Chapter 408 – Shocking! (2/2)
“You cannot compare it this way. The culture in both countries is different. The is valuable because of its historical value. At the same time, Mr. Qi Baishi’s paintings are worth it because of their artistic value. Both cannot be compared.” Mu Zhengzhong added. “But the is really a good painting. Although I had seen it twice only, it left a deep impression.”
Dong Xuebing nodded and did not continue asking about the .
They continued chatting, and Mu Zhengzhong suddenly asked. “Young man, I still don’t know your name.”
Dong Xuebing smiled. “My name is too common and is too embarrassed to tell you.”
Mu Zhengzhong paused for a second and did not continue to ask.
At around 6.40pm, the flight landed at Beijing International Airport. After getting off the flight, Dong Xuebing used STOP to get past the customs and walks out of the arrival hall. From a distance, he saw Mu Zhengzhong smoking at the entrance. He seems to be waiting for someone. A few seconds later, an Audi A8, with only a driver, stopped in front of him and boarded.
Dong Xuebing had been following Mu Zhengzhong, and he quickly opened Audi’s rear passenger seat and entered the car.
The driver’s face changed, and he looked at Dong Xuebing, wondering who this person is.
Dong Xuebing smiled and asked. “Haha… Teacher Mu, can you give me a lift?”
“Haha… no problem.” Mu Zhengzhong looked at Dong Xuebing suspiciously and did not ask anything. “I am not in a hurry. Let me send you back first.”
Dong Xuebing felt Teacher Mu is quite interested and nodded. “Sorry to trouble you.”
The car moved off and left the airport for the highway.
Suddenly, at a sideroad outside of the airport, Dong Xuebing stopped the driver. “Please stop the car. Mr. Driver, can you step out for a while? I need to speak to Teacher Mu.”
The driver frowned.
Mu Zhengzhong was also stunned. “What is it?”
Dong Xuebing looks around. “It is very important, and I can only tell you.”
Mu Zhengzhong thought for a while. He is bewildered by Dong Xuebing’s request, but he had met all sorts of people in his life. He waved to his driver. “Old Zhou, go out and have a smoke first.”
The driver is wary of Dong Xuebing. “This person…”
“It’s fine. Just leave us for a while.”
The driver alighted from the car and stood at a distance.
Mu Zhengzhong smiled. “Young man, what is it that is so secretive? You can speak now.”
Dong Xuebing saw there is no CCTV along the road and nodded. “Sorry, Teacher Mu. I hope you can understand as this is confidential.”
“It’s alright. What is it?”
Dong Xuebing moved his body in the rear passenger seat to create some space and took out his cloth bag. He slowly untied the strings and took out a scroll in a rubber band before passing it to Mu Zhengzhong.
Mu Zhengzhong unrolled the scroll puzzledly and look at it.
Even Mu Zhengzhong, who has lots of life experiences, is shocked. “?!”
Dong Xuebing did not say anything.
Mu Zhengzhong was stunned. He quickly spread out the scroll and used a magnifying glass to examine it. “This is the authentic piece! It’s the one that was displayed in the National Museum?!” Mu Zhengzhong finally understood why Dong Xuebing was so secretive and why he didn’t want to tell him his name. “Young man… Before I boarded the flight, I heard the National Museum was broken into in broad daylights. This it…”
Dong Xuebing laughed. “I don’t know anything about that. What do you think of this scroll?”
Mu Zhengzhong is speechless. “This is Japan’s National Treasure. Young man, why did you show me this? What do you want?”
Dong Xuebing replied. “I don’t know what to do with it, and I need your advice.”
Mu Zhengzhong quickly calmed down and took a deep breath before looking at the scroll again. In the past, it was always China’s national treasure being smuggled overseas, and Mu Zhengzhong had never expected to see another nation’s National Treasure in China. How can he not be excited? He also has lots of questions in his heart. Did this young man break into Japan’s National Museum? But how did he escape and board the flight with this scroll? How did he get past the custom and bring it back to China?! Who the hell is he?!
Qi Baishi