Qin Haodong said: "Although Sir Owen likes Picasso's paintings very much, his eyes are very clear and he will not do such dirty things.
And you can't hide this kind of thing even if you want to. Whether he has spread the news or not, we will receive feedback soon."
While they were talking, Qin Haodong's cell phone on the bedside rang. He picked up the call and it was Tian Ye calling.
When the call was connected, Tian Tian said apologetically: "Mr. Qin, I'm sorry for disturbing your rest so late."
Qin Haodong asked: "It's okay, Manager Tian, what can I do for you?"
Tian Ye said excitedly: "Mr. Qin, Sir Owen has just spread the news throughout the collecting world that you own 30 Picasso paintings. Do you really have that many Picasso works?"
When he just heard the news, he was completely shocked. He thought that Qin Haodong would be great just because he had the four paintings in his hand, but he didn't expect to have so many Picasso works.
Qin Haodong didn't hide it from Tianye: "That's true. I want to use them to exchange for the bronze heads of the twelve zodiac animals."
Tian Ye said: "Mr. Qin, it is really not cost-effective to exchange a set of 10 Picasso albums for a bronze zodiac sign. I think you should collect all these paintings. They are more valuable for collection."
Qin Haodong said: "It is my wish to welcome the twelve zodiac bronze heads back to China. Although Picasso's paintings are precious, they are not our Chinese things after all."
"Well, Mr. Qin, I really admire your character."
Qin Haodong said: "Manager Tian, are you calling me so late just to tell me this?"
"Of course not." Tian Tian said, "You may not know yet, but the news that you own 30 Picasso paintings has caused a strong earthquake in the collecting world, and many people know the news."
Qin Haodong said: "This is a good thing. This is the effect I want. Only in this way can those who hide the twelve zodiac bronze heads come out and exchange them with me."
Tian Ye said: "You don't know much about the collecting world. Things are not as simple as you think. After this news spreads, the big collectors will have three reactions."
"What three reactions?"
Qin Haodong asked with interest.
"The first one is as you expected, those collectors who hold the twelve zodiac bronze heads will immediately come to negotiate with you and exchange the products in your hands.
The second reaction is that people who do not have the twelve zodiac bronze heads in their hands, but want to get these Picasso works, will do everything possible to find information about the twelve zodiac bronze heads, and then exchange them with you."
At this point Tian Ye paused and continued: "The first two are good, but the most important thing is the third. Some collectors who are eager to get Picasso's works will hire international antique thieves to steal these works in your hands.
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So I would like to remind you that you must take good care of the Picasso paintings in your hands, otherwise they will be easily lost."
"Thank you for the reminder." Qin Haodong knew Tianye meant well, so he thanked him and said, "But don't worry, it's not that easy to steal my things."
Seeing that Qin Haodong didn't care much, Ye Ye said nervously: "Mr. Qin, I know you are a capable person, but you don't know how powerful those antique thieves are.
In this society, there is a group of people who specialize in the business of stealing antiques. They have even stolen ancient paintings from the Louvre. You can tell how powerful these people are, so you must be careful.
The combined value of these 30 Picasso paintings exceeds billions of Chinese coins, which will definitely drive these antique thieves completely crazy. I believe it won’t be long before they arrive on Hong Kong Island.”
"I understand, thank you for reminding me."
Qin Haodong expressed his thanks again and then hung up the phone.
He really didn't pay much attention to Tianye's reminder. First of all, there were two level 6 grandmasters sitting here, and there were people like Zhang Tieniu guarding the outside. Ordinary thieves would definitely not be able to get in.
Secondly, he doesn't care much about these paintings. They were originally painted in a few hours. Even if they were lost, he wouldn't feel bad. At most, he would just paint some more.
Nalan Wushuang looked at the paintings piled next to him and said, "Haodong, these things are so valuable, why don't you do any business in the future and just paint and sell them."
No wonder she lamented that something painted in just a few hours could be sold for billions of Chinese coins. I'm afraid there is no business more profitable than this in the world.
Qin Haodong shook his head and said: "What is true is true, and what is false is false. I painted these paintings in exchange for the bronze heads of the twelve zodiac signs. Originally, these things were stolen from us in China, so I won't feel any burden.
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If you sell fake paintings that are real, it will be a lie, and it will leave obstacles in your heart, which will breed inner demons when you go through the catastrophe in the future, and the gain will not be worth the loss."
Nalan Wushuang nodded, she just said it casually and didn't pay much attention.
She stepped forward and hugged Qin Haodong's neck and said: "It's a pity. I still thought that after you broke through to the ninth level of Grandmaster, you would lead me to improve my cultivation. This feeling of getting something for nothing is really good."
