Chapter 126 - Chapter 126: Chapter 122 Really! Forty-six million! (Please subscribe!) (2/2)
“I don’t understand,” Little Landlady shook her head.
Lin Chuan looked around, checking to make sure they were alone, before he began to explain, “The factory areas in the Myanmar area, like the fifteen fraudsters I caught last time, most of them engage in telecommunications fraud. The money they acquire from fraud isn’t clean and cannot be circulated openly on the market, so they need to launder it.”
“Launder money?”
Little Landlady furrowed her brows.
Lin Chuan nodded, continuing, “There are many ways to launder money, such as jewelry trade, stock appreciation, antique auctions, and so on. A large factory complex isn’t just comprised of the Cheating Sect and the Eight Generals that we know about within the factory’s premises, but also various gangs active outside. It’s a complete industry chain.”
Little Landlady nodded with a look of half-understanding.
“So what we’re facing now is probably not just Liu Qing, but a whole large fraud syndicate,” Lin Chuan paused, turning to look at Little Landlady as he spoke.
“Should we call the police?” Little Landlady asked.
“We don’t have any evidence yet. It’s hard to trace.”
Lin Chuan shook his head.
“So isn’t it very dangerous?” Little Landlady pouted.
“Mhm.”
Lin Chuan warned, “It’s very dangerous; you need to be careful and not go out alone.”
“Director…”
“What is it?”
“But I sleep alone,” Little Landlady pursed her lips, raising her eyes to look at Lin Chuan with a hint of a smile, her clear autumn-water-like eyes sparkling with light.
Lin Chuan immediately covered himself with both hands, “Help, a college girl is robbing me of my virtue!”
“Hmph!”
Little Landlady pouted.
Lin Chuan tapped Little Landlady’s forehead, smiling, “Let’s go, let’s have lunch first.”
“What about the coin?”
“We’ll find a master appraiser later. President Li and the others will approach us on their own this afternoon or evening,” Lin Chuan smiled.
…
Elsewhere.
After leaving Yueming Tea House, President Li quickly got into his BMW X5 and rushed to meet with Liu Qing at the highest speed.
A Tea House in an alleyway.
The storefront was small and decorated with antique charm; there were a few pots of green plants around, with sandalwood incense burning, giving it a secluded and elegant atmosphere.
President Li looked around before quickly entering the Tea House, pushing open a wooden door to a private room.
“Sister Liu.”
Seated in the room was none other than Liu Qing.
“Did you bring the Fengtian One Tael?”
Liu Qing, dressed in a cheongsam and sitting gracefully, looked up as President Li entered, asking about the “Fengtian One Tael” as her first question.
“No, I bluffed him by saying it was a high-quality replica. The kid believed it and doesn’t want to sell anymore; he wants to keep it for his collection,” President Li sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and immediately downed it without caring what kind it was.
It was evident that he was a bit anxious.
“Keep it for his collection? Can he really keep it?” Liu Qing laughed lightly, “You took the photos, didn’t you?”
“Took them!”
President Li immediately took out a tablet, placing photos of the “Fengtian One Tael” in front of Liu Qing and listed the data for its weight and diameter.
Liu Qing didn’t speak.
She fixated on the weight and diameter, nodding her head as the measurements matched virtually those of the one in Hongxi Art Museum.
Then.
Liu Qing shifted her gaze to the tablet.
Picture after picture of Lin Chuan’s “Fengtian One Tael” coin details flooded her vision.
Although she was mainly involved in antique forgery scams, her knowledge in the field of antiques was quite profound, with an exceptional eye for details.
After only one look, her heart began to pound with excitement, her pupils dilated, her mouth agape, her face a mix of surprise and thrill as her breath quickened.
Yes!
The coin was too authentic!
From the wear and tear, the patina, to the tarnished color of the silver – there was no trace of forgery.
Just like the one worth forty-six million lying silently in the Hongxi Art Museum, it was identical!
Sss!
Liu Qing couldn’t help but take a deep breath to calm her excitement.
Yes, a full forty-six million right in front of her eyes – how could she not be excited?
“I dare not make a premature judgment,” Liu Qing put down the tablet, taking a while before she finally made her statement.
“I’m not presuming either, but it looks so much alike,” President Li said, his face radiating excitement.
“We’ll wait for a master who once had the honor of handling the real ‘Fengtian One Tael’ to come,” Liu Qing took a deep breath, calming herself before saying.
“Alright!” President Li responded.
Soon after, an elderly master with white hair but in good spirits entered the room.
He was the master Liu Qing had mentioned.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Liu Qing got straight to the point, “Master, please take a look at this coin and determine its authenticity for us.”
Then.
Liu Qing placed the tablet in front of the old man, sliding photos for him herself.
The master scrutinized each one thoroughly, even more meticulously than Liu Qing had done.
He left no detail of any photo unchecked.
After a long moment, the master said in awe, “The second ‘Fengtian One Tael’ has appeared!”
Liu Qing and President Li’s eyes widened simultaneously!
The second Fengtian One Tael!
Sss!
Meaning that the coin in Lin Chuan’s hands was real!
Absolutely real!
Worth a full forty-six million!