Upon seeing Jiang Qiao emerge, the man's eyes lit up. "Oh, is this your daughter?"
Liu Zhanyu smiled and said, "Yes, she calls me 'Dad,' so she's my daughter. I won't explain further; you'll understand later. By the way, what exactly did she say?"
The man sighed, "I told them, but they said they wanted to see the goods first, so I had no choice but to come to you. Is everything prepared? Don't give anything away."
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Uncle, don't worry, we've been waiting for this. By the way, who's in that middleman's family? What do they do? Have our people been following him when he's contacting them?"
Speaking of this, Cao Mingyuan sighed, "Don't mention it. I followed him, but I lost him. I was also afraid of alerting him, so I didn't continue. This guy is extremely vigilant, tight-lipped, and very wary."
As for his family, he had a wife, a son and a daughter, and an elderly mother. His elder brother's entire family was killed by the Japanese. Later, he quit the Green Gang, returned home, married a wife, and lived a normal life.
However, he doesn't have a deep relationship with his neighbors and colleagues. We had planned to win him over, but he wouldn't talk to us much at all.
I now suspect there's something wrong with his identity. Perhaps he joined an enemy intelligence organization while he was with the Green Gang, and his return is just a cover.
Jiang Qiao doesn't deny this possibility; now she's starting to suspect the person behind this middleman.
"Uncle, do you think there might be someone else behind this? The Japanese side didn't contact the middleman directly, but found someone else to do it for them. If it's gone through several hands, this matter can be quite troublesome."
Liu Zhanyu nodded. "That possibility can't be ruled out. No matter how many hands he's gone through, we'll still proceed according to plan. Girl, go get dressed, let's go out."
After changing her clothes, Jiang Qiao dressed herself up a bit, and the pretty young girl immediately became ordinary and unremarkable, the kind of person no one would recognize in a crowd.
Liu Zhanyu nodded in satisfaction. "Daughter, let's go—"
The two of them had already discussed it last night. Jiang Qiao's trip wasn't to meet the middleman, but rather to follow them after their meeting.
However, the meeting place was quite far away. Whether it was to avoid trouble or because there was something fishy going on, they took a bus there. Jiang Qiao and Liu Zhanyu did not walk together, but boarded the bus one after the other.
Even while riding the bus, Jiang Qiao's eyes were never idle. She secretly observed all the passengers, afraid of making any mistakes. Fortunately, she did not find any suspicious people on the bus so far.
As for Liu Zhanyu and his companion, they chatted quietly, as if nothing had happened.
When the car arrived at another county town, Liu Zhanyu and the others got off. As agreed beforehand, they went into a hotel near the station. Jiang Qiao noticed several suspicious-looking people loitering around the hotel from a distance.
He turned around, went to a nearby public restroom to change his clothes, and strolled out. Instead of going near the hotel, he found a place not far away to sit down and eat.
While eating, she observed her surroundings. After all, the area around the station had a large flow of people. Although there were many people, Jiang Qiao's eyes were sharp enough that she managed to spot a few suspicious individuals amidst the bustling crowd.
After observing for a while, she discovered another problem: the suspicious people seemed to be divided into two groups.
Although these people thought they were being discreet, unfortunately, they couldn't escape Jiang Qiao's eyes. She came here to find someone; if she didn't have some ability, why would she come here to cause trouble for Liu Zhanyu and the others?
After observing for a while, Jiang Qiao figured out something: the two groups of people had clearly different ways of doing things.
However, there was one thing she didn't understand: if the person behind the scenes didn't even trust the middleman, why go through all that trouble? Why not just send their own people?
And today was just a meeting to discuss terms, why are these people acting like they're facing a major enemy?
Do you really think they can carry things on their person? Do you really think they're stupid?
However, seeing that the person inside was not coming out for a long time, Jiang Qiao was also anxious. It was just a matter of saying a few words, why didn't this person come out? Even just coming out to deliver a message would be fine, she needed to know what was going on.
Furthermore, what was the other party's intention in choosing this location? Was it unintentional or deliberate?
Inside the room, Liu Zhanyu and his companion were also anxious. They had said everything they needed to say, but Cui Changfa didn't seem to be in a hurry for them to leave.
After seeing the photos Liu Zhanyu brought over, he called someone over, gave the photos to that person, whispered a few words to them, and then went back into the house.
"Gentlemen, I'm sorry, but we need to confirm whether the items in your photos are what we need. So please be patient. Also, I need to confirm whether the items are really in your hands."
As you all know, I'm just a middleman, earning a little money running errands. There are some things I don't need to say; you understand. In our line of work, reputation is very important. I don't want you to be unable to produce what you need later.
Liu Zhanyu said neither arrogantly nor humbly, "You can rest assured about that. My son and I are in a hurry to leave here, so this thing won't be of much use to us."
However, as you know, this was passed down in my family, and I can't just sell it for nothing. I need to keep it as a memento, which is why I mentioned exchanging it earlier.
If it works out, we'll continue. If it's difficult for you, then we'll call it quits. At worst, my son and I will go out and find another buyer.
Putting aside their intrinsic collectible value, I believe many people would find the content of this book and jade plaque very interesting.
"Even though our family's medical skills have been lost, I can still understand some of the contents of this book. To put it bluntly, if this were taken abroad, wealthy people would definitely be more than willing to pay a high price for it. What do you think?"
They're all smart people, and Liu Zhanyu's meaning was very clear: I don't need you guys, take it or leave it.
Moreover, he couldn't quite understand this middleman, Cui Changfa. Compared to ordinary Green Gang members, this man was very cunning, and it was impossible to get any information out of him.
Since that's the case, he might as well state his position as soon as possible. He's in a hurry to leave, and if he's going to do this business, he should do it quickly, otherwise, he'll miss the deadline.
"Brother, don't rush. I can't say for sure about this. After all, I'm just helping the buyer. I have to wait for the buyer's reply, right?"
Don't worry, if the buyer is satisfied, I believe they will get back to you soon. Come, have some tea, let's sit and wait."
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