I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 458 News of the St. Miguel Auction

The day’s gathering ended, and everyone bid farewell to each other and returned to their homes.

Rong Song originally wanted to report this matter to the Anomaly Suppression Bureau, but coincidentally ran into Du Huanzhen, so he didn’t have to make the trip.

As for Rong Song, of course, he stayed at Lu Zheng’s house.

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"Just in time to experience Brother Lu’s chess skills!"

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"Brother Lu, I still need to travel the world, so I won’t stay in Tonglin County for long!"

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Lu Zheng accompanied Rong Song in playing chess, discussing philosophy, and sightseeing. He also took him to Shaotong Mountain, where they visited the Daoist Sect together.

Rong Song stayed for seven or eight days, then bid farewell and continued his travels.

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"Finally left..."

Lu Zheng let out a long sigh of relief, seeing that the day was still early, he turned back inside, crossing into the modern era.

For the past few days, his time traveling to the modern era was relatively short, the Divine Dragon appeared yet disappeared without a trace, and he hadn’t even had a meal with Lin Wan. Today, with Rong Song leaving coincidentally on a Friday,

so...

"I’ll pick you up tonight, and we can watch a movie and have dinner?"

"Sure, sure!" Lin Wan’s voice was full of joy, then teasing voices came from the other end of the phone.

The next moment, a series of "thud thud thud" footsteps rang out, followed by Lin Wan’s small voice, "When will you come over, where are we having dinner tonight?"

"Are you off work? Can you leave anytime now?" Lu Zheng curiously asked.

"Hehe, today I was on an out-of-office task, just came back, so... haha..."

Lin Wan giggled softly, "Do you know what my out-of-office task was this time?"

"How would I kno..." Lu Zheng paused, his eyes shifted, "Could it be that the batch of artifacts has returned?"

"How did you guess so accurately!" Lin Wan was quite surprised.

"Since you let me guess, it must be related to me, and among your work-related matters that involve me, besides this case, there’s nothing else."

"Haha, smart you are." Lin Wan laughed, "The items have been returned, and since I was involved in this case, I attended today’s handover ceremony. Those artifacts have been handed over by customs to the Zhejiang Province Cultural Relics Bureau, perhaps they’re already on their way back to Hang City."

Lu Zheng nodded, "It’s good they’re back."

"Moreover, it’s not just one batch, this batch is Allen Company’s inventory, and there are also artifacts they had sold out, since there are transaction records, they will continue to be tracked, it’s followed up by the embassy, with more to come."

Lu Zheng sneered, "Those people are all prominent collectors and high-end individuals. Getting them to cough it up will not be easy."

"That will depend on Lighthouse Country’s police, plus the pressure from us."

"Is there pressure?"

"Of course there is, companies or relatives that have business or interests with them also have many dealings in Hua Country. They have no reason to anger us over some artifacts and get on our blacklist."

Lin Wan said, "If they don’t notice or have no evidence, they can pretend ignorance. Once discovered, if they dare to act oblivious, they’ll have to pay the price."

Lu Zheng nodded, "Alright, you follow up on this, and if anyone dares to act dumb, let me know."

On the other end of the call, seeing Lu Zheng so assertive, Lin Wan couldn’t help but smile, "Alright, I’ll follow up. Maybe we can take a trip to Lighthouse Country."

At this point, Lin Wan suddenly remembered something, "There’s something you might not know if you’re not on international web."

"What is it?"

"The emergence of the St. Miguel’s treasure."

"Oh? It broke out?"

"Yes, it did. Grant was the one who released the news." Lin Wan said, "He registered an offshore company on an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, specifically to handle this matter. It bypasses Lighthouse Country’s taxes but paid a protection fee to the state government, blocking Spain’s official claims."

"Tsk tsk, talented guy, Lighthouse Country is more shameless than us, perfectly suited to handle this."

"Indeed." Lin Wan laughed, "I received insider news, Grant has partnered with Sotheby’s to host a special auction for St. Miguel’s treasure in the fall, inviting major Western tycoons and collectors to participate. The week-long special auction features over ten thousand items, all made into an online album for easy browsing."

"Keeping up with the times, I see."

"It’s turning into a carnival, after all, it is a renowned historical treasure. Experts estimate this auction’s total sales will exceed ten billion US dollars."

"Wow, haven’t we hit the jackpot?"

"You’ve hit the jackpot."

"What is mine is yours, right?" Lu Zheng chuckled, "Then we should have something good tonight to celebrate."

"Where do you want to eat?"

"Wherever is expensive!" Lu Zheng said decisively, "Let me check and I’ll let you know."

"Alrighty." Lin Wan laughed, "I’ll hang up, come pick me up."

"Got it!"

Lu Zheng hung up the phone, got dressed while checking review sites, found the most expensive private restaurant, and called to reserve.

No spots available...

They require a three-day advance reservation...

"Damn!" Lu Zheng hung up the phone in frustration and searched again, finally finding a restaurant without the need for several days’ notice.

Wangjiang Pavilion.

Offers both Chinese and Western cuisine, featuring exquisite, fresh, and unique dishes.

Expensive!

No, meant fresh, exquisite, unique!

How many words was that?

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After reserving a table, Lu Zheng left his community, waved for a taxi, and headed to Lin Wan’s workplace.

What? Invisibility? Fly away?

Haha, it’s the new century now, with such a convenient product as taxis, why bother flying myself, am I idle?

Then...

Lu Zheng got stuck in traffic...

"It’s only four in the afternoon, why is it so congested?" Lu Zheng was speechless.

"Relax, young man, it’s Friday today, and the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday is three days long, it’s quite normal for people to take half a day off early," the driver calmly explained, being used to traffic jams, as it keeps the meter running anyway.

Lu Zheng rolled his eyes.

I can fly, but I’m stuck in traffic now?

The phone rang, and it was Lin Wan calling.

Lin Wan, "Where are you? I’ve already left work and am at the main gate."

Lu Zheng, "I’m stuck in traffic." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Lin Wan, "You’re stuck... haha... stuck in traffic... haha... stuck in traffic?"

Lu Zheng was speechless, glanced at the taxi’s meter, decisively transferred money to the driver, and got out.

"Young man, you’re still a long way from your destination, it’s hard to hail another cab now," the driver kindly said to Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng nodded, "I know."

Then, he started running!

"Wow, is Bolt’s spirit in him? The power of love is truly great."

The driver shook his head, and then his phone rang, signaling another passenger.

"Aww, I love traffic jams, more rides, more jamming, returning late means I don’t have to contribute to the household finances."