1novels #141 - Alerting the enemy
#141 - Alerting the enemy
They traveled in silence. After taking possession of the jade ornament, Ren Zhong didn't dare to wander around carelessly. Although the chances of someone stealing it were slim, he remained cautious.
He returned to his lodgings and waited for the time to return.
Back in the main world, Ren Zhong immediately took high-definition photos and videos of the jade Guanyin and sent them to Ma Shuya, asking the cooperative Ms. Ma to find channels for appraisal.
Soon, Ms. Ma returned with information. If the carving and material were genuine, the price would be hard to determine because it was so precious. The starting auction price would be at least eight figures!
According to the preliminary assessment by experts, the jade appeared to be old pit glass-like jadeite with a positive green color, which is very rare on the market. A pair of similar glass-like jadeite bracelets had been auctioned for over 80 million a few years ago!
Although bracelets require more material and higher quality than Ren Zhong's jade Guanyin, and Ren Zhong's jade Guanyin seemed to be made from the middle part of a larger jade Guanyin, it resembled the style of a master carver from the Republic of China era, making it quite rare. Therefore, the auction price would definitely not be much lower than a single bracelet.
This unexpected discovery gave Ren Zhong a new way to make money!
However, he didn't dare to act rashly.
Nor did he consider using the gold bars in his possession to exchange for all the fine jadeite in Dachang Jewelry. Instead, he planned to take a slow and steady approach, having Zhang Wanhe's people quietly exchange for top-quality jade artifacts in various places, just like the calligraphic works of famous artists, to replace the upcoming penicillin business.
During this trip, Ren Zhong sold a large quantity of penicillin, officially introducing the drug in bulk to this world and completely opening up a market that Zhang Wanhe had never developed before. However, this also stirred up a huge wave in both the legal and illegal worlds!
Because it meant a massive redistribution of wealth, both sides were now frantically pursuing the source of the goods.
That's why Ren Zhong disappeared after each sale, not contacting the buyers again.
The buyers who received the goods were naturally the real tycoons in the area, with strong power and influence.
So, for the time being, they would keep Ren Zhong's secret very well.
The penicillin storm didn't involve Ren Zhong.
However, just as Ren Zhong was preparing to stay in Kuncheng for a few more days before returning, an unexpected event forced him to leave early.
On the night of the second day,
Ren Zhong, who rarely had nothing to do, stayed in the hotel chatting with Huzi about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, while teaching Huzi to read.
Unexpectedly, just as he was talking about the Three Heroes battling Lü Bu, there was a loud knock on the door.
Huzi was startled and subconsciously reached for his waist, but it was empty. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Ren Zhong had collected the guns after entering the city, and would only take them out and hand them over to Huzi and the others when leaving the city.
"Go open the door!" Although Ren Zhong was also a little flustered, he wasn't completely panicked. He patted Huzi's shoulder and said softly.
Because after arriving at the time of the crossing, he would suppress the desire to cross unless it was absolutely necessary. This way, in a critical situation, Ren Zhong would have the opportunity to return to the main world and then seamlessly cross back when the next crossing arrived.
At worst, he would pull off a flash and then shoot the person before leaving!
Although it might be a bit incomprehensible for Huzi, Ren Zhong wouldn't mind pulling off a disappearing act if it really came to that!
Having made up his mind, Ren Zhong sat at the table, calmly drinking tea.
Huzi opened the door, and two men in black rushed in. Their eyes were like torches, staring intently at Ren Zhong, trying to find flaws in his expression.
Ren Zhong was not afraid. He met the agent's gaze and said with some displeasure, "Who are you! Disturbing people's dreams in the middle of the night, is there no law! If there is no good reason, we'll see you at the police station."
The men in black exchanged glances. One of them stepped forward, took out a document, carefully looked at Ren Zhong, and said coldly, "We are from the Statistics Bureau investigating a case. Please cooperate, sir, and show your ID and state your purpose in Kuncheng."
Ren Zhong calmly took out the prepared documents. "We are from Jiangnan Machinery Factory in Rongcheng. I am the manager, Ren Zhong, and the other is our factory clerk, Li Hu. We came to Kuncheng to discuss cooperation with a professor from Lianda on hydraulic machinery production technology."
"Lao Wang, did you find anything during the search inside?" The man in black called out to his companion who had entered the room to search.
"There's nothing in the way, just some mechanical instructions and other materials. Anyway, I don't understand them. Let's go, we'll go next door. I don't know what madness the superiors have gone into, asking us to investigate. This is like looking for a needle in a haystack, we don't know anything, how can we investigate?" The man in black complained.
They came and went in a hurry. Ren Zhong was covered in a cold sweat.
This was the first time he had encountered such a scene.
This random inspection, although thrilling, made Ren Zhong very uncomfortable. With his personality, he preferred to stay in familiar places.
He couldn't stay in Kuncheng any longer.
Ren Zhong didn't know that this wave of large-scale searches was caused by the trouble he had stirred up. The bigwigs of the Statistics Bureau had started to take action, searching everywhere for the seller of penicillin.
In their opinion, the seller, who had traded such a large amount of penicillin, should not have completely shipped out the goods. As long as they found the real seller, then this unexpected windfall might be in their hands.
For them, it was not only about finding the goods, but also about using this clue to get their hands on the source.
Although Ren Zhong was not clear about the reasons for this matter at the moment, this inspection made him feel very bad, so he left two members of the guard team to maintain contact with Xing Fujin and to be responsible for contacting and escorting professors willing to go to the border area.
They were very clear about the relay stations along the way, and the two of them took turns escorting the professors to the border area in batches.
Now, Xing Fujin and his team had a new radio station, and communication with Zhang Wanhe at the border area and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was very smooth.
Not only Xing Fujin, but also another set of underground organization members in Kuncheng, who were also in single-line contact with the headquarters of the base area, were watching this matter and formed two lines with Xing Fujin to be responsible for this work.
As for Ren Zhong, he had already sown the seeds in Kuncheng. Even if not many sprouted, Ren Zhong didn't have the idea of achieving success overnight. Now he just wanted to return north and truly build his new base in the border area.
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