After a long flight of nearly twelve hours, the direct flight from Vancouver to Shanghai International Airport finally taxied on the ground. Li Mo stretched out. He didn't sleep well along the way. He woke up and felt like there was something in his mind.
The three of them walked out of the cabin carrying their bags. May reminded Li Mo to adjust the time on his mobile phone first. Calculated according to the time difference, China time is sixteen hours ahead of Vancouver time. It is now 9:18 am on June 1st.
"Mr. Qin, our mission has been completed and we need to return to Kyoto immediately to take over the work. Do you want to transfer directly to Kyoto or stay here in the magic city?"
"I'll have a phone call with my family first. I'm not in a hurry to return. I'm going to visit my master and my wife at the Chenghuang Temple. Dashan, May, thank you for protecting me all the way this time. Let's part ways now. See you in Kyoto later."
"Goodbye Mr. Qin."
After Li Mo separated from the two of them, he first dialed Qin Sirui's phone, and the call was answered after one ring.
"Xiao Mo, where have you been?"
"Si Rui, I just got off the plane and I'm at the Shanghai International Airport. Why does your voice sound weird? What happened?"
Qin Sirui on the other end of the phone was suppressing her emotions. She tried her best to calm down and said with a chuckle: "You have been away for more than a month, and both babies will crawl. When you come back, you will be punished to stay with them for a month."
"Hahaha, no problem, I want these two babies to die too. Sirui, I won't call one by one to report that they are safe. You tell the others. Since I have arrived in the magic city, I will go back to visit my master and my wife first. It may take two days before I return to Kyoto."
"Okay, the little baby is rebelling, I'll hang up the phone first."
"Bye-Bye."
Li Mo hung up the phone, walked out of the airport, got into a taxi on the side of the road and said, "Go to the City God Temple."
The driver set off without saying anything. After more than 20 minutes of driving, Li Mo said calmly, "Is the driver just joining the industry?"
"I don't know what you mean, sir?"
"I have lived in Shanghai for more than 20 years, and I am very familiar with the route to the Chenghuang Temple. According to the route you drive, it will cost me at least 20 yuan more. If you are new to the industry, I will not be as knowledgeable as you. If If you are deliberately deceiving me, then you have chosen the wrong person. People who go directly to the Chenghuang Temple from the airport, apart from tourists, may also live there."
The taxi driver immediately said seriously: "Sir, don't worry, I have been in the industry for eight years and I still have professional ethics."
Li Mo held his chin and looked out the window without answering him. Time flies so fast, it has been six or seven years in a flash. When I went to study in Kyoto from the magic city, my life also changed drastically, and I had very little time to come back from the magic city.
The development and changes outside the Magic City are quite big. At least high-rise buildings have been built near the international airport.
The Chenghuang Temple is still so lively. The weather is the most comfortable in June, and there are more guests visiting here than in other seasons. Li Mo walked towards the antique street with his bag on his back. When he passed by the Palace Records, he looked at the long queue and he wisely did not stop.
"Li Mo!"
Someone called him from behind. Li Mo turned around and said with a smile: "This outfit doesn't match you a bit."…
Xu Pingjun had his original long hair cut short and was wearing the uniform of the store staff.
"I thought I saw the wrong person. They were all passing by here and didn't even come in to say hello."
"Hahaha, I didn't know you were here. Besides, the store is so busy right now. Why don't I go in and cause trouble for you? I'll go to Master and talk to you later."
"Wait a minute, bring some braised vegetables over to try for lunch."
Xu Pingjun trotted into Gongtingji's shop, and soon came out with five boxes of braised vegetables and handed them to Li Mo: "I have been working here for the past two months. Come over and chat when you have time."
"No problem, I won't be polite. When I look back, I see Uncle Xu saying hello to me."
"If he knows that you have returned to the City God's Temple, he will definitely drive over and ask you to check things out for him. I won't tell him about your affairs. I'm going to get busy."
Li Mo looked at her graceful look
I felt a little emotional in my heart. Only when people have experienced some special things can they truly grow up. If Xu Pingjun hadn't met a scumbag, she would not have lost the temperament of a talented girl from Beijing University. Now she is working on the front line in a down-to-earth manner so that she can better take over the family business in the future.
He is changing, and everyone around him is changing. This is life, this is life.
Gu Yunxuan's business is very good now. As soon as Li Mo arrived at the door, he saw three middle-aged men walking out carrying two pieces of porcelain.
"Three distinguished guests, please go slowly."
Zhou Yang lost his childishness and became mature. After seeing off his guests, he turned around and shouted happily: "Boss, Mr. Li is here."
It didn't matter that he raised his voice, the passers-by on the street looked over curiously, and several clerks from the antique store next door came out to take a look.
Yanagawa Qing pushed open the door and walked out and saw Li Mo. He rushed forward, hugged him, and punched him hard on the back.
"Master, you are too enthusiastic, I can't accept it."
