People in Zong Tomb, Jieling Pirates

Chapter 232 The truth of the matter (2)

After a moment of silence, Wang Kaixuan suppressed his chaotic thoughts, pointed to the rope that fell to the ground, and asked puzzledly: "Since you have discovered a treasure that can hide your body, and successfully brought me down, then Why pretend like nothing happened?"

This was something that he couldn't understand very much. At that time, it was not an exaggeration for him to say that he was at the mercy of others. Why did these people bother to make up mysteries and make mysterious disappearances?

Hearing Wang Kaixuan's question, Shen Rong glanced at him subconsciously. He was about to say something, but before he could say anything, Chen Ziyan had already given him the answer:

"Fat man, because they are not sure about leaving here, they think you or we know how to leave, so they want to use this method to let you lead the way."

"The best way to know what you want someone to do doesn't involve coercion or inducement."

"Damn it, these bastards are really looking up to the fat man!" Wang Kaixuan understood the meaning of his words instantly and couldn't help but laugh at himself.

He knew that what Chen Ziyan said was right. It was impossible for him to lead the way willingly. Even if he agreed, he would just go wherever there was danger!

Seeing this, Shen Rong added softly: "Yes, Ma Laoer just wants to create a tense and oppressive atmosphere through mysterious disappearances, thereby forcing the fat man to find an exit as soon as possible."

He was also a thief, he didn't say a word about himself and put the whole thing on the head of that old man.

Chen Ziyan could see Shen Rong's purpose, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, intending to prick his heart, and said: "I'm afraid his purpose is more than that. Aren't you guys regarded as being disposable at any time?" bait."

In fact, Chen Ziyan didn't know what Ma Laoer was thinking, but that didn't stop him from deducing his thoughts based on the facts.

Furthermore, as long as it is logical, he can say no whatever he wants.

Even if Ma Laoer decided to abandon Shen Rong and his gang at the last moment, or he had no intention of abandoning them, but he just hadn't had time to rescue them yet.

But do these still matter now?

Even if he is still affectionate and righteous, people like Shen Rong have already made the decision to surrender, and the established facts are already here.

Didn't you see the undetectable gleam in Shen Rong's eyes after Chen Ziyan said these words?

Obviously, this person has murderous intentions towards those people, and if there is a chance, only one of them can go out.

Under Chen Ziyan's gaze, Shen Rong responded in a low tone: "Yes, he should have planned to take the opportunity to get rid of us from the beginning."

Just as Chen Ziyan thought, it no longer mattered to anyone what the facts were, so Shen Rong decisively used Chen Ziyan's words to position himself as a victim.

In this way, no matter what they say after leaving here, or whether they find an opportunity to take action against Ma Laoer's group of people, at least in the hearts of the seven of them, their actions do not violate morality at all.

Didn't you see that the guys next to Shen Rong also showed similar expressions of hatred after hearing this?

This is enough for Shen Rong.

"It's really a character!" Seeing this, Chen Ziyan thought silently in his heart.

However, he did not continue to speculate on Shen Rong's thoughts. He put these things behind his mind and continued to ask: "By the way, tell me about the origins of you people?"

Although Chen Ziyan knew that these were all for him, he really didn't know the details of the other party.

Originally, he planned to wait until he returned to the capital to find someone to inquire about it, but now that he had this opportunity, there was no need to give it up.

Shen Rong heard him ask this, and after a little hesitation, he still gave the answer: "I think Mr. Chen should already know that we are also from the capital. To be more precise, the person behind us is from the capital."

He used a little bit of rhetoric here, trying to pave the way for what he said next.

Chen Ziyan nodded noncommittally and did not speak. He just motioned for Shen Rong to continue speaking.

When Shen Rong saw this, he continued: "If you count them all, we have a total of six waves of people. I don't know if there are any secretly. Most of these people have disappeared in the underground passages. The only ones who have actually come here are It’s just me and Ma Laoer.”

"I am the peripheral handicap under Master Qiao of Zangzhen Pavilion, and Ma Laoer is the manager of Sun's handicap in Liulichang."

This short sentence contains a lot of things.

The peripheral handicap and the handicap manager are two completely different concepts, just like one is affiliated and the other is a direct line of one's own.

