"Everyone is gone, nothing is left. This house was rented out five years ago, and the rent for five years was paid in one lump sum."

Lin Han told the staff who came over about the information they had just obtained from the landlord.

The situation was not much different from what he had guessed. This was a long-planned and carefully planned theft!

But it's a pity.

The man never showed up again after his first meeting with the landlord.

Even the landlord had forgotten what the person looked like, he only knew that he was a man.

However, such information is equivalent to nothing to Lin Han and his team. After all, it is really of no help at all.

"So the clue ends here?" Xiaoxiang pursed her lips and asked with a somewhat grim expression.

Since this plan was carefully planned, it is normal that no clues were left.

The other party spent five years digging this secret passage, so he must have figured out how to escape.

And if they did that, they would have come up with nothing.

If we can't get those things back, the game can't be held again. This is a serious problem.

"Not really! The footprints I saw in the passage just now gave me a bold idea."

Lin Han looked back at the various footprints in the secret passage and smiled.

"What do you mean?" Qin Xiangcao looked at Lin Han in confusion, not knowing what Lin Han meant.

Lin Han also explained simply: "If there is only one of them, then I believe that person has spent five years planning this matter and his level of forbearance, there may really be no flaws. But!"

Lin Han suddenly paused, then raised the corners of his mouth and couldn't help but smile.

"But he is not alone, which means that others may not be as patient as him and can take care of everything. Moreover, they spent five years doing this kind of thing, so they must be short of money, right?"

"I see. Some of them will not be able to resist selling the things they got, especially if they find someone else buying them at a high price in the market!"

Xiaoxiang suddenly understood Lin Han's plan.

They have to bait and fish, and the bait is money!

Those people spent five years doing this kind of thing, which definitely meant they had no time to work. After all, this kind of thing can only be done at night and not too loudly.

So the movement cannot be too big, otherwise the progress will be slow.

And they may need someone to keep watch and notify the people inside to stop as soon as someone comes over.

If you work in such a fearful state, you will definitely not be able to work normally the next morning, so it is impossible to find a job and make money.

Then they must be very poor now, and maybe the person who planned this behind the scenes has been paying them wages all along.

So now those people will definitely want to get rid of the spoils after dividing them up, especially when they know that someone is buying them at a high price.

"But won't they think there's something wrong? I don't think those people are stupid. Buying antiques at such a high price at this time is problematic, isn't it?"

Qin Xiangcao frowned and asked doubtfully.

"Indeed!" Lin Han nodded, not denying it.

"But they also know one thing, that is, all the antiques used in the competition were stolen. So in their eyes, it is normal for the competition organizers to buy the items used in the competition at a high price. And this high price purchase will only happen once!"

Lin Han knew that some people might be timid and would not show up to take action.

But honestly, if they were timid, would they do such an illegal thing?

Definitely not, so they are a group of guys who are greedy for money and seek wealth and fame at all costs.

Then this bait will be very much to their liking.

As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food!

In their eyes, it was expected that the organizers of the competition would pay high prices for the antiques used in the competition, and they only had to ask others to do the bidding and find middlemen who would not implicate themselves.

And such middlemen must be local tycoons with great power, so they are fearless.

Lin Han had been involved in some of these before, so he was very clear about this way of operation.

However, he needed a well-known local person to find such a person, and it would be best if he was the organizer of the competition.

That way, when others see it, rumors will spread that they want to buy things, and when the thieves hear it, they will be more likely to believe that this is a benefit rather than a trap.

Now Lin Han has such a candidate. He took out his mobile phone and called Taoist Chang Qing who was recuperating in the hospital.

"Please answer the phone, Miss Haley."

Haley is the female foreign referee.

"It's me!" A pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I heard that Miss Haley is of mixed race and was born here, but she left here later and lives somewhere else, right?"

Lin Han asked.

"Yes! This is my hometown, but people who are devoted to treasure appraisal are never satisfied and want to see the good things all over the world. So later I left here and traveled around the world."

Haley did not hide the fact that others might not think she was a local because of her blonde hair and blue eyes, but in fact she was.

"Then you should know some people who can buy antiques, some people who are well-known in the local area, or some people that others can't afford to offend, right?"

Lin Han asked again.

This time, Haley was silent, and then hesitantly said:

“This…this…”

It was obvious that it was difficult for her to answer this question. After all, her current identity and status were different from others. If others knew that she had connections with those people, it would have a great impact on her.

Of course, this wasn't the only thing she was worried about.

"Please give me your advice, young lady! This is related to whether we can find those damn thieves."

"Alas~"

After hearing Lin Han's words, she sighed helplessly and told the truth.

“I did have contact with those people a long time ago, but I haven’t been in contact with them for a long time.”

"Are the same people still in power now?"

"That should be it! I haven't heard of any replacement."

"Then please take me there. I want to discuss business with them."

Since there has been no replacement, it is easy to deal with. If there has been a replacement, it would be difficult to handle.

"This..." Haley hesitated again.

"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" Lin Han asked in confusion.

"Those people are not good people, and I am a woman, I am worried..."

That's what I was worried about.

After hearing her words, Lin Han suddenly realized, but he didn't take it too seriously.

"Don't worry! I will protect you. I guarantee it with my life! Moreover, if you want to get those things back, you must be determined to take risks."