10 am.
Xie Jing's apartment.
In the messy bedroom, Dong Xuebing's heart skipped a beat. He heard Xie Hao scolding and saw Xie Jing searching around the room. Dong Xuebing took a deep breath and quickly stopped them. He asked them to protect the crime scene as it's useless to say anything now. They must call the police as soon as possible. Xie Jing immediately put her hand into her pocket to grab her phone. She was too emotional, and her hand reached into her pocket twice. She called one of her friends in the Criminal Police Unit to report the case, and the three of them went downstairs to wait for the police.
In the Mercedes Benz.
The atmosphere is terrible.
Xie Jing hugged her hair and buried her face in her chest. "It's all my fault! Why did I borrow the Buddha statue out of nowhere?! I … "
Dong Xuebing comforted her. "Don't be anxious. We might be able to get it back after we get the fingerprints."
"Impossible!" Xie Jing knew what was going on, and her face was pale. "The clothes on the ground are covered in a layer of dust. That means they were stolen about two weeks ago, and it is too late to do anything now. Even if the thief did not escape, the Buddha statue must have been sold. How are we going to get it back? I … I deserve to die! Auntie, I … How can I … "
"Second Sis." Xie Hao gritted his teeth. "Aunt is a good person, and she will not blame you."
Xie Jing covered her face. "That is a gift from Grandfather to Aunt. It is not an ordinary antique. It's different!"
Xie Hao punched his thigh angrily. "Damn! Then … should we tell Aunt now?"
"Madam Han is not feeling well. Let's not tell her first." Dong Xuebing sighed. "Let's look for clues first."
Xie Jing placed her palms together and looks up. She seems to be praying to the heavens.
After a while, the Police arrived. There are about six to seven uniformed officers, and there are a few officers from the Forensics Department. Xie Jing saw the Police and immediately walks over to the officers and brought them upstairs. The police couldn't be blamed for such a big case. Not to mention whether this was the Xie family's ancestral treasure, the weight of this cultural relic alone was not ordinary. It was a Tang Dynasty Bodhisattva statue worth tens of millions, which was a national second-class cultural relic!
Half an hour later, the police came to a conclusion.
There were traces of the safe being dragged on the ground. The house had been burglarized for 20 days, but there were no fingerprints of the culprit. The culprit should be a veteran with gloves. Shoe prints and other DNA samples were also not found. The only clue was a surveillance video from 20 days ago. In the video, a tall and thin man was holding a heavy object wrapped in a cloth bag in his arms. It flashed across the screen, and his face was captured, but it was not very clear. The leading criminal police officer immediately said that he would do his best to solve the case. He made a few phone calls and began to follow the clues.
Now that things had come to this, some things could no longer be concealed even if they wanted to.
Xie Jing pursed her lips and called her father, Xie Guoliang. "Dad …"
Dong Xuebing and Xie Hao were very close to her and could hear her laughing. "Haha, Xiao Jing, are you coming back for dinner?"
"I, I …"
"Hmm? What's wrong? "
Xie Jing's eyes turned red, and she told her father about the Buddha statue.
Xie Guoliang was the second son of the Xie family and the first deputy minister of the Ministry of Finance. He had a good temper and was not as serious as the eldest son, Xie Guobang. Instead, he was always smiling. But this time, Xie Guoliang took a deep breath after hearing his daughter's words and scolded her, "Why did you borrow your aunt's Buddha statue? Ah? Why didn't you tell me about this? You! Do you know how important that statue is to Senior Xie? A few decades ago, Senior Xie had killed two Japanese soldiers who tried to snatch the statue from him to protect this statue. That's why he joined the anti-Japanese army and got to where he is now. You … what do you want me to say to you?! Your Aunt treats this statue as her life! You should know this! "
Xie Jing knew she was in trouble. She sniffled and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Xie Hao can't stand it. He might be quarreling with Xie Jing, but they are very close. He snatched Xie Jing's phone. "Second Uncle, stop scolding my Second Sister. What should we do now?"
"Don't worry about this. I will get my men to investigate. Oh, don't tell your Aunt about this!" Xie Guoliang hung up.
Xie Guoliang's heart was heavy. He knew how important this statue is to his sister-in-law. He immediately called his elder brother, Xie Guobang, and then an old friend.
The second generation of the Xie Family is more important than Xie Jing and Xie Hao. After a while, a group of Public Security officers rushed to the estate. At first, Dong Xuebing thought they are from the City Bureau or the Sub-Bureau. But after a while, he found out they are from the Ministry of Public Security. It's been twenty days. If the thief is not stupid, he should be hiding somewhere else. Getting the Ministry of Public Security to investigate this case is the fastest way to solve this case. This will save them the time to negotiate with other provinces. As long as they find the suspect, they can get the local departments to cooperate with them.
