From the mouths of those people, Ai Xiaohai knew that the 11 million did not all belong to him.

In addition to the auction house to take a commission of 0.2%, and in terms of tax payment, according to the regulations, if the taxpayer cannot provide a legal, complete and accurate certificate of the original value of the property, and cannot correctly calculate the original value of the property, the individual income tax shall be calculated and paid at the rate of 3% of the transfer income.

This is strange, is it possible to ask King Ai to go to the emperor of the Inca Empire to open an invoice to prove how much the golden statue is worth?

Well, 20,000 commissions plus more than 300,000 taxes......

Fortunately, at least more than 10 million can fall into your pocket.

The venue for the banquet was chosen in a quiet private clubhouse. Yuan Xiye and Lukes asked their doubts almost at the same time, the pair of Inca gold statues is definitely not worth 11 million, why is Vincent, who has always been calm, willing to make this price?

Ai Xiaohai was very dissatisfied in his heart, don't ask, if he asks again, if Vincent regrets it, if he doesn't pay, he won't be a chicken and an egg?

Vincent smiled: "Mancocarpa Parker and Mama Occleus are both children of the sun god Inti, and these two golden statues are of high value both in terms of collectibility and the study of Inca civilization. However, it is fair to say that if a pair of fine porcelain from the Ming Dynasty appeared on the market, it would be worth far more than the pair of gold statues......"

Well, I have, a pair of bucket color Tianma pattern lid jars, which are said to be able to sell for hundreds of millions, Ai Xiaohai's mind is spinning.

That's what he thought in his heart, but Yuan Xiye and Lu Kaisi were even more strange. Vincent knew that the golden statue was not worth the price, but he still bought it without hesitation?

"The reason is very simple. Because I bought a golden statue of the Inca Empire a few years ago......" Vincent said slowly, "the golden statue of Inti, the sun god!" ”

Yuan Xiye and Lu Kaisi suddenly realized, and everything was clear when they said this.

About three years ago, a Spaniard found a golden statue in the basement of his home, identified as belonging to the civilization of the Inca Empire, their god, the sun god Inti. Finally, at the auction, it was bought by a mysterious phone buyer for $500,000.

And now I really want to reveal that the mysterious phone buyer is Vincent!

500,000 US dollars is equivalent to more than 3 million, plus today's 11 million, Vincent used more than 14 million to get the golden statue of the complete "family" of the "sun god" Inti. A member of the Helios "Family". This is unique in the world of collecting.

They all thought that Vincent had made a loss-making business, who would have thought that he would be the most profitable!

Vincent smiled very happily: "The value of the three golden statues together is initially estimated at more than 5 million US dollars, and the room for appreciation in the future is even more difficult to calculate. Gentlemen. I think you should congratulate me. ”

I rub. Ai Xiaohai was a little stunned. $5 million? That's more than 30 million. This dead foreigner spent 14 million, but his profits more than doubled. No wonder Yuan Lao said that he was very good at business.

"Bill. You cunning fellow. Yuan Xiye said with a smile.

Rukis was a little helpless: "Bill, if you are willing to get rid of the Sun God family one day, I think you have my phone." ”

"Ah, you don't have that chance." Vincent smiled even more: "Even if I go bankrupt one day, the collection I have collected will not change hands." ”

A few people laughed and chatted for a while, and Vincent and Yuan Xiye exchanged glances: "So, let's talk about some serious things." ”

Ai Xiaohai and Lukes were both stunned. Serious business? Today's meal Vincent is particularly motive?

"We all like to collect all kinds of artifacts, no matter what country they belong to." Vincent's face became serious: "Treasure hunting is always the most adventurous manifestation of human beings. And various treasure legends that have been passed down for countless years continue to stimulate treasure hunters to embark on a journey into the unknown...... The pirate legacy of Lohend Island, the underground king's tombs in the ruins of the capital of the Kingdom of Strange Marriages, the unpredictable treasures of the money pits...... All of them add mysteries to these treasures. And there's a treasure legend that I'm sure you've all heard. Treasure Island's Hidden Secrets......"

Treasure island? Ai Xiaohai was a little dazed. Treasure Island is a novel, and it has been made into a movie. Is there really any Treasure Island? Is there really any treasure?

Set in the Pacific Ocean's Cocoa Island, 300 miles off the coast of Costa Rica, Treasure Island was once a resting stop for 17th-century pirates, who loaded and unloaded their looted treasures and buried them, adding to the mystery of this nameless island, which is said to be home to at least six treasures, the most attractive of which is the one from Lima, Peru.

