Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 259 - 224: No Pressure to Trick Him!

Chapter 259: Chapter 224: No Pressure to Trick Him!

Dominic Ashford wasn’t very familiar with account changes, so Sean Knight helped him change the password.

Moreover, they updated the security settings, so only Dominic’s mobile phone could change the password and login.

Then, Dominic watched Sean send the bamboo slip photos to the WeChat public account and Weibo one by one.

As for the reaction it would cause, Sean had no intention to manage it.

He wasn’t good at research, there were others to do it, and he only needed to collect these bamboo slips.

Dominic was very grateful to Sean.

Sean took out a check, but Dominic refused:

"Mr. Knight, I apologize for my previous misunderstanding, and for not teaching my students well!

I won’t take the money, and I have no face to take it— I am really surprised that you can publish the content of these bamboo slips for free! I once underestimated people with a petty mind!"

Sean still insisted on giving the check to him:

"Professor Nelson, this money is rightfully yours, and you should take it. Although I have released the content of the bamboo slips, they are still in my hands, so I have to pay for their restoration. Otherwise, you will not be at ease, and I will not be at ease either, let me be a little selfish."

In the end, Dominic couldn’t help but accept the money from Sean.

After a day of rest, Sean took Dominic to the airport—Blake Turner had disappeared, or Dominic couldn’t contact him anymore.

Just when Sean thought everything was settled, something happened to him.

"You are saying that a Japanese-American named Oyama Itusmoku is looking for me?" Kathy Lewis came to Sean’s study room to report, and Sean was a bit curious.

It seemed that he had no dealings with Japanese-Americans; if there were any, they were with genuine Japanese, of course through friendly exchanges on the screen.

Sean was curious, went downstairs, and laughed.

It turned out to be the Japanese artifact dealer who took photos with Elijah Hastings for trade!

"Mr. Knight? Hello!" Oyama Itusmoku saw Sean coming downstairs and immediately stood up, bowed slightly, and looked very polite.

Oyama Itusmoku was about forty years old, several 1.6 meters tall, with a rather solid-looking stature, a round face with a natural smile, and quite friendly.

Sean nodded and said:

"Mr. Oyama? I wonder what brings you here?"

"I heard that Mr. Knight has acquired a batch of ancient books, and I am very interested in them. To be precise, I am a loyal fan of Chinese culture, and I hope to study Chinese culture more, especially ancient culture, so..."

He stood up again and bowed deeply:

"So, I hope to buy these ancient books from Mr. Knight, the price can be negotiated, Mr. Knight must give me this opportunity!"

"Alright, alright, business can be discussed, sit down and talk." When Sean saw the photo of Oyama Itusmoku, he was pondering whether to play a trick on him. Later, considering that there were not many opportunities, he didn’t make a detailed plan.

Now that the other party has already come to his door, it would be a shame not to act!

Sean asked:

"Does Mr. Oyama know the content of my ancient books?"

"I got some information." Oyama was very honest, "It is said that there are a batch of bamboo slips, and some fine copies from the Song Dynasty."

"Hmm, I suppose Mr. Oyama also knows the price I paid for those ancient books."

"Yes, yes." Oyama nodded: "One million and five hundred thousand dollars. I think Mr. Knight is very capable, you picked up a bargain."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Sean was very interested.

"The other ancient books don’t matter, but those bamboo slips are priceless treasures. After all, the bamboo slips are treasures that record the history of two thousand years ago, and it’s really amazing to buy them at this price!"

"So, how much does Mr. Oyama plan to pay to buy those bamboo slips and ancient books?" Sean asked with interest.

"If it’s just the bamboo slips, I’ll pay one million and five hundred thousand dollars." Oyama said, "If you include the ancient books, two million dollars!"

He immediately added, fearing that Sean would think it was too cheap:

"This is already a very good price! Mr. Knight just bought it a few days ago, and you instantly made five hundred thousand dollars, which is definitely a great deal!"

Sean laughed and shook his head, saying:

"Mr. Oyama’s sincerity is insufficient. I spent a lot of money to hire experts to restore these bamboo slips. Not to mention that, in those ancient books of the Song Dynasty, I also found a lot of new information, which not only has research value but also some other value..."

Sean deliberately stopped here.

Oyama Itusmoku was a bit annoyed, and he suddenly remembered Sean’s identity.

Other value?

Could it be...

Oyama Itusmoku suddenly got excited!

However, he immediately calmed down.

If there were really special things, would Sean sell them?

Was it just a smoke bomb?

But thinking of the buyer who contacted him, just those bamboo slips were offered for 5 million dollars!

After seeing Dominic Ashford’s publicly released bamboo slip photos, the other party contacted him, and the offered price simply couldn’t be refused by Oyama Itusmoku.

There must be something amazing in these bamboo slips!

As for the ancient books of the Song Dynasty, Oyama kept doubting.

He thought that no matter what Sean said, it was just to raise the price.

Not waiting for him to finish thinking, Sean continued:

"If it wasn’t for the fact that the place is not very friendly to Chinese people, I would be willing to go and see if I could find any gains according to the clues. But I think safety comes first, so I won’t go."