Chapter One The scale of the antique shop is really big, bigger than the average museum. Turning from the part where the real Egyptian mummies are displayed, there is a long glass cabinet displaying all the ancient things of Persia. Naturally, there cannot be too many customers in such an antique store. Customers may stand in front of a cabinet for an hour before talking to the clerk and discussing an antique, and it may take several hours. Therefore, in front of the cabinet, everyone There are comfortable sofas, and the clerks are all polite, and some of them look like professors of archeology in terms of appearance alone.

In an antique store like that, there are very few customers who walk in aimlessly. Most of them have a fixed goal as soon as they enter the door, like those three, who used a magnifying glass to carefully examine the burlap fibers that bound the mummy in front of the mummy. The purpose of those three British gentlemen was the mummy. In their minds, the shriveled, ugly and terrifying mummy was much more moving than the naked Brigitte Bardot. Therefore, when a person walks in, looking around and looking around, the clerk greets him and asks: Sir, what do you want?And his answer is just: I just look at it.At this time, this person must receive unwelcome eyes, that is inevitable.However, that person didn't care about the clerk's unwelcoming eyes, and he still seemed to be wandering aimlessly, treating the world's largest antique store as if it were an ordinary supermarket.

He also ignored the clerk who followed him. In fact, although the clerk who followed him tried his best to maintain a polite smile, his expression became more and more impatient. What kind of shop is this? Anyone who enters the door should understand that no ordinary person has ever entered this shop. The old lady of the censer is the most famous collector of Chinese bronzes in this century.Also, the three British gentlemen who kept discussing in low voices in front of the mummy are the authority on the study of ancient Egyptian history. But this man, it seems that his age is so young, his attitude is so casual, and his clothes are so ordinary. He will never be a customer in our store. The clerk and the guards winked.

However, after turning around the corner where the mummy was displayed, the clerk behind the young man had a slightly different opinion. Because the young man stopped for a moment beside the three English gentlemen. At that time, the three English gentlemen were obviously arguing over an issue. Has gradually grown up. At that time, the young man passed by the three British gentlemen, stopped for half a minute, and suddenly said: "There is no doubt that this mummy is from the Sumerian Empire. You have seen the back of these sackcloths. The knots weaved are like It can be known, it cannot be a product of another period!

The three English gentlemen looked at the young man with extremely astonished eyes at the same time. The clerk who was following the young man was about to take this opportunity to reprimand the young man for his impoliteness and drive him out, but before he could speak, he saw Seeing the three English gentlemen, they turned over the sackcloth, looked at the back, and at the same time looked at the young man with admiration.The clerk endured what he was about to say immediately. At this time, the young man walked away as if nothing had happened, and came to the long cabinet displaying Persian antiquities.

When the clerk walked over, he looked back and saw that the three English gentlemen had stopped arguing and were discussing the price with the deputy manager. Obviously, it was the young man's words that resolved their doubts . The clerk shook his head involuntarily. That young man seemed to be under thirty years old, and his attitude was so casual. It was really impossible for him to know much about antiquities. The clerk watched the young man's gaze, and he noticed that the young man's gaze stayed on a Persian treasured knife on a rectangular velvet pad in the cabinet. The clerk's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought of a question: If the young man actually asked him to take this machete out of the cabinet to have a look, then what should he do?

This scimitar is only half a foot long, and the blade has been quite rusted. The scabbard is next to the blade, and the scabbard is covered with gems. Of course, gems are valuable, but compared with the value of this blade, it is not the same. Too far.This knife has been proved by dozens of experts to be the saber of the famous Persian king Dalia. It has a history of more than 2,400 years and is one of the most famous treasures among Persian antiquities. One of the top ten treasures in their store. The knife and scabbard seem to be placed in a box and displayed in a cabinet, but in fact, there is an extremely complicated anti-theft device, invisible rays, intertwined into a net, covering the knife, stretching out Going in will immediately make the alarm bell ring loudly.Moreover, there is also an extremely delicate device at the bottom of the box. As long as the weight is reduced or increased by one tenth of an ounce, another set of alarm bells will sound. Knife, alarm bells will ring.

