Chapter 75: The Immortal Society (II)
"What's even more terrifying is that the Changshenghui logo has appeared in many places where evil cults hold sacrifices. However, the Japanese police have investigated several times and found no trace of it!"
Shima Sanming pursed his lips and said, "This is too weird... Any Yakuza that wants to expand cannot avoid annexation and fighting. But... there is no trace of the Changsheng Society at all. It is like the shadow of Japanese society , quietly attached to the back of society, and selects sacrifices one by one at will... I regretted it a long time ago. I shouldn't have investigated it at all."
The room fell silent.
After speaking out the secret that had been buried in his heart for decades, Shima Sanming fell into a state of relief. His hand gently held the teacup, but it was shaking unconsciously.
The unknown itself is the greatest horror.
After a few minutes of silence, he continued, "But some things... even if you touch them, even if you just touch them gently, they are like cancer, following you and you can't get rid of them."
"Four years ago, after I secretly investigated the Changsheng Society, President Kobayashi suddenly gave me a top-secret mission."
He took a sip from the teacup, closed his eyes and said, "Yamato Sanyou Auction House is the Sumitomo Group's sales point, and we have the opportunity to come into contact with various collections. He asked me to... take the opportunity to collect antiques and look for some patterns. These things may not have fixed containers, but they must be carved with giant snakes and goshawks."
"He said that within this tiny space, there are unimaginable secrets! Perhaps... that is the ladder to eternal life!"
How to tree... Jiang Xian's eyes flickered slightly. He really couldn't understand how the Sumitomo Group far away in Japan could know about the immortal elixir?
Even he didn't know about this thing until he entered the underground palace of the First Emperor. How did the other party know?
Dao Sanming took a deep breath, leaned forward, got closer, and said in a deep voice: "And this time, according to the reports and photos from our exploration team, I found... there is something with the exact same pattern."
"That's a tripod."
"Didn't I just say that the Changsheng Society's marks have appeared in many places where evil cults hold sacrifices?" He pursed his lips and said solemnly, "According to my investigation, the deceased all have one thing in common - they are all well-informed about China, and their families are quite wealthy. Tracing back to the end of the Qing Dynasty, their ancestors all plundered a lot of treasures from China through various channels."
He looked directly into Jiang Xian's eyes: "They are looking for related patterns!"
"Moreover... Japan is just the first step! As far as I know, the Yamato Sanyou Group has two exploration teams on its books. But... in reality, there are six! For four of them, the financial department transfers money every month... in China!"
Does this mean that... there are four exploration teams from the Yamato Three Friends who have been searching for clues about the elixir of immortality within the borders of China?
The sense of urgency was like a cold winter wind blowing in his face. Jiang Xian never thought that he was not the only one who knew the secret of the immortal elixir. There was a consortium... that had been searching for the immortal elixir for at least a hundred years!
The other party must have more clues than him! If the other party finds them first, then... he will either die or become someone else's treasure-hunting dog.
His hand holding the handrail tightened unconsciously. He frowned and said, "So, you are implying to me that Huaguo did not find the old man who escaped from Foping Hospital, and someone from Yamato Sanyou picked him up?"
"I'm afraid it's more than that." Shima Sanming said solemnly: "You don't understand how terrifying the Changsheng Society is. There is no one they dare not kill. Several of the dead were high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Culture. They are like madmen!"
His lips trembled as he said this. He stared at Jiang Xian expectantly. Obviously, he had more to say, but he didn't dare to say it rashly.
Jiang Xian stared at the other person. After a few seconds, an idea suddenly came to his mind. He stood up suddenly and said, "You mean... if they knew that the tripod was among the cultural relics unearthed in China..."
Dao Sanming closed his eyes and nodded slightly.
The other party will rush into China with all their might!
Jiang Xian took a breath of cold air. He had no doubt that the other party would do this. Because someone had already taken over the old man in Foping County, it meant that the Changsheng Society had already taken this matter to heart - there were people from the other party in the exploration team!
What he was worried about was... this time the discovery was not only the tripod, but also Liu Xuanzi's suicide note! And a lot of instructions about the immortal elixir! The other party's target would not only be Shenzhou, but also him and Ling Xiaozi!
"They have been searching for the immortal elixir for a century. Since they dared to assassinate a former provincial and ministerial official, they will definitely not let go of this opportunity!"
The thought flashed through his mind, and he nodded to Dao Sanming: "Thank you."
"In my free time, I think we can have a collaboration."
"Thank you very much." Shima Sanming breathed a sigh of relief. "Please don't spread what happened today. The power of the Baishui Society in Japan... is enough to kill me ten thousand times."
After getting Jiang Xian's promise, Dao Sanming left.
Jiang Xian lit a cigarette and walked to the balcony. There were still no stars in Chang'an tonight. At eight o'clock in the evening, the sky was covered with dark clouds. It seemed that winter rain would fall soon.
