The manager was also surprised that there were no bids at the very beginning of the auction.

However, he couldn't do anything about it; he couldn't just let people buy cultural relics according to their own ideas.

Now, the manager's gaze was fixed on Lin Chuchu and Team Leader Qin as if they were poisoned.

Lin Chuchu whispered to him, "He won't just shoot us dead, will he?"

This is someone else's territory; cutting off their source of income will only breed resentment.

Team Leader Qin said calmly, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. The other party is, after all, the manager of the auction house, so their mentality won't be too bad."

Team Leader Qin didn't keep them waiting too long. When the fifth item came up for auction, Team Leader Qin showed interest and then joined the bidding.

However, the other party's bid was too high, so after participating in two rounds, they stopped, looking regretful, which made everyone's eyes widen.

Everyone looked at Team Leader Qin, who shrugged helplessly.

"As you all know, China is relatively poor, and the price you offered is too high; I can't afford it."

His natural demeanor convinced everyone, and they suddenly realized what had happened.

The four artifacts that failed to sell at auction earlier were not because Team Leader Qin discovered they were fake, but because the buyers couldn't afford them.

The moment this idea came out, everyone wanted nothing more than to tear Captain Qin to pieces.

Why wasn't this explained beforehand? It caused them to miss out on so many cultural relics.

The auction house manager was furious; why did such a jinx have to show up today?

How much less money did this cost their auction house?

The probing gazes that had been fixed on the group finally receded.

Lin Chuchu chuckled, "I thought you suddenly had a change of heart and wanted to save them some money."

Team Leader Qin snorted coldly, raising his chin arrogantly.

“Save them money? How could that be? Those countries and those people are all bad. I'd love to bankrupt their countries.”

Their tone was sinister; if they weren't in a foreign country, they would have ensured Lin Chuchu's safety.

Today he's determined to make those people pay until they're left with nothing.

Even so, the auction house is unlikely to make much money today, because everyone has become more rational and is not raising the bids too much each time.

As the items were sold one by one, the prices did not meet his expectations.

The manager was so angry he almost rolled his eyes on the spot, so he made a decision: to raise prices.

The base price has gone up, and everyone isn't stupid; they can naturally see that.

In the end, the transaction price of each artifact was only slightly higher than the initial price.

This extra portion served as some psychological comfort to the manager.

Looking at the still cold gazes of Captain Qin and his group, she made up her mind that she would never invite these people again.

Now he only feels regret; he should never have sent the invitation to China.

Lin Chuchu didn't care how angry he was; she had achieved her goal anyway.

Looking happily at the cultural relics waiting to be replicated in the space, they were able to welcome back another batch of national treasures this time.

However, compared to the quantity circulating overseas, it is still too small.

"We still have a few days to go back, I'll try to see if we can go to the museum."

If they could visit the national museum of the United States, they could replicate even more cultural relics.

The auction ended early, and as everyone was about to leave, they were suddenly stopped by someone speaking broken Chinese.

"Ladies and gentlemen from China, please wait a moment."

"The person who stopped them was the one who bought the first Chinese artifact," Stephen said with a conflicted expression.

"Is it true that many of the cultural relics that the United States sent to China were fake?"

Team Leader Qin nodded. "Of course it's true, otherwise I wouldn't have said it in public."

Upon hearing this, Stephen handed the only artifact he had photographed to Team Leader Qin.

Team Leader Qin glanced down, but there was nothing there.

"Gentlemen, what can I do for you?"

Stephen scratched his head, looking embarrassed, and said, "I hope you two can help me take a look. I'm also afraid of photographing something fake."

Team Leader Qin calmly took the box, opened it, and looked at it for a while.

Stephen continued, "My name is Stephen. I come from a small family. I have a particular fondness for Chinese cultural relics, so my family has collected quite a few."

He wasn't worried about the small amount of money; his only concern was getting a fake.

Team Leader Qin carefully examined the contents of the box. Although he wasn't very knowledgeable about antiques, as long as Lin Chuchu didn't make a replica and the item was in an auction house, it must be genuine.

Team Leader Qin did not give the box in front of him to Lin Chuchu, because if Lin Chuchu successfully replicated it, the artifact in front of him would become a replica, a fake.

Since the other party said they have a collection at home, it would be even better if we could see it.

Team Leader Qin handed the box back to him and said, "The contents are not bad."

Does that mean it's true?

Stephen happily put the artifact away; it was a pure white jade pendant with a phoenix pattern carved on it.

He wanted to give this jade pendant to his fiancée.

“Thank you, Mr. Qin,” Stephen said, giving an address. “If you have time, you are welcome to visit my home. We can discuss the issues related to cultural relics then.”

This was an invitation for them to appreciate his collection, and Team Leader Qin, Lin Chuchu, and the others were naturally happy to accept.

After the auction ended, Team Leader Qin looked for an opportunity to visit a museum in the United States.

Although they can only visit the local museum, it would be good if they could bring back some artifacts.

Before they even looked for an opportunity, it came to them on its own.

Again, it was an invitation from the auction house, this time inviting them and other forces to visit the local museum.

"Mr. Qin, let me tell you, our museum is the largest in the world. It has 10 national treasures, 7 of which are Chinese cultural relics."

"Don't you want to see what your ancestors left behind?"

These words were spoken without any politeness, and Team Leader Qin and his team could not refuse.

Everyone readily agreed.

Inviting Team Qin and his team this time was the idea of ​​the higher-ups. They wanted to make China realize the strength of both sides and serve as a deterrent.

Moreover, this exhibition is a joint event organized by the three largest museums in the United States.

And it just so happens to be on display locally these past few days.

If they hadn't known, it wouldn't have mattered, but now that they do, Lin Chuchu and the others have to participate.

After seeing off the other party, Captain Qin and Lin Chuchu immediately became serious.

"They are a gang of robbers who stole our Chinese goods and refused to return them. Now they have the audacity to exhibit them as their own country's products."

Xiao Lu said through gritted teeth.

Lin Chuchu agreed with her point of view, "The other party is a robber, but it doesn't matter, we will get all those things back little by little."

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how crazy they'll get when they discover that all the artifacts are fake."

This process will take a month, and by then they won't be able to trace it back to those individuals even if they wanted to.

In the end, they could only suffer in silence.