In addition to these two different alarm systems, the front of the cabinet is made of hard tempered glass. To open the cabinet, you need to activate the combination lock, which only the manager knows.In fact, the clerk only saw these two knives taken out of the cabinet twice in total. Those two times, an American with three entourages was greeted in person by the manager. He was tall and thin. When he knew the price of the saber that once belonged to King Darius, he hesitated for a moment and didn't say any more. In the end, he just bought a pair of armor from the Crusades, and waited for the guest to leave. After leaving, the manager told them that the American's name was Hou Fu.Xiaoshi.

The second time, it was a personal representative of the Shah of Iran and the curator of the National Museum of Iran. They wanted to buy back this treasured knife and return it as a national treasure. As a result, the treasured knife was still in the cabinet of this antique shop, naturally because of the price The reason why we can't agree. The clerk was thinking in his heart, what should he do if the young man didn't know the importance and asked him to take out the knife to have a look? Things in the world are often like that, the more you worry about what will happen, the more it will come.

Just when the clerk was worried that he didn't know what to do, the young man turned his head, pointed at the precious knife, and said: "Please show me this knife!" The clerk was shocked suddenly, and there was a crackling sound in his throat, and the muscles on his face were stiff, and there was no sound at all for half a minute, until the young man said these words in a higher voice, After saying it again, the clerk hurriedly took two steps forward, gestured meaninglessly, coughed, and cleared his throat that could not make a sound due to excessive panic, and said: This knife, this knife

