Chapter 605 The mysterious rubbing reappears, Zhu Qingqing is kidnapped
As soon as Gu Nan returned to her private room, Tang Wei and Huangfu Xixian looked at her at the same time.
"Why have you been gone so long?"
Gu Nan said nothing and walked straight back to his seat and looked towards the display stand.
"Did the person who came to auction the rubbings show up?"
At present, it is known from Shun Yuan Ju’s internal information that someone is indeed preparing to sell a rubbing, but the people at Shun Yuan Ju protect the privacy of their guests very carefully and will not easily disclose the identity information of the other party.
Therefore, she had no choice but to come to the scene and wait in person.
"Not yet. Judging from the list of auction items, this rubbing is ranked 37th. Now it is ranked 35th. It will be its turn soon."
Auction item No. 36 ended soon. After some explanations, the host said loudly: "Next, we will ask our etiquette lady to send auction item No. 37 to the auction table."
As the host finished speaking, a graceful hostess wearing a red cheongsam walked onto the auction stage carrying a tray.
The host's magnetic voice sounded: "Our exhibit is quite special. I am personally very interested in this exhibit. It looks ordinary, but it has a mysterious veil attached to it. I personally feel that it is an archeology expert and a writing expert.
You should be very interested in it.”
As the host finished speaking, the red cloth on the tray was lifted, revealing a black stone the size of the palm of your hand. The stone was flat in shape with irregular corners, like a scattered piece of a puzzle.
The host raised his hand to pick up the black stone, and the camera gave an ultra-clear close-up. Several strange text symbols were clearly visible on the big screen behind him.
"This stone looks like jade but not jade. Judging from its material, it does not belong to jade, but it has the soft and smooth touch of jade. Moreover, it does not belong to any mineral that we know so far. There are also several carvings on it.
Strange patterns, I think these patterns resemble some kind of writing. I wonder if there are any experts here who study ancient writings? If you know the purpose of these patterns, you can come on stage and explain them."
At this time, an old man hurriedly walked onto the auction stage.
"I won't sell this stone anymore."
"Old sir, why did you suddenly stop selling?" After the host was shocked, he hurriedly asked the old man for his opinion.
The scene was in an uproar, and everyone looked at the old man curiously.
"Is this the owner of the black stone?"
"Why did the old man suddenly stop selling it? I think this stone is of great research value and I plan to buy it," said a scholar.
"I also think this stone is very special. It seems to be left by some ancient tribal civilization. Maybe they are used to learning writing on stones. But this stone is very rare. I don't know what its composition is."
In private room
As soon as Gu Nan saw the old man who suddenly appeared on the auction stage, a dark light suddenly flashed in his cold eyes.
Grandpa Zhu?
He is actually the auctioneer of this rubbing?
Mr. Zhu looked very anxious. He reached out and snatched the stone from the host's hand, put it into his pocket, turned around and rushed off the stage.
The old man's legs and feet were weak, but his speed was astonishing, and he looked very anxious.
"Nan Yi, is he Zhu Qingqing's grandfather?" Huangfu Xixian recognized Mr. Zhu.
Gu Nan nodded: "Go over and have a look."
Huangfu Xixian and Tang Wei followed Gu Nan out of the private room. When Mr. Zhu walked to the gate of the auction venue, he was stopped by Gu Nan.
"Grandpa Zhu."
When Mr. Zhu saw Gu Nan appear here, his expression was very startled.
"Kusuichi? Why are you here?"
"I was invited to participate in tonight's auction. Grandpa Zhu, why did you temporarily refuse to auction this stone?"
Mr. Zhu looked anxious and his eyes turned red.
"Qingqing...Qingqing was kidnapped, and the other party asked me to take this stone in exchange."
"Zhu Qingqing was kidnapped? We just had dinner together." Huangfu Xixian looked surprised.
Gu Nanyi's expression was slightly cold.
Zhu Qingqing was probably kidnapped on her way home, and the other person's purpose was to get the rubbings.
It seems that Shun Yuanju’s so-called zero-risk client confidentiality is just a gimmick.
"Grandpa Zhu, calm down first. What the other party wants is the stone in your hand. As long as the stone is in your hand, they will not hurt Zhu Qingqing. I will accompany you to save people now."
Mr. Zhu nodded gratefully: "The other party asked me to meet at a nearby cafe. I am going to use this stone to rescue Qingqing."
"Let's go." Gu Nanyi didn't ask much about Shitou, as saving people was more important at the moment.
After the group of them left, the door of Private Room 01 opened and a young man hurriedly walked into the private room.
"Master, Gu Nan followed Mr. Zhu to that coffee shop."
The man played with the beads in his hand, and his slender fingers slowly stopped.
"Tell Qingyang to let Gu Nan go without taking action."
The man frowned and looked at the back of the man sitting at the tea table in confusion: "Master, we finally found a crystal, why should we give it to Gu Nanyi?"
The man's thin lips raised slightly, and a very faint smile appeared on his calm and indifferent face.
"Jingyuan has been scattered all over the world. Even if we get this piece, it will be of no use. Since Gu Nanyi is also looking for Jingyuan's whereabouts, as long as our people keep an eye on her, we won't be afraid that Jingyuan will not be found."
The man instantly understood what his master meant, and he said: "The Jing Yuan Stone is the spiritual transmission tool of the Pleiades Galaxy. It is said that only people from the Pleiades Galaxy can have a spiritual connection with the Jing Yuan. Why is Gu Nanyi looking for the Jing Yuan Stone?
Does she have anything to do with the Pleiades galaxy?"
"Okay, these are not things you should guess about. Go ahead and inform Qingyang."
Seeing that the host didn't want to talk more, the man nodded respectfully and left the private room.
in the room
The man continued to turn the beads, his calm eyes showing no emotion.
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Gu Nanyi, Tang Wei, Huangfu Xixian, and Mr. Zhu came to the coffee shop together.
There were a few scattered tables of customers on the first floor of the coffee shop. Seeing them come in, a front desk staff member at the bar picked up his phone and quickly sent a message.
Mr. Zhu looked around and saw no trace of Zhu Qingqing. He took out his cell phone tremblingly and was about to make a call when a strange man came down the stairs.
The man walked up to them: "They are upstairs, come with us."
Mr. Zhu anxiously went up to the second floor and came to the door of a private room. The man opened the door.
"go in."
Gu Nan looked into the private room and saw that there were more than a dozen people in the room, so she walked in first.
Zhu Qingqing was sitting on the chair in front of the table, with two young men sitting beside her.
One of the men looked fair and gentle, and looked very kind. At this moment, he was looking at Gu Nanyi with a smile.
"Why are there so many people here? Didn't we agree that you would come alone?" The man's eyes turned to Mr. Zhu with a questioning tone.
Mr. Zhu said: "Don't worry, we didn't come here to fight, and we didn't call the police. I brought the stone. This thing is for you. Please let my granddaughter go."
"Grandpa!" Zhu Qingqing stood up and wanted to run over. The man next to her grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to the chair.
The man turned his face sideways and looked at Mr. Zhu.
"Bring the stuff here."
Mr. Zhu took the stone out of his pocket and was about to send it to the man when Gu Nan reached out and blocked his way.
Her eyes looked directly at the leading man.
"You are members of the Illuminati, right?"
Upon hearing the words "Illuminati", the leading man's expression slightly condensed, and he looked directly at Gu Nan with an indifferent gaze.