This night, Qiao Meng and the others discovered a magical painting, which everyone had endless aftertaste for. However, since there was nothing important to do, he and Ge Yuling left directly, and Bai Du would not stay any longer.
Before leaving, Chen Shicheng told him that if he was free the next day, he would go out with him.
After returning home, Blind Liu went to bed early and did not wait for him to come back as usual. It was probably because he was really tired today, so he took a shower himself and went to bed.
When I woke up the next day, Chen Shicheng called me very early, "Xiao Meng, how are you? Can we leave?"
"Brother Chen, it's so early, okay, I'll get ready, let's meet at the Jade Pavilion." Qiao Meng was still lying on the bed at this time. It was indeed too early, it was only around six o'clock in the morning, but the sky was already very bright.
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The reason why we went to the Jade Pavilion to meet was because Chen Shicheng didn't know where his newly bought house was yet. Instead of giving the location for others to find, it was better to go directly to a familiar place.
When Qiao Meng walked to the Jade Pavilion, he found that Chen Shicheng was already waiting for him, driving his own car, a black Buick, which fit his style very well.
After getting in the car, Qiao Meng asked: "Brother Chen, where are we going today?"
"Go to the auction." Chen Shicheng said with a slight smile.
Qiao Meng was a little confused at this time. Apart from the auction in Gulou City every morning and evening, where else could there be an auction? But if you go here, you don’t have to go so early. Others haven’t opened the door yet, but he didn’t listen.
Is there an auction somewhere else in S City today?
After thinking for a while, Qiao Meng suddenly thought of a place and asked doubtfully: "Brother Chen, are we going to the black market again?"
Chen Shicheng didn't expect Qiao Meng to react so quickly, "Otherwise, this young man's brain is very fast. Yes, we are going to the black market today."
The last time Qiao Meng and Chen Shicheng went to this black market, they only stayed there for a while and left after making a few million. It was because of Li Qiang that they didn't want to stay much longer. Now they rarely see Li Qiang. Recently
One time was also on Yao Ming's eightieth birthday. He didn't pay much attention to Qiao Meng. He originally thought he would make some noise, maybe because Li Ka restricted him.
This black market is really like some underground organizations. It has existed since a long time ago and it is impossible to completely eliminate it. I have never heard of anyone who wants to make money but is not willing to make it.
In fact, this black market was not so popular from the beginning, and it is not possible for ordinary people to know the specific place. Without some identity and connections, it is impossible to find where the black market exists. It is just that the expansion of interests in this era is constantly driving it.
As the black market has emerged, this is also because more and more people have joined the antiques industry.
Moreover, in this black market transaction, basically everyone relies on their own experience and strength to go Taobao. Whether you can find good things depends entirely on you. There are no security measures here. There is a mix of good and bad, and it is easy to get it.
The good stuff gets spotted after it goes out.
Despite this, there are still people who continue to flock to such a market, because the transactions here give people a sense of excitement, and it inspires the desire for luck in most people's hearts.
Especially because this is called the black market, many secret treasures obtained secretly will be sent here for auction, such as some ancient tomb objects and some stolen cultural relics from different areas. You will have the opportunity to see all kinds of ordinary things here.
Good stuff that you can't find on the market.
Of course, Chen Shicheng had considered a lot of things when he brought him here. Safety must be guaranteed. After all, places like the black market still need to exist to make money by being popular.
If something goes wrong and gets spread, it will be difficult for anyone to patronize it, so there is still a specific organization to take care of it. As long as it is not the kind of black market that travels to make quick money, safety is not a big problem.
Qiao Meng still knew a little about the black market, but he didn't know what was special about it today, so he asked: "Brother Chen, why do you have to come to a place like the black market today? Is there any news about anything good?"
He didn't believe that Chen Shicheng would say that he would bring him if there was no good news. Although he was already a retired mayor, he still had the energy of this source of information.
Chen Shicheng drove the car and replied slowly: "You will know when you go there. With your eyesight, there should be no gains."
"Haha, Brother Chen really believes in my abilities."
Qiao Meng shook his head, knowing that he couldn't find out anything. He could only find out if he went to the scene to see it. However, he was not worried. Indeed, as long as there was a treasure in his ability, he would definitely not miss it.
"Of course you have to believe it. You are now the recognized treasure appraiser in S City. If you don't believe in your ability, who can you trust? By the way, last time you said you bought a house, please give me the address when the time comes. It's convenient.
Looking for you." Chen Shicheng said calmly.
