Outside the auction house, Shi Zhuoqu had just walked out of the gate when he suddenly received a call from Lin, and his back immediately shivered. He got through the phone with trepidation, not knowing whether he would be settled by Qiu Hou, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
Fortunately, Lin didn't pursue the matter of money, but instead asked about other things: "Zhuoqu, are you trading with Chinese magicians?"
Shi Zhuoqu was taken aback: "...he should not be a magician."
"Ebner said that you have a powerful psychic or astrologer. In China, they may be proficient in the art of the Book of Changes. You have searched recently, and it should be near you." Lin added, "The other party has a magical Ability, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is the image of a robber, and we should focus on such people.”
Ebner believes that the other party has dual identities, one is a spiritual practitioner, and the other is a robber. He can only give characteristics, vaguely depicting each other.
Shi Zhuoqu was quite surprised, he thought of Jin Xiaoyuan when he heard the description, but he really didn't find that the local snake is good at Zhou Yi.
"If you confirm the ability of the other party, you can discuss cooperation when necessary."
"OK."
Although Shi Zhuoqu took the lead, he knew that it was not easy to investigate. The main reason was that Jin Xiaoyuan had a lot of connections in G City. It was good if he didn't get picked on by the other party, but it was even more difficult to ascertain his level of metaphysics.
Shi Zhuoqu asked: "Does Jin Xiaoyuan have a background in magic?"
"I've never heard of it." The people around said in confusion, "He was in debt many years ago, but then he stopped after he became prosperous, and basically didn't touch these things."
G City used to have businessmen like Lai Lai, the vicious Jin Xiaoyuan who specialize in collecting debts for others, but after the recent crackdown, he has become more low-key, but his brutal and brutal methods have not changed.
Shi Zhuoqu raised his eyebrows: "It's actually a debt, no wonder the attitude is that way."
Jin Xiaoyuan was so arrogant as if the whole world owed him, asking for debts was indeed considered stealing money from others, maybe the person Ebner was talking about was him.
The next day, Zhang Ming from Roseya Auction House hurried back from out of town and rushed back to City G to deal with yesterday's farce, including bid No. 1134.
Although Chu Qianli and others reached an agreement with Shi Zhuoqu, they have not yet confirmed the process with the auction house. Fortunately, the rough stone No. 1134 has been stored in the auction house, and there is basically no risk.
"Brother Jin, my big brother, I'm really sorry this time!" Zhang Ming apologized repeatedly when he saw Jin Xiaoyuan, "No one expected such a thing to happen."
Jin Xiaoyuan hugged Zhang Ming, called him brother and said: "Okay, A Ming, we are all brothers, let's not talk about it!"
"Don't talk about nonsense, don't talk about nonsense..." Zhang Ming hurriedly said, "I'll take you to see the target. I rushed back last night to confirm it."
Chu Qianli and others followed Zhang Ming into the house, and everyone saw the bid No. 1134 in the warehouse where the valuable auction items were kept. The plain and unpretentious rough stone was still lying quietly in the cabinet.
Chu Qianli asked: "Can I take it out and have a look now?"
She and Tan Muxing once saw the rough stone at the preview, but the staff did not allow outsiders to touch it at that time.
Tan Muxing heard her words and said politely: "Uncle Jin..."
Jin Xiaoyuan reached out his hand decisively, and said domineeringly: "Open it, you must be able to see it, what can't you see!?"
Zhang Ming: "Okay, okay, anyway, it's what you want, brother Jin, so it's okay to check it out in advance."
Others opened the counter, and Chu Qianli was finally able to observe the sample stone at close range. She used various tools to observe the texture of the original stone, and then irradiated the crack with a strong light, and she saw red light coming through.
Tan Muxing helped to leave some photos for research.
Chu Qianli blinked: "Can I ask where this stone came from?"
Zhang Ming looked embarrassed: "This... we also have a confidentiality agreement..."
Jin Xiaoyuan sneered: "Ah Ming, I don't know about you yet? Isn't it because the channels are not formal enough, what a big deal, and you have to cover it up!"
Zhang Ming was a little embarrassed when he was punctured, and he confessed: "Hey, Brother Jin, I won't hide it from you. This item has been changed hands several times, and finally came to our auction house from the headquarters. Even we are not sure of the identity of the seller..."
The rough stone No. 1134 has been traveling overseas for a long time, traveling to many countries and auction houses before arriving in City G. Zhang Ming's auction house was responsible for selling it, and then sent the money back to the headquarters. There was no other way to investigate the seller.
"But we have previous mailing lists, and we can call them out for you to take a look at."
Zhang Ming opened the internal system, called up the mailing list of the lot, and showed it to Chu Qianli and others.
Chu Qianli looked at the dense mailing list and said with emotion: "This stone is more than the countries I have been to, and the number of times I have traveled abroad is not comparable to it!"
The original stone really ran around all over the world, and finally came to the G City Auction House.
Tan Muxing scrolled up the date, he found the place name on the top, and pointed out curiously: "Excuse me, where is this?"
Zhang Ming didn't expect Tan Muxing to be so careful. He touched the sweat on his forehead and whispered: "Country H is a small country. I don't think many people have heard of it, but there is a famous family there who bought most of the local area. the territory of…”
Tan Muxing seemed to have realized something, and guessed: "Mundsen?"
Zhang Ming nodded embarrassedly.
Shi Zhuoqu said that the original stone was a sample stolen from within the group, but now that Zhang Ming can't speak up, the source may indeed be unknown. Even if the sample stone was not stolen, it might have something to do with the Monderson family.
