Chapter 3 third chapter

Two days later, the weather in London was still cold and gloomy, and there were still few customers in that antique store. In fact, such an antique store would never be as crowded with customers as a supermarket. When the young man opened the door and came in, although his clothes and demeanor were not much different from last time, the reception he received was completely different. As soon as the deputy manager saw him, he immediately left a middle-aged man. , greeted him with a smile on his face, and said in an extremely enthusiastic voice: Sir, hello, what do you need? The young man smiled nonchalantly, and said: I heard that you have a crown, which is a relic from the Maurya Dynasty in India.

The young man's voice was quite loud, and his words made several customers in the shop look towards him.The reactions of those customers were extremely natural, because the crown that the young man mentioned at this time, even if they were not customers of this antique shop, they all knew that it was this antique shop, or the most famous crown in the world. one of the treasures. The deputy manager was slightly taken aback. If the young man had not already had such a huge transaction record in their store, he would have frowned at this time, but now, he was rubbing his hands, his nose tingling with excitement. Khan, he hurriedly said: Yes!yes!This is the glory of our store!

When the deputy manager was talking, the manager was also notified, and hurried out, came to the young man, and shook hands with him warmly. The manager smiled all over his face and said, "Sir, I hope your uncle likes that Persian sword." The young man looked at the manager's wrinkled but still flushed face, and secretly scolded the old fox in his heart. He said calmly, "Yes, he likes it very much, and because of that knife, it caused me to be interested in ancient things." interest, so I'll take a look at the crown. The manager said in one voice: Welcome!welcome!

As he spoke, he gestured to invite the young man to move forward. The young man walked forward. The manager looked at him for a few times, lowered his voice, and at the same time looked very mysterious, and said, "Your Highness, maybe I should do this." It's right to call you! The young man froze for a moment, and looked at the manager. He found a sly look in the manager's eyes.But you can find this cunning look in almost everyone's eyes. The young man lowered his voice and said: What do you mean? The manager looked a little panicked, quickly lowered his voice, and said: I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, you don't like to reveal your identity, I shouldn't call you that!

Suspicions arose in the young man's heart: What the hell is this old guy doing? The young man wanted to ask further questions, but at this time, they had already reached the center of the store. In the center of the shop, there is a space about one hundred square feet surrounded by thick iron chains. In the middle is a round iron pillar about six feet high and two feet in diameter. relief. At the four corners of the iron chain, there were four guards standing. Before the manager came to the iron chain, a guard hurried over, lifted the iron chain, let the manager and the young man go in, and came to the side of the iron pillar.

Another guard handed over a walkie-talkie to the manager, and the manager said to the walkie-talkie: Please open it! After he said a word, he handed the walkie-talkie back to the guard, who immediately backed away. The young man paid attention to the surrounding situation. He saw that all the clerks and guards in the store were very nervous, and all the customers in the store were also walking forward, but the customers who approached were all standing still. Beyond the chain. The manager turned his head and explained to the young man, saying: This is a specially designed security device, controlled by sound waves!

The young man nodded and said: Only your voice can open it, right? The manager nodded in satisfaction. The young man smiled, pointed at the manager's throat, and said, "What if something happens to you?" The manager laughed and said: If I die, a sealed envelope at the lawyer's office will be opened, and a password can be used to open it. The young man said: "The accident I'm talking about is not as serious as death. For example, if you catch a cold, the frequency of the sound wave of your voice changes. What should you do?" The manager laughed and said: "The cold will be cured." His face was full of flattery: After all, not everyone who comes into our store is qualified to ask to see this crown.

The young man pretended to be suddenly enlightened, and said: I understand, this crown is more precious than that Persian sword! The manager's expression was a little excited, and he said: "It's much more expensive!" The young man smiled contentedly and didn't say anything else. While they were talking, the iron pillar was split in the middle and divided into two semi-cylindrical shapes. In the middle of the iron pillar was a glass pillar. , In the middle of the column, on the deep purple silk cushion, there is the crown. And when the crown was presented in front of everyone, both the clerk and the customers who came to see it couldn't help but took a breath.This crown, it seems, is actually not beautiful at all. The eight emeralds inlaid on it are of course valuable, but the reason why it can arouse such admiration is naturally because of its historical value.

Everyone around knows that this crown is something from the most prominent period of India. On this crown, the glorious history of this ancient oriental country at that time is recorded. Anyone who loves antiquities will face such a rare antiquity. , will involuntarily take a breath.At this time, looking at the expression of the manager of the antique shop, he seemed a bit pious, but the expression of the young man seemed much more relaxed. The young man leaned closer and examined the crown carefully through the glass. At this time, it seems to anyone that the young man is concentrating on appreciating this ancient relic in the glass pillar, but in fact, he is thinking rapidly in his heart: he has been deceived and lost a Persian sword. If you can get your hands on this crown, then it is more than enough to compensate for the loss.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said: I want to further identify it, I mean he pointed to the crown and made gestures. The manager hurriedly said: Yes!yes!I understand, please follow me! While talking, the manager took the walkie-talkie from the hand of the guard and said, "Shut it off!" The opened iron pillar was closed again, wrapping the glass pillar in the middle. The manager accompanied the young man respectfully and walked towards the manager's office. Several customers were talking in low voices. Obviously, they were guessing who the young man with a casual attitude was.

