It takes a while for the silica gel to cool. After Zhuang Rui used the thin steel wire to stir the holes, two spherical wax pellets the size of eyeballs rolled out from inside.
"Is there really something?!"
Peng Fei kept his head tilted and stared there, and when he saw Zhuang Ruizhen tinkering with something from inside, he was so surprised that he almost threw out the ivory Buddha statue in his hand.
"Brother Zhuang, what is this?"
Carefully placing the tooth carving on the ground, Peng Fei approached Zhuang Rui and carefully looked at the two wax pills that Zhuang Rui took off in his left hand, with a puzzled look on his face.
This wax pill is not made very well. There are cracks everywhere on the white wax skin. It looks a bit like it was burned with ordinary candles at home, kneaded into a ball, and then air-dried. From there, you can faintly see the cracks.
to the paper ball inside.
"I don't know what it is, just pinch it and take a look..."
The answer to the mystery was in his hand. Zhuang Rui felt a little excited. He took a deep breath and pinched a wax pill with his right thumb and index finger. With a little force, the wax pill broke open and white dry wax splattered.
It fell to the ground, but what remained in Zhuang Rui's hand was a rolled-up paper ball that was slightly yellow in color after being folded in half several times.
Zhuang Rui did not rush to open the paper ball, but crushed another wax ball. Then he took out a pair of white gloves from the suitcase he brought and put it on his hands, and took out a magnifying glass.
Zhuang Rui had a feeling in his heart that there seemed to be a big secret hidden in these two paper balls.
After being prepared, Zhuang Rui carefully folded a piece of paper under the attention of Peng Fei's curious eyes. The paper didn't seem to be very good. It seemed a little fragile because of the time.
If you are not careful, it will break.
Although it looked very small after being folded into a ball, after Zhuang Rui spread it out on the table, it was as big as a magazine page. Zhuang Rui also recognized it without the need for a magnifying glass. It was a map.
, the mountains, rivers, terrains, and railways and roads are all drawn in great detail, but... some of the labels are in Japanese.
Although Zhuang Rui doesn't understand Japanese, the Japanese language itself evolved from Chinese characters. Except for some altered nondescript characters, Zhuang Rui can see that the rest of the marked characters seem to be place names in Myanmar.
After Peng Fei looked at it for a while, he said: "Brother Zhuang, this is a drawing..."
"You can also say something constructive. Of course I know this is a drawing..."
Zhuang Rui was dumbfounded by Peng Fei's words. The drawing was so detailed that anyone could see it.
"No, I mean this is a military drawing. It was drawn by the Japanese. It should have been in the 1940s of the last century..."
Peng Fei was a little embarrassed by what Zhuang Rui said, and quickly added that although he was still a little out of tune with ordinary people's lives, when it came to military matters, Peng Fei was confident that he would not be wrong.
"Ignore this for now, let's see what the other one is..."
Zhuang Rui spread the map flat on the side of the table, and then opened another paper ball, but this time Zhuang Rui was a little scratched his head. This paper ball was smaller, a bit like it was torn from a diary.
Yes, there are a lot of words written densely on it in Japanese, and the handwriting is also very sloppy.
Zhuang Rui can understand simple Japanese, but the fonts on this diary are a bit confusing to Zhuang Rui. Except for some time and common words above, Zhuang Rui can't even guess the first sentence.
What is written.
"Brother Zhuang, let me see..." The handwriting on this piece of paper is relatively low, and the front is facing Zhuang Rui. Peng Fei can't see it clearly from the side.
Humans can be said to be the most curious creatures on earth. Although Peng Fei had received strict training in the army, he still showed a hint of excitement and was full of curiosity about the content on this piece of paper.
"Do you know Japanese?"
Zhuang Rui asked casually, thinking that if he couldn't recognize it, he would buy a dictionary to translate it after returning to China. In short, no one else could know about this thing except himself and Peng Fei.
"I know a little bit about listening, speaking and writing, and there will be no problem..."
Peng Fei nodded. Basic Japanese conversation and writing were essential courses for him in the army. Not only Japanese, but also English and Arabic, including local languages such as Thai and Burmese. Peng Fei could not be said to be proficient in it, but there was absolutely no problem with the conversation.
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Zhuang Rui looked at Peng Fei after hearing this, and after a while he said: "This thing may contain a piece of history. I don't want a third person besides you and me to know about it. Can you do it?"
To be honest, if the person in front of Zhuang Rui now was Zhou Rui, Zhuang Rui would hand over the piece of paper full of Japanese writing to him without hesitation, but the contact time between him and Peng Fei was too short, and he had not established that relationship yet.
