"Mr. Li, why are you here all of a sudden? Why didn't you inform me so that I could have sent someone to pick you up? "
She was more curious as to why Li He would come to her house. Moreover, she had not given him the address. She had just moved into this house not too long ago. Other than her secretary and chauffeur, not many people knew about it.
"Thank you." Li He took the cup of tea that she had poured for him and sat on the sofa. He lit a cigarette and crossed his legs. He looked around the house, which was decorated warmly. "I came here temporarily."
Wu Shuping looked at Dong Hao and Lan Shifang, who were standing behind Li He, and then looked at the expressionless Li He. She asked in confusion, "Mr. Li, is there something urgent?"
Bringing two people to her house in the middle of the night?
What was the meaning of this?
Li He gave Dong Hao a look, and Dong Hao put the photos that he had cut out from the auction book on the table.
Li He said, "Take a look at this. I just want to know why these things would appear at the Hong Kong auction. I need an explanation, a reasonable explanation."
"This …" Wu Shuping picked up the photos on the table and looked at them one by one. Her body trembled as she said in a trembling voice, "Mr. Li, I really don't know! I don't know anything! "
She was familiar with these things too!
She cared as much as Li He valued them. Every once in a while, she would personally go to the underground vault to check on the security and maintenance. As time passed, the things inside naturally became familiar to her!
She was scared by Li He's stare. She suppressed her fear and continued, "Moreover, I just looked at it yesterday. These things were still in the vault. How could they suddenly appear in Hong Kong? It's impossible! It's impossible! "
Li He tried hard to discern the truth from her expression and tone of voice, but he could not. He sighed and said, "The things in the vault might have been swapped. In other words, the things inside are fakes. Do you understand now?"
"Mr. Li, are you suspecting me?" Wu Shuping calmed herself down and said, "Your collection was escorted here by Master Li. Since it entered the warehouse, no one has touched it. I can guarantee that. Moreover, we have a 24-hour, 360-degree real-time surveillance camera. It's impossible for it to be poured out of the warehouse. Even if I were to come out, I would have to go through a security check! Not to mention the others! Unless … Unless … "
"Unless what?" As for Wu Shuping's words, Li He was also dubious. Even if there were surveillance cameras, due to the limitation of storage space, they could only retrieve the recordings of the last few days. It was meaningless.
Wu Shuping closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then gritted her teeth. "If there's no problem at your house, and there's no problem at my place, then there must be a problem on the road."
"Sorry." Li He shook his head. "I can't trust anyone right now. I can only trouble you to come with me first. I've booked a hotel nearby. You can stay there for the night. The truth will come to light in a few days. If I've wronged you, I'll apologize to you."
"I understand. It should be like this. Then, Mr. Li, please wait for a moment. I'll pack my things, "Wu Shuping said as she went upstairs. Dong Hao naturally followed closely behind her.
Carrying a backpack, she came down from upstairs. Just as she was about to take the mobile phone on the table, she was stopped by Dong Hao.
She instantly understood that he wanted to cut off her contact with the outside world. She could only sigh and follow Li He and the rest.
When she reached the hotel, she realized that the phone line inside had also been cut and the door had been locked from the outside. She could only hear Lan Shifang shouting from outside, "Have a good sleep. I'll wake you up tomorrow morning. If you want supper, knock on the west wall. I'm staying next door. "
"Thank you." Wu Shuping couldn't get angry even if she wanted to.
It was such an anxious night that she couldn't sleep. Just as she fell asleep in a daze, there was a knock on the door. The sky had just turned bright.
When she reached the buffet hall, everyone had already finished their breakfast.
Li He said, "Just eat something. I'll wait for you."
"No need." Wu Shuping casually took two pieces of bread from the plate and poured herself a cup of coffee. She finished it in one gulp and gestured for them to leave.
The sky was not bright yet. Other than a few people jogging in the morning and a few taxis, everything was quiet.
The entrance to the basement vault was hard to find if one wasn't familiar with it. Everyone followed the garage and made many turns before reaching the place.
The two security guards had stayed up all night and were sitting on the chairs at the entrance, yawning. When they saw a group of people suddenly appearing, they instinctively stood up and used their electric batons to protect themselves. When they saw Wu Shuping, they were relieved.
Wu Shuping took out the key. Following a certain set of rules, she turned a few times and keyed in the password. With the help of the security guards, she laboriously pulled open the heavy and sturdy door.
After entering the door, Lan Shifang said to the two security guards, "You guys can come in too."
The two security guards looked at Wu Shuping and Wu Shuping nodded. "Call the people in the surveillance room over."
Dong Hao followed a security guard to the surveillance room. The security guard in the surveillance room also followed them into the vault. However, they were only allowed to enter the first door. Then, they were to wait in the hall and be guarded by him.
Under the incredulous gaze of the experts hired by Old Man Qin, Wu Shuping looked at several doors. The security measures here were something they had never seen before. Even the underground vault of the Central Bank might not have such measures!
However, what surprised them even more was what happened next. Although they had already guessed that this was a private collection vault, they definitely did not expect to have such a large collection!
The first thing that caught their eyes was the erotic painting of Tang Bohu hanging on the wall! Then, on the shelf next to it was the Ding kiln white porcelain. When they looked at the shelf behind them, they were astonishingly the Qianlong Guan kiln vase!
It was just like another Forbidden City!
The first thing Li He did after entering the vault was to go to the places where the collections might have been lost. When he went over, he realized that none of the shelves were empty. There were still items that were exactly the same as those on the auction catalog. He could not figure out whether these items were real or fake, but he felt that something was wrong.
"Everyone." Li He waited for everyone to stop chattering before handing out the edited catalog to everyone. "Everyone, look for the items according to the photos I sent down. When you find them, I hope that you will tell me directly whether they are real or fake."
Hearing that Li He was talking about serious matters, everyone became serious. After taking the photos from Li He's hands, they looked at them seriously, and then began to communicate with each other.
"Old Ma, you are good at calligraphy and painting. Here you go. I'll go look at Yu Zhen. "
"Old Song, here you go. Northern Wei terracotta warriors. My goodness, you are a professional."
"Yo, Cheng Huaci, I can tell you about this."
“.....”
Everyone began to talk at once, and they began to split up.
However, after a while, Li He, who was hoping for a miracle, was destined to be disappointed.
"Yo, the counterfeiter is really willing to spend money. He even invited Gao Shuiwang's stuff."
"Another made in Nanyang?"
"Yes, Jingdezhen is quite good."
“.....”
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