Ito Morikage secretly sighed, looked at the people who were about to leave, turned his eyes and shouted:
"No! I've been waiting for so long just for this magical map.
If the auction house does not give us a reasonable explanation, it will be a breach of contract.
I strongly request that you give us a clear answer and conduct an on-the-spot appraisal!"
With Mikage Ito deliberately adding fuel to the fire, the atmosphere that had gradually calmed down exploded again.
"Yes, this is a breach of contract. It has been postponed for three days and cannot be canceled anymore."
"Give us an answer, which one is the real one?"
"Can't wait any longer!"
Waves of protests came one after another, and Sofia finally understood why Moran couldn't calm down the situation just now.
The people here are all top wealthy families or dignitaries from various countries. How can they take Sotheby's seriously?
If there wasn't a British Commonwealth behind Sotheby's that was powerful and powerful, the auction would have been turned upside down.
Ito Shengjing smiled, a hint of disappointment flashed vaguely in his eyes, and looked at Liu Shiba...
This line of sight was keenly captured by Liu Shiba, who has a strong sense of perception.
Liu Shiba had an inexplicable understanding in his heart. Wooden box No. 19?
At the same time, Liu Shiba also knew what Ito Shengjing’s strange look was...
Liu Shiba looked back in annoyance. During the chaotic period just now, the number of people in the hall on the second floor of the auction had decreased by less than half...
If there were other people who started the project together with Ito Mikage...
Or maybe Ito Mikage was warning himself from the beginning, but he was too stupid to understand what it meant?
That means that the wooden box No. 19 is probably no longer at Sotheby's, or it was still there just now, but now...
Liu Shiba lowered his head and pondered, but his heart was filled with doubts and a chill ran down his spine...
"Everyone, please be quiet! In this case, Sotheby's will immediately arrange for an on-site appraisal.
Please give us some time and be sure to invite the most reputable appraiser to come to the site for the fairest inspection."
Sophia nodded and explained with a smile on her face, but she was secretly feeling bitter in her heart.
Seeing the people below gradually returning to normal, Moran and Tantin Paul finally breathed a sigh of relief. Beauty's words worked...
Moran and Tandin Paul turned around and said seriously to Ito Shengjing:
"Mr. Ito, please wait a moment, our people will be here soon."
"Mr. Moran, I will wait until the identification results come out."
Ito Morikage's face was expressionless, but he was secretly regretful...
"Please help yourself, Mr. Ito."
After speaking, Moran turned around in a very graceful manner and said to the audience:
“Originally, I wanted to ask everyone to take a break and wait for the appraisal results to come out before continuing the auction.
Since everyone has unanimously requested on-site identification, I can’t refuse, but I’m just trying to thank you all for waiting for a while.”
After saying that, Moran and Sophia both walked into the backstage.
Ito Shengjing secretly sighed and turned to look at Liu Shiba, who was looking at him carefully not far away. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. Why is this kid not in a hurry?
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A few minutes ago, Liu Shiba received an internal message, and the person who forwarded the message was Zhang Xiong.
The fresh-keeping warehouse on the third floor of Sotheby's was broken into by a few extremely powerful people, and something was taken away from it...
Fortunately, the auction house was completely closed in the shortest possible time, and the people who got the things have not escaped from the Sotheby's auction house...
Finally, Liu Shiba asked Zhang Xiong to call others outside and take Qin Da, who was staying at the hotel, outside the Sotheby's auction house.
Liu Shiba believed that with Qin Da's ability, anyone who acted strangely or tried to forcefully leave Sotheby's would be entangled by Qin Da, and even the worst could follow him.
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But when Moran walked backstage, his smiling face suddenly turned livid, he entered a hidden room and quickly turned on the holographic phone.
"Something happened. A Japanese official named Ito Mikage asked for the map to be re-identified.
Moreover, he also produced a very similar fake, the previous map must be real."
"That's your business, Commonwealth, you must get this map, no matter the cost."
"The seller is Liu Shiba from China. He has a final request. He can use the map or the money obtained from the auction to exchange for a No. 19 box that is sealed with us."
"Then give it to him. After we got the contents of that box half a century ago, we still haven't come up with any results."
An extremely dignified voice came from the other end of the phone.
"However, a few minutes ago, the contents of box No. 19 sealed in the vault have disappeared. They were stolen by an extremely strange master. Their current whereabouts are unknown..."
"What? Then you can use other methods to get that map!"
The person on the other end of the phone was a little angry.
Moran hung up the holographic phone and anxiously paced back and forth in the office, cigarettes in his hand, one after another, and the ground was full of cigarette butts!
There were many places on the expensive carpet burned by these cigarette butts, but Moran didn't care, or in other words, he could no longer care about these luxurious and unreal things.
Hearing a noise behind him, Moran turned around and saw Sophia walking in. He couldn't help but ask:
"Shouldn't this be the case? Why is there still an identical map?"
"Something is wrong. This Ito Shengjing seems to be delaying time. I carefully identified the map from the previous seller and it is definitely authentic.
