antique masters in modern times

Yanyou didn't expect that after Guangzhou farewell, he and Yunlu would meet again so soon, and it was still in this situation.

Although it took some time to lure the "boss Jia" to come to find Yunlu in advance after making an accident, Yanyou was not as shocked as when he just found him, but at this time the real confrontation, the mood is more complicated than before.

When setting up the situation, Yan You had discussed with Murong Hui, who would be the buyer of the designated Han tomb?The conclusion is for daredevil collectors.

Some wealthy people pursue uniqueness, and don’t care whether the way to obtain the collection is illegal, or even whether their behavior constitutes instigation. All he cares about is whether the things he gets can save him face.Rather than saying that they like to collect, it is better to say that they use the collection to gild themselves.

But since the person who came was Yunlu, this guess was completely denied.Yanyou believed that the old man would not teach such superficial and ignorant students, but because of this, the more he thought about it, the more disturbing he became—what exactly is Yunlu doing?

The so-called birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups.Yan You knows exactly what Zhong Gui is.Not to mention that there is an organization behind him that acts unscrupulously and puts interests first.Yunlu was mixed with them, it was hard not to teach people to associate with the dark side.

Although he doesn't have any deep friendship with this senior brother, he is the same disciple after all, and he is also a disciple whom Elder Ying placed high hopes on.When Yan You asked a question, he was even a little more nervous than Yun Lv, fearing that he would get the worst answer.If that's the case, Old Ying doesn't know how sad he should be.

Yun Lv also had a complex expression and remained silent for a long time.When the young man who was in the room saw this scene, he didn't dare to show his anger.

After confronting each other for a while, finally, Yun Lv turned sideways and made way: "Junior brother, come in and talk."

Yan You slightly shook his head towards Murong Hui and the others behind him, signaling that they don't need to worry, and walked in as told.

After sitting down, there was another long silence.The atmosphere in the room is rather dignified, as if invisible paint was splashed everywhere, leaving thick and heavy traces, invisible, but giving people the illusion of being out of breath.

After a long time, Yun Lu asked, "Junior Brother, you planned everything?"

"That's right." Yan You pointed to the worried young man, "The people he met just now were all arranged by me."

Hearing this, Yunlu let out a short laugh: "You are only young this year, but your methods are more sophisticated than those of the old Jianghu. It's also my fault that I didn't see any flaws. But then again, I can ask the teacher and Pei Xiuyuan for help , unless you know the inside story, who would have thought that you were setting up a trap."

"Senior brother, don't talk about him left and right, tell me, why are you trying so hard to get the things in the Han tomb?"

Yunlu leaned back on the sofa, seemingly calmly lighting a cigarette, but his flickering eyes revealed the complicated emotions in his heart: "If I say I want to collect it, do you believe it?"

"I believe it, and I don't believe it. You may want to collect it, but there must be other reasons." Seeing that Yun Lv was noncommittal, Yan You took another dose of medicine: "Brother, do you know that there is an organization behind Zhong Gui?" ? And this organization set up a scheme to deal with teachers more than four months ago."

"What?!" Yunlu straightened his body abruptly, and the leisurely look on his face was replaced by shock, and the cigarette in his mouth rolled down to his feet: "Is the teacher okay? What did they do to the teacher?"

Seeing his reaction, Yan You felt relieved.I am most afraid that Yunlu will become completely selfish and indifferent. Now it seems that his affection for Mr. Ying as a teacher and apprentice is still there.That would make it much easier to persuade him to tell the truth.

"You know Xu Shinian, they used profit as a bait to set him up, charged him with smuggling cultural relics, colluding with tomb robbery, and wanted to take the opportunity to plant it on the head of the teacher. It's a pity that the real mastermind is too hidden. Deep, the person who did it only knew that his superiors wanted him to do this, but he didn't know what conditions would be exchanged after the threat was successful. However, the teacher and I both guessed that the other party might be for the collection—you know, the teacher's background made many Everyone thinks that he has a lot of treasures in his hands."

"No wonder Xu Shinian was suddenly transferred back to his hometown." Yun Lu said in a low voice, "I thought it was the teacher who was finally disappointed with this ineffective nephew. I didn't expect that there was such an inside story."

