Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 379 - 284: This is a Saddening and Infuriating Matter_2

Chapter 379: Chapter 284: This is a Saddening and Infuriating Matter_2

Of course, Sean Knight was sure that if he got all these things, he would make a fortune!

However, Sean knew what Torris Connor meant, that he could probably take a few items from them.

After all, strictly speaking, as long as a few of them have inscriptions, he would be well on his way!

Of course, looking at those bronze wares that could be considered national treasures piled together in the photos, Sean’s heart clenched.

What he wanted to do most now was to go and see these things, as long as they were not made in that domestic village last week, but from the Eastern Zhou period, then he would immediately have to save these things!

Such precious things, haphazardly piled up like garbage, it’s heartbreaking!

That night, Sean rented a plane and flew to London!

Upon arriving in London, Sean had no intention of resting and immediately called Evelyn Taylor.

"Hello, Mr. Knight." Evelyn was a girl with short golden hair and a tall, refined appearance. She wore round-framed glasses, giving her an intellectual look.

She looked to be in her mid-twenties, but quite capable.

"Hello, can I go and see those bronzes now?"

Evelyn was an administrative assistant and knew virtually nothing about cultural relics.

It was only when Torris Connor assigned her task that she contacted her classmates and friends, based on the arrangement, and found out that one of her high school classmates had a bunch of what looked like Chinese cultural relics at home.

In fact, most people abroad don’t understand or care about foreign matters.

Like Evelyn’s classmate, who inherited the collection from her ancestors, but she wasn’t interested in them herself, so she didn’t understand or care about them.

If it weren’t for the fact that they were moving, these things would surely still be gathering dust in the basement, unnoticed by anyone.

Over these years, many cultural relics have emerged from overseas in this way.

Of course, there are also people who specialize in cheating the Chinese in picking up leaks, but that basically belongs to the professional circle.

For ordinary people, the chances of encountering a Chinese person are slim, just as ordinary Chinese people have very little chance of encountering a foreigner.

It’s just that in recent years, China has been caught up in a frenzy of collecting due to popular treasure appraisal and collection programs, even in the villages where people know that old things are worth money.

Collecting during the prosperous times, isn’t it?

Otherwise, who would know that their pickling jars and porcelain plates used for feeding cats are worth money?

Hearing this news, Evelyn immediately went to check, took pictures, and then reported to her superiors.

It went up the chain of command to Torris Connor, who personally screened the photos, and then asked Sean to take a look at them.

After all, it is more in line with what Sean said about the content range. Besides, the other items they found were too expensive

Evelyn originally planned to invite Sean and his team for a meal first, and then go to see the items.

The group entrusted her with the task of receiving Sean, which was a great pressure on Evelyn.

After all, this was a mission assigned by the highest level of the group, with a bonus of up to One Hundred Thousand Euros!

Of course, under the premise of the success of the mission.

Thus, Evelyn took it very seriously, even dressing up carefully for the day.

She didn’t realize that Sean’s first request would be to see the items.

At that moment, she even doubted whether her charm was insufficient? Why did these four young men’s attention only last for seconds?

However, the guest’s request must be best fulfilled if possible.

She hurriedly nodded and said:

"Sure, but don’t you guys want to eat something first? I have already reserved a restaurant."

"Let’s go and see the items first." Sean said. "Only after seeing the items will I have an appetite for food."

Evelyn led Sean and the others onto the company’s business car and headed to her classmate Kelly Martin’s house.

Evelyn did not tell Kelly that Sean was a VIP from the group’s senior management, only that she had found someone interested in buying Chinese cultural relics.

Kelly was very happy to get rid of the items in her basement, save disposal fees, and make some money, naturally joyful.

Half an hour later, the business car stopped at the entrance of a large courtyard on the outskirts of the city.

Looking at the outer wall of this courtyard, it seemed to have a history of decades, if not centuries. The stone wall showed signs of discoloration, with thick vines and plants crawling over it, giving it a vintage feel.

Evelyn walked forward to knock on the door, and soon, a woman around the same age opened the door - compared to Evelyn, Kelly Martin was much fatter, shorter by half a head, about 1.6 meters tall, and with a face full of freckles.

Sean Knight guessed that she must already be married.

"Oh, Evelyn, I’m so glad to see you!" Kelly Martin hugged Evelyn with a smile, then looked at Sean Knight and the others and whispered:

"Are these handsome guys here to buy my junk? They’re so good looking, Evelyn, if I were you, I’d definitely hook up with them!"

Evelyn’s face turned red with embarrassment and whispered in Kelly’s ear:

"They understand English."

"What?" Kelly was stunned for a moment, somewhat embarrassed, and laughed: "I thought... well, actually, I’m doing you a favor. Come in!"

Kelly let them into the courtyard.

The main building was a three-story small building. It was evident that the family used to be relatively wealthy.

However, the building now looked somewhat dilapidated, as it had obviously not been maintained for a long time.

Kelly led them directly to a small room at the back of the courtyard and said:

"The entrance to the basement is in here. Come, I’ll take you in to have a look. These things have been stored for quite some time and have already rusted."

She opened the door to the small room, turned on the light by pulling a cord, then walked to the wall and bent down to lift up a metal cover.

Elijah Hastings immediately stepped forward to help, fixing the metal cover and revealing a stairway leading downwards.

Sean Knight looked at the room, guessing that the machines inside were for maintaining temperature and humidity in the basement. However, these machines were also rusty, indicating that they had not been used for a long time.

As Kelly walked down the stairs, she said:

"There’s quite a lot of space down here, but it’s a bit messy. We hardly go down there since we’re not interested in these things."

Upon entering the basement, there was another door at the end of the stairs, but it wasn’t locked.

Kelly opened the door and said:

"Some things are broken and two pieces are missing - a thief had been here recently, and when they were discovered, they were carrying two pieces and climbing over the wall. They got scared when they saw us and dropped the items, breaking them..."

"Where are the broken pieces?" Sean Knight asked urgently.

Kelly said matter-of-factly: "I threw them away! They were broken, why would I keep them? They were all rusty..."

As she said this, she led them into the basement.

The interior was nicely decorated, although it had not been opened in a long time, and there was a strange smell in the air.

It was the smell of rusty metal.

However, Sean and the others didn’t care; all their attention was on the piles of artifacts!

At least over 100 pieces!

Sean Knight swore that he had never seen so many bronze wares in his life! It was such a complete collection!

There were small objects like wine goblets, horns, spoons, and arrowheads, and larger ones like tripods, Ge, Zuns, and plates, among others.

Judging by the size of the basement, the artifacts should have been placed on shelves. However, now they were all piled on the ground.

Apparently, there used to be shelves, which could store quite a lot of items in three dimensions. However, because they were spread out on the floor now, the space was reduced, and many items were squeezed together, with several missing parts due to the collision.

At this moment, Sean felt like killing someone!

With Sky Eye activated, he already knew that all these things were genuine, and not a single one was fake!

Looking at the rust on them, they should have been unearthed at least a century ago and then transported here.

In history, during the 1920s and 1930s of the last century, due to weather and the emergence of numerous tomb robbers, many bronze artifacts appeared in large quantities and were then sold cheaply and lost overseas.

This group should have left China during that time.

Looking at these items, which originally should have been regarded as national treasures and kept in museums for future generations of Chinese people to admire and remember their ancestors’ lives, they were now lying here like garbage.

Sean Knight was truly heartbroken!

Even if Elijah Hastings and the others who didn’t know much about these things, they clenched their fists at this moment!

It was so damn suffocating!