"Although it cannot improve your cultivation, it is good to consolidate it."
Qin Haodong picked her up and walked towards the big bed.
The next day, after a night of double cultivation, both of them were in good spirits.
After breakfast, Nalan Wushuang asked, "What are we doing today?"
Qin Haodong said: "It is estimated that the collectors who want to exchange with us will have to wait for a while before they can come. Let's take advantage of this gap to go to Shenlong Island to have a look."
Thinking of Ye Ye's call last night, before going out, he used a little illusion to make those Picasso paintings look like an alarm clock, and turned a roll of toilet paper into a Picasso painting.
Then they got into the car arranged by Uncle Cheng and arrived at the dock, and then boarded a speedboat. Instead of using the crew arranged by Uncle Cheng, he drove the speedboat towards Shenlong Island himself.
Shenlong Island is not too far from the shore, about fifty or sixty kilometers away. They landed on Shenlong Island more than half an hour later.
This island is neither big nor small. They came here just in time for low tide, and the entire island looks about ten square kilometers.
The name of Shenlong Island is very impressive. I don’t know how it came about, but in fact it is very desolate. Most of the island is bare, and only a few sparse plants can be seen occasionally.
Perhaps for this reason, this island has been abandoned and has not received any development.
It didn't take long for the two of them to walk around the island and didn't find anything different.
Nalan Wushuang was obviously not satisfied with the environment here and asked: "Why do you think Mei Zhanlong chose this place for the decisive battle? Is there any conspiracy?"
Qin Haodong said: "This island is isolated offshore. Maybe he killed people for convenience or had some shady purpose. Only he knows the truth."
Nalan Wushuang said: "Then what should we do? Are you 100% sure?"
Qin Haodong said: "We are sure, but the lion will try its best to fight the rabbit. Since it is coming, let's make some preparations."
After saying that, he took out the formation flags from the storage ring and walked quickly on the island, scattering the formation flags in his hand one by one.
After he finished setting up the formation and came back, Nalan Wushuang asked: "What formation are you doing? Why is there no movement at all?"
"It hasn't been activated yet. Of course you can't see any movement or notice anything strange." Qin Haodong said, "This formation is called the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Formation. If I hadn't reached the middle stage of the Golden Core, I wouldn't have been able to arrange it.
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Even so, I can't make the formation cover the entire island, only within a one kilometer radius from the top of the mountain."
Nalan Wushuang said: "Isn't that awesome?"
"Of course, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Formation can use the power of thunder, which is difficult for ordinary people to compete with."
"I've never seen a formation before, can you let me see it?"
Qin Haodong looked around and saw that there was no one around. He raised his hand and shot a magic formula into the air.
Immediately, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Formation was activated, and within one kilometer of the center of Shenlong Island, dark clouds suddenly filled up and thunder rolled, making it look like the end of the world was coming.
He cast another spell, the formation closed, and the island returned to a clear sky.
Nalan Wushuang shouted: "Wow, that's amazing! I want to learn it too."
"Forget it, learning formations takes more than a day or two." Qin Haodong pulled her onto the yacht, "Let's go back. Maybe the person who wants to exchange the heads of the twelve zodiac animals with us will be here soon."
Soon they returned to the pier, got in the car and rushed towards the Li family villa.
What Qin Haodong didn't know was that not long after they left, another boat headed in the direction of Shenlong Island.
After returning to Li's house and getting out of the car, Qin Haodong felt something was wrong, as if someone had been here.
He said to Zhang Tieniu who was guarding the house: "What happened while I was away?"
Zhang Tieniu said: "Boss, there is nothing wrong, everything is normal."
"Be careful these days, there may be some gentlemen visiting you."
After finishing speaking, Qin Haodong took Nalan Wushuang back to the room. After entering the door, he immediately found that the roll of toilet paper was missing. It was obvious that someone had visited this place.
He went over and dispelled the illusion of the alarm clock, and those Picasso paintings were intact as before, lying there quietly.
Nalan Wushuang exclaimed: "These antique thieves are really powerful. They were able to come to our room in broad daylight without alerting Zhang Tieniu and the others. Fortunately, you saved a hand when you left, otherwise these paintings would have been stolen by them."
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Qin Haodong nodded, "It seems that we should be more careful with these people. Although these paintings were painted by him, if the news of the theft spreads, it will affect other people to come and trade the twelve zodiac bronze heads."
Suddenly, he laughed again, "I wonder what this thief would think when he suddenly realized that all he had stolen was a roll of toilet paper?"