[Rat cat] Mirror City

"Yuehua, how long does it take to get to the auction house?" Zhan Zhao leaned on the car window and looked at it for a while, then turned his head excitedly and asked Ding Yuehua.

A drop of cold sweat rolled down Ding Yuehua's forehead, "Just a little while..." While speaking, Ding Yuehua lowered his head lower and lower.Regardless of his request for safe driving, she has already been stabbed by Bai Yutang's scumbag eyes all the way, she really wants to just get stuck in the steering wheel, and it will be cleaner to die together!

He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the rearview mirror, and sure enough, he still saw Bai Yutang's eyes, which had been staring since he got in the car.Ding Yuehua really wanted to smash down the rearview mirror to see if the eyes were stuck on it, this is not scientific at all, okay?

Otherwise, how could Bai Yutang manage to keep an eye on Zhan Zhao all the time but stab her with his eyes every time she looked up in the rearview mirror!Look, look, stare again.

Ding Yuehua pulled his eyes down, and decided not to provoke in this obvious situation.Now it's enough to do my job well and drive well... But Ding Yuehua is really wronged, she just invited Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang to the auction house, how did it become like this.

In fact, it was not only Ding Yuehua who was wondering, Bai Yutang was also wondering, not just wondering, it could even be said to be bored.It all started when Ding Yuehua invited the two to the auction house.

At this time, Zhan Zhao's love for archeology and cultural relics completely exploded. He had already seen some of this month's auction items in the photos Ding Yuehua gave him before. Yu and Ding Yuehua were not familiar with each other so they could not make such a request.

Zhan Zhao still knows where he is.But now that Ding Yuehua has taken the initiative to invite, it is very hopeful to see Zhan Zhao in the next part.

Thinking of this, how could Zhan Zhao not be excited.So Zhan Zhao only had the auction house in his eyes and he never answered Bai Yutang once. During this short drive, Ding Yuehua had already asked Ding Yuehua the same question countless times.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao unwillingly, but Zhan Zhao didn't want to talk to him at all.So along the way, Bai Yutang could only look at Zhan Zhao helplessly, and glared at Ding Yuehua with resentful eyes from time to time, wishing he could go to the auction house in the next second.

It was under such stimulation that Bai Yutang stared at Ding Yuehua even more fiercely.After Ding Yuehua felt Zhan Zhao's expectation and Bai Yutang's resentment, he stepped on the accelerator and the car rushed forward.

With the three of them having their own thoughts, Ding Yuehua finally took them to the auction house.Bai Yutang was half a step behind Zhan Zhao and Ding Yuehua, and within a few steps Zhan Zhao turned back and called him, "Yutang, come quickly."

Bai Yutang smiled and chased after him, walking side by side with Zhan Zhao, but Ding Yuehua was left behind by the two of them.Ding Yuehua silently followed behind the two of them, from her angle, she could just see Zhan Zhao's curved eyebrows and Bai Yutang's slightly raised mouth.

Ding Yuehua sighed, shedding bitter tears for her single years.After thinking too much, Ding Yuehua slowed down, and when she came to her senses, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had already left her and walked a long way.

Is it necessary for these two people to go so fast?Ding Yuehua gritted her teeth and chased forward.

Seeing Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang standing in front of the gate of the auction house waiting stupidly, Zhan Zhao laughed in his heart.You two dare to go ahead without a pass?

Ding Yuehua took out his access card and was about to go forward and show it off to the two of them.When Bai Yutang saw her coming up, he said, "Don't be slow, come and open the door."

Pooh!As soon as Zhan Zhao comes in, I'll shut you out.

There are not many people in the auction house.According to Ding Yuehua, the months before the auction were their busiest.Not only the appraisal, but also the low price setting, the maintenance of the auction items, the confirmation of the list of participants, and the distribution of invitations. At that time, they were really busy.

But after the busiest period of time, the auction house will have a big holiday, and there will be very few people in the auction house after that.Everyone is recharging their energy for the auction in a few days.

The security of Ding Yuehua's auction house is very good. Every door needs a pass and fingerprint authentication. Guests participating in the auction will also receive a pass and enter their fingerprints first.

Ding Yuehua's passport has no restrictions, and he can freely enter and exit every location in the auction house.

Bringing Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang along, they soon arrived at the entrance of the vault.Still using the same method, Ding Yuehua opened the door of the vault.

