[69 Book Bar-www.] Chapter 53 Treasures in Taihu Lake
One night, it was as if a typhoon had really passed through Suzhou. Several large Japanese trading companies, including a Japanese bank, were completely robbed overnight, as clean as a typhoon passing through and locusts passing over the ground.
At dawn the next day, before Beihu and the others could leave, the streets of Suzhou were intercepted by a large number of military police and a city ban was imposed. A Japanese bank and trading company was robbed. This was undoubtedly a shocking case.
, an important case. Moreover, it is specifically targeted at the Japanese.
The Japanese specially sent people from Shanghai's special higher education courses, as well as the military commander, central commander of the government, criminal investigation experts from the police, and many other personnel to form a joint investigation team. They pulled the net like a comb and went door to door throughout the city.
search.
When they checked into Beihu's room, they saw that eight people were registered, which immediately aroused great attention. They were immediately regarded as suspected of being a gang committing crimes, and the hotel was surrounded by three floors and outside like a formidable enemy.
Surrounded by three layers of people.
But as soon as the investigators entered the house, they saw that it was completely empty, with only a few simple luggage and nothing else. It was also very embarrassing.
There is an old saying in China: if you catch a traitor, you will catch a double; if you catch a thief, you will get the stolen goods. Whatever you do depends on the evidence. Beihu took out the ID of the Kwantung Army and gave it to the people in the Shanghai Special High School.
As soon as the leader of the search team of the Special High School saw the ID of the North Tiger Kwantung Army Major General, he immediately reported it to the head of the agency in Shanghai. As soon as he received the information, the head of the agency contacted the Kwantung Army secret service and verified the North Tiger's identity.
Hu’s identity. Then he rushed to Suzhou as soon as possible after verification.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Tomita, for delaying your schedule. I don't know if I can help you when you come to Shanghai."
"Xiaolin-kun, I just came to Shanghai to see if there is anything I can do to make money. My specialty is looking for things that the emperor and his family have lost.
You have to know that my grandfather has been coming to China for decades, just for this purpose. He is now old and has returned to China, so he asked me to continue searching.
I have raised a large family who are looking for things, and the empire does not provide me with funds. I also need certain expenses to support the operation. There is no way, it is impossible without money, so I need to expand my financial resources. Please also ask Xiao Lin
Please take good care of me."
"Oh - that's it, thank you for your hard work."
"Xiaolin-kun, don't worry. I have no intention of setting up an intelligence agency here. There will be no overlap with you. I just want to make some money and find things. There will be no horizontal or cross-talk with you.
of relationship.
I don’t want to add any more trouble to your busy schedule. If there is a suitable industry or business, I would like to open a shop. I would also like to rely on Mr. Xiaolin’s help. We can make money together. We are all peers and friends.
"
"Tomita-kun, thank you very much. Don't be so polite. Then I won't bother you. See you in Shanghai later?"
"Okay, can we go? I'll visit you later."
In this way, the Northern Tiger walked away without any surprise or danger, leaving the Suzhou military and police with a lot of trouble. It is said that this case was not solved until the end of the Anti-Japanese War.
Beihu and his party came to Shanghai in a hurry and checked into the most luxurious hotel in Shanghai, the Jinjiang Hotel. The group was given a few days of vacation and received 100 yuan of pocket money each. From now on, they will be stationed in Shanghai. That's it.
We need them to get used to the life in Shanghai, integrate into Shanghai's customs and customs, and not make people feel too unfamiliar. In particular, they need to be familiar with the streets and alleys of Shanghai to facilitate their future actions, because they will take root here in the future.
The first thing Beihu did was to go shopping for goods in the antique market in Shanghai. That was to go to the Chenghuang Temple. The second thing was to go to the busiest Nanjing Road to see the storefronts and negotiate for land purchase. The third thing was to contact people in Shanghai.
The largest auction house - Sotheby's branch, entrusts auction matters.
When the gold ingots for auction were brought out, even the people at the auction house were shocked. It was something they had never heard of. Will there be old objects with big doors from the Sui Dynasty these days? That's
It’s too long ago. And it’s still recognized as faint.
The emperor's official silver from the imperial treasury of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was so mediocre that he spent money like running water? How could he still have gold ingots left behind when he was such a man who could spend money? Is this true? It couldn't be for the purpose of making money.
Money, I guess it was a fake. This guy is brave enough.
However, the items consigned for auction are in extremely good condition. As soon as the five gold ingots came out, they immediately caused a sensation. They were definitely no less big news than the sinking of Shanghai. This is an extremely rare old object. It is called a national treasure.
, that is extremely not excessive. It not only has practical value, but also has the value of important archaeological documents. At present, I have not heard of anyone having such an old object in China.
For the sake of caution, Sotheby's auction house hired more than a dozen experts and scholars, and it took a month to finally identify the object. It was indeed authentic. So the date for the auction was set and the publicity was spread.
, the starting price of each gold ingot is 100,000 silver dollars.
Beihu used this time to find the German company Krupp and negotiated a contract to build an antique gold store and build an underground vault. The steel wall thickness of the vault was required to be 5 centimeters. The door should be round and the vault should be able to vacuum.
Sealed door. There are three evenly distributed rotating lock throats on the door. The middle
There are two keyholes that must be opened at the same time before the vault can be opened. The entire vault is 10 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 3 meters high. It is equipped with a vacuum pump to evacuate the room. The opening of the vacuum pump is controlled by the key and automatically closes. Because there are antiques needed
Store in a vacuum to avoid oxidation.
The German company gladly accepted this huge contract. At the same time, it began intense construction, design, and production. Because Beihu required completion within six months, time was tight.
And Li Zhaolin's job is not easy. He wants to turn this place into the organization's focal point for raising funds. Then the organization must provide more professional talents to sit in the store. They must have archaeological knowledge and economic acumen.
, but also the personnel within the organization. People with these conditions are really rare.
Everything is going on nervously. The first thing to be completed is the auction. When the day of the auction comes, although there are not too many lots, this one lot has already caused a sensation in Shanghai. Anyone can get one.
Be determined and determined to win.
A gold ingot weighs 5 taels. Everyone's psychological price is only 300,000 silver dollars. But when the shooting started, the whole audience was silent for 3 minutes. Everyone looked at each other.
.Suddenly a person raised the number plate, No. 60, and a voice shocked everyone,
"500,000 silver dollars"
The silent sound of a needle falling to the ground was as shocking as thunder. In the long silence, the auctioneer shouted one after another, and at the slow speed of one hammer drop per minute, he dropped three hammers, and the first one was auctioned.