The Cao family invites

The last bid of 7 million broke through the bottom line of Shitou and completely extinguished my hope. Seeing what I got was taken away by someone with a knife, I felt disappointed and unwilling to give up.

Xiao Sima patted me aside and comforted me: "Forget it, the price has exceeded the estimated price."

I sighed and replied in annoyance: "I don't know who the owner upstairs is. I have never seen such a arrogant person before. I can't figure out why he is raising the price like this."

"What are you planning on? It's not aimed at you." Little Sima lay back on the wicker chair, "I don't even recognize your old rival in Longshan Pavilion."

"Ah?" I looked at Little Sima in surprise. He raised his legs, tapped the location on the third floor with his chin, and said, "That room was ordered by the shopkeeper of the Zhao family. You should know what he is planning this time. "

"Zhao Jindou? No wonder, this grandson is capable of all kinds of dirty tricks. He seems to be sincerely trying to disgust me." I felt my teeth itching with anger, and cursed: "With the dirty money earned through dirty means, I have often exploited Longshan." At the door of the pavilion, he has poached people from several shops. This old gangster is adding insult to injury at this time, just to forcefully swallow our plate. "

"Do you think he really got where he is today with that little money?" Xiao Sima held his head with one hand and looked at me with a playful expression.

"What do you mean? There is someone behind him?" I was startled and instantly understood what Xiao Sima meant.

"You, after all, can be considered the owner of Longshan Pavilion, so you don't have to worry too much about this aspect. I don't need to tell you how deep this industry is. If you are just a hero, you dare to get in. It won't take long. It turned into a howl. Not to mention, the Cao family's jade market in Yunnan, do you think they were able to open it by relying on their financial resources? No other industry can compare with this industry. No amount of money can fill the gap. Overnight, The whole family has gone bankrupt."

Little Sima changed his posture and continued: "I guess the person in Longshan Pavilion who is really dealing with these difficult things doesn't understand. He must know it well. If he doesn't tell you, he probably doesn't want you to get involved. So. Longshan Pavilion has been entrenched in Kyoto for so long, can it be shaken if you have money? Just find a few people to do something, use a few Xibei goods to make a game, won't all the money you have be wasted?"

What Xiao Sima said was so enlightening that it suddenly made me think a lot. Lao He and the others have been dealing with this aspect and did not distract me at all. Instead, I was always looking into my own affairs and did not share the burden for Longshan Pavilion. What, I feel a little guilty thinking about this, Lao He and the others have silently done a lot for me.

I took a deep breath, rubbed my face, put on a smile and said, "Young master, tell me what else you know. You can't bear to see your apprentice being bullied like this."

"Go away." He pushed me away and scolded with a smile: "Don't say you are my apprentice. You are not very talented in this business. You can only make a living, not get rich."

Seeing me shamelessly approaching him again, he said helplessly: "Stop, I don't actually know much. I only know that there is indeed an expert behind Zhao Jindou. He is from the south. Yalongshan Pavilion must have planned it at this time. They I contacted Qinhan Tang a few days ago, and I guess I want to cut off the shipping chain between you and Qinhan Tang. I don't know how the decision was made by the higher ups, but the cooperation is still ongoing, so it seems that it didn't work out."

I looked in the direction of the third floor. Now that the other party has started to look for Qinhan Hall, this matter is not that simple. I don't understand the stakes very clearly, but it seems that this grandson's purpose is bigger than we imagined. There are so many, and they have been planning for so long. From this, it seems that the other party may not only be coveting the handicap, but also want to directly kill Longshan Pavilion.

I was thinking about this and had no intention of the auction. I planned to say goodbye to Xiao Sima first and then go back to Longshan Pavilion. Suddenly, there was a silence in the venue, and then there was an uproar. The two of us were just talking, and looking at it blankly, we saw Uncle An. The price tag next to him has turned to 7.5 million.

I was shocked. I looked at each other with Xiao Sima and looked at the stone opposite. I found that he was also looking upstairs with a confused look on his face.

7.6 million.

Zhao Jindou called the price again, and I felt something was wrong. If Zhao Jindou was just targeting me, then his goal had been achieved. He should have stopped selling at a price that exceeded the estimated price this time, which meant that I was not allowed to get it. Bronze helmet, and he didn't fit in. Wouldn't it be the best solution for him to have someone take over?

But on the contrary, he raised the price again, which proved that he was not just targeting me, he also had other ideas about the helmet. According to Xiao Sima, Zhao Jindou was just the mazi at the front desk, so anyone who saw the added value of this bronze must It's the person behind him.

After thinking about this, I was a little confused. Why did the other party insist on this helmet? Putting aside the collection value, the most special thing is the ancient Shu inscription on the helmet. Could it be that... the other party is also investigating the ancient Shu country?

This involved a lot. I thought of a lot in an instant. I instinctively felt that the person behind Zhao Jindou was not simple. I even had a feeling that this person was one of the participants back then.

 800w.

