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"Huh?" Is there anything I haven't come to a conclusion yet? Han Peacock looked at Jiang Lin strangely.
Han Kongque didn't believe that after they found a treasure, Jiang Lin and the others would not find experts for systematic appraisal.
After looking around at the people who were looking at him eagerly, Jiang Lin smiled and said: "There are still some things that I haven't concluded yet. Look, Mr. Qin and the others have all passed by. Don't you want to go and take a look?"
Han Kongque also noticed the surrounding situation at this time. Many collectors attending the exchange meeting were all staring at Jiang Lin. These people should want to follow Jiang Lin to see it.
Jiang Lin didn't say anything. When Han Kongque nodded in agreement, he led Han Kongque to an elevator on the other side.
Han Kongque was able to be valued by Jiang Lin, and many collectors were only envious, but no longer jealous. They all saw Han Kongque's performance just now, and everyone will respect those who have the ability.
After entering the elevator, Jiang Lin said to Qin Mingyue: "Miss Qin, I need to borrow Brother Han. Why don't you go down and wait first? The staff below have already made arrangements. Someone will take you to the designated location. The dinner will start later.
Brother Han will go down."
Qin Mingyue said happily: "Okay, you are busy with business and important matters."
Qin Mingyue let go of Han Peacock's arm and stood aside obediently. When the elevator opened, the waiter who had been waiting outside enthusiastically took Qin Mingyue away.
The elevator closed again. The elevator rose and fell, but it didn't go straight down. Han Peacock knew that the place they entered must be confidential.
Soon, they entered a huge room. There were many people busy in the room, many of whom Han Peacock knew.
Then several more people entered the room, but they were the connoisseurs who had been on stage the most at the exchange meeting just now.
Han Kongque followed Jiang Lin to a resting place on the side. Qin Dake, Gao Dashan and other antique masters from the Magic City were all there. It seemed that they were outside just now, and they were probably playing double acts.
Jiang Lindao: "Brother Han, we need your help in identifying a batch of cultural relics and want to find out their exact provenance."
"Like the crown bead and the jade watermelon?" Han Kongque glanced at the things on the table. There was the crown bead and the travel guide. At this time, Gao Dashan and the others were using magnifying glasses to identify them.
At this time, Gao Dashan raised his head and said: "There is nothing wrong with this travel guide. It should be Wang Xizhi's original work."
Jiang Lin rubbed his brows and said: "If the identity of Youmu Tie is confirmed, it means that the treasures we obtained were hidden when Japan was about to be defeated. Then other things can prove their provenance, right?"
Gao Dashan said: "Others cannot explain anything. Modern jade ornaments and some rare books collected by Emperor Qianlong cannot prove that they are related to the Awa Maru."
"Brother Han should know the Awa Maru number, right?"
"I know a little bit." Han Peacock nodded.
"You should also know about the salvage process that year. A total of 5,418 tons of tin ingots, rubber, mercury, niobium-tantalum, mica, actinic glass and other materials were recovered from the Awa Maru, with a total value of more than 50 million yuan.
In addition, 368 Japanese corpses were salvaged, but only a small amount of the most precious things inside were salvaged, and none of the gold mentioned in Little Japan was found."
"I know this." Han Kongque said.
Jiang Lindao: "During that salvage operation, no gold storage place was found, let alone one tael of platinum and diamonds. This is still a mystery to the fairy and has aroused a lot of speculation from the outside world.
Although various intelligence shows that Awa Maru was indeed loaded with gold and other valuables, it is unknown how it disappeared.
There are several theories for this: First, the Japanese installed a self-destruct device in the cab. When Awa Maru was torpedoed, seeing that the situation was over, in order to prevent the gold from falling into the enemy's hands, the Japanese captain pressed the self-destruct button, and the gold-filled
The box was blown to pieces.
But later we salvaged and found that the Awa Maru ship was broken into two parts from below the bridge, with the bow located in the southeast direction and the stern located in the northwest direction. Such an explosion could not even destroy the hull, so how could it destroy all the gold? So this
One argument should be ruled out.
There is also a theory that the Awa Maru was not loaded with gold at all. This statement is even more incorrect. We have confirmed from multiple channels that at least five tons of gold were on board the ship. Many historical data can prove that the Awa Maru
There is far more gold on the surface, so where the last batch of gold went has always been a mystery.
Of course, there are many more valuable things than this batch of gold, such as the legendary twelve tons of platinum and the priceless ape-man skull. These are things we cannot lose."
