Chapter 153: The item isn't big, but the face-slapping is maxed out

Dr. Luo stared fixedly at Bai Wei, his eyes full of wariness.

He had made full preparations for this Antique Exhibition, determined to steal the spotlight.

Yet he hadn't expected Bai Wei to appear out of nowhere and steal all the glory.

Qian Lao, the Museum Curator... and a crowd of bigwigs from the antique circle all nodded one after another, casting approving smiles at Bai Wei.

Bai Wei clearly finished explaining the origins of several antiques, then smiled at the reporters.

"Do you have any more questions?"

The reporter felt a bit flustered, subconsciously glanced at Dr. Luo, and then hurriedly waved his hand with a sheepish smile, indicating he had no more questions.

Bai Wei kept smiling, but a flash of disdain crossed the depths of her eyes.

This action by the reporter was clearly done under Dr. Luo's instruction to embarrass her and Deputy Bureau Chief Qian in public.

She just couldn't understand it.

Dr. Luo was clearly born and raised in Huaxia, yet he turned his back on his own people to help foreigners harass his compatriots.

Since that was the case...

Bai Wei cleared her throat and stared at the reporter with a smile.

"Since you have no more questions, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"W-what question?"

"These Huaxia antiques exhibited by the Roth Family include several national treasures belonging to the ancient imperial family, all of which are not for sale. May I ask how the Roth Family obtained these antiques?"

As soon as Bai Wei finished speaking, the expressions of the crowd around them became grave.

How did they get them?

Everyone knew full well that these antiques had been looted.

A look of surprise flashed across Deputy Bureau Chief Qian's face.

The young lady had guts; as a government official, it was inconvenient for him to ask such a sharp question, but Bai Wei dared to ask and speak out!

Deputy Bureau Chief Qian silently gave Bai Wei a thumbs-up in his heart.

Dr. Luo suddenly raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and stared over.

Bai Wei ignored him completely, maintaining a poised smile while staring fixedly at that Yinglun reporter.

She was someone who always repaid grievances!

If he embarrassed her, she would pay him back in kind!

Cold sweat broke out on the reporter's forehead; he couldn't get the words out.

"This..."

Bai Wei smiled slightly, "Let me tell you. These Huaxia antiques were looted and taken abroad during the wars decades ago. Therefore, these antiques in the hands of the Roth Family were originally our things."

There were several blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners at the scene, including a high-ranking member of the Roth Family, and they all looked awkward.

Dr. Luo couldn't sit still anymore; if he didn't say something, the company would lose all face.

"Ms. Bai Wei, these Huaxia antiques were all legally acquired by us. Art has no borders; please do not ask such questions again."

"Fine."

Bai Wei nodded.

That phrase 'art has no borders' again.

That was exactly what she was waiting for.

"Everyone, I happen to have some antiques from the ancient Yinglun kingdom here as well, and I was prepared to exhibit them."

After Bai Wei finished speaking, she met the surprised gazes of the crowd and fished a gold coin out of her bag.

Instantly, a low gasp rippled through the crowd.

"This is an ancient gold coin from the Kent Dynasty!" Dr. Luo recognized it at a glance and blurted out in shock, "How could you have this thing?"

The people from the antique circle all around also looked shocked.

Especially the few members of the Roth Family, who were absolutely stunned on the spot.

As the head of the seven ancient Yinglun kingdoms, the Kent Dynasty was the most prosperous, and its culture and thought reached a peak, possessing an extremely high level of artistry.

But the Kent Dynasty had already fallen, and the antiques passed down to the present day were extremely rare; things like the royal gold coin in Bai Wei's hand had never been passed down at all, and everyone had only seen them in records.

They hadn't expected Bai Wei to just pull one out so casually.

The reporters were also in a stir, hurriedly taking photos.

"It's so perfectly preserved, it's practically flawless!"

"There isn't even a single scratch; this gold coin is really well preserved."

"It's truly a perfect work of art, just like new."

Bai Wei chuckled secretly to herself.

Of course it was complete!

Because these gold coins had crossed a millennium to be delivered directly into her hands.

The few foreigners standing behind Dr. Luo also became agitated and kept discussing among themselves; they were high-ranking members of the Roth Family.

Then, one of them walked up to Bai Wei and spoke in stiff Huaxia language.

"Miss Bai Wei, could you let us see the gold coin in your hand?"

"Sure."

Bai Wei handed the gold coin over.

The area was packed with reporters, and there were armed police standing guard on the outer perimeter, so she wasn't worried about the other party running off.

The man took a magnifying glass, touched and tapped it to study it for a while, then whispered a few words to the others and walked up to Bai Wei.

"Miss Bai, my name is Richard, and I am from the Roth Family. Our family's ancestors came from the Kent Dynasty. These gold coins in your hand should be our family heirlooms. Can you return them to us?"

"What?" Bai Wei was surprised, looking up and down at the blond-haired, blue-eyed man before her named Richard.

This Richard really had a thick skin!

He actually came running to ask for her Gold and Silver Coin under the guise of an "ancestral heirloom"!

Bai Wei was almost amused to the point of laughter by him; given her temperament, in normal times, she would have already started retorting.

But now, she had to maintain her image.

Bai Wei smiled elegantly.

"Mr. Richard, the Huaxia antiques in your hands are also things belonging to our ancestors."

"When you just refused to return the antiques left behind by our ancestors, didn't you say that art has no borders?"

"Therefore, I will give you the same answer: art has no borders. I'm sorry, I intend to take it to an exhibition and do not plan to yield it to you."

"If you want to reminisce about your ancestral items, you can go to our Huaxia exhibition hall to view them."

After speaking, Bai Wei snatched the Gold and Silver Coin directly from Richard's hand.

Since the other party was holding onto Huaxia antiques and refusing to let go, she would take out the things belonging to the Roth Family ancestors and represent Huaxia in the exhibition!

Richard's expression was ugly, and the several foreigners beside him also had angry looks in their eyes.

Their own family's ancestral treasure had ended up in someone else's hands, was being taken by that person for public exhibition, and was even representing Huaxia.

The item was not large, but the level of face-slapping was simply maxed out!

Bai Wei didn't care.

Didn't they want to hurt each other?

Then fine!

Anyway, the things she brought out had even greater lethality!

A group of reporters crowded up.

"Ms. Bai Wei, may I ask how many Kent Dynasty Gold and Silver Coins you have in your possession?"

Bai Wei spoke calmly.

"I have a chest full!"

After speaking, she added, "Probably a few hundred, both gold and silver coins."

The scene went quiet for a moment, and then, with a boom, it exploded into an uproar.

Richard and the high-level executives beside him were full of shock, their eyes filled with disbelief.

A few hundred?!

It was simply heaven-defying!

Just this single gold coin was already a unique, one-of-a-kind item in the world.

Yet... the other person had a whole pile of them, as plentiful as common radishes!

At this moment, Bai Wei smiled slightly again.

"Besides this chest of gold coins, I have two more large chests of Kent Dynasty antiques."

After speaking, she turned her head to look at Richard.

"There are too many things, I can't even look through them all. When the time comes, I will have to trouble Mr. Richard to help identify them. They are all things from your ancestors, so you should know their stories and origins."

Richard's face flushed red; he had been slapped in the face again!

They didn't have a single piece of their own ancestors' things, yet Bai Wei had three large chests, and she was even going to ask him to explain the origins of these ancestral items to others!

The level of face-slapping soared once more.