Crossing the spy war, my code name is God of Wealth

Chapter 88 Chen Yang's Concerns

Bernard looked Chen Yang up and down, trying to figure out whether what he said was true or false.

Seeing Chen Yang's calm smile, Bernard's heart began to beat nervously.

"Mr. Chen, please sit for a moment. I'm going to make a phone call." Bernard hurried out of the room, leaving only Chen Yang in the room.

Chen Yang's face gradually turned pale as he looked at the ancient painting on the table.

In this world, it is not uncommon for people from thousands of families to set up schemes, but each place has its own rules.

The goods sold at Xiaotongqiao are not used for any purpose, but they are strictly prohibited from being distributed locally. This is the rule.

The purpose of doing this is to avoid causing trouble. They use all kinds of tricks and are ruthless and heartless. They will not stop until the other party loses everything. If they provoke the wrong person, it is likely to bring trouble to Cangbaoxuan.

This group of people actually dared to break the rules, so don't blame me for turning against them.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yang calmed himself down, walked around the house, and couldn't help shaking his head.

This German guy only loves Chinese calligraphy and painting, but has no ability to distinguish the real from the fake.

Among these dozen paintings, seven are fake, three are only average, and the others are quite good. However, they are not paintings by famous artists and their value will not be too high.

More than half an hour later, footsteps were heard and Bernard rushed in with two others.

The two men were not young anymore. One was about fifty years old, skinny and thin, with a pair of glasses on his nose. He looked gentle, but there was an inexplicable sinister feeling about him.

The other one should be around 40 years old, with a straight posture and iron-blooded features. He should be a soldier.

The two men were wearing uniforms of the Japanese Embassy in Shanghai and were obviously from the embassy.

Chen Yang clicked on the system page and was stunned for a moment.

"Kuroda Yusuke, nationality, Japan, position, consul of the embassy in Shanghai, affiliation, Central China Expeditionary Force..."

"Terao Ken, nationality, Japan, position, assistant military attaché at the Chinese Embassy in China, head of the Chinese Affairs Section of the General Staff Headquarters, head of the Information Section of the Central China Expeditionary Force..."

As soon as they entered the room, they put the scroll away without saying anything and stuffed it into a wooden box, as if they were afraid of being seen by others...

Bernard muttered, "Mr. Kuroda, Mr. Chen from Chen's Company said that your painting is a fake. Don't you want to ask for clarification?"

Upon hearing this, Kuroda Yusuke looked at Chen Yang, and his expression changed instantly, as if he saw something very strange.

After staring at Chen Yang for a long time, Kuroda Yusuke suddenly laughed and said, "Mr. Chen really has a good eye."

"This painting is a fake that a friend of mine accidentally received. He gave it to me as a gift for me to appreciate."

"As for gifts between friends, whether they are real or fake, friendship is what matters most."

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Mr. Chen."

Ugh. Why would the other party react like this...

Chen Yang felt a little strange for a moment. Normally, his first reaction after buying or receiving a fake painting should be to become furious or even to curse.

It wouldn't be surprising even if the other party threw a tantrum in the street. After all, if this picture was really a trap, the price would be at least 70,000 oceans.

The other party's reaction was too strange, as if they couldn't let others see the existence of this painting...

After quickly putting away the scroll, Yusuke Kuroda and Ken Terao hurriedly bowed to Chen Yang and Bernard, then turned and left.

"What's wrong with Kuroda-kun?" Bernard shook his head, a little puzzled.

"It seems that this Mr. Kuroda is from the consulate." Chen Yang asked deliberately.

Bernard said casually: "He is the consul of the consulate. We have the same hobby. We both like Chinese antiques, calligraphy and paintings."

Kuroda Yusuke likes Chinese calligraphy and painting. Chen Yang's eyes lit up and he instantly thought of a way to get close to Kuroda Yusuke.

In these chaotic times, the least valuable things are antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

It is said that in troubled times gold is valuable, in prosperous times antiques are valuable, but in today's world, antiques are really worthless...

