At this time, Yang Jing made an expression of sudden enlightenment.
"Uh... Mr. Kubulsky, so this is what you are talking about!" Yang Jing shrugged his shoulders. "Yes, I admit that I do have two bronze sculptures in my hands, and the names are the same as you said. At the same time, in addition to these two bronze sculptures, I also found some gold and silver products, and I also suspected at the time that these precious works of art should be part of the treasures that Nicholas II secretly transported out of the Winter Palace."
Hearing Yang Jing say this, the faces of the three people present all became surprised and happy. Kubulski even asked directly: "So, you admit that these treasures were smuggled out of Russia?"
Yang Jing smiled and shook his head and said, "Mr. Kubulsky, please don't take my words out of context. What I said was that I do have some treasures that are suspected to be from Nicholas II's treasure, but I did not say that these treasures were obtained from Russia. It's very simple. These things were obtained by me from a shipwreck in the Sea of Japan."
"Last year, my fiancée and I traveled to the Arctic Circle on the Ingram Blue Whale polar research vessel I rented. We have been to Greenland, Alert in Canada, Svalbard, and of course, Siberia. But this does not prove that these things were obtained from your Russian territory. As I said just now, I got these treasures from a shipwreck that sank in the high seas of the Sea of Japan, so I don't think there is anything illegal in my obtaining these treasures."
Alekperov looked at the lawyer, who nodded and said, "Sir, Mr. Yang is right. If Mr. Yang has evidence to prove that he obtained these treasures from the high seas, then he does have ownership of these treasures, and he has not violated our country's laws."
The lawyer spoke loudly, and all four people present heard it.
Kubelsky sneered and said, "Mr. Yang, I'm sure you've heard what Lawyer Pavlov said. Do you have any evidence to prove that you got these treasures from a shipwreck on the high seas?"
Yang Jing shook his head decisively and said, "I don't know what the so-called evidence is, because we were on our way back. We sailed out of the Arctic Ocean from the Bering Strait in the easternmost part of Russia, and then went all the way south. Finally, when we passed the Sea of Japan, we happened to encounter a group of whales. My fiancée likes these whales very much, so we dived to appreciate these beautiful creatures up close. At this time, I found the sunken ship on the seabed, and then..." Yang Jing shrugged his shoulders, "We found those treasures from that shipwreck."
"Oh, by the way, that sunken ship should be a Japanese ship."
Kubelski continued with a sneer, "Mr. Yang, there is a saying in your Chinese culture that goes, 'Words are not enough.' If you just say that, it's useless. If there is no definite evidence that you really got these treasures from that sunken ship, then you are lying!"
Yang Jing rolled his eyes and said, "Come on, we are going out to travel, not to hunt for treasure. Why should we record all our actions? Mr. Kubelski, if you take your family on a sea trip and find a treasure in a certain sea area, will you keep any records?"
This question stunned Kubulsky for a moment, and Alekperov and lawyer Pavlov also nodded thoughtfully.
Kubelsky shook his head slightly, and then asked Pavlov: "Mr. Lawyer, if Mr. Yang cannot provide definite evidence to show that the treasures he obtained were not obtained from our country, then do I have reason to continue to suspect that he obtained these treasures from our country?"
The question was confusing, but Pavlov understood it. He thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Kubulsky is right. Mr. Yang, if you cannot provide conclusive evidence, then Mr. Kubulsky can continue to suspect that the treasures you obtained were obtained illegally from Russia."
Hearing Pavlov's very affirmative words, Kubelsky smiled, then his face became serious and he said seriously: "Mr. Yang, since you can't provide conclusive evidence to prove that the treasures you obtained were not obtained from Russia, I have reason to doubt the means by which you obtained these treasures. Therefore, as the deputy director of the Russian Security Bureau, I now formally propose to detain and interrogate you, so please..."
Yang Jing waved his hand to interrupt Kubelsky. He frowned and said, "Mr. Deputy Director, please don't jump to conclusions so arbitrarily. Although I can't provide conclusive evidence to prove that I didn't get these treasures from Russia, I remember that I seem to be able to prove that these treasures were obtained from a sunken ship."
As he spoke, Yang Jing stood up, walked to the door, opened it, waved to Chris who was standing outside, and then Chris followed Yang Jing in.
"This is my bodyguard, an American. When my fiancée and I went to Siberia last year, he and several other bodyguards followed us the whole time."
After introducing Chris's identity, Yang Jing said to Chris: "Chris, I remember when we found the sunken ship in the Sea of Japan, you all seemed to have recorded it, and you also said that you wanted to edit the recorded footage and use it as a video explaining the discovery of treasures?"
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