X-Force: Job

[xp-changeling.livejournal.com]

I just got off the phone with Christian. Apparently his old friend Martin Delacourt was killed as part of a break-in. No ordinary break-in since Delacourt was killed by a single blow to the back of his neck, snapping his spine. Delacourt was a collector of Asian art pieces; a hold over from years working on the Pacific Rim. Some of his pieces could fetch low seven figures on the black market. But those weren't the pieces stolen. The pieces they told where Qing Era reproductions of earlier Qin pottery, worth maybe three, four grand from a collector specifically interested in the era.

The National Museum in Liverpool has announced a similar theft of identical artifacts three weeks ago. In that case, the thief ignored other items, including gold jewelry in the same case, focusing on the artifacts. Something smells on this and he's asked us to look into it.

Comments

[xp_daytripper]

Christian? As in "Garrison Kane's retired spy dad" Christian?

Oh, this is going to be interesting.

Time to study up on Chinese antiques, apparently. Two thefts could just be a coincidence - Doug, you up for doing your internet thing and seeing if there's been any more?

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

When am I not up for the internet?

...on second thought, that might have been poorly phrased.

[xp-blackcat.livejournal.com]

My fences are all in Europe, which I doubt will turn up much, but I'll give it a shot.

I can find things that don't want to be found by regular folk on the internet, though.

[xp_daytripper]

So can Dom - I keep forgetting more than one of us is actually computer savvy these days. ;) Go for it - many hands and all that.

[xp-blackcat.livejournal.com]

Nice. We can share stories about the most ridiculous hot items we got rid of on Craigslist.

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

I have a friend I can call who is in that sort of business. Unless Artie has called him already - he and I know the same person. I will see if he has heard anything.

(I am just prettier so N is more likely to want me to take him to lunch)

[x-jubilee.livejournal.com]

Interesting. My contacts are a little thin on the ground these days but I can check on some Chinese fences that I know.

[x-deadpool.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty standard method of execution for a certain set of people. I'll ask around, see who might be interested in stealing some things while also killing somebody.