In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

James suddenly remembered something. "I heard that the owner of Su's Auction House likes antiques. Our family has collected a few Chinese artifacts before. Go and talk to the owner and see if I can exchange them for a bronze wine cup!"

"Antiques can't be bought or sold, but can't we at least exchange them?"

"..."

The butler hesitated, "This..."

James got angry, saying, "Go ask them, if it doesn't work, then forget it..."

Seeing that his young master was angry, the butler nodded repeatedly, "Alright, I'll go check on him right away..."

With that, the butler quickly left the private room.

……

A dozen minutes later, in Su Mo's private room.

Laughing Fox pushed open the door and went out.

Old Hu, Fatty, and Yingzi all looked up.

Laughing Fox came over and whispered a few words in Su Mo's ear.

Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

Laughing Fox nodded emphatically, then produced a list. "I heard from the butler that this is a small portion of their collection of Chinese artifacts..."

"If you agree, they would like to exchange it for artifacts of equal value..."

Su Mo looked down and saw that there were more than a dozen Chinese cultural relics on the list, and the first one was a head of one of the twelve zodiac animals from the Old Summer Palace.

Su Mo pondered for a moment, "Please invite them in. I want to have a detailed discussion with this heir of the Rothschild family..."

"Yes!"

Laughing Fox nodded and turned to leave.

A short while later, James, the butler, and a burly black bodyguard walked in.

“Mr. James…”

Su Mo stood up. "Hello, I'm the owner here!"

James paused for a moment, "You...you're the owner here? You don't look that much older than me, do you?"

"Hahaha."

Su Mo laughed, but didn't dwell on the issue with this foreigner. "Mr. James, your Chinese is so fluent. Come, please have a seat!"

James sat opposite Su Mo, with his butler and bodyguards standing behind him.

"Mr. Su..."

James answered truthfully, "Have you seen the list of treasures? Are you satisfied?"

Su Mo nodded, "I've seen it, Mr. James. Please name your price, and I'll definitely negotiate!"

James frowned. "Mr. Su, I think you've misunderstood me. I really admire your country's antiques, especially bronzes… I meant I'd like to exchange them with you for the same price…"

Su Mo shook his head. "Bronze artifacts are national treasures; we don't allow them to leave the country..."

James's face darkened.

"Fake!"

The black bodyguard cursed and immediately pulled out a pistol from his pocket, pressing it against Su Mo's head. "Listen carefully to what our... young master says!"

The black bodyguard's words were a bit awkward, but fortunately Su Mo could understand them.

"hehe…"

Su Mo sneered and glanced at the black man.

The black man's face froze, and his eyes went blank.

"Oh!"

The black man committed suicide on the spot in Su Mo's private room.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

James yelled, "What are you doing?"

"Can anyone tell me what happened?"

Chapter 374: The Sky-High Auction

"Oh!"

A gunshot rang out, and the black bodyguard fell to the ground.

The butler stood there, stunned.

James was shocked and asked, "What are you doing? Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

Old Hu and Wang Kaixuan stood up at the same time, looking warily at James and the butler behind him.

Su Mo covered Yingzi's eyes and pulled her behind him, saying in a deep voice, "Mr. James, your black slave bodyguard is pointing a gun at me. Is this your order?"

The butler hurriedly said, "Mr. Su...we..."

Su Mo coldly rebuked, "Shut up!"

Sensing Su Mo's powerful, mountain-like aura, the butler quickly shut his mouth.

At this moment, the butler realized that this Mr. Su was definitely a man who had seen blood, and that his young master was a hothouse flower compared to him, far inferior.

What horrified the butler even more was the way the bodyguard died... It was so damn shocking that he still couldn't understand it; it was... hypnosis.

Su Mo continued, "Holding a gun to your business rival's head. Young Master James, is this the Rothschild family's rule?"

James panicked too, "No, let me explain, this idiot is indeed a bit reckless usually..."

Wang Kaixuan punched James to the ground, yelling, "What the hell are you trying to explain?!"

The butler called out urgently, "Young Master..."

Old Hu stared intently at the butler.

No, no, no!

James, lying on the ground, quickly begged for mercy, "I have something to say, let me finish what I have to say..."

"You're talking about your mother..."

The fat man didn't give the big-nosed foreigner a chance to speak. He swung his fist and unleashed a barrage of blows, making James cry out in pain, "Young Master..."

The butler covered his face, unable to bear the sight of his young master's miserable state.

After playing for more than ten minutes, Su Mo felt it was about time and spoke up to dissuade him, "Alright, alright, Fatty!"

Hearing this, the fat man lowered his fist and stepped aside. "Pah, what a joke! This is the first time I've ever seen someone dare to pull out a gun on our turf..."

"Waaaaah..."

By this time, James, his face swollen and bruised, pointed to the black corpse on the ground and said, "Vanney... he probably just wanted to scare you guys, he didn't really mean to shoot..."

"Humph!"

Su Mo snorted coldly, "Pointing a gun at my head, I don't care if he intends to shoot or not, he's crossed my line..."

"Young Master James, how should we handle today's situation?"

Su Mo stared at James on the ground with an unfriendly expression.

"I…"

James was trembling all over, and stammered, "I...I..."

Su Mo said, "I won't take advantage of you..."

As he spoke, Su Mo took out the list again, "Send all the antiques on this list to me, and this matter will be over..."

The butler hesitated, "My young master only wants a bronze artifact..."

"Clap!"

Old Hu pulled out a pistol from behind his back and slammed it on the table. "Can this work?"

James hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, definitely! I'm willing to send the antique over..."

Su Mo nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble you for a while, Young Master James. You'll be staying with us for now..."

Su Mo looked up and glanced at the panicked butler.

The butler's face turned ashen, fearing that he too would die here without knowing why, just like the black bodyguard.

flutter!

The butler suddenly knelt on the ground, pleading, "Mr. Su, spare me! Mr. Su, spare me..."

Su Mo shook his head. "You won't die. As the Rothschild family's butler, I expect you to report today's events truthfully to your patriarch..."

The butler nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Su Mo added, "Also, tell him to ask if he wants the antique or his son's life!"

The butler replied, "Very well, I'll contact the head of the family right away!"

Su Mo waved his hand, "Go!"

The butler didn't dare linger and turned to leave in a hurry.

Outside, the auction was still going on.

The beautiful auctioneer stood on the auction stage, announcing, "Next up is a work by Zhang Wenlong, a famous woodcarving master of the Qing Dynasty: a rosewood lacquered Guan Gong standing statue, measuring 16 x 14 x 33 cm and weighing 780g!"

"As everyone knows, Guan Yu is known as the God of War in my country, and he represents the concept of righteousness in Chinese virtues..."

"This statue of Guan Yu is so lifelike, it's as if Guan Yu himself is alive today!"

"Starting bid: one million RMB, with each bid increment no less than 5 RMB!"

"Bidding begins now!"

Su Mo refocused his attention on the auction stage.