Zhong Zhili chuckled and said: "Of course it's too dangerous to investigate Chu Chen now, but his friends should be fine. Besides, if it's too easy, isn't it easy to make money? Besides, don't worry, if you really investigate If I find useful clues and the final result satisfies me, the previous conditions remain unchanged. In addition, I will give you a few more antiques, guaranteed to be genuine tributes from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the value will not be less than 10 million ¡Í. , "ThisI don't know anything about antiques!" "It's easy, you can just choose money." "But antiques will appreciate in value. If I choose money, wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?" "Lin Laosan, no. Not to mention that you are shameless, but when things are done, I will go up by 10%." Lin Laosan laughed and said, "Boss Zhong, since you said that, please allow me to be a little more shameless and go up by 10%." Fifty, otherwise the benefits and efforts will not be proportional at all." Zhong Zhili listened to Lin Laosan and was silent for a moment before saying calmly: "According to my previous temper, you are dead." "Lin Laosan. Hehe smiled: "You just say it's okay?" Zhong Zhili sneered: "Hey, of course it's okay, it depends on how well you complete the task. In addition, you have to remember that you are not Chu Chen, lying to me There will be no happy ending for everyone!" Lin Laosan said haha, and the two chatted for a few more words before hanging up the phone. "Mr. Chu, you should have heard what he said, right? If he really finds out that I am helping you, with his character, my whole family will really not be able to finish the meal and walk away." Lin Laosan said with a look on his face. He said anxiously. "You deserve it! If you weren't greedy for money, how could you be where you are now!" Chu Chen sneered secretly. He said with a smile: "Captain Liang will surely make arrangements for this." Captain Liang nodded. Let Lin Laosan rest assured that it's not just him. His wife and children abroad will also have someone to protect them. With Captain Liang's assurance, Lin Laosan finally felt a little more relieved, and then he asked, "Then what should I do next?" Captain Liang looked at Chu Chen and asked him what he thought. Chu Chen thought for a while and said, "Please wait for me to make a call" After saying that, Chu Chen walked to the side and dialed Lao Wu's mobile phone number. "Fifth Brother, where are you now?" "I'm in Gu City now. I'll probably be back tomorrow morning. Is there anything you want me to handle?" "Oh. I have a case here and I want to ask you for a favor. "Case?" Lao Wu was confused after hearing this: "But I don't know how to solve the case." "This has nothing to do with solving the case. I just want you to spit out some truth after drinking." As for the specifics, Let's talk in detail after you come back." "Okay" After hanging up the phone, Chu Chen walked back and told everyone his idea. However, he just asked Lin Laosan to send someone to contact Lao Wu. He did not reveal his subsequent plans immediately. On the one hand, he still had to think about it. How could he not make Zhong Zhili suspicious? On the other hand, because it was related to the treasure, he had to be more cautious. Next. Chu Chen said some of his thoughts to Captain Liang alone, then left and went back. ¡¡¡¡¡ The next morning, Chu Chen went to the antique shop. When it was nearly ten o'clock, Lao Wu also came over. Just when Chu Chen was about to take Lao Wu to his office. However, Xia Zhicheng (Chapter 1001) came in excitedly and wanted Chu Chen to help him see the newly collected things. For Xia Zhicheng. Chu Chen can't say he likes it, and last time because of what he did, he even said in the market that Hammer must pay five for one fake, otherwise Hammer will not be allowed to gain a foothold in Panjiayuan. Putting aside the rights and wrongs involved, first of all, Xia Zhicheng's attitude still made Chu Chen feel quite unhappy, and he was sure that if it weren't for his identity, Xia Zhicheng would have made him pay, so Xia Zhicheng came to him for appraisal. , he didn¡¯t even want to pay attention to it. " Moreover, he didn't think the thing in Xia Zhicheng's hand looked like a good thing. If after appraising it, Xia Zhicheng behaved like last time, he would be asking for trouble. However, just when Chu Chen was about to politely refuse, he suddenly thought of something. Once, when he was eating in a restaurant, he happened to see Xia Zhicheng and his elders eating, and their voices were a bit loud, and he happened to listen. When these people talked about Lin Laosan, they sounded like they had a good relationship with him. Thinking of this, Chu Chen had an idea in his mind, and smiled and asked Xia Zhicheng to go to the reception room and wait while he explained a few words to Lao Wu.Chu Chen and Lao Wu walked into the reception room together. After a few more pleasantries, Xia Zhicheng put the things in front of Chu Chen. What Xia Zhicheng brought was actually a birdcage. It looked pretty good at first glance. The cage body was made of bamboo as the main material. A tower-shaped shaft was carved in the center of the top of the cage, with a ""-shaped hook running through the middle. There were two inside the cage. A set of water and food jars and a small bottle, with inverted tapered feet carved from boxwood. While Chu Chen was observing there, Xia Zhicheng said triumphantly: "Teacher Chu, to be honest, I got this thing with some luck." "Oh, what