Chapter 262 "Baby Comes Home"
After seeing off Zhang Yiming and Zhang Youxuan, Zhang Mo and Jiu Xuan continued to watch live streams every day in the five-star hotel in B City.
A week has passed, and Lin Ahong's acting skills have completely won over Yang Qiang.
After all, these days, it's not easy to find such devout believers.
Last night, Yang Qiang spoke with Lin Ahong alone: "This child is born with a pure constitution and is destined to be with our sect. After a week of fasting and bathing, we will hold a ceremony in front of the gods, and I will be able to use a secret method to guide his primordial spirit back to its place. At that time, he will definitely be able to speak normally."
Lin Ahong was moved to tears, saying that she was willing to pay any price as long as her son could recover.
Zhang Mo and Jiu Xuan understood that it was almost time to get down to business.
At that very moment, something truly outrageous happened.
It started when Yu Hui called, saying that some foreigners were trying to steal his things.
Here's what happened: Zhou Mei and Zhou Jing have been behaving well lately, and their visas just came through, so Zhang Mo signed them up for a month-long trip to Europe about two weeks ago.
Considering that the two little cultural relics were too socially awkward, after thinking it over, Zhang Mo asked Yu Hui and Xiao Tao to go with them and do a European food feature on the side.
Perhaps because he had suffered a lot of cold treatment in the past, Yu Hui's ability to handle things was considered relatively good among the demons. He was one of the self-reliant ones, and with Yu Hui taking care of him, Zhang Mo felt relatively at ease.
So when Zhang Mo received the call and heard that Yu Hui had been robbed, she was a little surprised: "How could someone possibly rob you?"
Jiu Xuan chimed in from the side, "You're so bad at this."
Zhang Mo: "Find a secluded place without surveillance cameras and beat them up? Or if all else fails, tell the tour guide to call the police."
Yu Hui: "Hehe, but this person looks like a policeman."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a metallic clanging sound came through the receiver, like the sound of a police baton hitting the ground.
Jiu Xuan: "?"
Zhang Mo: "".
Then the French police contacted Zhang Mo directly.
The gist of the story is that, according to surveillance footage from the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, when four Chinese tourists—Zhou Mei, Zhou Jing, Yu Hui, and Xiao Tao—were gathered in a circle to view a Qing Dynasty white marble burial jar with a scrolling floral pattern, the surveillance camera suddenly froze for a millisecond, and then the artifact, worth tens of millions of yuan, disappeared.
Zhang Mo: "......"
Zhang Mo communicated with the other party in French: "Our company is a technology company. If you feel that your monitoring system is too old and want to upgrade it, our company can provide technical support in this regard."
French police officer: "Ms. Zhang, please don't evade the main point. Our cultural relics have been stolen, and your employees are now highly suspicious."
Zhang Mo remained calm: "However, as far as I know, the white marble burial jar with intertwined branches is a typical Qing Dynasty stone carving artifact, and it was a commonly used stone carving material in the Qing Dynasty court and among the nobility."
The vessel is typically cylindrical or bulging in shape, with a slightly inward-curving mouth and base, giving it an overall dignified and stable appearance. The vessel is generally 20-35 cm high and has a mouth diameter of about 10-15 cm, suitable for holding burial money used in sacrificial rites. In other words, it is funerary money specifically cast for burial.
You must have searched me already. The reason you're calling me is simply because you suspect my employee stole this artifact, but haven't been able to find it.
There is an old Chinese saying: "Catch the thief and get the stolen goods."
My question is, if they really stole it, where do you think they could have hidden something this big, bigger than a can of baby formula?
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of documents being turned over. The French police officer continued, "Yes, we didn't find the artifact. But we found a miniature version, about 3 centimeters tall, that was exactly the same as the original artifact in the pocket of one of your male employees."
How would you explain this?
That's really awkward.
Fortunately, Zhang Mo always maintained a stable mindset and started spouting nonsense: "Because our employees are loyal fans of that cultural relic, before going there, they used 3D printing technology to create a miniature replica."
This is similar to buying a mini StellaLou doll before going to Disneyland so you can bring it in to see your idol.
That makes perfect sense.
French police:
After a long argument, and hearing the increasingly impatient accent in the French on the other end of the phone, Zhang Mo sensed that the other party had no intention of letting her go immediately. She simply hung up and contacted Su Yutang, asking her to contact her father.
This is a bit of a big deal, so it would be more convenient to report it to the leadership.
Director Su was deeply moved upon hearing this: "They went all the way abroad to steal cultural relics?" His tone was filled with incredulous admiration, as if he were talking about some incredible feat.
Zhang Mo: "Well, based on my understanding of them, none of them have mastered the skill of 'growing bigger, smaller, and prettier' yet. I don't know how they do it."
Jiu Xuan interjected, "My guess is that under the influence of the four of them's demonic power, that artifact just happened to awaken its demonic power at that time. In your words, it became a spirit."
Once a demon has attained spiritual power, it can freely control its size.
After listening to the phone call, Director Su remained silent for a long time, only a clear "thud" was heard, like the sound of a teacup hitting a desk.
Zhang Mo could even picture Director Su's dumbfounded expression—after all, not everyone could easily accept the premise of "cultural relics coming to life and running home on their own."
Zhang Mo: "Then things are simple."
What does your lost artifact have to do with my little figurine?
Besides, these cultural relics were originally stolen from our country.
What's this called? This is what's called 'Baby Come Home'!
Director Su slammed his hand on the table, his voice suddenly rising: "That makes sense! I'll go to the embassy right now to communicate with them. Without any evidence, our citizen must be released immediately!!!"
Zhang Mo expressed her sincere gratitude and also promised that, with the employees' consent, she could set aside a few days each year, on specific dates such as National Day, for them to work for a few days at the Palace Museum using the prototype.
This one is just too sensible.
Director Su said with great delight, "President Zhang, from now on, all expenses for your company's employees to travel abroad will be reimbursed through the company's own funds!"
"As for that spiritual retreat center, Tangtang has already told me. Once you've gathered the evidence, we can come and arrest them anytime."
Zhang Mo smiled easily: "Director Su is wise."
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