Mobile phone video.

In addition to Charles, Chen Ya also found a familiar face again among the security personnel of the auction, who was the ace bodyguard of Blackwater.

Uncle Logan...

The buyers who participated in the auction were all rich gringos, and the auction items were antiques from all over the world and different periods, most of which were sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

At the end of the auction, Charles showed off a Buddha head and said in English:

"From the 9th century to the 17th century AD, the Guge Dynasty once ruled the entire Ali region, and this is a Tibetan Buddha head found in the Guge ruins, which is of great artistic and collectible value......"

The head of the Buddha in the video is black and purple, and the facial expression is beautiful and beautiful, but it looks a little evil.

Chen Ya was stunned, he had seen the exact same Buddha head in the Guge Underground Palace, and immediately looked at Ye Xiaoman suspiciously.

Xiao Yezi took out a photo of the museum, and the same Buddha head appeared on the photo.

"Should it be a couple?"

Chen Ya speculated, Ye Xiaoman nodded and said:

"That's right, the Bumo Buddha head in the museum today is the one we found at the time, but the other Buddha head was stolen by the antiquities thief, Charles Danilo's illegal gang outside the country. ”

At this moment, the foreign buyers in the video began to bid one after another, and soon the Buddha's head soared to 5 million US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 30 million yuan.

However, Charles did not auction it, it was just a display.

"Wait for the price to sell. ”

Chen Ya spit out four words expressionlessly, this kind of display is to whet his appetite, and he will sell it when there is a good price.

The first video is finished.

Ye Xiaoman said with a serious expression:

"Charles is an American archaeology professor on the surface, but behind the scenes he is a family thief of cultural relics, and in the archaeological operation two years ago, he used his identity to deceive the trust of Chinese archaeologists and took the opportunity to unite with illegal forces outside the country to ......"

Needless to say!

Chen Ya basically knew it, so in Ye Xiaoman's story, he started to play the second video.

It was a backward West Asian city, all kinds of dirty and messy, but the protagonist in the video was wearing gold and silver, hugging beautiful women left and right in a luxury car all the way, but the hair on his head was scarce, and his left arm was missing.

"Ban Bald..."

Chen Ya's eyes were cold, of course he knew this guy, but he didn't see Wu Daomei in the video, and even Ban Kun, Ban Bald's father, didn't appear.

Seeing this, Ye Xiaoman introduced:

"After the archaeological team was rescued, the Guge underground palace was listed as a forbidden area, and in the following two years, the Chinese Academy of Sciences successively sent people to re-explore and protect the underground palace......

It is probably the ruins of Guge, which have been thoroughly tackled by professional archaeologists in our country.

The question is...

After sorting out, it was found that hundreds of important artifacts were missing.

Among them, there are many first- and second-class cultural relics, and the illegal team that stole these cultural relics is naturally Charles and Bankun, these two groups of foreign forces.

Hearing this, a nameless anger surged in Chen Ya's heart.

If he hadn't been poisoned and unconscious, these two groups of tomb robbers would ......

It won't work!

It's a pity that there are no ifs.

"The location of the first video is in the United States, and the 'Bumo Buddha head' displayed in it belongs to China's first-class cultural relics, which Charles obtained through 'illegal means', and according to relevant international conventions, the disputed cultural relics cannot be exhibited......"

To put it simply.

In accordance with the Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects, adopted by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law in 1995.

Abbreviated as the '95 Convention', there are only 37 signatories to the Convention, among which there is no United States.

Therefore, this convention is not legally binding on the United States, including the United States, and other countries that have not signed it.

Other words...

People can blatantly auction off illegally obtained cultural relics of other countries.

Of course!

Most of these countries have not signed bilateral agreements with China on the 'recovery of cultural relics', so that there is no proper legal procedure for the recovery of these stolen cultural relics.

It means that through formal channels, if you want to recover this batch of cultural relics, it is basically no fun!

So...

This requires the use of informal channels, provided that they are legal.

In short, the international recovery of overseas cultural relics is very complicated, and it is a long process to take the cultural relics 'home'.

Privately.

Usually, the two parties negotiate directly with the holders and lobby for 'reasonable financial compensation' to the holders.

Of course, there are also well-wishers who donate for free or return unconditionally.

But those are very few.

And the best way is to return to China through legal and diplomatic means before the thieves of cultural relics get rid of them.

As mentioned earlier...

There is basically no play in recourse, let alone arrest.

Neither Charles nor Ban Bald are Chinese nationals, and in the absence of an extradition treaty, arrests are illegal.

So, here's the point!

After Ye Xiaoman explained this information, he looked at Chen Ya and said:

"Chen Ya, I know that after you wake up, you will definitely plan to go abroad, if you want, you can participate in the recovery of cultural relics, after all, as a party, we have the right to ask them to return the cultural relics......"

It turned out that Ye Xiaoman had been involved in the recovery of cultural relics in the past two years, and a large amount of evidence had been investigated.

When Chen Ya heard this, he almost didn't need to think about it, and immediately nodded and said:

"I am willing, these cultural relics belong to the state, and they should not be allowed to wander overseas. ”

Actually...

Archaeology is the study of ancient art and ideas through the cultural relics left by the ancestors, which is the true value of cultural relics, rather than being used by criminals to obtain benefits.

Seeing that Chen Ya agreed, Ye Xiaoman smiled happily, and then took out a document and a stack of picture books from his briefcase.

The information is about Charles and Banbald.

Chen Ya opened the information first, Charles is a typical cultural relics thief, and there are many masters behind him.

As for Ban Bald......

"This kid is ruthless enough!"

The corner of Chen Ya's eyes twitched, it turned out that the archaeological team found Ban Kun's body in the underground palace, which was later confirmed to be shot by Ban Bald.

Fathericide...

I have to say that Ban Bald really does everything.

Of course, Chen Ya also noticed another point, Wu Daomei did not appear in the death list, and this personal bodyguard of Ban Kun's side was probably also chased and killed by Ban Bald.

If not dead......

Tsk, kind of interesting.

Chen Ya smiled, and then opened the photo album.

All the stolen artifacts of the Guge ruins are all on the picture booklet, a total of 233 pieces.

Total number of cultural relics: 234 pieces

Cultural relics grade: 1 special cultural relic, 23 first-class cultural relics, 87 second-class cultural relics, 122 third-class cultural relics.

Charles stolen: 179 (1 special, 21 first-class)

Class bald theft: 55 pieces (2 pieces of first class)

Auctioned cultural relics: 48 pieces (Grade 3)

Recovered artefacts: 1 (Grade 3)

Retrievable cultural relics: 233 pieces

......

Two years.

Only a third-level cultural relic was recovered, and it can be imagined how difficult it is to recover the cultural relics.

Coincidentally, 233 cultural relics need to be recovered.

It also happens to fit 233 countries and regions around the world, Chen Ya saw this, and couldn't help but say in a deep voice:

"Leave these artifacts to me, no matter which country they go to, even if they go to all corners of the world, I will find them one by one. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Ya added:

"Even if it's stealing...... I'm going to steal it back!"

What is a thief?

Since the cultural relics have been stolen, then they will be stolen back.

"You're fit to be a thief. ”

Ye Xiaoman said with a grin.

"Yes, I'm still a thief of hearts. ”

Chen Ya frowned, and then looked at the super-grade cultural relics on the booklet.

You must know that China's cultural relics are divided into first, second and third grades.

In addition, it is a special cultural relic.

Also known as ......

National treasure!

......

[PS: Guess what's that national treasure?]