Live Appreciation, Congratulations to Brother

Chapter 289 The Captain of Egypt’s Gold Tribulation
"Brother Liu, it's your turn."

Zhang Yang walked out of the carriage and gave the three people outside a bright smile.

He was in a good mood because the things in the carriage smelled so right.

If you want to know what you will find when robbing tombs in Egypt, you can get the most detailed answer by walking around in this carriage.

"How is it?" Captain Liu asked pointedly.

"You'll know when you go and take a look." Zhang Yang smiled and didn't explain much.

He believed that Captain Liu, as an experienced criminal policeman who often dealt with tomb robbers, would definitely be able to tell that the things inside were from irregular sources.

Either it’s the loot from a tomb robber, or it’s the loot from a museum.

There is essentially no difference, except that the latter has an extra middleman.

But should we take a long-term approach to catch the big fish?
Let's leave this kind of thing to the police.

Zhang Yang had other things to do that were more interesting to him, such as seeing what a mummy looked like in its original state.

When Captain Liu went in to "investigate", Boss Mo asked impatiently:
"Director Zhang, how do you feel?"

"Can you still understand my collection?"

"That's it, just so-so." Zhang Yang replied lightly.

"The entire carriage, just the two mummies' wooden coffins at your door, I think are worth some money. It's just a pity, the paintings on them are almost peeled off."

"It's a bit exaggerated to build such a big carriage and only put these things in it."

"Haha, just have one or two things that you can see, Director Zhang."

Boss Mo smiled charmingly and didn't explain much, as if he acquiesced that Zhang Yang was right.

Zhang Yang was a little surprised by her reaction.

Can't you tell I'm implying that there's something wrong with your other antiques?

Why don't you refute it?
However, Zhang Yang soon realized that this female boss might not be an ordinary antique dealer like Fatty Ding.

Although there is still a carriage full of things that she has not yet looked at, she can infer just from the antiques that she has a very reliable source of goods, and she is also very aware of the quality of her collection.

In other words, it's not that easy to trick her.

Zhang Yang decided to change his mind.

"Speaking of which, I see that none of your mummies' wooden coffins have ever been opened."

"Such a treasure should be hard to buy, right?"

"Director Zhang really has a sharp eye. These two wooden coffins are indeed in their original condition and have not been opened. I spent a lot of energy to get them."

"Have you really never done it before?" Zhang Yang pretended to be surprised and said, "That's great!"

"Old He, has Linhai held any exhibition of Egyptian cultural relics in recent years?"

"I don't remember it." Librarian He shook his head and recalled: "We rarely have exhibitions of foreign cultures here. They usually go to nearby Lin'an or Shenghai. Maybe there is no soil for the spread of this kind of culture. "

"Boss Mo, listen, there is no soil!" Zhang Yang spread his hands and made a helpless expression.

"This is not a big deal. I will just buy some press releases when the time comes."

"Mr. Curator, you should also know that our sales channels are open to buyers across the country. Many buyers will only search for relevant information online and will not go offline to view it."

What this woman means is that as long as the exhibition is held, the Eye Art Museum will be a large art company that "has experience in cooperating with museums."

When the art museum sells fake goods, let the buyers search the Internet for news, and they will immediately gain their trust.

"Are you buying the draft?" Zhang Yang was thoughtful, but immediately shook his head: "There is no need to waste this money."

"I have an idea to turn the heat up to the max."

"Oh? Director Zhang, please speak." Boss Mo smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

"It's actually very simple. It's enough to open the coffins of the two mummies live."

"Open the coffin?" The smile on Boss Mo's face gradually disappeared.

"Yeah, don't you think it would be nice to open the mummy's coffin?" Zhang Yang asked.

Seeing that the woman didn't respond, he asked Librarian He again:
"Lao He, what do you think of this idea? Is it shocking enough?"

"It's quite shocking." Librarian He nodded and replied: "Anyway, if I saw a live broadcast of the opening of a coffin, I would definitely squat in the live broadcast room to watch the whole process."

"And I will also notify other colleagues in the museum in the group to watch the fun together."

"Hey, I will definitely send a live broadcast notice in the group." Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Our museum can also take this opportunity to shine."

The two people watching the Hailin Museum were already imagining the scene of a mummy opening its coffin, and Boss Mo's expression became serious.

She coughed slightly to attract their attention, and then told Zhang Yang and the others:

"This mummy cannot be opened."

