Chapter 816: I'm lucky to have it, I'm even happier to have it
"Stepping~~"
Stepping on the marble floor of the shopping, Konstantin's leather shoes made a crisp sound and walked to the flashing door.
"Squeak!"
The tall wooden door was pushed open, and Konstantin walked in, and walked to a luxurious and literary office, behind which a white-haired old man sat and looked up at Konstantin.
"Your Excellency!"
Konstantin saluted respectfully.
The white-haired old man said softly, "The Charlotte Auction House is going to auction Himiko's items, as well as the remains of another legendary god in Japan, have you heard about this?" ”
"Yes."
"The last attempt to explore the power of Himiko reincarnation failed, Konstantin, it was your mistake, now you go and buy that skeleton back and give it to the research institute to study and see if you can get something out of it." The old man said.
"We can take them away." Konstantin pursed his lips and said.
"If you can solve the problem with money, don't use other forces, okay, you go, don't fail this time." The old man said in a commanding tone.
"I heard that the Japanese government has contacted the prime minister to stop the auction." Konstantin tracted.
"I've already called Blair, he won't stop this auction, and using the right to block free trade itself is unruly, and it is easy to cause more trouble, as for the Japanese side, in this matter, their government is only to deal with the people, and will not do anything drastic." The white-haired old man said.
"I see, I must bring those things back, and if nothing happens, then I take my leave." Konstantin said with a bow.
At this moment, the old man suddenly spoke and said, "Konstantin, do well, as long as you contribute enough to the organization, you will one day enter the Council of Elders." ”
"Yes Chairman, I see."
When Konstantin walked out of the castle, a few gleams flashed in his eyes, with the ability of the Holy Trinity, he naturally knew that Charlotte's auction house was the property of the Crawford family, and the last time Laura went to Yamatai Island, after coming back, Charlotte's auction house auctioned these items that obviously belonged to Queen Himiko.
Through this, Konstantin can be sure that Vogel and the mercenaries were all wiped out, and the mission to find Queen Himiko's reincarnation power failed, and Laura should be inseparable.
Today, the chairman personally called him over and explained that he was asked to buy the antiques of Queen Himiko sold by the Laura family, in fact, there are two meanings, one is to express dissatisfaction with his failed mission, complete his failed task by himself, and get back those treasures, and the other is to warn him not to entangle with the people of the Crawford family again, let alone take strong measures.
Now Laura is the eleventh heir of the Crawford family, a real British aristocratic countess.
The Holy Trinity is a mystical organization that pursues power and immortality, but he is also an out-and-out noble organization that Laura's father had joined in the first place, only to quit due to disagreement.
Like this kind of mysterious organization, being able to join and quit at will, and surviving, can speak for itself, Laura's father's identity plays a decisive role, and the Holy Trinity will not attack the nobles at will, because the nobility is the foundation of the Holy Trinity, unless that person seriously threatens the safety of the Holy Trinity and the interests of the majority.
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Time flies, a month passes.
During this period,
The Japanese government has repeatedly communicated with the British government through diplomatic channels, but received the reply that this is a reasonable business practice and that the government cannot break the rules of business, which is inconsistent with the Constitution.
The Japanese people are very angry, and they feel that they have been slapped hard, and their cheeks hurt.
The national treasure was snatched away and openly sold, and their government could only protest but had no way, on the Internet, the Japanese people turned around and began to scold the Japanese government and the prime minister for being incompetent after scolding the Charlotte auction house and the British government.
Garrison thought that the British government might intervene to stop the public auction and turn to private transactions, but to his surprise, the British government refused the Japanese request and did not put pressure on Charlotte.
Garrison, Laura and Jiang Hao also said the second strategy before, and he has no opinion on how to sell Jiang Hao, he wants money, and now he has disgusted the Japanese, which is enough, and now this result makes the two of them feel a little surprised.
What the two didn't expect was that the auction could go ahead thanks to their rival, the Trinity Organization.
It is also the result of the entanglement of multiple conditions, but no matter what, it is they who benefit, and the rest does not matter.
No matter how disturbed by the outside world, the auction house officially began.
The Charlotte auction house's own auction hall was full today, and all of them were rich guests, because this Charlotte auction greatly increased the amount of the auction deposit in order to prevent anyone from making trouble.
In case I don't pay for the high-priced auction in the end, the deposit will make you feel pain first.
But even so, it can't stop people's enthusiasm, this time there are more than 40 auctioneers who paid the deposit, including many large collectors in Europe and the United States, four or five batches of Arab tycoons, the Japanese took away several number plates, and even two waves of Chinese.
Jiang Hao and Laura also came, but they sat in the back, and the two of them didn't ask for a sign, so they were only spectators today.
