"Why did you drive the car here?" Qiao Meng only then noticed that the two of them were in a very empty place, and it was basically impossible to find people around, so he asked.
"I didn't pay attention. We were chatting and drove here by the way. I looked at the navigation to see where this place is. It should be somewhere outside the city." Lan Hai said innocently.
So he turned on his phone and prepared to check the map. He had never been to this place before. If this kind of place was not for development, no one would show up. It was desolate and deserted. It looked like dead grass and yellow land. Qiao Meng
The car's chassis was so low that it was almost scratched all over, but luckily it didn't go too deep.
At this moment, a man in white robe suddenly approached the car and said, "You two are also joining the club today, right? Do you have an invitation with your status?"
"Join the club?" Lan Hai looked confused.
"Isn't it?" the man in white robe asked very doubtfully.
"Oh, yes, we are the ones joining today, why are you leading the way?"
Qiao Meng said with a flash of inspiration. He looked at the man in white robe and suddenly thought that when he was in S City, he was led by Chen Shicheng into a black market auction of antiques like this before, but the guide at that time was in black robe instead of white robe.
So I have this question and want to try it out to see if I can get through it.
"Oh, just now the man in black robe has led the man inside and hasn't returned yet, so I'm just taking his place for a while." The man in white robe explained.
"I see, then you can take us in. It's really not easy for me to continue driving my car. Please help me get settled." Qiao Meng looked at the road conditions here, and he couldn't bear to let his car suffer such injustice.
"Both of you, please get out of the car. I have my own arrangements." The man in white robe heard that Qiao Meng was indeed not a newbie. Although he was a little suspicious, he still followed the rules. Anyway, as long as he failed to pass the verification inside, he would be sent out.
After the two got off the car, they followed the man in white robe. After Qiao Meng walked for a while, he looked back and realized that his car was gone. It must have been towed to another place.
"Brother, how do you know the situation here? Have you ever been here?" Lan Hai couldn't help but wonder.
"I have been here before, but not here, but the same organization in S city. I think they are the same family. I tested it just now and it turned out to be true." Qiao Meng said in a low voice, but the man in white robe did not listen.
Lan Hai had never seen such an organization before, and he didn't know how such a place could exist in the provincial capital. He could only follow Qiao Meng honestly.
All the rules here are almost the same as the one Qiao Meng went to before. Whether it is the need to be blindfolded to enter or the change of guides, they are all the same.
Finally came inside, where identity verification was required from the beginning, but he and Lan Hai at most had their ID cards with them. I didn't know if they could pass the customs smoothly this time, and last time they had old members like Chen Shicheng with them.
"You can walk down here by yourself." After the guide said this, he turned around and left.
Qiao Meng walked in front and led Lan Hai to the first door. He knew that as long as he passed this door, there would be new people to lead the way, otherwise the third door would not be able to pass at all, and only insiders would know the secret code.
"Proof of identity." The same old man's voice came from the small doorway.
"Did you bring your ID card?" Qiao Meng asked.
"I brought it with me, what are you going to do?" Lan Hai didn't know why.
"Give it to me first."
"Oh! Okay." Qiao Meng handed their ID cards directly to the old man on the other side of the door, and not long after, two certified documents came out from the gap under the door.
"Old customers can bring new ones through the customs." After saying this, the old man opened the door and sent a new guide to lead Qiao Meng and the two down.
"Boss, why did he just say that old customers bring new people?" Lan Hai still didn't understand the matter. Although Qiao Meng wouldn't lie to him, he felt a lot of regret for not being able to explain clearly when the facts were in front of him.
"Maybe it's because of the exchange of information between the two sides." The only reason Qiao Meng can think of now is this. The information he previously registered in S City may not only be used there, but also can be used by this organization.
They are all used together, so he can be regarded as an old customer. It is precisely because of this that the newbie Lan Hai is not hindered.
He originally wanted to go to other places to investigate the situation today, but he unexpectedly stumbled into this mysterious antique black market by mistake. However, he suddenly thought that such an organization should have someone behind it to support its operation, otherwise it would not be possible to open so many
The location, and maybe what kind of connection it has with the mastermind behind the scenes.
"Is the old mayor Chen Shicheng the mastermind behind this?" Qiao Meng currently feels that he is the most suspect, but it doesn't feel like it. Although Chen Shicheng's behavior is very suspicious, he doesn't feel like a big boss.
"If it's not him, then who could it be? We still have to find a way to find out what the relationship between this black market and Chen Shicheng is." Qiao Meng thought in his mind.
