eurekapd Chapter 281: A Swindler's Friendship
Chapter 281: A Swindler's Friendship
[This is the same tactic used to trick the elderly into buying health supplements. I'm 100% certain the old man was scammed.]
The key is how to convince the old man that it's a scam? My grandmother is the same way. She often buys strange things that are said to prevent cancer, but she won't listen no matter what I say.
After saying that, the old man asked the driver to take out the jade bottle and looked at Bai Ningyu with anticipation.
"Old man, if you want to know whether it's true or not, you don't have to go through so much trouble. All you need to do is go to your friend's house again and express your special liking for the Qianlong Golden Ou Yonggu Cup."
After hearing Bai Ningyu's words, the old man frowned in confusion. "The Palace Museum's most valuable treasure? What's the point of me telling him about it? Can he actually conjure one up for me?"
Then Bai Ningyu said to Mi Li, "Mi Li, go buy your grandfather a pinhole camera now. Have him quietly place it in the living room. He'll be able to tell whether it's real or fake at a glance."
Now Mi Li and the old man both understood what Bai Ningyu meant.
However, the old man said with some resistance: "We are so mean to our good friends, why don't we just forget it."
Mi Li, of course, would never miss such an opportunity, and hurriedly persuaded him, "Grandpa, as long as you are sure that he is not deceiving you and that the things are genuine, I promise that you can buy antiques, calligraphy and paintings as you like in the future, and no one in the family will say a word of objection."
When the old man heard his granddaughter Mi Li say this, he was shaken. He thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
Seeing that her grandfather agreed, Mi Li hurriedly bought a pinhole camera.
The old man took a pinhole camera and went to the home of his so-called friend regardless of age difference.
The other party was a young man who looked very capable, but judging from his appearance, he did not look like a liar.
When the young man saw the old man, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he immediately invited the old man into the house with a smile.
Gu Nanxijiang [The house is so empty, and there are two suitcases in the living room. Is he planning to run away? Officers, please pay close attention. Don't let him get away.]
[Really? Even the cups are disposable. How can this be considered a permanent resident?]
Criminal Police Corps [Don't worry, we're watching closely. As soon as we confirm that this is a scammer, we will arrest him immediately.]
Obviously, the old man noticed something unusual when he saw the empty living room and the two suitcases.
The young man didn't expect the old man to come.
He originally thought that he had already cheated the old man out of more than 10 million yuan and it was time to call it a day and run away, but he didn't expect the old man to come to him at this time.
The young man had a hint of doubt in his heart, but he still asked calmly: "Why did you come here so late at night?"
The old man sighed and pretended to be angry and said, "A few days ago, Lao Wang next door got a pair of Chenghua Doucai Sanqiu cups and showed them off to me, saying that nothing in my collection could compare to these cups.
He even said that only Qianlong's Golden Cup of Eternal Solidity could be compared to it. I'm so pissed off. Xiao Zhao, you have to help me get back my dignity!"
Hearing what the old man said, a cunning gleam flashed in Xiao Zhao's eyes, but he was very happy in his heart. It seemed that before leaving, he could still make a lot of money from this old guy.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhao's eyes rolled, and then he pretended to be embarrassed: "Grandpa, this may be a bit difficult. Even if I can find it, the price may be..."
The old man waved his hand and said proudly, "Xiao Zhao, as long as we can surpass the pair of Chenghua Doucai Sanqiu Cups that Old Wang next door has, the price is not a problem."
Hearing the old man say this, Xiao Zhao's heart was even more delighted. He tried hard to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth and said, "I'll ask for you. Please wait for my news."
[It's so funny, he actually dared to agree to it? ]
These two items are treasures housed in the Palace Museum. What could possibly compare to these treasures? He's lying without even thinking.
[He is undoubtedly a liar.]
The old man frowned slightly, then pretended to be casual and asked, "Xiao Zhao, do you have any new stuff here? Let me see it."
When Xiao Zhao heard that the old man wanted to see the goods, he immediately went into the house happily, took out the bottles and jars worth about ten yuan that he bought from Pinduoduo from the cabinet, and came to the old man.
The old man took advantage of the time when Xiao Zhao entered the house to place the pinhole camera, then sat back in his original position, pretending nothing had happened and waiting for him.
Xiao Zhao placed the two porcelain bottles in front of the old man and started praising them in such an exaggerated way that netizens could not help but exclaim that it was a pity not to send such a good eloquence to northern Myanmar.
The old man looked at the two porcelain bottles, a hint of dissatisfaction on his face: "Xiao Zhao, these two are still too ordinary. Find some good ones. I will buy them together someday to annoy that old Wang next door!"
This looked like a quarrel, so Xiao Zhao didn't have any doubt at all.
After seeing the old man off, Xiao Zhao burst into laughter while holding his cell phone.
Then he made a phone call: "I will leave two days later. That old guy came to see me again today to look at the goods and said he wanted the Qianlong Jin Ou Yonggu Cup.
Damn it, that’s the most valuable treasure of the Palace Museum. Shouldn’t I make a fortune from him?
"Send me a few more fakes that look decent. If this deal goes through, plus the fakes we made before, we'll be able to make 30 million from this old guy, hahahaha."
When the old man saw the images from the pinhole camera on his mobile phone, he was so angry that he threw the jade bottle in his hand out of the car window on the spot.
Just when Xiao Zhao was still dreaming of getting rich, the door was knocked again, but this time it was a policeman standing outside.
He was caught in a police car in fear. The sirens gradually faded away, and soon Xiao Zhao's accomplices were also caught in the net. What awaited them was legal sanctions.
Mi Li kept comforting the old man, and even Mi Li's parents rushed over immediately after hearing the news, fearing that the old man would get hurt by his anger.
However, the old man just waved his hand, accepting it well and not being greatly affected. Instead, he said excitedly: "I can be considered to have been on the anchor's live broadcast. If I tell everyone about this, my neighbor Lao Wang will be envious to death!"
Seeing that Grandpa was in a good mood, Mi Li and her parents felt relieved. They thanked Bai Ningyu, gave him a hundred treasure chests, and then left the live broadcast room.
[Alas, at this moment, I am extremely grateful that I have no money and would never be deceived by such a scam.]
【How time flies so fast, only one lucky bag is left. 】
【Oh, I really want to be able to watch the anchor’s live broadcast all the time. 】
Bai Ningyu looked at the comments and couldn't help but laugh helplessly: "Watching all the time? Even if I can live broadcast all the time, you can't stay up all the time. We still need to be more restrained. Get ready, the last lucky bag is coming~"
As Bai Ningyu finished speaking, the last lucky bag was snatched away by its owner.
Bai Ningyu sent the video link, and the live broadcast screen was split into two again.
A girl appeared in front of the screen. When she saw Bai Ningyu, her eyes turned red and she was about to cry: "Anchor, what's wrong with me recently? Why am I so unlucky?"