In the days after Zhang Wenbin and others returned to China, the antique dealer James also formally filed a lawsuit with the London District Court on the grounds that the police illegally seized his property. 【,
At the same time, the Little Britain Police submitted a request to the Royal Prosecution Office for approval to classify the case as a criminal proceeding. The Chinese government also expressed its concerns about these cultural relics and its firm position on ownership to Little Britain through various channels. .
Today's China is no longer the Qing government of more than a hundred years ago, nor is it the New China that was just established a few decades ago. Instead, it has become a huge country, and its international influence has reached its peak.
Under China’s firm position and pressure, the London District Court rejected James’s lawsuit. The request from the Little Britain Police to the Royal Prosecution Service also played a certain role.
The reason why the police requested the Royal Prosecutor's Office to classify the purple case as a criminal proceeding in advance was to prevent the local court from classifying the case as a civil proceeding.
There is a huge difference between the two types of proceedings. In China, the principle of criminal proceedings is that no one can be found guilty or defended without being judged by the court in accordance with the law, and will not be held accountable in accordance with the law.
Civil litigation has unique principles such as punishment, mediation, and support for prosecution, as well as the evidence system. The former stipulates that the burden of proof lies with the prosecution, and the latter stipulates that whoever advocates must provide evidence. If it is classified as criminal, then the Little Britain Police will As the party giving evidence, if there is a civil lawsuit, then James can give evidence himself.
“If the local court does accept this case, it would be most beneficial for the Huaxia and Little Britain police to characterize it as a criminal proceeding.
“The most commonly used method to recover smuggled cultural relics or lost cultural relics is through diplomatic negotiations and other means. As for litigation with the government of a country as the main body, that is an unacceptable method.
The government is different from the individual. You must be very cautious in everything you do, because once a lawsuit against smuggled cultural relics is filed in the Little Britain court in the name of the Chinese government, this will affect the relationship between China and Little Britain, and will also have a certain impact on China's politics and economy. adverse effects.
Generally speaking. He still advocates negotiation and negotiation with the parties involved in the cultural relics, but James is extremely arrogant and has no intention of negotiating at all. All the Chinese government can do now is to collect as much evidence as possible and negotiate with the Little Britain government. .
If after negotiation, there is no possibility to claim back these cultural relics through negotiation, then. The Chinese government will initiate legal proceedings.
After the local court dismissed his lawsuit, James contacted some prominent media to publicize his ownership of these cultural relics and insisted that he would never negotiate and would continue to prosecute. At the same time, he randomly investigated Little Britain. Seize his cultural relics and dismiss his lawsuit. Expressed great disappointment and indignation that a country cannot protect the property of its own citizens. What's the use of him, and he said that this phenomenon was all caused by China.
Under James’s arrogant campaign and bribery, some people who opposed the current government and hated China held small-scale protests and demonstrations. Protest against China's actions.
However, the Little Britain government was silent on this demonstration, because they were also very entangled in the handling of this batch of smuggled cultural relics, and there were two wrong views within the government. However, this silence represents that the side against China has gained the upper hand.
If the Little Britain government wants to resolve this matter quickly, it would be very easy to return the cultural relics to China. However, apart from the police cooperating with the Chinese appraisal team in the investigation, there is no other action.
James' lawsuit was only dismissed under huge pressure from China. Now China is very proficient in international laws. Even if the Little Britain District Court accepts the lawsuit, the Chinese government will have ways to deal with it. In that case, it will be Little Britain that is embarrassed.
However, James’s arrogant remarks were not spread by some major media in Little Britain and the world. As for many wealthy families and wealthy people in Little Britain, they refused to comment on the matter.
Many people have seen what is hidden in it. The methods that James can use have become less and less. In front of the increasingly powerful China, these methods of his are completely useless. They can already See, what will be James' final fate.
Facing the huge market in China, many people want to get in and share a piece of the cake. Perhaps James now thinks that his antique business will not reach China, so he is so arrogant, but in the future, he will have no chance. .
Similarly, these wealthy families have no involvement in matters related to James, and they also have some connections with Chen Yi. As Chen Yi's achievements become more and more?The bigger he gets, the more famous he becomes. No family or artist dares to ignore this young man.
