After leaving the appraisal agency, Li Yuejin happily drove his third-hand Suzuki straight to Liu Jinyou's house in Dongsi.
Since he sold the blue and white jar to Liu Jinyou before, he has since sold several other antiques worth tens of millions of dollars. Now everyone who teaches him how to sell antiques knows that he has a wealthy customer, and he can pay very easily. Usually it is specified that he should be sold to Liu Jinyou.
But he also has a scheming mind. Liu Jinyou himself is a rich man, and he is also the maternal uncle of Wang Yan's ruthless wife. If something happens to him, Han Chunming will beat him to death if no one else tells him. So every time he gets something, even though he already has an appraisal certificate, he still goes to a professional testing agency for inspection and appraisal again, which is still cautious.
But in the final analysis, his understanding of these things is limited to understanding, knowing what is going on, and being able to brag about some jargon, but when it comes to a deeper understanding of antiques, that is nothing. He just Just doing business. Ordinary things are of course fine, but this is an antique that is hard to tell whether it is genuine or not. If it is genuine, it is fine, but if it is fake, it is a problem.
But he couldn't see those things. Anyway, he has been working for a year so far, and it has always been smooth and has a good reputation. This also prevents him from thinking about what if the thing is fake.
When he arrived at the alley where Liu Jinyou's house was, he took his things and went in through the open door.
He looked at the people enjoying the shade under the trees in the courtyard and said, "Master Liu, Sister Hou, hey, Master Hou is here too."
Liu Jinyou nodded with a smile: "I heard that you brought porcelain from the Ming Dynasty. I have poor eyesight in this area, so you just invited me, my little brother-in-law, to be the palmer."
Bao Baohou lazily sat up from the recliner and pointed at the stone table in front of him with the pulp-covered fan in his hand: "Stop talking so much nonsense, take out the things and take a look."
In response, Li Yuejin put the things on the stone table with cushions, and muttered as he fiddled with it: "Two days ago, I found another sapphire pattern ring from the Qing Dynasty, but it didn't belong to a celebrity, and it didn't have any special markings. , it’s hard to date, it’s probably from the middle of the Qing Dynasty. I thought you could easily get such a small thing worth tens of thousands of yuan, so I brought it over with you, so you guys can take a look.”
The broken man picked it up, looked at it twice, and nodded to the old son-in-law.
Seeing the broken man nodding, Li Yuejin chuckled: "Look, it's true. Whatever I take from Mr. Liu, regardless of whether the previous owner has an appraisal certificate or not, I have to authenticate it again."
Liu Jinyou put down the sapphire ring, waved his hand and said, "Come on, take out the Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain you mentioned."
"Isn't this coming?" Li Yuejin smiled and took out a spring bottle from the box. At the same time, he also took out the identification certificate and put it on the table together.
Liu Jinyou didn't need to say anything. Baoshahou Dang first picked up the spring vase and looked at it. He first looked at the bottom price, then turned around and looked at the body of the bottle. He followed the movements and muttered: "Jiajing style blue and white jade pot with lotus pattern and spring vase..."
Under the gaze of the other three people, they took a strong flashlight and looked with a magnifying glass. They looked inside and outside for a long time, glanced at Li Yuejin, and gently put down the spring bottle in his hand without saying a word. , but looked at Hou Su'e who was sitting next to her: "Go, get some water. It's such a hot day, and this kid didn't even take a sip of water when he came here."
"No, no, I'm not thirsty."
"Drink some water. He hasn't looked at it yet. Just wait. I'll get you a glass of iced lemonade to cool off. We're too old to drink, but you're okay and can drink. Sit down. , I’ll be back in a moment.”
As she spoke, Hou Su'e stood up and entered the kitchen behind her. Li Yuejin, who didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, still sat there with a smile, watching Liu Jinyou go over and over to judge whether it was true or false.
Liu Jinyou held the jade pot and spring vase in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the more ashamed he became, because no matter what he thought, everything was true. Although his level is not very good, he is still better than many people. After all, there are many real things, and there is such a mysterious and mysterious feeling. But the problem is, according to what was said before, Baoshahou's attitude made it clear that this thing is fake, and he feels particularly powerless.
