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Chapter 3 Preaching during the day and robbing tombs at night
After Yang Jianlong heard the news about the tomb robbers, he immediately agreed.
They called Zheng Xueming and told them. Although they might not be able to contact the Canadian missionaries, they decided to do their best.
What shocked Yang Jianlong even more was another thing.
How did Lin Ran know that the other party was robbing tombs?
You must know that tomb robbing is usually done under the radar, and it is a large tomb under the West Village.
Everyone in the capital knows about the big tomb under the West Village, and Yang Jianlong is no exception.
When they were children, they heard that in the West Village, during thunderstorms, they could hear the roar from the ground.
It was later discovered that it turned out to be a group of ancient tombs.
However, since the current focus is more on economic construction, there is not enough support for excavation work.
Therefore, the mining of ancient tombs has been put on hold.
The local government will only allocate money to Xicun every month so that people from Xicun can inspect the tomb regularly to see if it has been stolen.
The locals will not steal the things inside, because they feel that these are left by their ancestors, and stealing is an act of disgrace to their ancestors.
But when the news spread, tomb robbers from all over the country appeared in the village one after another.
They will not stay in the village, but in the mountains next to the village.
In just three years, the West Village Patrol deported dozens of grave-robbing teams.
They were still responsible in comparison, but gradually they became numb.
Especially after the appearance of Warner, this missionary from the West is eloquent and knows how to build good relations with the locals.
While privately preaching in the village, I established my own network and established a good relationship with the villagers.
Since he is a foreigner, in this era, he usually represents wealth and a better life.
Therefore, no one considered that he was here to steal something.
Instead, they helped him build a large villa in the village, and it was this villa that became the place where Huaner hired a team of tomb robbers.
Other teams of tomb robbers set up camp in the mountains, which would immediately attract the attention of local villagers and then send them back.
But the villagers who were hiding in his house didn't know the situation.
During the day, Vanall arranged missionary work.
Although public preaching was ostensibly prohibited, this did not prevent Vanall from opening a choir in the village ancestral hall.
His main target is the elderly, telling them that as long as they believe in God, they can enter heaven after death, a place without pain.
As you get older, you will naturally fear death.
Therefore, we believed his lies and fell into his trap!
In villages, the elderly usually have a certain prestige and have a higher status than the young people.
After gaining the trust of the elderly, Warner became arrogant in his actions.
His team of tomb robbers even dared to go shopping during the day.
Even if someone sees it, no one will suspect it.
Warner arranged identities for them in advance, calling them his loyal believers and helping him in his work of spreading the doctrine.
In fact, these people were inquiring about the big tomb during the day, and even went on site inspections at night.
Zheng Xueming learned everything through his own connections and passed the news to Lin Ran unambiguously.
Hearing these things, Lin Ran and Yang Jianlong clenched their fists and felt very angry.
"Foreigners always do bad things when they come to China." Yang Jianlong said cursingly.
Since Vanall was a spy himself, he did not trust others.
It is impossible to arrange people around him through connections.
Fortunately, Zheng Xueming learned one thing.
"Warner is very interested in auctions. There will be an auction in the nearest capital and he should attend." Zheng Xueming said on the phone.
"Brother Lin, do you want to give it a try?"
This is already the best effort Zheng Xueming can do.
"Then there's Brother Lao Zheng." Lin Ran thought to himself that this was a regular auction and he couldn't sell fakes at the auction.
The auction requires capital verification, but under Zheng Xueming's arrangement, this is no problem.
Lin Ran nodded and planned to contact Huanaer through the auction.
Not long after returning home, Lin Ran received news from Liu Jingfeng and came to the canteen to call him.
"There is indeed a group of northern tomb robbers in the West Village, but I don't know the specific identity of this team. I only know that their boss is named Dao Scar, and he has an obvious scar on his face."
"This is a very dangerous team. The fewer people who know about them on the road, the more murders they have in their hands."
Liu Jingfeng said with some worry: "Brother Lin, don't conflict with them unless you have to."
This is the greatest help he can give.
"Thank you, Brother Liu." Lin Ran expressed his gratitude. At least the other party regarded him as one of their own.
He recalled that the person he saw in Liulichang that day had no scars on his face, so he was probably not the boss of the team.
If you offend the team boss, it will be difficult to gain their trust again.
If the other party is as he guessed, he secretly took out the things and sold them.
Perhaps reporting the other party can gain others' trust.
Of course, everything still has to be played by ear.
The auction was held one day later, so it was very hasty.
The next morning, Yang Jianlong drove to pick up Lin Ran.
The auction requires capital verification, and Zheng Xueming has already made arrangements for these preparations.
The location of the auction is a large hotel near the West Village.
Most of the current auctions sell ordinary collections.
Most of those who can attend the auction are insiders.
Of course, there are also some particularly wealthy bosses.
Auctions are different from pick-up places because they are filled with professionals.
However, there are differences among professionals. The auctioned products will be initially appraised by the masters of the auction house and then auctioned.
However, it is inevitable that fakes will appear at auctions in this era.
If you accidentally buy a fake, you can't return it to the auctioneer. There are also cutting rules here.
The essence of auctions and leak-picking is the same, but they are high-end leak-picking.
When he came to the auction site, Lin Ran saw many people from big companies, but they were still dressed more simply.
Judging from their expressions, they are all eager to give it a try and seem determined to win the collection in this auction.
Lin Ran and Yang Jianlong sat in the arranged seats. This seat was specially greeted by Zheng Xueming. As one of the top treasure appraisal firms in the capital, they still have this respect.
This location was arranged because according to inside information, Warner was sitting next to him.
This is the limit of what Zheng Xueming can do.
Because of his special status, he naturally doesn't have many foreign friends.
It was the first time that Yang Jianlong sat in the shouting booth and seemed a little nervous.
The last time they sat in the business office.
Most of the people present were wearing formal clothes, only Lin Ran was wearing casual clothes, which looked a bit eye-catching.
However, being able to enter the auction house means that you have reached a certain threshold for entry, and no one dares to underestimate Lin Ran's background!