The only person Zheng Tan could contact with his mobile phone was Liu Ba, and Zheng Tan felt that Liu Ba was an expert in this area.
Luckily, Liu Ba just finished a big order recently, and came to Chuhua City to rest for a while, and by the way, help the beetle a little favor.
When he received Zheng Tan's text message, Liu Ba was reading today's news with a newspaper, and the golden turtle kept gossip next to him, and the topic of their gossip was the stolen orchid.
It's too hot, and now it's suddenly stolen, the topic is even hotter, even if you want to cover it up, it's too late. The smell of the media is always amazing, and there has been a lot of talk about the theft in the newspapers and the Internet.
Liuba was originally interested in that pot of orchids. Before, because he was living in Chuhua City, and now he came back and missed the best time to see flowers, he still had some regrets. After the orchid was stolen, he still thought about whether to go by himself Check it out, come to a black eat black, received a text message from Zheng Tan, Liu Ba couldn't control it, and laughed out loud.
This is not schadenfreude. First, he did not expect that the pot of orchid was related to Zheng Tan. From some information he had learned before, he only knew that the flower was related to cats. Now, it looks like a "cat fairy". Second, Liu Ba was thinking about doing it himself, but unexpectedly received a text message.
After returning a text message, Liu Ba got up and left. Since he decided to intervene, the sooner the better, the time has passed, not to mention whether he can find it or not, it may be the end of the game.
Zheng Tan was surprised to see the text message replied, Liu Ba didn't say that he wanted any benefits, but only said that he was also interested in this matter.
Turning off the phone, Zheng Tan put the phone in the vest and took it home. Under special circumstances, he had to keep abreast of the progress at all times. Anyway, there is no one at home during the day.
The past two days, the old man Lan's condition is very bad. He is more anxious than the Jiao family about the theft of the orchid. The orchid was stolen in the independent exhibition hall of the botanical garden. The exhibition hall at the time of the flower exhibition was already closed. After that, because of the "Jade Cat Fairy", the botanical garden specially opened an independent exhibition hall to place this pot of orchid, so that people who came from all over appreciate. If the flowers are stolen, the botanical garden must be responsible, and the insurance and compensation will not be less.
However, for Old Man Lan, money is not the problem, the problem is heart disease.
If the orchid cannot be found, or if the orchid is found and destroyed, the old man Lan will not be able to get rid of his heart disease.
Originally, the old man Lan planned to send it to participate in the orchid exchange meeting in Qiongdao in November. Don't expect such a thing to happen. It took so much effort to keep it like a precious baby, it was hard work, and it was stolen in the blink of an eye.
When Zheng Tan followed Dad Jiao downstairs to visit old man Lan yesterday, the old man seemed to be seriously ill, and his mental state was far from his usual mental state. At first, Dad Jiao wanted to be relieved. So persistent, but relief is ineffective.
At that time, the old man Lan was too excited, his words trembling, his eyes were red, "Xiao Jiao, I hate it, I hate it in my heart!"
He hated the thief who stole orchids, and he hated himself for not protecting himself well, so what did Zhang Yang do? Isn't this a thief? !
"Those thieves who steal flowers can take good care of the flowers? They can sell hundreds of thousands of flowers for thousands of dollars. The end of this pot of flowers... ah!" Old man Lan shook his hands and wiped the corners of his eyes.
"The defense measures of the independent exhibition hall over there are very good, and there has been no accident in these years. Ordinary people do not have the ability to steal it, and those who have the ability are definitely not ordinary people. Their vision is not too small, and they want to come. I value that pot of orchid very much, and I should take good care of it when I get it." Jiao Dad said. He knew that for old man Lan, flowers were the most important thing, and if he could take good care of them, as long as the flowers were not wasted, the rest would be second.
After coming out from the old man Lan, Jiao Dad called Ye Hao and asked them to help find out the news, and Zheng Tan also went to the blind old man Kun. It would be good to know if there are any problems in this world.
As for how Zheng Tan told Lord Kun, he couldn't say anything, but he flipped through the newspaper at Lord Kun, and then found the page about the theft of orchids in the newspaper, and put it in front of Lord Kun, someone would naturally say to Lord Kun, With Lord Kun's IQ, it is unlikely that even Zheng Tan's meaning is unclear.
Ermao and the others were also helping to find the orchid. The orchid was stolen at night, and the monitor in the botanical garden did not provide much help. Someone had done tricks. As for now, after the flowers were stolen, they were shipped out overnight or still in Chuhua City, no one knows, so they can only try their best to check.
It is impossible for the police to tell Zheng Tan the progress of the case. Even if it is Old Man Lan, who is the owner of the orchid in name, Zheng Tan believes that the police will not tell him much. Instead, he will tell some white lies in order to appease Old Man Lan.
Lord Kun gave a license plate number, and he didn't say much about the others. It was not on his territory, and the other party was also very secretive, so he couldn't find much in a short time. Ye Hao said a few suspicious people, but they were suspicious and not sure. Moreover, Ye Hao and Lord Kun have both said that someone bought that pot of orchid at a high price on the black market. As for who the buyer is, whether it is a man or a woman, a domestic or foreigner, it is not clear. On the black market, a lot of identity information is fake.
