Chapter 114: The Great Indian Adventure (Pit!) )
“Excuse me! Again, what do you mean that the ship can't come? what? Suspend this transport line because of the danger? "I'm telling you, I've already paid the fare in advance!" If you stop the shipping line, how do you tell me to go back? Can I get my money back? FUCK, is this something that can be solved by returning the money? Feed? Feed? Feed? ......" Listening to the busy sound on the phone, Wu Liang fell on the phone angrily.
I've only been in the jungle for a few days, and even the boat for the return trip has been canceled, what happened at sea? Wu Liang stood in front of the bar with a bewildered face in capital letters.
Slightly embarrassed, he said to Lucy, who looked strange and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh out loud: "Eh! Looks like there is something wrong with my ticket, maybe we don't need to say goodbye in such a hurry! "Teddy! Will there be one more passenger on tomorrow's cargo ship? ”
“YES! Looks like we're going to be together for a while again! Hahaha! ”
"No problem boss! Tomorrow's departure from the port is a 30,000-ton ship, and there is no problem with loading an additional 180 people! ”
"Wu, you really don't need that Land Rover! Let's have a good drink tonight! ”
"Roar! That's great! Don't get drunk tonight! ”
The resources provided by the professor are not so reliable, and Wu Liang, who was put on the table, can only choose to go to Pakistan with Teddy Lucy and them first, and then find a way to fly back to Japan when they get to the place.
When he was depressed, the blonde bartender hurried back with two middle-aged gentlemen dressed neatly. "Hey! Brother, that's what I'm talking about buyers. This is the Frenchman Eri Black, and behind this is his companion Dmitry Mavrommatis. ”
"Hello! I'm Wu, I'm really sorry to toss you all at night! Wu Liang, the gold lord who came to the door, no longer stiffened his face, and shook hands with the two enthusiastically.
"It's okay! We stayed in this dangerous place to protect those precious works of art from being destroyed, I heard that you brought back a stone sculpture, can you take a look at it first?" Erry Black was a little impatient and went straight to the point.
"No problem, but ......" Wu Liang took out the large backpack containing the sculpture from under his feet and asked the blonde bartender, "Is there a quieter room?" ”
"Of course, please come with me!" The bartender nodded, turned around and walked to a small hidden box inside the bar with a few people, Lucy, who was walking behind, grabbed the corner of Wu Liang's clothes, and whispered in his ear: "I saw that Dmitry Mavrommatis at a banquet before, he seems to be a subordinate staff member of the BNP Paribas Investment and Asset Management Center, specializing in acquiring all kinds of cultural relics and works of art around the world, you should be careful not to be fooled by him!" ”
Wu Liang responded quietly: "Great, if you don't say it, I really don't know who he is!" Rest assured! After knowing his identity, wait a minute, I don't know who bluffed whom! ”
After the five of them entered the box, the bartender closed the door tightly: "Everyone can talk with confidence, I can guarantee that this place is absolutely safe." ”
"Thanks!" After thanking the bartender, Wu Liang put his backpack firmly on the table and displayed the statue in front of everyone.
The slightly dim lighting in the box made the statue look a little blurry, and Erry Black and Dmitry Mavrommatis took out their gloves and put them on, then took out two high-powered flashlights from their bags, put on their glasses and took them on before taking a closer look.
"Oh! It's a bit of history! This is a statue of Lord Shiva, although the texture is relatively ordinary, it is just a strip of bluestone common in southern India, but the carving is very delicate, and it should be a work of the 16th century. The birds and reptiles that adorn the surroundings are vividly depicted, and it is a rare work of art that combines history and culture! "Erry Blake gave a pretty good assessment as he looked closely.
Dmitry Mavrommatis was a little disappointed: "Unfortunately, this should only be a small part of a whole group of sculptures, although it is very valuable for research, but it cannot be denied that the state of preservation of the sculpture is not too good, and there are a lot of friction and scratch marks on the main body, which will inevitably lead to a great reduction in the value of the sculpture!" ”
After the two got together and whispered, Dmitry Mavrommatis: "We have looked closely, and the whole statue does have some collector's value, and we can make an offer of thirty-five thousand dollars." ”
"WHAT, it's only thirty-five thousand? COME ON, it's a great thing from the rainforest! Since the government army cleaned the temple, it is rare to see such a well-preserved thing! How much more you have to give it up! Without waiting for Wu Liang to raise an objection, the blonde bartender who acted as an intermediary quit first, and he was busy tossing it before he could get three thousand five? It's a little less.
"It's true that these kinds of objects have been found less and less in recent times, but there aren't too many collectors willing to collect them, so let's do it! How about giving you another 10,000 yuan to pay for your hard work of bringing it out of the rainforest? Forty-five thousand dollars! ”
"Anyway, it's $50,000! Man, there's something good I contacted you in the first place, and I didn't think about the British or the Swiss. ”
Dmitry Mavrommatis glanced at Wu Liang, who was unresponsive: "It's okay, these five thousand dollars can be used to reward your loyalty!" Mr. Wu, you haven't spoken, what do you mean? ”
"Mr. Dmitry Mavrommatis, I think let's get around these non-nutritious topics! I'm sure you should be able to give a higher offer, aren't you! For the BNP Paribas Investment & Asset Management Centre you work for, such a small amount of money should not be a big deal! You must know that this is the only complete sculpture we have found from the Padmanaba Swamy Temple, how can the value be compared to ordinary goods? Wu Liang spoke directly about the unit that Dmitry Mavrommatis worked for.
"Oh! Wow, I can't imagine that there are guys who know my origin in this kind of hellish place, and it seems that you are not simple! By the way, can you be sure that this sculpture was actually found from the Padmanaba Swami Temple? Dmitry Mavrommatis, who was directly revealed to his origin, was only taken aback for a moment, and then changed back to his original calm appearance.
"Of course, you can be sure that in fact you will be able to see this statue in a documentary about the Padmanaba Swamy Temple in a while! But by that time, you'll have a lot of competitors! ”