Chapter 92: Quickly Recover Things

This kind of thing happened a few years ago when surveillance equipment was not yet perfect. Some people even climbed over the wall to dig up floor tiles and sell them.

When the police heard that it was a protected ancient building, their expressions became much more serious and they immediately checked the surveillance footage on the road outside to look for someone.

Gu Shaoyu rushed over more than ten minutes later. He had already made several phone calls. He was afraid that it would be difficult to find someone, so he used his connections to ask for help.

Yu Xiaosu and Cheng Liang stood there, blaming themselves. Chen You saw them lowering their heads, so she walked over and patted Yu Xiaosu on the shoulder.

"If the other party knew those things were valuable, they would have definitely targeted them a long time ago."

Half an hour later, we received a notification that the person had been found in the nearest police station.

Chen You and the others all went.

"Who knows what kind of ancient carving that thing is? I saw it lying on the ground and thought no one wanted it, so I picked it up. Is it illegal to pick up an old piece of wood?"

He loudly explained that this was the person who picked up the things.

Sitting in the police station, he was not panicked at all. He looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and even spit on the police's face.

"Who said that was something no one wanted! We even put bubble paper underneath and placed the tools next to it." Yu Xiaosu was so angry that her face turned red.

"A piece of broken wood and a window, and you said it was worth 100,000 yuan. Do you have any shame? Are you trying to extort money?"

The other party was cursing, but Chen You noticed a hint of guilt flashing across his face.

It would be strange if you didn't know how valuable it is.

"That's not some broken wood, it's an antique. This isn't a matter of a few days' detention, you could be sentenced to several years in prison! You'd better tell me clearly where that thing is!" The police knocked on the table to warn.

Hearing that he would go to jail, the man still refused to admit it.

"I picked it up and saw it was useless, so I just threw it into the river. If you want to find it, go fish it out in the river yourself. Why are you arresting me?"

The police who went to arrest the man also said that they didn't see anything, but seeing his fearless look, it would be clear to the experienced policeman that he didn't understand.

Especially when it was found out that the man owed gambling debts outside.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the other party threw a tantrum on the spot, "I am asked to pay 100,000 yuan for a piece of rotten wood. Damn it, you teamed up with the police to bully an ordinary citizen like me!"

"You're wrong." Chen You corrected, "One hundred thousand is for a carved window. The patterns on our windows are all continuous. If one is missing, the loss of the overall value of the house will be more than that."

"If you sell it on the market, people will offer you at most 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, and there may not be anyone willing to buy it in Jiangcheng."

The police have already found out that this man had previously come to the neighborhood to apply for a security guard position, but was unsuccessful in getting the job, so he started to have evil intentions.

I know that some houses are uninhabited most of the time, and any piece of carved wood in them can be sold for a lot of money.

After wandering around for a few days, I found that these places were very well guarded and there was no chance for me to take action.

Until I found out that Chen You's studio was under renovation and needed to keep the door open, with delivery people coming in and out, it was the perfect opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

As for the things, they have most likely been handed over to the next buyer.

But these are all speculations, there is no solid evidence. This person bit himself to death and didn't know the value of it, so he threw it away.

Without evidence that he was killed, there is really no way to deal with this kind of scoundrel.

Cheng Liang was so angry that he wanted to hit him. Just when he was trying to get away with it, his accomplice was caught.

The items were given at 9:50, and the person arrived at the Antique Street at 10:20. It was not yet 11 o'clock when he was caught.

The moment they saw the thing, everyone in the studio was furious.

The accomplice was afraid of being discovered when he took action, so he cut the carved wood into pieces.

They wanted to sell the items as quickly as possible, and the only place they could think of was Antique Street.

As soon as Chen You confirmed that the items had been stolen, he sent the pictures to several antique shop owners he knew.

When I entered the store and asked the price, the boss could tell that it was Chenyou's stuff, so he asked me to go to a room without valuables, served me tea, calmed me down, and then reported it.

Who would want to offend Chen You for something worth tens of thousands of dollars?

Not to mention Chen You's current fame in the collector circle, even with her own craftsmanship, there's no guarantee that there will be a need for her help in the future.

When the man was caught, he was completely confused. He thought he was sold out by his partner, and he was scolded and beaten when he came in.

What happened later had nothing to do with them. Gu Shaoyu hired a lawyer to handle the matter. He had to go to jail for stealing such a large amount of money and damaging things.

When he returned to the studio, Gu Shaoyu asked worriedly, "What should we do with this thing? Is there any hope?"

He was afraid that Chen You would have a hard time explaining to the person behind the scenes. They had only been using the house for a short time when something like this happened.

"It can be repaired, but we need to hire someone who specializes in restoring ancient buildings. There are people in Antique Street. It's not a big problem, don't worry."

"It was our negligence that caused the antiques that have been preserved for so long to be damaged. Deduct our wages and find someone to repair them."

Yu Xiaosu and Cheng Liang unanimously decided to take the responsibility themselves.

"No, it won't cost much to repair this carved wood." Chen You said in a soothing voice.

"Don't take it to heart. Just be more careful next time. We are a team in the studio. If there is something, we can handle it together. Hey, it's almost time for dinner. Let's see what to eat."

Gu Shaoyu came over to see the menu on Shen You's phone and suggested,

"A new Chinese restaurant opened the day before yesterday. It's nicely decorated. Why don't we stop ordering takeout and go over there to try the food?"

Chen You made a prompt decision, "Let's go!"

Now that the problem has been solved, it's time for everyone to have a good meal and calm down.

The newly opened restaurant was on the other side of the lake, and driving there required a detour, so they simply took a rowboat directly there, which only took a few minutes.

This restaurant has a nice atmosphere. Seeing that the two assistants were still a little reserved, Chen You told them to order whatever they wanted and it would be paid for by the studio.

The food tastes OK, and the presentation is nice, and it's worth paying for the appearance and environment.

299's "Life is Like a Dream" has a flower in the middle, which will slowly open when the tea is poured out.

It looked pretty, but had no flavor, giving Chen You the illusion that she could have sex with her for the money.

After dinner, Gu Shaoyu and Cheng Liang went back first, while Chen You and Yu Xiaosu went to the ancient town nearby.

Girls definitely go shopping together. In a physical store selling traditional Chinese cosmetics, Chen You bought a few goose egg powders and a lot of things that are only available offline. Yu Xiaosu also bought some.

"Miss Shen, why are you buying so much?" Yu Xiaosu asked curiously.

"Send some to relatives and friends at home." Chen You replied.

Later, they went to a shop selling embroidery thread. No one in the studio knew how to embroider, but silk thread was the material for making velvet flowers.

Chen You recently saw some velvet flowers in a museum exhibition and wanted to try it herself. Making velvet flowers is much simpler than making gold and restoring those filigree and filigree jewelry.

Since I'm here, I might as well buy something on the way.

When we returned to the studio in the afternoon, we spent a long time looking through the almanac, discussing which day would be best to officially open for business.

Gu Shaoyu suggested finding a master to calculate the time, saying that he had asked someone to calculate the time for the opening of his branch stores, and also had to calculate the time for buying a house and decorating it.

Chen You waved her hand. She thought it was enough to just look at the old almanac. Finally, it was set for next Friday, which was ten days later.

Now that the time has been determined, we will tell everyone about it.

There is nothing more appropriate than holding a private collection exhibition here and sending out invitations.

(End of this chapter)