Chapter 229: Could Gu Shengsheng Really Be a Decathlon Genius?

"The International Treasure Appraisal Association is biased toward you!"

The moment he said that, the International Treasure Appraisal Association made its move.

They pointed their guns directly at Beiyuan Cang.

Gu Shengsheng: "..."

Zhao Dehai: "..."

The Huaxia netizens: "..."

This... was the first time they had ever seen a scene like this. Although they knew that people could carry firearms in some foreign countries, it was the first time they had seen them brandished so brazenly.

Even Gu Shengsheng was startled, and Beiyuan Cang was so scared he didn’t dare to breathe.

Then, the appraiser said, "We are professionals. Do not question us casually."

Gu Shengsheng looked at the appraisers, and a shiver ran down her spine.

She said, "To our esteemed experts, please don’t leave until you’ve had a good meal. It’s my treat. Please enjoy your time in Huaxia."

"And for all the appraisal work, we will also cover the fees." She had to make everything clear; foreigners disliked beating around the bush.

After she said this, the appraiser shook his head. "Thank you, Miss Gu. But our commission is being paid by Mr. Beiyuan Cang. We signed an agreement when Japan invited us over."

The corner of Beiyuan Cang’s mouth twitched. "..."

’I never expected this outcome back then! All I wanted was a fair and impartial judgment.’

’Who would have thought that the fair and impartial result would end up being aimed at us!’

Beiyuan Cang, anxious, said to Gu Shengsheng, "Miss Gu, we can apologize. As for acknowledging history, I still need to request instructions from my superiors."

"I’m someone who’s willing to accept a loss when I’m beaten. Since I’ve lost, I won’t try to back out of it. So, I, on my own behalf, will acknowledge this piece of history." He could only represent himself; he couldn’t afford to offend the higher-ups in Japan.

Seeing that this was all being broadcast globally, Gu Shengsheng wasn’t worried. She said, "You just need to issue a clarification to the media first. Leave the rest to time."

"I’d like to see just how long Japan can keep up its pretense."

After she finished, Beiyuan Cang said hesitantly, "Miss Gu, there’s one more thing. With so many fakes here on our side, isn’t Huaxia also partly to blame?"

"Back then, all our artifacts were shipped from your Huaxia. Now, you’ve hidden the real ones and sent the fakes back to us instead. You are truly despicable."

"This is also an objective fact."

Many of the Japanese netizens nearby, eager to defend their precious "Little Sakura," also started chiming in incessantly.

Hearing this, Gu Shengsheng exchanged a glance with Zhao Dehai and smiled.

Zhao Dehai put his hands on his hips and said, "Now this is interesting. We found this stuff in the air-raid shelters that your Japan buried back in the day."

"Furthermore, you’re the ones who took these things. You inventoried them yourselves and carried them away yourselves. Now that you’ve ended up with fakes, you’re blaming outsiders? Why not just say it was a Japanese civil war?"

Just talking about it made Zhao Dehai feel disgusted.

"People like you should sort out your own mess before coming to us for trouble!"

"Today, I, your father, am standing here as a representative of the Huaxia Cultural Relics Bureau! Huaxia’s artifacts are staying right here. You have neither the right nor the ability to condemn us."

"Don’t be like a lunatic, trying to shift the blame to others. It makes you all look like you’re having a fit. Usually, whenever you in Japan hold an event, it has all the cheer of a funeral. Are you trying to bring that cold wind over to us now?"

Although Zhao Dehai was an old man who had always suppressed his emotions...

...now that he had completely unleashed them, his tirade was in no way inferior to Gu Shengsheng’s.

At this moment, Gu Shengsheng gave him a thumbs-up.

She whispered, "You keep Beiyuan Cang busy. I’ll go talk to the museum."

Zhao Dehai nodded. "Don’t worry, I’ll give him a tongue-lashing he’ll never forget."

Gu Shengsheng, meanwhile, turned to the representatives from Japan and said, "Now that things have come to this, what are your museums planning to do?"

Of the nearly five hundred artifacts today, more than half were from the Tokyo Museum. The curators of the other museums were also suffering, but seeing how miserable the Tokyo Museum’s curator was, they suddenly felt a little fortunate.

’Thank goodness... at least we won’t go bankrupt.’

But the Tokyo Museum, originally the largest, was now facing the risk of bankruptcy.

The curator of the Tokyo Museum had deep, dark circles under his eyes. He looked at Gu Shengsheng with a weary expression.

He said, "Miss Gu, I will naturally get rid of all these counterfeit items in our museum. We will have many new artifacts coming in the future, and I hope Miss Gu will honor us with her presence then."

’As expected of a businessman.’

’Even though he must hate my guts right now, he still spoke with such pleasantries. He didn’t really address anything, yet it almost sounded like a sincere apology, didn’t it?’

Gu Shengsheng said, "I just want to ask you one thing, though it might be a bit rude. Can your museum even stay open?"

The curator on the other side completely lost his composure.

"Miss Gu, you are indeed quite rude!"

Gu Shengsheng: "I just hope you can properly recognize your own situation."

"Curator, when something this major has happened—with hundreds of forgeries in your museum going unnoticed for so long—I wouldn’t dare visit a museum like that."

At this point, it wasn’t just the Huaxia side hurling insults; even the Japanese were cursing him out!

"I, your father, spent so much damn money to go to that museum! I even went every other week! And now you’re telling me so many of them are fake! What the hell was I even appreciating?!"

"Refund! Give me my money back! I’m done with this! Trash Tokyo Museum! Get lost!"

"Just go bankrupt already! A place like yours is a permanent disgrace to us. We look down on trash like you who bring us shame!"

Meanwhile, the Huaxia side had become pure spectators enjoying the show.

Watching other people argue was actually quite entertaining.

In the midst of it all, Gu Shengsheng clutched a fragment in her hand. She had just found another piece of the Ru Kiln Sky Blue Glaze Sunflower Bowl, and with the fragments she was assembling, the bowl was now three-quarters complete.

’Indeed, finding these things is completely a matter of fate.’

’I hope my good luck continues and all my wishes come true,’ Gu Shengsheng prayed silently.

While Gu Shengsheng was lost in her own thoughts, the curator of the Tokyo Museum finally weighed the pros and cons, considering the torrent of curses from the crowd.

He finally said, "I’m sorry. I hereby announce the complete bankruptcy of the Tokyo Museum. I hope we can meet again under better circumstances in the future."

The Tokyo Museum’s collapse wasn’t just due to what Gu Shengsheng had said; the financial backers behind him had run into trouble.

It was only because he had people backing him that he, the curator, had been able to get this far.

But just a moment ago, he had received a phone call informing him that he, the curator, had been abandoned...

’From the looks of it, this is very likely related to Gu Shengsheng.’

’Is she so powerful that she can reach the financial cliques of Japan? Does she have the ability to contact my backers?’

’Is this Gu Shengsheng a wealthy magnate herself? A top player in the business world?’

Regardless, all the curator of the Tokyo Museum wanted right now was to save his own skin.

The curator of the Tokyo Museum now looked at Gu Shengsheng with an added trace of respect.