Cao Kun was very familiar with this thing.
Damn it, this is human skin.
Cao Kun then tried to channel evil energy into the shroud and discovered that the flow of evil energy in this shroud was even better than that of the ancient, submerged wood.
This thing is definitely over a thousand years old.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have had such a good effect.
Cao Kun was overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face: "Wrapped in human skin, where did you get this?"
"Good eye," Xiang Baoshan praised. "It is said that it was found in a wicked medieval cemetery."
This evil duke was fond of studying witchcraft during his lifetime and killed countless people.
He believed that as long as he was buried wrapped in human skin, he could be brought back to life.
So he killed many people, took their skins, and ordered his men to wrap his body completely in these skins after he died before burying him.
I don't know if that grand duke came back to life.
However, these human skins were stolen by tomb raiders and circulated among the world; this was just one piece.
Xiang Baoshan still didn't say where he got this thing from.
However, according to Cao Kun's guess, given Xiang Baoshan's original background, the origin of this thing must not be clean either.
But it doesn't matter; whether this thing has a clean origin or not is none of his business.
Cao Kun closed the lid and said calmly, "Name your price."
"No rush," Xiang Baoshan said. "You've seen the thousand-year-old shroud, but you still don't know what kind of wood that ten-thousand-year-old submerged wood is, do you?"
Upon seeing the other party's attitude, Cao Kun knew that the type of wood must be quite precious.
He asked calmly, "What is it?"
Xiang Baoshan: "This is a piece of small-leaf Phoebe zhennan ebony. I had someone use carbon-14 dating to determine the age of this piece of ebony, and it is between 20,000 and 30,000 years old."
Its value speaks for itself.
Cao Kun sighed helplessly and said again, "Name your price."
Xiang Baoshan: "The current domestic market price for ordinary Phoebe zhennan wood is around US$400,000 per ton."
My piece of small-leaf Phoebe zhennan submerged wood is over 20,000 years old. If I find someone who knows its value, it could easily sell for $1 million a ton.
Now, it's not unreasonable for me to charge you $800,000 per ton, is it?
This 1.5-ton piece originally cost $2 million, but now you only need $1.8 million. That price is quite fair.
Cao Kun nodded. He had already researched the price of submerged wood beforehand and knew that this price was already considered very cheap.
Xiang Baoshan then pointed to the box containing the thousand-year-old shroud: "It goes without saying how rare the thousand-year-old shroud is."
This is a shroud made of human skin, making it even rarer.
If it were to be auctioned, it could easily fetch $3 million.
Of course, after deducting the fees, I won't get $3 million.
But there are at least 2 million.
Now, I'm still only asking for $1.8 million. Is that a fair price?
Cao Kun said frankly, "It's very fair."
After calculating the amount of money in his card, Cao Kun gritted his teeth and said, "Bring me the POS machine, I'll buy it."
Xiang Baoshan didn't move, but looked at Cao Kun and said, "I can give you both of these treasures."
Cao Kun laughed, leaning against the table: "The price is to protect you from being killed by the Yamaguchi-gumi."
Xiang Baoshan readily admitted, "That's right."
Cao Kun also refused outright: "I don't have that much time to protect you. There are so many Yamaguchi-gumi members. Even if I kill one wave, another will keep coming. I can't kill them all."
Xiang Baoshan gritted his teeth and said, "Besides these two treasures, I can give you another million US dollars."
Cao Kun: "I said, no."
Xiang Baoshan was furious, but he dared not show it.
He really wanted to say, "If you refuse, I won't sell you these two items."
But he knew all too well what the consequences would be if he said such a thing.
The Yamaguchi-gumi, with its massive forces, was wiped out in a bloodbath.
What can he use to back out?
What right do they have to back out?
Cao Kun: "Alright, I've been out for a long time today, bring the machine."
Xiang Baoshan hesitated for a moment, then sighed silently and had someone bring the POS machine up.
Cao Kun took out a check for $300,000: "This is what I just received today. You can cash it at the bank within six months."
"Furthermore, I'll pay you another $1.5 million, please swipe your card."
Xiang Baoshan picked up the check, looked at it, and checked the signature on it.
He exclaimed in surprise, "This is a check written by Nicole Kidman?"
Cao Kun: "Is there a problem?"
“No.” Xiang Baoshan put down the check and swiped $1.5 million from Cao Kun’s card.
Soon, Cao Kun received a text message notification from the bank on his newly purchased Nokia 8810 phone.
Looking at the remaining balance of only over 400,000 yuan, Cao Kun appeared calm on the surface, but felt a pang of heartache in his heart.
This thing is too expensive.
For a fleeting moment, Cao Kun considered killing someone to steal the treasure.
But having already put on a show, Cao Kun naturally wouldn't actually do it.
He can't bear the shame.
After swiping his card, Cao Kun walked to the dark wood and with a wave of his hand, put it into his system space.
Xiang Baoshan was stunned for a moment.
He had originally intended to call a car for Cao Kun, but now it seemed there was no need for that at all.
Then, Cao Kun also put away the mahogany box containing the thousand-year-old shroud.
Seeing Xiang Baoshan staring blankly at the spot where the mahogany box had disappeared, Cao Kun ignored him and turned to leave.
As he reached the door, he said, "Here's a suggestion: if you want to escape the Yamaguchi-gumi's guns, go back to China. You can retire peacefully there."
Xiang Baoshan came to his senses.
When I looked at the door again, I found that no one was there.
"Return to China?"
Xiang Baoshan began to seriously consider the feasibility of this.
It doesn't matter if you don't think about it, but once you start thinking about it, you can't suppress the idea of Xiang Baoshan returning.
He couldn't sleep that night.
The next day, he took Junji Nakane's head to the cemetery, poured gasoline on it, and set it on fire in front of his son's and granddaughter's graves.
Upon returning, he immediately summoned Gangzi and others, expressing his desire to retire in China.
This decision was met with unanimous opposition from Gangzi and others.
They say their foundation is here, but after returning to China, they have nothing left.
Xiang Baoshan, however, was determined to return to China no matter what.
He sold all his personal assets and obtained a large sum of money. In just three days, he left the country and flew back home.
As for the businesses here, they were all handed over to Gangzi and others who were unwilling to return to China with him to manage.
When Xiang Baoshan went abroad, he was a fugitive carrying a criminal record.
But after so many years, he has long since cleared his name with a new identity.
In those days, overseas Chinese like him who returned to China with a large sum of foreign capital were still very popular in the country.
And that is indeed the case.
Years later, when Cao Kun saw Xiang Baoshan again, he had become a very successful foreign businessman.
Of course, these are all things to be discussed later.
That evening, Cao Kun returned to his apartment safely with the two treasures.
Upon entering the room, Cao Kun took out two more items.
These two treasures are conservatively estimated to be worth over $4 million.
He bought it for only 1.8 million, which seemed like a bargain, but it emptied Cao Kun's wallet again.
Although there is still a balance of about 400,000 yuan, nearly 300,000 yuan will be paid in the final payment in three days.
After calculating it this way, only a few hundred thousand US dollars remained.
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