While speaking, he clasped his hands, and his thumb joints pressed against each other, making a series of noises.The expression on his face was also fluctuating, obviously restless.

Immediately, his expression became serious, and he said, "It turns out that they also tried to get the teacher's idea. If that's the case, I have nothing to hide—how much do you know about the organization?"

Seeing that he was finally willing to be open and honest, Yan You also became serious: "At present, I only know that they are dealing in antiques. From their design to frame the teacher, we can see that they have a huge influence, and they may also be involved in transnational tomb robbery."

"They are indeed powerful. They have organized many transnational art theft cases in the past, and have contacts with several tomb robber families in China. To be precise, they are sponsoring funds and equipment to help them go deep into ancient tombs that they couldn't handle before. But Over the past few years, they have withdrawn to go ashore to clean up their crimes, and rarely participated in the theft cases in person. On the surface, they have also suspended their cooperative relationship with the tomb robbery organization, and only bought funerary objects through intermediaries in a roundabout way."

"What's the point of them doing this?" Although Yunlu hasn't talked about the most curious part yet, Yanyou is not in a hurry.He knew that Yunlu would not mention these things for no reason.

Sure enough, Yun Lu sneered and said: "Because they have become known as a loot sale point, more and more people are staring at them openly and secretly. If they continue to make a big show like before, they will definitely cause trouble. Even if the Interpol doesn't Make trouble for them, and other jealous people will target them everywhere, wanting to get a piece of the action. So they temporarily hibernate and turn light into darkness."

After a pause, Yunlu said again: "It took me a lot of effort to find out these inside stories. It is said that a think tank who joined the organization ten years ago made suggestions after the organization suffered a big loss. It was adopted by Fusco. After the decision was passed, acquisition companies were established in various parts of China to legalize the business and put it on the bright side.”

"Fusco?" Yan You was somewhat impressed by the name, and said in shock, "Could it be—the organization is the Gorse Auction House?!"

"That's right. But Fusco's ancestors made their fortunes through wars and colonies, and they are used to plundering. Although they are much more restrained than before, sometimes they can't help but secretly do it secretly when they get rumors of rare treasures, just like As for the teacher."

Yunlu took a look at Yanyou, and said in a deep voice: "However, it is beneficial for him to do so, that is, many people in the organization are secretly playing tricks. This time, the Han Tomb in Tongshi, because It’s too close. I was studying here again back then, and almost everyone in the circle knew me, which was too eye-catching. So I had to ask Zhong Gui, who had just returned to China, for help, and declared in advance that the funeral objects would be sold to the auction house after I got them, but the profit I will share [-]% of it with him, which is much more cost-effective than going through a company acquisition. The benefits are at the top of the list, and he agreed without even thinking about it."

"That's why we found the investigation materials in his residence..." I didn't expect that I could only search for the organization, but I had already used Wang Ming to pass on the Dragon Festival.After the initial surprise, Yan You immediately thought of many new questions, but he asked the most relevant point first: "Who killed him?"

"I don't know." Yunlu shook his head: "I heard that after his death, I also considered this issue. After thinking about it, I think the organization would not pick this time to strike, but I can't think of anyone else who would do it. "

Yan You couldn't help being a little disappointed when he didn't get an answer.The inability to determine the murderer means that they cannot determine whether they have a new enemy, which is disturbing.

After thinking for a moment, Yan You asked again: "Senior brother, are you in the antique business? Is your biggest client the gorse?"

Yun Lu was startled again by Yan You's knowledge, and nodded with a wry smile: "That's right."

Although he had a hunch, this answer still disappointed Yan You.What is the difference between senior brother's approach and the Zhong family's father and son?It is also prying the corner of the motherland and enriching the pockets of others.

But his disappointment actually made Yunlu a little proud: finally there was something that the junior and junior couldn't guess.After a little distraction, he explained: "It's true that I sold things to them, but all I sold were fakes. Pei Xiuyuan's King's Order for the Dragon Festival was the one I sent."

"What?" Yan You was taken aback again, but immediately thought of something: "Impossible! The Dragon Festival was originally—oh, I mean, although it is also an imitation, it is a craft nearly a hundred years ago. It came out of the hands of an old eunuch in the Sizao Bureau. So, you are selling ancient imitations as real ones?"