When he entered the mysterious black market in S City before, he felt that Chen Shicheng did not have the highest power. For this place, he could be said to be more like a super VIP player rather than a behind-the-scenes controller. However, this may also be a deliberate act on his part. Qiao Meng's
My mind kept jumping, trying to grasp even a hint of clues.
Still making no progress, Qiao Meng had to give up temporarily, shook his head and continued to follow the guide with Lan Hai.
"Brother, what were you thinking about just now?" Lan Hai asked curiously.
"I'm thinking about the secret hidden behind this." Qiao Meng replied.
"Is there any result?"
"Not yet, let's talk about it after we go in."
The two stopped talking. This section of the road is still a bit long, and there will be forks in the middle. Without a guide, you may not be able to find the right place. Finally, you see the second door, which is also guarded by two big men. It is dark.
The light and fire can better reflect the strength and burliness of the two people.
"Proof of identity." They both spoke at the same time.
Qiao Meng handed over their form without saying a word. The two of them looked at it carefully before punching a hole in a special shape where the seal was, indicating that it had been verified, and then handed it back to them.
After the door opened, the guide continued to walk in front. This place began to look different from what Qiao Meng had seen before. The lights became brighter and brighter, and from this place on, it showed a luxurious side. The decorations on the walls were all rare carvings.
Taste.
Precisely because we could appreciate a lot of good things, the road seemed not that long. When he came to the gate, Qiao Meng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Now it's not a matter between the two of them. It depends on whether the guide knows the password correctly. The old man must have arranged the new password for this round at the first door. If he said it wrong on purpose, he would have discovered the identity of the entrant.
This is what happens when you have doubts.
"The formula." A voice came from the other side of the door.
The guide knocked four times on the left door knocker, three times on the right door knocker, and once more on the left door knocker. After waiting for a while, the door was finally opened, and bright light shined through.
"Welcome distinguished guests." There are still greeting ladies on both sides, this rule has not changed.
Qiao Meng walked in without worrying about anything else. Anyway, the transactions here were by credit card. He still had tens of millions to spend, and it felt good to buy one or two items by the way.
"Wow, brother, this place is so luxurious. It doesn't look like it's built underground at all. It's like an underground kingdom." Lan Hai exclaimed as he looked at the scene inside.
Not only is everyone here as if they are attending a banquet, the entire hall is extremely luxurious, and the European style gives people a full sense of splendor.
They walked into the deep inner hall and happened to see the host coming on stage to speak, so they randomly found a two-person seat and sat down.
"Thank you all for coming today. Old acquaintances know that we only hold daytime auctions here once every three months. I think this special auction will definitely satisfy you." The host said with a smile on his face.
good--
The reaction of the people in the audience was particularly enthusiastic, especially some uncle-level people, who made it look like a party. No one who came to see it would think that this was a black market that should be kept low-key.
"First of all, what we want to invite is the "Spring Outing" by the Sui Dynasty painter Zhan Ziqian." The host said loudly. Then two women in classical costumes slowly unfolded the scroll on the stage.
He is not very familiar with the painter Qiao Meng, and he has never heard of this painting, so it is impossible to guess whether it is true or false based on this alone, but it does seem that the painting is not much different from the landscape paintings he has seen before.
Same, different flavor.
Lan Hai's eyes widened when he saw it. It was obvious that he knew a lot about this painting.
Qiao Meng asked: "Do you know this painting?"
"Of course, I saw this painting at home when I was a child, but my family told me that it was a fake and was used as a decoration. I don't know where to find the original." Lan Hai said, staring at the painting on the stage.
"What if this painting is also fake?" Qiao Meng continued to ask.
"I don't know either, but it feels to me now that it should be true." Lan Hai replied based on his intuition.
"Everyone, each group of ten people according to the serial number can come up and watch up close for one minute." the host announced.
There are quite a lot of people this time, about 400 people. Maybe they want to get the important treasure because they know that today is special. Qiao Meng and Lan Hai are 303 and 304 respectively.
No., it’s more accessible and you don’t have to rush up there so much.
"Lan Hai, when I get close to the painting later, you may pretend to accidentally push me to get me closer to the painting." Qiao Meng ordered.
"Why is this?" Lan Hai didn't quite understand.
"There is no need to ask so many questions. In short, I want to get closer to this painting." Qiao Meng said.
"Okay, I understand."
In fact, the reason why Qiao Meng needs to do this is because he can tell by looking at the situation that the treasure cannot be touched here. If this is the case, he will not be able to accurately identify the authenticity. Wouldn't it be wrong if he didn't understand such a good painting clearly?
pity.
He has already designed a plan. The painting is held by two women. Although they are surrounded by a red line and separated by half a meter, there will not be too much suspicion if the target is close to the women.