Just as Director Wang and his team had finally raised enough funds after going through countless hardships and were overjoyed to buy this batch of precious cultural relics that were said to have been lost for a long time, a commotion and the roar of approaching vehicles suddenly came from outside the shop.
At first, they were still immersed in the great joy of finding a treasure, excitedly exchanging ideas about the historical value of these cultural relics and their important significance for cultural inheritance.
However, this joy was soon interrupted by an unexpected turn of events.
One after another, vehicles bearing official markings filed in, surrounding the small shop. As the car doors opened and closed, law enforcement officers from the Cultural Relics Bureau, the Anti-Smuggling Bureau, and the Police Bureau quickly and orderly disembarked. Their steps were firm, and their expressions were serious, clearly indicating that they had come prepared.
This sudden joint law enforcement action caused Director Wang and his team to plummet from their highs to their lowest points, leaving them stunned and filled with bewilderment and confusion.
"What exactly is going on?" Director Wang wondered to himself. He tried to step forward and explain, hoping to clear up the misunderstanding. After all, their original intention in purchasing these cultural relics was to protect the country's cultural heritage and prevent it from being lost overseas.
Before he could finish speaking, an enforcement officer from the cultural relics bureau seemed to have lost patience, rudely interrupted his explanation, and even slapped him hard across the face.
The force was so great that Director Wang's glasses flew off and landed on the dusty ground, the lenses shattering, symbolizing the shattering of this beautiful vision.
Director Wang covered his burning cheek, feeling a mix of emotions.
He had just snapped out of his fantasy of mitigating the country's enormous cultural losses when he was confronted with the cold reality that he was being treated as a suspect in the illegal trade of cultural relics.
Each of these cultural relics was carefully selected and carries a profound historical significance. If they can be properly preserved and displayed in a museum, it will undoubtedly be a great contribution to the national cultural treasure. Thinking of this, Director Wang couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache and resentment.
"What exactly is the purpose of these people outside?" Director Wang was filled with questions.
It was obvious that these people weren't there for Director Wang; if Director Wang dared to disturb their investigation, he would definitely get beaten up.
This was a trap set for Zhang Fan, designed to drag him down and imprison him for life.
Now that the perpetrators have been caught red-handed, what else is there to say?
"Are you sure you don't want to ask him who he is?"
Zhang Fan looked at the person who had come.
"Even if he were the King of Heaven himself, you'd still be in jail today. Buying and selling cultural relics is a crime deserving of death!"
The junior leader was quite pleased with himself; now that the matter was settled, he could go back and claim credit.
Young Master Du is waiting for me to return.
It's just a small matter, nothing too complicated.
"I'm not the Heavenly King himself, but don't you all know perfectly well where these things came from?"
"Director Wang, you've been conducting an idiotic appraisal, and what about all of you? Haven't you noticed that these things were all taken from a museum?"
Zhang Fan directly revealed the answer.
Director Wang was stunned and a little dumbfounded. His other friends were also stunned. Soon someone realized that this was indeed a cultural relic from the Provincial Museum. They had been wondering why it looked so familiar.
So these people took things from the museum and then sold them to a few people?
Some people said that there was a copy of these things in the museum, so it turns out they were from there.
When Director Wang learned the answer, his face turned green, and he was so angry he almost fainted.
"I am the director of the National Museum. You people have reached a point of utter lawlessness. Come here, young comrade, what's your name? I'll have Director He from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage come over right away!"
Director Wang was trembling with anger.
The junior manager in front of him was dumbfounded. What?
"The person next to me is the director of the provincial museum, and this person is the director of the municipal museum."
Director Wang pointed to several colleagues.
The junior manager was even more dumbfounded.
this?
Did they wipe them out in one fell swoop?
Are they all museum owners?
If the artifacts weren't taken from the museum, then arresting them would be acceptable, but these items were taken directly from the museum.
this?
Things seem to have gotten out of hand.
The junior manager came over and helped Director Wang wipe the slap mark from his face. That slap had ruined his future.
“We received a report that people were buying and selling cultural relics here, so we came to take a look.”
The junior leader was bowing and scraping.
"Look, you're arresting those sellers, why are you arresting us? Do you think you own the museum now? You think you can just take whatever you want from inside?"
Director Wang was furious.
He spent his whole life striving to make the Xia culture more vibrant, and he always wanted to bring overseas treasures back to China.
Now, his hometown has been robbed.
Isn't this egregious enough?
If I hadn't come here in person, I wouldn't have known that my men had become so arrogant.
“None of you are leaving here. I’m calling the Beijing headquarters right now. Tell me your names one by one.”
Director Wang pointed at this group of people.
Everyone present was dumbfounded. What?
Has the situation suddenly changed?
Everyone kept their heads down, and those who hadn't come in yet left.
If this gets registered, what a disaster it would be!
Everyone knows perfectly well why they came here, but now that things have been disrupted, who wants to go in?
This matter isn't a huge deal, but it's not insignificant either. Once it's registered, they'll definitely be arrested.
"Don't run! None of you, don't run!"
Director Wang was furious when he saw that the group had actually run away; he hadn't even memorized all their names yet.
Weren't you going to arrest people?
Why aren't they arresting them anymore?
Why did it run away?
Director Wang chased after them, but when he tried to stop them, they all lowered their heads and kicked him twice.
Zhang Fan didn't react to this farce because he knew it was a setup.
Young Master Du presented a generous gift upon their first meeting.
People who hang out with Liu Wanqing all like to scheme; this group is all about scheming.
Zhang Fan had to admit defeat. The museum was like his own home; he could take whatever he wanted. This time it was just used to frame him, but what about next time?
What if we take it out and sell it directly?
Have these people really reached such a lawless level?
This young master Du seems to have quite a background and considerable strength, as evidenced by his ability to retrieve items from the museum.
It seems we're about to face another formidable opponent, and quite a strong one at that.
Seeing Director Wang's angry expression, Zhang Fan wondered how many people would actually get in after this farce.
Director Wang saw this whole farce clearly; now let's see his true colors.
They will definitely have to deal with it, but I don't know if Young Master Du will be punished.
We can only wait and see.
You can't help but be convinced. I wonder what Young Master Du is doing now. Is he running away or celebrating?
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