His every move was counted by others. At first, Yun Lv was still a little unconvinced, and deliberately went around a few times while talking, and wanted to use the fake thing to avoid the signs of wild goose wandering.But he didn't expect that Yan You could tell the origin of the Dragon Festival with great precision, which was exactly in line with what the seller said. He couldn't match his vision and insight.This time, he was finally completely convinced.

Putting his thoughts away, he stopped selling Guanzi, and pointed to the young man beside him: "Not all of them are imitations from ancient times, this Xiaoguan is the successor of Su Zao, and he is best at imitating cultural relics with ancient materials. In addition, I also supply to several foreign second-hand stores, and the goods are basically from Xiao Guan. I sell them the fakes, and then use the money I earn to collect the real ones, then imitate them, and then sell them. It can be regarded as supporting goods with goods. Don't worry, I didn't tarnish the teacher's reputation."

Yan You's heart moved, and he vaguely guessed Yun Lv's intention, but still wanted to confirm: "Why?"

Yun Lu asked back, "Junior Brother, what was your strongest feeling when you were studying archaeology?"

"Feeling?" Yan You was stunned for a moment, but seeing Yun Lv's serious expression, not joking, he replied, "There's nothing you can do."

Hearing this, Yun Lv leaned forward and became more focused: "How do you explain it?"

"Jin Ou is not solid, the great powers invaded, and the entire modern history of China is helpless. In the past, when the dynasty was changed, although it was also a war in the world, and the people suffered. But those who rose up always thought about the great cause of the future, and they always had a bit of benevolence for the people. But the invading robbers were unscrupulous, using all their animal nature and all their evil thoughts to poison China. We used to be unable to protect our rivers and mountains, our people, and even the ancient relics handed down by our ancestors.”

As a person who witnessed the era, Yanyou's feelings were particularly profound.Speaking of this, he seemed to have returned to the day he was dying.He has always been calm, but why couldn't he restrain his anger that day, so that he was killed?

During the time he came to modern times, he sometimes thought about this question.When talking about things after the fact, you can always cover everything, and you can count as exhaustive.But the actions at that time often represented the original heart, even if it was not rational, even if it was not perfect.

"Sometimes, rather than saying that I am obsessed with antiques, it is better to say that through antiques, I saw ordinary people struggling in this catastrophe. Countless people's families were ruined because of the robber's greed. However, Huaxia was too weak at that time. Nothing can be done."

After listening to Yanyou's words, Yunlu closed his eyes, and his voice became lower and lower: "Junior brother, you have such insights at this age, and your future achievements must be limitless, maybe even higher than the teacher. You can see this, Then you must understand what I do. I don't have much talent, and I'm not a rich man with a lot of money. After I graduated, I chose to do this shady business in order to do my best and try to keep what my ancestors left behind. , as long as there is one more thing. You can scold me for falsification, but I can't find any other way."

Yan You guessed a little earlier, so he was not surprised.It's just that Yunlu said it lightly, but my heart feels a little heavy.Easier to know than to do, this kind of thing is the easiest to talk about, but it is very difficult to actually implement it.It is extremely rare to sit up and walk like Yunlu.

Although, Yan You couldn't comment for a while, whether he was right or wrong in doing so.

But what is rare is rare. Some words, Yan You also had to persuade: "Brother's intentions are good, and I admire what you have done. But... are you going to keep doing this? This kind of business will inevitably have to deal with some people Dealing with daredevils, sometimes they can't help themselves."

The antiques that appeared in the store have passed through many hands privately.Tomb robbers who dare not show up directly, or owners who don't know its value, sell it to Erdao dealers at a low price, and sometimes Erdao dealers will sell it to other people who also earn the difference. .

After such a heavy price increase, the price requested by the final taker must be much higher than the initial price.

Yunlu is not a player who regards collecting as a hobby. He relies on imitation for food, and his demand for "new products" is far greater than that of ordinary collectors.Such a large collection of antiques, unless it is a wealthy family that can squander at will, will try to find the lowest level to buy directly.

It is relatively easier to find grave robbers or people related to them than to go to the folks for time-consuming and labor-intensive collection.

Judging from Yunlu's behavior of asking Zhonggui to inquire about the Han tomb, he should have done exactly that.In other cities, there must be similar avenues.

But dealing with these people who walk on the edge of crime is far from being as simple as paying money.

