As soon as the words came out, Edward froze in his chair.
Is this what Academician Jiang said? All collections required?
Wouldn’t this cut off their museum’s income?
How many people can they attract to the museum if the Dragon Kingdom collection is gone?
Edward can still fight for one-fifth of the collection. If it were the entire collection, the people above would definitely not approve it.
Thinking of this, Edward was confused: "This matter is not trivial. I need to go back and ask for instructions."
Ren Qiming didn't say anything, and just continued to drink his tea, which made Edward even more frightened.
"Mr. Ren..."
"Okay, that's it. You go back first. Of course, please understand Edward. Academician Jiang can't provide any help until the return of the collection is implemented."
After Edward knew that there was no room for further discussion on the matter, he could only leave reluctantly.
As soon as the other party left, Ren Qiming took MOSS to the next room.
"Academician Jiang, it seems that this matter will be very difficult to accomplish. It will not be easy for John to let go."
"The value of the entire collection is immeasurable, and the chances of letting this group of greedy people take it out may be slim."
Jiang Chen didn't show too much surprise at Ren Qiming's words. For him, it was impossible for him to get those people to send them back willingly.
According to Jiang Chen's plan, it's not yet time for them to make a final decision.
Jiang Chen told Ren Qiming about his plan, and Ren Qiming understood why Jiang Chen was not in a hurry, because John still has time to think about it now, but that won't be the case when Edward returns.
The third day.
After Edward reported the situation, his boss sneered: "If it really costs so much, why don't we ask people for space exploration, but academician Long Guojiang?"
Under the instructions of his boss, Edward decided to talk to people in space exploration again.
This time, they brought 100 million dollars.
After Mark learned about the situation, he immediately felt that he had lost money.
100 million dollars is fun, how great it would be if I could earn it!
The attraction of 100 million dollars is huge for Mark. He originally planned to give John a trial of the new materials he was developing.
But the reality is that the materials have not been developed yet.
Mark couldn't even make a deal with Edward. Edward thought that with the huge sum of money this time, he could ask Mark to help solve the problem.
Who knew, Mark actually refused.
The other party's reason is also very simple. It is not convenient for Eagle Shield to show up now.
After Edward got the news, he was suddenly discouraged.
Just when he was lamenting that John was facing a lot of trouble this time, he suddenly received a piece of news that made him even more devastated.
MOSS released a clip of his simulated asteroid hitting the ground.
The Johns, who had known about the meteorite for a long time, were panicked after seeing the simulation screen. Originally, NASA did not specify the size of the meteorite when it was announced, so they thought that the falling meteorite would not cause much damage.
But now it seems they were wrong.
John began to demand a response from the government, asking whether the real situation would be like the simulated picture.
John's leadership wanted to hide it, but how could they hide the fact that a meteorite was about to fall into the city?
Reluctantly, they had no choice but to admit the danger of this meteorite.
The overwhelmed Donglun citizens saw on the Internet that Academician Long Guojiang had a way to deal with their remarks, and they were like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw and asked the government to find Jiang Chen.
Before John expressed his position, Ren Qiming released Jiang Chen's plan according to Jiang Chen's arrangement.
Jiang Chen will take out attack equipment and a newly developed directional shield device. He will first crush the meteorite to reduce the harm, and then use the directional shield device to protect the people in Donglun City from harm.
But the premise is that John needs to return 23,771 items in the British Museum collection.
Otherwise, no discussion.
John originally wanted to contact Jiang Chen privately to resolve the matter, but after it was announced, people all over the world paid attention to this matter.
The nature of the whole thing has also become different.
If John went to Jiang Chen and the others to discuss this matter privately, John would still have a good reputation for proactively solving problems.
But now, Jiang Chen has laid out the conditions, and the whole incident has become John's choice.
Whether to choose the priceless collection of 23,771 pieces or the people of Donglun City is a question.
On the Internet, the conditions announced by Ren Qiming also triggered heated discussions.
Dragon Kingdom.
"I, Academician Jiang, am very considerate. I can save you, but you need to give me something in exchange!"
"We, Academician Jiang, no longer care about money, but the remuneration cannot be less."
"I beg Academician Jiang not to pay a price? That would be too easy!"
"John people should be content, Academician Jiang is giving you a chance, I hope you can cherish it!"
"There is no shop like this after passing this village. Academician Jiang is very busy!"
Foreign social networking sites are also full of opinions on this matter.
"Isn't this a tram problem? Let the Johns choose to protect the 23,771 collections or protect the people of Donglun City."
"Too cruel, what choice will John make?"
"The opportunity is before us, it just depends on John's choice."
"Why don't you ask Yingjiang's Space Exploration Company?"
"It seems that I have begged, but to no avail. The other CEO just pretended not to see it."
"Now that Academician Jiang is the only chance for John!"
Compared with the mentality of foreigners watching the excitement, the residents of Donglun City are more anxious than ants on a hot pot.
"Why hasn't the government made a decision yet? Aren't our lives valuable?"
"Those collections are more important than our lives? Contact Academician Jiang as soon as possible!"
"You actually hesitated. I can't believe you actually hesitated for a batch of cultural relics! Those things originally belong to others, so what if they are returned?"
"If you don't make a decision, we will destroy the museum! Since you don't care about us, we don't care about those dead objects either. No matter what the cultural value is, our lives are almost gone!"
"Yes, since it's difficult for you to make a decision, we will destroy it. Anyway, after the meteorite falls, whether the collection will still be there or not is a question!"
The excited people in Donglun City all agreed to the approach of "Since you can't make a decision, we will destroy it for you in advance" even though John never expressed his opinion.
After Edward realized that the situation was not good, he immediately reported it to his superiors.
After weighing many aspects, John's senior management discovered that even if they did not hand over the collection to Jiang Chen, some of it would be damaged in the meteorite incident.
If the people of Donglun City don't give an explanation now, they will also attack the museum.
Faced with a group of people who have lost their minds, it is difficult to protect other collections in the museum from being poisoned.
After much deliberation, they discovered that they had only one way to go.
(End of chapter)
