226: Those are all cultural relics!

Big Beard looked at everyone with a solemn expression, his face serious.

"We can't keep digging here. If we continue, everyone will be in danger!"

"This thing has another name called 'Heavenly Fire Glazed Roof'. If we dig here, we're all dead!"

Everyone was scared stiff after hearing this; they definitely didn't want to die.

"Alright, alright, then we'll do as Director says and just avoid this place!"

"The name sounds quite nice, but it turns out to be something used for killing. How disgusting!"

"We can only say it's lucky Director is so knowledgeable, otherwise, wouldn't we have definitely been screwed this time?"

They dug away with grunts and soon cleared everything from the spot. Although they hadn't successfully entered the ancient tomb, they had already gained a lot.

"Let's go, sell what we have, buy some equipment, and then come back here to explore!"

"If we want to enter the ancient tomb, we definitely need to buy some equipment. Going in blindly like this is no different from being a greenhorn; it's completely walking to our deaths!"

Big Beard urged them, saying the most important thing now was for everyone to get some money first.

As soon as the thugs heard they could cash in immediately, they got excited. Everyone couldn't wait to take the things in their hands and run down the mountain, afraid that running too slowly would mean they wouldn't get the money.

Big Beard, on the other hand, calmly followed behind, a hint of excitement in his eyes. Sure enough, he was the chosen one!

All of this had completely come to him on its own initiative. He really got a bargain.

With this money, he could try to explore the ancient tombs he hadn't been able to get his hands on before.

They descended the mountain at an extremely fast pace. When they saw the villagers, they uncharacteristically didn't cause any trouble for others; instead, they greeted them with a smile.

Their appearance, on the contrary, scared the villagers quite a bit, and no one dared to speak.

Seemingly noticing the villagers' reaction, Big Beard smiled contemptuously.

"Facts prove that robbing these people is pointless and doesn't earn us as much as digging up an ancient tomb!"

On the way down the mountain, he contacted the person he had always done business with before.

The price the other party offered was quite satisfactory to him.

These gold pieces and glazed lamps could sell for tens of thousands of yuan, which was quite good for him; after all, they were free pickings!

When they arrived at the antique shop, they immediately saw President Chen sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

President Chen's antique shop was doing extremely well. It was said that the monthly income was several hundred thousand to over a million, which could be considered a very large store.

Big Beard hid the envy in his eyes. He looked at the other party with a smile.

"President Chen, we're here to do some business with you. I wonder if you can accept it!"

He deliberately put on an extremely arrogant pose. Anyone who didn't know would think he was bringing something great to trade.

With the mindset that even mosquito meat is still meat, President Chen received them with a smile, appearing to be very interested in those things.

"Haven't you been out of this line of work for a long time? How come this time you're planning to quietly bring me something big?"

President Chen said with a smile. He didn't think the other party could bring out anything good; it was probably just some trash they dug up casually in their village.

Big Beard smiled and directly handed over the things he had acquired. Since they didn't have the conditions for specialized preservation of cultural relics, they had just wrapped the item with a handkerchief.

As soon as President Chen saw the packaging, he instantly lost interest. However, based on his professional ethics, he still watched patiently.

Not until the other party opened the handkerchief did an expression of disbelief appear on his entire face, as if he thought he had seen wrongly.

"This is...?"

He was also a seasoned veteran and quickly hid his emotions, asking casually.

Big Beard and the others naturally didn't see the other party's expression. They looked at President Chen cautiously, afraid that the other party wouldn't be interested in this item.

"This item of yours is indeed from the tang dynasty, but the damage is a bit too severe, isn't it? Seeing as we've known each other for so many years, I can offer you 20,000 yuan and take your item!"

He was quite skilled at psychological manipulation, successfully coaxing the other party into selling the item in just a few words.

Big Beard also didn't expect these things to be so worthless.

Originally, he thought these things could bring them at least a million in profit, but now it seemed selling them for over 200,000 was already quite impressive.

"You know, we've known each other for so many years, that's why I'm giving you an internal price. If it were someone else, I definitely wouldn't bother with him!"

"These things of yours do have some value, but the price definitely won't be high."

Big Beard didn't expect the price to be so low, but thinking that his brothers were out of money, he finally nodded and agreed to the deal.

The items he brought sold for a total of 170,000 yuan. If a few subordinates divided it up casually, the money wouldn't even be enough.

The other brothers didn't feel disappointed. Just being able to successfully get things with a flick of their fingers was completely a gift from heaven.

President Chen glanced at the group of people. There wasn't any expression of dissatisfaction on their faces. It seemed his price was still too high.

However, once the bow is drawn, there's no turning back. Since the deal was made, he definitely wouldn't go back on his word and be untrustworthy.

So he directly sold the item without hesitation, exchanging it for a sum of money.

As soon as they left, President Chen called several old customers.

He could tell at a glance that this was a cultural relic from the tang dynasty. It could be said to be very precious, so he believed many people would definitely be interested in this item.

He wanted to drive up the price of this item.

Anyway, he was a person with no morals. Who these cultural relics were sold to was completely unimportant to him. He only cared about himself.

He only cared about whether he could receive a huge sum of money, and whether the money given by foreigners would be more than what he could get domestically.

Just as the other party's thoughts were racing, the news that someone was selling items from the tang dynasty had already spread completely.

President Chen could reach this point; he was also a cautious person, so he directly found someone to appraise the authenticity of this item.

