Chapter 144
After Hou Changdong said this, he took a deep breath, looked up at Shen Zhou, and a little sweat began to seep out of his forehead.
It was obvious that he was very nervous.
"What can you sell to make so much money?"Shen Zhou pulled the chair opposite him and sat down, his tone became serious,"Drugs?"
Hou Changdong shook his head violently when he heard about drugs, and stuttered a little when he spoke,"No, no, I know, I don't sell drugs, I...I know."
Hou Changdong licked his lips nervously,"I just sold some...Antiques."
Shen Zhou inexplicably thought of the antiques in Professor Wang's house when he heard this. The police later sent someone to Professor Wang's house to check. Those antiques were real and fake. Even if they were fake, they were made to be more realistic.
"You sell antiques?" Shen Zhou knocked on the table gently."The largest single transfer was nearly 100 million. What kind of antiques are you selling? So valuable? And where did you get the antiques?"
Hou Changdong's head was sweating more and more. Shen Zhou felt hot just looking at him. Hou
Changdong didn't look up, but rubbed his hands."The things were sold abroad...."
Shen Zhou's eyes became cold, and he instantly thought of some national treasures that had not been brought back from abroad. They were obviously things from his own country, but they were placed in exhibition halls in other countries. He even had to pay for them when he wanted to bring them back.
"You mean you sold some of our antiques abroad?" Shen Zhou's voice was very soft, but it still made Hou Changdong feel a little scared.
He looked up at the young and handsome policeman, and couldn't help licking his lips again,"That's it...The prices abroad are higher..."
His voice got lower and lower
"Mr. Hou, I thought you were studying archaeology, so you should know how important these things are to our country, right?" Shen Zhou's voice was not loud, but Hou Changdong couldn't help but lean back a little,"Besides, where did these things come from? I counted them. According to the large transfers, you have sold at least seven things in the past three years. Where did these things come from?"
Hou Changdong didn't look up or speak, but his feet couldn't help moving below.
Shen Zhou didn't urge him, but just watched him quietly.
At this time, Si Miaomiao was also standing in the monitoring room watching the scene inside.
Hou Changdong's performance has already explained a lot of problems. The most obvious one is that there must be something wrong with the source of those antiques.
Shen Zhou is least lacking in patience, but they don't have much time now, so they don't have so much time to waste with him.
So Shen Zhou knocked on the table,"Mr. Hou, are you thinking about how to make it round? In fact, there is no need. You and I know that there must be something wrong with the source of these antiques. Come on, what kind of antiques can be bought for nearly 100 million? And, where did the things come from."
Hou Changdong couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. He felt stuffy even though the air conditioner was on.
Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind in these few minutes.
Finally, he thought of his elderly parents and fragile wife and children. He gritted his teeth and said,"These antiques were given to me by Li Fan three years ago."
After saying the beginning, the rest is not difficult to say.
Li Fan found Hou Changdong three years ago and said that he wanted to cooperate with him to do a big business.
Hou Changdong refused at first. He is now a senior executive of the company and is not short of money.
"But who would complain about having too much money as a police officer? My wife had just given birth at that time. My depression was too severe, and I had to spend a lot of money. Although my parents settled abroad, their health was not very good, and I had to pay for their caregivers every month."
Hou Changdong's eyes were a little red,"It looks bright and beautiful, but my life is in embarrassment everywhere."
In fact, many things can be put down psychologically after the first time. The first thing I sold was a Qing Dynasty vase, which was a little damaged, so the price was not very high.
But it also relieved Hou Changdong of some financial difficulties at the time.
Later, this kind of thing happened once and then twice. Just selling something and making money easily, isn't it better than working hard?
"later...Things are getting better and better, and the prices are getting higher and higher."Hou Changdong glanced at Shen Zhou, his eyes red with ecstasy and unwillingness,"The most expensive one was sold for almost 100 million. I have never seen so much money in my life...."
Shen Zhou looked at Hou Changdong and said,"Many people have never seen it. You still didn't tell me, where did the antiques come from?"
Hou Changdong smiled,"Officer, you know that Li Fan is Professor Wang's assistant, you should also know what Professor Wang does for live broadcasts, right?"
Shen Zhou frowned,"You mean those antiques are the antiques of those people on the treasure appraisal live broadcasts?"
Hou Changdong's smile slowly faded,"At first they were some antiques from Professor Wang's home, but although Professor Wang's home has some antiques, they are not valuable. After all, Professor Wang himself doesn't have much money."
Then one day Li Fan suddenly told him that maybe they could add a link before the live broadcast, to check first.
That is, Li Fan would check the things those people brought first, in the name of seeing if they were qualified to be on Professor Wang's live broadcast room.
At the beginning, they were basically fakes and had no value.
But occasionally there would be a few that were real, and these were really the targets of Li Fan and the others.
"I don't know where she met the counterfeiter, but he is really good at it, and it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing."Hou Changdong whispered.
They first told those people that their items could be on the show, but they had to schedule a date.
In fact, they were just imitating a counterfeit.
They would use video cameras to take pictures of every detail.
Then they would give it to others to imitate.
Li Fan also studied archaeology, and he had some basic knowledge.
In comparison, most of the people who came to appraise treasures really didn't understand.
When they brought the items over, Li Fan would say that he would check them in advance before the show, but in fact, he was taking the opportunity to replace them.
In the end, those people went on the show with a counterfeit.
"But we didn't dare to do it too often. We only changed four items in three years. Li Fan said that the other three were given to her by Professor Wang."Hou Changdong's voice was dry.
"In fact, I didn’t dare to spend the money, so I kept it in the card. Hou Changdong couldn’t help rubbing his face.
"Do you know that you have committed a crime?"Shen Zhou looked at the man in front of him and said,"You are guilty of reselling cultural relics, which is a very serious crime. You will be sentenced to at least five years in prison, and I think it will be more than five years."
Hou Changdong couldn't help shaking his body. He wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't know what to say.
In fact, he had checked the criminal law at the beginning, and he knew his crime.
But people always have a fluke mentality. You see, no one has discovered it for three years.
But now it is still discovered.
Shen Zhou suddenly asked,"Why did Li Fan find you? Obviously she could do it herself."
Hou Changdong looked at Shen Zhou and suddenly showed a far-fetched smile,"Haven't you guessed it? The relationship between Li Fan and me."