As time goes by, they have less and less time left.
Bai Yan made a quick decision: she first flew to Fujian Province to cooperate with the local police in intercepting the vehicle transporting cultural relics.
Xiao Zuo stayed in the area to assist the local police in handling other matters, and also to prevent Wang Cheng from launching a feint attack.
Xiao Zuo was worried about Bai Yan going to Fujian Province alone, but he had to stay here to handle the follow-up matters.
In the end, Luo Yunhang had no choice but to step forward and accompany Bai Yan to Fujian Province.
He can not only appraise cultural relics and understand their ins and outs, but he is also quite skilled in martial arts. With him around, people feel inexplicably at ease.
The two didn't even have time to say hello to anyone before boarding the next available flight to Fujian Province.
The local public security system also contacted the local public security bureau in Fujian Province, asking them to cooperate in intercepting the transport vehicle.
However, they did not place all their hopes on this, as police resources are limited and there will always be oversights.
It would be better if they could intercept it, but if not, they have ways to do it.
During the interrogation, Bai Yan noticed that Wang Cheng, who had a big beard, mentioned a place called "Cheng'an Wharf." He said that he had overheard Lao Li mentioning it while drinking.
They had reason to believe that Lao Li's shipment was likely destined for Cheng'an Wharf, and if they could get there before he delivered the goods, they might be able to stop him.
I just hope that Wang Cheng is telling the truth.
When the two landed in Fujian Province, it was already 3 p.m. The airport was more than two hours away from Cheng'an Port.
Local police have made some initial deployments, but they are hesitant to go too far for fear of alerting the suspects. In addition, they have not found any problematic transport vehicles, so the situation has become tense.
When Bai Yan and Luo Yunhang arrived at Cheng'an Wharf, it was already past five in the afternoon.
Perhaps that transport truck has already been quietly repurposed, its contents loaded into containers, and it will be transported away soon.
The two had discussed it and decided that most of the goods transported from the Fujian port would be sent abroad, most likely to the nearest small country.
There must be problems with the dock's management personnel; otherwise, these cultural relics wouldn't have been transported out without inspection.
Therefore, they must not alert the enemy.
Bai Yan led the team, but changed their pretext, saying it was just a routine inspection and that they needed to open and inspect all the containers.
Although it's slow, there's no other way now.
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While Bai Yan led her team to conduct a rapid inspection, Bald Old Li was negotiating with the dock supervisor.
“I’m definitely being watched by the police. They’re investigating me. I’ve taken several different routes and changed vehicles to finally get the goods over here. It’s almost done, but I can’t afford to mess things up now. This is Mr. Watanabe’s cargo.” Old Li said with a hint of urgent threat at the end.
"Don't worry, I've had your shipment prioritized and arranged for it to be shipped out immediately. At their inspection speed, by the time they finish their inspection, the shipment will have already been at sea for a long time."
His gaze fell on the dock outside the window, and a contemptuous smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"That's good. I thank you on behalf of Mr. Watanabe. If this shipment goes smoothly, we'll all benefit." Old Li also smiled happily.
The two looked confident of victory.
Instead of blindly following their search, Luo Yunhang borrowed a staff member's bicycle and wandered aimlessly around the dock, at least that's how it appeared to outsiders.
In fact, he was using X-ray vision to observe intently, trying to figure out which container the artifact was in.
He ran around and around until he finally finished looking at all the containers.
None!
Is it that it hasn't been transported yet, or has it already been shipped?
He knew very well that Wang Cheng wasn't lying, so Old Li would definitely come.
Just when he was at a loss and had no idea what to do, he noticed a container ship next to him preparing to leave the dock.
He glanced at it casually.
I'm going crazy.
It's cultural relics! The entire container is full of cultural relics, not only those from the Mogao Grottoes, but also several large cauldrons and other artifacts. It's about to leave.
It's too late for him to find the person now, and he can't explain why he knew there was a problem. After going through layers of questioning and signing, the person had already run far away.
Furthermore, there must be something wrong with the dock. If someone deliberately lets it through, it will only make things worse.
The situation is extremely critical.
In a flash, he came up with an idea.
When he used Time Reversal to save Xiao Zuo, the system rewarded him with an exchange talisman.
It's time to put it to use.
"Should we use the exchange operator?"
"yes."
As soon as Luo Yunhang finished speaking, he suddenly fainted and collapsed to the ground.
Before he passed out, he cursed, "Damn system, it didn't even tell me that using the exchange talisman would be too much for the host's body to handle!"
The system casually remarked, "Host, it's because you wanted to exchange too many items!"
Unfortunately, Luo Yunhang had fainted and didn't hear anything.
At the dock, everything seemed normal, but Bai Yan anxiously led her team to continue the inspection.
No one noticed that an empty container on the dock had suddenly been filled with goods.
The ships that sailed out of the dock were noticeably lighter, and the captain was puzzled as to why the ships seemed to be moving faster all of a sudden.
Bai Yan finally managed to inspect the container.
The moment the box was opened, the accompanying staff were stunned. Wasn't this box empty? How could there be cargo inside?
Subsequently, the police discovered that the container contained the very cultural relics they had been searching for—the entire container was filled with them.
The staff were instantly dumbfounded.
When the matter was reported, the entire dock was alarmed. Those who were not involved in the crime felt at ease, while those who were involved were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, running around in circles.
Old Li and the dock manager were instantly devastated, as if the sky had fallen. They didn't even have time to think about why the cultural relics, which had clearly already set sail, would suddenly appear at the dock.
Unable to escape, he could only hastily destroy some evidence that was detrimental to him in order to lessen his guilt.
Those staff members who knew the inside story were dumbfounded. They had clearly carried the cultural relics onto the container themselves and watched them being transported away. How could they have ended up at the dock?
Is it a case of being trapped in a maze?
The police also found evidence and reasons, and directly sent people to block the dock and take control of all the people at the dock.
During the inspection of the dock, Luo Yunhang, who had fainted, was also discovered and sent to the hospital for examination.
Upon inspection, the container of artifacts, in addition to murals and Buddhist statues from Dunhuang, also contained a batch of bronzes and burial objects, the contents of which were believed to have been from a tomb that had been destroyed.
Bai Yan immediately contacted the Tianzhou headquarters and the local authorities in Dunhuang to send people to handle this batch of cultural relics.
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