Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 582 - 387: Could It Be a Conspiracy? _2

Chapter 582: Chapter 387: Could It Be a Conspiracy? _2

Mark Knight quickly finished the honey water Wendy gave him, and then told them:

"The young man joined the card game and Mahjong at the shop! I played with Jeffrey Parker and the others, then the young man joined, saying that betting one yuan wasn’t enough, and he wanted to bet more..."

At this point, Mark Knight showed a mocking expression:

"He really thinks we’re fools! He even invited us to drink beer and eat barbecue—I saw right through him. Those guys have bad intentions!"

"You didn’t bet big, did you?" Nancy Knight asked anxiously.

"Of course not. Dad always said not to gamble at home. One yuan betting is just for fun, not for big stakes." Mark replied, "I know how many families in our village have been ruined by that."

In the village, indeed, there were several young people who had made money by contracting land and raising cattle and sheep, but then they were trapped by others, and as they started to gamble in their leisure time during the winter, they lost everything.

Some people even cut off their fingers in desperation.

It was useless.

Sean Knight suddenly thought of a news item:

Many demolition households and small factory owners in urban and rural areas were targeted by those with ulterior motives, who would deliberately trap them in yellow, gambling, and drugs.

Many who had received millions or tens of millions in demolition fees, within a month, would be ruined and even end up in debt.

Some people targeted demolition households on purpose!

Sean didn’t know about those out-of-town people...

Sean was on guard.

He walked to the courtyard and called a childhood friend in the village to learn more about the situation.

Half an hour later, his friend called back.

Upon hearing what his friend told him, Sean knew that someone had their sights set on him.

However, how could he let them have their way?

Of course, he needed to plan this carefully.

After breakfast the next day, Sean had a few words with his brother, then drove to his Grandfather’s house.

Grandfather Benjamin Lewis was glad to see Sean, but when he found out what was in the bag Sean brought, he was surprised and astonished.

As a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he knew the effects of tiger bones. But he also knew that dealing with these things domestically would be against the law.

Fortunately, Sean explained it clearly, so Benjamin Lewis just urged Sean to keep it a secret and then wrote down the prescription.

At this time, Oscar Knight, still at home, received a phone call:

"Oscar, come out and play! You’ve been gone for a month, don’t stay at home now that you’re back!"

"I’m not feeling well, I don’t want to go out," said Oscar, who had already been instructed by Sean and was on high alert, especially since this matter seemed suspicious, and he had just been tricked, so he naturally became more cautious.

"Being sick is all the more reason to go out and relax..." the friend persisted, "Play some cards, drink some beer, and all your discomfort will vanish."

His little brother guessed it correctly!

Oscar resented his childhood friend, who dared to join with outsiders to deceive him?

He said irritably:

"I don’t have time, I don’t want to go!" and hung up.

After hanging up, he felt relieved and scared at the same time.

If it weren’t for his younger brother’s reminder, he might have sneaked out!

That would have caused a lot of trouble!

Sean didn’t stay with Benjamin Lewis for dinner because he still had several things to do.

Returning home, he handed the prescription to Ralph Knight, and said:

"Grandpa, I’ll leave the medicine to my external grandfather. He said he’ll call me when it’s ready."

"Ok, he’s the expert." Ralph said as he smoked, nodding his approval.

"Grandpa, can you quit smoking?" Sean believed that his grandfather’s smoking was not a good thing.

"I’ve quit before, but after quitting, I suddenly gained ten kilograms... it was too scary, so I had to start again."

This problem was indeed tricky.

So, Sean took the opportunity to swap the golden statues at home, letting his family absorb the new energy.

Good things should be enjoyed by the family first!

Sean Knight’s family had long since gotten used to him occasionally pulling out valuable items.

If one day, Sean were to come home in a plane, his family might just comment on the plane without being surprised.

Since he already had mysterious energy that could make his body stronger, what else could they not accept?

Then, Gerald came to the Knight family with excitement.

"Sean, take a look and see if you’re interested in these things."

He held up his mobile phone for Sean to see.

Sean hadn’t started the video on his phone yet, so he tapped the play button.

"Take a look, these are the things my good friend Andrew Petrov wants to sell. You see this white jade Ruyi, this is what I want. Andrew said it’s at least 500,000 RMB...

The Ruyi waved, and Sean subconsciously activated his Sky Eye.

What surprised him was that he could also see the authenticity of the items in the video on his phone through his Sky Eye!

Although this Hetian white jade Ruyi was not mutton fat material, it was indeed first-grade white jade, and it was worth a few thousand RMB per gram.

This Ruyi was not even a kilogram in weight, but it was old material, and it would be worth several million RMB in the domestic market!

As expected, it was a money-making opportunity!

"Look at this one, it’s a jade Imperial seal. Andrew’s grandfather got it from the Forbidden City at the time..."

Under Sean’s Sky Eye, this jade seal was indeed an imperial object from the Qing Dynasty.

However, this fist-sized green jade seal was not a priceless national treasure. It was one of the jade seals that had been excluded from the 25 official seals before Emperor Qianlong had confirmed them and had not been destroyed.

It was a good thing, Sean thought, and he would definitely get it if he had the chance!

"...And this one, look, it’s a golden cup with jewels... nine gems, each the size of a finger, this thing is also from the royal family... hehe! Andrew said it couldn’t be less than eight hundred thousand RMB, but I think it’s not as good as my Ruyi."

This item was indeed for royal use, and there was an inscription on the bottom. However, Kenton Nelson didn’t pick up the item; he just took a photo of it.

"By the way, this is the main piece." Kenton suddenly pointed his phone at one of the large items, "This is the emperor’s golden crown...

However, I don’t think it’s real. I searched our country’s preserved golden crowns just a few days ago, and there’s only the one from Dingling Mausoleum. This crown seems similar to the pictures online, and Andrew’s ancestors stole things from the Qing Dynasty, but this is a Ming Dynasty crown style!"

But in Sean’s eyes, this thing was actually real!

Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty’s golden crown!

Oh, my!

Something worn by Emperor Yongle!

How... how is this possible?

But the Sky Eye had never been wrong before!

Kenton introduced a few more items, and under Sean’s Sky Eye inspection, all of them were real!

Every single one was a genuine royal artifact!

This... was a bit magical!

Sean could also tell from the other items photographed on the phone that these items were indeed with the Russians.

"What do you think?" Gerald, who had turned off the video, asked Sean anxiously, "Sean, what do you think of these items?"

"Well, I think they should be good items." Sean gave an uncertain answer, "Just looking at them from the phone, I can’t guarantee anything. By the way, where is your friend now?"

"Moscow!" Gerald replied matter-of-factly, "If it were somewhere else, I wouldn’t dare tell you! But Moscow is different since it’s the capital city, and the public security should be relatively better, right?"

It turned out that Gerald was secretly worried about Sean’s safety, which made Sean feel that this could have some potential.

"Did your friend mention if there is any time limit for this deal?"

It would be a bit inhumane to call Elijah and the others back from their one-month leave right now.

"About half a month?" Gerald sounded unsure, "That Andrew seems to have made appointments with others to see the items, so he’s not in a hurry."

Though he was not in a hurry, Sean felt a bit anxious.

However, Sean thought it would be better to be cautious about this matter.

After all, he had been deceived a few times before, so he thought it’d be better to find out more information before making a decision.

"Gerald, could you do me a favor and ask your friend for Andrew’s full name?"

"Okay, that shouldn’t be a problem," Gerald agreed readily, "We should do that. We’re going abroad for business, so we need to find out the way first. Safety comes first, I understand!"

Then, Gerald went to inquire about the information.