After Qiu Shui left Moseston, he walked to another lot, turned his back to Moseston, and whispered to the bodyguard behind him: "Tell the brothers in the hotel to be careful. A rat may enter the room later."
"Yes, Master, please rest assured."
The bodyguard had an evil smile on his face, "We are best at catching mice."
Qiu Shui can rest assured and leave the matters to these bodyguards.
"Host, you didn't take the 100 billion?"
The system was puzzled. This was not the style of its own son.
Although Qiu Shui didn't say anything, the system was able to read Qiu Shui's thoughts.
Therefore, the system knew all the thoughts in Qiu Shui’s mind when he was talking to Moseston just now.
"100 billion is too little. The Archibald family's treasure is worth more than that. And the things being auctioned now did not fall into the hands of the Archibald family through legitimate means."
Originally, the host was holding back on a big move.
The system feels that this is the host it knows.
Qiu Shui had already looked into those antiques long before coming to the auction.
These antiques did not originally come into the Archibald family through legitimate means.
Those antiques were brought into the Archibald family by members of the Archibald family through robbery, theft, and threats.
In fact, it can be seen from the way Akina dealt with Will without any scruples.
The Archibald family is equivalent to the king of the underworld in the United States.
Apart from the Super Legion, there is really no family in the United States that can intimidate them.
But it can be considered a super legion as long as the benefits are big enough. They dare to confront me.
Now, knowing that Archibald's relics were in his hands, he didn't care about his relationship with the Super Legion at all. Just prepare to take action after the auction ends.
Qiu Shui actually knew it before he came.
Therefore, his bodyguards have also sneaked into the auction.
It’s a pity that because those people haven’t made any move on him yet, the ultimate defense cannot be triggered.
The system saw his thoughts.
He said, "Host, don't worry. The Super Legion has already sneaked into this auction house. They are hiding among the guests."
"Once someone attacks you and triggers the ultimate defense, those super legionaries will immediately protect you."
We have tried it once before, so there is no way the system would make such a low-level mistake again.
Of course, we must take precautions before it happens.
After all, the matter of the super legion has been exposed, and the system has nothing to hide.
"Really? That makes me feel relieved."
Qiu Shui breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, he said that the system would never ignore his safety.
"Host, how are you going to exchange those relics with the Archibald family?"
Because Qiu Shui had no thoughts in his mind, the system couldn't see it.
Qiu Shui said, "Didn't I just say that? If you want the painting and key in my hand, then you can exchange them for all the auction items I like."
"But that Moseston just now has already refused."
The system felt that the Archibald family would not agree.
Because the starting price of those auction items alone has reached nearly 100 billion Mi coins.
If it were to be auctioned, the price would definitely increase several times.
Would the Archibald family be willing to give up hundreds of billions of Mibi for that painting and key?
"Why not?"
Qiu Shui said meaningfully: "System, do you know what is recorded in that fake diary?"
"I don't know." The small system shook its head, "This system has no right to explore things that are not related to the mission."
The main system is watching it too closely.
The system was very suspicious. The main system was keeping a close eye on it in order to snatch its position. Become the father of the host's son.
However, the father that the host hits can only be it.
Even if it was the main system, the show-off system was unwilling to give it to him.
Moreover, the main system already has its own wife.
According to seniority, the main system should be the grandfather of the host.
How can I be the father of the host's son?
That wouldn't mess up the generations.
Now the show-off system is suspicious of the main system in various ways, and thinks that the main system targeted it in the past just to compete with it.
Qiu Shui stared at the item in front of him, but he was actually talking to the system in his mind.
"In this real diary in my hand, Archibald only recorded the treasure. It only stated that the treasure could help the Archibald family return to its peak when it was in decline. But it did not specify what the treasure was."
"Only the suicide note I received later recorded what the treasures were. I suspect that the fake diary must have described the treasures as very tempting. Otherwise, Aqina wouldn't have wanted to marry me for the so-called treasure. And Moshiton wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to put on a show for me."
"Well, what you said makes sense, host."
The system touched its round chin.
"They are so obsessed with the treasure, they probably think there is gold in it. Unfortunately, there is no gold in the treasure..."
The system was only halfway through its words when it suddenly stopped.
It stopped itself when it realized that it had almost let the cat out of the bag.
Otherwise it would be a violation.
Even though it knew Qiu Shui had already guessed the truth of the matter.
But no matter what, it cannot tell the truth.
