Acai's Sky

Chapter 242 Cultural Relics Protection

Tong Jiawu looked at the mountains of artworks and returned antiques in the laboratory on the third underground floor with satisfaction.

She slowly turned around, becoming the last person to exit the lab, and gently closed the heavy, combination-coded door. With a soft click, the automatic protection system quietly activated.

Tong Jiawu walked steadily to the door of Acai's study, raised his hand to knock on the door, and then pushed it open and walked in.

"Miss, Ah San has sent over all the artworks and paintings, as well as a list of valuable and documented European jewelry."

Tong Jiawu handed the document in her hand to Acai.

Acai took the document and read it carefully.

She looked up and asked in surprise, "So many artworks bought at once? It looks like these things haven't been hyped up yet!"

Tong Jiawu nodded, then sat down and said, "Yes, Ah San personally escorted a batch of treasures and national treasures lost in the country back to the country."

Ah Cai frowned and asked doubtfully, "Did he make a deal with the bandits of the Eight-Nation Alliance? They stole countless treasures..."

Tong Jiawu nodded helplessly and sighed, "Yes, there are still many old and young people in the country who are always self-righteous and think they are superior to others. But in fact, in this day and age, only dogs care about so-called bloodlines."

Ah Cai shook her head, a hint of disdain in her eyes: "Regardless of their bloodline, no one cares about them. They've fallen from such a height, it's heartbreaking!"

Her tone revealed contempt and ridicule for these people.

Tong Jiawu couldn't help but sneer when she heard this, her face full of contempt: "It's all their fault. A good country was invaded by a foreign power, and the people inside are speechless."

Her words were filled with anger and helplessness towards those people's inaction.

Ah Cai leaned back in her boss's chair, fanning herself leisurely, as if recounting a story that had nothing to do with her: "That so-called Lafayette, seeing as how old he is, let him go. He won't care about his afterlife anyway."

Her tone was lighthearted, but the irony contained in it made people think deeply.

Tong Jiawu sneered and continued, "Tsk, don't you see that her body hasn't even rotted yet, and the coffin lid has been opened, and countless treasures have been scattered everywhere and can never be gathered again."

A trace of regret flashed in her eyes, as if she was lamenting the loss of those precious treasures.

Ah Cai snorted softly, expressing her agreement: "Besides plotting against me every day, it also affects future generations. The whole house of old and young people who are left behind deserve to be criticized in the future!"

Her words were full of dissatisfaction and criticism towards those people. She believed that their actions not only harmed themselves but also had a bad influence on future generations.

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Ah Cai looked at the national treasures that Ah San had sent back and couldn't help but sigh, "Ancient craftsmen were truly incredible! These precious works of art are worthy of our careful protection!"

She turned and smiled at the others, saying, "Asan brought back a huge number of treasures this time, so everyone must be careful when registering them.

When the country stabilizes in the future, these treasures will be sent back to China, and we must preserve them well!"

At this time, Ah Cai picked up a jade seal, examined it carefully, and said in surprise: "This jade seal... could it be from the Qianlong period?"

Ah San smiled and replied, "Yes, this is the imperial seal from the Qianlong era. It was sold to an old scholar by a French soldier in the Eight-Nation Alliance."

When the scholar learned that I was purchasing cultural relics, he sold all the cultural relics he had purchased to me.

It is said that he was stabbed while protecting cultural relics during World War II. He is now in poor health and his children are all gone.

Therefore, I sent him to our own nursing home and asked the staff to take good care of him in the future."

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Tong Jiawu walked into the study with a happy look on her face, a bright smile on her face.

Ah Cai looked at her curiously and thought, "She hasn't been this happy for a long time."

Tong Jiawu walked closer and said excitedly, "I just set up a trap for those Xiao Baga people. Soon we will be able to take back the national treasures they stole from the country."

Ah Cai's eyes lit up, and she asked curiously, "What kind of cultural relic is it? It's worth your effort to set up a trap and lure them into it."

Tong Jiawu took out her phone, showing some photos she had taken, and said proudly, "There are quite a few bronze artifacts here, as well as Tang Dynasty sancai and Song Dynasty gradient teapots!"

"Sigh~"

Ah Cai took a breath and exclaimed:

"The bronze artifact must be retrieved!"

Then he asked doubtfully, "Tang Sancai... these are burial objects. Did they use funerary objects as offerings?"

Finally, looking at the Song Dynasty tea bowl, I couldn't help laughing: "Haha, the tea bowls we make in Jingdezhen now are also very good, almost perfectly recreating the craftsmanship of the past."

Tong Jiawu was suddenly stunned, and said in disbelief, "That's impossible! I scanned it before and confirmed that it was made in the old days!"

A Cai explained cheerfully that she had just checked and it was old-fashioned, but it was made with old-fashioned clay in recent times.

Tong Jiawu was so angry that she almost laughed: "Hey, this fake thing can actually be hidden so tightly?"

Ah Cai laughed so hard that she fell over, "During the Anti-Japanese War, there were many experienced craftsmen who were unwilling to see our country's precious treasures being plundered by the invaders, so they chose to make fakes to protect them.

These craftsmen are so skilled that the counterfeits they create are almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

If you look at it with the naked eye, it's hard to tell that this teacup is a fake, but it's actually a high-quality replica from the Republican era."

Ah Cai slowly fanned herself, a sly look in her eyes. "Go to Jingdezhen and order a batch of high-quality imitations. Replace all the stuff in Little Baga's house, and make sure it's quieter. Otherwise, it'll be too much trouble!"

Tong Jiawu nodded repeatedly, indicating that she understood. "Little Baga is having a hard time right now, but he'll soon rise up thanks to his godfather and crush them all."

Ah Cai slowly shook her head, "Don't be impatient. Let it bounce around for a while. When its economy forms a bubble, that will be the best time for us to take action."

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a sneer. "When the time comes, with a 'bang,' the bubble bursts. What will the scene be like? The economy will be completely shattered, and it will be impossible to propel it up. This is exactly what we want to see!"

Tong Jiawu couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, "Recently, many of them have been thinking about opening private museums for cultural relics exhibitions."

Ah Cai suddenly slammed the round fan in her hand onto the table, her eyes becoming sharp and determined. "We absolutely cannot let them succeed! We must recover all the cultural relics and not leave any of them. Especially those big families who made their fortunes through war. We must strike hard against them!"

Tong Jiawu quickly responded, "Okay, I understand. I plan to ask Jiaqi to help me deal with these families and get all the cultural relics back..."