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◎That is the group of thieves who forget their ancestors! ◎

City C is facing the sea, and as the mother river of the city, there are countless rivers meandering through the alleys, some of which become culverts, or are close to the houses, and at the same time, many mansions and buildings have become the landmarks of City C.

'C City Antique Auction' is such a special existence.

Although the name is rather inconspicuous, even because it is surrounded by water, you need to go in and out by rowing a boat. This inconvenience also makes many people only dare to look at it from a distance and dare not get close.

──Of course, for collectors and speculators who love antiques and Chinese civilization, the 'C City Antiques Auction' is definitely a paradise.

Different from the bustling and rich atmosphere of S City, this place is more profound, with a calm and condensed culture, just like the winding bridge and flowing water, singing a Jiangnan ditty softly.

"This is the territory of the rich!"

The black cat cub who has just learned the human language is full of desire for performance, and it is the first official mission, so it is exciting and interesting to watch everything.

Holding the black cat cub tightly, Zhong Xiaoliang, who was afraid that his partner would disappear without notice, gritted his teeth and looked around awkwardly.

──There is no way, the two of them go on missions together, and the black cat cub, as a spirit, can't take shape yet, so everything he says will be transformed into a ventriloquist appearance similar to Zhong Xiaoliang's by a special secret method.

Therefore, in the antique auction hall, anyone who happens to pass by this strange combination of a person and a cat will always cast strange glances at them.

However, since everyone was quite polite and didn't want to cause trouble to others at will, so at most they glanced a few times, and didn't get too close or contact the security guards.

But even if it was just like this, for Zhong Xiaoliang, who was a little afraid of the crowd, it was enough to cause pressure and depression, so that he couldn't help but increase his strength to hug the black cat, and dared not take a step forward.

──To be honest, Zhong Xiaoliang regretted it.In order to double the monthly salary and pay off the family's debts and loans as soon as possible, it is worthwhile to take such risks and surrender, and to grit your teeth and endure the long and painful training?

"Damn, what are you so worried about?"

The tacit understanding between the black cat cub and Zhong Xiaoliang is getting better and better these days. Naturally, he immediately found out that the other party's mood was not right, and he let out a speechless breath.

"With my uncle cat here, even if the pocket watch is about to bite you, I can beat it to howl!"

"...No, I don't think the pocket watch is afraid of you."

Zhong Xiaoliang has some instinctive fear of pocket watches, it should be said that he has an indescribable shadow on these old antique items.

Of course, Zhong Xiaoliang is also very clear that this does not constitute a reason for him not to take up the task, and trying to overcome difficulties in a timely manner will be of great benefit to him in the future.

"Huh? That's true, but it will definitely be afraid of Boss Chen."

The black cat cub originally wanted to say that Zhong Xiaoliang didn't know the greatness of the cat, but thinking about it, the pocket watch and the cat are not the same species, so it is possible that the other party can't understand its strength.

However, as long as the pocket watch can be taken off and quickly handed over to Chen Jintian who is waiting at the headquarters of the special operations team, the black cat cub is convinced that the pocket watch will never dare to cause trouble at will.

"That's true." Zhong Xiaoliang took a deep breath, did not refute the black cat's cub's speech, and nodded seriously, and bravely took the first step with the black cat in his arms, "Let's go, let's go for a meeting it."

The years have taken away the brilliance of gold, and sweat and all kinds of dirt have corroded the gorgeous body carved with patterns.

If it weren't for the main body still running smoothly, perhaps the pocket watch itself would be difficult to condense any consciousness.

It has been handed down from generation to generation, and finally replaced by more sophisticated electronic watches and mobile phones because of the ruthlessness of time.

At this moment, due to the value of history, as well as the representatives of the watch family, they are placed on the velvet red cloth, quietly waiting for themselves to be sent to the auction stage, waiting for the ferocious blood pots to bid for their prices, and to pronounce their sentence. destiny.

──Speaking of which, why hasn’t anyone asked me about my wishes?

[Look, that pocket watch is being self righteous again. ]

[That is to say, it obviously had the opportunity to run away before, but it was still taken away by those celestial masters, but it just refused to show more...]

[Of course, the baboon here has a lot of money, maybe it wants to split the money at the end and give it to its owner to earn more? ]

[Is City S still okay?I remember that the maintenance oil over there is delicious, it sucks! ]

[snort!You little bastard wants to be sold, but I just want to stay in Huaxia, and I don't want to go abroad with those idiots at all. ]

[That is to say, how could they know our value and significance?Besides, we are the flesh and blood of China, and we are not in the same history as those idiots! ]

Antiques and antiques, in the atmosphere of fireworks, will inevitably gradually cultivate human nature, and have the opportunity to be enlightened.

They may not be able to speak to people at the moment, but it is not a problem to communicate with each other in the lonely and slow warehouse.

Some antiques are lively and talkative, and some like to pursue each other’s history, and some are always sad about the spring and autumn, feeling that their past masters don’t know if they will add more clothes when it’s cold?

