Chapter 336: Schadenfreude

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And some time ago, when there was a robbery in Boston, USA, how did you British gloat?

Jin Muchen remembers very well that during that time, various news media in Britain laughed at their American cousins, but they probably would never have thought that more than a month later, such a thing would happen to them, right?

The British were in mourning, but the Americans were refreshed this time, and to be honest, when the previous robbery occurred in Boston, the British laughed at them a lot, and almost all the British media, no matter how big or small, ridiculed them and pointed fingers at them.

This time it was their turn to be unlucky, how could the Americans be polite?

The hosts of the British TV news are all depressed, while the American news hosts on the other side are overjoyed.

Even when broadcasting the news, he did not hide the joy on his face at all, and even the tone of his speech was raised.

When the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston was stolen before, the local BBC and other news media in the United Kingdom reported on the incident, in addition to ridiculing at the same time, there was no lack of cynicism, and now that the British have been slapped in the face, how can they miss such an opportunity?

"The British Museum, which claims to be the world's most advanced WT security alarm system, has been stolen for the third time since the installation of the system, and like the previous two times, this so-called world's most advanced security alarm system still failed to function at a critical moment. And there is no doubt that this time it was stolen, and they lost a lot...... And it's not just that a lot of treasures have been stolen. It was as if the thieves were deliberately mocking British history. When they were leaving. destroyed the national pagoda bell of the British, and also set fire to the mummy of the Lindau, who is claimed to be the first British citizen......"

The Americans' comments can be described as bitter and mean, and they do not care about the face of their little brother at all, and the British at this time can only drink the bitter wine helplessly while their noses are blue and their faces are swollen.

"Now London has entered a state of alert for the whole city, and looking at the vigilance standards of the police is no less than facing a terrorist attack. But I doubt the possibility that they will be able to catch the thieves in the end, although the London police and museums have offered unprecedented high prizes to collect clues from the thieves, but given the experience of previous thefts of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, we have reason to suspect that this will have no effect other than to blow up the police calls......"

Not only them, but also French and German. In Italy, almost all of them are smiling virtues. Speaking all kinds of languages, in front of the British Museum, doing their own reports, and like the Americans, these guys are like a carnival, with a smile on their faces.

It's so relieving, and it's really because the British are so hateful, you built this British Museum, you are proud of the more than 13 million exhibits in it, and you take these national treasures of other countries and nations looted from all over the world as your trophies, remembering your empire on which the sun never sets, but have you ever thought about the feelings of other peoples?

This time, it was not only the people of the colored peoples who had the tragic experience of being colonized by the British who gloated, but even the European cousins who were also white were also gloating about the incident.

Who made your British Museum so hateful, the things in this museum are not only stolen by the British from third world countries, but even their European cousins, many of them are the objects of their plunder, such as Italy, such as Greece, and even Germany and France, which have not been robbed by the British.

And the most exciting of them are those TV stations from all walks of life in the Middle East, and when it comes to hatred for the British, I am afraid that no one is more profound than them.

It is said that although the British stirred up the Ottoman Empire and weakened the Ottoman Empire, thus giving these Middle Eastern countries a chance to become independent, this does not mean that these countries like the British.

From controlling Egypt, to obtaining the right of passage of the Suez Canal, provoking Iran and Iran, and obtaining a lot of oil profits from Middle Eastern countries.

At the same time, however, it did not maintain a friendly attitude toward the countries of the Middle East, but continued to stir up trouble in the Middle East, stir up ethnic hatred, and support the establishment of the State of Israel.

So although the British Empire has been a founding grace to many Middle Eastern countries, many countries do not like this John Bull.

After all, throughout history, in the early years, the British stole antiques from them, and in modern times, they have made oil from them, and the benefits have been reaped, but the bad things have not been done.

Therefore, these Middle Eastern news media can be said to be full of malice in the case of the theft and burning of the British Museum.

The reporter in front of the camera, full of joy, shaking the mustache above the corners of his mouth, his mouth was like a machine gun, and he didn't know what he was talking about, and he couldn't hide it through his exaggerated body language, the gloating joy.

Jin Muchen, who was lying on the sofa, watched the reports of various news media on this incident, although he didn't know what those people were talking about, but he could also understand the mood of those reporters at this time.

Although their job is to do their duty as a front-line reporter, they also have their own feelings, and their own feelings have been vividly reflected when doing front-line reporting.

It seems that the British are not very popular, especially when it comes to antiques, artifacts.

Jin Muchen put down the remote control with a smile, although he was tired all night last night, but now seeing such news reports, his mood is not to mention how happy it is.

I got all the things I wanted, and at the last moment, I humiliated the British, which can be regarded as a bad breath for the ancestors of the year.

Of course, compared to the sins committed by the British in China back then, today they only pay a small interest.

It was their brutal plundering from China that allowed their children and grandchildren to live such a life of unearned income, doing nothing, and enjoying high welfare.

While you have nothing to do, you still have the opportunity to watch TV and point fingers at us Chinese on the Internet, and now you finally have something else to do.

Jin Muchen didn't turn off the TV, but just lay on the sofa and watched, although he couldn't understand what the reporters from all over the world were saying in front of the camera, but the gloating look on their faces that could not be concealed made him extremely comfortable and gratified.

Looking at these reports, it was like a high evaluation of what he had done, and although the British were very unhappy, it seemed that people from all over the world were happy except for the British, which gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Jin Muchen fell asleep on the sofa like this, until he was woken up by a phone call the next day, he opened his eyes and took a look at the phone, it was already about eleven o'clock in the morning, and he actually slept for so long, presumably it was also related to the overuse of the ability the night before.

He took his mobile phone and looked at it, it was actually the United States calling, he picked up the phone, and there was a burst of cannonball-like words.

"Congratulations, Mr. Kim......"

This voice sounded a little familiar, Jin Muchen recalled it carefully, and then remembered that it was Andre from Christie's.

At this time, he also remembered that this guy called himself at this time, and it must be related to the auction of William IV's desk.

In fact, the desk was indeed going to be held at Christie's this month, but he received a notice that the time of the autumn auction seemed to be a few days away, so why did Andre call him today to say congratulations?

"Wait, Andre, shouldn't there be a few more days left for the autumn auction?"

"Uh...... That's right, Mr. King, and you know that something has happened in London lately, and it has to do with what we're doing. Therefore, in order to avoid the next action of the London police, which will cause a certain image of the auction, the company decided to hold an autumn auction in advance, which was originally scheduled to start this morning. And your desk of William IV was a huge hit at auction and sold for $30 million, so I'm calling you to congratulate you......"

Andre said on the phone, and after Jin Muchen heard it, he nodded lightly, and now he is a little numb to the amount of money.

In 2007, King Charles II also had a desk auctioned, and it sold for $27 million.

And this William IV is not as famous as Charles II, after all, Charles II is the first monarch after the British Restoration, and he is also a meritorious figure in history, while William IV is much more mediocre in terms of historical merits.

But considering the factor of inflation, the price of this desk can be auctioned for 30 million US dollars, which is not a loss, and Jin Muchen is very satisfied with this price.

"Mr. Jin, in three days, 22 million US dollars will be remitted to your designated account in Europe......"

Andre on the other end of the phone said cautiously, and Jin Muchen hummed: "Okay, I know." (To be continued......)