should I say?" Chu Chen responded with curiosity. one time. "That's what happened" It turned out that half a month ago, when Xia Zhicheng was wandering around the antique market, he met Mr. Qian, who claimed to be a hobby. This Mr. Qian was also an acquaintance. The two chatted for a while. He took out a photo to show to Xia Zhicheng and asked him: "Do you have a birdcage like this? If so, I will buy yours at a high price." This person also left his contact information for Xia Zhicheng, so Xia Zhicheng saw this Contact him if you need anything. Xia Zhicheng felt very contemptuous of all this, because he was deceived by Hammer last time. He had studied many scams in the antique market. For someone like Mr. Qian, he thought he was just a liar, so he simply threw away the other party's contact information. . In this way, Xia Zhicheng put the matter behind him, but what he didn't expect was that when he followed a broker to the countryside to search for treasures the day before yesterday, he actually saw an identical birdcage, which was the birdcage that Chu Chen was currently looking for. Saw this. Xia Zhicheng was very surprised when he saw the birdcage. He originally thought it was a scam, but the owner swore that the birdcage was an ancestral inheritance from his family, and besides him, there were other people who were interested in the bird. cage. Finally, he thought about it and it couldn't be such a coincidence, and he thought the birdcage was really good, so he spent 50,000 yuan to buy it. After buying the birdcage and bringing it home, Xia Zhicheng liked it the more he looked at it. He felt that he must have picked up something this time. What made him feel a little regretful was that he had lost the contact information that the person gave him, otherwise he could call Ask how much something is worth. So, he brought the birdcage over and asked Chu Chen to help identify it. After hearing what happened, Chu Chen and Lao Wu were both speechless. This was obviously another trap. Let¡¯s not talk about other things. Since the birdcage was passed down from the ancestors of that family, where did the photo come from? There might be an identical birdcage, but what are the chances? Due to Chu Chen's previous explanation, Lao Wu immediately murmured: "This is really weird, Mr. Xia, if things are really like what you said, where did the photo of that person come from? " After listening to what Lao Wu said, Xia Zhicheng felt as if someone poured a basin of cold water on himself from head to toe in the winter. It was really freezing to the core. After a while, he said dryly: "Maybe the photo is that family. It must have been taken by someone before." Even Xia Zhicheng didn't believe this. Apart from anything else, the background of the photo didn't look like the location of that family. Could it be that he was deceived again? It shouldn't be possible, right? Next, Lao Wu poured another basin of cold water on him: "And if I remember correctly, the fiber puller you mentioned should be a friend of Hammer." "What? You are not mistaken, are you?" Xia Zhicheng heard this Big surprise. "How could there be a mistake? Many people know about this." At this point, Lao Wu muttered again: "I didn't even know about this matter in advance. I'm so arrogant." Hearing what Lao Wu said, Xia Zhicheng In addition to gritting his teeth about fiber-drawing, he was also very dissatisfied with Lao Wu. If it weren't for Chu Chen's identity, it would have been possible to stage a full martial arts show. Fortunately, he still has some sense now. He took a deep breath and asked: "Teacher Chu, is there really something wrong with my birdcage?" Chu Chen replied: "A good birdcage should be made of bamboo (bamboo skin). The cage hooks are made of copper-silver alloy, which is from a jewelry store, and are shiny and soft, and will not rust for a long time; the black bars are made of mahogany or Venus ebony, which are gorgeous and show a wealthy temperament; the cover plate (cage top) The round copper plate on the top is exquisitely carved with auspicious patterns, which is antique and intriguing; the bird food jar is made of thin porcelain, pure color, and exquisite painting. " "Although the birdcage like yours is not bad, it is not bad. It is still far from what I said, and there is basically no patina on the birdcage, and there seems to be no trace of raising birds. Overall, I think this birdcage should have been made in recent years. ¡± Listen. After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, when Xia Zhicheng looked at the birdcage again, his attitude changed 180 degrees, and he wanted to smash the birdcage immediately. "Thank you, Teacher Chu, for your guidance!" Xia Zhicheng's performance was slightly better than last time.He said thank you to Chu Chen before saying goodbye, but in fact it was not much better, so he picked up his things and hurried out the door. At this time, Lao Wu said loudly: "Who does this guy think he is? He doesn't even know how to pay for the appraisal!" Although Xia Zhicheng walked quickly, Lao Wu's words still caught his ears, but he didn't know whether Anxious to find someone to settle accounts, or for whatever reason, he just paused and walked out of the door at the same speed as before. This left everyone speechless. Seeing this, Lao Wu was really surprised: "Does this person really not know what is shameless and polite?" Chu Chen smiled: "That's good, otherwise we will feel guilty" said Then, he took out his mobile phone and called Lin Laosan (To be continued)