"Officer!" Li Mengqi, who looked haggard, said dejectedly, "I'm already like this, how can I joke with you? Even if I don't apply as a tainted witness, I have no reason to say nonsense! I checked it three times, and the most The valuable Qing Dynasty copybooks and a string of pearl necklaces from the Republic of China period are all missing, but a stamp album is missing!"
Zhao Yu and Miao Ying looked at each other and were naturally surprised to receive such an answer.
"Stamp album?" Zhao Yu didn't know anything about stamp collecting and hurriedly told the detectives behind him to find Liang Huan quickly.
"It's a stamp album, that's right!" Li Mengqi pointed to her list and said, "I bought it myself, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it! Officer, I admit, most of these are stolen goods, but this stamp album is different! I purchased this through legal means!”
"Hmph!" Zhao Yu took a chair and sat in front of Li Mengqi, "What is legal in the black village? No matter how many times it is dealt with, stolen goods will always be stolen goods! You have been doing this for so many years, don't you understand this truth? ?”
"You?" Li Mengqi took a serious look. In her eyes, the police would never know so many black village industry secrets.
"Speak quickly!" Miao Ying said, "The sooner you tell us the truth, the sooner we can catch the robber! Catching the robber will definitely be good for you!"
Miao Ying's words were very similar to Zhao Yu's, and Li Mengqi was surprised. After she stabilized her mind, she explained clearly the ins and outs of the stamp album.
It turned out that the stamp album came from the hands of an amateur collector. Collectors put the precious stamps they have carefully collected into stamp albums. Each plastic bag is specially made according to the size of each stamp and is very precise.
Unfortunately for the family, after the collector passed away, the collector's son got into the bad habit of gambling. In order to repay a huge gambling debt, he actually took out this stamp album to pay off the debt.
The debt collector was unsure of the value of the stamp album, so he called Li Mengqi's team over.
Li Mengqi said that according to experts' valuation, the market price of the stamp album at that time was around 1 million. However, there are several sets of stamps that have great potential for appreciation. If you hoard them, they will definitely double in value in the future.
Therefore, Li Mengqi took advantage of the situation and finally bought the stamp album for 500,000 yuan. It has been stored in the safe of Qinshan Bank ever since.
Now five years later, this stamp album has indeed doubled several times, and now it is worth three to four million!
Three to four million!
Zhao Yu glanced at Miao Ying again, and Miao Ying also raised her eyebrows. Although three or four million is already a lot, in their opinion, for this mere three or four million, they really can't commit the crime of robbing a bank!
What exactly is going on
Five bank robbers risked their lives to steal a stamp album? Did Li Mengqi make a mistake, or was there some other reason
"You..." Miao Ying thought for a while and asked Li Mengqi, "Do you still have that stamp album or the pictures of the stamps in it?"
"Yes! There must be this!" Li Mengqi said, "I know where it is! But, comrade police, I still hope to be a tainted witness. I am willing to cooperate with the police to find the criminal!"
"That's no problem!" Miao Ying agreed, "Speak quickly! Without further ado, from now on, your performance has been recorded by us, and we will help you get points during the trial!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Li Mengqi thanked her repeatedly, and then told the detailed location of the hidden picture in no uncertain terms.
Later, Zhao Yu and Miao Ying interrogated Li Mengqi on the spot, asking them if they had any other safes where stolen goods were stored, and if they knew there were bodies hidden in the safes.
As a result, Li Mengqi claimed that she never had another cabinet. Moreover, she had never heard of any safe-vacuum corpses.
In order not to miss any clues, Miao Ying also showed Li Mengqi photos of Gong Xiuzhen and other victims. Li Mengqi also did not recognize these people.
As a result, Zhao Yu felt more and more that things seemed to have returned to the original point. The bank robbery case and the corpse storage case in the safe seemed to have no connection.
The gangster accidentally opened the cabinet where the body was stored when he was breaking into the safe.
However, without solid evidence, it's all just talk. The gangster who robbed the safe must be found to confirm this matter.
But when it comes to catching the gangsters, things become even more bizarre.
