The lights in the embassy were always on, and none of the staff left today. They woke up one after another in the second half of the night. Today, a god is coming from Boston. During this period, various valuable antiques have been shipped from Boston one after another. The most exaggerated one was that more than 40 wooden boxes were shipped at once.
"The convoy has arrived."
A staff member walked into the hall and shouted.
"Come on, let's go out and greet you."
The person in charge of the embassy put out the cigarette butts in his hands, stood up and walked out.
As soon as Li Mo got out of the car, he saw a group of people walking towards him. Looking at their appearance, he suddenly felt like he was back in China.
"Expert Qin, welcome, thank you for your hard work."
The person in charge, who was in his fifties, stretched out his hand and shook him tightly.
"Mr. Qin, this is Mr. Lu, the person in charge of the embassy." Wuyue introduced quickly, "I knew you were coming last night, so I waited until now."
"Hello, Mr. Lu, I've been bothered a lot these days. Just call me Qin Mo."
"This is not an intrusion. For someone as capable as you, I wish there were more people in the country. Come, move everything to the warehouse, everyone be careful. Qin Mo, I know you are not used to this place. For the meals, we have already made rice porridge, made some delicious cold dishes, and steamed some steamed buns. Let’s go in first and have a full stomach before we have a good chat.”
"Thank you, Mr. Lu. When I got off the bus just now, I saw so many compatriots coming out to greet me. I felt calm all of a sudden."
The two walked toward the hall, where others were helping to move the contents of the van.
"There are a lot of antiques found this time."
"I found nearly 170 various antiques yesterday. The most valuable ones are the three scroll paintings in my hand, and the gilt bronze Vairocana Buddha from the Liao Dynasty. Mr. Lu, three paintings There is also a painting among them that I haven’t had time to examine carefully, so I’ll find a clean table to open it and take a look.”
"Okay, I'll give it a try too."
They walked into a conference room in the side hall. Li Mo put three paintings on the table. Two of the painting tubes were marked with conspicuous red five S's. This was his preliminary classification of each antique. Otherwise, It will be a lot of trouble to sort out the classification together after returning to China.
He has been staying in the embassy for the past few days to reclassify the remaining unorganized items. Of course, there is nothing he can do about those foreign antiques or artworks. He will ask Steven to invite foreign experts to uniformly identify and classify them.
He took out the painting from the third painting bucket and slowly unfolded it. Five or six staff members followed in, and they all gathered around to take a sneak peek.
It is actually a landscape painting with colors on silk, "Pine Wind in Ten Thousand Valleys" created by Song Dynasty painter Li Tang.
This picture depicts the mist and pines in the south of the Yangtze River, with overlapping alum heads. Clear springs are flowing in the deep valleys, and the banks of the streams are densely shaded. Along the winding mountain ridges, there are patches of dense pine forests. The "Feng"-shaped pine trees sway with the wind, seeming to make viewers feel the moist cool breeze blowing on their faces.
Clouds and mist gathered in the ravine, slowly rising upwards. There is a water mill under the mountain waterfall and a wooden bridge over the stream, leaving fireworks in this paradise.
The picture depicts long pines and deep ravines, with the main peak towering, rock walls standing and mountain springs flowing. Although the painter Li Tang adopts the panoramic composition of Northern Song Dynasty landscape works, the viewpoint of the view has been narrowed down. He uses a solid and heavy ax to express the steepness and hardness of the rocks. In addition, the thick ink is used to well express the The magnificence of the mountains and rivers gives people a strong visual shock.
The painting is signed with the inscriptions of Emperor Xuan of the Song Dynasty and Li Tang of Jiachen Chunheyang.
"This is the famous work "Pine Wind in Ten Thousand Valleys" by Li and Tang from Song Dynasty."
Li Mo sighed deeply, that big thief was too powerful.
"Expert Qin, where is the signature of this painting?" An embassy staff member looked for a while but couldn't find it.
“In the Painting of Pine Winds in Ten Thousand Valleys, the inscription is placed inside a stone pillar. From a distance, it may be mistaken for a scratchy brush. Look carefully here.”
Li Mo clicked on a stone pillar, and then everyone recognized it.
"This painting pioneered the expression of simplified painting and played a pioneering role in landscape painting in the early Southern Song Dynasty. Together with Guo Xi's "Early Spring" and Fan Kuan's "Traveling in Streams and Mountains", it is collectively known as the three masterpieces of Song Dynasty painting. . I didn’t expect that even this masterpiece, which is the treasure of the museum and has been handed down from generation to generation, has been hacked. It’s simply abominable.”
