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Chapter 372 Special Researcher!
After the banquet, Director Zhang had no choice but to send someone to take Lin Ran back to the guest house because he was drunk.
As soon as he returned to the guest house, he saw Cai Yan waiting for him at the front desk.
"Brother Cai!" Although I had some holidays with Cai Yan in the past, when I saw the fellow countryman in a foreign place and drank some wine, I couldn't help but feel a little warm.
Cai Yan seemed flattered and quickly replied: "Brother Lin, long time no see. I originally wanted to treat you to dinner today, but I was told that you had already left, so I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
"Well, today is the celebration banquet, why didn't you go?" Lin Ran then remembered that Cai Yan was not seen at the celebration banquet.
"Haha, I'm not from the Shuzhou Museum, so of course they won't invite me." Cai Yan said with a smile.
"Oh? I thought you were doing research in the Shuzhou Museum." Lin Ran was a little surprised. When he was with plainclothes before, Lin Ran felt very confused.
"I am now from the Special Dispatch Research Institute." Cai Yan glanced around, took out his name tag and handed it to Lin Ran.
The Special Research Institute is another system different from the Archaeological Bureau and the Museum. It can be called the royal guard within the cultural system!
Specialized in tracing the whereabouts of cultural relics and assisting officials in investigating corruption of cultural relics.
"Brother Cai, I've been seeing you sincerely after three days, and we're all impressed!" Lin Ran said, cupping his fists.
"Where, if it weren't for Brother Lin's guidance, I wouldn't have found my place." Cai Yan replied politely. After some pleasantries, he remembered the main purpose of coming today.
"Brother Lin, are you free at noon tomorrow? I would like to treat you to a meal." Cai Yan asked seriously.
It was obvious that he wanted to make friends with him.
Cai Yan must have made a great contribution to catching the big fish Ren Senping this time, and he must be rewarded.
Lin Ran also wanted to get acquainted with Cai Yan. In his previous life, because he was a member of the museum system, he had to have a clear relationship with the people from the Special Research Institute and did not have any private interactions.
He couldn't help but be curious about the department. At the same time, he also understood that there must be more than just Ren Senping in the system, and there must be many rotten fish and shrimps in it.
If we had known that Cai Yan was from the Special Research Institute and called him directly, this incident would have been perfectly resolved!
The previous conflicts and cooperation made Lin Ran feel that Cai Yanren was pretty good, so he agreed.
"Okay, Brother Cai, see you at noon tomorrow."
"Okay, seeing that you're drunk, I won't disturb you for the time being. Go to bed early." Cai Yan then left.
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At almost noon the next day, Cai Yan came to the guest house and greeted Lin Ran personally.
They came to an ordinary hotel near the guest house. Cai Yan said: "I won't invite you to a star hotel. In fact, I think these small restaurants have more flavor."
Cai Yan ordered several local specialties, including spicy rabbit head, Mapo tofu, couple's lung slices and so on.
"Is it so spicy?" Lin Ran felt his tongue hurt when he saw the name of the dish.
Cai Yan handed the menu he ordered to the waiter, and then ordered two bottles of beer.
They started chatting about today's topic.
"Brother Lin, I really didn't expect to see you here."
"Me too, shouldn't you be studying Tang Sancai in Shaanxi?" Lin Ran thought of the cultural relics he took away from the Palace Museum and went to Shaanxi for research. Why did he suddenly become a member of the Special Investigation Institute?
Cai Yan took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "It can only be said that fate plays tricks on people. I didn't succeed in my research there, but I discovered that a local researcher was secretly selling cultural relics."
"Director Tang thinks that I have a talent in this area. There has been no progress in my research on cultural relics. He suggested that I develop in this area."
"Indeed, I have been engaged in cultural relic research, and my vision is indeed not as good as Brother Lin." Cai Yan said with some regret.
"Where." Lin Ran quickly consoled him, "Brother Cai's strength is obvious to all."
"Haha, brother Lin, don't worry that I am such a petty person. I am indeed not as good as you in dealing with people, but it is my sincere character that is appreciated by the director of the Special Research Institute." Cai Yan said proudly , "I went through the onboarding procedures very quickly and am now a Level [-] Investigator."
Cai Yan's character is indeed easy to offend others, so he is not suitable as a researcher.
But as an investigator, what he needs is a more genuine character that really fits his career plan.
Lin Ran raised his glass and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Brother Cai, I wish you success in the future!"
"Brother Lin, so are you." Cai Yan joked, "It's a good thing you're not from the museum, otherwise I might have been investigated if I invited you to dinner."
In his previous life, Lin Ran didn't know the information about researcher Cai Yan, but he finally understood what was going on.
"By the way, I have another thing to ask you for today." After the two talked about the past, Cai Yan thought of business.
In addition to tracking down the scum within the cultural relics system, tracing the whereabouts of cultural relics is also one of his jobs.
"Brother Lin, do you know Shu Street?"
Shu Street is the largest second-hand goods trading market in Shuzhou and also the local antiques trading center.
Lin Ran nodded, and Cai Yan continued: "It is said that the land of Shuzhou has outstanding people and many treasures from the past, so I want to go and pick it up. I wonder if Brother Lin can accompany me?"
Cai Yan looked around and whispered: "Brother Lin, in fact, the Special Bureau has internal information. Recently, a group of tomb robbers brought a large number of cultural relics into the Bashu land, so I wonder if there is a harvest in the cultural relics market?"
After coming out of the mausoleum, after a period of adjustment, Lin Ran also recovered.
He is also very interested in the local cultural relics market. Since Cai Yan invited him, of course he was happy to accept it.
"Okay, let's set off after dinner!"
They didn't drink too much. After lunch, they took a taxi directly to Shu Street.
Shu Street still retains the ancient style, with wooden gates, and the houses on both sides are mainly wooden houses.
The wooden house looked very dilapidated and had obviously not been repaired very much, but there were many stone tables outside on both sides.
A large number of stall owners stood behind stone tables with various second-hand goods placed on the tables, including old clothes and books.
"This place is different from Panjiayuan. It is a second-hand goods trading center, but there are also people selling toys here." Cai Yan explained that he had actually been here twice.
However, I didn't find what I wanted, so I invited Lin Ran to help me palm the eyes today.
They wandered aimlessly, and there were fakes and handicrafts everywhere. After seeing Wei Chengbin's works, Lin Ran could spot ordinary fakes at a glance.
"These things of yours are too fake. There has to be a limit to deceiving people." As they walked, the noise not far away attracted the attention of Lin Ran and the two of them.
Looking around, I saw a customer in front of a bronzeware stall pointing at the stall owner and yelling.
There are more direct buyers here than in the capital.
Lin Ran was a little surprised when he saw the cultural relics on the stall.
That special shape seems to be... Sanxingdui mask?