Money is tight this time, buddy, if you have a small job with a ticket, you can sponsor it and share it afterwards, do you agree or not?Do not agree?Then there is no need to do business next time.promise?If there is a first time, there will be a second time. If there is a simple one, there will be trouble. Although it can also be profitable, the result is that it is getting deeper and deeper.

If it is a person who is determined to go to the dark, it doesn't matter.But Yun Lu is obviously not this kind of person.He is like a traveler who crosses a single-plank bridge when the wind is high and the waves are rough. Once the wind and waves get stronger, the consequences will be disastrous.

Yanyou, who is well versed in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, originally meant that he would never get his shoes wet when he often walked by the river, and wanted to persuade Yunlu to get out as soon as possible.But after Yunlu heard it, he thought of another matter, and smiled bitterly for a while: "How did I expect so much at that time? I spent more than half a year in Panjiayuan for my graduation thesis, and I heard many stories about the loss of antiques. I did what I said and did. The future troubles that I didn't expect back then have come to my door again and again. Just like this time, in order to win the trust of Gorse, I was instigating Zhong Gui to bribe the staff to steal cultural relics. Maybe next time, I will have to do it myself Send the real thing out."

After a pause, he continued: "The last time you went to Guangzhou, you must have been to the company where Plantagenet was. I went in and asked after I saw you, and they said that it was a countryman who came to sell keels carved with oracle bone inscriptions. Although I don't know what you are going to do, but I had a bad instinct at the time, so I contacted Zhong Gui immediately, told him that someone was casting a net to investigate, and told him to move the company out immediately. You are right, what I did, has become more and more serious. The more it deviates from the original intention. Maybe one day, it may not be necessary to betray the teacher."

"Boss!" Xiao Guan whispered, wanting to comfort him, but didn't know what to say.

He and Yunlu also met at that time, the little brother admired the new big brother's ideas, and the two hit it off and embarked on this road.Although they seem to have achieved little at present, they don't know how fragile the foundation of this "career" is.Whatever the starting point, the fact is that their trade is built on falsehoods.Once the bubble bursts, the consequences are obvious.Therefore, they had to do something against their will and continue to maintain the illusion of peace.

All kinds of disadvantages that I could not think of when I was young are gradually showing their evil consequences at this time.But there is no way to solve it once and for all unless you give up completely.But if you give up, it is tantamount to denying the efforts of these years.How could Yunlu and Xiaoguan be reconciled?

Dilemma is the most appropriate description of their current state.

Yan You didn't expect that the sudden disappearance of the company in Guangzhou was also caused by Yun Law.After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Is your biggest customer Gorse?"

"That's right, so I will try my best to restore the impact caused by the Dragon Festival of Wang Ming, and then send him a batch of good goods. If this line is broken, other customers will also be affected, and they will cancel their transactions with me."

Yan You sighed: "I understand why you are looking for a Han tomb. But, senior brother, this is actually a fake Han tomb. Inside is buried a leader of the White Lotus Sect who claimed to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty royal family in the mid-Qingshun period. He made the cemetery into the style of a prince in the Han Dynasty, and set up a Taoist formation, trying to curse Qingshun's fortune."

"There is such a thing?" Yun Lu looked in disbelief, subconsciously looked down at the things Xiaoguan brought: "Then this antique..."

"I bought it for Mr. Pei recently, and found a leak in Panjiayuan." Yanyou said.

Originally Yinglao wanted to use his collection to set up a trap, but was stopped by Yanyou.Because Yinglao's collection has been seen by several friends in the circle, it is hard to guarantee that it has not been used as a talking point.If the person they're trying to catch happens to have heard of it, all their efforts will be in vain.It happened that I got something while hanging out with Pei Xiuyuan, so I borrowed it.

Facts have proved that this care was not wasted.If Xiao Guan saw the collection of Yinglao today, he would definitely be quietly vigilant.Now there will be no such open and honest conversation between brothers and sisters.

"Does that mean there is nothing else? There is no identity of the owner of the tomb, and the type of funeral objects cannot be determined?" Yunlu smiled wryly, and said to Xiaoguan: "It seems that it is time for you to be creative again. Last time We have bought a few squares of ancient jade, so you can carve a few more in the style of this jade eagle. Assuming that the owner of the tomb is a soldier, what should be buried with him?"

