In the police station, Wen Qianqian, Captain Gu and Zhao Shan were sitting in the room. At the agreed time, Li Xin called them via video as promised. When the video was connected, they saw his timid and unconfident face.
The police projected the video call onto a 50-inch display screen, and several people made a cross-border video call across the sea.
Wen Qianqian looked at Li Zaixin on the screen and spoke calmly, "Li Zaixin, you claimed that for various reasons, you couldn't return to China to report on Xie Yunjin's situation, so you could only do it via video."
"We agree with your idea for now, but we've decided to record the entire conversation today and take a transcript. Do you agree?"
Li Zaixin immediately nodded in response: "I agree, I agree. Thank you, Officer Wen, and thank you, leaders."
Wen Qianqian stared at the video with a swift gaze. "You said you wanted to report Xie Yunjin, so tell me what you want to report."
"Okay, okay," Li Xin quickly agreed, but still hesitated. "If I report him, will you not hold me accountable for what I did?"
Wen Qianqian raised the corner of her mouth coldly: "We won't negotiate with you. We can only say that there will be mitigating circumstances if you confess voluntarily."
"As for whether to pursue the case or not, it depends on what you specifically did."
Li Zai Xin's face wrinkled into a bitter melon: "I just stole a few things from Xie Yunjin. I really didn't do anything against the law!"
Captain Gu was already getting impatient: "Stop talking nonsense. Do you still want mitigating circumstances?"
After saying this, Li Xin immediately shut up. After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke: "I went abroad when I was about 20 years old, but I didn't have much education, so I had no knowledge and couldn't do much. Later, I learned to trim flowers and plants."
Wen Qianqian glanced at him and said, "Go on, pick out the key points."
"Oh, okay, okay," Li Xin agreed hesitantly and continued, "After learning how to tend to flowers and plants, I started working as a gardener in Country M, specializing in pruning flowers and plants for the rich manor houses."
"The Xie family is also a well-known wealthy family in Country M. Their estate alone covers an area of 150,000 square meters. Xie Yunjin heard that I was particularly good at pruning roses, so he hired me to take care of their flowers at the estate."
"I've worked for them for three years. At first, I thought they were just rich, but later I found out they were actually in the antiques business. The servants told me that the Xie family's ancestors were from the Chinese imperial palace, and they traveled across the oceans and moved to many places before finally settling in Country M. I heard that they brought a lot of things out of the palace, and the whole family has been engaged in the antique business."
"Buying such a large manor would cost a fortune just to hire servants, but the Xie family didn't seem to care at all. One day, when I was using a shovel, I stumbled upon an underground warehouse of the Xie family. Seeing no one there, I somehow forgot to lock the door, so I quietly slipped in."
"After entering, my God, I was stunned. The place was filled with all kinds of gold, silver, jade, antiques and jewelry. It was so dazzling that it filled an entire warehouse."
"As I walked and looked, I suddenly realized that the money I would earn in my entire life might not be worth as much as the price of one item inside. Thinking of this, I was filled with anger. Why is it that I, a 20-year-old migrant worker, who has worked hard for more than a decade, can't even afford the little bit of oil that leaks from someone else's fingernails?"
"I was dazzled by the gold, silver, and jade in the warehouse. Impulsively, I grabbed a few jade bracelets and rings and tried to run. As I turned around, I suddenly noticed several crystal-framed paintings in the middle of the warehouse."
"The warehouse was filled with all kinds of precious jades, all placed randomly, except for the crystal frame, which stood in the middle, the most solemn. At the time, I had only one thought in my mind: this thing must be the most valuable. So, in a fit of rage, I grabbed the crystal frame and ran out of the warehouse along with the other things I had taken."
Wen Qianqian looked at him: "The fake painting is in the crystal frame, so you said that your painting was stolen from Xie Yunjin's estate in the United States, is that what you mean?"
Li Xin nodded heavily: "Yes, yes, I didn't know what national treasure it was. If I had known it was a national treasure, I wouldn't have dared to take it."
"I was just looking at the things in Xie Yunjin's warehouse, and my mind was overwhelmed, so I took them away in a hurry."
He suddenly felt relieved and said, "Fortunately it's a fake."
Wen Qianqian paused: "You stole his things, didn't he catch you?"
Li Zaixin across from him licked his lips and said, "He has so many things, he probably can't even see them all. I took a few things, but if he doesn't look carefully, he might not even notice them."
"Later, I secretly shipped the items out, and before he found out, I had already fled to the country where they were stolen."
