Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 287 - 239: Mysterious Underground Transactions

Chapter 287: Chapter 239: Mysterious Underground Transactions

However, this thought vanished as quickly as it came, and Sean Knight dismissed it.

Having made an unexpected fortune of 600 million from this item, what more could he ask for?

"Deal," Sean nodded.

Seeing Sean’s decisiveness, Matthew Carter revealed a hint of admiration and gestured for his staff to transfer the money. He then said:

"Mr. Knight, I didn’t expect you to be so straightforward. I thought that I might be getting a bargain here."

"I know a knowledgeable buyer when I see one," Sean said with a smile. "If I wanted to sell this Buddha statue to someone who doesn’t understand it, I couldn’t even get 6 million, let alone 600 million. That’s why I agreed, Mr. Carter, because you understand."

Matthew Carter gave a thumbs-up.

"Do you want to look at the other items I have?" Sean asked.

"Of course! I’m very interested," Matthew replied enthusiastically.

Sean laid out the copper Buddha statues and the Kapala bowl on the table.

Matthew was somewhat taken aback by the copper Buddha statues, including the Bodhisattva Tara, but when he saw the Kapala bowl, his eyes widened!

"This is..."

"Yes," Sean nodded.

"Such a sin!" Matthew lamented, with an expression of sorrow and pity.

Indeed, it was a sin.

"I’ll take these three items," Matthew said without waiting for Sean to give a price. After some thought, he proposed, "Ten million, how about that?"

"Deal," Sean nodded, content as this amount exceeded his expectations.

Once the items were sold, Sean did not leave. Instead, he chatted with Matthew for a while.

Matthew suddenly asked Sean:

"Mr. Knight..."

"Matthew, just call me Sean. There’s no need to be so formal," Sean said, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

"Alright, Sean, do you know about an underground auction taking place soon?"

"I don’t," Sean replied, his curiosity piqued. He explained, "I’ve been abroad most of the time and haven’t really dabbled in these events back home. Are there many illegal items in these underground auctions?"

"Not really," Matthew laughed and shook his head. "Actually, it’s quite a high-end auction, but the people involved don’t usually reveal their identity.

The items up for auction are very valuable, almost unseen in the open market.

All auction customers are inside private rooms, using voice-changers and identified by numbers.

Given your youth, wealth, and frequent involvement in treasure hunts, I think this auction is likely to reach out to you."

Upon hearing Matthew’s description, Sean’s interest grew.

However, he was unsure if they would actually contact him.

Now that he had such a large sum of money at hand, he needed to find a place to spend it.

Originally, after this transaction, Sean planned to take Elijah Hastings and the others to the jadeite markets in Ruili or Guangdong.

It seemed they would have to postpone their plans.

Returning from the tea house, Elijah and the others seemed even more protective of Sean.

"There’s no need for that," Sean said with a laugh, noticing their behavior. "Keep in mind that we’re in our own country. At this stage, serious criminal cases are unlikely to happen to us."

Elijah and the others laughed as well, after thinking about it.

It was mainly because they had seen Sean make over 600 million in just a short time that morning, making them more alert.

But how many people knew about it?

Moreover, this was their own country!

Elijah said:

"Sigh, this is abnormal. I’ve lived in our country for over 20 years. I’ve been abroad for less than a year in total, and now I feel uneasy being back here..."

"That’s because you were too stable in our country. Once you went abroad, you experienced chase, gunfire, attacks, and danger one after the other, so you’re not used to being back here," Sean explained. Elijah and the others were actually aware of this but just didn’t think of it for a moment.

After spending two days in Ocean City, Sean was about to head south when he received an unfamiliar phone call.

"Is this Mr. Sean Knight?" The voice on the phone was that of a sweet and formal girl.

"Yes, that’s me," Sean replied, having a hunch about the call.

"I’m Isabella Taylor, an employee of Universe Auction. We heard that you have some rare Buddhist artifacts and are a well-known Treasure Hunter. We would like to invite you to be a guest at our auction..."

The girl named Isabella Taylor provided a detailed introduction to the Universe Auction, which was legal, focused on getting the right items to the right people, and had a strict guest selection process.

Sean was certain this was the mysterious auction Matthew had mentioned.

"...If you’re interested, we can meet and discuss it in person."

"Sure," Sean agreed, curious about where this meeting would take place.

Would it be a secretive location to match the mysterious nature of the auction?

As it turned out, the meeting was at a well-known business tower in Ocean City, a location Sean knew about without even asking.

This was a surprise to Sean.

When he arrived with Elijah and the others, they found it to be an exclusive private club.

Inside, they met Isabella Taylor, a beautiful girl in her mid-twenties, dressed in a business suit. She led them to a tea room and presented the items that would be featured in the upcoming auction to Sean.

"We were hoping that Mr. Knight could put the eaglewood-made Buddha Statue up for auction at our event, but we didn’t expect you to have sold it already."