Chen Ziyan knew what Shen Rong meant by saying this, which was to tell him that he was not that close to the person behind him.

After all, peripheral handicap is just the same thing. At best, it is a cooperative relationship, at worst, it is a subordinate relationship, but it is definitely not a direct lineage to the core.

The two parties are only connected by interests, but in fact there is not much friendship.

However, Chen Ziyan was too lazy to ponder whether this was true or not. His attention quickly focused on what Shen Rong said.

"Second Master Qiao...Sun Family of Liulichang..." After repeating these two names, Chen Ziyan said "tsk": "It's not a soft spot!"

He had some impressions of the former, but he couldn't recall too specific information at the moment. He only knew that he was an old Yuanliang, but if the latter guessed correctly, he should have some relationship with Liu Lisun in The Stealing Bi.

Speaking of Liu Lisun, although there is not much written about him and his appearance is only for the needs of the plot, this person is not simple at all.

But it makes sense to think about it. How could he be a simple person who could become a big boss among the big bosses in the capital circle twenty years later?

What's more, although I haven't understood the name of the Sun family of Liulichang in depth, if you think about it, you will know that it can definitely represent the family of Liulichang.

You must know that nowadays, Liulichang is the top spot in Beijing's antique circle. Compared with Panjiayuan, which has just had some climate, it is not a little bit behind Liulichang, which originated in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.

But what Chen Ziyan couldn't figure out was why he was from Liulichang?

He originally thought that the people who were jealous of him would be the rising stars of Panjiayuan.

Because their base is in Panjiayuan, these people will definitely be the most severely affected, but they did not expect that it would be Liulichang, which is less affected.

Wang Kaixuan also heard this strangely and asked, "Why are these people from Liulichang just making fun of themselves?"

He had heard from Da Jinya about Liulichang. There were mostly time-honored brands with deep foundations, and many of them had some relationship with the manufacturing office of the previous dynasty. Although he and Pan Jiayuan were enemies in the same industry, they had no conflicts with each other. Most of them are interchangeable.

As soon as Shen Rong heard what the two of them said, he knew that they didn't know what was going on inside, so he explained to them: "Master Chen, Master Fatty, in fact, there are far more people here than us, but those with shallow foundations are all here." Someone from Panjiayuan intercepted me halfway."

This unexpected news made Chen Ziyan feel very surprised: "Have people from Panjiayuan stopped you?"

He really didn't expect that even if the imaginary enemy didn't show up, he actually took the initiative to stop the enemy for himself.

This was really something he didn't expect. Logically speaking, even if the people at Panjiayuan didn't stumble him, they would have no reason to secretly help him.

Seeing Chen Ziyan's puzzled expression, Shen Rong continued: "Actually, the reason why they did this is very simple. They want to use Master Chen's help to break the plan at Liulichang."

Shen Rong then told Chen Ziyan that in recent years, due to geographical location and other factors, Panjiayuan, which was originally just a gathering place for retail investors, has made rapid progress and has a faint tendency to surpass Liulichang.

And once Panjiayuan really replaces Liulichang and becomes the center of the capital's antique circle, it will not be a good thing for the deep-rooted bosses of Liulichang.

Even if it doesn't hurt their muscles and bones, it will threaten their status in the circle.

After all, there are only so many people who can stand on the top of the mountain. If someone goes up, someone needs to come down.

By that time, Panjiayuan will inevitably cause a major reshuffle in the capital and even nearby areas.

So they came up with a way to turn Panjiayuan into the second Liulichang!

No matter how many stragglers there are in Panjiayuan, they will never become a phenomenon. The ones that really have the right to speak are those brands that have become a phenomenon.

In this way, the big bosses of Liulichang united with some people to secretly promote the development of Panjiayuan and clearly divided the cakes on the plate early.

This is a game of chess, a game called profit division.

But what they didn't expect was that just when everything was going in an orderly manner and according to plan, Chen Ziyan entered the scene like a wind and thunder.

Not only did they sell a lot of good stuff one after another, they even built a private museum near Panjiayuan, which undoubtedly ruined their plan.

Those big bosses were just waiting to swallow their share of the cake as they were about to be served, but when Chen Ziyan interfered with it, things suddenly changed.

