Chapter 263 - I Donst Like Number Two (1/2)

Chapter 263 I Don't Like Number Two

He did so really smoothly, and it took him less than a minute or two. The head looked exactly the same as it used to when it was taken out again. No one knew that he had poached the Spirit Stone.

Qin Haodong calmed down for a bit, as the Spirit Stone finally belonged to him. It had never occurred to him that the cross-culture communication conference would come with such a surprising gift.

He looked back at Chiba Mieko with the number one bronze head in his hand. ”I'm done appraising them. This is the authentic one.”

”Mr. Qin, are you sure you don't want to check twice?”

Chiba Mieko was actually very shocked. She certainly knew which sheep head was authentic. She just couldn't figure out how Qin Haodong could tell. She wondered how he had been able to figure it out by putting it into the wooden box and taking it out. What kind of method was that?

”That's not necessary. I'm sure it's this one.” Qin Haodong looked back at Guo Feng and added, ”Director Guo, do you agree?”

Qin Haodong had Guo Feng's full trust now. Thus, Guo Feng nodded and said, ”You speak for me now. We'll choose this one, and I'll take responsibility if it's fake.”

All the spectators were silent. The meeting venue, which accommodated thousands of people, was as still as a grave. Everyone stared at the stage nervously, while someone even held his breath. They knew how important the choice was because the national treasure would come back if it was right. It would be a great shame for Huaxia if it was wrong.

Upon seeing Qin Haodong and Guo Feng's firm expression, Chiba Mieko felt bitter.

The Yagyuus had had a heated debate over whether to take the sheep head to Huaxia. Those who were against it had insisted that it was not worth it because the sheep head had been in Nihon for more than a century and was worth more than 200 million yuan now.

Those who supported the idea thought that the sheep head carried a special meaning for Huaxia. Thus, its influence would be epic if it was used to set up the Huaxia experts. Their success would shame Huaxia in front of people from all over the world. The reward was worth the risk.

The most important thing was that the fake sheep head was exactly the same as the authentic one. They've hired a bunch of antique appraisal expert, but all of them failed to tell which was which. The Yagyuus would fail to tell, too, if they hadn't numbered them in advance.

Under the circumstances, there was a 50%-50% chance that Huaxia would get the sheep head back. It was worth trying.

The debate had been fierce. However, at last, Chiba Mieko had taken the side of the supporters. That was why the master of the family had agreed to have the sheep head taken to Huaxia.

However, now that Qin Haodong had taken the sheep head so easily, another Yagyuu conspiracy would be in vain. As the old saying went, they had gone for wool and come home shorn. Even though Chiba Mieko had a unique position, she would still be condemned by the public as soon as she went back.

She was totally absent-minded while Qian Duoduo opened the box in his hand without any hesitation. In his opinion, Qin Haodong would never be wrong. The number one sheep head was definitely the authentic one that Huaxia had lost.

The box that thousands of people were staring at was opened. The words on the white card proved that number one was the authentic one.

The meeting venue was completely silent as everyone saw the image on the big screen. A few seconds later, the audience burst into overwhelming cheers.

”Great! The national treasure is coming back finally!”

”Doctor Qin is such a great man! God bless him!”

”Doctor Qin, you are our hero. We love you...”

”Dr. Qin, I want to marry you. We'll have lots and lots of babies...”

As Guo Feng reached out and touched the sheep head, excited tears ran down his cheeks. Under the stage, Gao Fengwen, Tang Qing and some other old men jumped excitedly. Lang Sanyuan didn't like Qin Haodong much, but as a Huaxia man, he cheered and shouted himself hoarse.

All the Nihon people at the meeting venue looked pale. The calmest one was Qin Haodong. The choice had not been difficult for him at all. He had wanted the Upper-Level Spirit Stone more than the sheep head, and he already had the stone in his pocket.

Chiba Mieko breathed deeply. Despite her low mood, she asked, ”Mr. Qin, can you tell me how you identified it?”

Qin Haodong looked at her with a faint smile and joked, ”That's easy. I didn't like number two.”

No one had expected this answer. The audience burst into laughter and then yelled, ”We don't like number two either!”

Chiba Mieko couldn't believe it, but the winner took it all, and Qin Haodong was the winner here.

The second round was over. According to the prior agreement, the sheep head was now Huaxia's possession. Gao Wenfeng had already sent someone to take it away.

The Nihon people had prepared three collections this time. They had already lost two out of three, yet for the sake of their dignity, they had to take out the last one. They had lost two rounds in succession, so they hoped to save their dignity by winning at least one round.

Chiba Mieko waved at the people below the stage. Two Nihon people carried two cartons onto the stage. The spectators stared excitedly from their seats. The wooden box had contained the bronze head of the 12 Zodiac Signs, so they wondered what kind of good stuff the Nihon people had brought this time.

When the cartons were opened, Chiba Mieko took out two items. They were two three-colored glazed maid pots.

”Tang tri-colored pottery! That's Tang tri-colored pottery!”

Some spectators below the stage immediately screamed out.