Bab 486: Chapter 482: Redemption for a Fee

Everyone fell silent upon hearing Captain Wu's words, while Huo Sining silently nodded in agreement.

If these cultural relics ended up in the hands of ordinary people, they might unwittingly be smuggled out of the country. Once these valuable relics were gone, not even ten times the money, or even more, could buy them back.

Just like the twelve zodiac animal heads, Guiguzi Descends the Mountain Yuan Blue and White porcelain, etc., these immensely precious artifacts, once in foreign museums, could only be lamented from afar through glass by domestic experts and professors, beating their chests and stamping their feet in regret.

"Once they're abroad, that's that. A few years ago, a Han Dynasty ancient tomb was discovered in Chang'an, and I went to the site with Professor Shi."

"At that time, a child who was playing around snuck into the archaeological site when the team was not looking and took a very valuable artifact."