Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 341 Pretend I Don’t Exist_1

"The so-called Ancient Appraisal Association of Jiuzhou is a civilian organization composed of four major schools of treasure appraisal: metal and stone, calligraphy and painting, porcelain, and wood. It specializes in the collection, identification, and sale of antiques and has a history dating back over a hundred years."

"After more than a century of development and accumulation, the association has now become the most authoritative symbol in the national collector and archeological circles. Any antique that has been appraised by the association can be bought with one’s eyes closed, and it’s guaranteed to be genuine," Xiao Ming explained to Furukawa Shizuka as they left the expressway from the airport.

"So, your mission on this trip is to leverage the interpersonal skills you’ve been trained with to meet as many bigwigs in the collector’s world as possible, especially the Hao, Wu, An, and Chang families who control the association."

Furukawa Shizuka snorted coldly, "If I’m not mistaken, Han Country’s largest network of antique counterfeiting and artifact smuggling must be related to this so-called association."

Xiao Ming raised his eyebrows, "Is your mind always this dark?"

"No, it’s just that I believe human nature is prone to change, and the only constant is greed," Furukawa Shizuka said indifferently, "An organization that has existed for over a hundred years cannot possibly have every successor be a Saint.

’Freedom and Power’ states that absolute power leads to absolute corruption. The authoritative nature of the Ancient Appraisal Association is a tempting forbidden fruit for those within it."

"Quite right, I’m even more pleased now with my decision to choose you as my intelligence chief," Xiao Ming laughed heartily, then continued, "As you mentioned, the Hao, Wu, An, and Chang families are the largest counterfeiters and smugglers of cultural artifacts in Han Country. That’s an important reason why I want you to get to know them.

Their channels, contacts, and even the speed at which they receive information can all be used by us to compensate for the deficiencies during the initial stage of our organization."

"Get close to them to what extent?" Furukawa Shizuka turned to look at him, "If necessary, I can give myself to the leader of the most powerful family, taking over their nest directly."

"Why do you always test me for no reason? Aren’t you tired?"

Xiao Ming flicked her forehead with his finger, "To be clear, I’ll issue the first prohibition of our organization right now.

Apart from killers, no seduction allowed!"

Furukawa Shizuka raised her eyebrows, "Are you serious? Don’t you know how powerful and convenient beauty can be in gathering intelligence?"

"Your attempt to seduce me not only failed, but you also got tricked into switching sides by me."

"I did not!"

Furukawa Shizuka’s face flushed with embarrassment and annoyance, "It was you who were despicable and shameless, threatening my father and brother to switch sides. I just agreed to help you with your work and..."

Just then, the car suddenly shook violently twice, and she, caught off guard, fell into Xiao Ming’s arms.

Two supercars whizzed past them rapidly from behind. If Qingfeng hadn’t lightly turned the steering wheel just in time, the Lamborghini that followed would have scraped their car.

"Uncle, are you alright?" Ignoring the cold sweat from the scare, he checked the rearview mirror and asked.

"I’m fine. You did very well," Xiao Ming nodded at him.

"Then let go! How long are you going to hold her?" Mingyue turned around from the co-driver’s seat, her expression fierce.

Xiao Ming smiled wryly and let go of his arms, but Furukawa Shizuka did not get up. Instead, she shifted to a comfortable position, resting on his legs.

"What are you playing at?" Patting her face, Xiao Ming said, "I’ve already introduced you at the airport, Mingyue is my niece. No matter what you do, she won’t be jealous; she’ll just kill you."

"Would you let her?"

Helpless, Xiao Ming had to say to Mingyue, "Be good, girl. This woman is not right in the head. Give your uncle some face and don’t lower yourself to her level."

Mingyue narrowed her eyes and flicked her sleeve, sending out a green flash.

Xiao Ming caught it with his hand; it was Qing.

Like a sprung coil, Furukawa Shizuka bolted upright, her eyes filled with shock and her face with fear.

"You’re actually afraid of snakes?"

Xiao Ming was extremely surprised and pushed Qing a little toward her.

"Don’t come any closer! Keep it further away!"

Furukawa Shizuka actually screamed, her whole body shrinking next to the car door, and tears even welled up in the corners of her eyes.

It wasn’t strange for a woman to be afraid of snakes, but for a spy to be scared like this, it was somewhat amusing.

If she wasn’t acting, then the only possibility was that snakes had once left an extremely deep impression on her.

Xiao Ming thought for a moment, then handed Qing back to Mingyue, "Sorry! I didn’t know you would be so afraid.

This won’t happen again in the future, right, Mingyue?"

Mingyue snorted and didn’t reply.

After that, Furukawa Shizuka fell silent. Xiao Ming didn’t initiate conversation either, looking out the window, lost in thought.

"Hey? Isn’t that the sports car from before?"

Shortly after entering the city area, Mingyue suddenly pointed ahead to the side and exclaimed while tugging at Qingfeng’s sleeve, "Chase it! It nearly caused us to have a car accident just now; we can’t let it off that easily!"

Qingfeng shook his head: "Behave yourself, Uncle is still sitting in the back."

Xiao Ming raised an eyebrow and asked, "What would you have done if it were just the two of you?"

With a mischievous curl at the corner of his mouth, Qingfeng replied, "I would send that Lamborghini to the repair shop; whether the people end up in the hospital would depend on their fate."

Xiao Ming closed his eyes: "Then just pretend I don’t exist."

Upon hearing this, a flash of light passed through Qingfeng’s eyes. He pressed the gas pedal deeply and steered into the lane next to the Lamborghini.

The flow of traffic in the city was heavy, and the Lamborghini had been behaving, not showing off excessively, only roaring and speeding up when there were fewer cars.

Though Xiao Ming’s S600 wasn’t a sports car, it had 12 cylinders and had no trouble keeping up.

Before long, the Lamborghini noticed the Mercedes closely following it. Seemingly feeling challenged, it sped up and went in front of the Mercedes, occasionally hitting the brakes.

Qingfeng didn’t get angry but smiled slyly, his foot continuously moving, always maintaining a certain distance between the two vehicles.

After a while, the Lamborghini turned onto a two-lane road. Qingfeng followed for a minute or two, ensuring there were no cameras around, and then when Lamborghini carelessly left a gap, he suddenly accelerated.

The Mercedes instantly passed the Lamborghini by half a car length.

At that moment, Qingfeng rolled down the window and gave the driver behind the Lamborghini’s front windshield the finger, then flicked his finger.

A loud bang was heard as the Lamborghini’s front right tire exploded, and it lost control, skidding and crashing into a tree trunk by the roadside.

"What did you flick?" Xiao Ming turned to look at the Lamborghini and asked.

Between Qingfeng’s fingers appeared a bent paperclip, "A little tool for eating, the most convenient for picking locks."

Xiao Ming shook his head with a laugh: "When we get to the place, remember to return Shizuka’s wallet to her.

Don’t make moves against our own people in the future."

Furukawa Shizuka hastily opened her handbag, then her eyes widened in shock.

Behind them, the door of the Lamborghini’s driver side was pushed open, and a man in his thirties came out, touched the blood from the cut on his forehead, pulled out his cell phone, and stared in the direction of the departing Mercedes, his eyes filled with resentment.

"37788, Longyin license plate, Mercedes S600; within half an hour, I want to know where it stopped!"