In 1820, when the city of Lima was still a Spanish colony, when the revolutionary army led by Bolívar, the Peruvian national hero known as the "Liberator", was about to attack Lima, the Spanish governor of Lima fled in a hurry, and he loaded the treasures he had looted for many years, including gold candlesticks, gold plates, and life-size gold statues of the Virgin, onto a sailing ship "Dear Mary". Unexpectedly, at sea, the captain killed the Spanish governor for his fortune, and for safety, the captain hid the treasure in a mysterious cave on Coco Island. In the days that followed, he never found the right opportunity to return to Cocoa Island to retrieve the treasure, until 1844, when the captain died, leaving behind a treasure map that was difficult to identify.

This map was mixed in with the various treasure maps that were later circulated, tempting many people to go to Cocoa Island in an attempt to find the captain's treasure. Perhaps too mysterious, perhaps too fake, perhaps too hidden, these legendary treasures still see the light of day, and it still fascinates.

This novel is very famous, but the question is, it's just a novel, how can there really be a so-called treasure?

"The author of Treasure Island is the Scotsman Robert Brown. Louis. Stevenson. His father, Thomas, and his grandfather, Robert, were both lighthouse designers and engineers. Vincent said slowly, "Let me tell you about Stevenson's grandfather, Robert Sr. As England's most respected and accomplished lighthouse designer and engineer, Robert Sr.'s activities are well documented. Strangely, however, there was only one year in which his whereabouts were almost completely blank, and there was no record of anything related to him. That was between 1820 and 1821......"

Ai Xiaohai thought of something in an instant...... In 1820, the Spanish governor of Lima ran away with a shipload full of treasures......

"Gentlemen, pay attention to the course of action of old Robert." Vincent is so solemn: "In 1818, Robert Sr. was invited by the Spaniards to redesign and install the lighthouse in the sea area centered on Lima, and the work went very smoothly until it was completed in 1820. Not long after it was completed, the rioters began attacking Lima. Where did Robert Sr. go for a whole year during this period? And in the summer of 1921 he returned to Edinburgh and said nothing about the blank ......"

Rukes's brows furrowed tightly, "Do you mean that old Robert has something to do with the treasure of Treasure Island?" ”

Vincent's tone was heavy and slow: "Last year, I bought the first draft of Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' autograph manuscript that no one else was willing to pay a lot of money for. Gentlemen, on this earliest original, our lovely writer wrote this passage......"

The text reads:

"When I heard the story from my grandfather's mouth, I was completely intoxicated by it, but my grandfather told me that it was a secret that would bring disaster. Then, as I grew older, the urge to put my grandfather's bizarre experience into words grew stronger. The story of my grandfather, Captain Thompson, Governor Andreas, and the 'Dear Mary'......"

"'Dear Mary'?" Rukes couldn't help but scream.

"Please calm down, my friend, there is ...... down there"

Stevenson also wrote: "A life-size statue of the Virgin, oh my God, I can't imagine it...... I still remember what my grandfather said to me on his deathbed, 'Go to Coco Island, where all the secrets of the Dear Mary are hidden...... and he guided me to draw a map......"

Speaking of which, Vincent took out his phone and presented a photo in front of everyone.

It's an older map...... Map of Coco Island?

"This is what I found on the last page of my book." Vincent put away his phone: "Finally, probably for security reasons, Stevenson did not publish this text, and the content of the 'Treasure Island' novel that was published later was very different from the original I bought, and I have reason to believe that he made significant changes." Gentlemen, do any of you remember what was written at the end of 'Treasure Island'? ”

"As far as I know, the silver ingots and weapons are still in the same place where Flint was buried. I'd certainly rather let those things stay there forever. Even if I dragged it with an ox or with a rope, it wouldn't take me back to that damn island. In my worst nightmares, I always heard the roar of angry waves crashing against the shore. Sometimes I would jump out of bed, and the shrill cry of "Captain Flint"—'eight rials, eight rials,' was still ringing in my ears. ”

This is the end of the novel "Treasure Island".

Rukes nodded slightly: "Yes, many people think that Stevens strongly implies that the treasure is still hidden on Cocoa Island at the end of the novel, which has caused countless debates in the literary and collecting circles for so many years. Could it be that Stevenson wrote everything his grandfather told him? ”

Captain Vincent let out a long sigh of relief: "I have every reason to believe that old Robert was on the 'Dear Mary' back then, and that he witnessed the captain's rebellion, the killing of the governor, and the hiding of the treasure. How he managed to return to Edinburgh alive is a mystery. ”

Is the Treasure Island story true?

Ai Xiaohai felt that he had heard the most unbelievable and ridiculous story today! (To be continued......)