Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1453: Chapter 1437: The Bandit Family

”Yes, this Earl is Albert Adrian, do you know him?” Li Jun felt slightly surprised.

Huo Sining couldn’t help but confirm again and again, ”Is this person a white man in his sixties, from the Albert family, a famous collector in England?”

Li Jun laughed, ”That’s right, Adrian is a renowned gentleman and also an extravagant collector; this is inseparable from his family. The Albert family he belongs to is a very influential collector family worldwide. This family especially loves Huaxia artifacts. To date, of the world’s top ten most expensive auction records for Huaxia porcelain, three come from the Albert family’s collection.”

Huo Sining was silent. It looked like the Albert Adrian Li Jun spoke of was indeed the one she knew.

That’s right, Huo Sining had previously seen many documents in the Forbidden City Museum, which included detailed records about the burning of Yuanmingyuan, and it mentioned one person, an English Earl from England.

This Earl possessed many precious Huaxia cultural relics, all inherited from his family and ancestors. That person was indeed the Albert Adrian Li Jun was talking about.

What Li Jun said about the Albert family is also true, but there is a point he didn’t clarify: the reason Albert Adrian could own so many collections is largely related to the industry his ancestors were engaged in. The Albert family was once a famous warlord family. They participated in the invasion of Huaxia and the looting of Yuanmingyuan. Their collections came from Huaxia, all stolen and plundered.

Unexpectedly, this English Earl was thinking of inviting her to a banquet, and Huo Sining couldn’t help but smirk to herself. She didn’t have much affection for this so-called English Earl. What kind of gentleman? He was merely wearing a layer of luxury over a filthy body.

Li Jun grew up abroad, so not knowing Huaxia’s history is understandable. However, Huo Sining understood clearly that this Earl and the entire Albert family built their wealth on the shame of Huaxia.

The Anglo-French Alliance’s burning of Yuanmingyuan is history that no one can erase, eternally nailed to the pillar of shame in Huaxia’s history.

”To talk about it, Mr. Adrian, his castle houses numerous Huaxia artifacts. I visited once with my grandfather five years ago. I saw with my own eyes the dazzling array of Huaxia collections in his underground collection room, so many that you can’t imagine, simply blinding, unforgettable after just one look.”

”I think if you’re not particularly busy, you should attend this banquet. It’s being held at his castle, and with Adrian’s personality, if you express interest in seeing his private collections, I think this gentlemanly Earl wouldn’t refuse.”

Mentioning the collection, Li Jun couldn’t help recalling something and persuaded.

Upon hearing Li Jun’s suggestion, Huo Sining was stirred. She hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement, ”Okay, tell me the specific time and address, and I’ll go.”

Hearing this news, Li Jun was overjoyed and responded immediately, ”That’s great! I’ll go book your flight right away and share the good news with Mr. Adrian!”

Li Jun was ecstatic, unaware that at this moment, an incredibly wicked idea was brewing in Huo Sining’s heart like a surging tide.

In Dongyang, she was able to deceive everyone, avoiding the surveillance of numerous Dongyang police and successfully entered the Dongdu National Museum, stealing thousands of antiques. So what about in England?

If the Anglo-French Alliance could storm into Yuanmingyuan like bandits to burn, kill, and plunder, then even if she used the same tricks to reclaim the items, it would only be a matter of returning things to their rightful owner, of restoring what was rightfully Huaxia’s. She would have no qualms about it!

When going abroad, especially as a guest of such an English Earl, it’s essential to bring some gifts. The value of the gifts is not as important as the intention behind them.

Typically, in her homeland, the gifts Huo Sining gave to Zhou Shitao, the Huang family, the Gu family elders, and even to Shi Ronghe upon first meeting were all antiques she picked up at a bargain. Although the price she paid for them was not high, they were not minor treasures, worth at least a hundred to two hundred thousand or more.

However, these antiques are the historical essence of Huaxia, and Huo Sining was unwilling to take such items to Britain to give to a family whose ancestors were once robbers in Huaxia.

Thus, after much deliberation, Huo Sining recalled the King Conch Shell she once salvaged in the Mindong Sea Area, and later the Whorl Jade she and Qibao collected near an active volcano.

Europeans, especially white people, always enjoy hunting for the exotic, and Tridacna and Whorl Jade are both novel items with some value. After careful consideration, Huo Sining decided to choose seven Whorl Jades as the gift.

Huo Sining flew to London, and as soon as she deplaned, she saw Li Jun waiting at the gate, accompanied by an elderly white gentleman with graying temples.

He was dressed in a black suit, calmly shook hands with Huo Sining after she deplaned, then introduced himself, saying he was the butler of the Albert family, responsible for welcoming Huo Sining.

Outside the airport, a dual-door extended Rolls-Royce Phantom, with a body perhaps over six meters long, parked at the entrance and attracted the attention of many.

”Miss Huo, Mr. Adrian is already waiting for you. Please come with me and get in the car.”

The old butler, looking calm, opened the car door and gestured for Huo Sining to get in.

Huo Sining had heard about the reputation of the Rolls-Royce Phantom while in her homeland but this was her first time sitting in one.

No one around her drove such a car. Even the affluent Gu Xu and Song Hui drove the more understated Maybach, not liking the flashy Rolls-Royce.

The interior of the extended car was especially spacious, not crowded even with Huo Sining, Li Jun, and the old butler inside, and it also featured a minibar, refrigerator, and sound system, making it look very luxurious.

The old butler did not take Huo Sining to a hotel but drove her directly to the castle where the Albert family was located. The car drove towards the suburbs for over half an hour, finally reaching their destination, the Albert castle by the Thames River.