Zhan Zhao took the lead to get in, and the shelves around the safe were neatly placed with the auction items this time, most of which Zhan Zhao had already seen in the photos.

Of course, Zhan Zhao's excitement after seeing the real thing is another level of problem.

Bai Yutang did not step forward to stop Zhan Zhao, but stood behind until Zhan Zhao calmed down a little before pulling him over, reminding Zhan Zhao not to forget the purpose of coming here.

Zhan Zhao also immediately came back to his senses, shrunk his neck and looked at Ding Yuehua, showing an apologetic expression.

Ding Yuehua said generously, "It doesn't matter, what people like, it's natural. I brought you here to let you see this." Saying this, Ding Yuehua walked around Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, and took out a quilt from the top shelf. Locked carved wooden box.

"This box is not bad." Zhan Zhao was attracted by the workmanship of this wooden box at a glance. Don't worry about what is inside the box. The box alone probably dates back to some time ago, but it's not too much. Long.

Bai Yutang raised his forehead, can we not focus on other things?

Under the curious eyes of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, Ding Yuehua opened the box.A piece of pure white jade is placed in the middle of the carved wooden box, which looks very warm and moist.

With Ding Yuehua's consent, Zhan Zhao put on the gloves and carefully observed the piece of jade.Bai Yutang also took a closer look.

After a while, Bai Yutang said, "Jade is good jade, but it looks the same." Although Bai Yutang is not an expert, he has seen a lot of these gemstones, and gradually understands a little bit, good or bad. able to distinguish.

This piece of jade is warm and smooth, and the quality of the jade is really high.Good jade was good jade, but Bai Yutang didn't see anything unusual in it.After a while, Zhan Zhao also raised his head, fully agreeing with Bai Yutang's opinion.

Neither of them saw anything unusual, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both looked at Ding Yuehua.Since Ding Yuehua took this out, there must be her reasons.

The three of them changed places to talk.As soon as they sat down, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang stared at Ding Yuehua, waiting for her to explain the next thing.

Ding Yuehua sighed, finally willing to tell the things that have been on his mind for so long, "Actually, what you said Zhan Zhao is right, I have always felt guilty towards Xiaoyao in my heart for the past two months. Because I always thought that Xiaoyao would become like this because I let him see this piece of jade."

Is it really because of this jade?Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, quietly waiting for Ding Yuehua to continue.

"At the beginning, I felt the same as you about this piece of jade. Among all the auction items, the value of this piece of jade is not very high. At most, those jade collectors will be interested.

The auction items in the vault are arranged according to their value. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, so I put this box on the fourth-to-last floor. "

"Then Ding Yao saw it?" Bai Yutang asked.

"Yeah." Thinking of this, Ding Yuehua felt a little regretful, "Xiaoyao is very curious, and he likes to follow me to the auction to see these auction items. He is still young, and his senses are much sharper than adults, and he will have a lot of fun every time. .

The eldest brother and the second brother thought it would be good to let him broaden his horizons, so they ignored him.I also let him go, often taking him into the vault.I took him into the vault two months ago and found him staring at the box of jade.

At the beginning, I didn't pay attention to it, but when I was sorting out other auction items, I suddenly heard Xiaoyao talking.Xiaoyao doesn't usually have the habit of talking to himself, so I noticed after a while that he was talking to that piece of jade.

I was a little worried, but Xiaoyao just talked for a while and then calmed down.At the beginning, I thought that piece of jade was weird, but Xiaoyao's behavior after that was very normal, so I didn't think about it for the time being.

Then Xiaoyao became a little bit wrong, and I started to worry.But when I asked Xiaoyao anything about this piece of jade, Xiaoyao just shook his head and didn't speak.Sometimes I asked too hard, and he would even run away...Although Xiaoyao didn't want to come to the auction house again, I was still worried, so I changed the box to another place, but...I was really scared, Xiaoyao just Because of this..."

The more he talked, the more regret Ding Yuehua felt.Even if there is no way to directly prove that Ding Yao's abnormality is related to this piece of jade, at least a smart person can see the connection.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also realized that this piece of jade is indeed strange.But for some reason, they didn't notice it.Is it really because Xiaoyao is a child, and his senses are much sharper than all of them?

But this idea is difficult to prove, and it is impossible for them to take this piece of jade and find another child to do experiments.For a while, the three of Zhan Zhao could only stare at the jade in a daze.

