pappabearbooks Chapter 555: Taking advantage of others?Surrounded!
Chapter 555: Taking advantage of others?Surrounded!
After chatting for a while, the time was almost up, and the staff from Tianbao Pavilion had already entered the venue and started to clean up the mess.
Only then did Lin Ran realize that Cai Yan had also disappeared.
Where did he go?Shouldn't you abandon yourself and run away alone?
Seeing that the time was almost up, Chu Fei said: "Little brother, I have other things to deal with, so I'll take my leave now!"
"By the way, haven't you asked me your little brother's surname?" Chu Fei asked again before leaving the shop.
"I'm Lin Ran."
After Lin Ran finished answering, he noticed that Chu Fei looked back at him meaningfully, as if he had something to say, but swallowed it.
"Okay, Lin Ran, farewell." Chu Fei and Qin He both nodded slightly and left the venue.
Miss Shen didn't know when she left. Lin Ran felt that she was a mysterious figure and he might want to ask Jiang Hao when he returned.
The staff of Tianbao Pavilion entered the venue, folded the stools and put them away, and took out alcohol and sprayed them on the storage table.
Lin Ran saw that everyone was gone, and he was ready to leave.
But Mr. Ma quickly ran over, clasped his fists and said, "Little brother, thank you for today. But I still have a grudging request. Can you not mention today's matter in front of outsiders?"
"Don't worry." Lin Ran agreed wholeheartedly. He had no grievances with Tianbao Pavilion, so naturally he wouldn't tell anyone in person.
"The main thing is, don't let Jiang... President Jiang know, and please ask the little brother to be noble."
President Jiang?
After his reminder, Lin Ran remembered that Jiang Zhou did seem to have the title of president of the Shuzhou Cultural Research Association. He seemed to have a very high status.
After all, what Tianbao Pavilion does is more or less a gray business wandering on the fringes. If we really want to pursue it, it will definitely not be able to open here.
"No." Lin Ran agreed.
"Great!" Mr. Ma's face was full of smiles. "Little brother, it's getting late. Why don't you stay and have lunch together?"
On the surface, he was expressing his gratitude to Lin Ran. In fact, he just heard that Lin Ran had a good relationship with the Jiang family and hoped to gain a favor through him.
Lin Ran declined: "My parents are still waiting for me in the hotel. It's really not convenient today."
"My little brother's filial piety is touching." Mr. Ma obviously has a knack for flattery, "Let's do this, next time you come to Tianbao Pavilion, I will arrange a VIP seat for you!"
As he spoke, he handed a black card to Lin Ran: "With this VIP card, you can enter Tianbao Pavilion at any time."
On the back of the VIP card, the rules of Tianbao Pavilion are also written.
Any cultural relics can be auctioned here, with a three-day public notice period.
If you want to auction items, you need to submit an appraisal certificate to support the appraisal results of major treasure appraisal houses.
A deposit of 500 yuan is required, and after the auction, 1% of the auction fee will be charged as a handling fee.
In fact, it is an intermediary platform, and Mr. Ma is also a business talent.
Lin Ran accepted the card and thanked Mr. Ma.
When Lin Ran came to the gate, he was murmuring in his heart.
Why did this kid Cai Yan suddenly run away on his own? Is there something wrong with him?
Just as he was thinking about it, Cai Yan was waving to greet him under the teahouse opposite Tianbao Pavilion.
"Cai Yan, what's wrong with you? Leave first?"
"Please, I'm from the Investigation Bureau. If you ask me to meet with the black market boss, aren't you going to kill me?" Cai Yan was helpless.
The identity he got in was given by an informant. After all, some genuine items will be auctioned here.
As for those genuine items, they were either stolen from tombs, or were stolen by people in the museum and tried every means to get them out.
The Bureau of Investigation specializes in pursuing accountability in this area, so his identity needs to be kept secret from the public.
"You didn't reveal my identity, did you?" Cai Yan asked eagerly.
"I didn't mention the museum to him, and he only knew that I was the boss of Shengshi Craftsmanship." Lin Ran smiled.
"Prosperity Craftsmanship?" Cai Yan was a little confused.
Of course he had heard of this shop, but he didn't expect that the owner of the shop was Lin Ran?
After receiving Lin Ran's confirmation, he opened his mouth so wide that he could fit an egg in it.
"My God, Brother Lin, I find that the longer I know you, the vaguer my understanding of you becomes." Cai Yan sighed sincerely.
He was also glad that he didn't offend Lin Ran too much. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he thought of being an enemy of such an opponent.
"Now that the matter has come to an end, it's time for me to go back to the hotel." Lin Ran said.
The cultural relics inside are fake, which means that there is indeed nothing wrong with the cultural relics in the museum.
Temporary restoration of cultural relics is also a normal operation.
"Thank you for what happened today." Cai Yan nodded. As they left the teahouse and prepared to find a taxi, Cai Yan noticed something keenly.
"We are being followed." Cai Yan whispered.
Following Cai Yan's gaze, there was a man in black clothes peeking at them at the corner of the street.
It can only be said that he was too fake, because he pretended to be reading the newspaper, but he didn't even notice that the newspaper was held upside down.
This was not the first time Cai Yan encountered this situation, and he responded quickly.
He led Lin Ran into the alley, deliberately chose the intersection, turned around, and finally left the old street.
"It should be Fang Yuan and his men." Cai Yan said, "Such people usually have underworld backgrounds. If you expose them in public, they will definitely take revenge."
"Brother Cai, you look a bit like a secret agent." Lin Ran laughed. First he sneaked into the black market, and then he was followed. You didn't look like an ordinary museum worker at all.
"You're joking at this time." Cai Yan smiled bitterly.
They didn't laugh for long, though.
Because, the back entrance of the park was thought to be safe.
At this time, the way was blocked by Fang Yuan and his men.
They all held steel bars in their hands, and Fang Yuan was no longer as gentle as before, but was full of swear words: "You bastard, you ruined my good deeds, let's see how I deal with you!"
"Stop!" Cai Yan took out his work ID and wanted to use his official identity to suppress them: "I am an investigator from the Special Investigation Bureau! Your behavior is suspected of being illegal, so get out of here!"
Unexpectedly, the person on the other side didn't know what he was talking about and actually laughed.
"I want to see whether we go to the prison first or you to the hospital first." Fang Yuan threw away the cigarette in his hand and rushed forward waving the steel bar.
Lin Ran reacted the fastest. Before they could chase him, he had already pulled Cai Yan and ran behind him.
"Where are we going?" Cai Yan was not as physically strong as Lin Ran, and he was out of breath after running a few steps.
He originally planned to use the alley's connections to get rid of the opponent, but Cai Yan's physical fitness was not good enough.
Lin Ran deliberately slowed down and said to Cai Yan: "Brother Cai, please do me a favor. Find a phone booth and call the paging number 1556, saying that I am in danger."