Are the gangsters really here for the stamps? Are they all stamp collectors? They even dare to rob banks for stamps. This... aren't these a bunch of lunatics
The Qing Dynasty calligraphy that Li Mengqi mentioned was worth at least 8 million. If this painting was taken away, it would be easier to explain, right? If you go back and sell the painting, what stamps can't you get back
What has actually happened
With strong curiosity, Zhao Yu and Miao Ying returned to the police station, waiting for the results of finding the stamp picture. Although Li Mengqi's black bank was not under the jurisdiction of Rongyang, because the matter involved a major bank robbery, the superior ordered that the case should also be handled by the Rongyang branch.
This time, the workload of Rongyang Branch has undoubtedly increased. Fortunately, the crime of acquiring stolen goods is an economic crime, and Li Mengqi and others were temporarily handed over to the Economic Investigation Team for investigation, which also slightly relieved the pressure on the Crime Team.
However, the detectives of the Major Crime Team all knew that sooner or later the case would be transferred back to them if the investigation team uncovered some major theft or robbery gang.
Time flew by so fast that it was already eight o'clock in the evening. The photos of property hidden on Li Mengqi's computer had been successfully retrieved by the detectives.
In order to better detect the gangsters' intentions, Liang Huan also invited two experts from the Postal Association in a private capacity to help.
The stamp image was enlarged on a high-definition electronic screen, and Liang Huan worked with two experts to make a detailed identification of the missing stamp album.
Although Zhao Yu didn't understand stamp collecting, he was very interested in it and stayed at the scene to observe.
"This is Uncle Cao Guo!" When he opened the first page of the stamp album, an expert recognized it at a glance, pointed to one of the stamps and said, "When the TV series "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" was broadcast in 1985, the Post Office once issued There was a stamp edition of the Eight Immortals. However, when it was issued, due to design delays, it was not issued in series, but one by one, and it lasted for several years.
"Since it is not a complete set, few people in the public can put it together! This Cao Guojiu should be from the earliest issue!"
"I remember it too!" Another old expert said with a smile, "I collected it back then! He Xiangu produced the least. Only by buying He Xiangu can it be possible to collect all the Eight Immortals!"
"Then...how much is this one worth?" Liang Huan asked thoughtfully.
"About 50,000 to 60,000! It's in good condition and well-preserved!" The old expert laughed, "But if we can get all the Eight Immortals together, that would be amazing! The starting price must be 200 million or more!"
oh
Hearing this, Zhao Yu couldn't help but wonder. Could it be that the gangsters had some purpose in robbing this stamp album
Just like Cao Guojiu, the gangsters have other Seven Immortals. If they capture Cao Guojiu, can they gather all the Eight Immortals
But if it’s only 2 million, it’s still a little less, right
While talking, the experts turned to the second page of the stamp album. What appeared on this page was a set of colorful stamps. There were 4 stamps in a group, a total of 10 groups. Each stamp had a painting on it. A little guy doing gymnastics.
This set of stamps looks very old and must be quite old.
"Wow! Amazing!" the old expert sighed, "It's complete, this is the 52nd year of broadcast gymnastics!"
"Ahem!" Liang Huan shook his head and said, "What do I think is a great treasure? This radio gymnastics set is sold on Taobao, and it costs 10,000 yuan! The country issued a total of 1.25 million sets that year. This is too inferior. Got it!"
"Hey, Xiao Liangzi is so awesome?" Another expert praised, "You know a lot! Haha..."
Unexpectedly, before the expert finished laughing, the face of the old expert suddenly froze! He seemed to be shocked by something in the stamp. After a few seconds, he raised his hand tremblingly, pointed at the screen and said:
"This... this... is not from 1952! It is from 1951, it is... Oh my God!" The old expert's eyebrows trembled, "This is the wrong version from 1951! This is the only... unique copy! God, God, How come—here?”
PS: Thanks to the Guardian Family for the reward and encouragement! Thank you, hello Xiaolin, for the 500-yuan reward! Thanks to Fengchuiyangliu and me for the 1,000-yuan reward today and tomorrow! Thank you!
(End of chapter)