"Well, I think it's okay to..."

Seeing the two of them discussing the details of the imitation in low voices, Yan You remained silent again.Why is history always surprisingly similar?Although what Yunlu sells is a fake, his actions are still making a lot of money for the former robbers.Xiaoguan has a skill that even top experts can't tell the truth from the fake. If it wasn't for this matter, he would have been well-known in the circle long ago, right?

After a moment of silence, Yan You suddenly asked: "Brother, have you ever thought that if the broom disappears, then there will be no worries?"

Yunlu didn't react immediately, and shook his head repeatedly: "How is this possible. He is the largest auction house on which the sun never sets, and his channels are unmatched. Although some unclean businesses have been cut off on the surface, in fact, the contacts that have been in business for many years are still open. There. People who are jealous of profits want to follow suit, and they fought openly to grab the site once, but ended in failure. How can such a behemoth disappear?"

"Of course it's due to external factors, just like the company run by Zhong Gui." The origin of this idea is not a day, although it has not been revealed yet, but Yan You knows that everyone, including Lao Ying, thinks so.Murong Hui had already contacted his uncle several times, asking if there were any family acquaintances who could help in Sunset.

Hearing the firmness in Yanyou's words, Yunlu suddenly felt a rush of blood rushing to his head.Some ideas that I didn't dare to think about at first took the opportunity to take root and sprout quickly: "Is this what the teacher meant?"

Yan You nodded slowly: "Teacher will definitely agree."

After striding around the room a few times, Yunlu thumped on the desk so loudly that even Zhu Dao, who was lying on the opposite balcony and keeping an eye on the situation, could hear it. "I must help with this matter!"

Looking at Yun Lu who was suddenly in high spirits, Yan You smiled from the bottom of his heart: "Brother, thank you."

"Come, I'll tell you all about the gorse right now."

"Boss, Boss...?" The situation changed too quickly, and Xiao Guan, who had been unable to speak, stared at Yun Lu blankly, and suddenly had an irrelevant thought: The current boss is more handsome than before. He was more than a hundred times more handsome when discussing how to make a fake with a forbearing face.

How could Yun Lu know what he was thinking, and immediately squinted over: "Do you have an opinion?"

"I..." Xiaoguan opened and closed his mouth, and finally choked out a sentence: "I'm hungry!"

This time, not only the two people in the room, but also Murong Hui, who had been lying in the corner listening to the door since the door closed, also laughed.He pushed open the door and said loudly: "Come, come, let's go to have supper. Master Li of the restaurant will cook in person, and he will take care of everything."

This supper lasted from more than nine o'clock to three or four o'clock in the morning, and the venue was changed in the middle - no way, if he didn't leave, Master Li, who was using public equipment for private use, would have his bonus deducted.

Turning back to the guest house, everyone was still full of energy and not half sleepy.Yan You recalled what Yun Lv said, and thoughtfully said: "So, Interpol has already been eyeing them?"

"Yes, it was just a private investigation before. Later, an Eastern European gang wanted to grab the territory. The two sides fought, and the Interpol came to the door openly. It is said that Fusco also adopted the opinion of a certain think tank at that time, and slowly cleaned it up. , At least on the bright side, draw a clear line with the former underworld forces. However, because some previous cases have not yet passed the litigation period, it is said that the police have been investigating them and want to catch the little pigtail.”

"I don't know which case they were investigated for?"

"A case of theft. I don't remember the details. I'll call and ask a friend tomorrow." Although Yunlu has been inquiring about gorse, he subconsciously thinks they are useless, so he doesn't pay attention to remembering them. .

Yan You nodded: "I have an idea, but it still needs to be confirmed. After you find out the details, please let me know as soon as possible."

After talking for a long time, both of them were thirsty, so Yan You got up to pour water.At this time, he noticed that Zhu Dao and Xiao Guan were chatting lively, and couldn't help wondering where their common language came from, so he interjected: "What are you talking about, your eyebrows are beaming."

"Hey, Brother Yan, I really don't know. It turns out that Boss Jia—oh no, Xiaoguan, he likes the same things as my old man. They are all small gadgets such as designing decorations. You know, my old man is here I have worked in a porcelain factory all my life, and I became a technician, and I like to think about porcelain when I have nothing to do."