Qiu Shui smiled as he watched the system reveal its true identity.
Very good, I wasn't 100% sure before.
Now we can be 100% sure that the so-called treasure really does not contain any gold.
Then this treasure will have no value.
Just as Qiu Shui was looking at the items for auction, several Chinese businessmen looked over.
"Look, does that person look familiar?"
"Isn't that the Mr. Qiu I met at those car shows?"
"It's him, Mr. Qiu. He's here as expected. Should we go over and say hello?"
"Go, why not. Do you know who this Mr. Qiu is? I went back and checked, and he is from a hidden family."
"A hidden family? No wonder they are so generous and spent 10 billion on the auto show."
"Hurry up, this is a rare opportunity, let's go over and say hello."
A group of four or five Chinese people walked towards Qiu Shui.
"Mr. Qiu..."
When Qiu Shui heard someone calling his name, he thought that Moseston had come again.
When I looked back, I found that they were a group of Chinese people.
Of course, those who can speak Chinese are not necessarily Chinese.
“You are…”
Qiu Shui felt that the people in front of him looked unfamiliar.
"We are all Chinese businessmen doing business in the United States."
"I saw Mr. Qiu at the auto show last time, but I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Yes, Mr. Qiu, what a coincidence. I can actually meet you here."
A group of men all looked older than Qiu Shui, but they kept calling Qiu Shui "your".
"Oh, I see. Hello."
Although I didn't know these people, they came up to me and greeted me in a friendly manner.
Qiu Shui would of course give the appropriate polite response.
Chinese businessmen are different from Chinese-American businessmen.
The former is still Chinese, but the latter is not.
In foreign countries, there is always a sense of familiarity with fellow Chinese people.
Those people didn't expect Qiu Shui to be so easy to talk to.
He immediately started chatting with Qiu Shui happily.
One of them is actually an antique dealer.
After knowing that Qiu Shui came here for the Chinese antiques, he enthusiastically introduced the origins of those antiques to Qiu Shui.
Soon, more and more Chinese people who received the invitations arrived.
Most of them are acquaintances.
For example, people from the four major families in Kyoto.
When they saw Qiu Shui, they all came over to say hello.
The businessmen who were originally surrounding Qiu Shui saw these domestic leaders coming to find Qiu Shui.
He left immediately and wisely.
"Mr. Qiu, I didn't expect you to come so early. Fang Jun and He Ran have been bothering you recently."
Fang Cheng greeted Qiu Shui with a smile.
Ever since Fang Jun and He Ran got married, the relationship between the Fang family and Qiu Shui has eased.
In fact, before, it was only because of Fang Jun that the relationship between the Fang family and Qiu Shui became somewhat unpleasant.
But now, He Ran and Fang Jun are married. Both of them have children.
Qiu Shui is He Ran's uncle, and according to seniority, Fang Jun has to call him Uncle Qiu Shui.
Naturally, Fang Jun didn't dare to act presumptuously in front of Qiu Shui.
Fang Cheng heaved a sigh of relief when Fang Jun followed Qiu Shui and the others to the United States this time.
Fang Jun's willingness to come out means that he has moved on from what happened before he left.
To be honest, I have to thank Qiu Shui and Lou Yuchen for this matter.
Otherwise, if their Shengqi Club had taken He Ran in, He Ran and He Tiantian might be nowhere to be found now.
“You’re welcome.”
Compared to Fang Jun, Qiu Shui felt that Fang Cheng was easier to get along with.
After all, Fang Cheng gives people the impression of being a gentle and elegant gentleman.
Also a very talkative person.
Fang Cheng said, "After the auction, would it be convenient for me to go back with Master Qiu to see my brother and the others? I haven't seen Tiantian for a long time, and I miss that little guy."
"Are you sure?" Qiu Shui said meaningfully, "The auction will end tonight. I don't think it will be that easy to leave."
"Oh?" Fang Cheng was shocked.
He heard something else from Qiu Shui's words.
Fang Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are they going to attack you?"
How dare Archibald's group be so arrogant?
Qiu Shui shrugged, "Maybe."
Ren Yingying on the side asked: "Mr. Qiu, do you need our help?"
Mr. Zhang also said: "Mr. Qiu, if you need help, you are welcome. Although our capabilities in the United States are not as good as those in China. But if you want to send Mr. Qiu away safely, we can still do it."
Both the Zhang family and the Ren family have boarded Qiu Shui's big ship.
Now I heard Qiu Shui say that the Archibald family was preparing to take action against him.
