Chapter 288 The feeling of underground party contact
Lu Youyou is ready to pay more money.
According to the report, a few years later Ms. Fonda sold each statue to an antique dealer for 1,500 yuan, and even if she were asked to offer 4,500 yuan now, it would not be a problem.
"Too many, little girl, these are already very old..."
The old lady felt that she and Lu Youyou were compatible, and she also lamented her pursuit of her beloved things, so she decided to give it up. However, the price of 3,000 yuan was indeed unexpected.
"Ms. Fonda, this price is for my appreciation and to thank you for buying them many years ago. Otherwise, I would not have had the chance to see them."
Lu Youyou has already made it clear, as if charging less would be a betrayal of her feelings.
The old lady smiled and patted Lu Youyou's hand, looking at her with emotion.
"Well, fine, whatever you say is fine, but I have a request..."
"Just tell me what you want to say."
“Can you sell me this photo?”
"Of course, I'll give it to you directly!"
The old lady scolded, "You are willing to spend money on things you like, but I can't spend money? I'll pay $100 for it, little girl, you are not allowed to refuse."
Before Lu Youyou could refuse, she already had an extra hundred dollars in her hand.
"Wait a minute, I'm going to go get a few boxes from Old Sam's across the street. Oh, and by the way, do you have a car? You two girls definitely can't carry dozens of kilograms of stuff."
The old lady had already started to work without even collecting the money. She left the two of them in the yard without worry and went to the fishing tackle shop across the street to get some cardboard boxes.
Song Yunqing was stunned. Is that all? So simple?
She started staring at Lu Youyou again.
Fairy, this must be a fairy!
If she hadn't experienced it herself, she wouldn't have believed that it would be so easy to go to a stranger's house to buy something out of the blue!
Soon, Ms. Fonda returned, followed by Mr. Pipe from the fishing tackle shop.
"I'll let Old Sam help you pack. He's very familiar with this job and will make sure nothing gets bumped into on the way."
The old man followed out of curiosity. He knew the bronze statue in Fonda Gardens, but he didn't expect the two little girls to come for this thing.
Before leaving, the old lady asked Lu Youyou many times, "Are you sure? It really doesn't take so much."
Lu Youyou smiled and stuffed the money into her hand: "Sure, don't worry, I won't regret it."
"Well, okay, remember to come to my house next time you come to Reading City, and I'll make you some tea!"
On the way back, Song Yunqing obviously slowed down the car. Although he didn't know what the three black lumps were, they must be valuable treasures.
Lu Youyou is not a person who likes to wander around, and rarely does meaningless things. Why would he travel all the way just to spend 3,000 US dollars?
Song Yunqing was extremely excited, but she drove steadily, feeling that she had accomplished an incredible task.
Back at school, the two of them worked together to move the three boxes back to the dormitory.
Song Yunqing never asked any more questions. She thought that if she could, Sister Lu would definitely tell her.
With her mind clear, the little girl went to class in a leisurely manner.
Lu Youyou found the note Zhao Xiang gave her and called the number that was said to be manned 24 hours a day.
"Hello, I'm Lu Youyou, I want to look for Comrade Zhao Xiang."
"Please wait a moment."
A few minutes later, the phone was connected again, and Zhao Xiang's voice sounded a little anxious.
"Hello, is this Lu-san? Are you in any trouble?"
It's no wonder that Zhao Xiang is anxious. Since he gave the phone to Lu Youyou, she has never called once. The colleagues who sent living expenses always said that everything went well every time they came back from Stanford.
Such a worry-free young comrade suddenly contacted them, he must have encountered a big problem that he couldn't solve.
"Comrade Zhao, could you please come over here? It would be best if you drive here. I have something important to hand over to the organization."
Zhao Xiang's heart was pounding. He suddenly felt like he was meeting with an underground party member.
"Important items..."
"Yes, it's very important!"
Lu Youyou didn't say it explicitly, which meant that she couldn't say it. The phone in the dormitory didn't have a confidentiality function.
Zhao Xiang's heart beat faster.
As a diplomat, he is inevitably responsible for confidentiality work. Lu Youyou's task is also confidential in nature, but doesn't research take time? It's only been a few months, and there are results?
Zhao Xiang immediately reported to his superiors, and after obtaining approval, he drove straight to Stanford with the military attaché of the Liyuan Office.
The call was made in the afternoon, the car arrived in the evening, and I was immediately stunned.
"You, you, you, what do you say this is?!"
"The three animal heads from the Old Summer Palace: an ox, a tiger, and a horse."
Lu Youyou expressed her understanding of Zhao Xiang's shock.
"But this is just my personal judgment. It still needs to be verified by experts."
Although she was 99% sure, she couldn't be too absolute.
"Where did you get this...?
Zhao Xiang felt like he was dreaming. Where was the academic research he had agreed to do? Why did he end up doing archaeology?
Without waiting for Lu Youyou to explain, Zhao Xiang made a prompt decision: "Well, you come back with us, and you can tell your leader directly about the specific situation."
Lu Youyou is fine with it, as tomorrow is Sunday and she doesn't have classes.
The group rushed back to San Francisco overnight and walked into the Consulate General in San Francisco under the moonlight.
Lu Youyou was brought to the reception room, where the strong Chinese style seemed to bring her back to the other side of the ocean.
She sat quietly with a cup of hot tea and three hundred million worth of national treasures in front of her.
Soon, hurried footsteps were heard, and Zhao Xiang came in with two middle-aged men who looked like leaders.
"Comrade Lu, I am Yu Yi, the Chinese ambassador to San Francisco. Hello!"
"Hello!"
After receiving the news, Yu Yi came back overnight to work overtime because the news reported by Zhao Xiang was too shocking.
It was difficult to find a trustworthy expert late at night, but Yu Yi still asked his assistant to come along, as he had to see it with his own eyes!
Lu Youyou unpacked the packaging, and three bronze statues appeared in front of them.
The simple and ancient shape conveys a profound historical charm, and people who do not know how to identify cultural relics can also intuitively feel the beauty of the animal heads from the Old Summer Palace.
What's more, this is not an ordinary cultural relic. The animal heads are related to that tragic history, which is the deepest scar in the hearts of all Chinese people.
The country is weak and in need of revival, and it really does not have the extra energy and financial resources to invest in the "return of cultural relics", but this does not mean that the country does not want to or is unwilling to do so.
If the three animal heads are real, if...
Yu Yi couldn't hide his excitement, and so did the other two.
After picking up Lu Youyou, Zhao Xiang returned directly without opening the box in advance. Now facing the real thing, he couldn't help but well up in tears.
"Comrade Lu, can you tell us where these three animal heads came from?"
Lu Youyou nodded and started talking about the photos at the flea market, including the landscape painting and the Declaration of Independence hidden in the frame, until today's trip to Reading.
She did not hide it, nor was she afraid of being known that she had earned more than 200,000 yuan at the auction.
She even planned to use the remaining money to make more money and donate it to the embassy when she returned home.
The young lady who had hundreds of millions of cash in her account in her previous life is so willful.
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