Chapter 758 The Zodiac Beast Head Appears

The information pictures that Yi Yang received from Mr. Tan were about cultural relics, and the pictures showed several bronze statues, which were the heads of animals in the zodiac.

Those bronze statues of animal heads are lifelike, majestic and magnificent.

"Brother Yi Yang, that's the bronze statue of the 12 zodiac beast heads in the Old Summer Palace!" When Yi Yang opened the profile picture, Bai Wenchao, who unconsciously followed him, also saw it, and when he saw the cultural relics displayed on those pictures, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Yi Yang nodded and said, "Yes, it looks very similar." It's strange, how can Mr. Tan have such things in his hands? Where did he get it from? Could it be that those bronze beast heads with unknown whereabouts are in his hands? Impossible, right? ”

Bai Wenchao shook his head very resolutely and said, "Impossible! The above display is the dragon, snake, sheep, chicken, dog five, and we all know that the loss of the Old Summer Palace of the 12 zodiac beast head bronze statue of the other seven capitals has been decided, and as of now, have returned to China, although most of them are not collected in the museum, but finally returned to the motherland, only five are still missing, of which it is said that the dragon head is on the treasure island, but it is not convenient to make it public. The five songs we see now happen to be the five bronze heads whose whereabouts are unknown, can't it be so coincidental, they are all in the hands of Mr. Tan of unknown origin? ”

Yi Yang said in a deep voice: "It's really suspicious, but the five beast heads on the picture look lifelike, and they don't look like they're fake." ”

Bai Wenchao smiled bitterly: "You are a great expert in this industry with unmatched eyesight, can't you see that you are so tired?" In my opinion, it's just a high-quality imitation, or there is no such physical object at all, just a picture made by a computer, and that's it, and it has nothing to do with the real copper beast head. ”

Yi Yang nodded and said: "You're right, it's very possible, now you can't see anything just by looking at the picture, you can only judge it by seeing the real thing, but it's not all impossible." In 1860, the British and French troops broke into the Old Summer Palace, known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens", looted treasures and burned down this royal garden. The famous "Bronze Statue of the Zodiac Beast Head" was snatched by the British and French invaders at that time, and after the bronze head was lost, it traveled across the sea to a foreign land, and was scattered in the hands of collectors from Britain and France and other European countries. If the five bronze heads whose whereabouts are still unknown still exist, it is very likely that they are in Europe, so it is very consistent with the location mentioned by Mr. Tan. ”

Bai Wenchao nodded and muttered: "That's right, it's the most likely in Britain and France, if he took this set of photos in Paris, France, there is no problem with the location, but I still can't believe it, how can someone collect five dragons, snakes, sheep, chickens, and dogs?" I've never heard of this news before, this is a very big thing, such a big news, it can't be reported by no one, right? ”

Yi Yang shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe it's a secret, anyway, let's ask it first, maybe it's true?" The bronze beast head of the zodiac is an important cultural relics and national treasure lost in the Old Summer Palace, representing that humiliating history, and the research is of great significance. So we can't take it lightly, we can't give up even if we find the slightest clue, but we must investigate it to the end! ”

Bai Wenchao asked rhetorically: "Then what if Mr. Tan lied to you?" ”

Yi Yang smiled slightly: "What did he lie to me about?" How did he fool me? If something is real, it won't be blind, but if it's fake, it won't fool me! ”

He was full of confidence, and he didn't have the slightest fear that Mr. Tan would deceive him.

Bai Wenchao hurriedly smiled: "That's right, you have such a good eye, how can he deceive you?" It's just that he is far away in France, and it is not easy to verify things. ”

Yi Yang said: "Let's call first and ask for clarification." ”

After finishing speaking, he stood up, walked back to the landline, and without hesitation, picked up the microphone and dialed the phone number that Mr. Tan had just called.

The call went through quickly.

"How's it going, Mr. Yi?" Mr. Tan asked with a smile on the other end of the phone, "You should have received and viewed the information I sent, right?" ”

Yi Yang replied, "Well, I saw it." Mr. Tan, what do you mean by that, and what do you want to explain? ”

Mr. Tan said: "Mr. Yi, you are a leading figure in the antique collecting industry, with a sharp eye, with your eyes, you should not be blind, you can see whether the cultural relics on the picture are real or fake." ”

Yi Yang said lightly: "Forgive me for my clumsiness, I can't see it, you didn't show me the real thing, the photo doesn't mean anything, no matter how bad it is, the photo may be perfect, don't you know that there is a technique called ps?" ”

Without seeing the real thing, he couldn't make an identification, because he didn't have clairvoyance, he couldn't see anything thousands of miles away, and he couldn't sense the presence or weakness of his aura.

