Four new security guards were hired in May and stayed in the store at night. If someone really comes to visit, just make some noise to scare them away.
Tomorrow is the Antiques Festival, and it is estimated that starting from midnight, the avenue in front of the door will be occupied one after another. There will also be many police patrolling back and forth to maintain public order, so even if there are uninvited guests in the store, they will not dare to Make some big noise.
Li Mo was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone in the middle of the night. He took it out from the bedside table and saw that it was Dashan's call, so he quickly answered it.
"Dashan, what's going on?"
"Not just those three Americans, there are about a dozen of them, and they have weapons on them. Mr. Qin, we don't have weapons on us. If they really go to the antique store, the problem will be serious."
Li Mo frowned slightly, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind and said: "You call the police immediately and say that you have discovered something unusual. If you don't call the police, you let others continue to call the police and don't give them a chance to take action. Tomorrow is a day I don’t know how many tourists will flock to Seattle during the annual Antiques Festival, and they won’t dare not check it out.”
"good."
Li Mo also underestimated the strength of those people. Fortunately, he had the foresight to send Dashan to follow him for counter-investigation, and he discovered the big secret. Once an armed team of more than a dozen people takes action, it is estimated that the entire Seattle will be turned upside down.
After Li Mo woke up at dawn, he learned from May May that the Seattle police had a fight with the group of unknown people last night. Fortunately, the police had made a lot of preparations to deal with this Antiques Festival. After a few minutes of exchange of fire, the group of unknown people hiding in the house fled the scene through the underground passage.
The police are now vigorously searching for that group of people of unknown origin. In addition, last night, the three Americans in their fifties did appear in front of the antique store for a while. It was probably because there was a light in the store, and they left quickly. .
"Mr. Qin, for safety's sake, I have people prepare some weapons here just in case."
In the car, May talked about some latest arrangements.
"You just have to figure it out. I guess those people will be secretly watching every move in our store. Leave this matter to me. If they are really spying, I can think of ways to deal with them."
Li Mo is quite confident.
May, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked back at him with disbelief on his face.
"Don't forget my superpowers."
Li Mo said deliberately exaggerating.
Before they reached Antique Street, cars were already blocked, and the police at the intersection were directing their dispersal.
"It seems we can only walk to the store." Zatou parked the car in a temporary parking space on the side of the road. Someone was directing it and it would not be towed away.
"There are so many people."
Li Mo couldn't help but sigh as he watched the crowds of people passing by and heading towards the antique street. This flow of people was much larger than that of the City God Temple, forming a swarm of people.
"Mr. Qin, look at the flow of people. Even if there are good things, we may not have a chance to take advantage of them." Sima Haotian looked at the crowd eagerly. There were too many people. It is estimated that the key areas of Antique Street will be crowded.
"Everyone should pay attention to their pockets. From my experience, this scene is most suitable for three-handed operations."
Li Mo reminded everyone with a smile, and then followed the flow of people.
Stalls have been set up on both sides of the Antique Street Avenue. Just like the domestic model, a piece of cloth is spread on the ground with a wide variety of items placed on it. There are also fees for street stalls here, but not much. Moreover, the stalls along the road are first come, first served. This has been the rule for many years.
"Mr. Qin, the Antiques Festival in Seattle not only attracts merchants from all over the world, but also attracts many Taobao people. I just saw a few familiar faces who have cooperated with me before."
"The antique streets here are completely different from those in China. There are too few good things in the domestic market. But here it is a different story. In the United States, there are tens of millions of various antiques hidden among the people. If you are lucky, they are all Shop in batches. Mr. Sima, we will act separately when the time comes."
"Okay, I will do whatever you want."
While walking, someone bumped into Li Mo. He was a small black man with a relatively thin body. Before he could pass by, Li Mo grabbed his left hand. There was a knife hidden between his fingers, and the light reflected from the blade could be clearly seen in the sunlight.
"ah..."