"Ah!" Zhan Zhao exclaimed, and said happily, "Won't the auction house leave the basic information of each consignor? Maybe the consignor knows the details of this piece of jade?"

"That's also impossible." Ding Yuehua's sigh shocked both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.Bai Yutang asked, "Why?"

"One of the reasons why I am so worried about this jade is that this jade was consigned anonymously. The consignor has never appeared in the auction house, and no one knows who he is." Ding Yuehua said angrily.

"Not even a little information? Even if it's just a bank account?" Seeing Ding Yuehua shaking his head, Zhan Zhao couldn't believe it, "Then what should we do with the proceeds from the auction?"

Bai Yutang crossed his arms, clearly disapproving of Ding Yuehua's easy acceptance of such unknown consignment items, "Aren't you going to conduct a thorough investigation on the source of each auction item? Why did you accept it like this this time?"

"Bai Yutang, I'm not as stupid as you think." Bai Yutang was harsh, and Ding Yuehua would naturally fight back, "Of course I searched for the source, but there was no result. I also doubted the source of this piece of jade, but...an anonymous consignment The buyer made the condition that all proceeds from the sale of the jade be donated to a nearby orphanage..."

Bai Yutang looked at Ding Yuehua in amazement, and donated all the proceeds to the orphanage. Such a thought... would indeed offset a large part of Ding Yuehua's suspicion.

Thinking of the effort he had put into this auction item, Ding Yuehua still felt very complicated, "I also went to the orphanage to investigate, and there was nothing suspicious. I agreed only after the appraiser confirmed that there was nothing wrong with this piece of jade. It was sold, who knew that such a situation would happen..."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were silent, and as a result, the issue of this piece of jade was once again at a dead end.They clearly knew that there was something wrong with this piece of jade, but they couldn't find out.

After much deliberation, in the end, the possible starting point for investigation is only this piece of jade itself.Zhan Zhao pondered for a while, and then said, "Yuehua, can I take this piece of jade home and study it? Maybe I can discuss it with Gongsun."

"Yes, yes." Ding Yuehua did not hesitate, "It doesn't matter how long you want to study it."

"Is this okay?" Zhan Zhao was a little worried. After all, he was going to take away the auction item. If it was damaged or there was no result when the time came...

Ding Yuehua didn't care about Zhan Zhao's worries at all, and insisted, "You don't have to worry about this. Even if it's too late, I will pay the money and remit it to the orphanage myself."

Ding Yuehua would never frown on donating to the welfare home.If Ding Yao's problem can be solved because of this, Ding Yuehua thinks it will be worth it no matter what he has to pay.

Facing Ding Yuehua's expectant eyes, Zhan Zhao suddenly felt a little dignified, this time it seems that there is indeed a long way to go.

Ding Yuehua still had some things to attend to in the auction house, so Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang waited for her outside first.

Zhan Zhao stared at the backpack in a daze all the way, as if he could see through the jade inside.Bai Yutang rubbed his head, and said in relief, "What are you worrying about. You just have to investigate at your own pace. You are so smart, and you have so many reserves."

"I can't help it, who didn't have a clue about what happened this time." Zhan Zhao muttered, worrying about the current problem wholeheartedly.

"Don't think too much." Bai Yutang poked Zhan Zhao's frown, and threw his backpack into the back seat of the car, "Are you hungry? I'll go get you something to eat. What do you want?"

At this time, there is only food that can make Zhan Zhao relax, right?

Sure enough, when he heard that there was something to eat, Zhan Zhao became excited.Sure enough, no matter what the problem is, it is not as important as what to eat, Zhan Zhao reported seven or eight things he wanted to eat as soon as he was happy.

It's really edible, and it's not a staple food... "Wait here." It can make the cat feel better, and it doesn't matter how much you buy.After telling Zhan Zhao to stand there and wait for him, Bai Yutang went to help Zhan Zhao do some shopping.

Zhan Zhao stood there and waited for quite a while, but Bai Yutang didn't come back.Zhan Zhao sighed, did he really want to eat too much?

While reflecting on his foodie nature, Zhan Zhao suddenly heard footsteps approaching him.Thinking it was Bai Yutang, Zhan Zhao turned around quickly, but unexpectedly saw a familiar face, "Song... Qianxun?"

"Zhan Zhao, it really is you. I thought your back looked a little familiar just now, so I didn't admit my mistake." Song Qianxun said in surprise, and walked forward with a smile.