There isn't much else about Xiaotong Bridge, but there are a lot of real and fake paintings.

Chen Yang said with a smile: "Mr. Bernard, you still like these things. I will get some good things to open your eyes when there is a chance..."

"Okay, okay." Bernard agreed happily.

After leaving the business gate, the road had become extremely deserted. After being disturbed by Li Mei's body, the people who were marching dispersed.

After all, they are not fools. If they don't leave, the Japanese will have reason to suspect that they killed someone in the street, and then put them in the prison of the gendarmerie headquarters...

They don't dare to stop the march, but if they kill people, then the nature of the matter is different...

The gendarmerie has reason to arrest people at any time.

Xiaotong Bridge, Treasure House.

After entering the store, Chen Yang asked Ah Fu, "Ah Fu, do you remember who bought the painting "Cold Mountain in Misty Rain" in the warehouse?"

Ah Fu frowned slightly, took out the account book and searched for a while, then said, "I found it. It's the two brothers Hou Yuanzuo and Hou Yuanji from the west. They were introduced by Dayancheng. They were very straightforward and didn't bargain for three thousand dollars."

Chen Yang snorted coldly and said, "Are these two people at Xiaotong Bridge now? Ask Ma Yongzhen and Ma Yongxiang to tie them up and cut off one arm each."

"Remove the arm, boss, what did they do?" Ah Fu was shocked.

"The rule here is that goods can only be shipped out and cannot be distributed locally. These two people actually dared to use our goods to deceive the Japanese."

"If the other party pursues the matter to the end, we will also be implicated."

"Let the Ma brothers remove their arms and throw them on board."

"Let them choose where to go. If they dare to step into Shanghai again, I will break their legs..."

Ah Fu did not dare to delay, he quickly took his clothes and ran out.

There was no one in the store. Chen Yang sat at the counter, drinking tea and planning how to get in touch with Yusuke Kuroda.

His weakness is his love for antiques, calligraphy and paintings. There are plenty of these things in Treasure House, but I just don’t know which calligraphy and painting can arouse his interest.

After more than half an hour, Ah Fu ran in from outside, panting.

"Boss, you must have made a mistake. The two brothers of the Hou family said that they did not distribute the goods locally. The goods were sent to Shancheng."

"If we went to the mountain city, how could it be in the hands of the Japanese? Have these two guys been in Qianmen for too long? They even dared to deceive me." Chen Yang was immediately furious.

Ah Fu pulled out a stack of train tickets and bank deposit slips from his pocket and said, "I'm really not lying to you. These are their train tickets and this is the bank deposit slip."

"They took a bus to Beijing on January 1, but couldn't find a buyer in Beijing, so they went to Taiyuan, then to Shaanxi Province, then to Sichuan and Chongqing, and finally to Shancheng. It took a total of 16 days."

"This thing was sold to a high-ranking official in Shancheng. That person was very generous and didn't even pay the price. This is the deposit receipt dated February 19th."

"It proves that they did deposit 70,000 yuan on February 19th."

"After that, they went to Xiangxi and stayed there for seven days before returning to Shanghai. This is their return ticket. They will return to Xiaotongqiao on the third day of March."

Chen Yang flipped through the stacks of bills and found that they were exactly as they had said.

It’s strange. This thing was sold to a high-ranking official in Shancheng, so how could it appear in Shanghai?

Could it be that……

Chen Yang was startled and shouted sternly: "Ah Fu, you must ask the Ma brothers to do everything they can to make them confess who they sold this thing to."

"Boss, this isn't a good idea. According to underworld rules, when selling goods, no one should ask why. We can't cut off other people's source of income." Ah Fu was a little conflicted.

Chen Yang said coldly: "I don't care about the rules. I just want the result. Remember, no matter what method you use, you must make them tell the truth."

[PS: Who do you think this traitor is? We will reveal it in the next chapter...]