This person's name was Wang Youping, and he was a member of the logistics team, but it was only after his brother's strong recommendation that Dalian let him in.
Now that there is a problem, she has to leave. For Dalian, this is undoubtedly a slap in the face. The core of the team is here. Saying it so bluntly will make her situation very embarrassing.
I also saw Da Lian's difficulties, so I immediately stood up and poured her a cup of tea. I glanced at Wang Youping and then spoke.
"If you have anything to say after dinner, it won't be settled right away. Just be calm and collected. There's nothing you can't handle."
Wang Youping raised his head and glanced at me quietly, with a hint of cautious probing in his eyes.
I don’t know why, but I always feel like he looks at me a little weird.
As for what is weird about it, it’s hard for me to tell at the moment.
I almost subconsciously thought that it must be because of being in the tomb before that my sense of crisis was overly acute, to the point where my senses were misunderstood.
I subconsciously regarded it as an illusion. When I returned to my seat, Liu Bao ate the food on the plate and muttered vaguely.
"That's right! If you have anything to do, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter until after the meal. People are like iron, and rice is like steel. If you don't eat even one meal, you will be hungry!"
We looked at him and were speechless for a while, because the problem was not his fault, he didn't care at all. If one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry!
Sitting at the other end of the table, Da Lian raised her foot and kicked Liu Bao's calf accurately.
"Ouch!"
Liu Bao choked and almost choked on the food in his mouth.
He raised his head and glanced at Da Lian in confusion, but the latter gave him a vicious look. Liu Bao hurriedly buried his head as if nothing had happened.
"Sister Xu, what should we do next? Brother Chen has already selected the items, we just need to wait for someone to get them."
In terms of buying and selling, Xu Jinxiu still needs to be the core. After all, she is the backbone of this operation, and the initiative is basically in her hands.
But when Dalian asked this question, Xu Jinxiu looked at me subconsciously, as if she wanted to ask me if I had any connections that could be used, or a way to get out.
I stroked my chin and thought for a moment, looking at the cigarettes on the table.
I suddenly felt that my mouth was empty. I leaned towards Liu Bao and pointed at the cigarette. The latter nodded quickly.
When I pulled one out, Liu Bao quickly put down his chopsticks, lit the lighter and lit it for me.
I took a deep breath, and the pungent nicotine entered my lungs instantly. My head suddenly started to drift. At the same time, my thoughts also became open-minded.
"We need specific planning for this matter, and the buyers we want to contact must be screened. The quality of the items is not low, and they are also very rare. There is a lot of room for price increase, but..."
Just as I was talking, the boy on the other end suddenly spoke, and he quietly came over.
"Chen...Chen Changyan, actually I know a person called Donkey Laizi. He is very well-connected. I think we can go and have a look. It won't take long."
"Oh? Do you have connections?"
Wang Youping nodded quickly, extremely sure.
"Yes! It's really true. Moreover, I have known this person for many years. He is an absolute antique dealer. The most coincidental thing is that this person is also in Beijing. We can definitely talk to him when we go back. No matter whether it works or not, it is considered A way out."
I set my sights on Da Lian, meaning whether the person is trustworthy or not.
After all, no matter what, this person is her subordinate. Dalian knows his character and rules much better than I do.
But when I set my sights on Dalian, the two of us looked at each other, and there was no further follow-up. It was obvious that she was telling me that this matter needed long-term consideration.
When Wang Youping saw that none of us responded, he frowned slightly.
"You don't trust me. Everything I say is true. If there is any lie, I will be struck by lightning."
I smiled implicitly.
"Brother Wang, that's not what we mean. It's just that this matter is not that simple. We need a more targeted strategy. This matter of buying and selling is not like a market transaction. If there is a slight mistake, you will have to go in and eat. Wo Tou.”
After hearing what I said, Wang Youping's face suddenly darkened, but he still nodded to cater to me.
"Tsk! Yes, yes, brother, I think too simply, I should think more carefully, then just treat it as a joke, just a joke haha..."
Wang Youping laughed awkwardly twice and then stopped interfering in our conversation, but I always had an inexplicable feeling that his eyes were darting around.
After the meal, Xu Jinxiu and I discussed the next steps, planned the route back to Beijing, and found someone to support us.
The journey won't take too long, and Xu Jinxiu's sports car has enough horsepower.
At noon the next day, we returned to Shangjing, and under Xu Jinxiu's arrangement, we settled in a high-end five-star hotel.
