Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 435 - 276: Donate Them to the Country (Three-in-One) Part 3

Chapter 435: Chapter 276: Donate Them to the Country (Three-in-One) Part 3

"There’s no one in Jiang Province who can handle this," Zhang Dayong advised thoughtfully, "If you can achieve something significant, and the higher-ups value it enough, you might give this a try."

After listening, Qi Yun nodded thoughtfully, "I understand."

After more than half an hour, the convoy arrived at a warehouse near the New District Branch. It was just a street away from the branch, so any slight disturbance could immediately surround this place.

The batch of artifacts was temporarily stored here, it couldn’t be safer.

As the wooden crates were moved from the truck into the warehouse, it wasn’t long before they filled up a corner.

After the truck drivers left, Qi Yun instructed Old Eagle to close the warehouse door and then opened all the crates for inspection and photographs.

The warehouse door clanked down, obstructing the outside view. Qi Yun squatted down and personally opened the outermost wooden crate. The foam padding was gently moved aside, revealing an item wrapped in red silk.

It was a half-foot-tall bronze cauldron with exquisite cloud thunder patterns engraved on it, looking extremely ancient and full of a sense of history.

When all the crates were opened, Zhang Dayong beside him almost had his eyes pop out.

Besides the two historically significant Dog Head and Sheep Head, there were more than twenty other bronze artifacts and porcelain pieces, each incredibly valuable, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been favored by the British Museum.

Zhang Dayong recovered from his shock, "Are you planning to donate these things to the Jiang Province Museum?"

Qi Yun shook his head, "I’m not sure yet, but they might end up being donated over to Beijing, they can’t handle it here."

Zhang Dayong nodded slightly. Although he wasn’t very familiar with antiques, he recognized the Dog Head, Sheep Head, and other treasures from Yuanming Garden. It would indeed be challenging for local places to keep them.

Of the Twelve Bronze Heads that have returned to the country, now they are housed separately in the Poly Art Museum, the Yuanming Garden Management Office, and the National Museum, none of them are located locally.

Once everything was photographed, all the artifacts were repacked into the wooden crates.

...

Meanwhile, a dilapidated van was heading south along the highway, with endless Gobi Desert on both sides.

Inside the car, a bald man wearing a hat impatiently asked, "Where the hell does the buyer want to make the deal? We’ve been on the road all day."

Another man in the back seat, equally irritated, complained, "Yeah, why choose such a far-off place?"

Ni Ma glanced at the night outside the window, a cigarette in his mouth, "We’re almost there, just at the next town; the buyer is from around here. If you two are sleepy, just take a nap."

"Alright, call me when we get there," the bald man reluctantly agreed, leaning back in his seat to start dozing off.

A few minutes later, a fork in the road appeared ahead, next to an unfrequented dirt road, leading to an abandoned mine.

Ni Ma slowed the car down, surveyed the area briefly, then turned the wheel and drove in...

About an hour later, along the dirt road, Ni Ma opened the trunk, put a shovel back into the car, and started driving back along the original route.

...

At ten in the morning, inside the dormitory of Golden Collar Villa, besides the five members including Old Eagle who returned in the early hours, Niu Da was also called back by Qi Yun. The two people in West Mountain were temporarily left to be watched by Old Black, since they were tied up and couldn’t stir up any trouble.

As for Ah Jiao and Ah Jie, they were assigned to guard the batch of valuable artifacts. After all the time they spent together, Qi Yun had come to trust Ah Jiao and his team a lot.

Moreover, besides the two of them, Zhang Dayong also arranged for a police car to be stationed right at the warehouse door, making it foolproof.

"Brother Niu, you make the arrangements." Qi Yun, sitting on the sofa, called out.

Niu Da nodded, stood up, and walked to a magnetic whiteboard, which had several photos and documents on it. Pointing at the photos, he began introducing the mission, "An Zai and Da Pao, you two head over to Nanshan Ranch to capture these two guys."

"I’ll give you the exact address later. They may be armed, so be cautious during the operation."

Hearing this, An Zai and Da Pao immediately nodded, "Understood!"

Niu Da then pointed his finger at the nearby photos, "This guy is called Brother Biao, and the woman beside him is likely his girl, and the other three are his men. Our task is to get all these four through this woman."

"I’ll team up with Bing Zi, and Old Eagle will pair with Old Bai. We’ll track her twenty-four hours."

