The voice that spoke was that of a woman - a foreign woman's blunt Chinese was very recognizable.
A beautiful foreign girl with brown hair and a tall figure suddenly appeared outside the car with a Browning M1900 in her hand, and the muzzle of the gun was pointed at Ma Xiaoguang in the driver's seat.
"What's wrong, Miss, you want us to go too?" Ma Xiaoguang said jokingly.
"Open the car door! Get down." The foreign girl said harshly.
"It's so troublesome. Why don't you come up here and bring your accomplices..." Ma Xiaoguang didn't realize that he was being pointed at a gun. He actually took out a Hardman and gave it to Kevin. He also took out a lighter and lit a cigarette. .
Seeing that she could not threaten the two of them, the foreign girl had no choice but to do as she was told. She got the two accomplices into the back seat and got into the car herself.
"Tell me, where are you going?" Ma Xiaoguang asked.
"French Concession, Jialye Ailu," the girl said angrily, but had nowhere to vent, so she punched the backrest of the driver's seat.
The drive was naturally very fast, and after more than 20 minutes, we arrived at Jaryeai Road in the French Concession.
When they arrived at the place the girl mentioned, it was surrounded by high walls and the iron gate was tightly closed. Ma Xiaoguang pressed the horn twice, and a small window opened on the iron door. The girl appeared from the back seat and waved inside.
After a while, the iron door rumbled open, and Ma Xiaoguang stepped on the accelerator and drove in without being polite at all.
After entering, there is a strange world. The courtyard is planted with cedars and cypresses, with a lawn in the middle. In the central fountain, there are several rather exquisite marble statues surrounding a fountain - a typical French-style garden house.
The car stopped directly before the main building. Ma Xiaoguang got out of the car first, politely opened the door on the right side of the back seat and said: "Miss, please get out of the car and introduce the owner of this place..."
The foreign girl and her two accomplices were a little confused. What kind of operation was this? Who kidnapped whom?
However, the girl still calmed down and called other companions to take the two injured guys away first to avoid embarrassment.
After the two idiots were taken away, the girl turned around and said to Ma Xiaoguang and Kevin: "Gentlemen, come with me."
"Jack, are you sure you really want to go in with her?" Kevin was still frightened by what happened just now, and asked Ma Xiaoguang anxiously.
"Kevin, believe me, that's right!" Ma Xiaoguang had no intention of backing down, but was full of energy.
The girl led the two of them to the living room.
The servant was called to bring coffee, but the girl went up to the second floor without even greeting them.
After waiting for a long time, a male servant came over and said to the two guests: "Please follow me."
After settling in, Ma Xiaoguang and Kevin got up and walked with the valet through the living room, then through a corridor, and arrived at the door of a room.
The servant knocked on the door, but no one spoke, but the bell on the door rang.
The servant pushed open the heavy door, bowed to invite the two guests in, and then closed the door.
This is a huge study room, with huge bookshelves from the floor to the ceiling. The tall bookshelves cover the four walls of the room. In the center of the room is a huge desk with books nearly one meter high stacked on it.
As the lights flickered, the rows of bookshelves in the room exuded a strong aroma of books. Stepping on the expensive carpet and browsing each bookshelf was like wandering in the long river of history.
There are all kinds of books here, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, including paper, silk, sheepskin, cowhide, bamboo, and Bedoro leaf...
Many out-of-print ancient books are like free cabbage, available everywhere...
Only a slight sound of wheels was heard, and the girl from before pushed a wheelchair out of the rows of bookshelves.
"Good morning, you two." The old man in the wheelchair greeted.
The old man has gray hair and beard, and is somewhat bald. He is a white dry old man. He speaks Chinese very well, but has a slight foreign accent, but it is not heavy.
"Good morning." Ma Xiaoguang and Kevin are both civilized people, so they naturally respond to their host's greetings.
"I am the owner of this house, how can you call it casual..." The old man's voice was a little hoarse.
Ma Xiaoguang and Kevin looked at each other and thought, there is something weird like this, but this old man really pretended to be a breakthrough, and we would be stupid if he took it seriously.
"Old man, what's the point of calling us here?" Ma Xiaoguang still maintained his calmness and restraint, and did not start a fight.
"My subordinates acted without regard for the seriousness of things and were a little reckless. Please forgive me." The old man apologized. Although he said this, there was no apology in his expression.
"Please come, you two, we want to know about the badge of light." The old man said straightforwardly.
