Following Xiao Ran's words, Hasegawa and others all looked at the Buddha head.
They were all professionals, and they could tell at a glance that the Buddha's head was indeed sawn off from the Buddha statue, and it had not been sawed off for a long time, no more than five years.
More importantly, the shape of the Buddha's head is indeed very similar to the shape of the Buddha statue in Yungang Grottoes.
If it were another time, Hasegawa and the others would not bother to ask about this kind of thing, and would basically turn a blind eye and not think it was a problem.
Even if they take a fancy to this Buddha head and want to buy it for collection, they will only ask where the Buddha head comes from, but they don't care whether the origin is legal.
The situation now is different. Xiao Ran is here, and it is the Buddha head he discovered.
In this case, Hasegawa and the others had to make a gesture.
"Yes, Mr. Aida, what exactly is this Buddha head? How did you get it?"
"If the origin of this Buddha head is illegal, you may be in trouble!"
The director of Nezu Museum of Art said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Aida Shinjo quickly bowed and explained a few words.
"Gentlemen, the origin of this Buddha head is completely legal, and I don't dare to sell smuggled antiques!"
"This Buddha head comes from Outer Mongolia, and I have relevant documents to prove it."
"According to relevant information, the origin of this Buddha head is in the border area between China and Mongolia."
"That place seems to be not far from Yungao Grottoes, so the artistic style of the Buddha statues is similar!"
While he was explaining, Xiao Ran had already stepped out and walked straight towards the Buddha head.
When he came closer, he took a closer look at the Buddha head, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
This is a fucking Buddha head from China. It is 100% a smuggled antique cultural relic!
Although it may not come from the famous Yungang Grottoes, it is not far from Datong and has absolutely nothing to do with Outer Mongolia.
The cultural relics dealer who originally stole the Buddha's head just took advantage of Outer Mongolia and gave the Buddha's head a false identity before transporting it to Japan for sale.
In this way, this Buddha head has a legal identity and can be sold publicly in the antique market!
This method of operation is the same as bathing Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs in China!
Although Xiao Ran could see the origin of this Buddha head at a glance, Xiao Ran didn't intend to point it out immediately!
In his eyes, Aida Shinjo and all the smuggled antiques and cultural relics in this antique shop are turtles in a jar, with nowhere to escape and nothing to hide.
After quickly checking the Buddha head, Xiao Ran smiled and said:
“The Buddha head from Outer Mongolia looks a bit interesting.”
"Let me take some photos and do some research when I go back. There may be friends in China who I know."
With that said, he took out his mobile phone and started taking pictures of the Buddha head.
Seeing this scene, a look of panic immediately flashed in Aida's eyes, but he returned to normal in an instant.
Although he was panicking in his heart, fearing that it would be discovered to be a smuggled antique cultural relic, he did not dare to stop it.
In that case, there is a suspicion that there is no three hundred taels of silver here!
The faces of Hasegawa and others who were also at the scene became much more solemn, but they didn't say much.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran had finished taking photos.
While putting away his phone, he suddenly said:
"Boss Aida, I am very interested in this Buddha head from Outer Mongolia!"
"Please give me a quotation. If the price is right, I would like to accept this Buddha head and go back to study it!"
"ah!"
Aida Zhenjo exclaimed in surprise and froze on the spot.
"What on earth is this cunning bastard Sean doing? Is he digging a hole or knowing something?"
"This is just the first antique cultural relic he saw after entering the store! He is actually ready to buy it! Is it real or fake?"
While muttering secretly, Aida Zhenrang's eyes were full of doubts, but more of a panic.
Hasegawa and others who were also at the scene were a little surprised!
They all paused for a moment, then walked to the Buddha head and observed it curiously.
Aida Zhenrang hesitated for a moment before giving the price.
"Mr. Sean, the price for this Buddha head is US$400,000."
"If you can accept the price, you can take this Buddha head away."
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ran immediately nodded and responded:
"Okay, then $400,000, I can accept this offer."
"Deal, Boss Aida, happy cooperation"
With that said, he took a step forward and took the initiative to bump elbows with Aida Shino.
Aida Majo was a little confused and nodded mechanically.
"Okay, Mr. Sean, deal done"
"After paying the price, you can transport this Buddha head away."
Xiao Ran nodded immediately.
"I will pay the price immediately. We need to sign a transaction contract. I hope you can provide all the information about this Buddha head for follow-up research!"
"As for transporting this Buddha head away, there is actually no rush. It won't be too late to transport it away later!"
"This Buddha head is too heavy to transport. It is very inconvenient to move it around!"
"I will stay in Japan for a while, so this Buddha head will be temporarily stored in the vault of the antique shop."
"When I leave Japan, I can just come back and take this Buddha head. It will be easier that way!"
This is Xiao Ran's real purpose. He wants to take the opportunity of purchasing the Buddha's head to open the vault of Aida Antique Shop!
As long as you can store the Buddha head in the antique store vault, there are a lot of tricks you can do!
You can even send someone to cripple or directly kill Aida Majo, and then come to pick up the goods.
Then, under the supervision of lawyers and police, the antique store vault was opened and the Buddha's head stored inside was taken out.
By then, all the shady things hidden in the vault will be completely exposed!
