mtl008 Chapter 465 Casino
Chapter 465 Casino
Lin Panpan tutted twice and said, "Is this Third Master Tang still secretly selling national treasures?"
Gu Mobai sneered, "What can't these people do?"
Lin Panpan continued to search in Mr. Tang Sanye's house and soon took away the valuables.
Pushing open the heavy copper door of the dark room, a scent of aged wood mixed with sandalwood hits you in the face.
The entire wall of walnut display cabinets in the dark room exudes a warm luster. Mr. Tang Sanye's collection is truly amazing.
Lin Panpan touched the antiques one by one and said, "I'm convinced. Could these be real? I've only seen them in museums."
Gu Mobai put on gloves, held up a vase half a person's height with both hands, and said to Lin Panpan:
"Look at this, a blue and white plum vase from the Yuan Dynasty.
The blue glaze is particularly translucent. It was fired from cobalt materials imported from abroad at that time. This color is nowhere to be found now.
Furthermore, the lotus pattern on the bottle is so smooth and flowing, and counterfeit products can’t replicate this charm.”
As he spoke, he picked up a light-colored porcelain plate:
"This Song Dynasty porcelain plate has cracks all over its surface. These are not broken by being dropped, but are called ice cracks.
The ancients deliberately created this effect during firing; the more natural the cracks, the more valuable it is.”
Lin Panpan walked to the corner, bent down and picked up a peculiarly shaped bronze furnace:
"This copper furnace is also a real thing. Look at the patina, the colors are different shades, and there are red spots.
This effect is only achieved through long-term oxidation, and aging alone cannot create this layered effect."
She turned and looked at a half-meter-tall bronze artifact in the display case. The object looked like a jar with a lid, and was covered with strange patterns and words.
"This bronze ware is even more amazing. Look at these patterns, they are the Taotie patterns popular during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and they feel very concave and convex when touched.
Even though I can't make out what's written on it, the corners of each character are perfectly aligned. A forger wouldn't have that skill."
Lin Panpan looked at Gu Mobai with excitement and said:
"This Third Master Tang is truly amazing, it's a bargain for us.
But I don’t plan to sell these things. We’re not short of money now anyway, so I’ll just keep them all.”
Gu Mobai patted her head and said, "It's up to you. I don't know why you like collecting so much, but it's pretty good."
Lin Panpan sighed and said:
"If these things don't fall into our hands, they will fall into the hands of others sooner or later.
I don’t know what kind of fate I will experience at that time.
Let's go! Let's move these things and go to Mr. Tang San's villa. "
After driving on the winding mountain road for half an hour, Gu Mobai and Lin Panpan arrived at Mr. Tang Sanye's villa again.
This time they didn't go through the main gate, but went directly around to the back mountain.
Following the familiar path, they soon found the inconspicuous iron gate they had discovered last time.
The iron gate was covered in rust and covered with weeds half a person's height. It was impossible to see it without careful observation.
Gu Mobai reached out and pushed aside the weeds, took out the wire cutters he had hidden earlier, and cut the rusty wire with a "click".
Lin Panpan looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that there was no one there, a group of people quietly pushed open the iron gate and slipped into the yard.
Crossing the mossy cobblestone road, they bypassed the patrolling security guards and groped their way towards the main building along the wall.
This villa looks no different from the last time I came here. The red walls and gray tiles are very impressive, but who would have thought that there were so many shameful things hidden inside.
The two looked at each other and walked towards the direction of the dark room hidden in their memory.
When I came back after a few months, the villa had changed inside and out.
The safe that was pried open last time is long gone, and now there are several brand new large safes in the house.
Even the door of the dark room was replaced with a large solid iron door, and the keyhole was densely packed with buttons and password dials.
Lin Panpan squatted in front of the door, sweat dripping down her forehead.
She fiddled with it for almost half an hour and her hands were sore.
Finally, a "click" sound was heard and the iron door slowly opened.
She sat down on the ground, wiped the sweat off her face, and kicked the iron door hard:
"This rubbish! Third Master Tang is really good at tinkering with it. It's probably some high-tech stuff the Fu family got him!
I used to think this villa was Mr. Tang San's lair, but now it seems to be a base for the Fu family to make money! "
Gu Mobai reached out and pulled her up, staring at the brand new safe in the room and frowning: "It seems they have been prepared for this. These safes may be even harder to open than the previous ones."
Lin Panpan stood up, panting heavily, and stuffed the tools into her bag. "No matter how difficult it is, I'm going to open it! Today we have to dig out everything they've hidden!"
In the dark room, more than fifty boxes of gold bars were neatly stacked against the wall. Each box was sealed with a red seal and stamped with Mr. Tang San's seal.
There were five iron boxes next to it, which were full of gold and silver jewelry when opened, including large gold bracelets and chains that were very heavy.
The jade bracelet is wrapped in cotton cloth and is emerald green and warm all over.
The diamonds on the diamond ring are huge, reflecting the dazzling light.
There are also exquisitely carved jade pendants, as well as gold earrings, silver hairpins and other accessories, agate beads and coral pendants mixed in, all of which are valuable items.
Gu Mobai looked at these things and said, "These are all gamblers who can't afford the money, so they use these as collateral."
Lin Panpan raised her eyebrows and said, "Why don't we go see what this casino looks like? I'm actually quite curious too."
Gu Mobai looked at her and said, "Want to go and take a look? Then go ahead! Master Tang San is dead, and soon this casino will be taken over by someone new."
Lin Panpan asked her men to go back first, and she and Gu Mobai went directly to the casino in the villa.
Pushing open the carved wooden door, the warm yellow crystal chandelier illuminates the entire hall.
The gambling tables are lined up one after another, with red velvet surfaces polished to a shine. Roulette, baccarat, and blackjack are exactly the same as those in foreign casinos.
The dealers wore neat black suits and red bow ties and were very skilled. The playing cards flew in their hands when they shuffled them, and their movements were quick and steady when they dealt the cards.
The gambling table was surrounded by people. Some were holding their chips with sweaty palms, some were grinning from ear to ear after winning money, and some were still slamming money on the table even after losing so much money.
The air was filled with the smell of cigarettes, perfume, and sweat, and the gamblers' shouts and the clatter of chips made people's heads buzz.
Who would have thought that in this villa deep in the mountains and forests, there is a place similar to the Macau casino.
As soon as I entered the casino, I was stopped:
"Want to get in? You can't get in without money. The minimum bet is 100,000 chips, 500,000 chips will take you to the second floor, and 1 million chips will go straight to the VIP area on the third floor.
The more money you have, the more exciting things you can do.”
Lin Panpan smiled faintly at him and said, "Let's test the waters with 100,000 first!"
Just as he finished speaking, the sound of high heels "tapping" came from the stairs.
Deng Xiaoyan walked down the stairs slowly, with a contemptuous smile on her face:
"Wow, I thought he was so generous! It turns out Boss Lin can only afford 10 yuan?
You own a hospital and a department store, and you're not ashamed to spend this little money on playing around?"