Chapter 4584: Day of the Brightest (50)

Michigan is located in the Great Lakes region of the United States, separated from Canada by the lake, and is also known as the "Great Lakes State." The famous city of Detroit is located in Michigan, and Midway City is located east of Sault Ste. Marie and south of the St. Marys River; it is a beautiful small city. Because it has a lot of water, it is also known as the "Great Lakes Island," and is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and humanistic style.

Midway City is consistently ranked as one of the best tourist cities in the Great Lakes region. In addition to its rich water system, which is a paradise for various fishing enthusiasts, it is also because the Midway City Museum houses countless ancient Egyptian cultural relics, especially cultural relics from the 19th Dynasty—also one of the most prosperous dynasties in ancient Egypt. There are countless research institutes and project teams established around this museum, which have made no small contribution to the investigation and analysis of ancient Egyptian history.

When Deathstroke first heard this argument, he felt somewhat speechless. You robbed other people's cultural relics, and then said you made a contribution to investigating their history; is that too shameless? But later he learned that in fact, many ancient Egyptian cultural relics scattered around the world were not necessarily robbed; some were actively sent.

As everyone knows, ancient Egyptians have long been extinct. Modern Egyptians have neither blood relationship with ancient Egyptians nor inherit their culture. Modern Egypt belongs to the Arab civilization and believes in Islam. And many historical cultures of ancient Egypt are inseparable from mythology. This has led to the fact that historical and cultural research that can be done in Egypt itself is very limited.

And the history and cultural relics left by the ancient Egyptian civilization are really too many, leaving a heavy stroke in human history, and too many scholars want to study this period of history. But the current situation in Egypt is very twisted; it both needs ancient Egyptian culture to attract tourists and is restricted by religion and cannot be publicly promoted. So they thought of a way, which is to conduct joint research.

Ancient Egyptians liked to record very much and also had attainments in art, which led to a large number of ancient Egyptian cultural relics, which is a rare rich mine in human history. So, Egyptian authorities often lend cultural relics to others for research, which not only builds good relationships with scholars from various countries and strengthens their international influence, but also is not easily criticized by the Arab world, which is considered a good solution.

And the research focus of scholars from various countries is also different. Obviously, scholars in the United States prefer to study the 19th Dynasty, which can be said to be one of the most glorious dynasties of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Ramesses the Great was brilliant in battle, lived a long life, and was deeply loved by the ancient Egyptians. Because of its world influence, the United States got the piece of pizza with the most ingredients.

And the research center for ancient Egyptian culture in the United States is in Midway City, Michigan. It's no wonder Diana would let Deathstroke come here. If a road sign near the Midway City Museum fell and hit ten people, nine of them would be ancient Egyptian cultural relic experts.

Deathstroke's current state of mind is very complex. On the one hand, he has a feeling of gloating: let you kid forge cultural relics, you ran into someone who really knows the ropes, right? On the other hand, he is a bit worried about Shiler being exposed. Because as Shiler said, things have reached this point, the cultural relic can only be real, otherwise everyone has worked in vain, including Deathstroke himself.

You know, Deathstroke also contributed to finding the mural back. Although Diana didn't say it explicitly, looking at her attitude, she also accepted this favor. Otherwise, it's hard to expect a superhero to have a good face for a mercenary who kills for money. This is the first time Deathstroke has received such a good attitude from a member of the Justice League.

But if the whole thing is exposed, Deathstroke will become an accomplice, adding chaos to the Justice League when they are most anxious, and they will definitely hold a grudge against him. It will be difficult to operate in the United States in the future.

Deathstroke began to consider whether to secretly assassinate this expert. However, there is more than one expert in this place; kill one, and there is still a pile. This matter is really hard to end.

He decided to observe Dr. Hall first to see if he could find any handle. If he could threaten him to change his tune, that would be best. If it really didn't work, he could only think of other ways.

Deathstroke's worry didn't last long. Because when he came to the balcony outside the second-floor window of the Midway City Museum and was preparing to observe the manager's office, he saw a very familiar figure walk into the office.

"Good afternoon, Dr. Hall." Shiler was wearing a light yellow-green casual suit, his hair neatly combed back, and he stepped forward to shake hands with the man in front of him.

"You're finally back." The man called Dr. Hall was tall, with dark skin and a very firm face; he didn't look like a doctor, but rather like a warrior. He shook Shiler's hand forcefully and took him to sit on the sofa in the reception area, "Is the plan going smoothly?"

"Of course. Those damn thieves should have already been taught a lesson. However, your old rival Haywin is too cunning; he resigned from the position of curator of the Cairo Museum and ran away during the chaos of Cairo's unsealing."

"That's enough." Dr. Hall put his hands on the armrests, crossed one leg, and said, "Over the years, he doesn't know how many ancient Egyptian cultural relics he has destroyed and resold. If he isn't taught a big lesson, he will become even more unscrupulous. Mr. Rodriguez, if it weren't for you, we would really be in danger this time."

Shiler lowered his head and laughed; he picked up the water cup and took a sip of water and said: "Actually, I am also surprised that you would agree to this plan."

