Chapter 291 Though there be millions, I will go.
The rabbit head was valued at 9 million by experts. The auctioneer was surprised to find it was worth a full million more than the estimate.
He was quite excited; the higher the price the auctioneer bid, the higher his commission would be.
"10 million per time."
The auctioneer's voice, full of intonation and rhythm, couldn't hide his joy.
Lin Shanshan scoffed: "10.88 million."
Judging from the appearance of Wang Zhanyan and her mother, 10 million is probably their limit.
Let's add another auspicious number, 88.
The auctioneer was even more excited; exceeding the estimated price meant an extra 10,000 in commission for every 100,000.
"10.88 million per bid." No one raised the price anymore, and Wang Jiahui's eyes widened in anger.
"10.88 million twice..."
"10.88 million, three times!" The auctioneer brought down the gavel.
Wang Jiahui was so angry her hair was practically steaming. Lin Shanshan glanced at her sideways and sneered, "Why compare your entire fortune with my pocket money?"
"Hahaha!" Zhang Wei couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
Wang Jiahui was furious, but she couldn't lose her temper because this was a high-class place with many social celebrities watching.
She couldn't just show her shrewish side and storm off in a huff.
Wang Zhanyan couldn't take it anymore and fled with Wang Jiahui.
Without Wang Jiahui's competition, the dragon head and monkey head were auctioned off for 6 million and 5.8 million respectively.
Having acquired all three artifacts, Lin Shanshan was overjoyed but also somewhat worried. During the auction of the dragon and monkey heads, the foreigner who had been bidding for the rabbit head did not place a bid.
I wonder if they're planning to steal it secretly.
Lin Shanshan paid the deposit backstage and told the organizer that she would come to pick it up the day after tomorrow.
Cultural relics, especially three national treasures, still need to be protected by the state.
When Lin Shanshan got back, it was already evening. She dialed Ren Shiyou's house number: "Grandpa, I photographed the dragon head, the rabbit head, and the monkey head today."
For the first time, the veteran general, who had fought on the battlefield for many years, lost his composure and excitedly asked, "Really? How much did it cost? Is the artifact genuine?"
Lin Shanshan replied, "It's true. It cost more than 20 million in total. The artifacts are genuine, and the auction company is internationally renowned and has a guaranteed reputation."
“Grandpa, I plan to donate all three of these cultural relics to the National Museum. However, I’m worried that the journey is too long and the relics are too valuable. If criminals try to rob them, the bodyguards here won’t be able to handle it.”
Hong Kong Island in the 1970s was a melting pot of all sorts of people. In addition to local gangsters, there were also mercenaries and desperate criminals from other countries. As long as the price was high enough, these people would do murder and robbery.
Ren Shiyou said, "I will report to my superiors immediately. If nothing unexpected happens, the troops will be arranged tomorrow and will be able to arrive in Hong Kong Island the day after tomorrow."
Just as Lin Shanshan had planned: "Okay, Grandpa, I also arranged with the auction house to deliver it the day after tomorrow."
Ren Shiyou held the microphone and said, "Shanshan, don't go out before the army arrives. Be careful."
"Okay, Grandpa."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Shanshan sent Gu Yiye a text message to tell him about it.
"Honey, I'm going to find Grandpa right now and ask him to come and protect you."
Gu Yiye nervously replied to the message after learning that Lin Shanshan had won the bid for the cultural relic.
Lin Shanshan's thought was that if, in case something unexpected happened, and Gu Yiye also came, then the children would become orphans.
After all, this is indeed a very dangerous matter.
However, as Chinese people, no matter how dangerous it is, we cannot stand by and watch our national cultural relics be lost abroad.
Though there be millions, I will go!
Lin Shanshan replied to the portal: [Aye, you should stay home and take good care of the babies. Don't worry about me, I have plenty of weapons in my space.]
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