"Xiao Jing, let's go for lunch first. You can't do this."
Xie Jing had been standing downstairs for two hours, and it's almost noon. Dong Xuebing pulled her into his car and brought her to a nearby restaurant.
After ordering the dishes, Xie Jing did not eat and was staring at the ceiling in a daze.
Dong Xuebing looked at the food and sighed. He could not eat anymore.
Xie Hao slammed his chopsticks on the table. "If I catch that bastard! I will f * * king kill him! Bastard! How dare he steal from our house?! "
Dong Xuebing replied. "Let's hand this over to the Ministry of Public Security. I hope they can find the culprit as soon as possible."
Since Lunar New Year, Dong Xuebing had purposely set aside more time to use BACK and STOP. He looks at the MENU and realized he had saved more than 40 minutes. But this incident happened 20 days ago, and Dong Xuebing can't help even if he wants to. All he can do is look at this scene and feel bad. Dong Xuebing owes Xie Jing a favor, and the lost Buddha statue belongs to Xie Huilan's mother. He wants to help her, and it's not good to be powerless.
One hour …
Two hours …
Three hours …
The three of them sat in the restaurant, picking at the dishes from time to time. They didn't eat much.
Ring, ring, ring, ring … Xie Jing's phone rang.
The three of them had been waiting for this call, and Xie Jing quickly answered. "Hello, Dad!"
Dong Xuebing paused for a second. "The statue is gone. Don't worry about it. I will speak to your Aunt."
Xie Jing's face turned pale. "What happened? Did you catch the thief? "
Dong Xuebing and Xie Hao were stunned and look at the middle-aged man on the other end of the line.
Xie Guoliang replied. "I had asked my men to investigate, and someone from the local police had recognized him. His name is Wang Dongran, and he was arrested ten days ago in the neighboring province for theft."
Xie Jing asked anxiously. "You found him? That statue … "
"We arrested him for burglary and jewelry. He did not hand over anything else, and the Police had no way to investigate. Two hours ago, the local police interrogated Wang Dongran again, and he admitted to stealing a safe and 2,000 RMB from a friend's house. After that, he used a tool to cut open the safe and took out the Buddha statue. His friend does not know how to sell the statue, and he sold it to a Japanese businessman on the black market for 100,000 RMB. I don't know how he managed to smuggle the Buddha statue into Japan."
The Xie Family is very resourceful, and they managed to get a lot of information within a few hours. The Buddha statue had entered Japan, and it is confirmed that the statue is in the Tokyo National Museum. It was donated to the museum by the Japanese businessman who bought the statue for 100,000 RMB.
Xie Jing was panting. "Since the statue is in Tokyo, can we contact the relevant personnel to recover the stolen goods?"
"Your Eldest Uncle had contacted them, but the chances are slim. You better be prepared."
After hanging up, Xie Jing replied in a daze. "My father said the statue is in the Tokyo National Museum, and the chances of recovering it are slim."
Dong Xuebing and Xie Hao were stunned when they heard the statue was out of the country.
Xie Hao is furious. "F * * k! Why can't we recover it if we know it is in the museum? That is stolen goods! Why can't we contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? Ask the embassy to send someone over! "
Xie Jing covered her face and did not say anything.
Dong Xuebing also knew this is not good. The statue is out of the country, and it is more troublesome than going missing. Although the Xie Family is influential, it is only in China. Anything that involves two countries will not be so simple. Even if it is stolen goods, they might not be able to recover it. Over the years, there have been many cases of foreigners committing crimes in China. But which one of the repatriations was successful? Most of the culprits were still at large, and the local police were not cooperating. Furthermore, this was something donated by a Japanese businessman to a Japanese museum. To put it bluntly, Japan had stolen a lot of cultural relics from China in the past. How come they did not return any of them? It's the same this time!
But the three of them are still holding onto a glimmer of hope.
It was until 5 pm when Xie Guoliang called Xie Jing's phone. "I had spoken to the National Museum, and they refuse to return the relics!" Xie Guoliang replied angrily.
Xie Jing bit her lips. "That means we can't get it back?"
"… yes. We can't do anything about it."
"But …"
"Xiao Jing, I will go to your Aunt's place to apologize to her first. You can go there later."
"Dad! Or should I go to her … "
"Don't say anything. I will go first. That's all!"
Xie Hao heard what they said and was furious. "This bunch of Japanese! They had stolen our relics, and they dare to claim they are in the right?! They still refuse to return the relics?! F * * k! What are they trying to do?! "
Dong Xuebing's face changed. Damn!
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