The reason why many media did not respond to these remarks made by James is because of both Hua Xia and Chen Yi. Perhaps the Hua Xia government will not say anything about these remarks, but Chen Yi may make them The media they belong to will never have the opportunity to participate in the press conference to be held later.
After learning what James had done, Chen Yi just smiled lightly. This guy may be part of his plan, but it is not the most important. Let’s introduce this guy for two days before talking about it.
The next day, Chen Yi continued to search according to the locations of the remaining nine script manuscripts. The places he went to were also getting further and further away from the hotel. Today's search, he also went to the hiding place of the six script manuscripts, but Just like yesterday, those manuscripts had disappeared without a trace.
In some places, houses have become empty spaces, while in other places, low-rise buildings that were four hundred years ago have turned into high-rise buildings, which really makes people sigh with emotion about the impermanence of the world.
Such high-rise buildings undoubtedly make it more difficult to find information. Where several script manuscripts exist, the conditions encountered are basically the same as yesterday. Some of them were moved away at unknown times. Some have become vacant lots and turned into high-rise buildings with nowhere to look.
Chen Yi had already anticipated the difficulty of searching for the information obtained four hundred years ago. If anyone else had failed to gain anything this time, he would have given up long ago. It is so difficult to find some information, let alone those who do not have any accurate information. No wonder no one has found the complete manuscript from Shakespeare's fame to the present.
In the evening, Chen Yi returned to the hotel again. Among the six manuscripts today, he only got information about the owner of one house. Speaking of which, of the fifteen script manuscripts, he had already gone to the location of twelve manuscripts. could not find it.
Next, there are only three manuscripts left. Of Shakespeare's four most famous comedies and tragedies, he knows the whereabouts of two comedies and three tragedies. And now, there is only one tragedy left. Among the remaining Among the three unsearched manuscripts below, the other tragedies and comedies were also found in the past two days of searching.
Now it is no longer an extravagant hope to find Shakespeare's famous script. It is already satisfying to find a script manuscript. However, Chen Yi's state of mind is still not affected in any way. Even in the end, he really can't find it. He wouldn't be too disappointed if he read a book. This result was already within his expectation.
After dinner, Chen Yi returned to the room. Just when he was about to contact Director Rieger, the phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and looked at it, couldn't help but smile, and after answering the call, he said: "Mr. Fairman, good evening. "
"Haha, good evening, Mr. Chen." Fellman also smiled heartily.
After a few polite words, Fellman continued: "Mr. Chen, tomorrow is the weekend. I have told my wife about your coming. She is very happy and said that she will prepare a rich dinner for you tomorrow. You must come tonight."
"Mr. Fellman, it is my honor to have a dinner with you, and I will not be absent." Chen Yi smiled. Director Fellman also gave him a lot of help and invited him to the dinner. , how can you refuse.
"Great, Mr. Chen, we are looking forward to your arrival." Fehrman said with joy. He and his wife can be together again. The only thing he needs to thank is Chen Yi, who can invite him to dinner together. This is exactly what he said. What they hope for most.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yi dialed Director Rieger's phone number, "Mr. Chen, I was just about to contact you, but you called first." The call was connected instantly, and Director Rieger Said with a smile inside.
"Haha, Mr. Rigg, thank you very much for saving me the phone bill." Chen Yi said jokingly.
Curator Rigg couldn't help but smile, "Mr. Chen's phone bill will probably never be used up. The information on the two people you asked me to check yesterday was only found for one. That person moved away fifty years ago. To the south of London, the man died twenty years ago and the house is now occupied by his wife."
"As for the other person, it may be due to a long time ago, or there may be an accident in the data. I will continue to ask people to search for it next. Please record the current detailed address of that person" Said, Ruige Pavilion The chief told Chen Yi an address.
Chen Yi did not take a pen to record, but listened carefully. With the memory of his brain, it was just an address. There was no need to record it with a pen and paper. He only found one and it was? It was expected, after all, it was moved a hundred years ago. At that time, computers were not even manufactured.
"Mr. Rigg, thank you for your help. I need your help to find someone today." After Chen Yi memorized the address in his mind, he expressed his gratitude to Director Rigg and made another request to search. (To be continued.)