Is it such a coincidence that we met in this place?Zhan Zhao gave Song Qianxun a strange look, it seemed that he wanted to go to Ding Yuehua's auction house.

"Qianxun, have you met someone you know?" Another male voice sounded not far away, and a tall and handsome man came up. He paused after seeing Zhan Zhao clearly, and then walked up immediately.

"Well, this is Zhan Zhaozhan's teaching assistant." Song Qianxun immediately introduced them, "Zhan Zhao, this is Pang Yan."

Pang Yan raised his eyebrows and greeted him warmly.

Zhan Zhao retreated a little without a trace, and still shook hands with Pang Yan. For some reason, he didn't like Pang Yan, and he always felt that the oppression on him was too strong.

Song Qianxun and Pang Yan stood together, Zhan Zhao felt that it was incongruous.Just when Zhan Zhao was feeling at a loss, Bai Yutang came back with a bunch of food.

"Boss Bai, why are you here?" Seeing Bai Yutang, Pang Yan was surprised, "Could it be because of the auction in a few days' time?"

Bai Yutang was also taken aback, as if he didn't quite understand the current situation, but he could still tell that Zhan Zhao was uncomfortable.Bai Yutang immediately stood beside Zhan Zhao, and said apologetically, "I have a lot of things, I've walked a long way, are you hungry?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, finally feeling a little more at ease.

Only then did Bai Yutang reply, "I just came here to rest for a few days."

"Just here for a few days?" Song Qianxun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his mouth, and glanced at the car window behind Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao casually stood in the direction of Bai Yutang, and asked, "What about you, Qianxun? Are you here for the auction?"

"Oh, Qianxun came with me." Pang Yan answered, "I want to participate in this auction. Qianxun has researched these things very well, and can give me a lot of help." Pang Yan said He raised his hand to wrap Song Qianxun's shoulder.But Song Qianxun, who didn't know whether it was inadvertently or deliberately, just happened to take a small half step forward, and happened to miss Pang Yan's hand.

Pang Yan's hand was empty, and the scene suddenly became awkward.But at this time, Bai Yutang didn't intend to look at the atmosphere at all, "You still have time to participate in the auction at this time? I thought your company's inheritance was messy enough."

Pang Yan's face immediately changed. The result of their company's inheritance has indeed attracted the attention of many people.In the process of competing with his elder brother, Pang Yan was indeed very painful and struggling. His elder brother Pang Yi was much better than him in all aspects.

It was really hard to get angry, so Pang Yan had no choice but to pick up the topic, "No matter how busy you are, there will still be some time. Boss Bai seems to be very concerned about Pang's succession?"

Bai Yutang fed Zhan Zhao a mouthful of roasted meatballs, and then said, "Well, if possible, I would like to cooperate with Pang Yi." Bai Yutang didn't care at all that the person standing in front of him was competing with Pang Yi Pang Yan.

Both Zhan Zhao and Song Qianxun thumped in their hearts, and admired Bai Yutang's straightforwardness at the same time.

Pang Yan's complexion turned even worse now, and there was no possibility of continuing, Pang Yan just said "don't bother you two" and hurried away with Song Qianxun.

Seeing the two leave, Zhan Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, and then immediately patted Bai Yutang, "I'm going to kill you, do you want to be so straightforward when you speak? Everyone is in front of you, scaring me to death!" Just now He really thought for a moment that Pang Yan was going to tear himself apart with them.

Seeing Zhan Zhao chattering so much, Bai Yutang picked up a bunch of grilled meatballs and stuffed them into Zhan Zhao's mouth, saying, "It's okay, I have the capital to say so, you should hurry up and eat."

After a while, Bai Yutang asked again, "How did you meet Pang Yan?"

Zhan Zhao couldn’t explain why there was something stuffed in his mouth, and it took a lot of effort to swallow the meat in his mouth. Zhan Zhao replied, “No, I know Song Qianxun. He came here before Yuehua came to see us. He talked to me. I admire him, but I always feel that Song Qianxun is a bit strange..."

"Just now he seemed to be looking at the back seat of the car." Bai Yutang also noticed Song Qianxun's gaze just now.After a while, the two reached an agreement.

However, instead of worrying about these things, it is better to think about the most practical places.

"Cat, are you sure Gongsun can help?" After all, whether their own troubles have been solved is still a question...

"Well...at least a phone call can confirm whether they are alive."