The origin is clear and clean.

Mr. Shan Jixiang, the former head of the Forbidden City, once said to the Metropolitan Museum of America: "The Metropolitan Museum has many foreign cultural relics, and our Palace Museum also has many. However, unlike the Metropolitan Museum, every cultural relic in our Palace Museum The history is very clear."

Qu Qingshi said: "But in fact these cultural relics belong to China, and now they are just returned to their original owners. How can you say that the origin is unknown?"

Uncle Dai shook his head: "If you don't want to go to the auction, it's fine. Smuggling the Nine Dragon Sword and scabbard back to China is considered as completing the task, but can it be exhibited? After the exhibition, it will definitely cause constant disputes among the three parties. How can we prove our innocence when we pour dirty water on our heads?"

Qu Qingshi was confused when he heard Uncle Dai's plan, but Gu Haofeng had already begun to understand, and he immediately answered: "Well, I'll call when I get back, and I'll call immediately when I receive instructions." You. I will have to work hard for you then."

Uncle Dai waved his hand indifferently: "It's not hard work, what you do for the country can't be called hard work. Hurry up and call me directly when you're done."

Qu Qingshi was pulled out by Gu Haofeng, and Qu Qingshi frowned: "I disagree with Uncle Dai's approach. Before going abroad, Dean Shi said that everything should be done in a low-key manner. Our goal is not the auction, not the high school." Inside the compound, lies in the countryside. Why is it suddenly contradictory now?"

Gu Haofeng said: "The issue of ownership must be resolved. In fact, according to international law, the Chinese cultural relics they own are legal."

Qu Qingshi was as angry as a parrot, and he stomped on the ground to express his anger.

Although there are "Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict", "Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illegal Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property" and "Convention on Stolen or Illegal Export of Cultural Property", However, these conventions all took effect after the 20s. According to the principle of non-retroactivity, most of China’s cultural relics were flowed out before then, and they are not binding on these cultural relics.

This is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for our country's cultural relics to return home.In addition, some countries have not passed these conventions, which means that international law is not binding on them, so what if they don't pay back, what can you do to me?

So this is why China has signed bilateral agreements with many countries in recent years, because only bilateral agreements can really constrain this situation.

It started to rain on the way, and the two trotted all the way back to the store. Qu Qingshi immediately called Dean Shi to report the situation and told him about the plan. Dean Shi heard it: "I understand. How many cultural relics are there that cannot be taken out of the warehouse? Do you have a list here?"

Qu Qingshi had made the list a long time ago, and he sent a copy. Dean Shi looked at it and said, "I'm going to find someone for a meeting now, just wait."

They were extremely efficient, and a few hours later, he was notified:

"Approved. The whole operation is under the command of Mr. Dai, please cooperate with both of you."

What happened next was beyond Qu Qingshi's expectations. First, the appearance of the Nine Dragon Sword attracted the attention of the whole world. The gleaming golden scabbard of the Nine Dragon Sword, wrapped around the hilt of nine dragons, and the mysterious legend behind it, finally The most important thing is that Qianlong loved the sword, which symbolized imperial power, which attracted countless people to flock to it.

Then Uncle Dai appeared in the screen with gray hair and crutches, and justly accused the United States of being a thief. The Nine Dragon Sword belonged to China, and demanded the unconditional return of cultural relics belonging to China.

Then the scene changed again, a large group of people gathered in the city center, holding signs and shouting slogans, and distributed small leaflets everywhere, demanding that the auction house remove the cultural relics.

Not long after, domestic news also spread. Countless people were filled with righteous indignation at the fact that the Nine Dragon Sword was sent to the auction. For several days in a row, there were many searches on Weibo, and various long and short articles appeared one after another. The Beast Head Incident Recurred", "Ten Years Have Passed, Why Are Our Cultural Relics Still Being Auctioned?" ", "Should I Photograph the Nine-Dragon Sword in My Opinion" and other various articles, countless public intellectuals jumped out to accuse the country of ineffective protection in the recovery of cultural relics, and some public intellectuals held opposing opinions, asking why they should be recovered. With strong technology and a lot of money, placing cultural relics with them is the best choice for cultural relics.

