Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Oh, I see. Then you two are really unlucky... You are so unlucky! Fortunately, the police should have recovered the stolen money and antiques this time, so they asked you to claim them."

Yan Bugui also comforted Xu Damao in a soft voice, but all he said were irrelevant and empty words that were of no real help.

"Then I'll take your good words, Mr. Yan! Thank you for your comfort. I won't chat with you for now, I have to go to the police station!"

Xu Damao thanked Yan Bugui and turned away in a hurry.

"Oh, really, how could Damao be so unlucky! He actually encountered such a thing. That was a lot of money, and it was gone just like that. It's such a pity! Although reselling antiques in the black market is lucrative, the risks are too great."

Yan Bugui stood with his hands behind his back, watching Xu Damao's hurriedly receding figure, shaking his head and sighing, secretly rejoicing. Behind his seemingly regretful expression, he could not hide the gloating on his face...

Xu Damao rode his bike non-stop and soon arrived at the Public Security Bureau. After stopping his bike, he walked straight in and explained his purpose to the police. Then, a policeman took him to the door of a warehouse in the backyard.

"Little brother, we have made new progress in your case. After diligent investigation, we finally found the hiding place of the robbers and successfully seized a batch of stolen goods. Come and see if there is anything in here that was stolen from you before."

"But before that, I need to check the list of lost items that you filled out when you reported the case, so that I don't take the wrong items later." The policeman said seriously.

The police officer stared at Xu Damao closely, with a clear warning in his eyes, as if to say: "Listen carefully, you can only take back your own belongings. You are not allowed to touch anything that does not belong to you!"

Xu Damao nodded and bowed to show that he understood. He said to the police sincerely, "Okay, thank you very much, police comrade! I clearly remember the list of stolen items I listed when I reported the case. Don't worry, I will only take my own things and will never touch those that do not belong to me."

In order to make the police believe his promise, Xu Damao deliberately emphasized his tone and repeatedly stressed it.

The policeman looked at Xu Damao and seemed to still have some doubts, but he finally took out a document and handed it to him, and solemnly reminded him: "Comrade, this matter is of great importance. Please sign here and fill in your detailed home address, work unit and other information. In addition, when you leave later, please remember to record the items you take away one by one and sign on them to confirm."

"I understand." Xu Damao quickly took the document, signed his name without hesitation, and filled in the relevant information as required.

After everything was ready, Xu Damao followed the police into a warehouse. As soon as he entered, he saw several shelves neatly arranged with various items on them.

The police pointed to one of the shelves and told Xu Damao: "The items that the robbers stole are all on this shelf. We will send your previous report information to you soon.

To save time, you can check whether any of these items belong to you and pick them out in advance. When the report arrives, I will check with them and then give them to you.”

The policeman gestured to Xu Damao, indicating that he could check whether there were any of his stolen property among these items, and allowed him to pick them out first. Xu Damao happily agreed, and then began to carefully examine the row of shelves in front of him.

Fortunately, Xu Damao has a good memory and he still remembers the stolen items he listed when he reported the case last time...

"These robbers stole so many things! Not only silver dollars, but also some small yellow croakers. It's a pity that I didn't mention these at the time..."

Just as Xu Damao was muttering to himself, he suddenly screamed: "Holy crap! What is this? It's actually a bronze tripod!"

Xu Damao was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. He walked straight to a less conspicuous position in the corner of the room. The police comrade was shocked by Xu Damao's sudden move, but he still followed him.

When they came to the bronze tripod, Xu Damao squatted down with great interest, looking at the huge object carefully, his face full of confusion and curiosity.

The policeman couldn't help but ask: "Such a big thing, was it also taken away from you when you were robbed?" There was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Ah, this... this is of course not! It's just that this thing is so powerful. Police comrade, can I ask you a question: Did you also find this thing from the place where the robbers hid it?"

"That's right, but since it's not yours, don't just accept it lightly. You should know the consequences of doing so."

The policeman reminded Xu Damao with a serious face.

"Oh, I've already told you, this isn't mine! I'm just curious and want to take a look. But seriously, police officer, this thing certainly doesn't look like it was stolen by robbers, does it? I guess it was probably just dug out of the ground not long ago! This is a rare treasure. If someone comes over and says this was stolen, he's definitely a big liar!"

"Oh, after hearing what you said, do you know what this thing is?"

The police immediately became interested.

"You have to know it! To be honest, this thing is a national treasure! You must take good care of it. It's best to find a place with strict security and store it separately."

Xu Damao answered with a very firm tone.

When Xu Damao started to speak, his eyes did not even fall on the policeman for a moment, as if he was completely attracted by the bronze tripod in front of him. He stared at the exquisite silver inscription on the tripod with full concentration, and then stood up to carefully examine the words carved inside the tripod.

After some confirmation, Xu Damao secretly exclaimed: Yes, this is the treasure of the National Museum - a bronze tripod with silver inlay from the Western Zhou Dynasty! As a national first-class protected cultural relic, it is strictly prohibited from being exhibited abroad.

In the past, if anyone in the country had such a treasure, they would probably face severe punishment of execution of the entire family... (Of course, this is an exaggeration, hahaha)

"So, what is the approximate value of this tripod?"