But since the proud pocket watch joined the ranks of the antiques, everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on it, hoping to hear it speak.

[Alas, in fact, this is not true. The ancestors of the old He family were well-off, and they were still relatives of the emperor at that time! ]

At this moment, a snuff bottle made a 'crack' sound, drew the attention of all the antiques, faintly exhaled the smoke from its mouth, and said lightly:

[However, young people are very playful, and the older generation gradually expanded their ancestors' foundation and became famous. The younger generation is not sensible, addicted to gambling, and the family business will gradually decline, and even the knowledge of the past is almost forgotten. ]

[......]

[......]

This is the common experience of almost all the antiques here, and it is also the reason why they will be transferred to various collectors and auction houses.

It should be said that the reason why they have maintained an optimistic and cheerful personality as much as possible up to now, or just a handful of toothaches, is that they just hope to forget some pains and troubles that they don't want to mention.

[Alas, if you don’t mention it, it’s always sad. ]

Naturally, the snuff bottles didn't want to poke people's lungs, but now they are all antiques from an auction house, and harmony can last for a long time.

So it coughed and spewed out another kind of smoke with a little golden sand grains from the gap, as if to create some kind of sound and light effect,

[In short, the child of the He family lost the old Putaoer in such a muddleheaded way, but was unexpectedly bought back by an apprentice of the previous He family with all his wealth. ]

As soon as they heard that there was a turning point, everyone suddenly regained their spirits, and looked at the position of the snuff bottle more intently than the other.

Even Zhong Xiaoliang and the black cat who came over quietly at some unknown time did the same. One person and one cat squatted in a corner quite awkwardly, with concealed symbols on their bodies, trying to compare the story of the snuff bottle with the information Chen Jintian gave them.

[The apprentice did not learn the complete skills when he was apprenticed to the teacher. The main purpose of redeeming the old Putaoer was to retrieve the core technology of the He family by studying it. ]

The sound of the snuff bottle is faint and hoarse, and people can't help chasing after it, and images pop up in their minds.

Wearing elegant work clothes and gloves, he carefully took off the golden dial, carefully observed and disassembled the most delicate parts.

Creation, innovation, and the secrets of the long history are all hidden in the details...

[and then? ]

[Smelly old man, tell me! ]

[That's it!What if Senior Putao leaves us today? ]

It is rare for Zhong Xiaoliang to have the same thoughts as the black cat cub:

That's right, after today, the old pocket watch will become the watch of our special operations team!

[Ahem, don't worry, am I thinking about what to say? ]

That's what the snuff bottle said, but it was obviously very proud of the atmosphere it created. Amidst everyone's protests, it said,

[The apprentice's mind is still good enough to deconstruct most of the He family's secrets, but it's obviously not good enough, so the core part can't be understood. ]

[One year or two, the enthusiasm of the apprentice is still there, and he will carefully oil it, and talk to the old grape about the He family. ]

[But Lao Putao never lets go, the key to the core is firmly locked deep in the pocket watch by it, so the apprentice is also annoyed, thinking that Lao Putao is a fraud! ]

[After all, technology is always changing with each passing day, and what an apprentice can deconstruct will be surpassed by others within two years. ]

[What he wanted was the most critical part, so he began to try his best to toss the old grape, hoping to make this stubborn and stubborn guy succumb. ]

Zhong Xiaoliang, the black cat cubs, and all the antiques at the scene couldn't help holding their breaths, for fear that as long as they were distracted, they might miss the most important part.

And the pocket watch that was about to be auctioned was still quietly lying on the crimson flannelette, just like the person who made it with painstaking efforts back then, the hands were pinched tightly, as if it wanted to freeze for a certain moment.

[The apprentice spread the news of Lao Putao's differences with the He family, and sure enough, it didn't take long to attract many people who were interested in it, and caught the last descendants of the He family. ]

The snuff bottle's voice became tighter and louder, and the speed of speech became faster and faster, as if the surging river was about to capture everyone's souls in the blink of an eye and make them slaves.

[The He family has indeed forgotten the glory of their ancestors and knows nothing about their own technology, but this does not prevent the young master of the He family from noticing the apprentice's evil intentions...]

Zhong Xiaoliang blinked, and could vaguely guess that the last male of the He family would not end well.

According to the time period when the old grape of the pocket watch was located, it was the most chaotic time in China, and the most serious misappropriation and theft of traditional technology.

──The loss of a large number of cultural relics and the withering of talents is not only due to internal strife, but also foreign aggression.

"Bah! That's a group of thieves who forget their ancestors!"

At this moment, he was silent for eternity, so silent that everyone would think he was a dumb pocket watch Lao Putaoer, and finally spoke at this moment, snuffing out the voice of the snuff bottle telling stories.

"To deal with this kind of person, even if I have to bear a bad debt, I will not regret it, and I will never regret it!"

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