The little black man's face was almost twisted in pain. He did not beg for mercy loudly, but looked at Li Mo with a fearful look. His left hand seemed to be fixed by steel bars, and the bones seemed to be broken alive.
The tourists nearby all avoided it, and it seemed that they were mentally prepared for this. May took out the blade from the seam of her hand and stared at him coldly.
Li Mo let go of his hand, and the little black man didn't run away immediately, but looked at him eagerly.
"How old are you?"
"Fourteen."
Li Mo was slightly stunned. He was a little surprised that this kid could still speak Chinese.
"In May, give him some money. I'll keep the food for you to eat. You can go."
Li Mo stopped caring about him and continued walking forward.
"Mr. Qin, I accepted the money, but I didn't leave. You are following us."
"To be honest, this kid's methods are quite sophisticated. Just because he can speak Chinese, let him be spared once. Even if this kind of person is not in my hands today, he will be in the hands of others in the future. Let's deal with it. He will also waste a lot of our time, which is not cost-effective."
There were stalls at the entrance of the shops. Li Mo looked at their stalls and looked at Sima Haotian and nodded. Then he walked into the store, while Sima Haotian squatted on a stall and looked at the things on it like a tourist.
"Mr. Qin, according to your instructions, I have dismissed all the clerks and given them generous compensation. They signed the contracts happily and left. But we gentlemen don't understand these things. There are customers I can’t introduce you even when I come in.”
When Gu Lishi saw Li Mo arriving, he hurriedly greeted him and reported respectfully. The other eight men were all transferred from China, and they all looked at Li Mo with bright eyes. They have long known about the legendary status of such a person, and they also know that this mission is very important.
"Some people asked, you can set the price as you please, and customers can buy whatever they want. Our real purpose is to use this place as a temporary warehouse."
"Then we will have peace of mind."
The copper bell rang, and the black boy timidly opened the door and walked in. Seeing so many burly men staring at him inside, he couldn't help but be so frightened that he clung to the door and didn't dare to take another half step.
"Do you have anything else?"
"My master is seriously ill and needs money to send him to the hospital. He is Chinese like you. Please save him."
Li Mo sat on a chair, opened a bottle of mineral water and asked with a smile: "Why should I help you?"
"Are you here to buy antiques? I know a place with many real antiques. Please help me save my master, and I will take you to that place."
"Hahaha, how do you know those are real antiques?" Li Mo felt that this black boy was mentally unusual and very mature.
"There was a leader of the underground forces who hid it secretly. Later, the leader was shot dead by his opponent in the casino, and no one knew about the hidden antiques anymore. By coincidence, I happened to see it. But I didn't dare to take it. I came out and sold it because I was worried that I would be attacked by gangsters."
Several people in the store looked at each other. This black guy was pretty good.
"How much is it?"
"One hundred thousand dollars."
The black boy stared at Li Mo's face, clenching his fists tightly.
Li Mo looked him up and down for a while and then said: "In May, give him a hundred thousand dollars."
Wuyue nodded. The black boy was stunned for a moment when he saw Li Mo being so cheerful. Then he walked up to him, knelt down and kowtowed three times to him.
"Go rescue your master first."
The black boy walked to the door and looked back at Li Mo, raised his hand and swore: "I will come to you after I send the master to the hospital and get settled. I will never break my promise."
After he left, May asked: "Do you believe what he said?"
"Half of it."
"Then you'll give him a hundred thousand dollars?"
"How can a fourteen-year-old black swordsman speak fluent Chinese if he has not lived with Chinese or Chinese for a long time. Regardless of whether it is true or not, I just take it as a gamble. Maybe he can really bring me some success. It’s an unexpected surprise. Okay, don’t worry about this little thing, everyone should pack up and get ready to work.”
Li Mo was full of expectations for today's harvest. There were three genuine items in the stalls at the door. There were not many stalls like this on the antique street. Coupled with the fact that he had not visited any other antique stores, he felt that this trip to Seattle would be more rewarding than finding a treasure.