The young man smiled and said: Yes, I want to see this knife! His words were louder, and the deputy manager who had finished dealing with the three British gentlemen also hurried over, looked at the young man politely, and cleared his throat with a series of coughing , and then said: Do you want to see this knife? The young man seemed a little unhappy, he said: I thought I had already explained it very clearly, how many times do you want me to say the same sentence? The deputy manager hurriedly said: Yes!yes!yes!Sir, if you want to see this knife, you must know the origin of this knife? The young man laughed and said: I understand!He gestured, but I didn't expect that you are the largest antique shop in the world, and this is just a saber owned by King Dali, so why be so nervous? The deputy manager opened his mouth wide in surprise, couldn't close it, and even lost his due demeanor, and cried out, saying: "It's just a saber of King Dali!" The young man shrugged his shoulders, as if he saw nothing wrong. The deputy manager wanted to say something else, but the young man smiled and said: If this knife is already so nervous, then I can hardly imagine what will happen to you if the Chinese Maogong Ding comes to you? The deputy manager regained his composure, his expression became very serious, and said: Sir, what we are discussing now are ancient objects, the crystallization of human culture, that is a very serious matter! The young man spread his hands and said, "Where did I show frivolity?" Before the deputy manager could answer, the old woman who was appreciating the bronze incense burner just now had come over and said loudly and excitedly: Young man, you just mentioned the Chinese Maogong Ding, which is a treasure of mankind. The young man smiled, bowed slightly to the old woman, and said: If I told you that when I was young, I used to sit on the Maogong tripod as a stool, you would not believe it, would you? The old woman seemed to have almost fainted, she turned around, walked away hastily, sat down, rested her forehead on her hands, and was still panting. The deputy manager said: Sir, do you insist on looking at this knife? The young man said: Yes, because I want to buy it. It will be my uncle's birthday in a few days. I want to use it as a birthday present. The deputy manager let out another breath and said, "Sir, do you know its price?"Excuse me, I meant to remind you that this precious knife is a rare gift for a birthday present! The young man raised his eyebrows and said: I don't know exactly, how much is it worth? The deputy manager took another deep breath, and then said a number. This number made the clerk who was listening on the side gasp. The young man said indifferently: Yes, as I know, this is my checkbook The young man reached out and took out the checkbook, put it on the cabinet, and said: You can call the bank first to check whether the deposit in my account is enough to pay, and then come to trade with me. The assistant manager and the clerk looked at each other, the assistant manager said sorry, picked up the checkbook, and walked in, the young man sat down on the sofa, the old woman looked at him in horror, and moved her body away a little At this time, another clerk was handing over the wrapped copper incense burner to the old woman. The young man smiled at the old woman and said, "Ma'am, the Xuanhua incense burner you bought is just a folk incense burner." supplies, not palace supplies. The old woman said angrily: "What do you know? There is a dragon on this incense burner. Dragons are in China and they are the symbol of emperors." The young man smiled and said: If it is an item for the emperor, the dragon claws are five-toed, but the dragon claws on this pair of incense burners are only four-toed. The old woman was stunned for a moment, stood up, and walked out immediately, but she couldn't walk a few steps, so she stopped, turned her head to look at the young man, her expression was full of hesitation. But the young man didn't look at her anymore, because the deputy manager had already walked out, and there was an old man with white hair who came out with the deputy manager, and the two of them came out in small steps. As soon as the deputy manager came in front of the young man, he respectfully returned the checkbook to the young man and said, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" The old man rushed to introduce himself and said: I am the manager of our store, and I sincerely welcome you to come! The young man smiled faintly, put away the checkbook, and said, "I want to see that Persian knife, can I?" The manager said in a repeated voice: Yes, of course, please come to the manager's office, please follow me. The young man glanced at the glass cabinet with a slightly puzzled expression, but he still followed the manager and the deputy manager and walked forward. The manager walked forward and waved to the two guards.When they walked into the manager's room, the two guards were standing at the door of the manager's room. The furnishings in the manager's room are very simple. Rather than saying that this is the manager's room of a large antique shop, it is more appropriate to say that it is an archaeologist's study. The bookcases on all four walls are full of books. As soon as the manager comes in, He said, "Sir, I think you must be wondering why I invited you to the manager's office to look at this knife." The young man smiled and said: Of course, the value of this knife is too high, it is not suitable to be shown in public! The manager nodded and said: This is one of the reasons, and the other reason is Without waiting for the manager to finish speaking, the young man said: I think there is a conveyor belt directly leading to the manager's office under the display cabinet, isn't it? The manager kept nodding his head. He turned on a TV first, and the Persian treasure knife in the cabinet appeared on the TV screen immediately. Then, he pressed a button again, and the TV could clearly see Suddenly, the bottom of the cabinet with the knife box sank down, and the knife disappeared. Then, there was a slight sound. The manager pressed a few more buttons, and a bookshelf moved away, revealing a safe. The young man turned around and looked at the books on the shelf. After a while, he heard the manager's trembling voice, saying: : Look sir, this is truly priceless! The young man turned around. The manager held the box with both hands and put it on the table. The young man sat down, took out the knife from the box, looked at it carefully, put down the knife, and checked the scabbard again. Very careful, and say a few extremely expert words from time to time. The young man looked at it for half an hour before putting the knife and sheath back into the box together, and said: I also want to see all the information about this knife, including the authoritative evaluation of it. The deputy manager had already come over with a large stack of books, put them on the table, and the young man was flipping through them, then he closed the book, nodded and said: I am very satisfied, this is a real precious sword. Both the manager and the deputy manager heaved a sigh of relief. The young man took out the check book, wrote it in a rustle, signed it, handed it to the manager, and said, "Please go to the bank to withdraw the money immediately, and I will take this checkbook with you." Knife away. The manager stood up and said, "Sir, do you mean that you want to take this priceless treasure with you?"Don't want us to send guards to escort you to lock it in the vault?this knife The young man waved his hand and said: Don't be nervous, this is just a saber of King Dali! The young man had just paid a huge check, and there was no doubt that his check would be cashed, and his attitude was still the same easy. The manager and the deputy manager of the antique shop looked at each other. The check was handed over to the deputy manager, and he ordered: You go to the bank to go through the formalities. The deputy manager took the check and walked out. The manager opened a cabinet and took out a very delicate wooden box. The carvings on the wooden box and the gemstones inlaid prove that the wooden box itself is also a valuable antique. The manager opened the box, and there was a carved dent inside the box, just enough to put the precious knife down. The manager sent the wooden box to the young man and said: This precious knife once fell into the hands of Grand Duke Ryeliev of Russia. This wooden box was made by the most famous craftsman at that time. of. The young man put the knife into the box, and he couldn't help admiring: "As expected, the workmanship is very exquisite, I don't think I need to pay for it?" The manager hurriedly said: "Of course, this is a small gift. You are welcome to visit again. Moreover, if you need anything, you can let us know. We have offices all over the world, and we are responsible for finding rare and rare antiques for customers." The young man closed the lid of the box and said, "I can't think of anything I need right now. Of course, I think of it and I will come to you!" The manager poured two more glasses of wine and handed one to the young man. The aroma of the wine was tangy. The manager and the young man were talking about the history of the Persian sword. Twenty minutes later, the phone rang. The manager picked it up and listened for a while. Listen and let it go. The young man said: Can I go? The manager nodded again and again with a grateful expression.