Chapter 1433 Playing by Different Rules
“I’m fine, the matter has been resolved. Do you know the Rick Antique Group?” Chen Xuan asked in a deep voice.
“Rick Antique Group…” Hearing this name, Tian Shijie’s face changed drastically. “Mr. Chen, it’s better not to provoke this Rick Antique Group. This Rick Group is not easy to deal with.”
“Oh? Is this Rick Antique Group difficult to deal with?”
“The Rick Antique Group is a notorious international antique smuggling group, and it is powerful. Many experts and masters are their puppets, and they are also engaged in illegal antique smuggling,” Tian Shijie said in a deep voice.
“Okay, I know. Do you know where Rick Antique Group’s foothold is in Kyoto?” Chen Xuan asked. The thief from before didn’t know the location of Rick Antique Group in Kyoto, so he could only ask Tian Shijie.
“I don’t know. The Rick Antique Group is extremely mysterious. I don’t know where they are in Kyoto.”
“Alright…” Chen Xuan showed a hint of disappointment.
“By the way, Mr. Chen, you can ask the Qin family to check. As a legitimate antique group, the Qin family is the opposite of the Rick Antique Group, with significant conflicts and contradictions between them. They might know,” Tian Shijie suddenly said.
“Okay, I’ll ask the Qin family then.” After speaking, Chen Xuan hung up the phone and directly dialed Qin Ling’s number.
“Mr. Chen, what is it?” Qin Ling asked.
“Mr. Qin, please help me investigate the whereabouts of the Rick Antique Group in Kyoto.”
“Rick…” Hearing this name, Qin Ling’s tone clearly changed, becoming a bit hoarse. “I wonder why Mr. Chen is investigating the Rick Antique Group?”
So, Chen Xuan roughly explained what happened to Qin Ling. Qin Ling immediately said angrily, “This Rick Antique Group is too detestable! To play such dirty tricks!” Hearing this, Chen Xuan knew that the Qin family was very annoyed with the Rick Antique Group.
“Mr. Chen, please rest assured. Leave this matter to me. No matter what, you are my Qin family member. I will definitely give you an explanation.” Qin Ling hung up the phone and drove towards the Su family in Kyoto.
Meanwhile, in a private room of a restaurant.
“Princess, the mission failed. I was discovered…” The person speaking was the thief who had just stolen Chen Xuan’s belongings. He trembled, his legs shaking.
“Discovered?” Diana, sitting opposite him, frowned. She had crossed her long legs, but now she uncrossed them. As a foreigner, Diana was naturally tall, and when she uncrossed her legs, her long legs looked even straighter, making the man beside her swallow his saliva, but he didn’t dare to have any thoughts. Where could the princess of the Rick Antique Group be coveted by them?
“Yes…”
“What exactly happened?” The thief slowly said, “Actually, this was a trap from the beginning. He was just tricking us into going there, wanting to get back the painting by Tang Bohu that was swapped earlier.”
“I didn’t expect that brat to be so cunning.” Diana was not only not angry, but she also showed some admiration. She had seen many men, but Ye Bufan was the first man who made her curious.
“Useless! You can’t even handle such a small matter. You deserve to be food for the wolf dogs!” A burly man rushed forward menacingly, about to grab the thief.
“It’s not my fault, really not my fault!” The thief begged for mercy. “That brat is too cunning, and he’s also very good at fighting!”
“Forget it, it’s not his fault. That guy isn’t someone ordinary people can deal with.” Diana waved her hand, and the burly man quickly stopped. The thief also breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his head, and thanked, “Thank you, Princess!”
“By the way, Princess, that guy also asked me to convey a message to you. I don’t know if I should say it…”
“Oh? What message?”
“He asked you to return the painting to him, otherwise he will make the entire Rick Antique Group pay the price.”
Diana asked with a strange expression, “Return it to him? Alright, I’ll return it to him when I have time. Go and tell that brat that I’m ready to return the painting to him, and let’s see if he dares to come and get it.”
“You’re really giving it back?” The thief was surprised. When had the Rick Antique Group ever returned what they had taken?
“Of course!” Diana smiled. “However, I’m afraid he won’t dare to take it.”
Upon hearing this, the thief knew that this princess had a mischievous idea. Indeed, the Rick Antique Group was not so easy to deal with.
“Then I’ll go tell that brat immediately. I wonder when the Princess plans to meet him?”
“Tomorrow noon, at the Normandy Hotel.”
Hearing this, the thief’s expression became strange. “Miss, you said the Normandy Hotel?”
“Yes!”
“Okay, then I’ll tell that brat.” The thief had a thousand questions in his mind, but he didn’t dare to ask. So, he obediently went to deliver the message to Chen Xuan.
Soon, Chen Xuan received the message from the thief. Tomorrow noon, Diana would meet Mr. Chen at the Normandy Hotel and return the painting by Tang Bohu that Mr. Chen had lost!
Chen Xuan was taken aback by this news, his eyes showing some surprise. He had originally just wanted to threaten Diana, and he hadn’t held out any hope. But he didn’t expect that Diana would not play by the rules and would actually return the painting by Tang Bohu intact.
“What exactly is this woman up to?” He suddenly realized that he couldn’t figure out this woman anymore.
“No matter what, everything will be revealed tomorrow at the Normandy Grand Hotel.” Chen Xuan simply stopped thinking about it. He didn’t know the location of the Normandy Grand Hotel, so he looked it up on his phone.
“Pfft!” Chen Xuan looked at his phone and almost spat out his water. The Normandy Grand Hotel! The number one romantic hotel in Kyoto, ranked first, suitable for couples’ dates! Why did Diana choose such a place? Was it intentional or unintentional?
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At this moment, at the Qin family.
“Qin Ling, have you lost your mind? This item, no matter what, is jade that our Qin family opened. You actually priced it at one billion yuan. Are you betraying the family?” A middle-aged man was roaring hysterically in the living room. The middle-aged man speaking was Qin Wanli, the second head of the Qin family. The Qin family head, Qin Yong, was handling affairs abroad, and the Qin family was currently managed by Qin Wanli. Qin Wanli was a stingy and dark-hearted fellow. Upon hearing that Qin Ling wanted to spend one billion yuan to buy jade, he immediately exploded. Qin Ling was not young. By rights, Qin Yong should call him uncle, but he was being scolded like a grandson by this kid, which made him lose face, and his face turned pale and then flushed. However, he took a breath and still said, “Second Head, this is Imperial Green! And the quantity is not small. Ten billion yuan is just the starting price. If it were sold outside, it would be at least fifteen billion yuan!”
“Nonsense!” Qin Wanli waved his hand directly and said, “This rough jade was cut because of the Treasure Appraisal Competition. It can be said that without my Qin family, he wouldn’t even have the qualification to cut the treasure. Why should he be given so much money?”