"I don't know about this matter, Mr. Iwasaki. Isn't it just a matter of speculation?"
Li Haitao tried his best to look nonchalant, but obviously still wanted to struggle.
The money won't go out of your own account, and you can't take photos at private auctions. I can sue you for defamation without evidence!
However, Iwasaki slowly took out his phone and pushed it over with a smile.
Li Haitao took a closer look, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat, just because there was a high-definition picture of a celadon bottle that was very familiar to him...
"Haha! What a coincidence, the person who bought the celadon bottle happened to be my friend.
Director Li, don’t you think this piece of porcelain is very similar to the exhibit on the second floor of your museum?” He said with a meaningful smile.
Li Haitao looked at the photo, his face turned pale, and he finally gave up.
This celadon bottle was originally a pre-Qing cultural relic that the museum collected from a farmer in a certain place. It is not top-notch, but it is still valuable.
In a moment of greed, he secretly slipped the cultural relic with a fake.
And the one who really... naturally tried to find a way to do it secretly.
This is not the first time he has done this kind of thing. Unexpectedly, he still missed the mark after all...
His tone immediately softened and he smiled bitterly.
"Mr. Iwasaki, this Buddha head is not an ordinary cultural relic. The police are still watching it. Even if I agree to the cross-border exhibition, the superiors will definitely not approve it."
This is not that he is looking for excuses, but the reality.
You know clearly that the Fuso people want to steal the treasure, but you still stupidly send it to someone else's site for display. Isn't that sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth?
Seeing Li Haitao's submission, Iwasaki immediately laughed.
"Director Li, I never put my friends in trouble. I just need you to cooperate with us and don't worry about the rest!"
"This...how do you want me to cooperate?"
"Haha! Don't worry, it's naturally Director Li's familiarity..."
A familiar road...
Li Haitao immediately thought of something and his face turned pale.
These Fuso people are really bold. If this thing is exposed, it will be a job that will lead to imprisonment...
Seeing Li Haitao's struggling expression, Iwasaki said again.
"Don't worry, Director Li. Once the matter is completed, the reward of 100 million will be transferred to your son-in-law's overseas account. Even if Director Li's family wants to apply for immigration, I, the Iwasaki family, can help Director Li make the arrangements!"
100 million... Although I know it’s not appropriate...
"You mean yen?"
“Of course it’s in U.S. dollars!”
"Gudong~" Li Haitao swallowed.
He is now almost certain that the group of people who wanted to rob cultural relics before are definitely related to Iwasaki!
Faced with the temptation of huge wealth, Li Haitao was naturally tempted.
However, he is not a fool, and of course he knows that the greater the return, the greater the risk.
This mysterious Iwasaki family is immediately known to be an extremely powerful family in Fuso.
According to the current market situation, if you give yourself 100 million U.S. dollars, how much profit will the other party make even if it changes hands?
Compared with the risks, this amount of money seems to be nothing at all to the wealthy counterparty.
Then the other party risked angering China just to make a little money by smuggling a cultural relic?
This move is too puzzling...
"Mr. Iwasaki, even if this Buddha head is extremely precious, there is no need for you to take such a big risk for a mere cultural relic, right?"
Seeing that Li Haitao was always suspicious, Iwasaki sighed, and his expression suddenly became extremely sincere.
"Alas! This is also a last resort to satisfy my grandfather's wish.
To be honest, my ancestors are closely related to the Great Monk Sito of Tangzhaoti Temple, and our Iwasaki family actually has the blood of people of the Tang Dynasty..."
Ah this...
Facing such a big melon, Li Haitao was obviously a little stunned.
Why do we still become fellow villagers after talking so much?
"Master Situo? Could it be Situo, a disciple of Master Jianzhen who traveled east to Fusang during the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Haitao was able to sit in the position of director of the museum, so he naturally had considerable cultural background, and he soon thought of who the other person was talking about: Si Tuo.
"Exactly!" Iwasaki nodded.
"Because of this relationship, the children of the Iwasaki family have been influenced by Chinese culture and learned Chinese since childhood.
My grandfather was even more obsessed with the Buddhist culture of the Tang Dynasty. When he was young, he came to China several times to pay homage to the sages. He was extremely fond of Buddhist cultural relics related to Master Jianzhen and the Tang Dynasty.
It will be my grandpa's 90th birthday soon. As a grandson, I naturally want to give him a gift that he likes.
I heard a while ago that the Buddha's head in the Mingtang Hall appeared in the world, and I thought about asking my subordinates to buy it, but I didn't expect that something happened in the middle.
My stupid subordinates were very good at making decisions and almost caused a big disaster, so I had to come to China in person, which really made Director Li laugh!"
Li Haitao was naturally dubious about Iwasaki's remarks, but he still had the leverage, so of course he had to look kind-hearted.
"That's it. Mr. Iwasaki's filial piety is really admirable!"
"Director Li gave me the award. This matter is a secret of the Iwasaki family. Now that I have told the truth, Director Li should be able to feel my sincerity.
Grandpa has taught me since I was a child that when doing things, you must be polite before fighting..."
Li Haitao's heart trembled.
The subtext is already very obvious. I have said everything that needs to be said, with all courtesy and sincerity. If you still don't understand the current situation, then don't blame me for using knives and guns.
Li Haitao struggled for a moment.
It was not a "seamless egg" in the first place, but finally, under the other party's coercion and inducement, he gritted his teeth and nodded...
…
"Jianzhen, Situo..."
Also enjoying the meal was Meng Lang, who was hundreds of kilometers away.
I casually looked up this monk Situo, and I didn’t expect that there really was such a person in history.
The story of Jianzhen's eastward journey is printed in history textbooks, and is familiar to anyone who has received nine-year compulsory education.
And this Situo was one of the few remaining disciples of Jianzhen when he traveled eastward.
It is said that Master Jianzhen traveled east to Fusang six times, and Situo was the only Chinese monk who followed him "for more than twelve years".
"Building boats four times and entering the sea five times", although he went through many hardships and suffered the pain of wandering, he never gave up. In the end, like Jianzhen, his bones were buried in a foreign country.
According to legend, he assisted Jianzhen in building Fusang Tangzhaoti Temple. In addition to teaching legal studies to the monks, he also taught Tiantai religious doctrines. He wrote the earliest Buddhist history biography of Fusang, "Yanli Senglu", and wrote Jianzhen's biography "Datang".
"The Biography of the Great Monk Jian Zhen" by the name of the monk who imparted the precepts.
This monk Situo is not only the closest person to the great monk Jianzhen, but also has profound Buddhist teachings. After Jianzhen's death, he was deeply respected by the Fusang royal family and had many disciples...
Now listen to this, this Iwasaki family who appeared out of nowhere is actually a descendant of Monk Suto?
Meng Lang touched his chin with a strange expression on his face.
Facts have proved that even the eminent monks of the Eastern Tang Dynasty... inevitably broke the sexual precept in Fusang?
Tang Monk, are you ashamed?
No wonder the monks in Fusang were able to marry and have children. Problems arose when this was spread.
The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked...