"Where is the evidence?" Herbert put down the A4 paper in his hand and asked, "I need to know the detailed cracking process. I hope these requirements are also included in the 200,000 euro investigation fee."
"Of course"
Wei Ran happily used the excuse he had thought of before entering the North African battlefield, "Mr. Herbert, you must have heard of the most complex encryption system during World War II, right?"
"Enigma cipher machine" Herbert gave the answer without thinking.
"Yes, the Enigma cipher machine," Weiran said while leaning back in his chair, "But even the most complex encryption system during World War II was successfully cracked in the middle and late stages of the war."
"What on earth do you want to say?" Herbert asked with a frown.
"To put it simply, I asked someone to decipher the secret code on this oil drum using a computer." Wei Ran said deliberately to seduce the other party's appetite.
"So you have no way to prove that your deciphering is correct?"
"Don't worry." Wei Ran pointed to the A4 paper at the other party's hand, "Look at leaving this The signature of the code is Per Schilling, a reporter for the German Herald, and the date is December 9, 1941." Seeing Herbert focus on the piece of paper again, Wei Ran. Then he continued, "Based on this clue, I went through a lot of files and found some records about this reporter. At the same time, I also spent a lot of money to find the password used by reporters sent to the front line by the German newspaper Vanguard in 1941. Code book."
"Where is the code book?" Herbert asked.
Wei Ran stood up with a smile and went upstairs to retrieve the code book that he got with the oil drum from the bedroom. As for the hand-drawn map included in the code book, he temporarily put it aside. Upstairs.
Slowly going downstairs, Wei Ran opened the code book and pushed it in front of Herbert. He pointed at the signature on it and said, "Per Schilling of the Pioneer, and the one left on the oil drum." It was the same person who wrote the code. I spent a lot of effort and money to find and buy this code book."
"Where did you find this?" Herbert stared. The roundness.
Weiran pretended to be profound and replied, "Where you found it is my business, but at least it proves that the 200,000 euros were not wasted, right?"
"I need verification. Real or fake." Herbert was extremely cautious. While speaking, he actually took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put them on.
"Please," Wei Ran said, picking up a stack of white paper and a signature pen from the workstation next to him and handing them to the other party. He turned around and went into the small kitchen, slowly brewing a pot of coffee.
When he returned to the long table with the coffee pot, Herbert was still struggling to translate the code words on the oil drum, and the white paper in his hand had already been crossed out. He found several mistakes in his own translation.
"At this speed, at Hongqi Forest Farm, I'm afraid I would have to carry a silicone dummy 24 hours a day."
Wei Ran secretly thoughtAfter joking, he didn't rush the other party, he just sat down quietly, poured a cup of coffee for Herbert and himself and waited patiently.
It took more than half an hour before Herbert carefully closed the codebook and put it aside. Then he took off his gloves and copied the content he had just translated again.
"Victor, as you translated, the secret language on the oil drum was indeed written in this codebook." Herbert used the signature pen in his hand to write "treasure" at the end of the translation. "The German word is circled, "But I want to know more, what kind of treasure is this"
"That is the second business"
Weiyan will be warm. Pushing the coffee to the other party, he deliberately revealed the slightest flaw in his words, "The previous 200,000 euros only included the code book and the cracked content. Only after you pay the remaining 100,000 euros balance, we will We have a chance to talk about the treasure."
"So you have a clue?" Herbert asked.
"The balance of 100,000 euros" Wei Ran looked at the other party with a smile, "As agreed, you need to pay in cash."
Herbert gritted his teeth, stood up and said, "Please Wait a minute, I need to make a call."
"Please" Wei Ran held his hands again and watched the other party walk out of the studio.
Less than five minutes later, Herbert sat down at the long table again, opened his briefcase and took out a wad of cash, placed it on the table between the two of them, and waited patiently. After Wei Ran counted the money twice with a money counter, he asked, "Can you tell us the clues to the treasure now?"
"Of course"
Wei Ran Putting the items on the table into a prepared file bag and throwing it to the side of the workstation, he then said absently, "But I'm sorry, Mr. Herbert, for the safety of that treasure, I need to work with you." The person behind you needs to talk to him personally."
"I don't have one behind me..." Herbert burst into laughter mid-sentence and stood up happily, "It seems I have to go get a fight. Call."
"We can talk in Volgograd or any city in Europe," Wei Ran said deliberately before the other party walked out of the studio.
Herbert made an OK gesture and pressed the dial button on his phone at the same time. This time the call was faster, less than two minutes before Herbert hung up the phone and came back.
"Mr. Victor, if it is convenient, how about we go to England?" Herbert asked standing at the table, "My employer will help you arrange food, accommodation, transportation, and at the same time There is an additional one thousand pounds for travel expenses every day."
Wei Ran looked at the other party with a smile, "Where in the UK?"
"Scotland, near Loch Ness." He added with a smile, "The Loch Ness where there are rumors of water monsters."
