Chapter 62: Homelessness & Upcoming Auction
Bai Xinshu's phone buzzed and vibrate.
The atmosphere in the conference room was restless and heavy, and the ashtray in the middle was already full of cigarette butts. The impromptu meeting related to the competition for cultural relics between China and Britain was urgent, and several people attending the meeting did not even have time to eat dinner.
Bai Xinshu pressed the phone.
After a few seconds, the phone buzzed again.
Bai Xinshu took the time to glance at it, and the caller ID was Dr. Xia.
Dr. Xia?
Dr. Xia was also in the working group on the loss of cultural relics, and Bai Xinshu was worried that Dr. Xia had some things related to the loss of cultural relics that needed to be reported, so he answered the phone.
He walked out of the conference room, closed the door, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" β
Compared to the dreary and restless atmosphere in the conference room, the air outside was obviously much fresher. The perkins tree opened the window and felt the evening breeze, only then did he feel that he had come to life.
Doctor Xia said something on the other side, and Bai Xinshu's expression trembled.
Bai Xinshu still had a cigarette in his hand, which was twisted into a curved shape by his slender fingers.
Bai Xinshu tried to avoid trouble: "Jian Xingzhou gave it to you, if he has a problem, you can help him solve it......"
"Zuo Youyou is also ......?"
Bai Xinshu frowned: "What's the matter?" β
"What?!" Bai Xinshu's voice was raised, "Blew up the kitchen, entered the police station, and let me pick up someone?!" β
Dr. Xia said on the other end of the phone, "I'm in the city next door right now......"
The perkins slammed the window shut, and felt that he might as well sleep on the spot.
Bai Xinshu's head hurt violently: "Okay, I'll go over right away, butβignore this for now, blow up the kitchen??? People are all right???? β
On the other side of the phone, Dr. Xia said, "People are fine. Creatures with strong destructive power are generally hard-hitting. Think about huskies. β
Bai Xinshu's complexion changed and changed, and finally, he let out a long sigh and pinched his eyebrows with his fingers: "Okay, okay!" I see, I'm going over now. β
Bai Xinshu returned to the conference room to say hello and hailed a taxi to the police station. It was another apology, another negotiation with the landlord, another guarantee, another payment of the fine, and finally the two people were finally brought out.
The eldest sister of the police praised Bai Xinshu: "The process is quite familiar." β
Bai Xinshu has dealt with the police in different areas three times in a short period of time, and the process is really skillful.
Bai Xinshu thought silently in his heart, unlucky, he didn't want this kind of skill.
On the way back, Bai Xinshu sat in the co-pilot, his face sinking like water. Zuo Youyou and Jian Xingzhou sat in the back seat uneasily, like two quails, and they didn't dare to come out.
The rich smell of pork ribs emanated from the hair of the two people, and Bai Xinshu smelled it, and his stomach screamed angrily.
The sound is a bit loud.
Jian Xingzhou and Zuo Youyou's stomachs also screamed.
Bai Xinshu turned his head and killed two people with a knife in his eyes, and his face was black and he didn't say a word. Zuo Youyou and Jian Xingzhou subconsciously covered their stomachs, trying their best to reduce their sense of existence.
Two people had luggage piled under their feet.
Although the people were fine, they were kicked out by the landlord.
In this strange atmosphere, even the driver realized that something was wrong, and drove the taxi fast, and arrived downstairs in Huaxia Shulin in an instant. As soon as the three of them got out of the car, the taxi ran away.
Bai Xinshu gritted his teeth and dropped a sentence from between his teeth:
"You guys, give it to me, get over here and work overtime."
The fine for the two people who caused trouble was still paid in advance by Bai Xinshu, and when they heard this, Zuo Youyou and Jian Xingzhou hung their heads, obediently responded, and followed Bai Xinshu upstairs.
Zuo Youyou was in charge of going to the conference room to take minutes, and Jian Xingzhou was imprisoned in his office by Bai Xinshu and ordered to complete 50 pages of gold text proofreading tonight.
Zuo Youyou remembered the news that popped up on his mobile phone: "Boss, I read that the news said that 'China's national treasure-level bronzes were sent to the London auction', is it Xin Lingyi?" β
Bai Xinshu tried not to think about the interactive picture of Zuo Youyou and Jian Xingzhou cooking warmly, and tried to soften his face a little: "Yes." β
Zuo Youyou said angrily: "The ownership issue has not been resolved, how can it be auctioned?" β
"According to local law in London, when we can't prove that the other party is a criminal, the other party is innocent β that's what it means, I'm not from an international law major, and I don't know much about it," Bai said. β
Zuo Youyou asked: "So now is it necessary to auction?" I see that the international community is also paying attention to and condemning it, and my government is clearly opposed to it. β
"Aren't they afraid?" Zuo Youyou asked angrily.
Bai Xinshu simply said: "They are businessmen and have their own interests to protect. β
"Phew, shameless." Zuo Youyou scolded.
"The so-called 'face' is ethics, and ethics is a means of domination, used to maintain politics." Bai Xinshu dropped a sentence, "There is no other way but to give evidence." β
Bai Xinshu pushed open the door, and the smell of smoke and heat in the conference room burst out, and Zuo Youyou felt that he was smashed on the door by a wall of smoke, and his tears were choked.
The entire conference room was filled with smoke, and almost even the air density was greater than the outside, Zuo Youyou squinted, held back the tears in his spicy eyes, and slowed down for a while before entering the room.
Bai Xinshu saw that Zuo Youyou's eyes were almost red from being smoked, and he quietly pushed open the window of the conference room.
The wind poured in, the heat in the room dropped, and everyone was in good spirits.
Bai Xinshu then pushed the computer to Zuo Youyou: "You can record it." β
Zuo Youyou quickly glanced at the meeting discussion written earlier. Sure enough, the British have determined that the source of Xinlingyi is legitimate and legitimate, although China does not recognize it. British auction houses have put out auction advertisements, and Xin Lingyi is impressively listed.
Luckily, it's just an auction advertisement. According to Zuo Youyou's work experience in the auction house, the current auction season has not yet entered the official auction season, and the auction process has not yet begun.
Theoretically, the auction house should not have gotten the letter yet, and the auctioneer would not have had the opportunity to view the lot in advance. It's just a promotional image.
It's just that this attitude is already very arrogant.
China's response was very fast. Almost not long after the propaganda and advertising leaked, the government had already made clear its opposition, which also aroused international attention and condemnation.
But the auction house turned a deaf ear.
ββ¦β¦ There has been no new progress in the search for the letters of the old man Daishi. Bai Xinshu said slowly, "It happened suddenly, and we need time to find evidence. β
Wang Li couldn't help but take out a cigarette from the cigarette case, he looked up and saw Zuo Youyou, he didn't light it, just bit it in his mouth: "Time is urgent, Huaxia Shulin must set up a military order for me." Few days? β
Bai Xinshu raised his eyebrows and pondered, and then said, "15 days." β
"No, it's too late." Lao Zhuang of the Propaganda Department said, "I'll give you a week. β