Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 301: Hanging a photo and carrying a weapon!

Someone is following us?!

My heart skipped a beat and all the muscles in my body tensed up.

Has he been targeted by the relevant authorities?

You should know that the length of the sentence for tomb robbery is mainly determined by the level and quantity of the stolen cultural relics.

The more high-level cultural relics stolen, the longer the sentence will be, up to and including the death penalty.

Later in 2012, the Criminal Law was revised.

Thirteen economically viable non-violent death penalty offenses were abolished.

These include the death penalty for crimes such as stealing and excavating ancient sites and tombs, as well as stealing and excavating ancient human fossils and ancient vertebrae. The maximum penalty has been changed from death penalty to life imprisonment.

Since then, the maximum sentence for simple tomb robbing has been life imprisonment.

But tomb robbing is an illegal business.

Those who can become big and powerful cannot just rob tombs.

Other crimes will definitely be involved, resulting in multiple punishments.

For example, Mr. Yao was sentenced after the revision of the Criminal Law.

In the end, the Liaoning High Court determined that Mr. Yao was guilty of robbery, theft of ancient cultural relics, theft of ancient tombs, and reselling of cultural relics.

He was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for multiple crimes.

If it were before the revision of the Criminal Law, he would have been sentenced to death just for the number of high-level cultural relics he stole.

Let’s talk about what we brought out this time.

Most of them are bronze.

Moreover, they are all large bronze artifacts such as bronze tripods and bronze jars.

There are also jade and gold articles.

Any item you pick out is a cultural relic of high quality.

If we get caught red-handed, we'll all go to jail for life!

That's why Zhao Ziang was so anxious.

I gathered my composure and asked, "Did you see it clearly?"

Zhao Ziang nodded frantically: "I can see it clearly!"

"I've been on surveillance missions before, and I know the eye movements too well. I can't be wrong!"

"How many people are following us?"

I asked as I walked outside to see the situation with my own eyes.

There are two types of people who are following us outside.

One type is people from relevant departments, and the other type is people from the underworld.

I recalled that I didn't notice anything unusual on the way back.

In other words, no one was watching us on the road.

Instead, these stalkers only appeared after entering the warehouse.

This is a little strange.

It seems that the stalker's target is not us, but the warehouse!

It just happened that we were delivering the stuff into the warehouse at that time.

This will attract the attention of these stalkers.

I guess Boss Dong is being targeted by someone!

However, based on these speculations, it is not certain whether the relevant departments or his rivals in the underworld are targeting him.

Zhao Ziang was half a step behind me.

He frowned and said, "I was smoking at the gate, observing outside through the half-open gate."

"Due to the limited observation angle, only two groups of people were found."

"A group of three idle young men were squatting on the roadside under a tree across the road, smoking, but their eyes would occasionally drift towards the warehouse."

"The other group is at the gate of the yard across the way. Two strong young men are playing chess, and their eyes are always looking in our direction."

Xiao Song said calmly, "Could it be that you're too nervous, so everyone looks like a thief to you?"

"This is a warehouse owned by Hong Kong businessmen."

"We're registered in the province and city. Who would be so blind as to spy here?"

This is not an exaggeration.

The import and export trading company under Boss Dong's name has provided a lot of help to the province and the city.

Many equipment, parts, and raw materials that cannot be imported through formal channels are purchased and shipped in from overseas by Boss Dong.

As a result, he became a patriotic businessman valued by the province.

All the properties under his name have been registered. As long as the province does not issue an order, even the most blind officials would not dare to come here to investigate.

I would like to add that during that period, and even for more than 20 years thereafter, Hong Kong Island was a very important transit point for entry and exit.

Many equipment, parts, materials, etc. that are blocked and banned from sale internationally will be purchased in Hong Kong Island first in the name of international trade.

Then it is transported in from Hong Kong Island through various channels.

These channels include but are not limited to false customs declaration, smuggling by water, smuggling by land, etc.

Of course, things that are not allowed to be seen in public, such as antiques and cultural relics, will also be shipped out through these channels.

Zhao Ziang was stunned for a moment, scratching the back of his head and muttering.

"I read it wrong?"

"No way!"

"If you're wrong, dig out my eyes and feed them to the dogs!"

"There really is someone watching us outside!"

"Master Chen, if you have any connections, please contact us immediately!"

"Don't let us all get stuck here!"

What Zhao Ziang was afraid of was that he would get himself into trouble here.

If you really fail, not only will you have to take off your uniform, you will also have to spend at least ten years in prison.

I patted his shoulder gently and said soothingly, "Don't worry."

"Let's see what's going on first."

Arrived at the gate.

Zhao Ziang nodded towards the tree opposite.

I looked over and saw that there were indeed three idle young men squatting under the tree.

The three of them were smoking, talking and laughing with their arms around each other.

At that time, many young people who returned to the city had no units to accept them and therefore had no jobs.

Young men and women cannot stay at home, and often wander the streets in groups of three or five, becoming street urchins.

They whistle when they see pretty girls.

Well, it is usually done by putting the thumb and index finger into the mouth to blow a hand whistle, also known as a hooligan whistle.

This hand whistle is louder than a whistle and can attract more attention.

As the number of street urchins increased, they gradually formed organizations.

In order to make money and survive, these organizations developed various gangs of theft, robbery and robbery.

It seriously affected the public security environment and triggered a severe crackdown in 1983.

Let’s talk about the three idle young men squatting across the street.

Although they were talking and laughing, their eyes kept drifting towards the warehouse.

Apparently observing the situation in the warehouse.

"How old do you think the three people opposite are?" I asked casually.

"About twenty years old. Judging by his skin color and hands, he must have worked for a long time. He must have just returned to the city."

Zhao Ziang is worthy of being a criminal investigator, and his observations are more careful.

He continued, "These three are all street urchins."

"But the two across the street both have photos hanging on their heads."

"It's definitely someone from the criminal investigation department."

"So I guess these three might be spies sent by those two."

"We were watching a gang of thieves before. Our guys were wearing masks, so they were on high alert. Then our captain got a few street urchins to watch them..."

Having a look in one's eyes, expression, behavior, etc. shows strong professional characteristics.

An experienced person can immediately tell what the other person does just by seeing these characteristics.

For example, a thief's eyes are always wandering.

Anyone who looks around at passersby in a crowded place with a wandering gaze is most likely a thief.

Criminal police usually have photos, and their eyes and movements are different from those of ordinary people.

Tomb robbers also have... Well, it can't be said to be a divination, but it does have professional characteristics.

People who often visit graves will have a faint earthy smell on their bodies, and no matter how hard they wash, they can't get rid of that earthy smell.

At this time, I looked at the two people playing chess.

Zhao Ziang whispered in my ear, "Criminal investigation relies on the brain, eyes, and skills."

“Their eyes are very bright.”

"Look at the trouser pocket of the person on the left. Is it bulging?"

"He must be carrying something!"