He let out a long breath and glanced at Hou Su'e who came out of the kitchen with a glass of ice water. They made eye contact and confirmed that there was nothing wrong.
He asked with a smile: "Where did you get this treasure this time?"
"Thanks to you, everyone knows that I have a big customer like you who is always willing to spend money. My reputation has spread. Someone heard about this from a friend and contacted me. Something went wrong in my business and I needed money urgently, so I sold this treasure to save money. Do you think this Jiajing-style blue and white porcelain is affordable to ordinary people? Doesn’t it have to be you, the youngest?"
Liu Jinyou waved his hand with a smile, pushed up his glasses, and asked: "It's useless to say anything. You don't need to praise me. Tell me, how much does this spring bottle seller cost?"
"Master Liu, we have cooperated so many times, and we still follow the old rules, one price, two million."
Li Yuejin raised two fingers and looked at Liu Jinyou expectantly. Because the owner of the cargo was in urgent need of money, he gave him a high commission. If the deal was successful, he would be able to support his uncle at home this year.
Hou Su'e patted Liu Jinyou and said, "Two million is not cheap. We can't be so reckless this time. Let's take a closer look. Yuejin, if you drink water, that money didn't come from the strong wind."
Although this reaction was somewhat unexpected, Li Yuejin didn't take it seriously. Although I have sold a lot of things to Liu Jinyou in the past, most of the prices were below one million, and the most expensive ones were only eight or nine hundred thousand. This time it has reached two million, not to mention what others bought, even him. Those who sell are a little trembling. Two million, a number he couldn't even dream of.
He was drinking lemon ice water with honey and looked at the chubby old couple who were facing each other. Suddenly, he let out a sigh and turned to look at the shabby Hou who was fanning him: "Master Hou, just now You’ve read it over and over again and you haven’t said whether it’s true or false?”
Baolan Hou looked at him with a smile: "I didn't say it, but I wanted him to see it. Little thief, do you think this is true or not?"
"I said it's true." Li Yuejin picked up the appraisal certificate on the table and put it in front of Bao Pohou: "Look, the appraisal certificate from a professional organization, can this thing be fake? In addition, the previous owner of the goods said that he I just bought it a few years ago, and it cost one million at that time. How can it be fake? No, Mr. Marquis, I hear you think this is fake? "
"You kid, you are really being sold and being counted for money." Bao Baohou closed his fan and pointed at him: "If you want to make this kind of money, you have to have that ability. What are the rules in the industry when you open and close your mouth? Is there any fucking rule here? If you can survive till now, just burn some incense."
"No, Lord Marquis, what do you mean? Why can't I understand? Where is this going?"
Baolanhou smiled and raised his head behind him: "You'll understand when you look back."
Li Yuejin looked back without knowing why. This sight made his eyes pop out in shock. He couldn't control his body sitting on the stone bench and lost his balance. He stood up and staggered a few times due to the force of turning around. Down. Fortunately, the policeman who had already entered the door subconsciously stepped forward to help, and he did not fall down.
Yes, the police. When Hou Su'e went into the kitchen to get ice water for Li Yuejin, she had already called the police. There is a police station less than 300 meters away. It only takes a few minutes to go from making a call to the police center to assign tasks.
Very careful, very cautious, after all, the three of them all have old arms and legs, but Li Yuejin, who is only in his forties, is not in good health, so it is useless to put all three of them in. Regardless of whether Li Yuejin jumped over the wall or broke the fake Jiajing blue and white porcelain, it was not a good outcome. So I chose this method to stabilize Li Yuejin and avoid trouble.
"Are you Hou Su'e?" a policeman asked.
Hou Su'e nodded: "It's me."
"Regarding the antique counterfeiting scam you reported to the police, please tell us the details."
"Wait, what kind of antique counterfeiting and fraud is this? Sister Hou, Master Liu, Master Hou? I didn't lie to you? Besides, don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face. You and I have been friends for so many years, no? Just buy it or not. There is no need to make it such a mess. Comrade police, listen to me, I am just a broker, a middleman. When someone gives me antiques, I will find someone to sell them to earn intermediary fees. This is not the same as It doesn’t matter to me.”