"why?"

"Because opening the coffin will destroy the cultural relics inside."

This reason made Zhang Yang smile.

Are you, Boss Mo, still worried about this?
But since the other party made such an excuse, Zhang Yang would of course silence her.

"I remember that even the Egyptian archaeological team, after they discovered the wooden coffin, would eventually open the coffin, right?"

"But they are an archaeological team, very professional!"

"It's okay, I know more professional people." Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Don't worry about connections. I can find people from provincial and even national universities."

"Give them the opportunity to open the coffin and mummy, and maybe we can get them to give them a free exhibition platform."

"That's not OK……"

"Director Zhang, I will cooperate with you to organize an exhibition and I will pay you."

Boss Mo said very firmly:
"So, you just have to follow our requirements. There is no need to open the coffin. Even if the effect of the activity is not good, we will accept it."

"That won't work!"

Zhang Yang waved his hand and became more determined:
"Everyone on the street knows that our Hailin Museum is the leader of Linhai's gray antique industry. If we hold an event and it languishes, wouldn't it make people laugh?"

"Let's do this, we'll give you money, and this wooden coffin must be opened. You set a price!"

Boss Mo was dumbfounded.

I'm here to give money, why does the other party still give me money?

Is this the business experience of Hailin Museum? It’s too scary.

But she really couldn't agree.

"Director, let me tell you the truth. These two wooden coffins were not bought at auction."

"I know, which auction house would dare to auction a wooden coffin with contents inside?"

Zhang Yang had already expected Boss Mo's remarks and was not surprised at all.

What he was curious about was how the other party could reasonably explain this matter.

"Since you know, you should be able to understand. If the outside world knows that there is a mummy in this wooden coffin, people from the Egyptian cultural relics department will definitely come to our door from across the country."

"Is it that exaggerated? I've seen a lot of videos of mummies unboxing on the Internet."

"It's not an exaggeration at all." Boss Mo replied very seriously: "I am an Egyptian, and I am sure there will be serious consequences."

"In Cairo, almost all Egyptians will condemn the tomb robbers, thinking that they are collaborating with the Europeans and have handed over thousands of years of ancient Egyptian cultural relics to those robbers..."

According to Boss Mo’s popular science, there are more than 5 Egyptian cultural relics in the British Museum, more than 2 in the Louvre, and more than [-] in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The storage rooms where mummies are kept in these museums are like huge morgues.

And all this is because of the "traitors" who are colluding with the Europeans.

Boss Mo is very afraid of being labeled like this.In addition to historical factors, according to her, opening the mummy's coffin itself is one of the acts of "humiliation".

Because in the 19th century, mummies were Egypt's best-selling product in Europe, and one of its important uses was to "open blind boxes" for European aristocrats at parties.

There are usually many amulets in the wooden coffin. After the blind box is opened, the amulets will be distributed to the men and women attending the party as souvenirs.

"Director Zhang, just imagine this."

"If a scroll of Qin slips fell into the hands of the British, and they took apart the bamboo strips one by one at a party, and everyone present took them one by one as souvenirs, how would you feel?"

"Actually, there is no special feeling."

Zhang Yang shrugged and said:

"It's so normal for British people to do such stupid things. Don't talk about cultural relics. Pigs will tighten their anus when they see them."

He knew that Boss Mo wanted to say that opening the coffin would make it easier for the Egyptians to break their defenses.

But these words, coming from the mouth of an antiquities dealer, are somewhat darkly humorous.

Not to mention that Zhang Yang had a vague feeling that there were some cultural relics in the carriage, which were treasures taken out of the blind box during a certain unpacking.

"Since you don't want to, Boss Mo, then we..."

"Forget it?" Boss Mo asked in surprise.

"Then let's open the coffin privately and take a look." Zhang Yang said thoughtfully.

"No, Director Zhang, does the mummy have a grudge against you? Must the coffin be opened?" Boss Mo was a little confused.

"No grudge, but I'm really curious." Zhang Yang said very sincerely: "As you know, I have done a lot of research on African culture, so it is inevitable that I will have an archaeological dream."

"This……"

Boss Mo looked at Librarian He with a headache, hoping that this acquaintance could help.

But the latter expressed confusion about her behavior:

"You said that the coffin opening cannot be broadcast live. Our curator has already expressed his understanding of this matter, but why can't it be done in private?"

