Not to mention how much the news about Shen Ying during the ancestor worship ceremony on the second day caused a shock to the Shen family, Lu Zheng and Shen Ying had already gathered their spirits and arrived at the top of the Phoenix Mountain.
Although Shen Ying had a grudge against the seniors of the Shen family, neither Shen Ying nor Lu Zheng had any intention of retaliating.
Because it's boring.
Unintentionally revealing a little bit about them and completely ignoring them was the biggest blow.
Moreover, they would not dare to disrespect the tombs of Shen Yue and his wife in the future.
That's good.
…
At this time, there were still tourists on the top of Fenghuang Mountain, but they all came up here and there to take a look at the scenery on the top of the mountain, rest for a while, and then went back down the mountain.
The two of them watched at the top of the mountain. Lu Zheng listened to Shen Ying talk about the past and looked at Huangli County from a distance. Then he went down the mountain and returned to the city with satisfaction.
…
There is indeed no phoenix on Fenghuang Mountain, but there is a delicate and tender peach blossom in Huangli County.
…
"How's it going? Is there any news?"
"No." Lin Wan shook her head, "However, although the Yin Dian Sect has denied the news that it holds a bronze statue of a snake head, several former members have already been visited and confirmed the matter."
Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows, "I thought they would pay a high price."
Lin Wan mentioned, "The country advises overseas Chinese not to pay high prices for collectibles that clearly exceed the estimated value."
Lu Zheng nodded to express his understanding.
This is nothing new. As early as the late 1990s, as China's economy took off and overseas Chinese became increasingly wealthy and patriotic, there was a craze for purchasing Chinese cultural relics abroad and donating them to domestic museums.
Then, there are many stolen and robbed cultural relics from China on the market, and the prices are higher than the previous ones. They are all prepared to kill the Chinese and overseas Chinese for their patriotism.
As China's economy got better and better, the prices of these collectibles became higher and higher. Later, they became so outrageous that the country was forced to cool down its citizens.
Although there are not many such reports nowadays, donations to domestic museums by wealthy people and overseas Chinese have actually never stopped.
"But they directly denied it. I really didn't expect it." Lu Zheng said.
"Because Yin Dian Cult is very rich." Lin Wan shrugged and said, "They have several billionaires in their sect, and they also have believers in Europe. They accept donations from the sect, and they have their own company to manage and operate the industries donated by the sect. .”
Lu Zheng was stunned, "What? Congregants also donate property?"
"How fresh!" Lin Wan peeled off a shrimp and gently put it into his mouth, "Of course the church needs to take care of it when it has money, so they already have their own company.
In addition, there are many believers who are firm in their religious beliefs, or have no heirs, or have a bad relationship with their descendants. In short, they donate their property directly to the church after their death.
This kind of thing started in the Middle Ages in Europe, but at that time, farmers all over Europe were generally out of money. "
"Okay, I'm superficial."
This kind of thing actually happens in China, but not many, so Lu Zheng didn't react for a while.
"Has anyone secretly contacted the Yin Dian Sect?" Lu Zheng asked.
Lin Wan shook her head and said, "As far as I know, there is no such thing. After all, Chinese people generally have little to do with this sect. However, if anyone has contacted them through a broker, that is not something I can know."
After all, Interpol is not able to collect all information.
"Then let me go." Lu Zheng said.
"Don't you want to wait any longer?" Lin Wan asked.
"Forget it, don't wait. If you wait, someone will buy it with money, which makes them cheaper."
"Okay, I will give you some information about the Yin Dian Sect tomorrow. After all, they have a lot of property. Now that the news is out, God knows where they will hide the bronze snake head statue."
"OK!"
…
The next day, Lu Zheng got a thick pile of information given to him by Lin Wan.
"so much……"
Lu Zheng was speechless, and then he turned to the first page to read the general introduction of Yin Dian Sect.
"Fuck!"
Lu Zheng couldn't help but cursed, "I didn't expect Yin Dian Sect to be this kind of church?"
"What do you think?" Lin Wan couldn't help but roll her eyes, "What do you think the sect symbolized by the snake that tempted Eve in the Garden of Yin is a good thing? What kind of things can it do?"
"Multi-player sports...masked dances...private torture instruments...relationship contracts..."
"Tsk, tsk, rich people really know how to play..."
"It is simply a shame that the snake-head bronze statue in the Old Summer Palace is collected by this sect, so you must find the bronze statue." Lin Wan said.
"Don't worry, I promise to complete the mission." Lu Zheng also saluted with a non-standard military salute.
…
He just followed the information and looked around for a bronze statue of a snake head. There was nothing special about it, so Lin Wan did not follow him and stayed in the country.
Lu Zheng soared through the clouds and mist, crossed the Pacific Ocean, and landed lightly in the center of Los Angeles.
Yes, that's right, a secret meeting place of the Yin Dian Cult is on the 22nd floor of the Loren Building in downtown Los Angeles.
In other words, countless sects in the Lighthouse Country all have strongholds in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago or Houston. After all, they are the largest cities in the Lighthouse Country and have the most wealthy people, making it easy to absorb new people.
As for the Yin Dian Sect, there are eight strongholds in Los Angeles alone!
The bronze snake head statue once appeared in this stronghold. Lu Zheng also had a photo of the snake head bronze statue that he accidentally took.
Lu Zheng performed the Invisibility Technique, entered through the building's gate, took the stairs up to the twenty-second floor, and arrived at the Yin Dian Sect's stronghold.
As a result, dozens of congregants were having a meeting in the stronghold.
The one who only wears a mask from head to toe.
Lu Zheng, "..."
As a punishment for their eyesore, Lu Zheng gave them a weakened version of the Cold-Condensing Curse so that they would all catch a cold tomorrow.
"I want you to attend the meeting without any clothes on!"
Lu Zheng turned around and found the place where the bronze snake head statue was placed in the photo, but this time it had been replaced by a coiled snake artwork.
"Has it really been taken away?"
Lu Zheng shook his head, and then found the residence address of the leader of the Yin Dian Sect in Los Angeles in the information.
This is the order Lin Wan gave Lu Zheng based on the priority of where the bronze snake head statue might be stored.
After all, if many people are eyeing this thing, it is not suitable for long-distance transfer, but suitable for hiding nearby.
So Lu Zheng left quietly, returned the same way, and soon arrived at a seaside manor in North Santa Monica, Los Angeles, which was also the Los Angeles mansion of the leader of the Yidian Sect.
"You're so rich!"
Lu Zheng shook his head, entered invisibly, ignored the security and servants in the manor, and went directly to the study of the manor owner.
Then at a glance, he saw the bronze statue of a snake head placed on a platform in the corner.
"Is it so easy? It can't be a fake, right?" Lu Zheng was speechless, then he stepped forward to watch carefully and came to a conclusion.
Authentic!
So... is this too arrogant? You don't even take me, the cultural relic thief, seriously?
still……
Lu Zheng looked around, and with a sweep of his mind, he immediately discovered twelve hidden cameras, which captured the entire study from 360 degrees without blind spots.
"So many cameras? At least three routes are used, and two cameras have infrared vision, and four cameras have obvious anti-interference settings, and their placement is extremely secretive."
Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, "This is not something ordinary security companies can do, so..."
Lu Zheng came to the study window and looked outside.
Not far away, there were two fully enclosed commercial vehicles parked on the roadside.