During the discussion, a middle-aged woman with gray hair said: Didn't you hear that just now?The manager called him His Highness the Prince! Another customer said: Arabian prince? Another customer shook his head and said: No, he doesn't look like an Arab, he might be a Chinese prince! An old man laughed and said: There are no princes in China for a long time, and even if there were, they would never be qualified to buy such ancient relics. The customers walked away while talking, and the young man and the manager had already entered the manager's room. The whole process was no different from the last time when the young man bought the Persian treasure knife. The manager first pressed the button of the conveyor belt, then opened the safe, and took out the crown. Then, he found a lot of information, and the young man carefully inspected it It took nearly two hours. Then, the young man straightened up, looked at the manager, and said, "What is its price?" The manager smiled a little embarrassedly, as if he was sorry for the price of the crown, and then said the price.Even King Feisal could not agree to this price, so the young man pondered for a while. The manager looked at the young man with an anxious expression on his face. He stammered a bit and said, "Your Highness, this price sounds a bit high, but in fact, it was the same price a year ago. If we are willing to make it public Auction, may get a higher price. The young man laughed and said, "Who are you selling to at a higher price?" The manager hurriedly laughed along with him. At this moment, the young man felt strange again. The manager repeatedly called him His Royal Highness. What did that mean?However, he didn't think about it because he was about to start his plan. He looked at the crown, stroked it gently, and said, "I can accept the price." As soon as the manager heard what he said, he let out a sharp breath. The young man pretended to be very happy and said, "Like last time, to celebrate the success of the transaction, let's have a drink!" The manager hurriedly said: Naturally!nature! The manager immediately went to the wine cabinet, opened it, and took out the wine and glasses.This time, the young man paid full attention as soon as he came up, yes, it was still the same wine bottle, and the manager didn't fiddle with it in the process of pouring the wine, just like last time. The young man sneered in his heart. He knew that his guess was right. The wine had been drugged long ago. After drinking it, the manager would fall asleep at the same time as him. The manager can get back the treasures he has sold for free. But despite his conjecture, he still needs to prove that before he came, he had visited an anesthetic expert and told the expert about his drowsiness last time, and the expert analyzed the situation he encountered , to confirm his situation, no effect of three strong hypnotics, and also gave him a test strip, telling him that if any of the three drugs were contained in his drink, the white test strip would change color. So, as soon as the young man took the glass of wine in his hand, he half turned around and dipped a piece of test paper in his finger into the wine. He wants to prove that there is really a drug in the wine that can make him sleepy, then he will have a way to deal with the cunning manager. However, the test paper did not change color when it was immersed in the amber liquor. The young man froze for a moment, put the wine glass to his lips, and took a sip of the wine with the manager.The taste of the wine is so mellow, it must be a super famous wine. In such a good wine, if drugs are added, it will definitely destroy the taste of the wine. In fact, he doesn't need a test strip. His tongue should be able to You can tell if there is something weird in the wine. For a moment, the young man was confused.Because he came again, everything was planned based on the addition of medicine to the wine. The young man's plan was to take the antidote given to him by the expert while the manager was not aware of it, after he was sure that there was a drug in the wine, enough to make him drowsy, and then continue to study the crown with the manager.He predicted that after a certain time, the manager would also fall asleep due to the onset of the drug in the alcohol.The rest is very simple, he just needs to put the crown in the box after the manager fell asleep, and take it out in a grandiose manner. All of this was originally very simple, but now, all plans have been disrupted, and there is no drug in the wine that is enough to make people sleepy, that is to say, the manager will not fall asleep, his plan is over! At that moment, his face must have been very strange, so the manager put down his wine glass, looked at him, and said: "Your Highness, but do you have any questions?" The young man shook his head: no, no, I As he spoke, he put down his wine glass and took out the checkbook, signed the check, tore it off and handed it to the manager.The manager took the check in his hand, trembling, said: I'm really sorry, Your Highness, we have to send someone to the bank first The young man waved his hand smartly and said, "It doesn't matter! The manager stopped talking and pressed the button of the intercom. After a while, the deputy manager walked in. The manager handed him the check, and the deputy manager withdrew respectfully. I was thinking quickly: what should he do?He can't come here in vain, he must expose the trick played by the manager of the antique shop, he said: Last time, you suggested that I send someone to escort me away The manager lost his voice and said, "God, it wasn't that Persian sword. What happened?" The young man cursed the old fox again in his heart, waved his hands, and said, "Not at all, there is no accident at all, but uncle wants to know, is there an imitation of that Persian sword?" The manager suddenly blushed, as if the words of a young man had given him a great insult, he said a series of "no" words from his mouth, and said: "It is absolutely impossible, such an ancient object, once it arrives at us Not many people usually see their hands, although its pictures are popular, but you know, it is impossible to make imitations based on pictures, unless it is something very crude. The young man nodded and said, "I agree. I also heard that there is a pair of this Persian sword. There are two in total. If you can find another one, I am willing to pay the same price to buy it." The manager's face was full of surprise, and he said, "Your Highness, where did you hear that? It's completely ridiculous!" The young man took a deep breath. According to his judgment, it can be concluded that the manager is innocent, but in fact, he lost a Persian sword. What is going on? The manager looked at the young man with a puzzled look on his face. When the young man toasted and drank again, he said, "Your Highness, you The young man raised his hand abruptly, and said, "You keep calling me His Royal Highness, but what's the special meaning?" The manager's expression was even more surprised. He stared at the young man for a while before saying, "I am the only one here who knows the identity of His Highness." The young man smiled and said: I really want to know who told you my identity. The manager's expression was a bit perplexed. The young man lowered his face, clearly expressing his displeasure. The manager immediately put on a smile, with a mysterious expression on his face. He blinked and said, "It's a beautiful princess, Your Highness." The young man was shocked and turned around immediately. A beautiful princess! He didn't have to hear the manager describe the beautiful princess to know who it was. Princess Orika!