AWB Chapter 258 Crow
Chapter 258 Crow
The woman hesitated for a moment and ultimately did not continue to open the safe in front of Xu Youyou.
She also did not let the person outside in immediately. Instead, she made another phone call and waited for ten minutes before opening the door for the person outside.
Xu Youyou followed her and saw that the people outside the house were divided into three groups.
One group of people were Xu Youyou’s own bodyguards, and the other two groups were standing aside, in opposition.
Xu Youyou guessed that one side should be the buyer and the other side should be the helper hired by the woman.
"My daughter is still in the hospital and I'm hoping this treasure can be sold at a high price. The originally set price doesn't count. Now there are new bidders, so we have to renegotiate." The woman said in public.
Among the original group of buyers, the leader was a white man who looked to be in his early thirties, wearing a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses.
Xu Youyou heard the person behind the man call him "Mr. Crow".
"Ma'am, I'm willing to do business with you now. Are you challenging my bottom line by going back on your word?" Mr. Crow said coldly.
The middle-aged woman's lips trembled slightly, but she seemed to be thinking of her daughter in the hospital, and she mustered up the courage to say, "I need money. I have no other choice. I have to do this."
Mr. Crow sneered at her and said, "If I don't give the order, do you think others would dare to buy your things?"
Xu Youyou raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that she had run into gangsters. She really needed the things in the woman's safe. Seeing that the woman seemed to be backing off, she spoke on the spot.
"The highest bidder wins. This has been the rule since ancient times. Mr. Crow, are you so reluctant to spend money?" Xu Youyou asked.
Mr. Crow turned his head and glanced at Xu Youyou, saying, "I don't care where you came from. This is not something you can get involved in."
Xu Youyou did not give in, but said: "The treasure in her hand is related to me, so I can get involved."
Mr. Crow's eyes were so gloomy that they could drip water. He cursed, "Stupid Chinese people."
At Xu Youyou's glance, several bodyguards immediately took action, standing in front of her, and their intention to escort her was too obvious.
"With just a few men, do you think you can call the shots in Paris? There is an old saying in your country of China that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Is it just empty talk?" asked Mr. Crow.
When Xu Youyou heard this, she suddenly felt relieved. She was a little scared at first.
Now I feel relieved.
After all, if the other party is really sure of winning, there is no need to say such words at all, and he can just take action directly. Since the other party wants to scare her in this way, it is obvious that she must be very difficult in the eyes of the other party.
Thinking of this, Xu Youyou became more relaxed and said with a smile: "We have to try it to know whether the local tyrant is strong or not."
Mr. Crow's eyes narrowed: "Are you really going to snatch it from me?"
Xu Youyou emphasized again: "Good things should go to the highest bidder."
"Okay, I'll see how high a price you can offer and whether you can take the things away smoothly." said Mr. Crow.
Xu Youyou turned to look at the seller.
The middle-aged woman listened to the conversation between the two parties, and looked at Xu Youyou with a hint of apology, but she still gritted her teeth and opened the safe.
Xu Youyou finally saw what treasure she was about to find.
A set of golden armor, including a jacket, skirt, left and right shoulder guards, etc., can be said to be extremely complete.
It is embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, as well as various auspicious cloud patterns, sea water, rivers and lakes, and precious pearls...all gathered on this set of armor.
All these things indicate that the owner of this armor was once the ruler of an empire.
Xu Youyou looked at the shape of the armor and could probably tell it was from the Qing Dynasty. Her eyes fell on the helmet inlaid with gold and pearls, and suddenly a picture emerged in her mind.
She had seen this armor in a painting before.
"Qianlong Grand Review" painted by Lang Shining.
This is the armor of Emperor Qianlong!
Xu Youyou didn't expect that she would see the armor of Emperor Qianlong, which was said to be missing, here!
She took a quick glance and felt that this thing was 80% likely to be true. With the systematic verification, this 80% had become 100%.
"One hundred thousand euros, are you still not satisfied?" Mr. Crow asked coldly.
The middle-aged woman burst into tears: "I only have one daughter... I don't know how much money the hospital spends every day..."
Xu Youyou felt a little strange: "Don't you have medical insurance?"
The middle-aged woman cried even harder: "We have medical insurance, but we don't have good doctors. I have to send my daughter to the United States for treatment. Our insurance should cover medical expenses abroad, but every time I apply for reimbursement, they always have various reasons to refuse... I have no choice... I really need money..."
When Xu Youyou saw her like this, her heart softened. It seemed that everyone in the world was the same, so powerless in the face of life and death.
Xu Youyou felt that the true value of this Qianlong Grand Review Armor must be more than 100,000 euros. Without any hesitation, she helped to double the price: "200,000 euros."
Mr. Crow said expressionlessly: "Two hundred and fifty thousand euros."
Xu Youyou said casually: "Since you are willing to raise the price with me, it is obvious that you know the true value of this thing."
Mr. Crow said, "Ma'am, having money and having power are two different things."
Seeing that he was still threatening her, Xu Youyou smiled and said, "Five hundred thousand euros."
"Five hundred and fifty thousand euros."
Xu Youyou: "One million and one hundred thousand euros."
She doubled the price repeatedly. Mr. Crow gave her an unhappy look and stopped raising the price. Instead, he said, "Since you are wealthy, Madam, I won't argue with you. I just hope you can get this treasure out of Paris safely."
After Mr. Crow left, Xu Youyou signed a transaction contract with the middle-aged woman and had someone transfer the money on the spot.
After receiving the money, the middle-aged woman hesitated and said, "Mr. Crow is the leader of the local gang. Miss Xu, please be careful during this period."
Xu Youyou probably guessed the other party's identity and was not surprised by these words. With the rampant gangs abroad, she was a little worried that the armor would be stolen.
Xu Youyou immediately asked someone to apply for a route for her private plane, wanting to return home as soon as possible.
"Boss, the nearest flight route is twelve hours later." Xu Fang reluctantly informed Xu Youyou of the application result.
Xu Youyou frowned slightly. Having experienced an incident on a public flight where a cult girl attempted to sacrifice herself and took a plane full of people with her to be buried with her, Xu Youyou really didn't feel safe flying other people's planes.
"Twelve hours... is too long... you all shouldn't go out."
Xu Youyou not only restricted the people around her from going out, but also hired people from a security company to strengthen security work near her residence.
But the accident still happened.