There is always a shortage of smart people in Panjiayuan. They knew about this in the past, but their power was not strong enough and they had no way to do anything about it. But now that Chen Ziyan, who has strong capital and sufficient supply of goods, has stepped forward, naturally all kinds of things can be done. He kept making small moves and began to use them to seek benefits for himself.

So while those people at Liulichang were dealing with these people, they wanted to teach Chen Ziyan a lesson, so that he would know what he could do and what it was best not to touch!

After listening to Shen Rong narrate the twists and turns, Chen Ziyan was unable to complain.

Why didn't he know that he had become a pioneer in resisting Liulichang's monopoly?

The same goes for Liulichang. Can't you send someone to have a chat? Give him a piece of cake. Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to be friends happily?

When the time comes, we will join forces and become bigger and stronger.

Thinking of this, Chen Ziyan looked at Wang Kaixuan: "Fat man, do you think the brain circuits of these people are abnormal?"

Although he felt powerless, he still complained.

Originally, he thought that he had disrupted the market, and because the things he sold attracted greedy eyes, he was sent to target him.

But now he was told that there was such an inside story behind it, which really made people don't know what to say.

This is not greed, it is clearly a struggle between two camps, okay!

And the most important thing is that as the person involved, I don’t know anything about it. This is so outrageous!

It’s so outrageous that his mother opened the door for outrageousness, it’s so outrageous!

Wang Kaixuan was also speechless and complained: "What the hell is this? Everyone knows what's going on, but we brothers are the only ones who are kept in the dark."

Chen Ziyan looked at Shen Rong, still a little unconvinced and asked: "I can understand that I have a lot of good stuff in my hands, but what does it have to do with my unprofitable museum?"

He heard from Shen Rong's words just now that he could be called the pioneer of those in Panjiayuan and had a deep relationship with this museum.

Hearing Chen Ziyan's question, Shen Rong smiled bitterly and said: "The museum has nothing to do with it, but a private museum that can be settled in the capital has a great influence. It represents too many things, especially Chen I also have my own store, which will soon become a benchmark for antique shops in the capital."

When Shen Rong talked about this, he was also secretly cursing Mr. Qiao above him.

In fact, he didn't want to take this job from the beginning, but he couldn't help it because he was controlled by others. But even so, he just wanted to go through the motions and never thought about doing anything to Chen Ziyan.

As he said before, there are many museums in the capital, but there is really no private museum that can display artifacts or even national treasures in an upright and open manner.

What is hidden here can be seen by a knowledgeable person at a glance.

Seeing Chen Ziyan's thoughtful expression, Shen Rong continued: "As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Although there are many battles in our industry, it is difficult to fight alone for a long time. The relationships here are complicated. You can imagine it.”

He was reminding Chen Ziyan from the side that his current situation could actually be regarded as a faction of Panjiayuan, and it was precisely for this reason that the big bosses behind the scenes targeted him.

"This is interesting..." Chen Ziyan murmured in a low voice.

He was not thinking about Panjiayuan and Liulichang at this moment, but was thinking about his own museum.

If it hadn't been for Shen Rong's words, Chen Ziyan would not have realized the specialness of his museum.

He had simply thought that this was a museum he had applied for in accordance with the system, but now that he thought about it, he was afraid that there might be something inside that he didn't know about.

Otherwise, why don't those deep-rooted bosses in Liulichang also come out?

Although they may not have as many large tombs as I know, their family wealth over the years is still extraordinary, and they are fully capable of supporting a museum.

However, it is useless to think about this matter now. The answer to the specific matter can only be found when we return to the capital.

Shen Rong saw that Chen Ziyan remained silent and did not continue.

In fact, there was one thing he didn't say, that is, if Chen Ziyan wanted to go further and be more stable, it would be best to separate the store from the museum, at least without any explicit connection.

Otherwise, this will become a hidden danger sooner or later.

But Shen Rong thought about it in his mind and did not say it out loud because he had no need or obligation to remind Chen Ziyan of this.

No matter how good Chen Ziyan's life is, it has nothing to do with him, and if Chen Ziyan fails to let them go in the end, then it will be a good thing for him that his life is not good.

(End of chapter)