"Why don't we just open a box? We don't want the contents inside, so why don't we just seal it after reading it?"

"Alas." Boss Mo sighed.

Her eyes drifted to the compartment where Captain Liu entered just now, and stopped at the two mummies on the outside, with a helpless expression.

"Then let's go, but..."

Before he finished talking about opening the box, Captain Liu suddenly appeared at the entrance of the passage.

He was holding an antique set in a glass frame in his hand, and the expression on his face was a bit subtle.

"...Mr. Liu, what are you doing?"

Boss Mo's expression changed instantly when he saw someone taking out things from the warehouse without asking him.

"If you want to bring something out, you should at least ask for my opinion, right?"

Upon hearing this, Captain Liu smiled contemptuously and said:

"Why, are you not convinced?"

"Eh? What do you mean?...Director Zhang, is he going to do it?"

Boss Mo turned to look at Zhang Yang, hoping he would give an explanation.

Zhang Yang shook his head in confusion and told the other party:

"I don't know him. Who is this man?"

"Isn't he Mr. Liu who came with you two? He is an expert on African culture."

"Then you may be mistaken. Among the people I know, there is only one captain of the criminal police team named Liu."

"Interpol?"

There was a hint of panic on Boss Mo's face, but he quickly calmed down.

She looked at Zhang Yang, then at Captain Liu who got out of the car with the antiques, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face:

"It turns out Mr. Liu is a policeman. Nice to meet you."

"Are you interested in this papyrus book from Dynasty No. 20? Then just take it. It is an honor for me to have your recognition of my collection."

The papyrus book was just given away for free?

Zhang Yang was a little shocked.

Captain Liu had carefully read the papyrus book inlaid in a glass frame in his hand in the carriage.

Like the shroud, the papyrus also contains the Book of the Dead.

Although this item is not as rare as the Shroud, in the European auction market, it is often sold for 10,000+ or ​​even hundreds of thousands of euros.

Just give it away as hush money?

"What, Boss Mo, actually I also have a hidden identity."

Zhang Yang kind of wants to blow himself up, and if nothing else, asking the other party to give him a set of mummies shouldn't be too much, right?

"Ah? Director, are you also a policeman?"

Boss Mo's heart, which had just calmed down, started to panic again.

She couldn't help but look at Librarian He and thought: Is this Mr. He a policeman?
There aren't all police outside!
"Don't be so stuck in your career." Zhang Yang curled his lips and said, "As a curator of a museum, don't I have a weaker say in matters related to cultural relics?"

"Besides, if you want to pay hush money, of course the person who met you will have a share..."

"Okay, stop making trouble." Captain Liu walked up to a few people and interrupted Zhang Yang.

He turned the papyrus book over, with the glass side facing down, and handed it to Zhang Yang:

"Look at the English on the back. Is it the museum in New York?"

Zhang Yang looked in the direction of Captain Liu's finger and saw blue English writing on the back of the frame.

He nodded and responded: "It is indeed from Xinxiang."

"Boss Mo, did you get this from the museum?"

The woman said nothing. In Zhang Yang's opinion, this was considered acquiescence.

He said with some regret:

"What a pity. I thought you were the Egyptian branch of Colonel Mo Jin."

Among the four ancient civilizations, only Egypt and China have a popular culture of tomb robbing.

The pharaohs of ancient Egypt did not have a strong sense of guarding against theft. Not long after some were buried, their tombs were robbed by the masons who built the tombs.

In modern times, the number of Egyptian tomb robbers has become even greater. They can even fill an entire village with tomb robbers.

"What is Captain Mojin?"

Boss Mo obviously didn't have a deep understanding of Chinese culture. She looked at Zhang Yang with a puzzled look:

"If I touched Colonel Jin, would I not be under the control of your police?"

"I can only tell you that Captain Touching Gold is a position established by Cao Cao. When they go in and out of the ancient tomb, it's like going home." Zhang Yang explained.

"You know Cao Cao, right? She is the good woman."

"I know him. There is a man from a beautiful country with this name." Boss Mo nodded and replied: "Then my uncle is Captain Mo Jin. He knows the internal structure of the pyramid very well. Entering the Pharaoh's tomb is like returning home. Like home.”

"Police Liu, you have nothing to do with me. But I am still willing to give you this papyrus book."

"What are you thinking about?" Captain Liu was a little speechless: "What I caught was touching Colonel Jin."

(End of this chapter)