"What kind of badge, we don't know!" Ma Xiaoguang and Kevin said in unison, as if they had rehearsed in advance. Sure enough, acting needs to be adjusted, and over time, they naturally have a tacit understanding.
"What's going on with that cabinet?" This time the girl couldn't help but ask without waiting for the old man to speak.
"Sophie, don't let my child do this. There is an old Chinese saying that haste makes waste..." The old man turned to the girl Sophie and said.
"Gentlemen, tell me, what conditions do you want? As long as you hand over your badge." The old man said.
"Any conditions are acceptable?" Ma Xiaoguang said first when he heard this, and at the same time, he quietly gestured to Kevin behind him.
"Any conditions are acceptable," the old man said.
"Let the Japanese devils get out of China!" Ma Xiaoguang said Lingran.
"This... young man, you really know how to joke." The old man said with a dry laugh.
"You were the one joking first. Whatever conditions you mentioned are fine." Ma Xiaoguang said leisurely, then he found a chair and sat down.
Kevin had seen Ma Xiaoguang's gesture before, and now he sat down, knowing that this guy already had an idea, he no longer panicked, and actually searched for two cups and a bottle of rum in a closet, and said without politeness Two glasses were poured.
The rum has a golden color and a fragrant, sweet smell.
"Sir, you were the first to joke, I was just cooperating with you." Ma Xiaoguang said, taking a glass of wine.
"Oh, young man, I admit that we were a little anxious, but you shouldn't treat an old man like this..." the old man defended.
"Old man, I really don't know what badge you are talking about. Is it important?" Ma Xiaoguang sat upright and looked at the old man intently.
"Oh, of course sir, this is a very important thing. It may not be worth much to the Chinese people, but it is... very important to us." The old man hesitated and said slowly.
"Please allow me to explain, we found a hidden compartment in the closet, but there was nothing in it." Kevin also said decisively.
Kevin knew that Boss Ma must have his reasons for doing this, so he followed Boss Ma firmly. Now that he was holding Boss Ma's job, he couldn't throw the blame on Boss Ma. What's more important was that he knew Boss Ma's other identity. If you really become a second-rate kid, the lightest possible outcome is to put it in a sack and sink it into the Wusong River...
Seeing the two people in front of her singing and singing like a cross talk, the girl became a little anxious, and when she was about to have an attack, the old man held her hand down. She only heard the old man say: "Sophie, don't be anxious, please calm down my child... Gentlemen, I believe it." I, this thing is of no use to you at all, and it may bring disaster to you... Of course, I mean if you have this thing. In this way, since the thing was found in Mr. White's house, it is called Yi Ke in Chinese. Excuse me, Master, how about we entrust you to search for me? I’ll be grateful if I find it!”
"How much does it weigh?" Ma Xiaoguang asked.
Then he picked up the wine glass and smelled it, but did not drink it. Instead, he took out the Hardman and started smoking cigarettes with Kevin, regardless of whether the owner agreed.
"Fifty thousand pounds!" the old man said with great determination.
"Sir, we are just businessmen. You are making things difficult for us." Kevin said.
"Sixty thousand pounds!" The old man continued to increase the price.
Ma Xiaoguang ignored him, still smoking, holding up the wine glass and looking at the amber color inside.
"Ahem...seventy thousand pounds!" the old man coughed and continued to increase the price.
Hearing the figure of 70,000 pounds, even though Kevin had seen strong winds and waves and came from a beautiful country with the most developed economy in the world, he was a little uneasy. 70,000 pounds, if converted into an ocean, it would be 700,000 pounds, and three trucks could not fit it!
However, Ma Xiaoguang is still there, as if Hardman's appeal exceeds pounds and oceans.
"One hundred thousand pounds!" Now the old man was a little uneasy and gasped out a number. The brunette quickly brought him a glass of water.
After the old man drank two mouthfuls of water and was out of breath, Ma Xiaoguang said slowly: "I can help you try. Money is easy to talk about. You can also see that we are not short of money, but I still have two condition……"
Kevin is convinced now. In terms of pretending to be X, the Shanghai boss Ma may not be ranked first, but he should be in the top five. If he grasps this rhythm well, he can win the statuette.
"First, I need helpers, maybe two or three, Chinese and foreign, male or female, they must have certain skills, not too good, but certainly not too bad. You will pay their salary while they are with me; secondly, , once I have the clue about the badge, I want to exchange an item in this study with 100,000 pounds... Of course, we have a contractual spirit. I don’t want any money until the matter is completed. Of course, you have to give me the person first. ." Ma Xiaoguang muttered.