Sure enough, the hype was tragic and attracted the attention of many troublesome people. No wonder Zheng Tan always felt that something was going to happen in those days.
Zheng Tan sent Liu Ba the license plate number given by Lord Kun and several suspicious people mentioned by Ye Hao. How to check, Liu Ba is an expert.
The day after Zheng Tan sent the text message, Liu Ba said he was going to find someone and asked Zheng Tan if he wanted to go with him.
Zheng Tan thought about it carefully and decided to go there to understand the situation.
At an appointment, Liu Ba drove a Volkswagen car to the side gate of the school near the East District compound to pick up Zheng Tan.
After jumping into the car, Zheng Tan looked around, but the beetle didn't follow. There was a laptop on the back seat, still open, and a blank document was opened on the screen.
"Just type what you want to say." Liu Ba said as he drove the car.
Zheng Tan looked at the computer, and then at Liuba, who was driving the car and glanced at the back seat from the interior mirror from time to time, but he didn't move.
Seeing that Zheng Tan didn't type, Liuba didn't keep silent, and talked about the person he was going to find.
The person you're looking for is called "Poker King", not because he's the king of poker, but because of his poker face. Poker King loves to "gamble", but according to Liuba, Poker King does not play in casinos like those gamblers who are addicted to gambling. Relatively speaking, in Poker King's own words, he just likes Yadu, and the grades are relatively high. High stakes, not just poker or casino games. Poker King plays cards, but also plays stone, grass and so on.
For the poker king who strives for perfection, self-control is a necessary condition for gamblers, but even top poker players will be exposed due to certain situations in the game, so the poker king has poker wrinkle surgery. The so-called poker facelift uses an endoscope to remove all twitches, squints and subtle expressions, creating a perfect poker face. Later, many people gave this nickname after seeing the poker face of Poker King. However, Poker King thinks this nickname is very good, and gradually it has become a special title. More and more people know "Poker King", but not many people remember his real name.
The poker king came into contact with orchid after a stone bet. At that time, many people became rich overnight because of orchids, which also attracted the attention of the poker king.
It is said that the wild orchid just dug from the mountain is called "Xiashan orchid". Generally speaking, "Xiashan orchid" is quite different from the real precious orchid in appearance and is not worth much. However, this orchid has a certain variability, and after several years of cultivation, it may become a "cooked grass" and appear worth tens of thousands of dollars. Due to the cheap price of "Xiashan orchid", some people buy them in large quantities, expecting that there will be one or two "superior" plants in the pile of "weeds". This link is called "gambling weeds". At that time, there were many "rankers" who made a fortune by "gambling grass".
Since it is gambling, it means risk. Poker King had good luck. At that time, he made a fortune. According to the information Liuba has learned, Poker King has made several hundred million in "grass gambling", but now Lanshi Turbulent, Poker King didn't put his main focus on this. Although I didn't pay much attention to it, Poker King is still very clear about the news in the "ranker" circle, whether it is on the surface or in the black market, it is worth consulting.
Liuba once helped Poker King once by chance, and they also came into contact with them later. The relationship between the two is not very good, and it is not too bad.
The place to meet is a small teahouse. The teahouse is relatively partial, with a classical decoration style, and it still looks a bit high-end. The waiter at the door saw a note handed out by Liu Ba and walked upstairs with Liu Ba. The third floor was a special VIP room. Zheng Tan looked at the names outside each private room, most of which were named after plants. And it's all just one word, such as "Plum", "Orchid", "Bamboo", "Chrysanthemum", etc. The waiter took them into the "Orchid" hall.
There were already people sitting inside. A middle-aged man in his 40s and 50s was sitting at the wooden table, drinking tea with a cup in his hand. When Liu Ba entered the door, he just glanced sideways slightly, without much expression. , looks quite unpredictable.
Really a poker face. Zheng Tan thought to himself.
There are three people standing behind the middle-aged man, who should be bodyguards or the like, with some evil spirits on their bodies, but now there is no malicious intent, they are just vigilant and stick to their duties.
Poker King raised his finger and pointed to the seat opposite, motioning Liuba to sit, his eyes stayed on Zheng Tan who followed Liuba for two seconds, and he didn't say anything.
There was only one chair on the opposite side, Liuba moved a small stool from the side of the private room and let Zheng Tan sit on it.
"Is this the cat you're talking about?" Poker King glanced at Zheng Tan and said to Liuba, "I don't feel anything special."
"Low-key, keep low-key. This is a secret weapon. If it's high-profile, what is it called a secret weapon? A cat's nose is more intelligent than a human's nose, right?"
Liuba's speech seemed to be more casual, I don't know if it was intentional, or it was natural and casual because of his relationship with Poker King.
Poker King nodded slightly, not knowing whether it was a nod to the first half of June 8 or the second half of the sentence. He did not continue to address this topic, but said, "I have seen that pot of orchid, so beautiful."
Maybe it's because he's used to being quiet, and he's had poker wrinkle removal surgery. Even when he sighs and praises, he doesn't have many special expressions on his face. With the tone, it looks very strange.
Zheng Tan felt that the poker king's subordinates were really pitiful, facing one poker face all day, gradually being assimilated into one poker face, and facing these poker faces, his appetite plummeted.
Liu Ba and Poker King were talking over there, Zheng Tan squatted next to him and played the secret weapon with a serious face.