173: Donation back to China

Qin Yun was very satisfied with Leon's handling of the situation.

Only a domineering and unreasonable person can deal with a shrew.

Without Leon, he definitely wouldn't have obtained the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl so easily.

"Let's go."

Since Kelly was no longer causing trouble, there was no need to stay here, so Qin Yun led everyone away.

As he walked out of the collection room, he could hear the sounds of Kelly smashing things and cursing from inside.

Qin Yun didn't care.

This was just incompetent rage; she didn't even have the courage to call the police.

Smashing things and cursing were merely a cover for her inner weakness.

"I still have things to do in America, so let's part ways for now."

"Don't worry about safety on the road; I'll arrange for military vehicles and soldiers to escort you to Borton City."

They arrived at the airport, and Leon packed the items to be auctioned and handed them to Qin Yun.

Qin Yun asked with a puzzled look, "After the items are sold, how should I give you your share of the money?"

Leon patted Qin Yun's shoulder and said nonchalantly, "I trust your character. Once the items are sold, just transfer the money directly to my account."

Qin Yun could only nod and agree.

It seemed he had boarded Leon's thief ship.

However, being able to get a treasure like the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl was well worth it.

Since the items were in his hands anyway, Qin Yun held the initiative in the cooperation and wasn't afraid of Leon causing trouble.

After some time, his wealth and connections would surely reach a new level, and by then, he wouldn't need to care about this small stain of cooperating with Leon.

After a journey of more than three hours, the military vehicle arrived at the entrance of the Secondhand Store.

Seeing the soldiers carrying boxes into the store one by one, Li Qiang and Dewey were stunned.

Where had the boss been these past few days? How did he bring back so much cargo, and even with a military escort?

After the soldiers moved everything down, they asked Qin Yun to sign a document and then left.

When Li Qiang and Dewey organized the newly arrived goods, they were even more dumbfounded.

Nearly a hundred collectibles, with prices mostly between three hundred to five hundred thousand, and even over a dozen precious items worth two to three million.

All of these added up were enough to open a small museum, and these were all collectibles found by Qin Yun.

The two could imagine what a sensation it would cause in the collection circle when the Secondhand Store was filled with these items.

Collectors from all over the country would surely scramble to come.

Li Qiang asked in astonishment, "Boss, did... did you ransack an Auction House?"

"Don't you always complain that there aren't many things in the store? These will be enough for you to sell for a while."

"The burden on your shoulders is heavy."

Qin Yun patted Li Qiang's shoulder and said with a smile.

Li Qiang guaranteed with a serious face, "Don't worry, Boss! As long as I'm here, nothing will go wrong with these collectibles!"

With so many treasures, he really couldn't feel at ease and decided to sleep on the floor in the store at night.

"I will guarantee the safety of these goods with my life!"

Dewey, standing nearby, patted his chest and guaranteed.

Having enjoyed such generous conditions under Qin Yun, it was time to repay him.

"With you two here, I can rest easy."

Patting their shoulders, Qin Yun said with a serious expression.

After placing the collectibles obtained from Libya on the shelves, Li Qiang reported the store's earnings to Qin Yun.

Within this week or so, collectibles worth over a hundred thousand had all been sold out.

Because there weren't many high-priced items, the sales revenue was only over two million dollars.

Qin Yun praised Li Qiang a few times and then sent him to attend to customers.

Meanwhile, he organized his treasures in the warehouse.

He opened the safe embedded in the concrete wall.

He took out two volumes of the yongle encyclopedia, Emperor Kangxi's nine dragons precious sword, the yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl, and various other precious Xia Country cultural relics to admire them one by one.

These cultural relics were all national treasures, holding very important historical significance for Xia Country.

Having collected so many, it was time to send these treasures back to Xia Country.

With so many rare treasures, keeping them in the Secondhand Store's warehouse was no longer safe.

The National Museum was the proper home for these treasures.

After sending the yongle encyclopedia to Xia Country last time, his Profound Vision Treasure Eye had strengthened significantly.

The increase from three uses per day to six happened when his fame gained a certain level of recognition in America.

Qin Yun guessed that the strengthening of the Profound Vision Treasure Eye must be related to his reputation.

In terms of reputation, nothing could cause a greater impact than sending national treasures back to Xia Country.

Xia Country has a large population, and most of them pay close attention to the act of returning treasures that have circulated abroad back to the country.

Once this matter was exposed, it would surely cause a nationwide sensation.

He wanted to see what level the Profound Vision Treasure Eye could grow to after sending all these treasures back.

Right now, the time in Borton City was 9:00 PM, which was exactly 9:00 AM in Xia Country.

It was during working hours for most people.

Qin Yun remembered Wang Wenyuan, who had met him at the airport in Jingdu last time.

Wang Wenyuan was now the most authoritative Expert in ancient book appraisal and also the honorary curator of the museum, holding great influence throughout the country.

After donating the yongle encyclopedia, Qin Yun had followed the subsequent developments.

According to Elder Wang Wenyuan's request, tens of thousands of photocopies were made of each volume of the yongle encyclopedia.

The copies were provided free of charge to various domestic museums, Experts, and schools for research.

The originals were placed in a modern collection room in Jingdu, built for over five billion.

It could very precisely regulate the environment of the collection room, ensuring the ancient books remained almost undamaged for a hundred years.

Qin Yun was very satisfied with this result and decided to seek cooperation with Wang Wenyuan again.

So he dialed the number for Wang Wenyuan's office.

"Hello, is this Elder Wang Wenyuan? I have a batch of Xia Country cultural relics I want to donate to the country. What do you think is the best way to handle this?"

Qin Yun didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his intention.

This was a mark of respect for an Expert who had fought for the cause of Xia Country's cultural relics for his entire life.

"Donating cultural relics? That's a wonderful idea. I'll have my secretary take full charge of this. All processes will be made public, so don't worry about us having any improper thoughts about the relics. I'll stake my old life to guarantee that nothing goes wrong with the relics you donate."

On the phone, Wang Wenyuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't ask what was being donated; instead, he promised that nothing would go wrong with the donation process.

"It's like this: I have two volumes of the yongle encyclopedia, Emperor Kangxi's nine dragons precious sword, a flawless yao-bian tenmoku tea bowl, and various ancient books and records..."

Before Qin Yun could finish, he heard a "clatter" from the phone; it was the sound of the receiver falling to the floor.

Wang Wenyuan, who had been retired for many years, still insisted on working in the museum.

He thought he had encountered a young man who cared about Xia Country's cultural relic cause.

And that the donation would be something relatively common for a museum.

Because he had a good reputation in the cultural relic world, many donors were willing to donate through his channels.

Wang Wenyuan always took responsibility for every collectible. While he was giving Qin Yun a routine explanation, he was directly stunned by the treasures mentioned one by one.

Each one was a rare treasure. If what the young man on the other side said was true...

It would definitely be the largest individual donation to the country in the past decade or so.

"May I ask, are you Qin Yun?"

Seeing the phone number from across the ocean and thinking of the legends he'd heard about Xia Country cultural relics overseas, Wang Wenyuan asked somewhat uncertainly.

Qin Yun didn't expect that he would actually attract Wang Wenyuan's attention.

Hearing Mr. Wang Wenyuan call out his name, he felt somewhat flattered.

"I am Qin Yun. I'm glad you know my name."