It was clearly recorded in the notebook that Liu Dianchen had eavesdropped on the meeting of the senior Japanese military officials in Feng Ping City of Zhaoyun Province. Feng Ping City was not only the provincial capital of Zhaoyun Province, but it was also one of the main centers of power for the Manchukuo regime.
Since the senior Japanese military officials held a secret meeting here, it meant that the treasure was most likely hidden in the mountains near Feng Ping City. Back then, when the military commander investigated, he also used Feng Ping as the center and made this area the focus of his investigation.
However, if one looked at the map, one would realize that Feng Ping City was surrounded by mountains. North, south, east, and west were all deep mountains and forests. Altogether, it was at least a thousand square kilometers.
It was no wonder that the Japanese had chosen this place to build a fortress and bury the treasure. It was difficult to find it!
In the notebook, Tao Xiang's search for the treasure was recorded. Tao Xiang's investigation of the treasure was divided into three directions:
First, he focused on collecting historical clues.
This was very important. Over the years, Tao Xiang had read countless local historical materials and interviewed countless villagers. He had been tirelessly asking for information about the treasure.
Tao Xiang's starting point was very clear. He believed that if such a secret fortress really existed, it must have been built in the same way as the Shengshan Fortress. The Japanese must have used foreign Chinese workers to build it. After the construction was completed, they must have killed everyone and caused the tragedy of a thousand people.
Therefore, Tao Xiang tried to find such a thousand people to determine the general location of the secret fortress.
In addition, he believed that if the Japanese wanted to keep the secret, they might have committed an even more heinous act, which was to massacre an entire village! They wanted to raze the villages near the fortress to the ground, leaving no survivors. This was the only way to prevent the local people from discovering the fortress!
Therefore, if he could find similar villages destroyed by the Japanese, he might be able to determine the location of the fortress.
The reason why Tao Xiang brought Cui Lizhu to settle down in the Golden City was that he had received news that many abandoned villages had been discovered in the mountains outside the Golden City.
However, after careful investigation, he regretfully discovered that those villages were not created by the Japanese, but by the deterioration of the environment.
Tao Xiang's second direction was to investigate the site.
According to the records in Liu Dianchen's notebook, he went to the site to look for clues about the activities of the Japanese.
For this, he had purchased expensive professional equipment and learned a lot of professional knowledge. However, the scope was too large, and this method was no different from looking for a needle in a haystack. In the end, he had no choice but to give up.
At the back of Tao Xiang's notebook, there were many diagrams of mountainous areas. Most of them had a big "X" on them, indicating that Tao Xiang had ruled out those areas.
As for the third direction, it was the relevant personnel!
Tao Xiang also thought that Liu Dianchen's letter was not enough to determine the existence of the treasure. Therefore, he spent a lot of time and used the convenience of his profession to carry out a detailed investigation of all the people and incidents related to the treasure.
Over the years, he had indeed obtained a lot of intriguing information. For example, after the Kuomintang was defeated and fled, they still did not give up on the treasure. They had sent spies to search for it many times, but not only did they not find anything, they even accidentally leaked the secret of Liu Dianchen's letter.
The copy that Tao Xiang had accidentally obtained was one of the lost copies.
Tao Xiang suspected that the interrogation notes he had were only a small part of the entire handbook. He could only get a general idea of what had happened. There should be more detailed information left in the world.
Secondly, such an amazing amount of wealth could be located in Northeast China. As for the national level, it was impossible for them to just stand by and watch.
Through Tao Xiang's investigation, he could confirm that since the founding of the People's Republic of China, they had organized many searches for the treasure. The government had sent many famous experts and scholars, and with the help of advanced scientific detection technology, they had searched for the treasure many times, but in the end, nothing had been found.
In addition, Tao Xiang had also received two pieces of information from unknown sources, saying that the Russians and the Japanese were also looking for the whereabouts of the treasure.
Regarding these two pieces of information, Tao Xiang felt that the Russians were slightly more reliable. After all, they were the victims, so it was reasonable that they were still thinking about the gold.
Although the gold could be hidden in China, once they found it, there was still hope that they could get it back through legal means. More importantly, if they could really find the gold in the secret fortress of the Japanese, they could prove the fact that the Japanese had stolen the gold. Then, they could use legal means to formally seek compensation from the Japanese government!
As for the fact that the Japanese were also looking for the treasure, Tao Xiang felt that it was pure nonsense. Firstly, the treasure was buried by the Japanese. Of course, they knew the location of the treasure. Why would they need to look for it? Secondly, if they came to China to look for the treasure, it would be extremely stupid. Even if they found such a huge treasure, how would they deal with it? In the end, it would only be a gift to others, and the loss would outweigh the gain.
"Tsk tsk …" Cui Lizhu looked at Tao Xiang's notes and smacked her lips. She gradually came to her senses and said, "Boss, this matter is really difficult! Since our country has sent so many experts and still hasn't found it, then we … "
"Right?" Zhao Yu nodded proudly. "As I said, our country can't just stand by and watch such a big thing happen! Let me tell you, maybe those treasures have already been taken away by our country! It's just that we haven't announced it to the public! Because of the dispute over the gold, it's reasonable not to announce it to the public! "
"Sigh …" Cui Lizhu was like a deflated balloon. She patted Zhao Yu's shoulder and said, "Boss, your level is not low. Why don't you ask someone? If there really isn't any treasure left, let's not waste our time. "
"You're kidding!" Zhao Yu shook his head. "My level is nothing! Such a huge amount of treasure, even the highest leader of the Criminal Division doesn't have the authority to know about it! "
"Well …" Cui Lizhu asked again, "Why don't you ask around and find out who has the authority to know about it?"
"What?" Zhao Yu stared at her. "You're not thinking of going back to your old job, are you?"
"Tsk tsk …" Cui Lizhu was depressed. "What should we do? If we go to look for the treasure without knowing anything, isn't that tantamount to being blind? It's meaningless! "
"You think I don't know that? Why don't we do this … "Zhao Yu opened the notebook and pointed at the many names at the back of the notebook." This is the list of people left by your father. The people on the list should all be related to the treasure! Look, some of the names at the top of the list have been marked with an X by your father. Only the last few are left! "
"Oh …" Cui Lizhu pondered and said, "If they are marked with an X, does that mean my father has already investigated them? Then … Those who haven't marked with an X … "
"Look, there are still five people who haven't marked with an X," Zhao Yu said, pointing at the list. "Either your father hasn't investigated them yet, or these five people are closely related to the treasure and know more. So … "
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