Chapter 500 Jiao Zhenguo is full of confidence
Chapter 500 Jiao Zhenguo is full of confidence
Now that the deal had been made, Zhou Yanqiu did not hesitate and immediately went to the back to get sixty silver dollars in cash, sealed it with red paper, and considerately put it in a cloth bag for easy carrying.
Geng Jiaping naturally looked down upon the sixty dollars, but he took it anyway. Following Qiu Gaofeng's instructions, he took the initiative to leave a note for Zhou Yanqiu.
"Boss, this is my film. To be honest, I have quite a few books like this at home, including the other volumes of the Chronicles of the Capital Region. If anyone wants this book, just give me a call."
Zhou Yanqiu took it with a big smile on his face, "Look, look, it's my Master Liu! I was just about to shamelessly ask you for your address or something so that I could visit you in the future, and you took out the film."
As he spoke, he took out the Jiuguge film and handed it to Geng Jiaping with both hands.
After Geng Jiaping left, Zhou Yanqiu took his film and looked at it for a few seconds.
I muttered to myself: This man has fallen to the point of having to sell his ancestral property, yet he still has a business card. Looking at the card, it seems newly printed. This guy is strange, he just wrote his name and left a number, without any title.
He put the business card away and looked at the letter of Jifu Tongzhi on the table and couldn't help laughing.
This guy surnamed Liu even said that someone else wanted to buy it, so he called him. What's so popular about this Jifu Tongzhi?
Shopkeeper Zhou and his family hang out in Liulichang. They collect ancient rare books, most of which like manuscript notes, or collections of poems, or rare versions of famous works.
For example, there was a famous old customer in Liulichang named Hu Hongqi, who once spent thousands of dollars to buy the complete 16-volume version of "Shui Jing Zhu", which caused a sensation.
This thing called "Jifu Tongzhi" is not a reference book, nor a history book. I don't know what's wrong with Mr. Duan. He is so interested in this book. Who else would buy it?
While thinking, he instructed the waiter, "Take the tea. Be more considerate next time. Why serve such good tea? Keep this letter and send a message to Mr. Duan to invite him to come."
As the clerk was tidying up the things, he complimented, "Sir, you have made another success. In this world, other shops are doing worse and worse, but ours is getting better and better. I heard people say a few days ago that although Shopkeeper Zhou is young, he is born to do this job!"
There is no one who doesn't like to hear nice words. If there is, then they are just pretending.
Shopkeeper Zhou prides himself on being an elegant man. He spends his days reciting poems, painting, drinking wine and tasting tea, and earns money in the process.
After hearing what the clerk said, he laughed and scolded: "No need to say nice things. If the deal is done, I will give you a reward of one dollar and eighty cents! But then again, I was born to do this job. We are doing elegant things and we are Confucian businessmen. How can those people compare with us?"
The young man was also smart, "Thank you, boss! I'll go and send a message to Mr. Duan right away."
After cleaning up the tea, he wrapped up the Ji Fu Tong Zhi, took a big red invitation, and went out.
The young man was quite familiar with the street. He took shortcuts here and there and found a pancake stall in the middle. He bought a sesame paste pancake and whispered a few words to the stall owner.
In Jiugu Pavilion, Shopkeeper Zhou hummed a few lines of opera in a good mood.
He kept calculating in his mind that he had to make money from this deal, but not too much. Mr. Duan worked in the detective team, so he had to have a good relationship with him. If he encountered any problems in the future, he might be able to ask him for help.
I bought it for sixty dollars and sold it to him for six hundred. That’s not too much, right?
Just as I was thinking about it, a young man came in. He was wearing a dark gold satin gown from Ruifengxiang, a platinum watch chain on his chest, a big ring on his hand, and his hair was combed back. I don't know what kind of hair oil he used, but his hair was so shiny and smooth that even flies couldn't stand on it.
He was not very polite when speaking. "I heard that this is a big shop in Liulichang? What's going on? What do you have?"
Zhou Yanqiu took a look and thought, damn, the God of Wealth is taking care of me today, I’m destined to get rich!
I don’t know which family this person is from. He looks silly. This kind of young man is the easiest to deceive... and the easiest to deal with.
"Oh my young master, you are here? Our place is small, maybe you don't like it, but if there is anything you are interested in, I will buy it for you. I will serve you well even if I lose money!"
The young man smacked his lips and asked, "Do you have the General History of the Capital Region?"
Zhou Yanqiu opened his mouth, but for a moment, no words came out.
What the fuck is going on?
Is there a treasure map in this book or something?
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Detective team.
Jiao Zhenguo sat in the office bored, his right eyelid twitching constantly.
He rubbed his eyes impatiently, thinking, I am now a man of faith, a mere twitching of my right eyelid cannot disturb my faith.
After a while, Xiao Duan pushed the door open and took the red note.
"Boss, take a look, someone is selling this Chronicle of the Capital Region."
Jiao Zhenguo sat up straight at once, "He just sold it? He didn't leave any words?"
Xiao Duan shook his head.
Jiao Zhenguo thought about it and decided that, yes, this General History of the Capital Region itself was probably nothing special, but was just an introduction. Perhaps there were some secret codes hidden in the book, explaining where to make contacts and transactions.
Professional!
But for some reason, Lin Ze's inexplicable instructions suddenly came to my mind again.
Jiao Zhenguo's right eyelid twitched even more violently.
Xiao Duan looked at Jiao Zhenguo strangely and covered his eyes. "Boss, are your eyes uncomfortable? You have to treat the disease, you can't delay it."
Jiao Zhenguo waved his hands irritably, "You are the one who is sick. I was just wondering if there is any problem in this matter."
Xiao Duan thought for a long time and said, "This is what I think. I have been walking around Liulichang for so many days. If someone wants to fish, can't we just catch them? Why go to so much trouble?"
As he said that, Xiao Duan walked to the sofa and sat down. "Even if there is a problem, they want to fish out the person behind me, but the problem is that they can't fish it out. Even if something goes wrong with me, there is no evidence to prove our relationship. You can even come forward to interrogate me and beat me to death."
When Jiao Zhenguo heard this, he was surprised that Xiao Duan could talk about these things without changing his expression or heart beating.
"Then go ahead and buy the book. Be careful not to say too much and don't pretend to be particularly interested. After you buy it, it's best to buy something else as well, so that if something goes wrong, you can explain it."
Jiao Zhenguo thought about it. He was the captain of the detective team, and above him was Lao Gao. Although there were some conflicts between them at the beginning, they were getting along pretty well now.
The key is with Lin...Master Lin!
He also has a good relationship with Master Lin, so even if something happens to Xiao Duan, Lao Jiao can get him out as long as he is not caught red-handed.
Thinking of this, Lao Jiao became full of confidence.
"By the way, come with me later. I'll get you some money. You can't use the team's money. Old Sun doesn't have much either, so let him use it himself. I've received a lot of gifts in the past two years."
Who knew that Xiao Duan waved his hand and said, "Boss, my family is rich!"
Finished talking and left.
Jiao Zhenguo smiled helplessly. When they followed the South, they all said that they would give up their homes and careers for the country and the nation.
Who would have thought that it would be today that I would really leave my home and business behind, spending my own money and playing with my own life.
The key is to be willing.
Where does this make sense?
NFBE