novelhk Chapter 352, A Play
Chapter 352, A Play
A few days later, Cheng Feng and his group returned to their hometown of Golmud.
The departure of these leaders did not have any impact on the power of the Unloading Ridge faction.
This is thanks to the thirty elite disciples of the Unloading Ridge sect who form the foundation. As long as they are still there, the operation of the Unloading Ridge sect will not encounter any problems.
Back home, Cheng Feng began a new round of underground city construction. He found that compared to Thunder City, his underground city was still too small-scale.
Their bronze pillars are thousands of meters high, while his entire underground city is only a little over a hundred meters high, not even a tenth of theirs.
For this reason, Cheng Feng did not bring back the thunder-listening artifact he had been longing for.
Without the aid of those bronze pillars, even if the Thunder-Listening Artifact were brought back, it would ultimately be useless.
"Xiaoman, you three need to be more ambitious. Just because I'm not here doesn't mean we don't have to work! Look at Leicheng, and then look at our cellar."
Compared to others, they're practically beneath them.
Xiaoman, Chunfen, and Qiufen looked at Cheng Feng blankly. What was Leicheng? When had they ever seen it?
Just as Cheng Feng was getting bored and started explaining the layout of Thunder City to the three little ones.
Two men, one old and one young, walked out of the crowd from Golmud Railway Station.
"I never expected Golmud to develop so well. I feel like even Changsha can't compare to it."
"Wu Xie, even a dog doesn't mind a poor home. This place is so remote, how can it compare to Changsha?"
The visitors were Wu Sansheng and his nephew. Wu Sansheng had fulfilled his promise and finally freed Wuxie from the year-round, no-day office work.
"Let's go, let's find a place to settle down first, and then your third uncle will take you to meet an acquaintance."
As he spoke, Wu Sansheng led Wu Xie into the crowd.
Half an hour later, the two arrived at a hotel and checked in using their ID cards.
In just ten minutes, Wu Sansheng and Wu Xie's intelligence was delivered to A Xiang's desk.
"Wu Sansheng, what brings him here?"
After seeing the information, Ah Xiang frowned, and after thinking for a moment, she picked up the phone next to her.
After a while, no one answered the phone.
"I suppose my brother has gone off to mess with his warehouse again. Oh well, I'll just have to go."
Ah Xiang then grabbed her coat and quickly left the office.
When Ah Xiang found Cheng Feng, he was sitting in the underground warehouse drinking tea, watching the three little ones panting as they dug in the dirt.
"Ah Xiang, what happened?"
Hearing Ah Xiang's footsteps, Cheng Feng straightened up and stood up.
It's abnormal that he came back at this time, and it's even more abnormal that he went directly to the warehouse to look for him.
Upon approaching, Ah Xiang told Cheng Feng about Wu Sansheng and Wu Xie's arrival in Golmud.
"That bastard has some nerve, daring to come to Golmud!"
As Cheng Feng spoke, he pondered Wu Sansheng's purpose in coming here. This man never did anything without a reason.
He must have had a purpose in coming here when Cheng Feng and the others returned from Lei City.
"Brother, my wives don't know about this yet, should we..."
As she spoke, Ah Xiang made a gesture as if she were chopping someone up.
"You silly girl, aren't you afraid that your sister-in-law Wenjin will settle scores with you later?"
Cheng Feng said to Ah Xiang, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Ah Xiang said earnestly, "I will apologize to my sister-in-law afterwards. I was young and didn't know any better, but she will forgive me."
"You underestimate this old fox. Believe me, he's definitely caused quite a stir in the city right now."
So that they can openly and honestly expose themselves to our view.
It can be said that Cheng Feng understands his rival in love very well.
At this moment, in an antique shop opened by the Xieling clan, Wu Sansheng was apologizing to the shopkeeper.
Because his nephew, Wuxie, accidentally broke a mid-Qing dynasty cloisonné enamel hexagonal vase with tubular handles.
"Shopkeeper, I'm so sorry, the child is a little excited to see something nice for the first time. Don't worry, we'll buy it."
Wu Sansheng's words caused the shopkeeper, who was initially angry, to suddenly put on a smile.
"This mid-Qing dynasty cloisonné enamel hexagonal vase with tubular handles is well-preserved and a rare masterpiece. I won't cheat you; for just 288,000 yuan, this piece is yours."
Wu Sansheng's face twitched. This wasn't extortion? Even if this bottle were auctioned off, it would fetch a sky-high price.
Moreover, auction prices are highly inflated, and the commissions for labor and venue expenses must be factored in.
In total, the bottle's actual value is around 150,000 to 160,000 yuan.
"Boss, is it possible to negotiate the price a little more?"
The shopkeeper's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a cold, stern expression as he said:
"You should know the rules of the antique business. If this bottle is intact, there's no problem negotiating anything."
Now that it's broken, if I say it's worth 288,000, then its value is 288,000.
"My nephew and I are tourists, and we don't have that much money on us."
Wu Sansheng's voice was a little louder, which immediately attracted the attention of the people passing by outside the store.
The shopkeeper, unfazed, immediately bowed to the onlookers and said:
"Everyone, please be the judge. This person broke a treasure in my shop. Isn't it only right that he should pay for it?"
After hearing this, the crowd began to discuss it, with most people siding with the shop owner.
Wu Xie, standing to the side, watched his third uncle perform with utter boredom. Even if Wu Xie was a complete novice, he wouldn't go so far as to break a porcelain vase in someone's shop.
It was clearly his third uncle who secretly pushed him, causing the porcelain bottle to be knocked over.
However, Wu Xie knew that his third uncle must have his reasons for doing this, so he calmly watched the show from the sidelines.
At this moment, the commotion caused by Wu Sansheng successfully alerted Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling to the matter.
Because they are essentially the direct supervisors of all shops in Golmud City.
"Sister Wenjin, it's one thing for Wu Sansheng to come looking for his own death, but why did he drag his nephew down with him?"
Inside the base's office, Huo Ling asked in confusion after hanging up the phone call from her subordinate.
Chen Wenjin was also puzzled, but she didn't think about it too much. She simply stood up and said:
"Regardless of his purpose, the best course of action now is to inform Lao Cheng first. Wu Sansheng's fate depends on Lao Cheng's mood."
Although Chen Wenjin didn't want his childhood friend to die, Cheng Feng was determined to kill him, and Chen Wenjin was powerless to help him.
If she were to plead for him, it would only add fuel to the fire, making Wu Sansheng's death even more tragic.
While the two went home to find Cheng Feng, Wu Sansheng on the other side finally finished dealing with the matter.
Although it cost a full 200,000 yuan, it also yielded a pile of porcelain shards.
Walking down the street, Wu Xie, carrying a beautifully packaged shard of porcelain, asked curiously:
"Third Uncle, why did you use me to stage this whole charade?"
Wu Sansheng sighed and said:
"Silly boy, if it weren't for this play, this day next year would be the anniversary of your third uncle's death."