"Why?" Dr. Hall raised an eyebrow and asked.

"I know you are a real scholar who values historical research. Forging cultural relics is still a bit..."

"Oh, no, my friend." Dr. Hall shook his head and said, "Why can those guys who don't respect historical culture at all use despicable means to steal everything, while we can't use some small schemes to deal with them? No matter what, no real cultural relic has been damaged, and Haywin has already been taught a lesson. That's enough."

"This is also thanks to you." Shiler said, "I just proposed a plan. It was you who used your professional level to create the 'Serpent of Frine' that was indistinguishable from the real one, otherwise it wouldn't have fooled Haywin."

"Ha, that guy." Dr. Hall's tone revealed deep disdain, "When he was at the University of Zurich, he was a hooligan who didn't learn anything. I dare say he couldn't even say how many pharaohs Egypt had. As long as he sees something that looks like an ancient Egyptian cultural relic, he treats it as a treasure. Fooling him is the simplest thing in the world."

"I did witness how unprofessional he was on this trip." Shiler also shook his head and said, "That Hsinag has some skills, pitted him, and took the mural. Guess where he hid it?"

"Oh, where did he hide it?" Dr. Hall seemed very interested.

"Tutankhamun exhibition hall!"

"Hahahahahahahaha!"

After Shiler finished speaking, Dr. Hall laughed loudly. He patted the armrest and said: "That arms dealer really understands him. This guy last inspected the exhibition hall, probably the year he took office, which must have been 15 years ago. Stuffing the mural into the exhibition hall upstairs is simply a brilliant scheme. If you hadn't found it, he would have looked until the next century and wouldn't have found it!"

The two mocked Haywin for a while. Dr. Hall talked about many of his embarrassing things during his university days, and then said: "How is that French arms dealer?"

"You know, I can't do anything to him." Shiler shook his head and said, "Behind him is France's largest arms manufacturer and the French government. Otherwise, how could he have handled so many cultural relic transfer contracts in a short period of time? But thanks to him, our plan could be implemented."

"This is all your credit, Mr. Rodriguez, thanks to your experience. If it were me, I wouldn't know where to find such a person." Dr. Hall sighed and said, "Our operation this time can at least let the field of ancient Egyptian cultural relic research be quiet for a few years. But only for a few years."

"We didn't pay anything, did we?" Shiler said, "Except for spending some time making fake cultural relics, and running to Cairo delayed some of my business. We didn't pay a very high price, and being able to exchange it for a few years of quiet is already quite good."

"You're right. I'm a bit sentimental." Dr. Hall said, "I think you can understand. I have spent most of my life dealing with these cultural relics. Each of them carries fascinating history. I don't want any of them to be harmed, but there is always someone like Haywin..."

"Have you ever thought that perhaps this plan could be more in-depth?"

"Oh?"

"We just created a fake cultural relic that looked like the real thing, and with your endorsement, even old hands like Hsinag and Haywin were fooled. This proves that professional people like you are a minority after all, and most people don't have the ability to distinguish."

Dr. Hall narrowed his eyes: "Tell me in detail."

"Look, professional scholars like you need real cultural relics for historical research. However, those who hire cultural relic thieves to steal cultural relics only need them to decorate their collection rooms. They don't care about the authenticity of the cultural relics, only how much they are worth, right?"

"I understand." Dr. Hall said, "They want cultural relics, we give them cultural relics, as many as they want."

"That's right. This plan proves that creating a fake cultural relic that can fool them is not difficult at all. As a world-famous ancient Egyptian cultural relic research expert, as long as you reveal some hints, the fake is real. Let them play with those modern crafts, while you keep the real cultural relics for research; this is the best method."

Dr. Hall's hand tapped lightly on the armrest. He said with some worry: "Using my professional skills to do these things is very immoral, but I really have had enough of those greedy cultural relic thieves! Just like I told you before, in the past few months, cultural relic theft cases have become more and more rampant; just the Midway City Museum has had 16 cases in one month. If this continues, when will it end!"

"Doctor, the key to this matter is not morality. Just like you said, why can they steal cultural relics with dirty means, while we can't fight back?"

"Then what do you think is the key..."

"There is a risk in passing off the fake as the real thing." Shiler said, "Laymen like us really can't distinguish which is real and which is fake. Mixing in fake cultural relics, although it can attract their attention, what if it affects cultural relic research..."

"You don't have to worry about that; I can distinguish which is real and which is fake at a glance."

"I certainly don't worry about this. But after all, conducting cultural and historical research is a long-term work. After you pass away, where can we find an expert like you to distinguish cultural relics? Wouldn't it be impossible to distinguish the real from the fake then?"

"You don't have to worry about this..." Hall seemed to want to say something, but suddenly stopped and changed his words, "I mean, I can pass my knowledge to my child. He will become an expert like me. We will always have the ability to distinguish between real and fake cultural relics."

Shiler nodded and said: "That's easy to handle. However, whether this scheme can always be effective remains to be tested by time. Starting large-scale mass production directly is probably too risky. Why don't we start with the 'Serpent of Frine'."

"You mean..." ===== CHAPTER 4585 =====