"Good boy, just come back safely. Just come back. We were almost scared to death so early in the morning."
Yanagawa Kei let him go and punched him twice in the chest.
Li Mo pretended to be in pain and rubbed his chest and asked in confusion: "Master, did something happen?"
"Come on, come on, let's go inside first." Yanagawa Kei took his arm and walked into the antique store, then clapped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, the store has something to do and is temporarily closed. I will give each of you a business card. Next If you have time to come and choose, you will get a 50% discount.”
The seven or eight guests who were choosing porcelain happily accepted this proposal. Nowadays, Gu Yunxuan porcelain is very popular. Some people say that in a hundred years, maybe having porcelain made by Gu Yunxuan and famous will become a collection.
"Brother Li."
"Hello, Brother Li."
There are two women Li Mo has met before. They were both brought from his hometown by his master Song Shizhi. Now they have become experts who can stand on their own.
The people who were recruited later had heard of his name, but had never seen him in person. They all looked at him with admiration.
The Golden Eye of the Magic City and the Immortal Eye of Kyoto are not just blown away.
"Master, is your wife not here?"
"It's not here yet, Zhou Yang, let your aunt know and ask her to buy some more vegetables."….
"Don't buy braised vegetables. When I passed by the Gong Gong Ji store, the lady there gave me a sample of braised vegetables."
There is a little girl who is smart and has already moved out all the tea sets.
"Brother Li, please sit down and I'll make tea for you."
What Yanagawa Kei likes to drink the most now is the top-quality Sanye Ya, which is the best tea made by his apprentice. Nowadays, drinking Sanye Ya is popular in Antique Street.
"Xiao Mo, let me ask you, why did you change planes and fly directly from Vancouver to Shanghai?"
"I just missed you and my wife, so before I got on the plane, I suddenly decided to take the fastest flight back. It was just a connecting flight. What does it matter?"
Yanagawa Kei didn't expect this to be the reason, and was immediately moved. He took two deep breaths before saying, "God, open your eyes. You don't know yet. The flight you were going to take at the beginning suddenly lost contact. Now the United States is trying its best to miss the plane." Well, the whole world was involved in this plane crash. Your wife almost fainted when she heard the news. Fortunately, she later received a message from Sirui and found out that you had escaped this disaster."
Li Mo shook his fingers and the tea cup he just picked up fell over. A look of horror appeared on his face, and he couldn't react for a long time.
"You are blessed with great fortune and good luck. God is protecting you. It's okay. Master will have a drink with you at noon to calm down the shock. You can just have a good sleep."
Yanagawa Kei thought he was stunned, so he patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.
"Drink tea."
Li Mo took a cup of tea and drank it slowly. The aroma of tea was refreshing in his mouth.
"You have been to the United States for more than a month, and what treasures have you found?"
Li Mo sent him a document on his mobile phone: "There are too many things. Here is the list. You can take a good look at it when you are free."
Yanagawa Qingkai glanced at the whole person and became uneasy. He kept rowing down. There were too many good things. Of course, he only knew Chinese antiques. As for antiques or works of art from other countries, he had no idea.
"Do you know all the antiques on the last few pages?"
"I don't know. I will invite European and American experts to conduct a comprehensive sorting and appraisal of them in the future, but there are a few antiques from the Mughal period that are pretty good."
"What a big deal this time. How much money did you spend to get so much?"
"The cabbage price is not worth mentioning."
It's really a bargain price, and it comes with a free gift.
Yanagawa Qingshun glanced at him and continued to scroll down silently: "Hey, Xiao Mo, how can these last twenty oil paintings and one sculpture be explained in one sentence?"
Li Mo drank the tea in the cup and said with a smile: "They came from an irregular place. They are all top-notch works of art that have been stolen from European and American art museums before. The oldest ones are probably more than thirty years old. I accidentally discovered them this time in Seattle." They were stolen from the thieves' lair, and then quietly moved back. I asked relevant experts for an appraisal. The conservative total value of these top-notch works of art is at least 4 billion U.S. dollars. If you include the factors that caused them to be stolen and disappeared for decades, they will be reborn. It will definitely cause a huge sensation in the future, and it may be possible that the total value will exceed 5 billion by then.”
"5 billion U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to 35 billion yuan. Are top foreign works of art so expensive?"
Zhou Yang was a little confused. The most expensive Gu Yunxuan porcelain sold for more than 10,000 yuan. He thought the profit was ridiculously high. He didn't expect that the value of an oil painting was in hundreds of millions.
"This matter is still in the confidentiality stage for the time being. If you hear it, you will be relieved."
Yanagawa Kei warned everyone, and then asked: "Then what will you do next?"
"Countless Chinese national treasures have been lost due to historical reasons, and the number is astonishing in European and American museums or private collections, so I am planning to build a European and American art museum in Yanjiao. However, this matter will not happen so quickly. I will try to spread some rumors first to test the European and American sides. Reaction."
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