A foreigner who was constantly on the phone nodded to the bearded foreigner holding the sign.

The bearded foreigner solemnly raised his sign and called out his final price.

"One hundred million!"

The Chinese people present were not frightened by this number; on the contrary, they became even more excited.

Everyone rushed to Lin Yang and signed their names.

"One hundred and ten million!"

With the help of others, Lin Yang managed to suppress the foreigners' bids.

The foreigners looked surprised by the bid; they knew they had no chance of winning.

After some whispered discussion, the bearded man sighed helplessly, waved his hand, and threw down the sign in his hand.

Even the auctioneer got excited.

"Since the foreign bidder withdrew from the auction, Mr. Lin Yang's team successfully won the bid for this treasure map!"

As the auctioneer's gavel fell heavily, the entire hall erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.

The foreigners took advantage of the chaos to shout and curse a few times before reluctantly leaving.

Throughout the ordeal, he kept his eyes fixed on the treasure map and Lin Yang, indicating that he wasn't going to give up so easily.

Everyone was happy that they had successfully protected the treasure map.

Someone suggested holding a celebration banquet, which quickly gained the support of most people.

Among them, Zhao Baibao was the most senior, so he took the initiative to arrange the banquet.

He quickly finalized a deal with a high-end Chinese restaurant and extended an invitation to everyone.

"Everyone, please do me the honor of joining us tonight! Let's go and have a proper celebration; this is a moment to remember!"

Everyone said they would go back and pack quickly, and attend the celebration banquet on time that evening.

After most of the bidders had left, Zhao Baibao called out to Lin Yang.

"Please wait a moment, I have something I'd like to discuss with you privately."

When Lin Yang saw that the person who had called him was Zhao Baibao, who had a great reputation in the art collecting world, he couldn't refuse and secretly wondered what his intentions were.

Lin Yang told A Fei and Chen Zhuan to wait for him in the car first, and then he and Zhao Bailiang went to a quiet corner.

Zhao Baibao is nearly seventy years old and still in relatively good health, but his legs and feet are not very convenient.

He leaned on his canes and found a stool to sit down.

"I have collected many treasures in my life, and I could tell at a glance that this treasure map was extraordinary."

He knew that Lin Yang had gone to so much trouble to get the bid, not just because he didn't want it to be won by foreigners.

"Do you know what secret is hidden behind this map? Why do those foreigners want this treasure map so much?"

Lin Yang was a little confused by Zhao Baibao's question; wasn't this the routine he had planned?

I never expected that I would end up bidding on this treasure map, and that I would become the target of someone trying to trick me into revealing its secrets.

He didn't know much about Zhao Baibao and couldn't tell whether the other party was well-intentioned or had ulterior motives.

"To be honest, I took the picture because I wanted to investigate the secrets of this treasure map, but I don't have anything to say about it yet."

"You are a very knowledgeable and experienced person, have you noticed anything in this treasure map?"

Lin Yang thought that since he was so interested in the treasure map, he might know something about it.

Zhao Baibao understood that Lin Yang didn't trust him and didn't want to talk to him, so he laughed twice.

"I can only tell that there is a code on this treasure map, which should hide a lot of secrets, but I can't see anything else."

"You're already very impressive to be able to decipher the code, but unfortunately, no one has cracked it yet."

Lin Yang hadn't expected that this would reveal the code on the treasure map, which made him even more suspicious.

"Oh, I do know some very skilled code-breaking experts. I can introduce you to them if you need."

Lin Yang expressed his gratitude and said he would take the treasure map back to study it and would come to bother him again if needed.

Zhao Baibao had no choice but to let him go, promising to see him at the celebration banquet that evening.

After the formalities were completed, the staff handed the treasure map to Lin Yang.

Lin Yang carefully examined the hard-won treasure map in his hand and confirmed that it was correct.

He was still not at ease, so he bought a combination lock box on the spot.

Lin Yang placed the treasure map into the box, set the password, and stayed by his side personally, not daring to relax for a moment.

Afei and Chen Zhuan waited for him to get into the car with the treasure map, and then they went to the celebration banquet together.

Before setting off, Lin Yang felt vaguely uneasy.

He subconsciously looked around, but found nothing unusual.

"Be careful on the road for a while, something feels off."

Afei smiled nonchalantly. Those foreigners had already slunk away; what else could they do?

"Brother, you're overthinking it. The auction is over, what danger could there be?"

Chen Zhuan chimed in from the side.

"Yeah, brother, relax, let's hurry up and go to the banquet to celebrate." The car slowly drove out of the parking lot and headed towards the banquet venue.

When the vehicle reached a remote section of road, a large truck came from the opposite direction.

As they were about to pass each other, the truck seemed to suddenly lose control, swerving left and right on the road.

The driver immediately gripped the steering wheel, trying to steer and avoid the large truck.

The truck suddenly accelerated and crashed straight into their car.

Lin Yang immediately bent down to protect the briefcase and shouted.

"not good!"

At the moment of impact, the enormous force threw Lin Yang out of the car.

His body crashed heavily to the ground, and the pain caused him to briefly lose consciousness.

Fortunately, he didn't hit anything else, and Lin Yang only suffered minor injuries. He quickly regained consciousness.

After the accident, the scene was chaotic. Other vehicles braked suddenly, and drivers got out of their cars to check the situation.

Ignoring the pain, Lin Yang got up from the ground and rushed back to his car.

The car was in a mess, with Afei and Chen Zhuan slumped in their seats.

Lin Yang quickly checked them over and found that they had head injuries and were unconscious, indicating they had been attacked. The combination lock box that should have been in the car was now missing.

He immediately realized that this was no ordinary car accident.

It was a trap set by someone in order to steal the treasure map.

But Lin Yang couldn't care less about the treasure map at this moment.

With the help of passersby, he took Afei and Chen Zhuan to the hospital where the veteran was located.

He was filled with self-blame; it was all his fault for dragging them both into this mess, which led to their injuries.

Upon arrival at the hospital, the doctors quickly began treating Afei and Chen Zhuan.

Upon hearing that they were injured, Xiaoya rushed over and met Lin Yang, who was anxiously waiting outside the emergency room.

They discovered that Lin Yang also had some abrasions, some of which were still bleeding.

He then forcibly pulled Lin Yang back to his office.

She takes meticulous care of her father's skin disease and has accumulated a lot of nursing experience.

It can also handle some simple wound care.

Xiaoya felt heartbroken seeing Lin Yang's dejected appearance.

"Don't worry, Afei and Chen Zhuan are blessed by heaven, they will definitely be fine."

She carefully cleaned, disinfected, and bandaged Lin Yang's wounds, her movements very gentle.

Lin Yang told her, quite dejectedly, about how he had finally managed to photograph the treasure map, only to have it stolen from him.