cloudy day

Chapter 74

A middle-aged man in a Tang suit and gold-rimmed glasses came over from behind the screen. When he saw the wooden box, I found that there seemed to be something other than surprise in his eyes.

But there is no doubt that this wooden box is definitely valuable. Even if I am a layman, I can at least tell that this wooden box is an old thing, it must be from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the material is high-quality mahogany carving First-class workmanship.

"Little brother, what do you want to drink, orange juice, cola or coffee?" The boss smiled and said to me with a very polite attitude.

"Coffee." I actually don't like to drink bitter things, but I have never drank coffee since I was a child, and I want to taste it.

Soon, the coffee was served, and the boss asked with an apologetic smile, "Little brother, your surname is Wu, what's your name?"

"My name is Zhao Changsheng." I said.

"Brother Zhao, can you tell me where this wooden box came from?" Boss Wu first asked about the origin of the thing.

I didn't lie completely, so I said it was passed down from my ancestors, and it was passed down to me by my adoptive father before his death. Boss Wu didn't doubt anything and nodded.

I took a sip of the coffee and felt uneasy for some reason, so I asked the price straight to the point, wanting to sell it quickly so I could go to the train station.

But Boss Wu went around. He glanced at the bag I was carrying, and asked again: "Brother Zhao, what's in your bag? Is there anything else you want to pawn?"

"No more, there are some daily necessities and food in the bag. I'm going to catch the train later. Please tell me how much this wooden box is worth. My wallet was stolen and I need money urgently." Originally, I wanted more money. Ask for a price, but now I don't have time to waste time with him. I always feel that Boss Wu has some malicious intentions.

You know, the eyeball-shaped blood jade is still in the bag. My adoptive father warned me that it must not be shown to others, as it will lead to death...

But the more anxious I was, the more Boss Wu rambled. He asked with hypocritical concern, "Your wallet was stolen? Where was it stolen? Have you called the police?"

"You... Aren't you going to do business? Why are you asking these things? I'm in a hurry to leave. Something is wrong." I grabbed the wooden box, turned around and walked out.

Unexpectedly, when I just stood up, I felt dizzy and my vision gradually blurred.

No, I seem to be...

I glanced at the coffee I drank just now, and my heart sank. I ran out quickly, but as soon as I ran to the door, my eyes went dark, and I fell to the ground with a plop and passed out.

When I woke up, I found myself sitting on a chair, my hands and feet were tied up with ropes and chains!

I looked around in panic, and saw that this was an airtight room, and there was nothing in the room, only a large rusty iron door and windows sealed with wooden boards.

I shouted loudly, struggling desperately, trying to break free and escape, but at this moment, the iron door made a rattling sound, and someone unlocked the door and walked in.

The dazzling sunlight shone in, making my eyes hard to open. I squinted my eyes and saw a familiar figure standing at the door...

"Boss Wu, you...what on earth do you want to do? Do you want to kill yourself for money! I want to call the police!" I yelled loudly.

"Hmph, call the police? I think I should call the police. Your wooden box and the contents of your backpack are all stolen, right? They're all stolen goods, right?" Boss Wu asked coldly.

"What stolen goods? They were all left to me by my father before he died. Why do you call them stolen goods?" I shouted angrily.

But Boss Wu smiled coldly, took out a photo from his pocket, and said to me: "I still want to quibble, take a look at the wooden box in this photo, is it the same as the wooden box you want to pawn?"

I took a closer look at the wooden box in the photo, and it was indeed exactly the same, and it was obvious that the photo was not taken just now.

I asked suspiciously, "What does this picture mean?"

"This wooden box belongs to our shopkeeper Lei Zihao. The wooden box was stolen three years ago, so I distributed the photos taken before to all branches and other pawnshops across the country, so that all shopkeepers can pay attention to it. You understand this time. Is it?" Boss Wu said coldly.

"This..." I was very surprised, I didn't expect this wooden box to belong to the big boss of the pawn shop.

Boss Wu snorted coldly, took off his gold-rimmed glasses suddenly, grabbed my hair and said viciously: "You brat, you are so courageous, you dare to steal things from our big shopkeeper Lei? Don't you know What is the real business of our Leizihao?"

Seeing Boss Wu's sinister expression, I was suddenly taken aback, and gradually remembered what my adoptive father once told me about the rumors about this Lei name...

(End of this chapter)