Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 499 Someone Wants to Sell the Chronicles of Jifu

Jiao Zhenguo confirmed it again and again, and felt that Lin Ze really mentioned it unintentionally, so he felt relieved.

"Don't worry, Chief. I will definitely take good care of him."

Lao Gao chatted with Lin Ze for a few more minutes before saying goodbye and leaving.

Lin Ze didn't try to keep him. There were too many things to do right now and it wasn't the time to have a drink together.

After they left, Lin Ze started thinking again.

This matter is really sinister. One moment, Geng Jiaping appears strangely in Liulichang, and the next moment, Qiu Gaofeng and Tong Haishan look a little familiar.

After a while, Lin Ze called Niu Saner.

"You arrange for a stranger to go to Liulichang in a few days to buy the Jifu Tongzhi at a high price. Remember, you need to be flexible and don't meet directly. After the news is released, arrange for this person to find a place to live for half a year, and then come out to do activities after the storm has died down."

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The next morning, Liulichang.

Geng Jiaping, lieutenant colonel and deputy director of the Archives Department of the Security Army, walked into Jiugu Pavilion wearing a long gown with a stand-up collar and carrying a small bundle.

The waiter greeted him with a smile, "Sir, you are here? You look unfamiliar. What kind of tea do you like?"

Geng Jiaping waved his hand coldly, "No need to drink tea, where is the shopkeeper?"

"Oh, I don't know if you are here to buy or sell something. If you are here to buy, all the interesting things in the shop are on this shelf. There are also some rare books in the warehouse. If you want something, just tell me and I will get it. If you are here to sell something..."

Geng Jiaping was unhappy. He was also an officer and was used to giving orders. He immediately said impatiently, "Go call your shopkeeper. Don't you understand?"

Well, this is a stub.

No new customer to the antique shop would meet the owner directly.

Because this is your first time here, people don’t know your background, so you have to ask a knowledgeable guy to check things out first, and then ask the boss based on the situation.

This kind of store likes two types of people the most. One type is the prodigal sons from poor families who are uneducated, spend their time eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and hope to make a living by selling their ancestral property. Unfortunately, they don't know much about the business, so they just give whatever price they quote, which creates profit space.

Another type of people are professors and teachers, preferably those with some wealth. Once these people come across something good they like, they will often buy it at a high price, and it is not a one-time deal. Once they are won over, they will come and shop around when they have nothing to do, and they will always buy something when they shop.

The guy had no choice but to go to the back and explain the situation. Zhou Yanqiu, on the other hand, was in good spirits and stood up and went to the front.

He smiled before he spoke, and bowed, "Hey sir, I'm checking the accounts in the back, I'm really sorry for neglecting you!"

Then, he deliberately made a long face and said to the waiter, "I say, you are itching again, why don't you serve tea to the guests!?"

Turning around, he smiled again, "My dear guest, what's your name? Would you like some Longjing tea or some scented tea?"

As the saying goes, you should not hit a smiling person. Geng Jiaping's expression eased, he lifted his clothes and sat on the armchair. "I'm Liu Jia, just drink Longjing. I haven't sold this thing yet, so I'll let the store spend money first."

"Look at what you said. This is a small shop. We don't have anything good to serve you. Although the tea is not very good, the water is from Yuquan Mountain. It is a blessing for us that you can come and taste it, isn't it?"

As he said this, he waved his hand, signaling the waiter to go and make tea.

After the waiter left, Zhou Yanqiu smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, what are you going to do?"

Geng Jiaping breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought it was finally over. As long as I could find a buyer for this thing, my job would be done.

I don't know what's wrong with the minister. He doesn't assign me any proper tasks. Instead, he either lets me hang out in teahouses or visit antique shops.

I look more like a spy than a soldier!

He placed the bundle in his hand on the table and opened the cloth to reveal a little bit of the cover.

"My father loved collecting books. After he passed away, no one in the family knew anything about this, so I simply bought two books and gave them away to make some money to supplement the family income."

"Master Liu, can I open it and take a look?"

Geng Jiaping extended his hand and said, "Go ahead."

Zhou Yanqiu opened all his bags.

"Ji Fu Tong Zhi" is a local chronicle. Generally speaking, all local chronicles are large in volume. Especially "Ji Fu Tong Zhi" which belongs to the local chronicles of the capital area is even more voluminous.

Generally speaking, enthusiasts who collect this kind of local chronicles will classify them according to "letters".

One volume includes several volumes, but the subject matter is the same.

For example, the letter brought by Geng Jiaping is the part about [Officials, Feudalism, and History], which consists of six volumes, divided into twenty-two volumes.

When the four big characters "Ji Fu Tong Zhi" appeared in the upper left corner of the cover of the first book, Zhou Yanqiu's heart moved.

Damn, it was effortless. Didn’t Mr. Duan say he wanted to find this book a few days ago?

His expression was calm, even a little disdainful. He flipped through the pages, looked at the spine, and said casually, "Mr. Liu, if you have anything else at home, you can bring it here. Forgive me for being frank, but if you have a complete set of this Guangxu edition of the General History of the Capital, it might be worth some money, but you only have one box..."

Although Geng Jiaping is a puppet soldier, he is no simple man.

First of all, he graduated from a surveying school, which was considered a high level of education in those days.

Furthermore, although he was a traitor, he was engaged in technical work and was a lieutenant colonel, so it was natural for him to observe people's words and expressions in all aspects.

As soon as he heard what Manager Zhou said, he knew he was trying to defraud him. It was just a common tactic used by businessmen, the same trick used by the pawnshop owner: "Insects eat the boards and rats gnaw them until there is nothing hair left."

If it were any other time, he would have lost his temper and taught the shop owner a lesson.

But he now has a mission. Although he doesn't know why his boss asked him to sell this thing, Geng Jiaping never likes to ask so many things. Since the boss asked him to sell it, he just sold it.

Jiuguge is one of the best rare book shops in Liulichang, so it is just right to sell it to it.

So I wasn't angry. Just then the waiter came to serve tea. I calmly picked up the teacup, blew on it, and took a sip.

Then he put down the tea bowl with a frown on his face. This is also called Longjing? It's far worse than the one in my office!

"Forget it. My family doesn't lack these little things. But don't be so foolish as to treat me like a three-year-old child. Give me a price. If it's suitable, I'll give it to you. If it's not suitable, I'll just walk away."

When Zhou Yanqiu heard this, he thought, wow, this guy has some skills, not the kind of uneducated and unskilled down-and-out guy.

"Master Liu, I want to make friends with you. Normally, these books cost only ten or eight dollars at most. If I sell them for more, I will lose money. Today, you come here in person, not to do business, but to have a chance to drink tea with you in the future. This package of Jifu Tongzhi costs fifty dollars. If you think it's appropriate, I will give you the money now. How about it?"

Geng Jiaping patiently bargained with him and finally the deal was settled at sixty dollars.