Hearing this, the old man stared at Ma Xiaoguang and Kevin with his eyes wide open, then closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and then said: "Okay, sir, I agree to your request, but before you start, you have to tell me that you His name?"
"My surname is Ma, my Chinese name is Ma Dehua, but I like everyone to call me by my English name, Jack, Jack Ma. I am a partner with Mr. Kevin White, both of whom are from Tianma." Ma Xiaoguang has three hundred taels of silver here. introduced.
"Oh, Jack, Kevin, let me meet you. My name is Pierre Jacob de Castier. You can call me by my Chinese name Ke Shouyi." The old man said with some pride, as if he was the one who took advantage of the transaction just now. .
After the deal was concluded, Ma Xiaoguang and Kevin had no intention of listening to Ke Shouyi's talk about ancient times. After a few polite words, they left their contact information and stood up to leave.
"Grandpa, these two people didn't tell the truth..." Sophie couldn't help but said to Ke Shouyi after Ma Xiaoguang and Kevin left.
"Child, don't be anxious. It's not enough to just find the badge. You also need to find scriptures and other sacred objects... You will arrange for someone to go to their foreign company later." Ke Shouyi said from the wheelchair with half-squinted eyes.
After coming out of the bungalow on Jiaeryeai Road and driving for more than a kilometer, Ma Xiaoguang told Kevin: "Kevin, they will definitely send someone to the Yangtze Bank in the afternoon or tomorrow. When they arrive, just ask them to go to Jinling... "
"Oh, Jack, you are really too stupid. This is equivalent to robbery..." Kevin was still smacking his lips, reminiscing about the transaction just now.
"Brother, believe it or not, I'm not greedy for money. If I were, I would have to ask them for half a million pounds. But now I'm just talking with my words. I haven't seen any real money... If I really want to get this money in the future, I will have to spend a lot of money. Very energetic." Ma Xiaoguang said leisurely while driving.
"This badge is so valuable?" Kevin asked in shock.
But Kevin is still quite pleased. At least Boss Ma didn't hide anything from him, and he has no regrets - if he had just sold it for 70,000 to 80,000 pounds, Boss Ma not only got a higher price, but also got such a What a benefit. As expected, Boss Xinma will have eternal life - I believe I am right.
"This is not a matter of money. I just feel that this badge is so secretly hidden and these people are determined to get it. There must be something fishy about it. As for letting them send people, it is because they will not be relieved if they are not allowed to follow... Also I'm doing something that requires manpower, a lot of manpower..." Boss Ma patiently explained to Kevin.
"You have to keep that badge, I'm really worried if they search me at that time." Kevin said with lingering fear.
"By the way, speaking of badges, we have to go back to Zhoushan." Ma Xiaoguang said with a smile.
"What? Where did you put the things?" Kevin screamed and almost jumped up.
"Calm down...Brother, don't you know there is a Chinese saying that says it's dark under the lamp?" Boss Ma continued to smile and comfort Kevin.
Ma Xiaoguang drove around for a while, and after making sure no one was following him, he returned to Zhoushan Road. Boss Ma quickly found the badge in the toilet tank and quickly wiped it clean and put it away next to him.
On the way to the Zilin Building, Boss Ma discussed with Kevin the next step to deal with Ke Shouyi and other people who had the idea of creating badges, and discussed the next work of the foreign company... After finishing the work, he and Kevin Farewell.
Back at Xingya Hotel, Dead Face has not come back yet. Boss Ma can't help but wonder, this guy won't be kidnapped by an immortal, right? Will someone come to the hotel later and tell him to take money to redeem him?
While he was thinking wildly, the door lock rang - the dead face that Boss Ma had been thinking about finally returned.
But I saw that although the dead man's face was still expressionless, his face was a little flushed. His coat was still the same vague shape, but the shirt underneath was new - there was something wrong! Boss Ma concluded that he was not interested in inquiring about the dead man's face. He just mentioned the matter of Tianma Yangxing writing soft articles, which was regarded as reporting his whereabouts.
Dead Face was naturally happy to hear something beneficial, and he even complimented Ma Xiaoguang perfunctorily.
He originally thought he would set off the next morning, but when he saw the dead man taking out the ticket for the night train, Ma Xiaoguang's heart collapsed. He had to sit on a hard seat and stay up all night for nine hours. This is such an evil old society!
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Early the next morning, two newspaper reporters with panda eyes came to the "Jiangnan Evening News" newspaper office early in the morning.