Li Yuejin raised his hands, palms forward,
He explained anxiously with a look of surrender. He was very anxious. He didn't understand why he had called the police after he had made a good promise, and then engaged in counterfeiting and defrauding antiques.
"Did I ask you to speak? Stand still!" The policeman didn't have a good tone for the words spoken by this guy who looked obscene at first glance. He stopped Li Yuejin and asked the people who came with him to keep an eye on him before he sat down. When he got to the stone bench, he opened the notebook he brought with him and took out the gel pen: "You said, I will briefly record the case first, and then we will go back to the station for further investigation. We still need your cooperation."
"It's all easy to talk about." Popohou Hou waved his hand: "The matter is not complicated. This boy brought a fake Yongzheng model blue and white flower-and-bird cover jar for sale last year. Later on the thirtieth day, our relatives and friends had dinner together. Only then did I see that it was fake. At that time, I had some suspicions that someone was specifically making fakes to deceive us. I said that if this guy came over with fake blue and white porcelain, there was probably someone behind it. This guy just showed up again. , I brought a fake Jiajing model blue and white jade pot and spring vase with entwining branches and lotus pattern, and the asking price was two million.
According to my judgment, this and the previous jar are most likely made by the same person, so this confirms that there is someone behind the scenes who specifically deceived us. As for this kid, he must have been deceived and didn't know that much. But comrade police, we have a suspect. When a group of our friends were drinking, someone took a blue and white plum vase with clouds and dragons from the Qianlong period, which is the same as the current one. "
"Okay, old gentleman, we all understand what you're talking about. But with all due respect, how can you be so sure about the authenticity of the porcelain you mentioned?"
"Bu Cai, director of the Chinese Collectors Association, consultant to the Ceramic Collection Committee, and non-staff researcher at the Palace Museum."
Baolanhou patted his chest, folded his fan and clapped his hands, speaking sonorously and forcefully. It's not that he's showing off, it's just to prove the authenticity of his judgment...
Of course what he said was true. The confused Li Yuejin was taken to the police station as a suspect in the current case to cooperate with the investigation. However, he was not unable to make phone calls, so he quickly called his wife Meng Xiaozao and asked her to Zao went to Han Chunming, then to Liu Jinyou and Po Pohou to plead for mercy, and went to the police station to rescue him. Han Chunming didn't know what was going on, but he heard that he was begging for mercy, so he called Wang Yan. After all, it was Uncle Su Meng, and Wang Yan was easy to talk to.
When he received the call, Wang Yan was sitting in Molou, drinking tea and appreciating calligraphy and painting, and was very idle. It's not just that he is idle now, he has been idle for more than ten years. After reproducing the skills he mastered step by step, or clarifying the goals, he would be fine. I only occasionally visit each project team to provide guidance on the work, and then copy and paste the materials. When I have nothing to do, I can just digest and absorb it myself. So he doesn't do anything serious now, just do something he likes to do, pass the time, and start a retirement life again.
So after receiving a call from Han Chunming, he simply drove his sixteen-year-old Poussin to the police station. Han Chunming called him before Bashahou and the others arrived. At this moment, the gang was still there cooperating with the investigation.
When he slowly arrived at the police station, Han Chun had arrived early in the morning and had already learned about the relevant situation. So after seeing Wang Yan, he immediately stated: "Your Majesty, I know everything about this Li Yuejin. I told him all about it, but he just didn’t listen, and I didn’t bother to take care of it anymore. But I didn’t expect that I had deceived my uncle, and I had already deceived him once. I’ll teach him a lesson this time. Save it He cheated and cheated his own people, I wonder if he will dare to do it again in the future. He has no brains at all, and he helped count money after being cheated."
Wang Yan waved his hand: "Okay, it's already this time, why are you talking about that? Just don't blame me for hiding it from you."
Han Chunming said with a look on his face: "Don't look down on me. I know you are always afraid that I will be soft-hearted. If you talk too much to persuade Li Yuejin, you will scare the big fish behind. If I don't understand this, wouldn't my life have been in vain?"