Wen Qianqian nodded. Although she didn't know the details, the general direction was similar to her guess. She thought for a moment and continued to ask, "Li Xin, can you guarantee that what you said is true?"
Li Xinxin immediately responded, "Officer Wen, it's absolutely true. I took a few jade bracelets from Xie Yunjin's warehouse and bought a few of them. I made tens of millions. Then I used the tens of millions to start a gardening business in the country, and now I've become a small-time wealthy man in the local area."
He hurriedly explained, "I don't know where those things came from! If there's any problem, I'm willing to hand over the two or three I still have. I can't get the others back after I sold them, but I can compensate you for the price."
After hearing this, Wen Qianqian had a rough idea in her mind and said to him, "I will report today's situation to our leader truthfully, and I will let you know how to deal with it when the time comes."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Officer Wen!" Li Xin replied hurriedly, emphasizing again, "I really don't know where those things came from. I thought they were just Xie Yunjin's personal property."
The video was disconnected, and Wen Qianqian looked at Captain Gu: "Captain Gu, should I go talk to the director now?"
Captain Gu put out his cigarette. "I didn't expect it to be this serious before I came here. From what that person said just now, Xie Yunjin has countless antiques in his hands. Let's go and report to the director together."
The three of them walked to Director You's office and showed him the video and transcript. Director You thought for a moment, picked up the phone and went out to report. After a while, he returned and looked at Wen Qianqian, Captain Gu, and Zhao Shan in the office: "I just reported to my superiors. Director Zheng of the Municipal Bureau has specially approved the decision to search Xie Yunjin's home and bring Xie Yunjin back to the police station for investigation, as Xiao Wen requested!"
"Thank you, Director!" the other three people in the office said in unison.
He looked at Captain Gu and Wen Qianqian: "You two will lead the team. Old Gu will be responsible for bringing the people back to the police station, and Little Wen will be responsible for taking a thorough inventory of Xie Yunjin's home."
"Okay, Chief!" the two replied.
Director You thought about it and gave another instruction: "Bring more people and bring guns."
"Yes, Chief!"
After receiving the task, several people quickly began to make arrangements. After a while, 10 police cars were dispatched at the same time, heading towards the Xie family mansion with great momentum, following the alarm bells.
Wen Qianqian, Captain Gu, and Zhao Shan were in a car, walking in the front.
Zhao Shan was driving excitedly, "Captain Gu, Qianqian, is this the most ambitious operation we've had in recent years? My goodness, they almost emptied our police department's fleet."
Wen Qianqian raised the corner of her mouth slightly. "How can we not bring some people with us? Don't forget that the Xie family is full of hidden talents. Even those humble servants know martial arts. The director is right. If we don't bring more people with us, how will we explain ourselves if Xie Yunjin escapes?"
Captain Gu smiled and said, "Xiao Zhao, don't think there are too many people. Didn't you hear what Li Zaixi said before? A warehouse full of stuff. Although this is China, not Country M, Xie Yunjin has moved his main business to China in recent years. In addition, Qin Shen instructed us to give many things from the treasure appraisal business to Xie Yunjin's secretary, so they have more stuff than not."
"The director is experienced. In this situation, if you don't bring enough people, you'll cry just moving things."
Zhao Shan couldn't help but gasp in surprise after hearing this: "Is what Li Xinxin saying true or not? Is it really that exaggerated?"
Wen Qianqian looked at the road ahead: "I don't know how many there are. I have to wait and see to find out."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and looked at Captain Gu: "Captain Gu, have you contacted the colleagues who are monitoring Xie Yunjin's home? There shouldn't be any suspicious vehicles coming out recently, right?"
Captain Gu lit a cigarette silently: "Xiao Wen, don't worry, I've already contacted them. If there was a car coming out, I would have chased it long ago."
Wen Qianqian nodded: "That's good, it seems Xie Yunjin is still at home."
After saying that, she looked at the clock and said, "It's 11 o'clock now. I hope we can finish everything by 5:30 and leave work normally."
Captain Gu smiled and said, "It's easy since he's at home. It should be quick."
Soon, 10 police cars drove through the street with sirens blaring in a spectacular manner and quickly arrived at the gate of the Xie family mansion. Passersby looked around curiously, wanting to know what had happened with such a big scene.
The car stopped and Wen Qianqian, Captain Gu, Zhao Shan and others got out quickly. The rest of the vehicles surrounded the Xie family mansion, encircling the entire house.
Wen Qianqian carefully observed the situation in the mansion, then went up and knocked on the door: "Xie Yunjin, we are the police from District C of the Imperial Capital. Please open the door immediately."
