Tang Songyuan walked out of the room and took out his cell phone to call Ni Sisi.
"Hello, who's there?" Ni Sisi's sweet voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It's me, senior sister!"
This mobile phone was provided by Lu Qingliu, so it was normal for Ni Sisi not to know.
Tang Songyuan hurriedly identified himself and said: "Where is senior sister now? Can you come to the airport to pick me up?"
"You brat, you disappeared without a word for so many days. Where did you go?"
Ni Sisi sounded a little unhappy at first, and then said a little apologetically: "If I hadn't read the last text message you sent me, I would have thought you were abducted. I'm in Sanya now, at the Regent Hotel. The room was also canceled,”
"You didn't tell me earlier, and you disappeared for a week without seeing anyone. I only decided this morning..."
Tang Songyuan quickly said sorry, and then said: "Then when will you come back..."
Ni Sisi chuckled and said, "I just came here yesterday, okay? Maybe you can come over and have some fun too, and senior sister will take you surfing..."
Tang Songyuan pictured Ni Sisi wearing a sexy bikini and playing in the sun and waves in his mind. He coughed lightly and said:
"Okay, I'll fly to Sanya to find you..."
Ni Sisi smiled sweetly and said, "Waiting for you, little junior brother!"
Not long after hanging up the phone, Lu Qingliu also walked out.
She handed Tang Songyuan a box, and Tang Songyuan said, "What is it?"
Lu Qingliu motioned for him to open it himself.
Inside the box is a medal, a certificate, and 100,000 yuan in cash.
The medal said 'Long'an Special Contribution Medal'. Tang Songyuan thought that maybe this was the so-called 'spiritual reward'.
But he still asked in confusion: "What is the use of this thing?"
Lu Qingliu said: "At certain times, I can provide you with special help."
Although she didn't say it very straightforwardly, Tang Songyuan still understood what she meant.
Another hundred thousand yuan in cash can be regarded as a solution to his current embarrassing situation of being penniless.
Lu Qingliu pursed his lips and then said, "I bought you a plane ticket. At nine o'clock in the evening, I will fly to Los Angeles with you."
"I will definitely handle the things I promise you."
She was talking about providing Tang Songyuan with channels to purchase iron meteorites, but she didn't expect it to be so urgent.
I have just come back from a long trip, and I have to fly to the West in a hurry.
Tang Songyuan said: "Are you so anxious? But I have never been to the Western Country, and I don't have a passport or anything like that."
Lu Qingliu raised his eyebrows and said, "I will help you with the passport matter..."
Then he pointed to the cash in his hand and said, "Can I help you convert this money into US dollars?"
Tang Songyuan nodded, handed the money to her and said, "That would be troublesome, but I also heard that it takes at least ten days to apply for a Western passport..."
Lu Qingliu snorted and said, "Don't worry about it. Anyway, I will take you there and make sure you pass the customs safely."
She meant to apply for a false certificate, and judging from her tone, this wasn't the first time this happened.
Iron meteorites were a top priority, and Tang, Song and Yuan were anxious to get them as soon as possible so that they could exchange them for the mysterious ball from Huang Xingde.
So he called Ni Sisi again and said that he would not go to Sanya to find her for the time being and would notify her when he came back.
Ni Sisi said disappointedly: "Really, I also asked you to participate in that banquet. What a great opportunity. Next time you ask me, you won't be able to get such an opportunity..."
Tang Songyuan secretly complained about this female goblin, and quickly said: "Sorry, senior sister, I'll treat you next time!"
Ni Sisi spat lightly and said: "Get out of here, what am I, an unmarried girl from Yunying, doing in a place like that..."
At 7:50 pm, Lu Qingliu and Tang Songyuan boarded the Delta Air Lines Boeing plane.
After a layover in Tokyo, the two finally arrived in Los Angeles, Southern California, after nearly 18 hours of flying.
When going through customs, Tang Songyuan was still a little nervous when he took the passport provided by Lu Qingliu.
But I still passed without any danger.
After walking out of the airport, Lu Qingliu said disdainfully: "The CIA often does this, and the things they make are not as accurate as ours. At least the chips we use are real."
Tang, Song and Yuan were noncommittal. Due to the time difference, it was only four o'clock in the morning local time in Los Angeles.
The two found a hotel to rest for a while. At noon, Lu Qingliu woke up Tang Songyuan. After having lunch together, Lu Qingliu took Tang Songyuan to an antique shop in Torrance.
It was said to be an antique store, but Tang Songyuan felt it was a mess as soon as he walked in.
The items sold in the store are all-encompassing, ranging from wall clocks and pianos to clothing, shoes and hats, and even baskets, shovels, scissors, buttons, etc. that are not considered attractive in China.
He couldn't help but complain in his heart: Can this damn thing be considered an antique?
Or is it because the entire history of the Western Kingdom is only 246 years?
"Oh, welcome, my dear friend, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
As soon as he entered the door, a middle-aged male voice greeted him enthusiastically in not very fluent Chinese.
It was a middle-aged white man with a slightly stout figure. When he saw Lu Qingliu, he opened his arms and prepared to give her a hug.
But Lu Qingliu refused, and just stretched out a hand to shake his hand and said: "Long time no see, Franco Li."
Then she introduced Tang Songyuan again, and the two parties exchanged pleasantries. Lu Qingliu replaced Tang Songyuan and stated that the purpose of the trip was to purchase the iron meteorite in his hand.
Franco Li said with a smile on his face: "That's not an iron meteorite, that's Cupid's heart. Just wait a moment and I'll move it out for you."
With that said, he went to the store's storage warehouse to rummage around, and finally came out with an iron lump in his arms and said:
"Well, this is it..."
Franco Lee said with nostalgia: "It even weighs 4.15 kilograms in the asteroid belt near Ceres. I named it Cupid's Heart."
Tang Songyuan opened his clairvoyance vision to confirm and determined that the iron lump was an iron meteorite with an iron content of about 80%, as well as some other metallic elements.
That’s it!
Tang Songyuan was determined and asked: "Franco Li, is this meteorite for sale?"
"Of course!" Franco Li smiled and patted the meteorite and said, "Although I like this Cupid's heart very much, I still hope that someone who really likes it can make it reflect its true value. !”
If you knew that this meteorite would end up being forged into a sword by Huang Xingde, you might not be so optimistic.
Tang Songyuan complained in his heart and said: "I think I am the one who likes it. Please give me a price..."
Franco Li looked at him with a smile and said: "General lunar meteorites or Martian meteorites are priced as high as 4,000-5,000 US dollars per gram,"
"But this is just a Ceres iron meteorite, and its value is only one-tenth of that of the lunar meteorite."
"For Lu Qingliu's sake, I'll give you $300 per gram..."
Tang Song Yuan said numbly: "I don't think I like it anymore. The price makes me feel like a big injustice!"
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