It was someone from Changjian on the third floor who was next door to Zhao Jindou who took action again, and without any hesitation or procrastination, he directly raised the price to 8 million.

Another person was snatching a bronze helmet. I was moved in my heart. I looked back at Little Sima and asked him, "Little Master, who is that one?" He smiled bitterly and said, "The Cao family."

I was confused and surprised. Logically speaking, it was natural for the Cao family to come to bid, but why did they happen to like this bronze helmet so coincidentally? The 800 yuan was already beyond the estimated price. In today's world, it was already a one-third loss. , and I haven't heard that Zhao Jindou and the Cao family have any disputes. Why would the Cao family take action at this time?

I looked at Shitou opposite, and secretly sent a text message to Shitou while little Sima was not paying attention, telling him that the Cao family was also upstairs, and asked him if he understood. After a while, he replied, "Just wait and see." It seemed that it was him. No clue either.

An idea suddenly popped into my mind. Did the person who sent the message to Shi also send the message to the Cao family? In other words, he sent messages to all the "authorities", but that's not right. He didn't send messages to me. Could it be that he knew that Xiao Sima would contact me, so that means this person is Xiao Sima?

I glanced at Little Sima inadvertently. From my understanding, it shouldn't be him. From this, it seems that the other party should be inside the Qinhan Hall? I looked around, maybe that person was there.

In fact, there is another possibility. If someone had not notified the Cao family earlier, the person who could see through the secrets on the bronze helmet in such a short period of time must be a master. Thinking of this, I sent a text message to briefly explain the conjecture to Shitou and asked him. Check who is coming from the Cao family this time.

Zhao Jindou hesitated for a long time, and finally gave up the bidding. It seemed that he also saw the determination of the Cao family to get this helmet, and it was obviously not a wise move to go against Longshan Pavilion and Cao family in Sijiu City at the same time. In the end, the helmet At a price of 8 million, it was bought by the Cao family.

The whole audience was excited. The transaction price of 8 million was not a very scary figure in this industry, but it was an exaggeration to exceed one-third of the original estimate.

Obviously, this bidding was somewhat beyond Uncle An's expectations. The enthusiasm in the venue continued unabated, and he also called for a break for the first time. I knew that this "adding fuel to the fire" was to build momentum for the last item.

I was sitting there thinking about the whole story when my phone suddenly rang. I picked it up and saw it was a text message from Shi Shi. It said, "The person coming in the Cao Family Room on the third floor has something to do with you. You can use this to see the helmet."

I was stunned for a moment, what do you mean, now the Cao family wants to yell at me to kill me, how can it be related? Could it be that the second master or my father had other secret agents? I looked up to the opposite side and found that he was no longer sitting inside. I hesitated for a moment, told Xiao Sima to go out, and went straight to the third floor. Although I have not been in contact with him for a short time, I feel that Shitou is still relatively calm in handling things and will not act aimlessly.

The third floor is very simple and elegant. I have only been up there when the auction venue is closed. There is a circular corridor with wooden floors on the left and right of the stairs. The decoration is very typical of old Beijing. I know the usual location, so I took a deep breath and left. There were two middle-aged men who looked like bodyguards at the door. I raised my hand and said, "Cao Nuosu, I would like to pay a visit to your boss."

The dark-skinned guy on the left shook his head and made a gesture to invite me back. I said, "Excuse me, my name is Cao Nuosong, and your boss knows me."

The man looked down at me, hesitated for a moment, nodded, knocked the door lightly, opened the door twice more, pushed the door open and walked in. I took the opportunity to take a look. It should be a suite. There was no one in the room, probably everyone. Watch the auction inside.

After a while, the man came back, looked at me with a strange expression, nodded and said, "Please."

This was the first time I entered the living room. It was decorated in an antique style and all the furniture and furnishings were of high quality. However, there was no one in the hall. I looked around and saw a hollow moon door with a screen behind it. , I coughed politely, and I could vaguely hear someone talking behind me, but there was no response to me.

There's no reason why I can't hear you. I was puzzled and coughed loudly again. At the same time, I said in a calm tone: "Hello, I'm Cao Nuosong. I need to see you if I have something to say." After saying that, I waited for a while, but still no one paid attention to me.

I gradually frowned. What do you mean? With the volume of my voice just now, the people inside must have heard it. Since Shitou said he knew me and came in after the announcement, there was no need for the other party to leave me here. Thinking of this I was a little angry, so I straightened my chest and walked towards the Moon Gate.

I deliberately walked harder and passed through the Moon Gate, which was a screen with a book of commandments written on it. There was a large space behind it, a semi-open terrace. I saw a middle-aged woman sitting on the Taishi chair, with a copper plate on the table in front of her. There were incense burners and tea sets, and two girls were sitting beside them. They were young and looked to be in their early twenties.

The woman on the Grand Master's chair was wearing navy blue pipa blue brocade and had a peaceful expression. When she saw me coming in, she looked at me tepidly and said nothing. Instead, I was in a trance and thought of something. After I confirmed it, I couldn't help but cursed the stone in my heart. It really wanted to kill me.