Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 286 - 238: Can This Be Considered a Huge Profit?_2

Chapter 286: Chapter 238: Can This Be Considered a Huge Profit?_2

"I think you should just buy a villa in the county town. That way, even if you’re not there, your family can visit it often or let Grandfather live there, since the land has already been given to the cooperative and your parents don’t have much to do, just raising some pigs and growing some vegetables..."

Upon hearing this, Sean felt it made sense.

Actually, he did want to buy a villa in Ocean City, but he decided against it after some thought. Staying here for a few days was fine, but he couldn’t bear living here long term.

If he told Howard, Howard would definitely say he was poor-destined. But being used to the distinct four seasons of the north, he really wasn’t accustomed to living in Ocean City.

Yanjing was the same.

So he gave up on his once dream of buying a Quadrangle Courtyard.

He was destined to live in a small county town.

"Then buy two villas," Sean thought and said, "You can find my classmate, Melissa Sinclair. Let her help you buy them. Choose a larger place with a bigger basement as I have quite a few things to store."

At least the dinosaur fossils needed to be stored there.

Sean had originally planned to store them in the New York villa, but now he didn’t want to place them there anymore.

After all, he was still a foreigner in that country. Maybe one day, they would be stolen or confiscated, and that would be bad.

He had to guard against the lessons of his country’s past with the Chinese.

There is no credibility to speak of in a nation built by the descendants of rogue thieves.

Sean sent 5 million yuan to his brother. Two villas plus renovations in the small county town would definitely be enough.

No matter how you look at it, that was his own turf. Besides, Sean also believed in the security of his hometown, and these things would be safe stored there.

After settling this matter, Sean didn’t ask Howard to accompany him. Instead, he strolled around on his own, tasted the fish and shrimp from Lake Taihu, admired the statue of Xu Xiake, saw the giant turtle statue at Turtle Head Isle up close, and the restored Five-masted Lake Thief Ship.

Elijah called him. The three of them had stayed at home for a while, and they felt it was about time to find Sean.

Sean told them the location and asked all three to come over.

Before the three of them arrived, Sean received a strange phone call.

"Is this Mr. Knight?" The other party was very polite, but the voice sounded older.

"I’m Sean, may I ask..." Sean was a bit puzzled.

"Hello! My name is Matthew Carter. I apologize for making this call out of the blue." The other party introduced himself, "But please understand the urgency of a layman like me..."

Hearing his self-introduction, Sean understood what he meant.

"Mr. Knight, is now convenient? I have prepared a banquet at the restaurant and would like to invite Mr. Knight to come over..."

"Alright." Sean heard the name of the restaurant mentioned by the other party, which was a very famous one in Ocean City that Howard had taken him to. He knew there shouldn’t be any danger in going there.

Once there, Sean saw Matthew, a man around sixty years old.

With graying hair, rosy complexion, wearing a Chinese-style jacket, thousands of layers of sole cloth shoes, holding prayer beads in his hand, he looked quite rich.

"I didn’t expect Mr. Knight to be so young!" Matthew greeted Sean with a smile.

He led Sean into the private room and sat down. Matthew signaled the waiter to pour the wine and said:

"I heard Mr. Knight can handle his liquor well, so I brought aged wine for you to taste."

Sean wasn’t particularly interested in wine, but he didn’t refuse either.

After three rounds of drinks, Matthew didn’t expect Sean not to ask a single question. His patience impressed him. However, considering all the achievements he’d made, it didn’t surprise him as much.

Since Sean didn’t ask, he took the initiative to speak up:

"Mr. Knight, the reason I invited you here this time is actually to take a look at that eaglewood-made Buddha statue. Also, if you have any other Buddhist artifacts, I am quite interested."

Hearing that he was interested in the eaglewood Buddha statue, Sean smiled:

"Of course, you can. However, they are not with me at the moment. Let’s schedule another time and place to take a look. Also, I think Mr. Carter should know the market price of that eaglewood Buddha statue, right...?"