This speech was criticized by countless netizens. Under pressure, Dean Shi stood up and spoke out. I saw him assure everyone under countless short shots: "Please trust us, we will definitely get back what belongs to us through legal means. s things."

As soon as China made a sound, the United States immediately responded. The price of Nine Dragon Sword is expected to rise rapidly. The figure estimated by experts will soon exceed [-] million U.S. dollars.

Qu Qingshi felt pain in the flesh when he saw it, so he simply couldn't see it and didn't worry about it, so he went home to clean the vase.

As the auction approached day by day, Qu Qingshi saw more and more people in Chinatown, discussing Nine Dragon Swords in the streets and alleys, and Nine Dragon Swords can be seen everywhere in the news. Nine Dragons Sword pays the bill." In this case, he swore that Nine Dragons Sword would make the auction house a fortune, and some people even bet on the final transaction amount, and the highest price was one billion US dollars.

What is surprising is that the Kennedy family, which should have made the loudest objection, pretended to be deaf and dumb, as if they hadn't seen it, and the Honor Society was even more like a ghost, making people wonder what they were doing.

Qu Qingshi raised the remote control and snapped off the TV, Gu Haofeng pushed the door in, and the bell hanging on the door jingled with his movements.

"Auction ticket," Gu Haofeng raised the envelope in his hand, "I got it."

"Go to the scene to watch how our national treasures are sold as trophies?" Qu Qingshi wrote down the Tang Dynasty "Diamond Sutra" word by word without raising his head, "No."

Gu Haofeng sat down opposite him: "Nine Dragon Sword will definitely belong to us, no matter how expensive he is, we will definitely let him go home, don't worry."

Qu Qingshi: "That's right. Then the price of cultural relics in China increased across the board. In the future, China will have to pay a huge price to buy cultural relics. Our team was originally trying to avoid these things. Why did it suddenly change?"

Gu Haofeng said with certainty: "No, don't worry. Aren't we the best at business talks? We won't suffer."

The auction will come as scheduled.

The appearance of the Nine Dragon Sword has attracted the attention of the whole world. There are crowds of people outside the auction. Countless reporters are aiming at the guests with guns and sprinting. If they catch anyone, they will interview them. , for fear of conflict.

What is completely different from the opposite side of the road is that the auction site on this side of the road is like walking on a red carpet. The reporters snapped photos all the way to the guests. Sword, he is very meaningful, I think he will be perfect in my collection...err yes I am very fond of Chinese culture, I think it represents, errrr... Yin Yang, Feng Shui..."

Qu Qingshi rolled his eyes, rejected the microphones that were extended by any reporter, and walked straight into the room.

Qu Qingshi and Gu Haofeng participated in such a high-level auction for the first time, so they couldn't help but take a few extra glances.The auction was set up in an art gallery, and the seats in the middle were reserved for the guests who came to the scene, and there was a circle of tables around it for telephone auctions.

"A lot of Chinese people." Qu Qingshi looked around, and sat down with Gu Haofeng.

Unlike Americans who want to hunt and collect, every Chinese present is serious and serious, with a serious face.

Gu Haofeng: "Well, don't worry, everything has been arranged."

Half an hour later, the auction will begin.

The previous hour was boring, the auction house took a few paintings and some Syrian cultural relics, Qu Qingshi was bored, his head sank bit by bit.

Dazedly seeing the word "China" creeping into his ears, Qu Qingshi raised his head in shock, and saw the Nine Dragon Sword was placed on the shelf and slowly pushed onto the stage.

The Nine Dragon Sword was of extraordinary quality, and no one could tell that the fake scabbard was on the sword. There was a commotion in the audience, almost everyone came for this sword, and their eagerness to try was beyond words.

The host began to introduce the origin, length, and materials of the Nine Dragon Sword. After Wu Chang's introduction, the host said: "The lowest price is [-] million US dollars, and the auction starts now."

Almost at the same time, Qu Qingshi saw several signs raised together, and the host quickly quoted: "[-] million dollars!"

"Two hundred million dollars!"

"Three hundred million dollars!"

……

Qu Qingshi held on tightly to the handle and listened quietly.

"[-] million dollars!" The host raised his voice excitedly. Qu Qingshi looked in the direction of the host's hand, and saw that it was the foreigner outside the venue who declared that he loved Chinese culture.

