The time when the two met for the first time was very coincidental.

It happened to be not long after the robbery at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

They were on their way back from San Francisco when they met.

At that time, He Xiaohe and Fangda got out of the car early and hid on the side of the road in order to avoid the police's search.

Later, Chen Rui found He Xiaohe and took out the bronze goblet.

He Xiaohe also asked him what he was doing before, but Chen Rui didn't think much about it at the time.

He just said that he went to Boston to attend the Brimfield Antiques Fair.

But you know, just when they were attending the antique fair, a major robbery occurred at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

When the museums in these two cities were robbed, Chen Rui almost stayed in these two cities.

And he could always find some good things, so He Xiaohe naturally couldn't help but test him.

But at this time, Chen Rui laughed calmly.

"If I have the chance, I will definitely go and experience it."

"What a pity! I don't have anything worth buying right now."

After saying that, he shook his head regretfully.

He Xiaohe has also been secretly observing him, but really can't see any flaws in Chen Rui's body.

He laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother, if you really have something that you can't handle in the future."

"Just come to me. Don't worry, we have our own channels in Japan."

"I guarantee that your items will be safely traded in the end. As for the handling fees, we can easily discuss it."

Chen Rui looked at He Xiaohe in surprise and said, "Thank you so much, brother."

"Don't worry, I will definitely come to you if I have goods in hand."

"Haha, then I'll wait for your good news."

He Xiaohe pretended to be generous and laughed, while Chen Rui nodded with a smile.

"Don't worry, we will definitely have the opportunity to cooperate."

"Well, okay, let's not talk anymore. Let's take a look at the treasures in this exhibition hall."

"I tell you, there are a lot of good things here."

After saying that, he led the way again and started wandering around.

Chen Rui followed him leisurely, but his eyes kept scanning like radar.

Sure enough, in an inconspicuous corner, he saw the treasure he had been looking for.

A standing brick statue of a warrior.

This brick sculpture can be one meter high. It depicts a military commander covered in armor and wearing a helmet on his head.

There is a long sword in front of him, lying on the ground, with both hands on the hilt.

He has thick eyebrows and a look of calm and intimidating expression.

The armor on his body is also very vividly carved. Every piece of armor and even the patterns on the armor are lifelike.

Apart from anything else, Chen Rui feels that he can give full marks to this carving.

Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is that he has seen such brick carvings.

Qiao Li asked him to look for this treasure among the cultural relics that were stolen and shipped overseas.

Because domestic archaeological experts found an identical brick sculpture in the stolen general's tomb.

But because it was broken, the tomb robbers didn't take it away.

But the experts restored the brick carving and then made inferences based on the information they had.

Finally, I came to the conclusion that there should be two such brick sculptures in the tomb chamber.

And the one in front of me should be the one that hasn't been smashed.

What made Chen Rui even more confident was the Tang Sancai beside the brick sculpture.

This thing used to be quite rare in China because there were no complete products unearthed in China.

Almost all of them are broken pottery pieces, which were later restored and glued back by experts.

Even if there are a few complete ones, they are all collected in overseas museums.

Later, some complete tri-color paintings of the Tang Dynasty were discovered in our country, which can be regarded as filling the gap in domestic archaeology.

But that's all.

Because apart from its archaeological value, this thing actually has no collection value.

Not many collectors in China are willing to collect this thing because they all know that it is a funerary object.

I always feel a little taboo.

But foreigners don't have such taboos, especially these guys, who can be said to be cold-blooded.

So this thing is very marketable overseas.

Seeing those Tang Sancai, Chen Rui became even more certain that these objects must have been stolen from the general's tomb.

Because there were similar objects in the photos Qiao Li sent him.

Seeing this, I remembered what He Xiaohe said to him.

He still has people in the Japanese country, and Chen Rui has already stirred up a storm in his heart.

How huge is the organization behind this guy?

It has actually formed a closed loop of the entire industry chain with a domestic tomb robbing gang, a Japanese-owned whitewashing company, and an American-owned sales platform.

The boss behind He Xiaohe is really no ordinary person.

"Brother, are these things also from Japan?"

Chen Rui stood in front of the display cabinet of the brick sculpture and several other Tang Sancai pieces.

He Xiaohe asked casually, seemingly casually, and He Xiaohe did not doubt that he was there.

Because these things, to be honest, are really not ranked in this exhibition hall.

He nodded simply: "That's right, they were brought from Japan together with those chimes."

"We all have birth certificates, so we can put them up for auction openly."

He even said to Chen Rui a little proudly.

Chen Rui smiled and nodded: "That's good, that's good."

But in my heart, I have already greeted all eight generations of He Xiaohe's ancestors.

This guy forgets his ancestors and eats everything.

Sooner or later, he will have to deal with this piece of shit.

"By the way, brother, can I ask you, how did you collect that bronze goblet?"

He Xiaohe finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked Chen Rui a soul question.

Chen Rui smiled slightly, already guessing that this guy might ask this question.

How could he not be prepared?

"Hey! Didn't I meet this at the big show?"

"You don't know how bizarre this is. Let me tell you, that stall owner is a fool."

"He didn't understand at all that our Dragon Kingdom's treasure was using this thing as a candlestick at that time."

"When I saw a candle stuck inside, I almost didn't dare to recognize it. I didn't dare to accept it until I confirmed it again and again."

Chen Rui told He Xiaohe a story with excitement, and He Xiaohe also pricked up his ears and listened attentively.

"Later, I asked the boss where did he get this thing from?"

"He told me that he got it from a family auction, and the owner of the family used it as a candlestick."

"Then I hurried over to the address he said..."

When Chen Rui said this, he glanced at He Xiaohe.

He Xiaohe, who was talking about this, looked attentive, and it seemed that he had completely listened.
Chapter completed!