Qiao Meng nodded, and had nothing to say. He had already worn the title of the Saint of Treasure Appraisal anyway, so he was not afraid of what others would say. He was just not used to people he knew always talking about it.
At this time, Chen Shicheng's driving speed suddenly slowed down. Qiao glanced out the window and saw that he had obviously arrived at a very remote place.
Suddenly, another person jumped out from nowhere, holding a black flag in his hand and making a gesture similar to a traffic police command, and Chen Shicheng also followed his instructions and turned around.
After a while, a person appeared again, but he was holding a small white flag, as if signaling Chen Shicheng to stop. As expected, the car stopped after it drove to him, and the person actually opened the door and sat down.
Come up.
Qiao Meng was relatively calm and said hello. The two nodded to each other and said nothing more. Chen Shicheng continued to start the car and asked: "White Flag Messenger, I haven't seen you for a while. Your market is open this time."
, is there anything good?"
Hearing Chen Shicheng's name, Qiao Meng was a little confused, but he immediately understood that these should be two gatekeepers, just like the black and white impermanence of the underworld. These two people have a black flag and a white flag, and they are called the black and white messengers.
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This man looks to be in his thirties, and his exposed skin has been painted white with something that looks like paint. He is truly a white flag messenger.
And the white flag messenger said with a charming smile: "Mayor Chen, how could I inform you to come if you don't have anything?"
"Oh, since that's the case, I won't buy it if I don't see any good stuff later." Chen Shicheng said casually.
The white flag messenger looked at Qiao Meng again and asked: "Mayor Chen, why don't you introduce this little brother to me? This is the first time we have seen you bring someone here."
"This is my friend, Xiaomeng. I came with me this time to gain experience and help me check things out."
The White Flag Messenger didn't seem to care much about Qiao Meng. He didn't think that such a young man could have the strength to check for a veteran like Chen Shicheng. He had seen enough to believe such words.
"Little brother, I'd better follow you and study more later. Mayor Chen is no ordinary person."
"Baimao!" Chen Shicheng shouted quickly. Qiao Meng didn't know who Baimao was and looked at him in the driver's seat with confusion.
But the white flag messenger knew that he was being called, and he asked doubtfully: "What...what's wrong? Mayor Chen."
"It's nothing, I just want you to see if this is the right way. I haven't been here for so long that I can't remember clearly." Chen Shicheng said somewhat unnaturally.
Qiao Meng was really thinking about it at this time. The white flag messenger just said that Chen Shicheng was not an ordinary person. It was just that he was once the mayor, but now he is just an antique shop owner.
The enthusiast is at most one of the veterans of the Stone Gambling Association. Why is it so unusual?
And he kept calling him mayor. Could it be that he had another identity? If not, why would he be so excited to stop others from talking.
This is a black market. This white flag messenger is the leader of the black market. Logically speaking, he should not be so afraid of Chen Shicheng. All of this makes no sense, but Qiao Meng doesn't want to know the answer now. After all, he is still on someone else's territory.
If something happens, you can't control it.
The white flag messenger seemed to understand something, and followed Chen Shicheng's words and replied: "This place is relatively remote, and it is normal to not remember the road occasionally, but we are almost here, and Mayor Chen's memory is still good."
Perhaps Chen Shicheng realized something from the conversation just now, and said quickly: "Hey, don't call me Mayor Chen. That's all in the past. Just call me Lao Chen."
The white flag envoy was also stunned for a moment before nodding and said: "Okay, Lao Chen is Lao Chen, we are all the same person anyway, no matter what we call you, it doesn't matter."
The more Qiao Meng listened, the more something was wrong. There must be something wrong with this. Although the White Flag Messenger had only been unable to react for a short time, he still caught the slightest change in his mood, and even his attitude towards Chen Shicheng began to become casual.
Get up, this is obviously for yourself.
"It seems that from today on, we need to pay more attention to Mayor Chen's identity. Although we shouldn't doubt others at will, we must be on guard against others." Qiao Meng thought to himself.
In this way, after the three of them were silent for a while, the car drove to a dilapidated construction site. It looked like it had been abandoned for many years, and even the buildings were covered with moss.
After the three of them got out of the car, the white flag messenger signaled to cover his eyes. Qiao glanced at Chen Shicheng. He just nodded, and the two of them walked for a while without seeing anything.
As they were walking, the introducer stopped and took off the gauze covering his eyes. Qiao Meng saw that it was very dim and there was a black market door in front of him. There was a certain amount of lighting on both sides, but he still felt that the light was insufficient. This made Qiao Meng
It suddenly occurred to me that they might have gone underground.