It was time for the return trip, and Zhang Jing took the time to catch up on some sleep.
It was 15 hours after we returned to Costa Rica, and we landed in the seaside city of Jaco at 8pm. .z.br>
There was big news right after landing. The Costa Rica government claimed to have found wealth worth about 5 billion meters on Coco Island, including but not limited to gold and silverware, antiques, and jewelry.
All these items were shipped back to the capital, San Jose, as evidenced by video.
This news has troubled Ortiz, and it has also troubled Zhang Jing.
"What did I find?" Ortiz asked Zhang Jing.
Zhang Jing thought thoughtfully. It was obvious that Coco Island had more than one treasure hiding place on the island due to its special geographical location and the love of heroes from all walks of life.
It seems that if you have a chance, you have to go to Coco Island.
At the same time, Thomas returned to the ship with four of his men. He had determined that his 10-man treasure hunting team had been eliminated.
Looking at the dense bullet holes on the cockpit door, Thomas asked his girlfriend in surprise, "What is going on?"
"Some strangers boarded the ship early yesterday morning," Aher explained. "I used a rifle to drive them away, and a lifeboat was lost on the ship."
Thomas felt relieved and asked with concern: "Are you injured?"
"No," Ahel shook his head on the surface, thinking of Zhang Jingdao, "I'm fine."
"That's good." Thomas liked Ahel very much. She was a standard beauty who made him feel his heart beating and his blood burning. "Let's go back."
"Where are the others?" Ahel asked.
"No," Thomas sighed heavily, "We'll talk about it when we get back."
At this time, someone told Thomas the news that the Costa Rica government had found a treasure on Coco Island, which made him angry to death.
All the efforts came to nothing and the troops were lost. Fortunately, the wife was still there.
I wonder what Zhang Jing and Tyler Ortiz are like?
Zhang Jing didn't know that Thomas was talking about him. At this moment, he was listening to Ortiz complain.
"We will sue the Costa Rica government!" Ortiz said sternly, "Those are treasures collected by my ancestors in South America, but they were stolen along the way and were left behind on Coco Island!"
Zhang Jing was speechless. It was simply bandit logic. How could things robbed during the colonial period in South America be considered Madrid's treasures? ? ?
"Your ancestors did so many bad things," Zhang Jing reminded Ortiz. "The treasures were also stolen. How can you have the nerve to sue?"
"What do you mean?" Ortiz stared at Zhang Jing.
At the marina on the beach, the sea breeze was blowing. Zhang Jing shrugged, "Literally, I feel like there is something wrong with your character."
"...."
Ortiz looked at Zhang Jing in disbelief, "I thought you would be on my side."
"I'm on the side of justice."
Again, the licking won't work anyway, Zhang Jing is fearless and open-minded.
Ortiz storms off.
Not wanting to stay in a strange place, Zhang Jing took a taxi 80 kilometers back to the capital, San Jose International Airport, and returned to Los Angeles the next morning.
The Chevrolet bulletproof SUV was parked at the airport. Zhang Jing returned directly to Manor No. 1550 and poured out all the harvest in the study on the second floor.
A very strange thing, why do you like to use silver to make candlesticks and tableware? It looked messy.
Gold is relatively pure and can be found in gold coins, gold jewelry, gold ingots, gold tableware, gold holy boxes, and gold ritual items.
There are also some jewelry, mainly pearls, which were completely destroyed by sea water.
There are also some worthless chicken blood stones, dragon breath stones, and jade yellow stones.
The largest items are a chest and a golden Madonna sculpture.
The box is made of silver and is about half a cubic meter in size; the golden Madonna sculpture is about 0.6 meters and looks quite exquisite.
Because they have been sleeping on the seabed for too long, the surfaces of all silver products have been damaged, dull, black, and severely oxidized.
It takes polishing to make them bright, but these things
It is an antique, does not require additional processing, and the original flavor is more fragrant.
There is also oxidation on the gold surface.
Fortunately, gold is chemically stable and highly resistant to corrosion, and seawater will not actually corrode gold itself.
Next comes weighing and piece counting.
There are 779 pieces of silver products, totaling about 1,250 kilograms.
There are a total of 267 gold products, totaling about 360 kilograms.
Regardless of gems, wild pearls are valuable, but they are not well preserved and have been completely ruined.
In the last step, Zhang Jing used tools to violently open the locked silver box. What he saw was a "black puff" that had been completely soaked in sea water.
"Black Huhu" should be a package made of some kind of animal skin.
Zhang Jing borrowed tweezers to slowly untie the rotten knot and opened it, revealing another layer of animal skin wrapped inside.
This layer was still damp, and when it was untied again, there was another layer of wrapping inside.
Similar to nesting dolls, three layers.
The innermost layer is not soaked in water and is slightly damp.