"Actually, even if we don't start with Li Yuejin, somewhere in the middle, or with Cheng Jianjun, we have to find Li Yuejin's head in the end. In any case, he is the last participant, and he can't escape. You find it for him A good lawyer defends innocence and strives for a fine, or else he really goes to jail for a few years. He is secondary, and Xiaozao is there.
, it will also affect the future of the child in the future. "
"Yes, I have called the lawyer before, and he said that there is a high possibility that he can be exempted from criminal punishment." Han Chunming nodded and said, "Is Cheng Jianjun really behind this?"
"It's almost the same. Are you looking at something?"
"You don't have to look at it, can I still believe it? He just said so."
The ragtag Hou sitting next to him let out a laugh and patted the old son-in-law who was still sulking on the shoulder: "Did you hear that? As if I can still lie to you."
Liu Jinyou shook his shoulders and ignored Bao Pohou. He has become a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. It is strange that he can be happy. He is a retired CEO of such a big company, doesn't he have no face? These people lie one by one...
Seeing the disgusting look of the old fat boy pouting and pretending to be arrogant, Wang Yan smiled and said, "Just follow Li Yuejin to investigate, and at the same time ask Cheng Jianjun to cooperate with the investigation and let him explain clearly the original Qianlong style blue and white piece." We can basically find out how the plum vase with the cloud and dragon pattern came about. In the past three years, Cheng Jianjun must have cheated a lot when he bought houses, cars, and opened stores. Thirteen years have not been a big problem."
In fact, he has evidence in his hand. Cheng Jianjun has never escaped from his control in these years. There was no rush to move Cheng Jianjun, just because in the past three years, the only time the two of them did not disgust him was when they were in Laoguan Guan Yard last year. In addition, it was just to let Cheng Jianjun cheat more money and increase the number of years for punishment.
Han Chunming sighed, shook his head and said: "This Cheng Jianjun is really harming others and himself. He has no future this time. When he comes out of prison, he will be over sixty, what else can he do? What a pity, he has to He has brought himself to this point. A person's life is only seventy or eighty years, and he has been in prison for more than twenty years."
Liu Jinyou on the other side gritted his teeth and said, "He deserves to die in prison."
Several people talked here for a while, and then a policeman came in: "Cheng Jianjun, whom you just mentioned, could you please tell me more about Cheng Jianjun's situation."
"Let me tell you, we are all in the same hospital." Han Chunming nodded and told the story of the two previous times Cheng Jianjun went to prison, and then talked about the three years since he was released from prison.
Although the police officer who recorded the incident concealed it well, he was still quite excited. Because this is a big case, the car, house, and store alone are already a lot of money. He defrauded Liu Jinyou of 500,000 yuan before, and this time he wants to defraud 2 million. So how many people have been defrauded in the past three years?
Regardless of whether Cheng Jianjun did it this time, it is certain that there is something wrong with Cheng Jianjun. It took less than a year to buy a house. For a person who entered the palace for the second time, especially if the second sentence was as long as nine years. In such an era of great changes, such a person can make a fortune again in one year. The probabilities are unrealistic.
Soon, after asking various questions, the policeman stood up with a smile and said: "Okay, we understand the situation. Just go back and wait patiently for the progress of the case. As for the money that Mr. Liu was defrauded before, if you can I will recover it and return it to you at that time. In addition, please keep the things sold to you by Li Yuejin in the past six months, because those things are involved in this case, please understand Mr. Liu."
Liu Jinyou smiled awkwardly, nodded, then took a deep breath, turned around and left.
When they came outside, Han Chunming said, "Okay, Your Majesty, I won't have dinner with you. Xiao Zao at home is frightened, and my mother is also worried about it. I have to go back and talk to them."
"Let's go..."
Everyone got in the car, Han Chunming went home, while Wang Yan and others went to Beichizi Street, just in time to have a drink...
Cheng Jianjun didn't go anywhere. He was just waiting in his mobile phone store for news of the success. But as time passed slowly, he didn't receive a call, and there was no text message reminder from the bank card he had prepared earlier. He had a bad feeling about the balance change.
This bad feeling gets worse as time goes by. He felt that something was wrong, something must have happened that he didn't know about, which made him restless...
