Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, "I just said something was wrong, and I finally realized it."
"What's wrong?" Lin Wan couldn't help but narrowed her eyes and asked aloud.
"The child just said goodbye to us and called me uncle, but he called you..."
Lin Wan couldn't help but laugh, "Sister!"
"That's too much!" Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes and stared at the child who was watching intently not far away, "This is definitely revenge!"
To take revenge on Lu Zheng for teasing him just now.
"Okay, you're arguing with a kid about the title issue!" Lin Wan laughed, then quietly approached Lu Zheng, "And didn't he praise you just now?"
Isn't praising Lu Zheng the same as praising the collection thief?
Lu Zheng snorted arrogantly, "I don't have the same experience as him!"
…
The "Special Exhibition of Bronze Statues of Animal Heads" and the "Exhibition of Cultural Relics Returned Over the Fifty Years" are divided into two exhibition halls.
The special exhibition is relatively small. The main physical exhibits are ten bronze statues of animal heads. However, there are twelve booths in the exhibition hall. The snake heads and sheep heads are temporarily vacant, but this is actually an attitude.
In addition to the bronze statues of animal heads, the other main items are various old photos and corresponding written materials, which mainly introduce the achievements and history of the Old Summer Palace.
There is also a large restored model of the Old Summer Palace, which is very beautiful.
Next to it is a model of the current ruins. Comparing the two can't help but make people sigh, and it can also arouse the patriotic enthusiasm of tourists.
Compared with the special exhibition, there are more places for the returned cultural relics exhibition. After all, it covers a wide range of things and there are many things. It is said that not all of them are on display this time, but only the most valuable and representative hundreds of collections are available for the public. visit.
With a sweep of his mind, Lu Zheng discovered that not all the things he had sent were on display. Of course, there were many things in the exhibition hall that were not sent by him.
Porcelain, calligraphy and painting, jade, sculpture...
From Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, to Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
From safety buttons to large stone carvings.
"It turns out that we have so many things left behind..."
"And there are several of them, which can be called national treasures!"
"Tsk, tsk, this is a picture of ladies from the Tang Palace painted by Yan Liben, a real treasure."
"I don't know when I will see "Proverbs of Women's History" at my doorstep."
"Wow, it's Mi Fu's copybook!"
"What a beautiful Yuan Qinghua!"
"This is a mural from Dunhuang. It was cut off in one piece and taken away."
Tourists looked at the introduction of these collections and talked about them all along the way.
Lu Zheng and Lin Wan also walked around and took a look. When they encountered the things they had sent, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile in understanding.
…
I walked around the exhibition hall for two hours, admiring some of the cultural relics returned from China, and then walked out from the open road.
When passing the "Special Exhibition of Bronze Animal Head Statues", I found that there were still tourists coming in to visit in an endless stream.
"They are all very enthusiastic!" Lin Wan said with a smile, seeing many people visiting the bronze statue, and some people were explaining to their children why two booths were empty.
"Huh? We still need a snake head and a sheep head!"
When the three of them passed by, they heard two middle-aged men discussing and chatting in front of the empty booth where the snake heads were supposed to be placed.
"Yes, there were seven originally. Due to the recent commotion, three more came back. Now there are ten in total, and there are still two missing."
"I didn't expect that such a powerful organization could not find the other two."
The speaker spoke with a southern accent and was well-dressed. He looked at the other animal heads and the restored picture of the Old Summer Palace fountain posted on the back of the booth. He blinked and hesitated.
"This snake head... I seem to have seen it somewhere..."
"No way, this snake head has never appeared before. You must have read some brochure."
"No, I have been in the Lighthouse Country all these years. Where can I see this kind of brochure?"
"Is that Cheng Long's movie?"
"No, no, I must have glanced at it somewhere, but I didn't take it to heart." The man blinked and was trying to remember.
Of course Lu Zheng and Lin Wan heard their conversation and couldn't help but stop.
Zhang Weili saw the two people stop and stopped together. When she heard the man talking, she couldn't help but answer, "You weren't visiting a store in Chinatown and saw a counterfeit, right?"
"That's definitely not the case. You can't put twelve counterfeit products together?" the man replied, "It's just a single snake head."
Since Zhang Weili spoke first, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan joined in the conversation, chatting casually as if they were helping the man recall.
"Weren't these bronze statues of animal heads found in the castles and estates of several collectors in Europe? Didn't you visit someone's home and saw them by accident?" Lin Wan asked.
She had only investigated some families in Eagle Country and Gaul Country before, and had not yet gone to Lighthouse Country to investigate.
Because when she thought about it, if she couldn't survive in her own country and went to the Lighthouse Country to find it, the animal heads would definitely be put up for auction, just like the previous few animal heads that were auctioned.
There were many people in the exhibition hall at this time, and some people heard what they said, but most people did not believe what the man said. After all, the snake head had been missing for more than 150 years. How could anyone find it?
Therefore, whether it was the discussion between the two men or the intervention of Lu Zheng and the others, everyone was just watching for fun. As strangers, they politely kept their distance and did not answer the conversation.
"No, I haven't seen the real thing, it should be a photo..."
"Looking at photos at other people's homes, and there are snake heads in the photos?" Zhang Weili continued.
"Yes! That's it!" The man's eyes lit up and he struck each other with fists and palms.
"Uh..." Zhang Weili was speechless, "That's really the case, no, you remember correctly, who would put this thing outside?"
Lu Zheng's eyes flashed, "Whose house did you see this photo at?"
There was a little bit of mental fluctuation in his voice, which penetrated directly into the man's soul.
"Jason Cole." The man replied subconsciously, "That guy is a religious fanatic. He wanted to drag me into his Eden religion. I was so scared that I ran away quickly."
"Religion?" Lu Zheng and Lin Wan couldn't help but look at each other. Why is religion involved?
"The Cult of Eden? Never heard of it."
Zhang Weili blinked and said, "I heard that there are many religions in the Lighthouse Country. Is your friend a member of a cult?"
"It must be a religion!" The man nodded and said, "That sect actually worships the snake that tempted Eve to eat the apple..."
Speaking of this, everyone couldn't help but look shocked.
snake!
"so……"
"The snake head bronze statue will not be regarded as a sacred object by them, right?" Lin Wan said speechlessly.
"I think you can inform the people at the museum about this news. If you really want to expand your influence, you can also contact the media." Lu Zheng said with a hint of guidance in his voice.
(End of chapter)
