Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1160 - 599 Who is the cicada, and who is the yellow sparrow?_3

Chapter 1160: Chapter 599 Who is the cicada, and who is the yellow sparrow?_3

"Really?" Will didn’t believe it.

"He has a coal mine worth several billion dollars, an oil field that might be worth tens of billions of dollars, and approximately a thousand square kilometers of farmland..." Harrison said, "Even on a global scale, his wealth is quite substantial."

"So Uncle, are you planning to..." Will’s eyes lit up the moment he heard that Sean Knight was wealthy, "Do you want to make some money off him?"

"Of course." Harrison was not at all secretive, "Next, it’ll depend on his performance. As long as he participates in the auction, we will make sure he willingly parts with his money."

"What if he doesn’t participate?" Will asked, still somewhat worried.

"Don’t worry. This Sean is a very clear-cut nationalist. As long as it’s Chinese items, he can’t help but buy them. I’m really looking forward to seeing what kind of waves he’ll stir up when he meets that Number Three!"

Clearly, Harrison also knew that when Number Three entered the bids, he would want many things and have a lot of money, too.

Sean Knight was the same kind of person, and when the two met, naturally, the one who would benefit was himself!

Harrison and Will arrived at a villa in London, where a drone took pictures of the location, and quickly, someone followed up and began to keep watch there.

Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings went to London the next day.

After settling into a Five-Star Hotel in London, Elijah, somewhat worried, asked,

"Boss, Number Three also received an invitation to the auction, what should we do?"

"What to do? Just follow our plan," Sean smiled and said, "You go to the auction for me—I’ll still be Number Three.

Remember to bid against me a few times, you mainly bid for the Chinese cultural relics, I’ll sweep up everything. Then, I’ll give in a bit, letting the others think I’m not as financially capable as you. Don’t worry, no one is familiar with us, we won’t be found out."

Elijah helplessly took out the high-fidelity silicone mask cast from Sean’s appearance. Wearing this thing really made him look very similar.

With these Europeans and Americans being face blind to Asians, blending in wouldn’t be an issue.

He just had a bit of a psychological barrier.

"Alright, let’s split up and take action then. Have Xiao Li come over, you prepare your people. The rest we’ll leave to Lincoln Harrington and Douglas Cooper," Sean told Elijah.

He and Elijah were openly working for the opponents to see; the main actions were to be carried out by Lincoln Harrington and Douglas Cooper.

Of course, for Douglas who was adept and tireless at this kind of thing, it was right up his alley.

Elijah left Sean to make preparations.

As the auction time approached, Sean, with Xiao Li, who was now disguised as Elijah used to be, and Li Ruohai, arrived at the designated place.

To Sean’s surprise, the location turned out to be a hotel.

After reporting the password token at the reception, he received the key card, still Number Three—Room 803.

He took the elevator up to the eighth floor and arrived at the room.

A deluxe room, where the living room had been modified, still featured a large television screen, the tea table in front of the sofa was laden with fruit, and a conspicuous auction hammer. The electronic equipment allowed for arbitrary bidding, and there was also a microphone for speaking.

Obviously, this auction was somewhat more upscale than the last time.

Two beautiful waitresses were in the living room, one dressed as a white-collar beauty and the other in a sexy Lolita style, both beautiful girls, but Sean and Xiao Li only glanced at them briefly, focusing instead on the screen.

The two beauties pursed their lips disdainfully—stingy guys!

The auction began, the same person, the same familiar intonation, the same familiar opening routine.

However, Sean noticed that the host’s location had changed. This was no longer the previous large warehouse, or perhaps they had changed to a different warehouse.

Here, too, were laid out numerous antiques, but no longer as carelessly placed in boxes.

Now, the antiques up for auction were all on shelves.

Sorted into groups, it was clear they would also be auctioned in batches.

"Welcome back, friends, and a warm welcome to newcomers," the host’s voice sounded a bit more enthusiastic, "We’ve taken care of the trouble, so everyone can bid with peace of mind. Our prices, as always, are affordable and we have large quantities!

Without further ado, as everyone’s minute is money—let’s look at the first batch of items up for auction—this is a collection of calligraphy and paintings from China. Allegedly, these pieces are three to eight hundred years old, a total of seven pieces, you may take a look..."

The camera panned towards those famous paintings, and Sean immediately spotted Song Huizong’s bird and flower painting, and Tang Bohu’s landscape—darn!

He must get his hands on those!

The other pieces were also the works of famous artists, all genuine.

Sean’s hand already moved towards the auction hammer, but thinking better of it, withdrew, feeling a bit too eager.

"I believe those who understand art will recognize the value," the host’s voice suggested, "The previous owners of these seven works are said to be quite famous, one was even an Emperor. So, the reserve price will be a bit higher, five hundred thousand dollars!"

That’s considered a high reserve price?

Sean instantly bid 750,000 dollars!

It shocked many others!

Then came a bid of 900,000 dollars from Number Two!

Number Two was Elijah disguised as Sean.

What followed was a bidding war between the two men, leaving no chance for anyone else to join.

In the end, "Sean" as Number Two won the seven paintings for 2.05 million dollars!

Of course, this price was really rather low, considering that three decades ago, at the Jiade Spring Auction, one of Song Huizong’s bird and flower paintings sold for nearly three million dollars at that time!

That was twenty years ago!

Next, in the second auction, an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh’s scepter and accessories, was bought by "Sean" as Number Three for 1.9 million dollars.

After successfully bidding, he signaled Xiao Li, who took out some money from his wallet and handed it to the two girls as a tip.

The two waitresses were immediately happy.

So tips only came with successful biddings!

Once the youth left having facilitated the transfer, Sean received a new address.

Elijah also received an address on his side.

Subsequently, Xiao Li, when going to the restroom, sent out the location.

At that moment, the teams led by Lincoln Harrington and Douglas Cooper started to pinpoint and track!

The net was about to be cast!