Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 722 Treasure Chest
A bank that has been able to maintain stability for hundreds of years is definitely worthy of respect, because it means that the bank can control its impulse to make high-profit investments when the previous economic situation is excellent.

To be honest, after checking this series of information, Liang En wanted to put the money in it. After all, this kind of safe investment plan really suits his appetite.Surely he would have done it if he hadn't owned a bank.

Soon the car crossed the Ilu Bridge on the Rhone River, and then headed for the cultural and educational district full of theaters and art galleries, driving on the quiet Coratore Street.Soon you will see a stone building at NO.11 on the left.

Although the building is not gorgeous and has no signboard, it exudes a calm atmosphere. When Liang En and the others pushed through the heavy door and entered the room, two old gentlemen in dark blue suits who looked like palace stewards walked towards them. Come.

A few years ago, the bank built a new building on the shores of Lake Geneva, but those old businesses still remained in the original office.

So after listening to Liang En and the others, the two staff who looked like butlers quickly led them into a VIP room for entertaining VIPs, and then asked them what business they were here for.

"We hope to take out some of the things that might have existed here hundreds of years ago." Liang En and the others said as they took out the things they found, and handed them to the staff.

"Yes, these things of yours are indeed things that can be taken out by relying on vouchers." One of the staff took the note and looked at it and said, "Please wait here, we will give you what you want right away." .”

The speed of these bank staff was very fast. Just after Liang En and Joan drank a cup of tea and ate a snack, a staff member came out with a trolley pushing an old-looking iron box. .

"This is?" Looking at the rusty iron box, Liang En frowned.Because he found that the box did not look like a current product, but rather an ancient hand-made thing.

"This is what was put in the safe back then." The staff member nodded to Liang En, and then said seriously, "Since this thing came to our bank, the box has never been opened."

"Even apart from the fact that the box was stored in an underground air-raid shelter in order to avoid possible wars in World War II, the entire box has never been moved out of the bank's warehouse."

"I believe in this." Liang En nodded. He found that the space between the box cover and the box body had been completely rusted due to rust. Generated rust.

Judging from the degree of rust on the entire piece of rust and the completeness of the rust, there is a high probability that the box has never been opened after it was closed again, and the contents inside should most likely be well preserved.

Considering the issue of privacy, Liang En and the others did not choose to open the box directly in the bank, but chose to use the bank's vehicle to bring the box back to the Du Lisi Family Jewelry Store.

Soon, the two returned to the jewelry store, and then prepared to open the iron box with the help of the equipment in the room of the jewelry store.

"What do you think this will be?" Looking at Liang En who was adjusting the camera lens on the side, Joan asked curiously. "At least I think the maker of this box should not be an ordinary person."

"You're right." Liang En said after confirming the camera's angle from the camera's screen. "After all, before the advent of the industrial age, such a large iron box was definitely not something that ordinary people could afford."

"It's more important here." Liang En said and pointed to the lock above his throat. "The structure of this lock was very complicated 200 years ago, and it was something that ordinary people couldn't afford at all."

"It does seem to be the case." Looking at the box, Jeanne nodded, "If so, how do you open the lock? Do you need us to use X-ray inspection?"

"Oh, no need. It can be seen from the outside that this thing is completely rusted to death. It belongs to the state that even if you have a key, you can't open it." Liang En said and took out a crowbar and a hammer.

"You know that there are two ways to unlock a lock. One is a complicated unlocking method, which requires high technology. The other is a simple method. The only threshold is human strength."

Of course, Liang En would not dismantle it indiscriminately. He quickly found the connection between the box and the lock, and then used a crowbar to forcefully pry against the rusted gap.

After a bang, the lock fell to the ground. As he had guessed before, the brass lock looked strong enough even though the mechanical structure was rusted, but the iron box behind it might not be so.

Because of the rust, the iron plate that was used to fix the copper lock had become loose, so Liang En pried the lock together with the nails underneath for fixing it all.

"It seems that we don't need the hydraulic shears." Seeing that the lock fell to the ground, Joan raised her eyebrows, then put the hydraulic shears in her hand on the table, and then opened it with Liang En. cover this box.

Obviously, the people who hid these treasures back then envisaged long-term hiding, so the beeswax and wax used for bees were obviously used between the lid and the bottom of the iron box.

In addition, a layer of tin plate was welded inside the box for sealing, which forced Liang En to use pliers and saws to forcibly destroy this layer of metal.

"It seems that we have finally found a great treasure this time." Looking at the finally opened box, Zhen slightly opened her mouth.

Because what you see now is a box stuffed with fabrics, and these textiles are interspersed with boxes of different sizes, dimensions, appearances and materials.

The reason why Joan was so excited was because she found that each of these boxes was exquisitely crafted, and the materials were not cheap.Hinting at the absolutely unexpected preciousness of what's inside the box.

"Mother-of-pearl wooden boxes from China, lacquered wooden boxes from Japan, sterling silver enamel boxes and gold-embellished gemstone boxes produced in Europe—" As the boxes were taken out one by one, Liang En gradually judged the authenticity of these things. source.

When all the things were taken out, Liang En and the others found that there were a total of 17 boxes of different sizes, and each box could be called a work of art.

"This item most likely came from the French royal family." Liang En looked at the box and made a basic judgment, because at least half of the boxes here have the famous logo of the human face with the sun and the lily flower on it.

The human face with the sun represents the Sun King Louis XIV, and the lily represents the French royal family. When the two are combined, the directivity is already obvious.

"Okay, let's see what's in these boxes." After checking the boxes repeatedly and finding no more clues, Joan picked up a box and said.

"I have a hunch that as soon as we open the box, we'll know who these things belong to."

(End of this chapter)