I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 738: Follow-up to the Collection Incident

Nothing much happened on the rest of the journey.

Everyone returned smoothly to the coast of the Central Plains Continent. They took a stroll in the city near the shore, bought some small souvenirs, had a special local lunch at a tavern, and then continued flying home.

Speeding all the way, it felt like they were racing back home.

After returning to Tonglin County, everyone rested for a day. Elder Liu continued running Renxin Hall, Du Yueyao went home for a visit, and Shen Ying returned to Peach Blossom Plain to practice cultivation in seclusion.

As for Lu Zheng…

...

"There's going to be an exhibition in Beidu."

Lin Wan flipped back her hair, caught her breath, got off Lu Zheng, and lay down beside him.

"What exhibition?" Lu Zheng wrapped his arm around Lin Wan, his curiosity piqued.

"Special Exhibition of the Zodiac Beast Head Bronze Sculptures," Lin Wan smirked, "and also an exhibition of artifacts returned to the country."

"Wow!" Lu Zheng was taken aback, "Are they no longer pretending?"

"Why pretend! These are artifacts anonymously donated to the museum by people with good intentions. Organizing an exhibition is a way to thank them. After all, aside from research value, these items allow our citizens to view them, increasing national curiosity and enthusiasm for their own history."

"Ah, right!" Lu Zheng nodded quickly, "No wonder you're a civil servant, you've got your reasoning all lined up!"

Lin Wan couldn't help but pinch Lu Zheng, making him inhale sharply, and asked, "Shall we go see it over the weekend?"

Lu Zheng curiously asked, "What's there to see? We've seen them before; we even categorized them ourselves."

"Well… I want to see them displayed at the exhibition," Lin Wan bit her lower lip, feeling a little embarrassed, "Am I being a bit too pretentious?"

Lu Zheng nodded, "Yes, very pretentious."

Lin Wan blinked, her response not quite what she expected. Shouldn't you comfort me a bit?

Seeing Lu Zheng's teasing eyes, Lin Wan took a deep breath and added a little more force with her hand.

"Hiss…" Lu Zheng's eyes widened, "Not pretentious, not pretentious, it's perfectly normal, like the perpetrator always mingling with the crowd and revisiting the crime scene. It makes sense for us to check out the exhibition too!"

"What kind of strange analogy is that!" Lin Wan said speechlessly, "How did it become a crime scene? If we're going to use that analogy, we should be heading to Europe."

"Oh right, I forgot to mention, apart from us, other countries have already held their exhibitions." Lin Wan laughed, "The first one was the Husky, didn't give those two concerned parties any face at all."

"Tsk tsk, that Sudan is really bold!" Lu Zheng clicked his tongue, even this one is very good at maneuvering, so flamboyant.

"Third Brother followed closely," Lin Wan laughed, "Then it was Persia, Xiguo, and the Pharaoh Country. Speaking of which, even if we're not the last, we're still among the last."

"After all, as one of the five permanent members, we have to save some face." Lu Zheng nodded understandingly and then asked with a smile, "How about other countries? None of them paid attention?"

"None, and Xiguo's officials even asked when they plan to return the items from the British Museum and the Louvre." Lin Wan laughed, "They actually dared to ask."

Lu Zheng shook his head, "Only Xiguo officials would dare to ask. Other countries aren't so naive; they can't afford to lose face like this."

Lin Wan smiled, indeed, as Lu Zheng said, only Xiguo's officials brought up the issue, while other countries, despite having national treasures in those two museums, remained silent.

"By the way, there's a little incident."

At this point, Lin Wan couldn't help but grin, her pride almost written all over her face.

"What incident?"

Seeing Lin Wan couldn't help but laugh, Lu Zheng became curious and asked teasingly, "Why is madam laughing?"

"In the exhibition introduction we posted, there were some items from Japan," Lin Wan laughed, "Then Japanese netizens exploded, saying that the artifact thieves were illiterate for sending the items to the wrong place and demanded their return."

"They've got some nerve!" Lu Zheng cursed and then asked, "How did we reply?"

Lin Wan laughed heartily, "We didn't reply, or rather, we gave an official reply."

"What was said?"

"That these were donated to us by well-intentioned people, and we will take good care of them, exhibit them in due course, ensuring people around the world can view these collections smoothly and unhindered."

Lu Zheng nodded, "That's the spirit!"

Lin Wan continued with a laugh, "But the Japanese government seemed tactful; no one stepped forward."

"After all, they have even more items over there," Lu Zheng pouted, "No rush, eventually, they'll have to return them one by one."

"Shall we book the tickets for Friday?" Lin Wan asked.

"I'll do it now."

Lu Zheng said, then logged onto the ticketing platform, bought the tickets, and then asked, "The follow-up investigation on this case, are you still loafing?"

"Of course!" Lin Wan nodded as if it were obvious.

"Isn't anyone curious? No speculation?" Lu Zheng curiously asked.

After all, this was a case that shocked the world, with over a thousand named and valuable artifacts taken at once, then returned to their original owners in a complete fashion. The suspect is elusive and hard to track down. Isn't anyone curious?

"Of course, people are curious. But with no vested interest, why conduct an investigation? Why do something that angers others?"

"Besides, without investigation, there's no basis for opinion." Lin Wan shrugged her shoulders, "What speculation could there be? These collectors, while wealthy, are just that—wealthy. The security measures in places like basements and vaults are nowhere near those of national museums.

Honestly, if someone decides to take action, it wouldn't just be government agents, even a team of professionals could potentially accomplish this task.

So, in the absence of international cooperation, it's understandable that those two concerned parties can't find leads on the suspect, it just shows their incompetence."

At this point, Lin Wan cast a glance at Lu Zheng, smirking, "How about it, do you feel like our action this time was just beyond human, almost like an immortal technique, hence people must think in extraordinary terms?"

Lu Zheng: 눈_눈

"I'm not, I didn't, don't babble." Lu Zheng said speechlessly, "I feel like you're mocking me, but I have no evidence."

Lin Wan couldn't help but laugh, nuzzled against Lu Zheng, gave him a kiss, then lifted her head, got closer to Lu Zheng, and comforted, "Don't worry, I'll be checking and filling in the gaps for you. Unless you want to show your divinity in public, otherwise, I'll remind you… hey? You're done resting?"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but widen his eyes, then with a turn, "I think you're the one who's rested!"