Speaking of this, Zhu Dao slapped his head: "By the way, you've been busy recently, we didn't get together, and I forgot to tell you something: the gift you gave me when I got married last time was actually designed by my old man! At that time, only a few were born, all of which were painted by him. Oh, after seeing that vase, he was so beautiful that he took it home and offered it. I also heard that you are an expert in antiques, and said that I wanted to find you Ask for advice. But knowing you were busy, I didn't let him come."

It was only then that Yan You suddenly realized, and immediately smiled and said: "I am busy, I still have time to talk to the old man. Uncle Zhu is interested in talking about this topic, so let's make an appointment. If Xiaoguan is not in a hurry If you go back to Guangzhou, come with us."

Just now he heard Yunlu say that Xiaoguan is a master of counterfeiting, so he thought about exploring it.

Xiaoguan had heard about this old Ying's closed disciple, and wanted to learn more about it, so he nodded immediately: "Mou question."

Yanyou didn't speak much to him just now, but when he heard a strong Cantonese flavor, he suddenly felt very familiar.After carefully looking at him, I suddenly remembered something: "Did you deceive a passerby with sea porcelain during the summer vacation?"

"Huh, do you know?" Xiao Guan scratched his head in doubt, seeing Yan You smiling and not saying a word, he suddenly understood, walked up to Yan You with a smile and gestured: "It turned out to be you, yes, I remember You are a little taller than me. That piece of porcelain is an experimental waste product, next time I will show you the officially completed one, put the real and fake together, and see if you can recognize it."

He is pulling Yanyou, trying to prove that his actual level is not what he saw that day.Unexpectedly, a hand stretched out from the side, and slapped his paw away from Yanyou's arm like Moses parting the Red Sea: "Little Yan, are you still asleep?"

Looking back, it was Murong Hui who looked angry.In the past few days, Yanyou has arranged for acting, and when he went in and out with the old Ying Pei Xiuyuan, he was not idle. He ran to contact, asked Senior Jiuliu to continue to find the murderer who killed Zhong Gui, etc. He was the one who took care of it. He was too busy. .

After returning to the guest house, at first he suppressed his drowsiness and chatted with Yan You.Then nodded and nodded, and directly slipped and fell on the bed.

Now he was sleeping in a daze, and suddenly got up again, grabbed Yan You, and said as a matter of course: "You sleep with me."

"..."

Yanyou was about to wake him up, when Yunlu looked at him with a smile on the side: "So it's so late, but fortunately I asked for two more rooms when I came back just now. The key is here, everyone should take a rest, this room is just Leave it to Junior Brother and Murong Hui."

For no reason, Yan You felt that the brother's words were a bit strange, but he had no time to think about it, and Murong Hui had already dragged him to the bedside: "Sleep, sleep!"

The result of going to bed too late is that you can't keep your eyes open the next morning.Zhu Dao took a cold shower in pain, groaned and crawled to work, mumbling all the way, saying that Xu Dacai was too cunning and slipped away after supper.

Yunlu and Xiaoguan, two people who don't have to go to work all the year round, couldn't wake up at all. Yanyou knocked on the door and saw nothing, so he left a note and contact information, closed the door and left.

"Go home first?" After ordering the motorcycle, Murong Hui rubbed his eyes and said.In fact, he and Yanyou were still very sleepy, but because they usually had too regular a schedule, they would wake up at the end of the day and couldn't sleep, so they still had to get up on time.

"Well, there is still class today. By the way, there is an exam at the end of the month. How are you preparing?"

"This...Xiaoyan, let's have breakfast first."

"I didn't prepare at first glance."

While chatting, Xiaojia has arrived.Murong Hui slammed on the brakes and stopped firmly at the door. Just as he was about to get out of the car, he suddenly found a strange middle-aged woman squatting by the door.Judging from the pile of melon seed shells under her feet, she should have been squatting for a long time.

"Excuse me……"

Before Yanyou could finish speaking, the man put on a very enthusiastic smile and rushed over: "Xiaoyan, are you going to see that billionaire surnamed Pei? He's still staying with you, it seems Your friendship is really good. He will definitely take you abroad, right? Come on, tell the second aunt about the situation in detail, so that I can prepare in advance and let your brother go with you later. "