Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 260 - 224: No Pressure to Trick Him! _2

Chapter 260: Chapter 224: No Pressure to Trick Him! _2

"If Mr. Oyama can offer an appropriate price, I can sell the ancient books to you. Of course, if the price is not suitable, then forget it."

Sean Knight’s words stirred Oyama Itusmoku’s heart again.

Sean Knight’s words didn’t seem to be made up on the spot, so they were very likely true!

So, should he increase the price and buy?

Ultimately, the mindset of taking a gamble prevailed, and Oyama Itusmoku gritted his teeth and said:

"Three million dollars, I want all of it!"

"Good." Sean Knight immediately clapped:

"Mr. Oyama is generous, so I won’t stall either. The items are in my villa, shall we trade with one hand paying and the other hand delivering? My things are all preserved in a constant temperature and humidity environment, so you need to be careful if you really want to buy them!"

Oyama is a decisive person, and since he has decided to buy, he immediately prepared the money and the truck.

After receiving the three million check and Kathy verified its authenticity, Sean Knight led Oyama Itusmoku and his hired personnel to retrieve the items.

Oyama left satisfied, and Kathy asked Sean Knight somewhat puzzled:

"Mr. Knight, are those items just sold like that?"

Sean Knight smiled and said:

"You don’t need to ask about that, I have my own plans."

He returned to his study and sent a message to Elijah Hastings:

"Send me the final location."

While Oyama was preparing the money, Sean Knight asked Elijah Hastings and others to wait in the car outside.

When Oyama left with the goods, Sean Knight asked Elijah Hastings to follow him.

One hour later, Elijah Hastings sent a message:

"The goods have been transported to a warehouse. There are guards."

He then sent the location information.

Sean Knight immediately drove over.

After finding Elijah Hastings, he pointed out the location of the warehouse to Sean Knight.

What frustrated Sean Knight was that the warehouse turned out to be a very ordinary one.

He clearly told Oyama Itusmoku that those bamboo slips needed to be properly preserved!

It seemed that there was no need to feel guilty about cheating him!

Night fell, and the warehouse near the residential area lit up.

There was a surrounding wall outside the warehouse, a security room at the entrance, and cameras all around.

At the entrance to the warehouse that Elijah Hastings pointed out, there were also people guarding it.

"Is it possible to avoid the cameras and approach?" Sean Knight asked Elijah Hastings.

"No, but we can subdue the security guard at the entrance to buy a brief window of time when the cameras are off." Elijah Hastings had been in the Beautiful Country for quite some time and had some understanding of this kind of security system.

"Leave it to you guys." Sean Knight told Elijah Hastings, "Subdue the security guard and the lookout without leaving any traces in the cameras, and then transport the items inside."

Meanwhile, Oyama Itusmoku had already started contacting the buyer:

"I have the items in hand. When do you want to make the deal?"

"Let me see the items first." The other party was also the kind who wouldn’t release the hawk until they saw the rabbit.

"I’ve taken photos and videos. You can take a look first." Oyama Itusmoku sent the footage he took to the other party.

"Good, I’ll send someone over to trade with you tomorrow!" The other party was delighted after being sure it was the real item.

Oyama was also happy, then began to consider whether to keep the remaining Song Dynasty ancient books for himself to study or sell them to others who needed them?

Eventually, he decided to study the information inside first and then determine whether or not to sell them.

The night grew darker, and there were no pedestrians on the road. Elijah Hastings and his two team members moved quickly, sneaked into the security room, knocked out the guard who was busy watching a movie on the internet, adjusted the direction of the cameras to ensure the target warehouse was in a blind spot.

Then Lincoln Harrington and Douglas Cooper went over and directly knocked out the two lookouts who were already starting to doze off.

Douglas Cooper pried open the door of the warehouse with prepared tools, carefully disabled the alarm, and then moved the boxes of ancient books outside.

Lincoln Harrington and Douglas Cooper found not only ancient books but also some Chinese antiques inside!

Following the mentality of shepherding one sheep or two, they emptied out everything inside!