"I know, I know." Matthew Carter said with a smile, "A few years ago, I also made some money following our country’s good policies. Although I’ve been retired for two years, I still have some savings. If I like something, money is not a problem."

That’s good!

After eating and drinking, Matthew Carter and Sean Knight agreed to meet at a tea house the next day.

Sean called Melvin Richardson after leaving the restaurant to ask about Matthew Carter.

"Matthew Carter found you?" Melvin Richardson was somewhat puzzled, but quickly told Sean Knight the information about Matthew Carter.

"This person has a solid background. In the 1980s when our country first opened up, he made a fortune by speculative trading. Then he entered the antique market and made money by introducing cultural relics from local antique shops to foreigners, thus establishing connections abroad.

Later, he imported foreign garbage, speculated on stocks, etc., basically keeping up with the tide of wealth. By the beginning of this century, he entered the real estate business and worked in it for about fifteen years before retiring at the height of his success. He definitely has quite some money, but for some reason, he believes in Buddhism. I think he might really be interested in your eaglewood-made Buddha Statue."

It goes without saying that the information about Sean Knight must have come from Zachary Scott.

After hearing Melvin Richardson’s introduction of Matthew Carter’s background, experience, and appearance, Sean was pretty sure that this person shouldn’t be a swindler.

Sean was not interested in the eaglewood-made Buddha Statue himself if he could turn it into cash, he would be willing to.

When he returned to the hotel, Sean thought for a moment and took out two pieces of copper Buddha statues in addition to the eaglewood-made Buddha Statue.

Both of these Buddha statues were not of common images, one was a replica of Shakyamuni when he was 12 years old. The original statue of this Buddha is in the Jokhang Temple, and it was sculpted under the guidance of Shakyamuni’s wet nurse, so it is very realistic.

The other one is Bodhisattva Tara. To be honest, Sean didn’t like it very much.

This time, among the Buddhist Tools obtained from the basement, there were also some disgusting Kapalas made from human skulls. Sean took one of them out and put it in the box along with the others.

This specific Kapala was inlaid with gold and gemstones, making it quite luxurious.

Elijah Hastings and two others arrived that night, and Sean booked hotel rooms for the three of them.

"Tomorrow, follow me for a transaction." With the three of them present, Sean felt more at ease.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of being robbed, but rather that he was worried about crazy people who wouldn’t hesitate to kill, which would be troublesome.

The second day, at the tea house, Matthew Carter saw Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings, who were carrying a box.

After entering the Silent Chamber and waiting for the tea artist’s performance to finish, Matthew asked everyone to leave. The room was left with just two of his own men and Sean’s three companions.

Matthew Carter looked at Elijah and his friends, smiling and saying:

"Mr. Knight is quite cautious."

"They arrived yesterday." Sean explained briefly as he gestured for Elijah to put the box on the side and open it.

"This is the eaglewood-made Buddha Statue." Sean pushed the Buddha statue towards Matthew Carter.

Matthew Carter turned the statue to its front, looked at it carefully, bowed respectfully, and only then did he hold it in his hands to examine the Buddha statue more closely.

He was very focused and looked very carefully.

"Good, very good!" After looking at it for a while, Matthew Carter put down the Buddha statue and exclaimed, "It really is a Buddha statue worshipped from that era. I can feel the incense influence in it..."

Sean was speechless, as he could not feel anything.

"How much do you think I should offer to take this Buddha statue back?"

Sean hadn’t thought about that. He hesitated for a moment, considering that Melvin Richardson and Zachary Scott said that the small piece of eaglewood-made Buddha Statue was worth 270 million, Sean’s own piece should be worth at least 500 million or so, right?

He casually gave a price:

"600 million."

"Okay!" Surprisingly, Matthew Carter agreed without bargaining.

Was the price too low?

Sean was a bit puzzled!