Chapter 475: Artifacts Appear
In fact, based on the old man's experience, he should be able to find that there is something strange about the matter.
It was just that when he saw that it was an antique from China, he was excited to see the treasure, and since he didn't know the identity of the seller, he didn't think much about it for a while.
"A $2 million antique isn't worth all the trouble, is it?"
The old man is indeed a leader among men. He immediately realized that there might be a deeper conspiracy behind this matter.
"Ming Lao, you are so wise!"
An Yunxi praised him and continued, "According to reliable sources, one of the three items at the end of this auction is a cultural relic. I didn't find out what it is, but the seller seems to have some connection with Japan."
As An Yunxi finished speaking, the relaxed expressions on everyone's faces disappeared instantly, and were replaced by extreme seriousness.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on An Yunxi, as if they wanted to dig out more important information from her next words.
An Yunxi continued to share the news she had received: "If this cultural relic is from China, and the Kuroda family is causing trouble here, I'm afraid..."
At this point, An Yunxi couldn't help but frown slightly, revealing deep worry.
At this time, the face of old man Ming Fan, who had been silent all the time, had already become as gloomy as the sky before a storm.
I saw him gritting his teeth, his cheeks slightly bulging with anger, and his cloudy but still sharp eyes burning with rage.
"Humph! Don't even think about it! These ambitious people still don't know how to restrain themselves until today!"
The old man roared in rage, his voice so loud that it shook the hearts of everyone present.
"Dad, please don't be angry. Yunxi asked us to come here to discuss a solution."
Seeing this, Ming Wenjing quickly spoke to comfort her.
He looked at the old man with worry, fearing that the old man would make him angry and hurt himself.
Old man Ming Fan glared fiercely at the distance, as if there was standing there his enemy whom he hated to the core.
Then he took several deep breaths, trying to calm the surging anger in his heart.
After a long while, the old man finally regained some composure.
"Yun Xi, do you have any solution?"
The old man turned and looked at An Yunxi, his eyes full of expectation and trust.
An Yunxi put down the juice in her hand, stared ahead with her smart and deep eyes, and said softly, "It's very simple. If you and I don't participate in the auction, we can prevent the other party from achieving their goal."
Seeing the old man frowning and lost in thought, An Yunxi continued, "I've learned everything. I'm the only Chinese in the box, and the Ming family is Chinese. Foreigners won't pay a price that's too high to buy Chinese cultural relics."
"So, if you don't bid, and I don't bid either, it will definitely be difficult to sell this artifact for a very high price in the end."
After a moment of silence, An Yunxi spoke again: "Not only that, we can even pretend to be determined to get it, and deliberately raise the price continuously, and when the time is right, suddenly stop bidding. In this way, the person in Box 21 will be forced to buy the item at a high price, and then we will let them taste the taste of losing more than they gain!"
For a long time, due to the deep hatred accumulated from historical issues, An Yunxi has no good feelings towards the people of this country, let alone such villains who like to make trouble behind the scenes.
Mr. Mingfan was still a little hesitant: "If it is an ordinary cultural relic, it's fine. But if it is really a national treasure, I will not be willing if I can't take it back!"
"Old man, if we really spend a huge amount of money to buy back the cultural relics that belong to us, wouldn't it embolden these robbers and traffickers?"
"Don't worry, if it's really a national treasure, I will definitely find another way to get it!"
After some thought, Mr. Mingfan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say!"
The matter was finally settled, and after both parties left their contact information, the Ming family returned to their own private room.
Soon, all the items on the list were sold out, and the next step was the auction of the three most anticipated finale items.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire auction hall became increasingly tense and heated, because the last three items that everyone had been looking forward to were about to be unveiled!
What An Yunxi didn't expect was that the first item was the so-called cultural relic.
The moment this cultural relic actually appeared, An Yunxi's face instantly turned gloomy.
At the same time, everyone in the Ming family in private room No. 9 had angry expressions on their faces.
Because this cultural relic is not something else, but one of the long-lost and famous Old Summer Palace zodiac animal heads in China - a bronze statue of a snake head!
In 1860, after the Old Summer Palace was looted and burned by the British and French forces, the snake head has been wandering overseas and has never appeared, and its whereabouts are unknown.
Who would have thought that it would suddenly appear at this auction?
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