Li Mo slammed his fist on the table, his expression extremely ugly. In the competition with the Bay Island Museum a few years ago, I was still too kind.
"Qin Mo, what do you mean?"
"Yes, Expert Qin, what happened to the black hands you mentioned?"
Li Mo sighed and said, "You don't know. These three paintings are "Picture of Pine Wind in Ten Thousand Valleys" by Li Tang of Song Dynasty, "Picture of Avalokitesvara with Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes" by Song Dynasty Anonymous, and "Picture of Lu Yu Cooking Tea" by Zhao Yuan in the late Yuan Dynasty. The three paintings are all masterpieces passed down from generation to generation and are treasures of the museum. But do you know where these masterpieces came from?"
"More than four years ago, I had a fight with the Bay Island Museum. These three famous paintings were included in the antique list they provided. I never expected to encounter authentic works here. Even such masterpieces have been lost to the United States. What about other antiques? What? How many of them were taken out by the black hands behind them?"
Everyone in the conference room looked shocked. Such a national treasure was actually leaked from the Bay Island Museum. The black hands behind it were not ordinary audacious. Moreover, it is absolutely impossible for a single person to do such a thing and hide the eyes and ears of others. Thinking about it carefully makes people feel chilly.
"Mr. Lu, I need to contact the country immediately. I don't care what they do there."
"Okay, this conference room can be connected via video. It's not off work yet in China, so the time is just right. Whoever you want to contact, I'll have someone contact that person first."
"Qin Yali is in charge of cultural relics management."
The video call was connected about five minutes later. It was still dark in the United States at this time. If Li Mo came to her, something big must have happened.
"Xiao Mo, were you in a hurry to leave Boston last night because of something urgent?"
Li Mo smiled and said: "The main reason is that I was too ruthless. I found more than 170 items in one go last night, so I don't dare to stay there anymore."
"so much!"
"Time does not permit, otherwise I should be able to find more in Boston. In the United States, the phenomenon of hiding wealth among the people is very obvious. As long as you spend time, you can still find more good things, but now I have more important things. I need to report to you."
"you say."
Li Mo told the story in detail about the discovery of the world-famous masterpiece collected by the Bay Island Museum in the United States, and also expressed his guess.
"Si Qin, the revelation of this matter may cause a big disturbance, so we can test it first."
"Well, I will report this matter immediately."
The family members discussed some more details before ending the video. Li Mo packed up all the paintings and made a 5S logo on the long tube of the last painting.
He pushed the door open and walked out of the conference room, and saw Wuyue coming towards him and saying, "Everything has been put into storage, and the resting bedroom has been packed up. You go over and have something to eat before sleeping."
Li Mo handed three famous paintings into her hands and said with a smile, "You have dark circles under your eyes."
"If you don't open the pot, pick it up."
May left angrily while holding three painting buckets.
"Mr. Qin, what happened in May? Are you so angry?"
Dashan came over and asked curiously.
"I said I wanted to introduce her to a boyfriend, but she wasn't happy yet."
Dashan said with a smile: "I guess she will have to wait until she changes her career before she can think about her life-long events. Let's go have something to eat together. Her stomach is growling."
It's past five o'clock, and the sky outside is white. There are a lot of people eating in the canteen. They got up early, so they might as well come over and have something to eat.
"Qin Mo's side."
"Mr. Lu, thank you all for your hard work."
Li Mo sat across from him, and Tatou had already made rice porridge, steamed buns and the like.
"Qin Mo, what are your plans next? If you need our cooperation, just ask."
"In the past few days, I have sorted out the antiques I found, and in a few days I will show up to visit the antique market in Washington. In May, I will transfer US$30 million to the embassy account for living expenses and activity funds."
Seeing Wuyue coming over with a bowl of rice porridge and two steamed buns, Li Mo gave an order.
Darling, this money is not money.
"This is asking us all to make mistakes."
"No, everyone above understands it. Don't worry, Mr. Lu. Let's have dinner together tonight, and I'll show you some unique skills. I'll make a list later, and you can just make the purchase according to the order."
"Can you still cook?"
May remains skeptical.
"I guarantee you'll still want to eat after you're full."
Li Mo's unique skills are all recipes he worked out personally. Restaurant chain stores in Kyoto are opening one after another, and the business is booming.