"The most important question for you now is to confirm whether these things of yours belong to the Awa Maru? I think you and that little Japanese are very sure about it?
When the Japanese were about to be defeated, even their own people might not know what they were transporting back to China, let alone outsiders?" Han Peacock asked his question.
Jiang Lin sneered and said: "Of course we know this, so after we recovered these treasures, we have carefully verified them, otherwise we wouldn't have what happened today.
The contents of an important transport ship like the Awa Maru should be kept secret, but since the sinking of the Awa Maru, it seems that people all over the world have known about it, and everyone knows that it is a treasure ship. This is obvious.
is abnormal.
Later, it was proved that there was no so-called gold on the Awa Maru, otherwise, it was just a sunken ship 70 meters underwater. If there really was gold in it, it would have been absolutely impossible to preserve it and not salvage it until now."
Han Kongque asked: "Since it is not the treasure on the Awa Maru, what is your purpose today? You must know that there is a clear record in Yumuji that it disappeared in Japan."
Han Kongque knew that Jiang Lin and the others could not disclose the information about the treasure without any purpose. They just didn't know what their purpose was now.
"It was an accident that we obtained this treasure, but we have determined that this treasure belongs to a Japanese family's treasure cache at the end of World War II, but we are not sure that it is part of the Awa Maru treasure.
So the reason we announced the news today is naturally to verify whether the Awa Maru was loaded with the legendary wealth, and it is obvious that the Awa Maru was indeed as legendary, at least it was loaded with it." Jiang Lin said.
He smiled like a fox that had just been caught attacking.
Han Kongque's heart moved: "Did the Japanese help you confirm it today?"
"Smart, that Japanese is called Taro Kobayashi. In fact, this is a pseudonym. His real name should be Taro Morikawa, and his grandfather is Iemitsu Morikawa." Jiang Lin said.
Han Peacock knew this name: "Iemitsu Morikawa? The Japanese Army Corps Commander who published the Awa Maru treasure data in the Yomiuri Shimbun?"
"Yes, the reason why so many precious cultural relics are on display today is actually a test, and the main target is Taro Morikawa. We know this guy's character. Perhaps he was influenced by his grandfather. He is a typical militarist, with
A strong sense of national belonging and pride.
Although he is a fanatical supporter of militaristic ideas, this guy doesn't have much brains. He may overreact with a little provocation, so we specially arranged today's scene.
Today's events have preliminarily confirmed our guess. The Awa Maru was indeed loaded with a large amount of wealth, but the wealth had been transferred halfway, and what we obtained was only a part of it, and a very small part of it.
"
Han Peacock immediately thought of something. He hesitated and said: "I remember that Army Chief Morikawa Iemitsu said that the 26 trucks loaded with "Awa Maru" were all gold bars. It was based on this clue that you tested Morikawa.
Is it from Taro?”
Jiang Lin gave Han Peacock an appreciative look: "Your memory is too scary, isn't it? We studied the information for a long time before we found just a few clues, but you didn't do any homework, and you caught it so quickly.
Got the point right.
Your inference is correct. Morikawa Iemitsu is just an army captain. How could he know what was on the Awa Maru?
You must know that the only survivor on the Awa Maru was not him, but a third-class cook. Only if he was on the ship at the time can he explain the fact that he knew the situation on the Awa Maru.
Therefore, we inferred that he was probably one of the soldiers who escorted the gold. Otherwise, as an army captain, it would be absolutely impossible for him to know anything about the gold transportation.
If Morikawa Iemitsu was really on the ship at that time, but he did not die, it can only mean that he left the Awa Maru in advance. If he was one of the soldiers escorting the gold, then his departure can only mean that the batch of gold
He also left at the same time.
And this is also a good proof that what he said in the Yomiuri Shimbun back then was different from other reports. The most important thing was the way the gold was loaded.
Many people say that the gold was transported aboard the Awa Maru by the military, but Morikawa Iemitsu actually said that the gold bars were loaded in 26 trucks. The gold bars loaded in containers are completely different from the gold bars loaded in vehicles.
two concepts of.
The gold bars in the car are easier to transfer, and they are obviously prepared for transfer. Otherwise, during the tense war period, there would not be such a waste of vehicles, and even the vehicles would be transported directly to Japan."
"You haven't found any clues about that batch of gold? Are you sure that this batch of gold has not fallen into the hands of the Japanese government?" Han Peacock asked.