"Teacher Mu, what do you think?" Dong Xuebing asked.
Dong Xuebing laughed. "I had said I only want to give them a hard time, and I don't want to ask for money from you. You want to use their broken National Treasure to make money? This bro can't afford to lose face like this! By the way, when you exhibit it, you can write a line saying that it was donated by a patriotic person. That way, people won't think that your museum hired someone to steal it. Then, you won't feel so pressured. You opened a museum to serve society. I can't hurt you. "
Dong Xuebing blinked. "Are you not afraid of getting burned?"
Dong Xuebing replied happily. "What are you talking about? Just take it away if you want it. You don't need to give me a single cent."
Mu Zhengzhong laughed. "Alright. I owe you a favor, and I will give you my number. Call me if you need anything."
Outside the airport.
"Give them a hard time?" Mu Zhengzhong had a weird look on his face. "Just for this?"
Two seconds …
Mu Zhengzhong had guessed correctly. Dong Xuebing is a government leader, and he does not want others to investigate him. But if they find out, so be it. Anyway, he is already back in China, and what's there to be afraid of? Even if Dong Xuebing is still in Tokyo, he is not afraid of them. He has STOP and BACK as his backups. Even if the enemy sends an armored division to surround him, he can escape as long as he has enough STOP. Who can stop him?
Dong Xuebing laughed. "Actually, I had brought it over casually, and it's not for this. But I cannot tell you the details. Please forgive me."
Mu Zhengzhong paused for a second and said. "If you can exchange it for a Grade 1 Relic or even our National Treasure, the whole society will thank you."
Mu Zhengzhong did not let go and continued flipping the painting over and over again. He sighed and said, "Young lad, I was a little vague on the plane just now. This' Snow Boat Landscape Painting 'has a value to Japan that far exceeds your imagination. I was wondering why the airport security suddenly increased by several times. So it's because a national treasure has been stolen. No wonder. No wonder all the police were mobilized. If Japan were to know that this' Snow Boat Landscape Painting 'had entered China's territory, it would be a huge case that would shake the world."
Mu Zhengzhong was speechless. He felt that his thoughts couldn't keep up with this young man. He had seen courageous people, but he had never seen someone so courageous!
One second …
Mu Zhengzhong waved his hand and smiled. "As long as you don't ask for much, you can even call me Little Mu!"
Mu Zhengzhong couldn't help but look at him again, "Okay, I'll make friends with you for sure." He had worked so hard to steal the Snow Boat Splash Ink Landscape Painting, but he didn't want a single cent? Mu Zhengzhong started to respect Dong Xuebing and was more curious about him.
This person isn't afraid at all?
"Old Mu, alright, you're my friend for sure." Dong Xuebing did not stand on ceremony. "Err … is it disrespectful for me to address you as Old Mu?"
Dong Xuebing replied. "But after we display this painting for a few days and humiliate them enough, there is no point for us to keep it. I had seen that painting, and it is not a good painting. What I am trying to say is, after we humiliate them enough, can we use it to exchange for some of our relics? Of course, this is only a suggestion, and you can decide what to do with it. I don't care about anything else, and you can do whatever you want with it. "
Dong Xuebing shook his head. "I am thanking you, and it has nothing to do with me. I had not met you today, and you had not met me."
But Dong Xuebing looked at the time and quickly rejected. He left the painting in his car and rushed to his Mercedes MPV in the hotel's carpark. Madam Han is celebrating her birthday today, and Sister Xie had asked him to be there earlier. But it's too late now!
Mu Zhengzhong doesn't know what to say about Dong Xuebing's audacity.
Ordinary thieves would not be stupid enough to steal other people's national treasures. That would be courting death, and the negative impact would be too great. Moreover, the greatest value of a national treasure was its historical significance, not its economic significance. No one dared to buy it. For ordinary people, this was a business that did not make up for the loss. They would not do it even if they were offered money. However, the young man in front of him clearly subverted Mu Zhengzhong's understanding. Not only did this guy steal the national treasure of his country, but he also acted as if nothing had happened. He didn't have any intention of being sneaky at all. He even dared to show him the national treasure the first time they met. Just this courage alone wasn't something an ordinary person could compare to.
Mu Zhengzhong looked at the painting and did not say a word.
Conveniently?
In the Audi.
"Yes. I am just venting my anger and torturing them a little." Dong Xuebing replied casually.
Dong Xuebing replied nonchalantly. "I don't know if it will cause a commotion, but they had stolen a lot of relics from us. It's normal for me to take one of them. Isn't this the principle of reciprocity? What's so special about it? "
Dong Xuebing got Mu Zhengzhong's phone number, and Mu Zhengzhong invited him for dinner.
Stealing Dong Xuebing's National Treasure?
Dong Xuebing felt he had found the right person. This Old Mu is also a daring person.
"Huh?" Mu Zhengzhong looked at Dong Xuebing in his eyes. "Young man, are you telling me the truth?"
"Haha … even a young man like you is not afraid, and I cannot show my fear." Mu Zhengzhong replied calmly. "You are right. We have lost so many relics to Japan, and it's not a big deal to get one of their National Treasures back. This is China's territory. Can they snatch it back? " Mu Zhengzhong was influenced by Dong Xuebing's fearlessness. "Think about it. If their National Treasure is displayed in our museum, it will cause a commotion. If it is a National Museum, they might think about the diplomatic impact. But I am a private museum. What's there to be afraid of? At most, I will close down my museum! It's not a big deal! Haha … "
Mu Zhengzhong frowned and slowly rolled up the painting. "… I've thought about it. Haha, actually, I've thought about it since the moment I saw this painting. Young man, name a price. I'll buy this painting."
Mu Zhengzhong took a deep breath. "I only have one question. Why did you bring this painting back?"
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