On the third day of the auction, there were significantly more bidders than in the previous two days. The staff of the Pen, Fun and Pavilion www.biquge.info had already received the news, and they also rearranged the venue in time and added more than 100 new seats, so that everyone on the scene could have a seat to sit and not stand in the back in embarrassment.

After two days of intense work, the auctioneer's voice was already a little hoarse. However, when he saw the obviously extra guests in the audience, the sense of professional honor in his body prompted him to completely leave his discomfort behind, and his emotions instantly became excited.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to this auction! As a special auction on the last day of Yanyu Art Investment Company and Guardian Auction House, this auction will present more amazing lots for everyone! ”

"Without further ado, now for our first lot......"

"Whew, I'm glad I caught up! I'm exhausted! Stepping on the auctioneer's words, Li Yan trotted all the way and walked in from outside the venue.

"What did you do? Won't answer your phone call? ”

"Got out and ran some errands!" After taking a few breaths, Li Yan looked at the layout of the scene and asked Ruan Yumei beside him, "How is it?" The people who came today are okay, right? ”

"Well, as expected, a large number of extremely influential collectors have come, as well as a dozen big bosses who didn't appear two days ago."

"Hehe, it's good to come! As long as you enter the venue and don't buy a few things to take home, how can you be embarrassed to say that you have participated in an auction! ”

With the addition of more big financiers, today's auction has been in a white-hot bidding from the beginning. Like the auctioneer on the stage, as the atmosphere of the scene became more and more enthusiastic, Li Yan's emotions gradually became excited.

However, no matter how fresh the sense of curiosity is, after repeated stimulation, it will also become aesthetic fatigue. As the auction continued, Li Yan gradually lost his original excitement, yawned boredly, found a chair, and sat on it.

After his attention was diverted from the auction, Li Yan's thoughts flew back to a few hours ago. After meeting with Gu Junluo for a detailed discussion, the other party agreed to Li Yan's request and began to use network technology to track the latest movements of the Luches family.

However, since the other party can grow into a hegemon, its strength should not be underestimated. Gu Junluo and the others wanted to find out the other party's dynamics without revealing themselves, which was obviously not something that could be done easily.

Therefore, Gu Junluo did not give Li Yan an exact timetable, only saying that he would notify Li Yan as soon as the investigation was clear.

"Why are you stunned?" A pair of jade hands shook in front of Li Yan, and Ruan Yumei also sat down, saying with a puzzled face.

"Oh, nothing, it's just a little boring."

"Bored?" Pulling through the list of lots, Ruan Yumei pointed to the arrangement above, "No, didn't you say that you were looking forward to these two things the most?" ”

"Most anticipated? Could it be ......?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this next lot is a special item from a foreign land!" The auctioneer's words made Li Yan's spirit suddenly lift. At the same time, the group of Japanese businessmen who had been sitting in silence in the audience were also moved after hearing the auctioneer's introduction.

"One of the three heroes of Japan's Warring States Period, pacifying the war, unifying Japan, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate era - Tokugawa Ieyasu's imperial saber!"

The red silk cloth that wrapped the lot was lifted, and a Japanese samurai sword, which was pitch black and engraved only with a few strands engraved on the hilt, appeared in front of everyone.

As soon as the katana was unveiled, it quickly caused a lot of discussion among the people on the stage. It's not that I'm doubting its authenticity, after all, with a big international auction house like Guardian as a guarantee, this kind of self-destruction of the Great Wall is almost impossible.

What people really care about is where the katana came from, Japan! Most of the people present had experienced or heard of the silent confrontation between China and Japan a few days ago.

And the source of the dispute is the protagonist of this auction, the treasure that everyone knows by heart, but has never put on the table!

But the appearance of this katana has clearly increased people's curiosity. Especially when they saw the group of Japanese businessmen who were obviously moved, the feeling of schadenfreude could not help but surge up.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, a military commander of the late Sengoku period, the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and the Edo period, a Sengoku daimyo of Japan, the first general of the Edo shogunate, and one of the three heroes of Japan's Sengoku period (the other two are Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi). Outstanding politician and military strategist.