After the appraisal was completed, he directly took out a pile of good things as if performing a magic trick.

"Come, come! Our shop has cultural relics from the tang dynasty! This thing is absolutely real!"

"I also have a forensic appraisal certificate here. Everyone is welcome to come and see!"

Since many people knew that this appraisal certificate could be faked, no one took his words to heart.

Many people heard his shouting. They hadn't expected an ordinary, unknown small shop to actually get genuine items from the tang dynasty.

These matters quickly spread within the circle.

A pot-bellied General Manager wearing a gold necklace walked over calmly.

"Little Chen, where are those things from the tang dynasty that you said you'd keep for me?"

This person usually liked to dabble in cultural relics, but had never been able to buy anything good.

As soon as he heard there were good things from the tang dynasty, he immediately rushed over.

"General Manager Zhang, you've come at just the right time."

He smiled and directly took out the relatively complete porcelain items he had received, a brilliant smile on his face.

"This item is very cost-effective, only a little over 700,000!"

"Seeing as you're an old customer of mine, I'll round it down for you, exactly 700,000. What do you think!"

The other party patted his belly in satisfaction, a relieved expression on his face.

Such transactions continued, and countless ancient cultural relics also flowed into the market.

Meanwhile, Su Yue was in the basement. He looked at the freshly released report expressionlessly, a hint of confusion flashing across his face.

This was a B-level intelligence report.

Opening it, he saw a handwritten contract with the large words "Object Transfer Contract" written on it.

Because it was written very messily, Su Yue couldn't understand it either.

He could only vaguely distinguish some large characters from the document.

They were nothing more than words like pots and pans, white porcelain, spoons, and vases.

He found it a bit strange. Are people really taking these things out to sell now?

White porcelain and spoons are readily available outside and can basically be bought for a few yuan. Do they really need a specific contract for transfer?

Su Yue was a bit puzzled, but he didn't pay much attention to these details.

He directly put the report aside, picked up the fried chicken he had just bought, and took a bite. This fresh, hot fried chicken tasted great.

At the same time, Liang Yuzhu also rushed to the conference room.

The higher-ups suddenly called an emergency meeting, requiring everyone to attend. Even those on leave had returned early.

"What on earth happened? I feel like it must be a big deal, right?"

"Definitely. If it were a small matter, they wouldn't have called all of us who were on leave back!"

Everyone was a bit nervous. They went into the conference room and sat down, watching as the leader walked over with a document.

"The reason for suddenly calling everyone back for an emergency meeting this time is to inform you of something very important, which is related to cultural relic smuggling."

Director Zhang's face wore a very solemn expression. Cultural relic smuggling was a major issue.

After hearing this, everyone subconsciously frowned.

They hadn't heard of any cases related to cultural relic smuggling for a long time.

They had originally thought this market was gradually becoming calm, but unexpectedly, there were related cases again.

"This time, Director Liu and I will be responsible for this case together. Everyone must work hard to investigate the relevant circumstances of this matter and try to solve the smuggling case, because these are some cultural relics from the tang dynasty, which can be said to be very important to our country."

After hearing these words, everyone's expressions became solemn. Finding the traces of cultural relics was not that simple.

Director Liu is specifically in charge of cultural relics, so he will also participate in the investigation this time.

"If you have anything, report directly to Director Liu."

After saying this, he looked at Liang Yuzhu somewhat seriously. It seemed he had something to say to her. Liang Yuzhu also understood his meaning, so after the meeting ended, she followed him outside together.

"Director, is there something you want to tell me?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across the Director's face.

Having to trouble a subordinate with small matters was indeed quite embarrassing to say.

"Does your friend have any resources related to cultural relics? Can you ask him to help with the investigation?"

"If there is relevant information, we can also purchase it."

When those cultural relics flowed into the market, they had already received the news. If it weren't for the fact that relevant experts happened to see these relics and determine their condition, it would have been almost impossible to determine the basic information of these cultural relics.

However, during this time, they had been very seriously investigating the progress of related matters, but had found no clues.

Everything could only rely on the other party.

Liang Yuzhu hadn't expected the other party to ask her to help find Su Yue to investigate, but she ultimately agreed immediately.

"In that case, leave this matter to me to resolve."

Liang Yuzhu directly agreed to this matter. Anyway, it was just for Su Yue's benefit.

"However, I'm not sure about things related to cultural relics, whether he can get the resources. We can only take it one step at a time."

Although Liang Yuzhu trusted Su Yue greatly, some things couldn't be said too slowly, otherwise, it would only bring endless trouble to Su Yue.

The Director naturally understood this logic. He patted the other party's shoulder.

"Alright, go quickly. This matter is a big problem for us and needs to be resolved as soon as possible."

As Liang Yuzhu turned to leave, she happened to see several colleagues returning with worried faces.

Their faces showed tired and heavy expressions, and they leaned against the side to rest, looking quite disheveled.

"Isn't this thing a bit too difficult to investigate? I've tried very hard, but I can't find any clues at all!"

"Exactly. I feel like a clown, being played around by that group of criminals."

Liang Yuzhu shook her head helplessly after hearing their words.

So many people had gone to investigate, yet there were no clues. It seemed this matter was truly extraordinary.

She had to quickly ask Su Yue and see if he had any ideas.

On the other hand.

Before he could even swallow a chicken leg, Su Yue heard his phone ring.