One by one, cigarette butts were scattered in the ashtray beside him. Jiang Xian looked down at the brightly lit city until the thunder woke him up.
He looked up and saw electric snakes moving in the sky, illuminating the leaden night with a dead white. The rain had already quietly fallen, and soon, the entire city was covered in rain.
Brush... The wind blew his hair. He put out his cigarette and muttered, "If someone in Japan knew about the immortality elixir, then... it could only have been spread by two people."
Han Zhong!
Xu Fu!
They must be their descendants!
If they were not the core members of the Immortal Seekers, they probably only knew about looking for the Immortal Mountain, but did not know that Xu Fu had given Gongshu Gan the Immortal Elixir. Han Zhong, who also had an important task, might have known about it.
"It's time to go to Yanjing..." He sighed, looked at the dense silver lines outside the house, turned around and lay down on the bed.
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One day later, Yanjing, Shenzhou Auction House.
"Jiang Xian?" The second master Long raised his head from the densely packed files, put down the magnifying glass in his hand, and rubbed his eyes: "Why is he here? Forget it... please invite him in quickly."
The staff quickly brought Jiang Xian to Long Lao's room. As soon as he walked into the room and turned around a wall of antiques, he saw Long Lao standing at the table, concentrating. As the former number one in the Northeast, Long Lao just pressed his hand, motioned for the other party to sit down first, and then started reading the documents.
It was Jiang Xian's first time to visit Mr. Long's office. He looked around and saw a luxurious Ming-style decoration. Every piece of furniture and every decoration had a long history. The whole room had excellent feng shui, was luxurious and stylish, and did not have the slightest nouveau riche vibe. Instead, it felt like... each of these things complemented each other in their respective places.
After five minutes, Long Lao finally put down the magnifying glass. Jiang Xian was the first to say with a smile: "This office must be worth hundreds of millions, right?"
"What a pity, it's not mine." Elder Long sighed with a smile, "Antique auctions must be able to maintain their status. These are all put up by the company and have nothing to do with me. Come on, just say whatever you want to say, don't waste time."
Jiang Xian smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."
After that, he pondered for a few seconds and said, "I hope to issue a task within the industry."
"Gather a few experts to protect the Shenzhou collection. Yes... I know that the state agencies will protect it, but... you also know that some of the methods in our industry are so sophisticated that ordinary protection may not be able to prevent them."
Elder Long frowned and said, "You are really rude."
He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then laughed and said with emotion: "It's just that you think it's too easy."
"How many things do state agencies have to pay attention to every day? The set time is generally not easily changed. The mouthpiece departments pay special attention to credibility, and credibility is accumulated time and time again. I can tell you that this Friday, the whole network and the news broadcast will jointly push it. Next Wednesday, the auction will be held in the 'Chunhua' Hall on the third floor of Shenzhou."
"The collection will be protected by the army and police. It will be safe. It's useless for you to think about this. I can't help you convey it. And... you think someone will touch the collection. Do you have any evidence?"
Jiang Xian was silent.
"It's enough to do your own job well." The second master Long said meaningfully, "Leaders don't like people who are too smart, especially... our industry is not ready to take off yet. You... don't think about it. Lanshanhai has refused to accept the amnesty for decades and has become an independent sect. Now that there are signs of acceptance, you are stretching your hand so far. You will attract unnecessary vigilance from some people."
Silence again.
It’s just that last time Jiang Xian had nothing to say , and this time he didn’t want to say anything.
Master Long Er is really old...
When he realized this, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart. Who was the former Long Er Taiye? The king of cultural relics in the three northeastern provinces, with all the lines of South Korea and Japan in his hands. He was the Chaohaitang of the three northeastern provinces, and even the cultural relics of Tianjin and Youzhou had to look at his face before entering the Bohai Bay.
In the 1970s and 1980s, when the theft and sale of cultural relics was rampant, eight out of ten lines were from the Long Er Taiye's hall. "North Long South Sea" refers to him and Chaohai Hall. I didn't expect that... the man who was so decisive in killing back then has become so cautious and hesitant after years of tempering.
He wanted to protect the cultural relics, but also be wary of whether Jiang Xian's news was true, and he also had to consider the attitudes of various departments... He suddenly felt that although the Second Master Long seemed to be in great glory in Shenzhou, he was probably not having a good life in reality. Not to mention... It was the ancestors of the Deng family who ordered the cleansing of the "White Mountain Black Dragon", but now he was eating under someone else's hands.
Jiang Xian restrained his wandering thoughts and sighed, "Well, I want to know the order of the items to be auctioned and the finale item. Also, I want to see something."
Long Er Taiye nodded and stood up: "That's no problem, what do you want to see?"
"Ding!" Jiang Xian said firmly: "Where is the Ding?"