The whole process took less than half an hour.

The items were transported to a truck that was already prepared outside and then hurriedly driven to Sean Knight’s new villa.

Sean Knight had been waiting here for a while, letting them drive the truck into the villa, and then returning to rest.

After they left, Sean collected all the ancient books, including the bamboo slips, into his spatial realm.

Time stopped there, making it the best preservation place.

Sean was also surprised to see many antiques, and immediately understood their origin.

Well, not bad, he must give them a bonus later! They have potential!

Sean drove the truck to the freight yard himself and handed it over to the people that Jason Caldwell left behind. He then returned to the villa in his car.

Bedtime.

On the second day, Sean received an expected phone call from Oyama Itsumoku.

"What? The ancient books are gone?" Sean’s tone was very surprised:

"How could they be lost? Did you call the police? Where were the items placed?"

The items disappeared, and after the warehouse guards woke up, they reported the situation to Oyama Itsumoku. He immediately called the police and went to the warehouse to inspect the scene.

There were no records on the cameras, the security guards had no impression, and not a single fingerprint was left in the warehouse.

These people carried out the theft without leaving a trace!

The police in the Beautiful Country don’t have the perfect Sky Eye system, so it’s hard for them to investigate such a case.

Oyama Itsumoku immediately suspected Sean, and after telling the police about the situation and making them call Sean.

Sean’s tone was not unexpected for Oyama, but he was anxious!

The buyer of the bamboo slips held a lot of influence, and he had paid 3 million dollars, which is not a small amount!

If the bamboo slips cannot be found in the shortest time, he will be in big trouble!

Not getting any results from Sean, Oyama activated his connections to search and pressured the police, who then immediately went to Sean’s house.

Fortunately, Sean had lawyer Malcolm Kingsley come to his home early on.

Facing the police inquiries, with his extensive experience, Malcolm quickly dismissed them.

Because the other party had no evidence, and even their suspicions were unreasonable!

The police had no choice but to leave without any results, and Sean satisfiedly gave Malcolm a stack of greenbacks, which had not cost him much.

Malcolm was also very satisfied, as Sean was a generous client!

Oyama was dissatisfied with the lack of results by the police, but there was nothing he could do.

To be able to pressure the police to go to Sean was already his limit.

After all, being of Japanese heritage in the Beautiful Country did not count for much.

Honor was not a big deal.

With this matter temporarily concluded, Sean enjoyed some peace for a short time.

However, things were not quiet domestically.

The Chinese history interruption project has always been the focus of historians.

After all, if the history were successfully interrupted, the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization of Xia, Shang, and Zhou would be proven true with a rigorous scientific historical attitude, and at least it would not be said to be fake by those who took money or had ulterior motives.

Although the double-standard bearers have inconsistent attitudes towards Chinese and foreign historical studies, the Chinese people still have high self-requirements.

Upon initial deciphering, the bamboo slips contributed by Sean and published by Dominic Ashford recorded some deeds of the Shang Dynasty and earlier!

Though recorded in a narrative tone, similar to the Bamboo Annals, they provide powerful indirect evidence that the history truly exists!

There are still many contents of the bamboo slips that haven’t been deciphered and require research, but this has already been enough for many people to go crazy!

And because of this, the originals of the bamboo slips have become even more precious!

Dominic Ashford contacted Sean, who said he had sold the bamboo slips, and Dominic was genuinely disappointed.

More people began to search for Oyama Itsumoku, pressuring him.

Originally, people had bid to buy the slips hoping to gamble on their value.

No one expected the content of the bamboo slips to cause such a sensation, and some museums have reportedly offered tens of millions to acquire them now!

Oyama’s intestines were turning green with regret!

If he had known the value would be so high, he would have kept the bamboo slips in his basement!

He had only stored them in the warehouse due to convenience in handing them over.

After all, the people in the Beautiful Country didn’t care much about Chinese cultural relics.

He had stored items in the warehouse many times in the past without any problems. Who would have thought that something would go wrong this time?

At this moment, Sean was enjoying himself!