As soon as the voice came out, the onlookers not far away heard it and started whispering, wondering what crime Xie Yunjin had committed to attract so many police officers to his door.
Compared to the whispers outside, the mansion was as quiet as death. Wen Qianqian called out a few times, but it was like a pool of stagnant water and no one answered.
It seemed that he was planning to pretend to be dead and not come out, but it was not that easy. Wen Qianqian curled the corner of her mouth and waved her hand. Two policemen came forward and fiddled with the door lock with tools. The door opened.
After breaking through the first door, Wen Qianqian led her men further inside. When they reached the main gate of the mansion, Wen Qianqian again used courtesy before force. She looked at the tightly closed door and continued, "Mr. Xie, we are police officers from the District C Police Station. Please open the door immediately and go back with us for investigation."
Still no response.
Wen Qianqian didn't care and waved her hand again. Just as the police officer was about to open the door, it suddenly opened from the inside. Sun Xin, looking angry, was blocking the doorway. His face darkened and he shouted loudly, "What are you doing?"
Captain Gu looked at him coldly: "After knocking on the door for so long, you finally come out? Tell Xie Yunjin to come out and go back with us for investigation."
Sun Xin clenched his fists, blocked the door, and shouted relentlessly, "Who the hell are you? Why does Mr. Xie need to see you? Just because you're in uniform, does that make you a police officer? You're trespassing!"
"Really?" Wen Qianqian curled her lips, then produced the search warrant and glanced at Sun Xin: "Did you see clearly? Can you get out of the way now?"
Sun Xin hesitated for a moment, but soon continued to block the door and continued to shout: "I don't know what you are doing here, go back quickly!"
Wen Qianqian saw the panic in his eyes at a glance. Although he was blocking the door, his trembling hands had already revealed his inner fear.
She stared at him and said, "You have seen the search warrant clearly. Your actions now are obstructing law enforcement and resisting the police!"
"I didn't!" Sun Xin shouted.
Wen Qianqian stopped talking nonsense with him and went straight to grab his arm and swung it to the side, sending the 1.8-meter-tall man flying.
The moment he was thrown out, he looked at Wen Qianqian in disbelief. He couldn't believe that after practicing martial arts for ten years, he was so vulnerable in front of her.
Sun Xin was thrown to the ground and couldn't move. Wen Qianqian walked over to him and looked down at him: "Where is Xie Yunjin?"
Sun Xin stared at her fiercely, clenched his fists tightly, and said nothing.
She was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. She waved her hand and said softly to the people behind her, "Take him away." As soon as she finished speaking, two policemen came out, picked him up from the ground, and took him out.
Half of the police officers who followed them stayed outside, while the other half followed them into the mansion. After bringing Sun Xin out, Wen Qianqian immediately took command: "Now, everyone, move forward and search the entire mansion. If you find any trace of Xie Yunjin, report immediately. If you find any antiques or cultural relics, report immediately."
"Yes, Captain Wen." Everyone responded immediately.
Wen Qianqian looked at them, thought for a moment, and added, "Everyone in the mansion must go back with us for investigation. Find a room, let everyone in this room go in, and then take them away together later."
"Yes, Captain Wen!" Another unanimous response.
After arranging the operation, she stood in the living room and swept her eyes over the furnishings in the house. Not to mention other places, in the living room alone, the entire living room furniture was made of golden nanmu wood. Any calligraphy and painting on the wall was from the hands of famous artists thousands of years ago. Any porcelain cup placed on the coffee table was covered with the words "Imperial Use". Wherever her eyes looked, there was the smell of money.
She only took a few glances and said to Captain Gu, "There are so many things in the living room alone. I can't imagine how many there are in the house."
Captain Gu smiled and said, "The director has thought of this a long time ago and has already reported it to the Municipal Bureau. We will send some people over soon to take everything back and invite more experts to appraise it together."
Wen Qianqian's lips curled up: "The director is really thoughtful."
Then, a continuous report came from the intercom:
"Reporting to Captain Gu and Captain Wen, a painting by Chongyi was found in the bedroom."
"Reporting to Captain Gu and Captain Wen, ten boxes of gold ingots were found under the master bedroom bed."
"Report, seven or eight jade necklaces were found in the second bedroom."
"Report, two pure gold phoenix crowns were found in the second bedroom."
"Report, a box of pearls was found on the second floor."
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Wen Qianqian and Captain Gu listened to their report and went to check the place they mentioned.
When I arrived at the master bedroom, I lifted the lid under the bed and found it was full of gold ingots from the pawnshop. The moment I pulled back the mattress, the golden color was so dazzling that I couldn't open my eyes.