The strange thing is that after opening the map, you can't see anything on the surface. Is there something secret that we don't know about?"
Sophia looked solemn.
"What? Is that a useless map? It's impossible!"
Moran's face was livid with anger. He didn't expect Sophia to say that, which he couldn't accept.
A shame of being played around.
However, it was impossible for Moran to blame Sophia.
He believed that the map must be extraordinary, otherwise how could so many people think of getting it?
For people like Moran, who have been in high positions for a long time, what they are best at is not management. Others will do those things!
What the superiors are best at is observing words and emotions and controlling their emotions.
This is the quality that a superior person should have.
Moran forcibly suppressed his anger because he knew that he could not offend so many customers in the auction house.
"Hmph! Delay time? Do the Japanese dare to openly rob Sotheby's?
By the way, is the theft of box No. 19 in the vault on the third floor related to the Japanese? Huh! Even if you get it, you can't leave Russia."
Moran smiled evilly, then his smile disappeared instantly, he took out his phone and whispered something...
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Outside, in the auction hall on the second floor of Sotheby's.
At the Sotheby's branch in Moscow, the best appraisers and Sofia were ready, and Moran didn't come out even after waiting for a while.
The many rich people and dignitaries from various countries who were waiting in the hall gradually became noisy, and the scene became increasingly uncontrollable.
"Dong dong dong!"
Hearing the sound of footsteps behind them, several appraisers were relieved. When they looked back, it was the CEO of Sotheby's, Moran, who had been waiting for him for so long.
"Mr. Moran..."
"How was the scene?"
Moran, Thandin Paul, asked expressionlessly.
"I can't control it."
Moran immediately put on a professional smile, a completely different person from just now with a gentle smile, walked to the middle booth and stood still:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I absolutely agree with Mr. Ito's request just now!
In order to be responsible for all the bidders, we have now decided to conduct an appraisal of the ancient map on site.
Because this kind of thing has never happened before, I have kept everyone waiting for a long time. On behalf of Sotheby's, I deeply apologize and thank everyone for their support."
Moran's words were high-sounding, invisibly exalting himself, and at the same time channeling everyone's resentment towards Ito Shengjing. He was indeed an old fox in the shopping mall.
As a burst of music played, several well-known appraisers in Russia filed onto the booth.
"These are all appraisers who enjoy a very high reputation in the appraisal world."
Zheng Liyuan, worthy of being a graduate of Cambridge University, is well-informed!
Liu Shiba thought for a while and said absently:
"There won't be any problems. I think Japan is probably playing some trick."
"That's good."
Zheng Liyuan glanced at Liu Shiba curiously and then felt relieved.
After Liu Shiba finished speaking, he pretended to be casual and secretly inspected the surroundings in the auction house hall. Sure enough, he found a dozen men with oriental faces wandering in the dark.
Liu Shiba sneered secretly in his heart...
On the stage, Moran continued to introduce:
"These people on the stage are all the most prestigious appraisers in Russia and the British Commonwealth. This time, on behalf of Sotheby's auction house, they will appraise the auction items of our house and the map in the hands of Mr. Ito Mikage at the same time.
Next, please show Mr. Mikage Ito your map!"
Hearing this, Ito Shengjing slowly walked onto the stage!
A Russian emcee at Sotheby's launched another mobile display stand to display the "map" in Ito Maki's hand.
Moran made a "please" gesture, and the appraisers understood and gathered around the two maps to begin nervous appraisals.
Moran walked up to Ito Shengjing, looked at Ito who looked calm, and said strangely:
"Mr. Ito, aren't you worried?"
"Mr. Moran, aren't you worried? Maybe the auction items at your auction are fakes?"
Ito Shengjing's eyes flickered, not to be outdone, and faced off with Moran tit for tat.
Liu Shiba stared at Ito Shengjing secretly, becoming more and more confused. What on earth does this guy want to do?
"Mr. Ito, I believe in my employer and the professionalism of our appraisers.
Besides, after so many collectors’ discerning eyes, can’t we still tell which one is authentic and which one is fake?”
Ito Shengjing's eyes flickered and he said gloomily:
"Even if I'm fake? What's the loss to me?"
"You...hum! After a while, you will know what the consequences will be!
Please wait patiently, other methods will not succeed at Sotheby's, I advise you to honestly bid at the auction!"
After listening to Ito Shengjing's sarcastic words, Moran could no longer maintain his superficial calmness and walked away. He now understood a little bit that the disappearance of the items in box No. 19 was definitely related to the Japanese.
Liu Shiba waited quietly, silently observing Ito's expression...
"Buzz..."
The phone in my pocket suddenly rang!
Liu Shiba pressed the answer button:
"What? Storm Three has woken up, humanoid computer? Can you obey your orders?
Okay, convey the captain's order and order Storm 3 to come to Moscow as quickly as possible..."
Putting down the phone, Liu Shiba showed a sinister smile...
"storm!"
Cao Xiong's last words before his death:
The combined monster has infinite potential...
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