Qu Qingshi suddenly discovered something: "How come there are no Chinese people raising placards?"

Gu Haofeng patted his hand: "Don't be nervous, now is the beginning."

The price of [-] million US dollars screened out most of the buyers who were watching the excitement. After [-] million US dollars, the quotations began to slow down, and people became more cautious.

"Five hundred and forty thousand dollars."

"Five hundred and fifty thousand dollars."

Qu Qingshi saw some Chinese people starting to raise placards.

"Five hundred and nine thousand dollars."

"Is there [-] million?"

"This gentleman is [-] million! [-] million U.S. dollars! Is there a higher quotation?" The host's excited voice trembled, "Is there a telephone quotation? Here is a telephone quotation of [-] million U.S. dollars!"

"Sixty-three thousand dollars, does this gentleman have a higher price?"

"Sixty-five thousand dollars!!"

The number of people holding placards gradually decreased, but the atmosphere was so anxious that people were tense, and the price had already reached a staggering level.

"[-] million dollars! Call for [-] million dollars!"

Qu Qingshi said softly: "It is already the highest auction price for cultural relics in history. The previous bronze from the Shang Dynasty was only 5.4 million..."

Gu Haofeng was still calm and did not say a word.

After reaching [-] million US dollars, there were fewer and fewer people bidding on the field, leaving only one Chinese and one phone bidding, and the price still soared at an astonishing speed.

"Seven hundred and thirty-five hundred dollars! Is there seven hundred and forty-four thousand dollars? This gentleman is seven hundred and forty-four thousand dollars! Is there a higher price for the telephone quotation? Yes, seven hundred and forty-four thousand dollars..."

Qu Qingshi couldn't help but glanced at the only Chinese who was still bidding. He was a middle-aged man, wearing a suit and leather shoes, exuding an aura of high position and authority. He didn't know if he was sent by Dean Shi.

"[-] US dollars! [-] US dollars!" The host shouted excitedly, "[-] US dollars?"

After the telephone quotation, the middle-aged man did not raise his placard for a long time, and the host began to shout: "One time for $[-]! Two times for $[-]!"

The middle-aged man slowly raised the sign, and Qu Qingshi almost wanted to applaud him.

"[-] US dollars!!!" The host's voice was trembling, and he repeated, "[-] US dollars! Is there a higher price for the telephone quotation here?"

The staff who answered the phone took a long time to reply.

"One time for $[-]! Twice for $[-]!"

Everyone stared at the staff member who answered the phone.

He stretched out his hand and shook it left and right twice.

"Seventy-nine thousand dollars, deal! The ownership of the Nine Dragon Sword belongs to this gentleman."

People stood up and applauded in unison, applauding the record-breaking auction sum.

Qu Qingshi walked out with the crowd, his flesh aching as he walked: "[-], a Nine Dragon Sword, breaks the highest transaction price of cultural relics in history, and with this money, the Glorious Society can make a comeback."

The two slowly walked out of the crowd, Gu Haofeng: "What are you talking about? Seventy-nine thousand dollars is more than the Nine Dragon Sword."

Qu Qingshi: "Huh?"

Gu Haofeng: "Didn't Uncle Dai tell you? You bought the Nine Dragon Sword for US$[-], and the Chinese cultural relics in the warehouse were given to the Chinese government as a gift, which is equivalent to buying dozens of Chinese cultural relics for US$[-]."

Qu Qingshi: "..."

His lips trembled: "Including the Buddha statues of the Liao Dynasty?"

Gu Haofeng: "Including."

Qu Qingshi: "Including the head of the Buddha in the Longmen Grottoes?"

Gu Haofeng: "Including."

Gu Haofeng: "Anyway, whatever we bring up or not, we will give it to the Chinese government in the name of gift. I thought Uncle Dai told you."

Qu Qingshi's hands and feet were weak from excitement, his heart almost jumped out of his chest, and he complained tearfully: "You, none of you told me!"

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So it will be suspended for a few days, that is, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays will not be updated (????), but I have applied for the list, so the number of words on the list will definitely be completed, please don’t give up, I must Wait for me ah ah ah ah! ! !

If he really proposes for me, I will give you red envelopes when I come back!Just sauce!Everyone has to wait for me!

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