Editor:Â Dragon Boat Translation
And just as Ye Feng was thinking, in the surveillance footage, the two old artisans who were responsible for cleaning up the valuable items and raw materials in the forgery den, as well as destroying the traces of forgery, could not help but turn to look at Vulture. âBrother Vulture, donât you think Mr. Simir is being too careful?â
âEver since we found a tracking device in your car last time, we brought people over that night to look for clues again and again. After turning around, we even gave up on this hideout that we built and operated with great difficulty.â
âIsnât this a little too much?â
Vulture stood at the door and took a puff of his cigarette. He lazily squinted his eyes and said, âHavenât you heard of a foreign proverb?â
âBetter safe than sorry.â
âMr. Simir must have his reasons for making such an arrangement. As subordinates, we just have to carry out our orders and do our jobs well.â
The two artisans were still a little dissatisfied, âBrother Vulture, we understand what you are saying.â
âBut youâve seen the situation here. The traps that we set up inside and outside this den are almost impossible to be discovered by outsiders. After so long, there are no traces of them being touched. Also, our work table is still the same as it was when we left. Even the dust on the ground has no changes. Itâs obvious that no one has discovered this place.â
âBut at this time, we still have to choose to move away from this nest that we have been operating for a long time and have worked hard to build. It is a bit unnecessary to find another place and spend a lot of time to start a new business.â
Vulture lazily took another puff of his cigarette. âWhat you guys said is not unreasonable.â
âHowever, I think Mr. Simir probably wonât mind.â
âWhy?â The two artisans stopped what they were doing.
Bald Vulture narrowed his eyes, blew out a smoke ring, and said slowly, âBecause he doesnât dare to bet. He doesnât dare to bet that this place that has been tracked by a tracker hasnât been exposed.â
âEven if we were exposed, we would only be in prison for a few years. After a few years, we will be good again.â
âBut heâs different from us bumpkins. Heâs a well-known appraiser in the Sun Never Sets Empire and the chief consultant of the antique business under the Dukeâs family in Devonshire. Once the shady business here is exposed, not only will his reputation be ruined, but he might also be destroyed into pieces!â
The two artisans found it hard to believe. âWe can understand that his reputation can be ruined, but isnât it too much to have his body shattered into pieces?â
âAccording to the laws of the Sun Never Sets Empire, even if he was given the highest sentence, heâd only be sentenced to 20 years at most.â
âWith Mr. Simirâs financial resources, if he finds an excellent lawyer to help him get away with it, thereâs a high chance that heâll be imprisoned for less than ten years at mostâ¦â
âThen you guys are too naive.â Vulture sneered and interrupted them. âAfter working here for so long, canât you see that Mr. Simir isnât the real mastermind behind these counterfeit businesses?â
âAt most, heâs just an executor and the person in charge of this business.â
âThere is a terrifying existence behind our team.â
At this moment, the two artisans seemed to have understood something. Their gazes suddenly shook. âBrother Vulture, you mean the Duke of Devonshireâs family?â
âMr. Simir is the chief consultant of the antique business under the Duke of Devonshireâs family! If he has someone backing him, then it can only be someone from the Duke of Devonshireâs family!â
âAnd now that youâve reminded me, I remember that we were given a replica of a treasure passed down from the Jerry Burrows family. After we finished the imitation, the real thing returned to the Devonshire family.â
âThe one in charge of this counterfeit business is actually Devonshireâ¦â
âStop, stop!â Vulture seemed to have touched on some taboo and hurriedly interrupted them.
As he interrupted, he quickly looked around. After confirming that there was no one else around, he lowered his voice and said, âAs long as you guys understand it.â
âDonât say it out loud!â
âDonât show it!â
âOtherwise, once these things are exposed, they wonât just want to silence Mr. Simir. Theyâll want to silence all of you too. Do you understand?!â
âUnderstood, understood!â The two artisans were silent out of fear. At the same time, they had a look of realization. âNo wonder you said that Mr. Simir would be crushed into pieces once this place was exposed!â
âAccording to your analysis, if it comes to that, to avoid being exposed, thereâs a high chance that Mr. Simir wonât be able to survive!â
âWe wonât talk anymore. Weâll clean up and destroy the traces now!â
Vulture did not say anything else. After he finished smoking the cigarette and extinguished all the sparks, he went to the side and picked up a large oil barrel. He opened the lid and poured it around the entire counterfeit den.
After the two artisans quickly packed up, physically destroyed evidence of forgery, and poured gasoline, he simply lit another cigarette for himself.
Then, as he retreated, he threw the lighter into the counterfeit den.
âBoom!â
Flames immediately rose!
In the blurry footage, Vulture and the others quickly got into the car and left.
â¦
After a while, the micro-surveillance equipment probably couldnât withstand the rising temperature and was completely scrapped. The mobile phone surveillance completely lost its signal.
Ye Feng sat in his Maybach S680. He quickly downloaded and saved the video, his brain was spinning rapidly.
The surveillance footage just now revealed a lot of information.
First of all, from their conversation, this forgery gang was ostensibly centered around Mr. Simir, but there was a high chance that the Duke of Devonshireâs family was behind it.
Secondly, judging from the content of their conversation, these people had previously participated in the imitation of the goods circulated by Jerry Burrowsâ family.
This also matched what Kalina had said before. She had finally managed to retrieve a precious collection of the Jerry Burrows family, but not long after she handed it over to her superior, that collection fell into the hands of the Duke of Devonshireâs family. The one that was sent to the national treasury seemed to have been replaced by a fake, and it had not been discovered yet. This matched perfectly.
When he thought about the spies planted by the Duke of Devonshireâs family in the Smart Information consulting companyâ¦
It was obvious that there was something wrong with the family of the Duke of Devonshire.
Their series of actions no longer seemed like they were simply snatching the treasures passed down from the Jerry Burrows family. Instead, it seemed like they had a bigger and more far-reaching plot.
âI have to find an opportunity to learn more about this family.â