The sunlight shines through the branches and leaves of the old locust tree.

Casting mottled light and shadows on Li Mingqing.

He held the porcelain and squinted his eyes at the two people.

One of them took a deep breath and said, "Comrade, who are you? We don't know you. We have no grudges recently or in the past. Why are you trying to steal our things?"

"Yes, why are you robbing us? It's broad daylight, in broad daylight, and the Public Security Bureau is right next door."

Another young man echoed.

Li Mingqing raised his head and looked outside the alley.

"Antique Street is bustling with activity. Old Zhang, the candy man, is shouting his wares, and the raspy voices of storytellers drift from the fragrant teahouses. Look, everything seems to be in perfect order. But you two... are acting so sneaky and cautious."

The two brothers looked at each other when they heard this.

I frowned. Is it that obvious?

But there is no evidence.

"We were so excited about buying porcelain that we were afraid we'd be robbed. But we didn't expect you to rob us right after we entered the alley. This is the first time I've seen such a polite robber."

Li Mingqing smiled and said, "Judging from your accent, you are not locals."

"We are here in the capital, and it's illegal for us to be here if we are not locals. Please return the porcelain to us immediately," the young man said, extending his hand.

"Give it back to you."

Li Mingqing handed over the porcelain.

The young man swallowed and carefully stepped forward to take the porcelain.

I breathed a sigh of relief when my hands touched the porcelain.

The porcelain changed its appearance as soon as it was in hand.

"Just wait, you dare to steal my goods without even asking who we are."

After saying these harsh words, the two men turned into the alley next to them.

Zhu Heqing: "What's going on?"

"There's something wrong with those two guys," Li Mingqing said, lowering his voice. "They hide when they see people."

"But we don't know for sure."

Li Mingqing felt that this was not a simple matter, so he said calmly, "Heqing, I'll go over and take a look."

Zhu Heqing grabbed him in time and said, "It might be dangerous."

"I'll just take a look," he grinned.

After saying that, he quickly walked through the crowd and groped his way to the entrance of the alley along the wall.

Follow the footprints.

After going around in circles for more than ten minutes, I finally found the two people I had just met.

In the alley.

Another young man came and took out an object wrapped in old newspaper from his canvas bag.

When he lifted a corner, Li Mingqing took a breath.

It was a bronze artifact.

Although it was covered in mud, the Taotie patterns were clearly visible.

"Three thousand, not a single cent less," the young man said firmly.

The man wearing gold-rimmed glasses pushed his glasses up and said, "This tripod is missing a leg. It's worth fifteen hundred at most."

"What do you know!" the young man said anxiously, "This is genuine Shang and Zhou Dynasty goods. If I wasn't in urgent need of money..."

Li Mingqing cursed in his heart, you don’t know the value of this.

Looking at the rust color and patterns on the bronze ware, they are definitely not something that ordinary imitations can have.

More importantly, how could these three young boys have such things.

Five minutes later.

The deal was not concluded, and the man with gold-rimmed glasses shook his head and left.

The three young men cursed as they stuffed the bronzeware into their bags and walked towards the other end of the alley.

Li Mingqing followed without hesitation.

He always kept a distance of more than ten meters and watched the three people make many turns and finally arrive at an abandoned old temple outside the city.

He hid behind a thick tree and watched the three people enter the old temple.

I tiptoed closer and through the broken window, the scene inside came into view.

There were four or five other people in the room, and shovels, ropes, and several sacks covered in mud were scattered around.

A burly man with a face full of flesh was opening a sack.

Several bronze artifacts and pottery jars were poured out.

What shocked Li Mingqing the most was the pile of tombstones with inscriptions on them in the corner.

One of them reads "During the Song Dynasty".

"No sales today?" the burly man kicked the young man. "If you delay any longer, the police will come to your door."

"Brother Long, those antique dealers are very shrewd, they're pushing the price down too hard..."

The young man covered his stomach and defended himself.

"Bullshit, I'll go there myself tomorrow. I'll go to the tomb again tonight. There's a large tomb from the Song Dynasty that hasn't been touched yet."

Li Mingqing was a little excited and caught a tomb-robbing gang.

He was about to step back when he accidentally stepped on a branch.

“Click…”

"Who?!" A loud shout came from the room.

Li Mingqing flicked the corner of his clothes, stood up straight, and looked at the people who hurried out calmly.

The young man's eyes widened.

I can't believe I was followed here.

"Brother Long, it's him. If he hadn't gotten in the way today, we would have sold it successfully."

Li Mingqing raised his eyebrows.

Are you planning to let him take the blame?

Sorry, I found the wrong person. He is not responsible for this.

The man with the thick face who was called Brother Long shouted, "Who are you?"

“I’m a fan of antiques and cultural relics.”

"Fuck the enthusiasts!" the man pulled out a knife. "Tell me what you're doing here. Tell the truth, or you'll be dead."

Li Mingqing laughed, laughed out loud.

"You're a lawbreaker, and you're threatening me? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

The young man stood up and threatened, "How dare you talk to our Brother Long? Tell me now, what is your purpose? Why are you following us?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Brother Long raised his hand and punched the young man.

"Are you guys just here for free? Not only did you fail to sell the goods, but you were followed for such a long time and didn't even notice. Are you guys mentally retarded?"

"Brother Long, it's not that we are not careful, but that he is too cunning."

The young man stared at Li Mingqing angrily.

Brother Long shook the knife in his hand and said, "Tell me, why did you follow them?"

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