As the end of Japan's Sengoku period and the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate period, which ruled Japan for more than 260 years, Tokugawa Ieyasu's name is a household name in Japan.

Now, one of his imperial katanas actually appeared in the territory of China, which he once watched and had countless grievances and entanglements with Japan, this contrast is really ironic.

"Boom!"

The staff who came to the stage with the katana pulled the katana out of its scabbard. On the bright body of the knife, there are almost no traces left by the years, as if it is newly cast, and the cold is pressing!

The Japanese samurai sword, which is passed down from the Huaxia Tang knife casting process, has a good manufacturing level in itself. In addition, it was the actual ruler of Japan at that time, Tokugawa Ieyasu's imperial sword, so its forging skills can be described as very sophisticated!

According to William Ginter's confession, the reason why this knife appeared in his treasure was because when he was hiding the treasure, he picked up the grass and beat rabbits, and easily ransacked several Japanese fleets that passed by at that time.

The sword, along with a number of other items, was included in William Ginter's treasure.

It was precisely because of these rare treasures from Japan that the other party traveled thousands of miles to Li Yan's auction with a mocking look.

Of course, the reason why these Japanese businessmen were able to accept this information was naturally behind Li Yan's covert operation. These things can't be sold at a high price in Huaxia, if he doesn't take the opportunity to throw them to these wronged bosses, then how can he make money?

After the staff waved it a few times, the auctioneer reinserted the katana into the scabbard, and his eyes seemed to inadvertently skim over the group of Japanese businessmen in the audience, coughed lightly, and said, "Tokugawa Ieyasu Imperial Katana, the starting price is 5 million!" Each increase is not less than 200,000! Let's start shooting! ”

However, after the auctioneer's words fell, the expected fierce competition did not appear. Instead, the scene fell into an eerie silence, with people staring at each other with wide eyes, but no one was the first bird to shout the first offer.

The unexpected situation made the auctioneer's originally excited face suddenly nervous. This lot, however, was deliberately prepared with high expectations and was prepared to sprint for a high price in the original concept, so did it fail to sell?

However, the auctioneer's worries were obviously a little unnecessary, and after more than ten seconds of silence, a fierce bidding sound rang out in the venue.

"5 million!"

"5.5 million!"

"5.8 million!"

"6 million!"

……

A samurai sword that has been handed down for more than 300 years and is in perfect condition is naturally highly sought after in today's increasingly hot collectibles market, attracting countless potential competitors.

With a sigh of relief, the auctioneer wiped the cold sweat from his head, turned around and plunged into the fierce auction again.

"13 million!"

"14 million!"

"16 million!"

"18 million!"

……

In the blink of an eye, the price of the katana has soared to several times the starting price. However, this is definitely not its final price, because until this time, those Japanese merchants with the most competitive potential, have not joined the warband.

"25 million! Mr. 38 bids 25 million! Is there a higher price than this? ”

"25 million for the first time!"

"25 million for the second time!"

"25 million ......"

"30 million!"

When everyone chose to be silent, the Japanese businessman suddenly came out, and directly forced No. 38, who originally wanted to increase the price, to retreat with a large price increase of 5 million higher than the previous price.

These Japanese chose to bid at this time, because it was a deterrent. Everyone present knew that they came from these Japanese cultural relics, and if they increased the price one by one and competed with others, it was inevitable that the other party would not grasp the handle and deliberately raise the price.

At this time, choosing to make a move can avoid these troubles in the early stage and reduce the risk of being plotted. Second, it can also be taken by surprise and deter most of the competitors.

The Japanese are indeed shrewd in their calculations, but Li Yan has also been prepared for this, and after making a vague gesture to someone in the venue, a loud quotation sounded.

"35 million!"