In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran had descended to the bottom of the secret passage and stood at the door of the secret room.
The first time he stood still, he quickly scanned the situation in the secret room, and then said through the intercom:
"Guys, there is not only a lot of gold in this underground secret room, but there may be something more precious than gold."
"The antique cultural relics and works of art placed on the museum shelves and on the floor all look very good, and their value may be astonishing."
Before he finished speaking, cheers immediately erupted from the vault above.
Qiangu Zhenmei and the others were filled with bitterness and could only wait for the results of the exploration to be released.
They were even praying secretly, hoping that Xiao Ran wouldn't find any more treasures.
That way, their pain might be alleviated a little.
After briefly introducing the situation in the secret room, Xiao Ran began to check the ground under his feet and the situation inside the door.
In fact, it's just an act, just to make everything seem more reasonable.
There are no traps in this underground secret room, and Xiao Ran knows it very well.
After pretending to look carefully, he said:
"There are no traps at the entrance to the secret room, so you can enter it with confidence."
With that said, he stepped into the secret room.
Next, the same scenes happened one after another.
After a while, Xiao Ran had checked the entire secret room and found no traps.
There are no other secret compartments or walls in this underground secret room.
During the exploration process, Xiao Ran was not in a hurry to check out the gold placed in the center of the secret room, as well as the many antique cultural relics and artworks placed on the surrounding museum shelves.
The entire process of him exploring this secret room alone was captured by the high-definition camera he carried with him.
Japanese people such as Mami Zenitani who stayed on the ground witnessed the entire exploration process and can serve as witnesses.
This is what Xiao Ran wants, and this is also the reason why he asked Qian Guzhenmei and others to stay in the vault, so as to prevent the Japanese from playing any dirty tricks later.
After exploring the entire secret room, he immediately said through the intercom:
"Guys, it's safe here, it's time to take the next step."
"Director Qiangu, you can come down and take a look at the situation in this secret room."
"But only two people can come down at a time, and safety measures must be taken to avoid accidents."
After hearing this, several Japanese people suddenly beamed with joy.
"Great, Mr. Sean, we will arrange the order and cooperate with your men to take safety measures."
Zenitani Mami said loudly.
The sound was transmitted down through the secret passage and reached Xiao Ran's ears.
Then, these guys on the ground took action.
After a while, Matthew took the lead to descend into the underground secret room.
Immediately afterwards, Zenitani Mami and Hasegawa came down one after another and entered the secret room.
As soon as they walked into the secret room and saw the gold mountain piled in the center of the secret room, the two guys were immediately stunned on the spot.
They had never seen such a scene before. The shock brought to them by this golden mountain was so great that they almost went crazy on the spot.
Looking at this glittering golden mountain, the eyes of these two guys turned golden!
Seeing their performance, Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile proudly.
Immediately afterwards, he woke up the two guys directly to prevent them from falling into madness.
"Gentlemen, wake up, there are many very precious antiques and artworks here, don't just focus on the gold."
Following Xiao Ran's words, Zenitani Mami and Hasegawa finally woke up.
The next moment, the two guys walked towards the pile of gold.
Although they woke up, they were still very excited.
"Mr. Sean, let's take a good look at this gold. To be honest, we have never seen so much gold before."
"More importantly, we want to figure out where the gold came from and where the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi got the gold."
"The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi is just a gang. Even if it is very large, it is unbelievable to get so much gold."
While they were talking, they came to the pile of gold and immediately began to look at these glittering gold ingots.
Xiao Ran smiled and walked over to inspect the gold with them.
When he came closer, he glanced at the gold, then stretched out his hands to pick up a gold ingot and felt the weight.
This trapezoidal gold ingot doesn't look too big, but it's very heavy.
A gold ingot weighs exactly forty kilograms. It feels so heavy in my hand that it keeps falling.
Only Xiao Ran could easily pick up a gold ingot, lifting it as if it was light.
Zenitani Mami and Hasegawa gave up the plan after just one try.
After determining the weight of the gold ingot, Xiao Ran put it back to its original place.
Then he carefully checked the quality of these gold ingots, and then said with a smile:
"These gold ingots are of great weight and the quality looks very good. They are obviously gold of extremely high purity."
"Judging from its weight and color, it is obvious that there is no other metal mixed in it, and it is all pure gold ingots."
"However, apart from the weight, these pure gold ingots do not have any other words or marks on them."
"Judging from the slightly rough surface of these gold ingots, it is obvious that these gold ingots have all undergone secondary smelting."
