Chapter: 5578

"Yes." Zhao Laozi didn't hide it, casually saying: "I deal with antiques, but I've been doing it for ten or twenty years now."

Long Shengbo asked curiously: "Young master, since you're in the antique business, why did you come to the airport to pick someone up?"

Zhao Laozi furrowed his brow, sizing Long Shengbo up and down before speaking: "Old master, you're asking a lot of questions. You don't want to know how to get to the city as fast as possible? That's what you should be worrying about."

Long Shengbo's heart skipped a beat, thinking he had said too much and might have raised some suspicions.

So he hastily apologized with a smile: "Oh, I'm so sorry. This old man just loves talking, and I want to chat with everyone. Don't mind it, okay?"

Unbeknownst to Long Shengbo, Zhao Laozi's intention was actually to remind him that if he wanted to ask more questions, he would need to pay up again - the previous hundred yuan had already been used up.

So Zhao Laozi chuckled to himself and said with deep meaning: "Old master, chatting is fine, but what matters is who you're talking to and how you're talking."

As he spoke, he deliberately used his index finger adorned with a jade ring to gesture like he was counting money.

Long Shengbo's mind snapped back into focus, thinking to himself: "I'm such an idiot! I overestimated you! Since that's the case, I don't need to waste time on small talk. Let's just get straight to the point!"

He immediately pulled out a few hundred-yuan bills from his pocket and handed them to Zhao Laozi with a smile, saying: "Let's have a heart-to-heart talk. As for me, I'm really interested in antiques too. When I saw you wearing that jade ring, it caught my eye. My younger brother might be willing to make some concessions. Money isn't an issue between us!"

Zhao Laozi's eyes lit up when he saw the money, and without bothering to count the exact number of bills, he quickly stuffed it back into his pocket. He gave a sly glance around before turning to Long Shengbo and saying: "Old master, I must confess that this jade ring is not something I can sell just by talking about it. It's my big brother's property, and he asked me to wear it as a token when picking him up at the airport."

"What kind of token?" Long Shengbo raised an eyebrow slightly.

He hadn't always been suspicious-free; after all, why would someone like a normal person have a sacred artifact in their hand?

If this was just a coincidence that allowed him to get his hands on it, he could probably buy it from Zhao Laozi at a higher price later, which would be his lucky day.

However, the other party claimed that this thing was given to them as a token, which made Long Shengbo's heart slightly wary.

So, he deliberately asked Zhao Laozi: "Little brother, what kind of token is this? Can you tell me more about it?"

Zhao Laozi took the hundred-yuan bills from Long Shengbo and naturally didn't dare to be too flippant. He smiled and spoke in a low tone: "My big brother asked me to pick up a customer from Hong Kong here, and they are always our biggest clients in the antique circle. There's also some gray-area transactions that can't be openly discussed with outsiders, like secret agents exchanging information. It definitely needs a token."

As he spoke, Zhao Laozi pointed to his identification card and said confidently: "I'm guessing that what's written on my ID card, 'Chen Jia Wei', is actually fake. When the Hong Kong customer comes to buy antiques, they won't be able to use their real name, so they'll have to rely on this jade ring to confirm whether I'm the right person or not!"

Zhao Laozi didn't lie to Long Shengbo.

Xia Zhemao himself hadn't clearly explained things to them, deliberately covering up and leaving a lot of room for speculation.

Why would he say that the person hasn't arrived yet? That's definitely because they need to be cautious, very cautious, and even more cautious!

And besides, why would the person wear a jade ring with a hole in it? That must be an agreement made ahead of time to let Hong Kong buyers verify whether I'm the real person or not!

Moreover, why would you wear that jade ring with a hole in it? It's possible that this pawn is secretly colluding with those who are looting graves, and they're now thinking of helping them sell off their loot!

Zhao Laozi felt that no matter what dynasty it belongs to, if someone digs up something without returning it, that's illegal. And if they dig it up but don't return it and instead secretly trade it, that's a crime! So it's clear that he must be preparing for a big deal, not caring about this small amount of money at all!

It's precisely because there are so many floating thoughts and connections in the air that Zhao Laozi is confident that his judgment is correct, and he has absolutely grasped Zhang Ertong's pulse! JrNovels.com