Suddenly I became anxious.
Even if something happens to someone today, Qiu Shui must not get into trouble.
So they were all ready to fight against the Archibalds.
After all, this is Archibald's territory, so they dare not be careless.
The newly appointed old man of the Lu family also echoed: "Yes, Mr. Qiu, please let us know if you need anything. We will definitely protect Mr. Qiu's safety."
Since the Lu family replaced the Qin family as one of the four major families in Kyoto, they have been looking for allies to consolidate their current position.
Before, because of that confused Lu Xue, I fell in love with Feng Zhen. This caused the relationship between the Lu family and Qiu Shui to become awkward and strained.
Now, there is finally a chance to resolve their previous conflicts.
Of course Mr. Lu will do his best.
After all, it's a huge favor to save your life.
"No, I can handle it. Once the auction is over, you leave immediately. They are targeting me and won't notice you."
This matter is between Qiu Shui himself and the Archibald family, and Qiu Shui does not want to implicate them.
Of course, the most important thing is that I don’t want to owe them any favors.
Some favors can be owed, but some cannot.
Seeing Qiu Shui said this, Ren Yingying and Mr. Zhang didn't know what to say.
I just want Qiu Shui to tell them when he needs anything.
They will definitely do their best to help.
After Ren Yingying and the others left, Mr. Murong and Mr. Zheng, who had arrived late, also arrived.
This time they were each accompanied by only one driver.
Although he is called a driver, Qiu Shui looks more like a bodyguard.
It seems that these two old men don't trust the Archibald family either.
As soon as Mr. Murong came up, he immediately said, "Uncle, the Archibald family seems to be preparing to deal with you. Do you need our help?"
"I also got the news that Crude has gathered people and surrounded this place." Old Master Zheng said angrily, "They actually want to attack you, uncle. They simply don't take our hidden family seriously. We must teach them a lesson."
Please note that both Mr. Murong and Mr. Zheng said "we".
Obviously, they wanted to make their stance clear to Qiu Shui.
However, Qiu Shui pointed at the jade bracelet in front of him and said, "This jade bracelet looks familiar."
Mr. Zheng took a look at the jade bracelet, his eyes froze, and he took a step forward.
"Isn't this the jade bracelet that our aunt from the Ren family brought as a dowry?"
"How did this thing get here? It's not listed on the auction website."
Old Master Murong snorted coldly and said, "Need I say more? It must have been added temporarily. Otherwise, why would they give us this auction list?"
Mr. Zheng said with a gloomy face: "This jade bracelet, I remember that the Renwang Palace had already donated it to the government."
Mr. Zheng looked at Qiu Shui.
"It was donated to the government. So I'm also curious as to why it's here again."
Qiu Shui sneered.
Mr. Zheng knew what was going on without having to think.
Someone must have taken the things donated by their reclusive family and embezzled them.
That's why things appear here.
This is such a shame.
Although in recent years, the Chinese government has been cracking down on corrupt officials.
However, many of the things that were embezzled have already flowed overseas.
This is so heartbreaking.
What Mr. Zheng had never expected was that the dowry of his aunt Zheng would actually appear at Archibald's auction.
The reason he knew this was because there was a portrait of his great aunt in their family.
In the portrait, my aunt is wearing such a white jade bracelet on her hand.
Of course, there is also a similar portrait in Niofu.
It is hidden in the ancestral hall of Renwangfu.
When Qiu Shui was taken by Uncle Fu to the ancestral temple to worship, he had seen this jade bracelet on the portrait.
If the matter of this jade bracelet were to be known by other people, not only would Qiu Shui of Renwang Mansion be embarrassed, but the Zheng family would also be embarrassed.
That's why Mr. Zheng was so angry.
But there is no way, now this thing belongs to someone else, if they want to get it back, they can only buy it back.
So, Mr. Ren immediately ticked the box on the list.
"Old Man Ren, I tell you to keep a close eye on it. I think a lot of people are eyeing this bracelet. If you're not careful and it gets bought by someone else, you'll be so embarrassed." Old Man Murong teased Old Man Zheng.
Compared to Mr. Ren's angry look, Qiu Shui looked very calm, so Mr. Murong thought Qiu Shui didn't care about it at all.
After all, Qiu Shui's mission this time is to bring back those important cultural relics.
There were already more than a hundred cultural relics, which was already a lot, but unexpectedly there were some more that had not been announced before.
I don’t know how many items like this are there.
