Chapter 267 – Undercover officer meeting with another undercover officer! (1/2)

Night. 10 pm.

The Manager Office.

Ma Wentao was impressed by Dong Xuebing for getting everything right. Dong Xuebing’s appraisal of the antiques is the same as the expert. Furthermore, the expert who validated the antiques had to use machines to check it and had to check with another expert on his findings. But Dong Xuebing is alone and did not even use a magnifying glass to appraise it. This is not something that can be learned within a day or two. Ma Wentao is pleased with Dong Xuebing as he needs someone who knows about antiques urgently.

But Ma Wentao was also suspicious. “How long have you been dealing with antiques?”

Dong Xuebing smiled shyly. “Since young, I have been making fake antiques.”

“You are quite good at this…” Ma Wentao frowned and asked suspiciously. “Why didn’t you enter the antique trade or be an appraiser?”

Dong Xuebing knew Ma Wentao is getting suspicious and quickly explained. “To be honest, I am not very confident in my appraisal. I had only learned how to make fake antiques from my relatives. I can only tell whether if an antique is fake or looking out for signs of counterfeit and made a guess from it. If you showed me an ordinary porcelain item, I would not know whether if it is fake. There are too many limitations to the things I know. Most antique shops will not hire me. I am not sure if I am wanted by the Police after some of my relatives were caught, and I don’t dare to go apply for work at the antique shops.”

This is a good explanation.

Ma Wentao nodded and laughed. “Alright! From today onwards, you will follow me!”

Dong Xuebing happily replied. “Thank you, Manager Ma, for giving me this opportunity.”

“Haha… just call me Brother Ma will do.” Ma Wentao continued. “Don’t tell anyone about the things you see today. I will bring you to look at some antiques a few days later, and I want you to see if there are signs of counterfeits. Hmm… These few days, you don’t need to wash towels. I will get someone to bring your luggage to the top floor, and you will stay in a single room.” The top floor is the third floor of the building, and it is where the manager’s office and management staff live. It is considered out of bounds for the rest of the staff.

Dong Xuebing replied excitedly. “Thank you, Brother Ma.”

Ma Wentao laughed. “Just let me know if you need anything. If you want, you can get one of the hostesses to accompany you for the night. Just let Xiao Liu know.”

Dong Xuebing thanked Ma Wentao gratefully.

After a while, Ma Wentao asked Dong Xuebing to leave.

“Yes!” That man replied and walked out of the office.

Dong Xuebing was brought to a single room at the end of the corridor.

Although this is a single room, this room is fitted with European style furniture. Dong Xuebing pretended to be curious and touched everything excitedly. He even jumped on the bed excitedly, and the man who brought Dong Xuebing to the room looks at him silently before leaving.

Bang. The door closed.

Dong Xuebing’s eyes immediately turn cold.

If it were someone else, he or she would be overjoyed for being treated so well by Manager Ma. But Dong Xuebing does not think like this. Getting someone to bring up his luggage, and arranged to stay on the third floor is another way of constraining his movement. The phone in the room can only be called internally, and there is no way for him to call out. Maybe hidden cameras are monitoring his movements in the room, and he does not dare to show any expression.

Ma Wentao is too cautious.

Ma Wentao is suspicious of Dong Xuebing because he had appeared too suddenly. He had just joined the bath parlor a few days ago, and ‘coincidentally’ has antique appraising skills when Ma Wentao needed someone like this. Dong Xuebing is not in a hurry as he still has not seen the stolen relics. He has no intention of contacting the Police, and what he needs to do is to gain Ma Wentao’s trust.

After taking a shower, Dong Xuebing noticed something was amiss with the clothes he threw on the sofa from the corner of his eyes. His clothes were still in the same position, but it was different from his memories. Someone had searched for his clothes when he was in the shower. Manager Ma still has not to trust him completely.

Knock, knock, knock…

Dong Xuebing said loudly. “Come in!”

A pretty girl entered the room. “Here is your luggage.” The girl put down Dong Xuebing’s luggage in a corner.

Dong Xuebing nodded and took out a pack of 3 RMB cigarettes. He put a cigarette on his lips, and that girl immediately took the lighter on the table to lit it for him. The girl is wearing revealing clothes, short skirts, black stockings, and high boots. After lighting the cigarette for Dong Xuebing, she sat beside Dong Xuebing on the sofa and leaned against him.

Dong Xuebing glanced at her. “What are you doing?”

The girl smiled seductively. “The manager asks me to accompany you tonight.”

Dong Xuebing does not have the mood, and this girl is sent by Manager Ma. What if he said something in his dreams and exposed his real identity? But Dong Xuebing is now a small fry and should not reject any women. If he rejects this girl, Ma Wentao will be more suspicious. He thought for a while and said. “Alright. I don’t like your type. Get someone else to come in.”

The girl looked at Dong Xuebing angrily and stormed out of the room.

A few minutes later, three girls around 18 or 19, entered the room. They stood there to let Dong Xuebing pick.

Dong Xuebing examined each of them and said he does not like them. After the girls left his room, Dong Xuebing pretended to be eager and went out to look for a hostess he likes. But he was stopped by a man in a suit before he can even reach the stairs. Dong Xuebing was asked where he was going, and his reply is to go downstairs to pick a hostess. But that man refused Dong Xuebing’s request and told him that all the hostesses are at work. Dong Xuebing returns to his room, and no women were sent to his room.

Dong Xuebing had fooled Ma Wentao for the time being, and can only take one step at a time.

After switching off the lights, Dong Xuebing got under the covers.

One hour…

Two hours…

Three hours…

Dong Xuebing could not sleep well in this tense environment. He drifted in and out of sleep and kept thinking about his next move. He can almost confirm that the stolen relics is currently in the hands of the boss of Hai Bing Bath Parlor. It might even be hidden in the bath parlor, and Dong Xuebing must pretend to be an antique appraiser. Regardless of whether Ma Wentao trusts him or not, he must see the stolen relics with his eyes and find out where they are hidden before he can make his next move. Before that, he must not expose his identity, as this is his only opportunity.

It is quiet in the room at around 1 am.

Dong Xuebing could not sleep and got out of bed to light a cigarette and use the bathroom.

Ta… ta… ta… Dong Xuebing suddenly heard footsteps of people running outside of his room. What is happening in the middle of the night? He quickly pulled up his pants and pressed his ears against the door. He could hear footsteps getting nearer to his room. Out of curiosity, Dong Xuebing opened the door to see what was going on. He was shocked.

It was the woman he massaged in the afternoon.

Why is that woman here, and being chased?

“Stop! Stop her and don’t let her get away!”

“She is a cop!” One of the men chasing behind, shouted.

Dong Xuebing drew in a cold breath. That middle-aged woman is from the Police?! He watches as the woman ran towards him, and understood why the woman had been asking about the boss of the bath parlor. He tried to get information from her but felt he was being questioned by her instead. She had also asked about Ma Wentao. So, she is here on the same purpose as him. She is undercover!