"Dear Taishan Beidou in the antique world, thank you for coming to participate in this three-day and two-night overseas auction tour..."
Tao Ronghua was smiling and talking non-stop, quite like "I'll say a few more words" in the leader's mouth.
I was not in the mood to listen to such polite words, but I did find a familiar figure in the crowd.
Because everyone was standing still, I couldn't be sure if it was him.
We can only wait for the chance encounter after boarding the ship.
Tao Ronghua did talk a lot of nonsense. I stood there for half an hour and had to applaud him!
"The boarding begins now. I wish you all a good time."
After saying this, Tao Ronghua was the first to step onto the cruise ship.
We walked up slowly with the team.
"Brother Shen, everyone here has some respect."
Zhou Jianguo patted me on the shoulder, "If you can look familiar in front of these people, your future will be limitless!"
I nodded slightly.
In fact, I was limitless until that loss.
I don’t know what the media should say now. When a person is a bit popular, they will praise him to the fullest, hoping that the whole world will know about this person.
When it suddenly "dropped", there was no sound at all.
Within half a month, I won’t even remember this person!
Once upon a time, someone called me Mr. Shen.
My final failure was not because I was not careful, but because my conscience prevented me from succeeding.
"Shen Fan, have you ever been on a boat like this before?"
Chen Cheng looked at me curiously, and of course interrupted my train of thought.
"I've... I've done it once or twice before, but it's not this kind of auction."
I said and smiled.
Not only is it not auctioned like this, it may not be considered legal!
When I was richest, I went on a gambling boat to see it.
Of course, I didn't go there to gamble. The ship was in southern Oshu. I was invited by the boss there to help look at an antique.
When I walked onto the ship, the first thing I saw was a hall with stairs connecting to the deck, which was quite luxurious.
"Let's go to the room first."
When we came in, Zhou Jianguo and I both got a room card based on the invitation.
Before I could understand the numbers above, I was "pushed" in by this team.
Stepping on the soft carpet, I felt like I was back a few years ago when I was a rising star in the antique world.
There is a self-service drink in the lobby. Many people are drinking and walking around with their female companions in the lobby. Most of them are people who go upstairs to the deck.
"Shall we go up there and take a look first?"
Chen Cheng had never been on such a big ship, and his face was full of curiosity.
I glanced at Zhou Jianguo.
"It's okay, you go take a look with her first, and we'll meet up in the cabin later."
"It just so happens that our rooms are connected."
Zhou Jianguo said meaningfully, "Spend more time with your girlfriend."
I don’t know if it’s me and Chen Cheng who are a good match, or something else. Others will misunderstand us at a glance.
But I don't care about this, and it seems that Chen Cheng doesn't care either.
Chen Cheng and I walked through the stairs and went all the way up to the deck.
The air is indeed somewhat fresh.
Hezhou Port is theoretically a river port, but because it is close to the entrance to the sea, large ships can pass through.
I heard that in ancient times, if you took a boat to inland areas, you had to change to a small boat when you arrived in Hezhou, and when you went out, you had to change to a large ship. This has always made Hezhou an important maritime hub.
The deck is very wide, and many people are leaning on the railings and looking into the distance.
Based on my feeling, there are at least two floors from the lobby to the deck.
However, leaning against the railing, I felt something was wrong.
Although the boat looks fine, the paint on the railings was only recently applied.
I scraped it quietly and found that the iron railing behind the paint was a little rusty.
I didn't say anything, I just felt more vigilant.
"It turns out the ship is so big!"
"I thought it was so small!"
Chen Cheng took my hand and we leaned against the railing together, looking at the people coming and going below the port. It was so lively.
"There's a bigger one, but it's not here."
Chen Cheng looked at me curiously, probably wanting to ask me something, but he didn't say the last word.
She always knows what's right.
I held onto the railing and helped Chen Cheng straighten his messy long hair.
"Let's go down first, eat and then go shopping."
"good!"
After Chen Cheng nodded, we looked at the deck for a while and then went downstairs.
Of course, she wanted to visit because she was curious about the ship.
I wanted to go shopping because I felt there was something wrong with the ship and I wanted to see more places to prove my suspicion.
Just when Chen Cheng and I were about to go downstairs, a person stopped me.
"Shen Fan!"
When I heard the sound, I turned around.
A young man stood behind me with a slight limp.
"Why are you here?"
I smiled slightly, he was my old classmate, Han Shijin.
Because he loved fighting when he was a child, he developed good kung fu.
Besides fighting, he also likes antiques.
I know Gu Gu, and I have a good time playing with him.
But one time he encountered a tough fight and was beaten so hard that his legs were crippled.
He has recovered quite well, at least he can walk, but his hands are not as nimble as before, and he is also known as a Korean cripple.
Of course, he prefers his younger brother to call him Lai Han.
"I also want to ask why you are here?"
Han Shijin said and smiled, "It's been at least half a year since you disappeared, right?"
"Do you know each other?"
Chen Cheng talked.
"More than just acquaintance, this is my good brother!"
Han Shijin said with a smile, "Those years in the capital..."
"Don't talk about the past."
I smiled.
"You disappeared just to find a woman, right?"
Han Shijin looked at me curiously, and then at Chen Cheng.
"No, this is my friend, we came together."
I said, "You came here by smelling the wind too?"
"Isn't that right? Tao Ronghua invited some big guys. My father thought he was not from a good background, so he asked me to come over and have a look."
Han Shijin explained, "The boat is quite decent, but this person..."
"I'm leaving now. I have to go to the room to see. We'll talk later."
I nodded.
"Wait, you have to give me a call, right? You disappeared and I couldn't find you for so long without even having a brother who can talk to you!"
Saying that, Han Shijin followed.
I had no choice but to give him a call.
This is really like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
But the familiar car I saw was not Han Shijin’s.
"Who is he? Is he very powerful?"
When going down the stairs, Chen Cheng asked curiously, "Who were you before?"
"Don't ask about the past. Don't you also want me to know about your past?"
I smiled slightly, trying to ease the embarrassment, "His name is Han Laizi. He likes to fight and he became lame."
After hearing what I said, Chen Cheng stopped asking. After all, everyone has some unknown past.
Of course my past, I usually have selective amnesia.
But this time, even the Han family sent people, and Tao Ronghua was very proud.
In the past, when my business was so big, people like Tao Ronghua wouldn't even take a look at it.
As time passed, I fell into a downturn, but those who were involved in the smuggling business slowly got up.
"Brother Shen, are you here?"
