"Why are you wearing this kind of clothes, looking so shameless?"

This cloak is very wide, especially with the hood up and the mask inside. If you are not very familiar with it, you will not be able to recognize it at all.

I didn’t expect that this staff member could also understand Chinese.

He explained in broken Chinese.

"Sir, this is actually a special service we provide to our customers. The value of cultural relics is very high, and this is also done to protect the safety of our customers... Of course, you don't have to wear it. There is no mandatory requirement in our auction.

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Cao Weidong glared at Xu Aiguo.

This kind of auction is a mixed bag, so it’s better to be careful.

Xu Aiguo shrugged and put on his cloak obediently.

After they all changed their cloaks, the staff took them into the banquet hall on the fourth floor of the hotel.

This banquet hall is very large, half the size of a football field. There is a stage and auction table in front of the hall, and there are more than a hundred high-backed chairs around it, with numbers on the back of each chair.

Seeing Cao Weidong and the other two people coming in, everyone looked at them, either indifferently, questioningly, playfully, or full of malice. These eyes were like sharp swords, piercing deeply into the hearts of several people.

Xu Aiguo couldn't help but shrink his neck. Being stared at by so many people with malicious eyes sent chills down his spine.

Cao Weidong was calm and composed, and took the two of them to the seats corresponding to his number plates.

Not long after I sat down, a man wearing a cloak and numbered 14 approached.

"Cao Weidong?"

Apart from the organizer, the only people who know Cao Weidong’s identity here are probably Burnett’s collector friends.

Cao Weidong didn't panic at all and asked softly.

"Mr. Hunter?"

Hunter nodded.

"Well, we all call each other by code names here. You can call me captain."

Cao Weidong nodded.

What follows is a brief silence.

Hunter coughed lightly, broke the silence, and said in a buzzing tone.

"Cao, do you still have the pills you gave Burnett?"

Cao Weidong was speechless, with a hint of amusement on his face.

"And some more."

"Great, can you give me some? I can pay for them."

"I'm not short of money."

Cao Weidong shook his head.

He thought about it and felt that Hunter was an experienced collector and might have a way to get him into the British Museum.

Cao Weidong said with the mentality of fighting if there are fish but no fish.

"I only have one condition. If you can help me, I can provide you with that tonic for free."

Hunter asked.

"What are you busy with?"

"I want to visit the British Museum."

Wei Dong said decisively.

Hunter thought it was something and said indifferently.

"What's the point? The British Museum is open to the public free of charge?"

Cao Weidong corrected.

"Mr. Hunter, I want to see those antiques up close... You know, I don't want anyone to disturb me."

Hunter was silent for a moment and nodded.

"I understand. You can attend the auction first and then talk about it after the auction is over."

.......

During the conversation between the two, the auction officially kicked off.

The auctioneer walked to the stage and auctioned the collections one by one according to the order of the auction manual.

His voice is impassioned and full of emotions, arousing the emotions of the participants at all times.

The participants gradually became enthusiastic, raising their hand numbers again and again, setting records one after another.

However, these are irrelevant to Weidong.

After all, it was just a small-scale underground auction, and the quality of the collections varied, so he didn't like it at all.

It can be said that in the entire auction, only the jade cup interested Cao Weidong.

After spending the first half in a state of confusion, when the jade lamp was placed, Cao Weidong instantly became energetic.

As the host announced the start, the price competition began.

There were many people interested in this jade cup. Cao Weidong raised his cards one after another, defeated other competitors, and finally won the jade cup at a sky-high price of three million pounds.

He became less interested in the cultural relics after that, and just took pictures of two that were quite pleasing to the eye, intending to give them to Xiaoxue as cat food.

After the auction ended, Cao Weidong went to the backstage to pay the money and receive the collection he had taken.

He made his request to the staff.

"I want to meet the seller of this jade lamp."

The staff was a little embarrassed.

"Sir, our auction is responsible for all customers. The seller's information is absolutely confidential and we cannot recommend it to you."

Cao Weidong asked again: "Then can you convey a message to me?"

As he spoke, he quietly handed the staff a wad of pounds.

The staff were stunned.

This is enough for him to earn a month's salary.

So the staff member looked solemn and asked.

"Sir, I don't know what it is, but if I can, I would like to serve you."

Cao Weidong smiled.

"Tell him, I know the origin of this jade lamp, and I hope to get a closer look at it. If you can help me do it, I am willing to pay a huge reward."

The staff turned around and left.

He came back after a while, with a strange expression on his face.

"Sir, that gentleman agreed to your request and he is waiting for you in the VIP room."

Cao Weidong smiled and thanked him, and then walked into the hotel's VIP room under the guidance of the staff.

But here, he only saw one person who made him very surprised.

Mr. Hunter!

Cao Weidong was stunned.

"You...are you the seller of the jade lamp?"

Hunter spread his hands and asked jokingly.

"Don't I look like that?"

Cao Weidong smiled bitterly.

"No, I don't mean that, I just think it's a coincidence."

Then they both laughed out loud at the same time.

Both of them were sincere, so the negotiation went extremely smoothly. Hunter promised to buy him a night to visit the British Museum freely, and the price was only one hundred thousand pounds and twenty special pills.

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Cao Weidong wondered: "It only costs 100,000 pounds. If I just take a collection from the British Museum, it will be worth the price, right?"

Hunter smiled and said: "Cao, don't underestimate the British Museum. It is definitely the top security force in the world."

Cao Weidong asked questions knowingly.

"Then how did you bring the jade lamp out of the museum?"

Hunter said calmly.
Chapter completed!