Opening the inner layer, there are four animal skin books that are yellowed, hard, and look very ancient.
Zhang Jing took them out very gently.
The four books are the same size, about 40 centimeters long, 34 centimeters wide, and each about 10 centimeters thick.
Like discussing the structure of the human body with Lin Sai, Zhang Jing opened a page very, very carefully.
I don't know the content, it's not English, it looks like Greek text.
Closing the books, Zhang Jing realized that these four books were the most rewarding from his trip to Coco Island. Although the others were also very exciting, he was afraid of comparison in everything.
Zhang Jing called Xu Zehong to avoid being missed by others.
Xu Zehong drove over from Kanfan Farm, a three-hour journey, and started working immediately at Manor No. 1550.
The first is silverware, part tableware, part religious items, and some silver coins.
After careful judgment and measurement, Xu Zehong pointed to the 779 pieces of 1,250 kilograms of silver products that had been sorted and said, "Their value is approximately between 6.5 and 7.5 million yuan."
Zhang Jing nodded and felt pretty good. The price per gram was only about 360,000 yuan.
"It is difficult to estimate the 267 gold products," Xu Zehong said. "There are Piast gold coins, gold Louis gold coins, gold candlesticks, reliquaries, and Virgin Mary sculptures, with an estimated value of more than 200 million yuan."
"Wow!"
Zhang Jing's eyes were bright. Although it was not worth mentioning compared to what the Yamen of Costa Rica had achieved, it was enough to make people feel satisfied.
"What about the four books?" Zhang Jing asked.
"It's in Greek, and the content is unclear. It needs someone to translate it. I guess the inscription is the most precious."
Zhang Jing nodded and said, "Look for someone to translate the contents of the four books. Sell the other things to customers. The one with the highest price will get it."
"You can try auctioning," Xu Zehong said. "Antiques are very popular now."
"Okay," Zhang Jing agreed, "the things will be sent to Xiangjiang."
Xu Zehong quickly found an old white man, a friend who knew Greek and lived in Los Angeles, to translate the four books in Manor No. 1550.
In the neat and bright living room, the silver-haired old man introduced, "These four books are the Bible, and the contents are the Old Testament and the New Testament respectively."
Zhang Jing's expression did not change, but he felt cold in his heart. Bibles and pistols were available in almost every household.
After a two-second pause, the silver-haired old man continued, "These four Bibles are very exquisitely crafted. Judging from the notes, their maker should have been Emperor Constantine of the Roman Empire 1,600 years ago."
Zhang Jing was surprised. It was equivalent to the Eastern Jin Dynasty of the Dragon Kingdom, the era when Wang Xizhi lived. Even four books of pornographic stories were very valuable.
"How could a Roman emperor believe in God?" Xu Zehong asked in confusion.
"Constantine the Great of the Roman Empire was baptized and converted to Christianity in his later years. One of the most famous things he did was to issue a decree to stop the persecution of Christianity in 311 AD."
“According to church historians, Emperor Constantine ordered
People produced 50 Bibles, four into one. These four may be one of those 50 Bibles. "
"Are there any similar types of scriptures in the world?" Xu Zehong asked.
"Yes, there are two parts," the silver-haired old man introduced, counting the treasures of his family. "The first part is collected by four countries. The Yin Kingdom has 347 pages, the Great Hair has 485 pages, Germany has 43 pages, and Egypt has 62 pages. It is under the Lost Old Testament. Half part."
"Another Bible of Emperor Constantine is now in the Vatican, but it is missing some passages from the New Testament."
At this point, the old man looked at Zhang Jing with envy, "These four copies are the only complete Bibles of Constantine the Great in the world. There are some damages, but there are no missing parts. They are very precious."
Zhang Jing was shocked that the collection of this thing was actually calculated by "page"! ! !
I can’t understand it, but I can put myself in someone else’s shoes.
For example, everyone knows that Wang Xizhi is a sage of calligraphy, but there is no authentic calligraphy by him in the Dragon Kingdom.
Only one piece of "Mourning Notes" is in the Japanese Museum. If "Mourning Notes" were in the hands of a private person, it would really kill people!
Looking back, the same is true of Constantine the Great’s Bible.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jing looked at the old man and went straight to the point, "You will be paid 200,000 yuan, on the condition that the existence of Emperor Constantine's Bible is kept secret."
"What if I refuse?" the old man tried to resist.
"It's not polite to threaten others," Zhang Jing looked candid, "but I still want you to know that your children and your grandchildren will die before you."
The silver-haired old man's heart trembled slightly. He didn't expect Zhang Jing to be so fierce. He lowered his head to express his willingness to abide by the agreement.
After calling Barbie to pay, Zhang Jing picked up four scriptures and left the living room.