Zhang Ming hesitated and said, "It is said that it is an unnamed mineral in the local area, but it is difficult for us to determine the specific value."
Auction houses have appraisers, and it's also not easy to judge.
Chu Qianli: "Aren't there any other places?"
"Probably not."
"No wonder he is so confident." Chu Qianli suddenly realized, "They have completely monopolized information, and they are sure that others will not know how to use it, or that others will not be able to get other stones."
Since it is an unknown mineral in country H, Mondsen bought the local land, and perhaps has completely monopolized it.
Jin Xiaoyuan was simple-minded, he was confused when he heard it, and asked: "Then is this thing worth anything? He bought it for one billion!"
Chu Qianlip said calmly: "Whether it is worth money or not is not determined by people. It may be worthless now, and it may be worth money one day, as long as someone re-establishes the rules."
Jin Xiaoyuan scratched his head: "What does this mean? Why can't I understand?"
"Is it like a diamond?" Tan Muxing tentatively asked, "Some people think diamonds are a scam."
Chu Qianli nodded: "But diamonds are still valuable now, so it doesn't matter whether they have value or not. As long as the rules of the human game are added, it will become another thing."
"To put it bluntly, money, precious jewelry, and high-priced houses are all products of the rules of the human game. Do you think there are other animals thinking about these?" Chu Qianli shrugged, "They are willing to spend a billion now, not just for The stone, but the power to preemptively make the rules."
Shi Zhuoqu said that they reclaimed the sample stone for the sake of project secrecy, which means that they believe that the follow-up rate of return of the project is far higher than this, and they do not hesitate to spend a high price to monopolize the information.
However, Jin Xiaoyuan wanted to sit on the ground and raise the price, but Shi Zhuoqu was not threatened, which meant that they judged that only the rough stone No. 1134 could not influence the overall situation, and the billion was essentially paying for commercial secrets.
"Whether it's worth it or not, we have money anyway." Chu Qianli made a decision, "Don't care so much, earn his money first!"
Shi Zhuoqu didn't look good at the time, so it must be right to sell it to him.
Jin Xiaoyuan: "The little beauty is right! If you have money today, you will earn it now!"
Chu Qianli: "If it doesn't work, we'll go to Country H to find him!"
Talking about Mu Xing: "... It is dangerous to freely set foot in other people's land abroad."
Chu Qianli and others completed the transaction with Zhang Ming and the auction house, and Jin Xiaoyuan took the lead to resell it to Shi Zhuoqu. A group of people just passed on the rough stone, and they got a high price difference in return.
Chu Qianli usually spends money like water, but now she is quite generous, and even distributes the proceeds to Tan Muxing and Jin Xiaoyuan.
"Oh, that's unnecessary..." Jin Xiaoyuan was quite flattered, he immediately rubbed his hands, and looked at Tan Muxing tentatively, "It's rare for you to come to G City, just be happy in the end!"
Chu Qianli saw through Jin Xiaoyuan's careful thinking, and said in a cool voice: "Uncle Jin will be of great help when he asks for stones, and we will definitely take this kindness, but one yard counts for one yard, and you have been busy for so long, so you can't be playing for nothing. work."
Tan Muxing persuaded: "Uncle Jin, just accept it."
Jin Xiaoyuan quickly declined: "Oh, but at the beginning it was agreed that I would take a photo and give it to you..."
Chu Qianli: "Relationships are all caused by trouble. Uncle Jin, if you don't want to accept it now, we won't dare to trouble you in the future!"
If Chu Qianli did not pay dividends to Jin Xiaoyuan, this debt of favor would fall on Tan Muxing, which was naturally inappropriate.
Moreover, she has a hunch that she will come to G City in the future, so it is very important to establish contact with people who are familiar with this place, and the relationship of interests is far stronger than the relationship between people.
Jin Xiaoyuan is now concerned about reselling the rough stones, but he will work even harder if he can profit from it.
"If the little girl wants to say that, I won't be able to accept it..." Jin Xiaoyuan was afraid at the beginning that the two parties would settle the money, but he heard Chu Qianli's subtext, and felt relieved, "Okay, then I will take it." , but if you come to City G again in the future, I will make it up for you!"
Chu Qianli: "It's easy to talk about."
"Then I'll call you the rest at that time?" Jin Xiaoyuan came forward to communicate with Shi Zhuoqu. The money flowed out of him first, and he asked, "Do you have an account?"
Tan Muxing: "Uncle Jin, you can call this account."
At the beginning, Chu Qianli was a fortune teller for He Jianping's big boss. Tan Muxing once helped to handle the legal account, and it has been running quite well. However, Tan Muxing took care of a lot, and Chu Qianli spent a lot.
The amount of money was huge, and Jin Xiaoyuan made a special trip to verify the account information, wondering: "Everything goes into this one? Don't you need to call it separately?"
Tan Muxing nodded honestly: "Yes."
Jin Xiaoyuan found that the account name seemed to be Chu Qianli, he looked at Tan Muxing in surprise, and sighed: "Mu Xing, you are still young."
Tan Muxing was puzzled: "?"
Jin Xiaoyuan took a peek at Chu Qianli, who was groping for the original stone. Taking advantage of her not noticing the situation, he quietly pulled Tan Muxing aside, and said earnestly: "Hand in everything now, and leave no small treasury. What do you buy and give as gifts during the New Year holidays?"
"You can still rush to pay the bill in the first two years, what will you do in the next few decades!"
"..."