Once those things are exposed, the secrets of this antique store will be completely exposed, including the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi hidden behind it!
Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Aangda Zhenrang was completely dumbfounded and froze on the spot.
But this request was reasonable and he couldn't refuse!
After a pause, he gritted his molar teeth and nodded and said:
"Okay, Mr. Sean, you can temporarily store the Buddha head in the store."
“We will take good care of it, you can rest assured”
"We can provide all the documents and information about this Buddha head."
"Okay, Boss Aida, let's start trading."
With that said, Xiao Ran took out his mobile phone and prepared to transfer money to Aangda Zhenyang.
At this time, Aangda Zhenrang is a mute eating Coptis chinensis, unable to express his sufferings!
For him, the $400,000 was too hot and could cost him his life at any time.
However, he did not dare to overturn the deal, which would be even more suspicious!
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran had completed the transfer and transferred US$400,000 to the account of Aida Antique Shop.
Next, Aida Zhenjo went to the office and took out relevant information and an art transaction contract.
Xiao Ran reached out and took the information, and asked Xu Lin to look through it and translate some relatively important contents.
After confirming that the information was correct, he signed the art transaction contract with Shino Aida and truly completed the transaction!
Then, he suddenly turned to Anthony and said:
"Anthony, you install a GPS positioning device on the Buddha's head"
"Then assist Boss Aida and the others to store the Buddha head in the antique store's vault."
"This Buddha head looks very heavy, so be careful when carrying it!"
After the words fell, Anthony immediately nodded and responded:
"Okay, Sean, leave it to me."
As he spoke, he took action.
Aida Majo's face instantly turned pale, and his body swayed.
Fortunately, his ability to control his emotions was very good, and he adjusted his emotions in a blink of an eye without revealing any major flaws.
Immediately afterwards, this guy said quickly:
"Mr. Sean, don't bother your men, we can handle this matter ourselves."
"The store's safe is in the basement. It's not troublesome to use the elevator to transport this Buddha head!"
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, then smiled and said:
"Boss Aida, don't worry, my men will not enter the vault."
"When you open the vault, he will actively avoid it."
"But he wants to make sure that the Buddha's head is put into the vault, so that I can rest assured."
Having said that, Aida Zhenjo had no choice but to accept this arrangement.
Then, he called two store clerks, and together with Anthony, they moved the Buddha head equipped with a GPS positioning device onto a trolley, then pushed it into the elevator and transported it to the vault.
The moment the elevator door closed, a hint of a conspiracy-successful smile flashed in Xiao Ran's eyes.
From now on, he will send people to monitor Aida Antique Shop 24 hours a day and keep a close eye on it.
Don't even try to smuggle out any of those items stored in the antique store's vault.
Everything that happens here must be under surveillance until the moment of closing the network comes!
After dealing with the Buddha head, Xiao Ran looked at the other things in the antique shop.
At this moment, Hasegawa suddenly came closer and asked in a low voice:
"Mr. Sean, do you have any special intention in these actions just now? I don't quite understand!"
Xiao Ran turned his head to look at this little Japanese, smiled and shook his head.
"You're overthinking, Director Hasegawa, I don't have any special intention in doing this."
"I simply like that Buddha head and want to collect it!"
"That treasure is too heavy, so I thought of temporarily storing it here."
Hasegawa paused for a moment, then nodded without saying anything more.
But it could be seen from his confused eyes that he didn't believe what Xiao Ran said at all.
After dealing with this guy, Xiao Ran turned to look at the pieces of porcelain on the museum shelf next to him.
The next moment, his eyes suddenly focused on a pastel character pen holder, and he reached out to pick up the pen holder and admired it.
This pastel character pen holder is about 15 centimeters high and less than 10 centimeters in diameter. It is a straight-wall pen holder with an elegant shape, soft colors and a round jade base.
The inner wall of the pen holder is glazed with turquoise green, and the outside is painted with a picture of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest. The characters match the scenery. The decoration is exquisite, rich in layers, and has a strong three-dimensional effect.
The overall shape is small and beautiful, dignified and elegant, with high artistic quality. It looks like a very good study toy!
The bottom of this pastel character pen holder is the six-character regular script inscription "Daoguang Year of the Qing Dynasty".
The moment he saw this bottom line, Xiao Ran couldn't help but a smile flashed in his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, he put the pastel character pen holder back on the museum shelf and prepared to admire another piece of porcelain next to it.
At this moment, the director of Nezu Museum suddenly stepped forward and asked:
"Mr. Sean, what do you think of this exquisite pastel character pen holder?"
“I’ve seen this pastel character pen holder before, but I can’t be sure of the authenticity of this piece of porcelain.”
"This pen holder looks a bit like Qianlong pastel porcelain, but the base is made in the Daoguang year, and there are no traces of forgery on the base."
Xiao Ran turned his head and looked at this guy, and then looked at the pastel character pen holder.
After pondering for a moment, he shook his head slightly.
"Director Nezu, I'm just like you, and I can't stand this pastel character pen holder."
"What I saw is the same as what you saw."
Hearing this, Nejin couldn't help but pause, and then nodded regretfully.
Qianlong pastel character pen holder