Wei Ran flipped through his phone pretending to be thoughtful, and then gave the answer, "I can leave as soon as tomorrow, but At most I only haveA week's time. "
Herbert said quickly, "I will arrange the trip as soon as possible. Do you want me to book a flight for you? "
"Sorry to trouble you," Wei Ran said, picking up the pen on the table, making a copy of his passport information and handing it to the other party.
Put this Putting the paper into the briefcase, Herbert turned and said, "Mr. Victor, what follows is my personal request. "
"Please tell me"
"Can we reach some cooperation on historical mysteries in the future? "Herbert said his plan, "Just like this time, I can help you introduce some customers, and you only need to pay a small commission. "
"This is my honor." Wei Ran stood up and held the hand that the other party extended, "but I am only good at the history of World War II and modern history. ”
“Every historian has his or her own areas of expertise and areas of expertise, which is normal. "Herbert shook hands with Wei Ran, then took out a business card from his briefcase and handed it to Wei Ran, "I hope we will have more opportunities to cooperate in the future. "
Taking the business card, Wei Ran said with a smile, "I look forward to our next cooperation as much as you do."
"I will notify you as soon as I have arranged my schedule. Herbert said, picking up the briefcase and oil drum on the table, "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave." "
After sending Herbert away politely, Wei Ran looked at the small card thrown on the table and pressed it under the glass plate of the desk. As for the cooperation mentioned by the other party, naturally We will wait until there is an opportunity to cooperate.
After waiting in the studio for two days, Alili came from Inta and took away the 100,000 euros in cash that was still warm. < /p>
Of course Ji Ma didn’t borrow so much money from him at the beginning, but the astronomical telescope was definitely not the only thing that needed to be renovated and repaired at the abandoned military base. Therefore, with the advice of his aunt Zhou Shujin, Wei Ran simply decided to He gave more to the other party and took this opportunity to make a small investment in Jima's camp. As for whether he could make money, he didn't care. With Hongqi Forest Farm taking care of it, he would never lose money.
In the blink of an eye, on the morning of June 15th, Herbert took a taxi and rushed to the studio again. He found Wei Ran who was reviewing, and he said straight to the point, before anyone could enter the studio. "Mr. Victor, our flight is at noon today. If you're ready, we're heading to the airport now. "
Wei Ran, who had received the news two days ago, immediately put away the study materials provided by Hongqi Forest Farm, looked at the taxi parked in front of the studio and said, "Take my car there. , so that he doesn’t have to wait any longer. "
"Then I'm not polite." Herbert, who was carrying two suitcases, immediately turned around and waved to the taxi at the door. The latter rolled down the window and spat disdainfully. Spit, step on the accelerator and drive away
“Russians are so enthusiastic,” Herbert joked awkwardly
“It’s really hot.Love, a passion that even black people cannot bear. ”
Wei Ran made a joke, put on a satellite phone he bought at a high price the day before yesterday, pulled the suitcase he had prepared last night, and greeted Herbert to get in and parked at the door.
While driving to the airport, Wei Ran took the opportunity to ask, “Herbert, tell me about your employer? "
"An old fellow who always dreamed of finding the family treasure"
Herbert summed it up succinctly, "His name was Charlotte Burton, except in the south of Loch Ness. In addition to operating a bar and souvenir shop in Fort Augustus on the shore, he also operates a jewelry store in Edinburgh. "
"Charlotte Burton? "
Wei Ran laughed secretly, what kind of fine traditions does the Burton family have? Why are the names related to the protagonists in various famous novels?
Herbert nodded, He continued, "He invested a lot of money in finding the so-called family treasure, and of course, it also made me a lot of money. "
"Tell me about that so-called family treasure? "Wei Ran continued to ask.
"According to him, his father was a British soldier stationed in North Africa during World War II. After the war, the soldier brought back only one oil drum, which was the oil drum in the suitcase. "
Herbert paused and continued, "According to Charlotte, his father died on the expedition shortly after he was born, leaving only him and his mother. The four Carthaginian goddess gold coins and two rare Lydian amber gold coins were downloaded from the oil barrel.
It was by selling the two Lydian amber gold coins that the family survived the difficult days after the war and lived a decent life today. And most importantly, Mr. Charlotte has always believed that his father must have discovered the treasures left by the ancient Libyan civilization while serving in North Africa. "
"Herbert, what are the Lydian amber gold coins you were talking about just now? "Wei Ran lowered his speed slightly and asked.
"One of the earliest metal coins in the world"
Herbert explained without hesitation, "This kind of coin makes The biggest feature of the small gold nuggets that collectors are crazy about is that one side has a pattern of a lion, a lion and a bull's head, or an animal such as a stag, and the other side has a corresponding stamp. ”
Aren’t these the small gold nuggets that were found together with the gold coins at the bottom of the well?
While Wei was slandering, he couldn’t help but also have some doubts about the three pieces of gold that were originally given to him. A gold coin was embedded in the metal book on the three oil drums, so where did the small gold nugget assigned to me go?