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Chapter 229 Reddy’s invitation, embassy?
Yang Jianlong picked up the BB phone and took a look. The caller's number was something he didn't recognize.
"Who is looking for you?" Lin Ran asked curiously.
Yang Jianlong showed the number to Lin Ran, "I don't know who is looking for me. I have no impression of this number."
But the number looked familiar to Lin Ran. He recalled it carefully in his mind, and finally, the image of a blond gentleman appeared in his mind.
"Is this Reddy's number?" Lin Ran said.
Reddy?
Everyone was shocked. Leidy was the businessman who bought all the Tang Sancai from their business at the auction. On the surface, he seemed gentle and gentle.
In fact, he is an out-and-out vampire, and he is extremely conceited.
Yang Jianlong couldn't help but worry: "What's going on? How does he have my number?"
Wei Chengbin also said: "Could it be that the fake we made was discovered?"
They are worried about being sued by foreigners, because in this era, foreigners usually mean privileges.
To deceive the Chinese people, in the antique industry, there are rules for cutting.
As long as it is sold, it has nothing to do with the seller. No matter what means the buyer uses, it is impossible to return the item.
But this obviously does not apply to foreigners. If foreigners go to the police, the police will definitely turn to the foreigners.
At that time, they will not only face the danger of losing their lives and money, but they may also be imprisoned for counterfeiting cultural relics.
Therefore, they all had worried expressions on their faces.
Only Lin Ran seemed very calm: "What are you afraid of? Foreigners are human beings too."
He was thinking that there were no measuring instruments in this era, and the products they sold should still be in the country, so the secrets would not be exposed so soon.
The other party must have other needs when looking for Yang Jianlong.
Lin Ran accompanied Yang Jianlong to the phone booth and called him back.
Reddy didn't make the call himself. He hired a girl to translate and talk to Yang Jianlong.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Jianlong looked extremely solemn.
"Godfather, he invited us to sit at the British Embassy." Yang Jianlong said.
He actually wanted to ask, should he run away directly?
With Zheng Xueming's identity and status, it shouldn't be difficult to keep them, but it may require a lot of bleeding and replacing them with some genuine cultural relics.
Seeing his worried look, Lin Ran couldn't help but feel funny.
"Just go, what's there to be afraid of?" Lin Ran smiled.
"Godfather, aren't you afraid that he has discovered our fakes?" Yang Jianlong said worriedly.
Although he had great trust in the counterfeiting abilities of Lin Ran and others, out of fear of foreigners, he still felt that foreigners' technology and vision would be superior to those of China.
"What are you afraid of? What if they see through it? This is our Chinese territory." Lin Ran explained.
Even though people in this era generally have a mentality of worshiping foreigners and favoring foreigners, what they do is indeed protecting Chinese civilization.
Even if the whole thing gets big, people from the museum will come forward to protect them.
Which one is more important, the people above still know it very well.
Moreover, Lin Ran had not been to the British Embassy in this era and wanted to see the world.
"Okay, godfather, will you go with me?" Yang Jianlong asked.
"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Lin Ran rolled his eyes at him. On the phone, the other party only invited Yang Jianlong to go.
If Lin Ran also came forward, wouldn't he be suspected of falling into a trap?
But looking at Lin Ran's confident expression, he nodded in agreement.
Wei Chengbin and Li Yuanhao did not bring them. After all, they did not understand diplomatic etiquette.
……
The two drove to the entrance of the embassy, guarded by two British soldiers.
They asked the two of them why they were here, and Lin Ran answered them in English: "A gentleman named Reddy invited us here."
Soldiers moved out of the way, allowing them to enter the embassy.
The British Embassy is unique, with British and Chinese flags planted outside. It is a three-story white small foreign-style building.
I also met some other Chinese people at the door, who seemed to be here to apply for visas.
Seeing Lin Ran and Yang Jianlong, although they didn't recognize them, they still nodded.
Arriving at the embassy, a staff member quickly came up to me. He wore the small glasses of a British butler and said in fluent English: "What do you two do for me?"
"It was Leidy who called me here." Lin Ran replied in Chinese, "Since we are all Chinese, don't communicate in the language of foreign devils."
In this era, there are very few people who can speak English, and they often have the background of international students. Being accepted as a staff member of the embassy seems to be a very honorable thing.
In fact, these top students often do front desk jobs in the embassy.
It just looks like they are tall, but they are actually workers who serve others.
After Lin Ran said a few words, the young man was a little unhappy and prepared to drive them out.
But I heard Reddy's voice coming from behind: "You two are finally here!"
Reddy came over with another white-haired, burly man wearing a British military uniform.
This man was stern but looked somewhat majestic.
"Mr. Reddy." The young man lowered his body respectfully and greeted Reddy and the visitor.
But they didn't even look at the young man. Instead, they walked directly towards Lin Ran and Yang Jianlong with smiles.
The young man felt bored and left silently to meet other people.
Reddy invited the two of them to sit down on the sofa in the hall, and said with a smile: "The auction house has your contact information. I really can't wait for the next auction, so I called you here directly."
"Yeah." Lin Ran nodded noncommittally. Yang Jianlong seemed a little cautious, but Lin Ran finally calmed down after pulling off his coat.
Sitting upright on the sofa, waiting for Reddy to speak.
Seeing that the two of them didn't want to talk much, Reddy took the initiative to start the conversation and introduced: "This is Mr. John, the British diplomat. Mr. John, these two are members of the Zulong Company at the auction."
Turns out to be a diplomat?
Lin Ran couldn't help but be a little surprised. He originally thought he was just Reddy's superior.
I didn’t expect that there was such an identity!
John also forced a smile and said: "The Tang Sancai you sold to us last time was of very good quality. We at the British Museum need such a wonderful collection."
John's Chinese is good, but in order to communicate with them without any barriers, he did not use English.
Even Yang Jianlong looked a little ugly. In the British Museum, the collection was actually Chinese cultural relics, and he was not ashamed of it, but proud of it.
It can only be described in three words: shameless!
Although he was itching with hatred in his heart, Lin Ran still pretended to be polite and said: "Mr. John really knows the goods, I admire him."
John had long been accustomed to other people's flattery, and he didn't look too proud.
Reddy spoke at this time: "Actually, I'm looking for you two today because I have something to ask for!"