I went to the second bedroom and saw two phoenix crowns made of pure gold. The workmanship was extremely complicated and exquisite. One glance at it made people sigh at the luxury of the owner of the phoenix crowns. A phoenix crown of this level would most likely be the phoenix crown of a queen of a certain dynasty.
As they walked along, they were dazzled by the various antiques and treasures. Wen Qianqian had to ask people to clear out several rooms to store these things. There were also several policemen standing by, counting and registering them, and they were so busy that they wanted to use both hands and feet.
"Report, Captain Gu, Captain Wen, we've discovered a warehouse underground in the side hall, filled with treasures."
Upon hearing this, Wen Qianqian and Captain Gu looked at each other and immediately walked towards the underground warehouse in the side hall.
After arriving, we discovered that there was a well-hidden secret door inside. When we opened the secret door in the side hall, we found that there was an extremely spacious underground warehouse. Looking around, we were dazzled by the glittering gold and various green and red gems.
Looking to the side, there is an entire wall filled with precious calligraphy and paintings from various dynasties. Because there are so many of them, there is no place to hang them, so they are all rolled up and put in boxes.
The entire wall was covered with it. Everyone's eyes widened, and the moment they saw it, it seemed as if their breathing stopped.
There are too many, too many to count.
However, after searching the warehouse, it also meant that the entire Xie family mansion had been searched.
Captain Gu couldn't help but frowned: "Where is Xie Yunjin?"
The police officer next to him replied: "Captain, I didn't see it."
"Didn't see him?" Captain Gu frowned. "Did he disappear from the face of the earth?"
The policeman next to him didn't dare to say a word.
Captain Gu kicked the stool next to him and said angrily, "Damn it! Keep looking!"
Wen Qianqian listened and thought, her eyes quickly scanning the underground warehouse. She suddenly remembered that when she captured Qin Shen, the tomb was also very long, on both sides of the mountain.
If those warehouses were designed by one person, would this warehouse be the same?
She quickly ran to the end of the warehouse, pushed hard, and instantly discovered something unusual.
"Captain Gu, this way!" she shouted.
Captain Gu reacted and rushed over with his men. When they reached the end, they found a secret door hidden under the wall.
Captain Gu immediately called the police officer in charge of unlocking the door. After spending some time to open it, he found that it was actually a passage.
Walk down the passage, pass through two secret doors, and finally reach the exit.
Captain Gu cursed inwardly, "Damn it! We were only monitoring the mansion before, but we didn't expect them to have a secret passage around the wall, bypassing our surveillance!"
Wen Qianqian thought for a moment and said calmly, "Captain Gu, don't worry. Although they escaped and avoided our surveillance, as long as they run out, they will definitely run into other cameras. We will definitely find them."
Captain Gu nodded and immediately reported to Director You by phone.
Director You immediately applied to the city, and soon the surrounding surveillance footage was called up. With the joint efforts of the city police, they finally pinpointed Xie Yunjin's escape location - in the suburban mountains where Pei You had the accident before.
After receiving the news, Captain Gu said to Wen Qianqian, "Xiao Wen, I'm going to chase the people first. You guys stay here and count the stolen goods."
Wen Qianqian nodded: "Okay, Captain Gu, once I get this sorted out, I'll go support you immediately."
"Okay!" Captain Gu agreed hurriedly, then immediately got in the car and rushed to the back mountain.
Wen Qianqian continued to direct the inventory of cultural relics in the mansion. The facts were already very clear. Too many ancient relics and cultural relics were found in his house, and even many lost books. These things could not belong to an individual. In addition, there were many treasures looted from the treasure appraisal shop, which were definitely stolen goods.
When the warehouse was almost sorted, only a few safes in the middle of the warehouse were left unopened.
Wen Qianqian thought for a moment. Something that could be specially collected among a pile of priceless treasures and placed in a safe must be extremely important.
Safes are a bit of a hassle, but luckily we brought locksmiths with us today. The two of them went forward and after nearly 10 minutes, the safe opened.
"Captain Wen, there seem to be some paintings inside." The team member who opened the lock reported.
Wen Qianqian nodded and calmly instructed, "Open it and take a look."
The moment the painting unfolded, everyone was stunned. No one expected that the Martial God series of paintings that had been lost for 500 years would appear here, not just one painting, but a set.
"Oh my God!" Everyone was so shocked that they could only open their mouths and sigh.
The author has something to say:
Ahhhh, I tried my best to write, but still failed to write about the moment of capture. I bow and I’m sorry!
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