After staying in the mountains for such a long time, when I returned to the city, I suddenly felt what the world is like.
In a dark environment or in a deserted mountain, it is easy for a person to experience a greater sense of gap. After all, humans are still social animals, and of course it is impossible to be separated from the social group.
After checking into the hotel, the first thing I did was to jump into the bathroom, turn on the shower and let the hot water flow from head to toe, so as to cleanse myself from all the fatigue and fatigue of the past few days.
This cleansing made me relax all over. After soaking in the bath for more than half an hour, I really felt that it was a wonderful thing to still be alive.
When I walked out of the bathroom, waves of sleepiness swept over me, probably due to physical fatigue, and yawns came one after another.
I threw myself on the big Simmons bed that came in the suite. The soft feeling reminded me of the scene where I slept on bluestone tiles a few days ago.
Not only was it bone-chilling, but it was also so hard that it hurt my butt. I couldn't dream or sleep well.
Lying on this soft big bed, I felt a little dazed for a moment, wondering if I was hallucinating something.
Lying on the bed, some fragments kept flashing in my mind, from the human chrysalis at the beginning to the encounter with rigor mortis later. In every scene, there would be a picture of Xu Jinxiu and me facing the difficulties together.
As time passed by, a picture of Wang Youping appeared in my mind, especially when I recalled the look in his eyes at me.
Unnatural, careful, and even somewhat defensive. Thinking of this, I felt more and more something was wrong, especially the team outside.
There were not many people, but why was he the only one who survived?
And those things that Dalian told him, after all, it is not my responsibility to deal with the aftermath. Many details are beyond my imagination, and they are not within my scope of responsibility.
But it was obvious that the previous route had been taken once, and all the mechanisms were destroyed or activated. How did people die when there was no danger?
When I came back to my senses, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that there was a clue to this!
I even had doubts about whether the few dead people were Wang Ping'an's killers, but this didn't make sense because many logical problems were asymmetric.
On the way back, I deliberately avoided Wang Youping and talked to Dalian about him alone.
Among the people who went on the mission this time, especially the logistics report, besides Wang Youping, there were four other people.
Two of them were watching the wind at the foot of the mountain, and the other two died tragically. One of them was Wang Youan, Wang Youping's brother.
The two are brothers. Wang Youping was able to enter this industry only because of his brother's introduction and recommendation. Only then did Dalian agree to take him to work.
Wang Youan has been with Dalian for three years and is a very reliable person. The other person, Xu Feng, is also the longest-serving member of the team.
It stands to reason that they also have feelings for each other. Under the constraints of the rules, there should be no disputes over interests.
The more I thought about it, the more something was wrong. I stood up from the bed with a start, turned around, pulled off my bathrobe, quickly put on a pair of refreshing casual clothes, went out and ran directly towards Xu Jinxiu's room.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A series of knocks on the door were heard, followed by the sound of Xu Jinxiu's footsteps in slippers.
"Here it comes! Who is it?"
"It's me, Chen Ping!"
I responded, and the door clicked open. There was a bit of mist in the room. Xu Jinxiu had her hair tied up and she was still wrapped in a bath towel.
Her fair shoulders were clearly visible. Seeing me standing blankly at the door, Xu Jinxiu raised her eyebrows and looked at me strangely.
"What's wrong, Chen Ping, what happened to make you come to me in such a hurry?"
"This is a big problem!"
Seeing my serious expression, Xu Jinxiu covered her chest with one hand and glanced at the situation on both sides.
"If you have anything to say, let's talk first."
"convenient?"
I pointed at the bath towel on Xu Jinxiu's body. She probably didn't have any clothes on. A man and a woman were alone in the same room. Although they had business, it would be a bit too embarrassing to meet like this.
Xu Jinxiu raised her eyebrows slightly, grabbed my arm, and pulled me into the house mercilessly.
"What's the inconvenience? It's not like I've never seen it before. Am I still afraid of being seen by you again?"
Xu Jinxiu rolled her eyes at me, but as soon as these words came out, I felt the heat on my face.
I have seen it before, but the situation at that time was very special! I can't avoid it even if I want to.
But Xu Jinxiu didn't show any pretense when facing this situation. If I kept nagging, it would look like I was too timid.
I simply put aside those prejudices and followed Xu Jinxiu in.
"Let me ask you something, have you investigated Xu Feng's death and Wang You'an's death?"
Xu Jinxiu wiped her hair and looked at me strangely.
"After investigation, it was found that he died from a fall and was crushed by the mechanism. The body was beyond recognition."
