first, I'll do the same when I get down."
After Qiao Meng finished speaking, he got up and went downstairs. He came to the secret room on the first floor, then entered the secret room within the secret room, and went straight to the table. There was nothing on it except an envelope.
Picking up the letter, Qiao Meng tore open the seal. On it were a few words written in neat handwriting, "You have done well. Recently, Gulou City's income has indeed increased a lot compared to before."
"But please don't touch the things in the secret vault easily again, otherwise it will be hard for me to deal with the blame from above. Even if I make amends this time, there will be no accountability. I have caught a trace of the person behind the scenes, so be more careful."
The content of the letter is nothing more than that the mysterious boss wants to tell Qiao Meng that although he is not in S City, everything here is still controlled by his eyes, and no matter what changes are made, they cannot escape his eyes, and also to ask him not to make any changes.
Go against the rules set by the family's upper echelon, otherwise the mysterious boss will have trouble dealing with it himself.
But what caught Qiao Meng's attention the most was the last sentence, which meant that the mysterious boss and his efforts were not in vain. There was at least a glimmer of hope. This would surely expand the scope of vision until the black market behind the scenes was truly discovered.
After reading the letter, in order to prevent others from finding any clues, Qiao Meng directly lit the entire letter inside and burned it all, and then left the secret room with peace of mind.
The reason for being so cautious is entirely because the enemy is hiding and he has to guard against it. It is very likely that one or several people in Gulou City are the insiders installed by the mastermind behind the scenes, but they are hidden too deeply.
Can't find it yet.
Although this is just a guess, as long as there is a slight mistake, the whole game will be lost, so he can't help but deal with it carelessly.
He only spent a few minutes looking at it. It seemed that Ge Yuling and Anna had already ordered the food, so Qiao Meng walked upstairs easily.
"Have you ordered everything?" Qiao Meng asked with a smile on his face, nothing strange at all.
"It's done. Actually, I'm not that hungry. Just order a few dishes. I'll help you order your favorite food. You won't mind." Ge Yuling said.
"No, no, what about Anna? You are the supervisor here and you should know better which dish is more delicious, or are you tired of it?" After Qiao Meng answered, Ge Yuling turned to Anna and asked.
"How can you never get tired of eating? There are top chefs here. We in Gulou City will launch three new dishes every month, so you will never get tired of it." Anna said very proudly.
After all, Gulou City was the place where she had stayed since she was a child. She was originally an orphan. If it hadn't been for the mysterious boss who took her in and adopted her until she grew up, and asked her to start as a clerk, she might not be here now.
will sit here.
So for Anna, Gulou City is her home, and she doesn’t allow others to say bad things. But she doesn’t know if the owner of Gulou City who adopted him at the beginning is the one Qiao Meng is seeing now. Judging from the time,
Probably not.
Qiao Meng knew something about Anna's life experience, but it was only after he took over Gulou City that he realized that before, he had completely thought that she was just a servant who was in power here.
Qiao Meng still felt very sorry for her. She didn't think so much before and competed for fame and fortune as others thought. In fact, this was all she deserved. Originally, the mysterious boss trained her to help the team manage the ancient building one day.
city.
Later, her competitor was probably also deliberately allowed to develop by the mysterious boss, in order to allow Anna to get more training and make faster progress.
Tonight's auction was slightly delayed because Anna was not hosting it, which made many people lack interest.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man who seemed to be well-dressed stood up and loudly accused: "Why do you guys bring all these fake things to us? Do you think everyone is a fool? None of them are real from just now.
goods!"
"Sir, I hope you will pay attention to your words. The consequences of slandering our Gulou City are not something you can bear easily."
The host on the stage is a newly promoted person who may not be familiar with the work yet, so he doesn't know how to deal with the guests when he speaks, and his words are quite explosive.
"Look, everyone, the people in Gulou City are guilty of not admitting it and are starting to threaten people. I guess the last time someone questioned it, the sage who appraised treasures was also a fake and they were acting as a family. This time we will definitely not let them go!"
The middle-aged man finally revealed his true purpose, which was to cause trouble.
Qiao Meng, who was sitting down, knew that this matter was definitely not simple, so he hinted to the two women not to be impulsive and wait until they see the situation.
If he didn't meet him by chance today, then someone knew his whereabouts, so he specially arranged this scene to warn him not to think about leaving his identity as a chess piece.
"Yes, I think what this big brother said makes sense. Maybe we have really been deceived for a long time!" Another man shouted after him. In fact, he just likes to watch the fun and doesn't know why someone came to make trouble today.
"I don't think so. What evidence do you have? I am a treasure appraiser who can demonstrate his skills in public. If you can prove it, people will naturally believe you." A relatively sensible guest said. He chose to stand beside Qiao Meng last time.
One of the lucky ones on that side escaped the disaster.
"Evidence? This is the evidence!"
Snap——
The middle-aged man rushed onto the stage and threw the porcelain jars that had been placed there heavily on the ground, without giving the staff a chance to react.
"Are all the security personnel in Gulou City just losers? This can't be reflected in this. It's really a joke." Although Qiao Meng was not worried about the incident he would have to deal with next, he had no idea about those so-called security elites.
Not satisfied.
"It was our negligence that made you laugh, Brother Qiao. I will deal with it right now." Anna knew that Qiao Meng was really angry, so she whispered.
"Wait a minute, I still want to see how much trouble this person can cause, and he actually came to Gulou City to cause trouble." Qiao Meng's eyes revealed a strong murderous intention, and he could not be soft on the enemy, especially when he came to his door like this.
The middle-aged man picked up the pieces of porcelain and began to display them in front of everyone and said: "Look clearly, is this real Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain? It's fake! It's all spliced together and worthless!"
"What!" The people in Gulou City exclaimed together with the guests present, puzzled by this matter.
The people in Gulou City were amazed because what they prepared in advance was indeed genuine blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty, but they didn't know why it was now a spliced product or who had tampered with it.
The reason why these guests were amazed was that they did not expect to be told by the middle-aged man that this was indeed a fake. When they thought about the fact that they had already photographed many objects here, they couldn't help but feel resentful in their hearts.
"Guruucheng must give an explanation this time!"
"Yes, you have deceived us for so long. There must have been problems last time too!"
Some people began to support the middle-aged man and support his denunciation of Gulou City.
Now the entire third floor has once again exploded like before. Only a few people are left who still don’t believe that Gulou City would do such a thing intentionally. Originally, in the antique world, there are only real and fake ones, and buying fake ones is also difficult.
You can't completely blame the seller. If they are all genuine, it can only mean you are lucky. After all, the seller may not be all right.