Although that family had a lot of power in City Wei, they were still wary of the Cretan family. Therefore, they would not kill Charles Cretan in public.
Just like that, the real culprit, the Zi family, managed to avoid suspicion.
Then, there were the other people who had clashed with Charles Cretan recently.
In the past month, Charles Cretan had clashed with three groups of people, and one of them was the most suspicious.
This group of people was not from Italy. They were tourists who had come to City Wei in Italy. They fought with Charles Cretan directly. The other party was skilled in martial arts, but Charles Cretan had the upper hand in terms of numbers.
After some investigation, the identities of this group of people were a little mysterious. They could not find out more, so the Cretan family placed the most suspicion on this group of people.
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Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting returned to the capital of Huaxia at 5 pm on the 8th.
The moment they returned, Gu Ning received a lot of news. Some were good, while some were bad.
The good news was about the promotion of the large-scale auction. The bronze chimes had caused a sensation in the antique and music industry, and Xiangyun Antique-store was flooded with customers every day.
Although many people came for the bronze chimes and wanted to see its glory, of course, they did not get to see it. However, they still brought in a lot of business for the store and bought many items back.
Although most of them bought imitations and handicrafts, more than half of the authentic antiques were sold. There were about 17 to 18 pieces sold. After all, Gu Ning did not put many antiques in Xiangyun Antique-store. There were only about 30 pieces.
Of course, this was a lot for an antique store because not many stores had that many authentic antiques. Most of them sold imitations and handicrafts.
Within a week, the sales of Xiangyun Antique-store's imitations and handicrafts were equivalent to one or two months' sales, while the authentic antiques were equivalent to half a year's sales.
It was not easy to sell authentic antiques, but once they sold one, they would be able to eat for a long time.
Wasn't there a saying in the antique industry? If you don't open for business for three years, you can eat for three years.
Of course, the premise was that the antiques were valuable.
The bronze chimes had brought a lot of benefits to Xiangyun Antique-store, but they had also brought about a lot of bad things.
Just a few hours after Gu Ning boarded the plane from Italy to Huaxia, Chen Darong was kidnapped because of the bronze chimes. Someone wanted to obtain the bronze chimes through improper means.
Later, K found Chen Darong through the surveillance cameras, but he didn't call the police. Instead, he asked Ba Tianyang to rescue Chen Darong with two killers.
Chen Darong was saved, but he was also injured, and it was not light.
When Chen Darong was fighting against the kidnappers, he was pushed to the ground and the back of his head hit the ground. His life wasn't in danger, but he was seriously injured and was now in the Central Hospital.
Therefore, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting rushed to the hospital as soon as they got the news.
Leng Shaoting's car was parked at the airport, so it was very convenient for them to get there.
Xu Jingchen and Zi Beiying were supposed to arrive at the airport an hour later than Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting. They only had one car in the airport parking lot, so they were supposed to wait for them to leave together.
No, they were supposed to wait for Xu Jingchen, because Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting didn't know that Zi Beiying had come back with Xu Jingchen.
Now that Gu Ning had something to do and had to leave immediately, they had no choice but to leave first. However, before they left, Leng Shaoting arranged for someone to pick up Xu Jingchen and sent a message to Xu Jingchen. He would see it when he got off the plane and turned on his phone.
In the car, Gu Ning called K and asked for more details.
"Boss, Chen Darong's kidnapping was done by people from Country R. Although the Huaxia people showed up, the people behind it were people from Country R. The bronze chimes attracted a lot of foreigners this time, but foreigners were prohibited from bidding in this auction, so they could only admire them. Some of them asked people from Huaxia to help them bid, but the people from Country R directly went to Chen Darong and tried to steal the bronze chimes from him, "K said.
"People from Country R …" Gu Ning's face darkened when she heard that. She was even angrier than when she found out that it was people from Huaxia. Of course, as long as someone touched her people, she would be angry no matter who it was.
"Who are these people from Country R?" Gu Ning asked.
"They're the instrument experts from XX Music Hall in Country R, Harada Honichi," K said.
"Where are these people from Country R?" Gu Ning asked.
"They're currently staying at Shengshi Hotel," K said.
"Okay, that's all for now. I'll look for you when I need you to check on anything," Gu Ning said.
"Okay," K replied and hung up.
"Do you need me to do anything?" Leng Shaoting heard the conversation between Gu Ning and K, so he asked.
"Don't tell me you're thinking of doing something in the hotel!" Gu Ning's displeasure eased a little when she heard that, and she teased him.
"Don't worry. I'm not that stupid to cause trouble for my hotel. Although I won't do anything in the hotel, I can do it outside!" Leng Shaoting said.
"You'll have to do it, but not now. We'll do it when they're about to leave." Gu Ning said. It was impossible for her to let them go, but it was not the right time to do anything.
Anyway, she had already sold the bronze chimes to the Palace Museum, so the result would be the same no matter who came to bid.
When Gu Ning and the others arrived at the Central Hospital, it was already more than 40 minutes later. They then went to Chen Darong's ward.
Although Chen Darong's ward wasn't a ward, it was an ordinary single room.
The person accompanying Chen Darong in the hospital now was his wife. The company didn't arrange for anyone to accompany Chen Darong, because Chen Darong's wife was enough. It wasn't good for people to stay in the ward for a long time.
If they had any problems, they could directly go to the doctor or call Chen Cangyi. The company would also send people to visit them occasionally.
Seeing Gu Ning walking in, Chen Darong's wife immediately stood up and greeted her politely. "Chairman Gu, Mr. Leng, nice to meet you."
"Boss, Mr. Leng, nice to meet you," Chen Darong said. Seeing Leng Shaoting holding some fruits in his hand, he felt a little embarrassed. "You didn't have to bring anything with you!"
"It's just some fruits. It's nothing," Gu Ning said, then asked, "How do you feel now?"
"My head hurts a little. The doctor said that I need to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days," Chen Darong said. He looked a little sad, because the auction was the day after tomorrow, but he needed to stay in the hospital for observation. He couldn't attend the auction, which made him very disappointed.
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