"The person who smelted the gold for the second time was probably someone from the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, or someone else."
"But no matter who it is, after these gold ingots have been re-smelted and recast, the original information has been completely erased, and it is difficult to trace the source."
Zenitani Mami and Hasegawa nodded in unison, their faces looking very ugly.
The next moment, Zenitani Mami gritted her molar teeth and said:
"It's true. These bastards still have some brains and know how to melt all the gold and recast it."
"This erases all surface information on the gold and makes it difficult to trace, but the value of the gold remains unchanged."
"But such a large amount of gold cannot appear in Tokyo out of thin air. As long as you want to investigate, you can always find some clues..."
As soon as he said this, he was suddenly interrupted by Xiao Ran.
"Gentlemen, I wonder if you have ever thought that the real owner of this batch of gold may not be the Tokyo branch of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi group."
"They are just helping a certain person or organization to keep the gold. The real owner may be a big shot hiding in the dark."
"Just because this gold can best preserve its value but cannot be stored in a bank, it is stored here. This possibility exists."
"ah!"
Zenitani Mami and Hasegawa both exclaimed and froze on the spot.
They immediately realized that this possibility did exist, and the possibility was very high!
If that's the case, then they can't get involved unless they want to cause trouble.
The two cunning little Japanese exchanged glances quickly and immediately stopped the topic and stopped discussing it.
With such a large amount of gold involved, if they really caught fire, they would be burned to ashes in an instant.
Seeing their reactions, Xiao Ran smiled softly and changed the topic.
After looking at a few more gold ingots, they walked to the museum shelf nearby and began to look at the antique artifacts and artworks placed on the museum shelf and on the ground.
The first thing Xiao Ran checked was the square tripod that was placed on the ground and covered with green patina.
This square tripod is about 60 centimeters high, the mouth is about 40 centimeters long and wide, and the double ears are about 12 centimeters high.
The shape of the vessel is square, with a deep belly, double erect ears, and four legs at the bottom. The shape is simple, solemn, and magnificent.
There are a large number of Taotie patterns, breast nail patterns, and several animal face patterns carved all over this square tripod.
Because the surface is covered with a large amount of green patina, these patterns are not very clear.
But some of the partially exposed decorative patterns show how exquisite it is, which is breathtaking!
There are many inscriptions carved inside this square tripod.
Most of these inscriptions are covered by patina and not much is exposed.
Even the inscriptions that are exposed are not very clear and it is difficult to distinguish them at the moment.
I want to understand the meaning of these inscriptions and what they record.
Only after transporting it back to China, cleaning it carefully, and then organizing a team of experts to conduct research.
The moment they saw the square tripod, both Zenitani Mami and Hasegawa were shocked, and their eyes widened instantly.
Previously, they were blinded by a leaf, and they only paid attention to the pile of golden gold next to them, but did not notice this more valuable and precious cauldron.
Only then did they realize the weight and value of this big cauldron.
"Oh my God! There is such an amazing Fang Ding here. How did those bastards Yamamoto Katsuyoshi get this treasure?"
"If this large square tripod is real, then no matter which museum it is placed in, it will probably be a treasure-level antique cultural relic."
"Mr. Sean, what do you think of this rare bronze square tripod? Which dynasty is it a heavy bronze vessel from?"
Hasegawa said in amazement and also raised questions.
Xiao Ran did not respond immediately.
He stepped forward and examined the bronze square tripod carefully, then thought for a moment, then nodded excitedly and said:
"That's right, if this bronze tripod is placed in any museum, it will be a top-notch antique cultural relic at the level of a treasure."
"In ancient China, bronzes were a symbol of the country and had always been highly valued. The tripod was even more important and had an extremely high status."
"According to my preliminary observation, this bronze tripod is undoubtedly authentic. It was smuggled to Japan not long after it was unearthed."
"Let's talk about its age. It should be from the late Shang Dynasty to the early Western Zhou Dynasty in China, which has a history of more than 3,000 years."
"Regarding this, I believe these inscriptions inside the tripod should be able to prove that there is no doubt that this is a truly priceless treasure."
While Xiao Ran was introducing the situation, Qian Guzhenmei and Hasegawa's eyes were almost glued to the bronze square tripod.
They stared at this heavy bronze weapon, their eyes already turning red.
Such an extremely precious bronze weapon was given to this guy Sean for nothing.
Thinking of this, Qian Guzhenmei and the others were so depressed that they almost vomited blood and died on the spot!