Once the tasks were assigned, everyone started to act.

Qi Yun then hopped into his BMW 5 Series, asked Chen Wei to drive to the New University.

In the office, Wei Xueming was sipping tea while reading the newspaper.

"Hmm~ the tea that kid Qi brought is indeed pretty good," Wei Xueming muttered quietly.

No sooner had he spoken the words than a figure appeared at the door, it was Qi Yun who he had just been thinking about. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Old Wei, busy?" Qi Yun saw the office door open, so he came in with a smile.

Wei Xueming glanced at him, "Why are you here again?"

Qi Yun wasn’t bothered, casually dragged a chair over, and sat down, "Hehe, just came to see you and also to check on how the archaeological team in Northern Mongolia is doing."

"Initially, I hoped to ask Director Hua about the situation, but I’ve been unable to reach him."

Wei Xueming flipped through the newspaper and spoke slowly, "The archaeological team organized by Beijing arrived in Northern Mongolia yesterday. They’re probably handling those foreigners’ corpses now."

"The archaeological team’s work must be kept strictly confidential. Unless necessary, no outside communication is allowed, so it’s normal you can’t reach them."

Qi Yun grinned awkwardly, "So that’s how it is."

"You’re checking on the team’s progress because you’re eager to claim credit, right?"

"Haha, I’m indeed looking forward to it," Qi Yun admitted straightforwardly without embarrassment.

"You rascal," Wei Xueming laughed and put down the newspaper, picked up a teacup, and took a sip, "Just wait patiently; it’ll probably be in the next few days."

"Alright." Qi Yun nodded, continuing, "Actually, there’s one more thing today."

"Go on, I’ll give you ten minutes. I have to go to the lab later."

Qi Yun didn’t waste time, took out an envelope from his bag, and poured out a stack of photos, "Take a look at these, Old Wei."

Wei Xueming took the photos, adjusted his glasses, and after seeing the patterns on the photos, he asked in confusion, "Early Eastern Han Dynasty cloud thunder pattern cauldron?"

"Auspicious Bottle from the Song Dynasty imperial kiln?"

"Dog Head of the Twelve Bronze Heads?"

"..."

After viewing the entire stack of photos, Wei Xueming put them down, "What are you showing me these for?"

"I currently have all these items," Qi Yun said calmly.

Wei Xueming, hearing this, didn’t react at first. After two seconds, like he suddenly remembered something, he looked up sharply at Qi Yun, his pupils constricting.

Qi Yun’s calm words sounded like a thunderstorm in his ears, even his breathing became heavier.

"What did you say!? You have these things now?"

Qi Yun nodded, "Yes, I have them."

Wei Xueming stared intently at Qi Yun. Seeing his serious expression, not appearing to joke, he grabbed Qi Yun’s arm, "Where are they! Take me to see them quickly!"

Qi Yun, fearing this old man might get too excited and pass out, hurriedly tried to calm him, "Old Wei, don’t get too excited. If you want to see them, I can take you at any time."

But Wei Xueming, unwilling to wait, seized him by the arm and said, "Show me now!"

All his life he’d researched historical artifacts and had seen many rare treasures, but he had never seen national treasures like the Yuanming Garden Beast Heads, famous worldwide for their storied past.

Reluctantly, Qi Yun followed him out, "Alright, let’s go now, but take it slow."

Once they arrived and Wei Xueming had thoroughly inspected all twenty or so precious artifacts, he sat down heavily on a chair, breathing rather heavily.

Qi Yun, who had been following him, drew a chair over and handed him a towel and bottle of water, "Have a drink, Old Wei, and rest for a moment."

Wei Xueming took the bottle, had a couple of sips, and after taking a two-minute break, he asked, "How did you come by these artifacts?"

Qi Yun also drew up a chair and casually explained, "Someone tried to smuggle them abroad to sell to foreigners, and I snatched them back from London."

"Snatched them back?" Wei Xueming, after hearing this, was initially unresponsive, but after two seconds, he suddenly seemed to realize something and stared at Qi Yun with wide eyes. His gaze was serious, indicating he wasn’t joking, so he grabbed Qi Yun by the arm, "Where’s the stuff?"

Qi Yun shrugged helplessly and reassured him, "Old Wei, don’t worry. If you want to see them, I can take you anytime."

Reluctantly, he followed him outside, "Alright, let’s go now, just take it slow."