Charlotte's Gold Medal Auctioneer took the stage and, after a brief opening remarks, introduced the first lot of the day.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the first lot today is Queen Himiko wearing a golden hairpin ornament, made of pure gold, inlaid with various gemstones, exquisite and luxurious, and most importantly, on the murals of Queen Himiko Palace published in Japan, there is a portrait of Queen Himiko wearing this set of ornaments, the shape is exactly the same, and before that, these murals have never appeared, so there is no possibility of imitation."
"Today's several lots, almost all of them are directly or indirectly related to Queen Himiko, so here I will introduce the deeds of Queen Himiko, Queen Himiko is the first queen of Japan, who has ruled Japan for 70 years, according to legend, she has the power to control nature, can create wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and has the mysterious ability of reincarnation, and later, she was revered as the supreme god of Shinto in Japan, Amenasho."
The auctioneer was about to continue, when a Japanese man suddenly stood up and shouted in English: "You auction the sacred relics of the gods, it is a blasphemy against the gods, you guys will not end well." ”
As he spoke, he jumped up and rushed up the stage, wanting to grab Queen Himiko on the bracket on the stage.
The auctioneer was startled, and looked at the Japanese who rushed over with an angry face, and there was a small commotion at the scene, but just as the Japanese had just rushed to the auction table, two big men in security uniforms suddenly appeared behind him, grabbed the Japanese, and pressed him to the ground with a twist.
They are professional security personnel of the auction company, many of whom are retired from special forces, and they are very skilled, but the Japanese struggled hard but couldn't break free, and the two security guards couldn't help but say something, so they carried the Japanese out.
The auctioneer did not lose the gold medal, reacted quickly, and immediately said with a smile: "It was just a small episode just now, it will not affect our auction process, I want to say here that all the processes of this auction are legal, and the troublemakers will be sent to the police for processing, okay, let's continue." ”
"The first lot, Queen Himiko's tiara, has a reserve price of £1.3 million, and the auction is now open."
As the auctioneer's voice fell, several sign-raisers suddenly appeared in the audience.
"No. 128, 1.31 million."
"No. 139, 1.32 million."
"1.4 million, No. 169, this gentleman went straight to 1.4 million pounds."
It didn't take long for the set of jewelry to be raised to £1.55 million, which is already a high price, even if it is the first set of Queen Himiko jewelry.
At this time, there were only three groups of people still participating in the auction, a group of British, a wave of Japanese, and a wave of Chinese.
The Chinese was a middle-aged man, very calm when he held up the card, and his expression looked very leisurely, and he raised the card again and directly reported a number, "1.6 million pounds." ”
British collectors gave up, the price has exceeded the value of the set, they are just collectors are not wronged.
The Japanese bidder gave the Chinese a fierce look, "1.61 million." ”
"1.65 million." The Chinese shouted again.
The Japanese looked at the Chinese at the moment as if they were going to eat people, but the Chinese bidder smiled at the other party, a very polite smile.
This guy has money,
He has seen too many of these people auctioning Chinese treasures, and now although the price of this set of golden hairpin headdresses has exceeded the value, even if it is collected, it is difficult to have a higher appreciation space, but he wants to buy it, even if it disgusts the Japanese and makes them uncomfortable.
"1.7 million." The Japanese shouted through gritted teeth.
The Chinese spread his hands, put down the sign and applauded politely, and then everyone applauded along with him, congratulating the Japanese on his successful bid.
I was fortunate to have it, and I was even happier to have lost it, because it cost the Japanese hundreds of thousands of pounds more.
The auctioneer dropped the hammer, and the lot was the Japanese bidder.
"The next lot, the gold coin with the face of Queen Himiko, the most expensive gold coin in the world today, is the "Double Eagle" gold coin minted by the United States in 1933, when 500,000 pieces were produced, but it was never issued, and it was destroyed four years later, but more than a dozen still flowed out, and now the price of a "Double Eagle" gold coin is about $1 million. ”
"And the gold coin of Queen Himiko's head that we are going to auction next should be produced around 300 AD, which is more than 1,700 years old, and this is the first time that this kind of gold coin has appeared so far, which can be said to be of great historical significance and research value and collection value."
"The 12 gold coins are sold at a reserve price of £2 million, ladies and gentlemen, this is a rare opportunity, they may be the only remaining 12 gold coins of Queen Himiko in the world, and now the auction begins."
"2.1 million."
"2.15 million."
“......”
Prices are climbing a little bit,
It's a really nice feeling to sit in the back row and watch the bidders keep holding up their cards and trying to get their money into their pockets.
Laura next to her turned to the side, approached Jiang Hao's ear and said, "Horry helped you find five more suitable manors, it seems that after today, you will have the money to buy them." ”
When Laura spoke, her body naturally pressed towards Jiang Hao's side, and the pair of plump squeezed on Jiang Hao's arms, soft and firm, it felt very good.