A tacit understanding and trust.
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, the slightly excited look on Peng Fei's face disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression, and he said seriously: "Brother Zhuang, don't worry, I promise in the name of Yaya, from my mouth
I won't say a single word about this piece of paper..."
After his sister went to Zhuang Rui's house and regained her smile and happiness, Peng Fei secretly determined to protect everything he had now, because Peng Fei knew how important family was to a child's healthy growth.
You can buy it with money.
Zhuang Rui nodded, moved the piece of paper in front of him, and placed it in front of Peng Fei.
Peng Fei lowered his head and looked carefully. As his eyes moved, his face gradually became serious, and there was an incredible look in his eyes. It was obvious that the content on the paper made him feel...
Big shock.
After four or five minutes, Peng Fei took a long breath and finally looked away from the paper.
Zhuang Rui didn't say anything, and looked at Peng Fei quietly, waiting for him to explain the above content.
Peng Fei did not talk about what was recorded on the piece of paper first, but pointed to the map next to him and said: "Brother Zhuang, this... this map is really... a treasure map!"
"Tell me more details, what exactly happened?"
Zhuang Rui had actually guessed something before. To hide such a detailed map so secretly inside the ivory Buddha sculpture must be something.
"The content written on this piece of paper was left by a man named Yamaki Ichiro..."
As Peng Fei narrated, a piece of history that had been sealed in dust for nearly sixty years was unveiled in front of Zhuang Rui.
It turned out that in 1941, while the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, they divided their forces to invade Southeast Asian countries and occupied the southernmost town of Myanmar, Kodong and other places and three airports. By the beginning of 1942, 100,000 Japanese troops invaded Myanmar in three ways.
Quickly defeated the British army, captured Yangon, and occupied the entire territory of Myanmar.
The Japanese army invaded Myanmar at that time because of military needs and cut off the Burma Road. But it also wanted to plunder materials from Myanmar, Thailand and other places. While carrying out military invasion, they looted property and transported it back to Japan.
This Colonel officer named Ichiro Yamaki was one of the main people responsible for transporting the looted property back to Japan. What is recorded on this piece of paper is that when the Japanese army evacuated from Myanmar, the last batch did not make it in time.
Property shipped out of Myanmar.
That was in 1945, when the Japanese army was already in decline. The Chinese and American Allied Forces captured Myitkyina at a heavy cost of more than 5,000 casualties, forming a favorable situation in which the Japanese army was surrounded on three sides.
Seeing that Ichiro Yamaki could not escape the encirclement of the Allies with these things, he buried all the gold, silver and jewelry in a secret place in Myanmar, and drew a map and hid it behind the ivory Buddha statue.
Inside, hoping to come back and dig out these treasures when there is a counterattack in the future.
In order to prevent the news from leaking out, all the Burmese migrant workers who were digging caves to bury treasures were killed by Ichiro Yamaki, and the Japanese who were in charge of supervision were all smashed on the spot. Only Ichiro Yamaki took this statue that hid the big secret.
The ivory carvings followed the large troops to break through.
The record on that piece of paper ends here. However, how the tooth carving fell into the hands of Grandpa Li Yunshan is unknown. Whether Yamaki Ichiro is alive has also become a mystery. It may be that only Li Yunshan died.
Only my grandfather can answer it clearly.
In fact, things are not complicated. As soldiers who failed in the first expeditionary force, Li Yunshan's grandfather stayed in Myanmar with a group of veterans. When the second expeditionary force entered Myanmar, these veterans took up arms again.
Participated in the suppression of the remaining Japanese troops, and Ichiro Yamaki died in the hands of Grandpa Li Yunshan, and this tooth carving became his trophy.
After the Burma expedition ended, the Allied Forces still left some people stationed in Burma, and Li Yunshan's grandfather was among them. However, when the civil war broke out and the Kuomintang defeated Taiwan, Li Yunshan's grandfather and a group of veterans no longer had the opportunity to return to China.
, this ivory carving has remained in Myanmar.
"Brother Zhuang, this batch of property includes a total of ten tons of gold and thirty boxes of emeralds, gems and jewelry..."
Peng Fei pointed to the Arabic numerals on the paper and said a number that stunned Zhuang Rui. The value of ten tons of gold was already over one billion RMB, not to mention those hard-to-evaluate jewelry and jade.
Zhuang Rui took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Peng Fei, and lit it for himself. The two of them smoked in silence. Neither of them knew how to treat this wealth, even if it was
Zhuang Rui is also very upset now.
Hand it over to the Burmese government? That is naturally impossible. Zhuang Rui has no good relationship with them yet.