Now he and Bai Wenchao have the same opinion, Mr. Tan is most likely a liar, but despite this, he still has a little hope, hoping that the photos sent to him by the other party are real, and he does have the five national treasure bronze heads in his hands, or he knows their whereabouts.

Mr. Tan smiled and said: "Mr. Yi said that I laughed, I just don't know each other anymore, and I won't perfunctory you with some inconspicuous things, doing that will only be boring for yourself." ”

Yi Yang asked, "Then where are those cultural relics now?" ”

Mr. Tan replied solemnly: "Things are now on the French side, but I have seen it with my own eyes, and there will be no mistake." You may not know, I, like you, am also an antique collector, like to collect all kinds of antiques, a few years ago, I also found some more eye-catching cultural relics abroad, and now I have donated a few pieces to the National Museum, collected in the Capital History Museum. If you don't believe these things about me, you can check them, my real name is Tan Weiguo, my hometown is Hu, Nanxinshao, and I have been doing some small business here in Europe. ”

Yi Yang said unexpectedly: "Forgive me for not knowing Taishan, I didn't recognize Mr. Tan, you are a master, it turns out that you are still a patriotic collector." ”

"I can't be called a patriotic collector," Mr. Tan said modestly, "but I feel uncomfortable when I see important cultural relics lost outside, and I want to do my best." Mr. Yi, you have to believe me, I didn't lie to you, and there is no need to lie to you. I have seen these five bronze statues of the zodiac with my own eyes, and I was very shocked when I saw them, but after all, I am just an ordinary collector, my strength is limited, and I can't take such a national treasure at all, and you are the real collector, and you have absolute strength, so I tell you this secret, and I hope you will find a way to bring these five important national treasures back to China, and don't let them fall into the hands of others and be missing again. ”

Yi Yang pondered for a moment and asked again, "What's going on?" Can you tell me that clearly? ”

He was obviously suspicious of the letter, and the other party said so, and his credibility suddenly increased a few points.

Mr. Tan agreed, "Of course." But it's a big secret, you can keep it secret, I just told you alone, I hope you don't leak it, otherwise it may alarm the seller, and they will change their minds. ”

Yi Yang replied without thinking: "Don't worry, I won't say it." Please tell me, what is the origin of those five bronze beast heads? ”

Mr. Tan said 1510: "In fact, I also learned the news from an old friend, someone took out the five bronze heads, ready to sell, but maybe the origin of the treasure is not proper, the seller does not open the auction, but is ready to hold a private auction, the auction is scheduled for next Monday, that is, in the afternoon of five days later, the specific auction location has not been announced, I don't know, but the day before the auction should come to the notice."

"The bronze beast head of the zodiac represents a piece of our country's history, which is of great significance, so Mr. Yi, we must find a way to take it down and bring it back to China, if we let people from other countries take it away, it may be missing again. According to my friend, among the people who participated in this auction were collectors of Japanese and original cultural relics, and when he received them, he would take them to Japan and Ben and put them on display in Japanese and Ben museums, and then we would lose face and cause huge losses. ”

Yi Yang groaned: "If this is really the case, then I will definitely not stand idly by. Mr. Tan, you can collect some more information and send it to me, and then I will consider it. ”

Mr. Tan sighed and said, "You still don't believe my words after all, just because I didn't say anything and saw the wrong person, I thought you would be obligated to do this." ”

Yi Yang hurriedly said: "I didn't mean that, I didn't believe you, but it may be that you were deceived, it is not a real national treasure such as the dragon head at all, only if you do an appraisal and determine that it is a genuine product is it worth starting, otherwise it will be in vain." ”

Mr. Tan said: "That's why you let this master come over to have a good appraisal, and it's not for you to pay for it now, but when the time comes, if it's a fake, you just let it go." ”

Yi Yang hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let me think about it again, if I have time, I will consider going to France and see those five beast heads with my own eyes." ”

Hearing him say this, Mr. Tan was overjoyed and said with a smile: "You'd better come, I'm waiting for you here!" In that case, then I won't bother you, and you can call me at any time if you have any questions. ”

With that, he said goodbye and hung up the phone.

"Brother Yi Yang, what did Mr. Tan say over there?" When he put down the microphone, Bai Wenchao asked anxiously, now he is facing the bronze beast head that has become a mystery in the past, not ordinary cultural relics and antiques, which naturally makes people pay attention to it.

Yi Yang replied: "It doesn't sound like a fake, that person claims to be Tan Weiguo, a patriotic collector. Xiaochao, you help me inquire and see if there is a person like Tan Weiguo in the bank, if there is indeed such a person, then this matter will not be fake. ”

"Okay, I'll check it out for you." Bai Wenchao hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Then he called around to inquire about Tan Weiguo and his affairs.

At noon, he asked for the news, which was a bit shocking.