Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 499 - 498: Fencing Stolen Goods

Lin Wanwan called the third-party intervention consulting studio to inquire about the progress of investigating the theft.

"Miss, the information you provided is really too little, I don’t have any news yet. I’ve been paying special attention to people with similar figures in the video these days, but there’s been no breakthrough."

Lin Wanwan wasn’t really hopeful to begin with. She just casually asked about the progress, even the police, with the richest resources, haven’t come back with any news, how could civilian forces have feedback so quickly.

After the theft that day, two police investigative technicians did come and took a lot of physical evidence back.

Fingerprinting is certainly not to be neglected, but there are many footprints, and the figure was recorded on surveillance video.

But even with these, it is still not easy to catch the culprits.

No matter how valuable this burglary is, since it didn’t involve a murder, it holds a secondary level of importance in the police station, resources certainly won’t be fully tilted towards it, there’s no use for Lin Wanwan to be anxious.

Recently, because of these petty thieves, Lin Wanwan has spent more time in the modern era than in the Great Tang.

She is not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves thinking. If she doesn’t catch those few thieves from last time and bring them to justice as a warning to others, the consequences could be endless.

Just when she was feeling annoyed, Lu Shouyue suddenly called her.

Lin Wanwan answered, and Lu Shouyue’s deep, magnetic voice immediately came through the phone.

"Wanwan, someone has put up for sale a pair of slender neck celadon from the Tang Dynasty. From the photo, they look very much like the ones you lost. Do you have time to come to Buzhou Studio? The people will deliver this pair of celadon in half an hour."

Lin Wanwan immediately said, "Who is the seller? Any information?"

"The person selling this pair of celadon is a professional in fencing goods, probably not the actual thief. You come and verify if these are the ones you lost. If so, we can send both the person and the items to the police station for investigation and questioning."

"Good, I’ll come over right away. Thank you, Teacher Lu."

"No need to thank me. This matter is partly my responsibility, it was my gift that attracted their attention to you."

"Not at all. It’s just my bad luck. There are so many wealthy people with known names in this world, and yet they specifically targeted me, it’s also a security issue on my end."

After finishing the call, Lin Wanwan immediately set out driving towards Lu Shouyue’s antique shop.

These thieves could actually find someone to fence the goods, it is obvious they are veterans. After all, antiques are not regular items, converting them to cash isn’t that easy.

When Lin Wanwan arrived at Buzhou Studio, it was already closed, only Lu Shouyue was still in the store.

"You’re here just in time. This pair of celadon was just brought over, take a look." Lu Shouyue held a hoof mirror looking at the celadon, beside him stood a middle-aged man in his forties wearing black-framed glasses.

Lin Wanwan nodded towards the middle-aged man as a greeting, then went to inspect the pair of celadon placed on the countertop.

With just one glance, she knew that this was one pair among the six celadon pieces that were stolen from her.

"Indeed, this is the pair I lost." Lin Wanwan said while reaching out to grab them for a closer look, but Lu Shouyue blocked her in time.

"Wanwan, don’t touch them yet. If these are truly the ones you lost, there may be traces of the thief left on them, we should let the police compare them."

Lin Wanwan understood, nodding immediately to indicate agreement.

"Teacher Lu, how did you discover these two celadon pieces?"

Lu Shouyue replied, "It’s all coincidence, someone just received the goods and automatically brought them in for us to appraise."

"It truly is a curious coincidence." Lin Wanwan sighed, "What about the person who sold this pair of celadon? Even if they’re not the thief, they’re definitely connected."

Lu Shouyue frowned, "The person was very cautious, wearing a mask and hat when selling the goods."

"Ah, those damn criminals are indeed careful, even if caught on surveillance, it’s still hard to identify them?"

"Not necessarily, selling antiques requires signing contracts. Even if they sign with fake names and provide fake documents, as long as there’s writing, there are traces." Lu Shouyue said coolly, "So what do you say, report this to the police? The rest can be handled by their professionals."

Lin Wanwan immediately agreed, "Okay, let’s do that."

"Ah, now that the items are recovered, let’s consider it a lesson learned. Is calling the police necessary?" The middle-aged man, who had been quietly standing by, couldn’t help but laugh bitterly hearing this, "How am I supposed to explain later?"

Lu Shouyue smiled meaningfully, "Boss Huang, just tell the truth."

The middle-aged man known as "Boss Huang" sighed and said, "Lu, that’s not very fair, you lured me here without giving any hints. Had I known they were stolen, I wouldn’t have bothered you for appraisal and wouldn’t have accepted them."

"I certainly trust you," Lu Shouyue said assuredly, "Boss Huang always conducts business very properly."

"..." Boss Huang felt like there was some subtle mockery, and he had proof.

Lin Wanwan quickly finished calling the police responsible for her case. They hoped she could bring both the celadon and the buyer to the precinct to take a statement and explain the situation.

"Then will you, Boss Huang, go there with me?" Lin Wanwan asked, looking at Boss Huang.

Lu Shouyue stood up and said, "I’ll go too."

Then he turned to Boss Huang and said, "Let’s go, Boss Huang."

"Ah, alright then! Just my luck."

Although this matter was a bit troublesome for Boss Huang, it was under control, so while he was despondent, he wasn’t nervous, more annoyed.

His contract for the goods was legitimate and stood scrutiny.

The price of ten thousand for a pair of celadon wasn’t high, but antiques are based on mutual agreement between buyer and seller.

But if you say Boss Huang was completely unaware? Even Lu Shouyue wouldn’t buy it, and neither would Lin Wanwan.

These kinds of deals are surely not uncommon for him, receiving items of dubious origin at a low price, then through legitimate venues, flipping them to cleanse them.

Only this time his luck was bad, he ran into the hands of the victim’s friend.

Lin Wanwan’s theft case wasn’t publicized at her request, others weren’t aware of the details.

Even people in her community knew only that there was a burglary at her place, but nobody knew what was actually lost.

Lin Wanwan spent her days either outside or home with shut doors, she stayed withdrawn from the community discussions, offering no chance for others to pry.

Where could Boss Huang find out about it?

The three people went in two cars to the police station near Lin Wanwan’s community (since the case belonged to their jurisdiction), after finishing the statements and fingerprint collection, they left.

"Thank you, Teacher Lu, for helping recover the two lost items," Lin Wanwan said.

"No need for thanks, it was just a casual act," Lu Shouyue replied lightly. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Now we should be able to catch those thieves!" Lin Wanwan expressed confidence.

"Hopefully."

Those criminals are often very cautious at the crime scene, but once they leave, they don’t maintain the same level of care and are more likely to make mistakes.