032 Billion dollar transactions

The golden retriever seemed to be unaware whether he hadn't bathed or naturally exuded an odor. All along the way, there was a faintly sour smell, making Zhang Ling feel somewhat nauseated.

Following them, we quickly arrived at the sloping area in my memory. Hiding in the shadows, we observed the scene carefully, which was simply jaw-dropping.

The scene was brightly lit, with several blackbacks dozing in iron cages. Dozens of people were bustling about, and among them were a few familiar faces, seemingly from Dashu Village.

There were also two black men, one bald and the other with dirty dreadlocks. Their teeth were very white; at first glance, one might think they were corpses playing dead. The black men stood high up, speaking in a chirping bird language.

"Oh, no!"

"Oh, God, I'm going crazy. You bunch of fools, hurry up."

The two black men clenched their teeth and waved their hands, shouting "hey hey" twice before high-fiving the golden retriever and switching shifts.

Zhang Ling whispered in my ear, "Quick, look, isn't that Wang Tiancai? What's he doing here?"

Upon closer examination, I did indeed spot Wang Tiancai among the crowd, picking up a small clod of dirt and throwing it over.

One of the blackbacks raised its head, looking around vigilantly. Startled, I quickly ducked, but finding nothing amiss, the blackback yawned and closed its eyes to continue sleeping.

Wang Tiancai also saw me. His eyes widened suddenly, and just as he was about to speak, I hastily made a hushing gesture and gestured to the side. He understood and nodded.

Clutching his stomach, his expression vivid, Wang Tiancai said something to the golden retriever through gestures and comparisons. I couldn't hear from a distance, but the golden retriever nodded in agreement. Wang Tiancai turned and left, kicking his buttocks with his Martin boots, while the golden retriever chuckled contemptuously.

"Eseno."

Wang Tiancai turned around, nodded and bowed, raised his thumb, and said with a smile, "You two idiots, how shameful."

This was a curse in the Shaanxi dialect, spoken in dialect, even outsiders couldn't understand it.

The golden retriever thought he was being praised and nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, good!"

In a secluded corner.

Wang Tiancai asked, "What are you two doing here?"

I didn't answer him, but instead asked, "And you? How did you end up involved in this?"

"Forget it, there's no point in mocking me."

Wang Tiancai's face was extremely ugly, and he glanced at Zhang Ling sneakily.

Here's what happened: at the time, Zhang Ling had caused a scene in Dashu Village, and Wang Tiancai was dragged home by his woman, causing a scene and staging a classic act.

First crying, then making a scene, and finally threatening to commit suicide.

Afterward, the woman took the child back to her mother's house.

At first, Wang Tiancai could endure it, but after a few days, he couldn't suppress the restless feeling in his heart. He sneaked out to the greenhouse under the influence of alcohol in the middle of the night.

When he reached the vicinity of the Peiling, he heard a woman calling his name. He went over to take a look, only to find an old man. Before he could react, the other party slapped him across the neck with a palm, and Wang Tiancai felt dizzy and passed out.

Needless to say, that old man must have been Liu Zui. When Wang Tiancai woke up, he found himself here, acting as a coolie.

Wang Tiancai had a habit of being nosy. Over the past few days, he had heard a lot of useful information, piece by piece, all thanks to Bai Ruoxue's operation. The Bai gang had hooked up with an overseas cultural relics smuggling gang. In order to cover their tracks, they disguised themselves as a foreign tourist group, intending to smuggle the terracotta warriors here out of the country, transporting them by sea route.

For this purpose, they even devised a "one protect, one contend" plan.

"One protect" meant ensuring that all the terracotta warriors of the Twelve Generals of the Eight Pillars were successfully transported away.

"One contend" means that for other terracotta warriors, they will move as many as possible according to the actual situation.

Wang Tiancai also said that the transaction price for the Twelve Generals of the Eight Pillars' terracotta warriors was 50 million yuan per set, and if they were damaged and not in a set, it was 10 million yuan per piece.

What's even more frightening is that the body of the Plain Princess was actually sold for 300 million yuan, and it still had its tail.

Upon hearing this, I was greatly astonished. Calculating it this way, this was a shocking conspiracy involving nearly ten billion yuan in transaction volume, which was simply unbelievable.

Zhang Ling said impatiently, "Didn't you just hear bits and pieces of information? Why does it feel like these people were recruited by you?"

Wang Tiancai became anxious, raising a hand and solemnly saying, "On my honor, I haven't done anything unjust or harmful."

Zhang Ling clicked her tongue and fell silent.

There's a strange question that puzzles me. After all, I am a high school graduate who passed the national college entrance examination. I could understand a few words, but how could Wang Tiancai understand English?

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"Miss Bai also doesn't understand their bird language. They communicate in Mandarin, one word at a time, truly, I swear."

Seeing his expression didn't seem like he was lying, I said, "Okay, let's drop it. I have a question for you. Do you know where Zhang and my Third Uncle are?"

"Huh? They're here too? What exactly are you guys doing?"

"I'm asking you. Tell me, where are they?"

Wang Tiancai wore a pained expression. "We're all in the same boat. If I knew, wouldn't I tell you? But..."

Wang Tiancai paused for effect, and I really wanted to slap him silly.

"No cigarettes, no alcohol to reward you. Just spit it out, quickly!"

"But... yesterday, I noticed that Miss Bai took the big foreign golden retriever over there. It's the dog kennel. Besides Miss Bai, the big golden retriever wouldn't usually go there. You can go and take a look."

Zhang Ling and I turned to leave, but Wang Tiancai suddenly grabbed my hand.

"Doggy, you must save me. I know the way out, it's at the Peiling. There are two people guarding it. I'll take you there."

I shook off his hand and said, "We're definitely leaving, but now isn't the time. I can't leave my Third Uncle and the others behind."

"Doggy, you're being silly. We're like two grasshoppers on the same rope. If I knew, I would've told you. But... "

"Enough, stop it. That's settled."

Actually, I had my doubts. After all, Chen Lao Er's death was too suspicious. But now there's no direct evidence pointing to Zhang Wenjie. I couldn't just ignore him.

I asked Wang Tiancai to keep a close eye on the situation here. If there were any movements, he should leave us a signal on the wall.

"This?"

"Or else, I'll kill you right now."

"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say."

Having experienced Zhang Ling's fierceness, he quickly agreed.

Then he added, "I just used the excuse of having diarrhea to leave. The big golden retriever only let me go because of that. Normally, I can't leave their sight at all. So, here's the plan: we'll be working late until twelve o'clock, and there's a night shift meal then. Let's meet then."

Wang Tiancai took a few steps and then turned back, looking worriedly at me.

"Doggy, you must save me, okay?"