So, Mr. Murong felt that his chance had come.
"Uncle, I didn't expect that the Archibald family actually had this trick up their sleeve. If you want to take everything back, the funds will be a bit stretched, right?"
"If you need anything, please ask directly. I will do my best to help you."
Mr. Zheng didn't expect that just when he was angry, Mr. Murong took the lead.
He also hurriedly said: "Uncle, our Zheng family can also support you unconditionally."
Qiu Shui didn't expect that even at this point, these two people still didn't forget to come up with this idea.
He stretched out his hand, pointed to the row of items on the right, and said, "Over there are also the Nine Heavens Linglong Pearl and the Chifeng Tower."
"What?"
"What?"
When the two old men heard this, they immediately said goodbye in a hurry.
Walk quickly in the direction Qiu Shui pointed.
Qiu Shui watched them leave in a hurry and murmured, "It seems that they will not have the funds to help me later."
The system covered its mouth and laughed, "Host, you are so mean."
Qiu Shui shrugged innocently, "I'm just reminding them out of kindness, lest those things belonging to their two families be bought by other people. That would be bad. As an uncle, I've done my best."
Four hours of viewing and tasting time.
During this period, the auction house provides a variety of drinks and food.
When guests feel hungry, they can go directly to the dining area for meals.
There is everything from Chinese food to Western food.
The taste is pretty good.
Wait until the guests have finished viewing the auction items and have eaten and drunk their fill.
The auction has officially begun.
Qiu Shui is the special guest this time, and also specially invited are Grandpa Murong and Grandpa Ren.
They sat in the front row.
In addition to them, there were more than twenty other guests who were also specially invited.
Among them is the king of a small country and the royal prince and princess of a big country.
Sitting on Qiu Shui's left was a prince, and on his right was the bodyguard he brought with him.
Crud and Moseston were not present, but they were watching from the room.
Crowder's face didn't look very good, because he didn't expect that some accidents would happen on his way here.
However, in his opinion, the so-called accident was not just an accident.
It seems like someone did it on purpose.
But what Claude is most concerned about now is the auction and Qiu Shui.
Therefore, I want to wait until the auction and Qiu Shui’s matter are over before asking about this matter.
Soon, the auction began.
An auctioneer in a blue suit walked onto the stage.
"Welcome all distinguished guests to this auction."
"Because there are many items in this auction, we will abandon the traditional auction ceremony and switch to a secret auction."
"Every guest has an auction list in his hand. If you like any item, please write the price below it."
"This secret auction will last for one hour. When the time is up, we will collect the auction list from the customer and then start counting."
"After the statistics are completed, the customer with the highest price will receive the selected auction item."
As soon as the auctioneer said this, everyone in the audience started talking.
"Secret bidding? Isn't this just a disguised bidding?"
"Yes, in this case, if you want to get the selected item, you can only raise the price to a certain level."
"If I do this, what if I put up 10 million and someone else puts up 10.1 million? Wouldn't that be terrible?"
"It's too cunning. If you use this method, you can only pay a high price if you want the item."
"Damn it, it's so damned. Why didn't you tell me about this secret investment just now? If you had told me, maybe I would have known the price that others wrote."
"They did it on purpose, waiting until we were all sitting here. Except for the people next to us, we can't see what others have written."
Although many people in the audience had opinions, this was someone else's auction after all.
Moreover, they have legitimate reasons.
Despite their dissatisfaction, they still picked up the pens and obediently wrote down the prices under the items they liked.
Qiu Shui has so many things to buy.
So, he simply took another list, handed it to the bodyguard next to him, and asked him to write down the prices.
As for the price, haha, Qiu Shui said it doesn’t matter.
Because he has a free ticket.
The prince standing by saw Qiu Shui actually gave a list to the bodyguard and asked the bodyguard to write the price himself.
I was immediately surprised.
He asked curiously: "Mr. Qiu, is that your partner?"
The seats in the front row all have the guests' names on them.
So, just take a look at the name tag on the seat and you will know the other person's name.
Qiu Shui said calmly: "No, we are just ordinary friends."
Ordinary friends? The prince looked incredulous.
Who would let ordinary friends attend such a major auction?
Moreover, you let ordinary friends write the prices for you?
Cheating children?
However, the prince did not expose Qiu Shui.
Just smiled and said nothing more.
An hour passed quickly.
All the guests handed their lists to the auction waiters.
The auction was very efficient.
In less than half an hour, the results came out.
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