"White Ma, where did you find the coins?"
Woof —
"Under the cliff over there," White Ma said.
"Fali, let's go take a look over there." Chen Zhao pulled Fali up.
At the edge of Angel Beach was a rocky beach. Above the rocky beach was a cliff that was more than 20 meters tall.
The waves here were much bigger than those on the beach. Moreover, the rocks were unusually slippery after being soaked in seawater, so no tourists would take the risk to come here.
Chen Zhao and Fali walked to the rocky beach hand in hand. They had to be careful too.
White Ma and Black Ma, on the other hand, jumped up and down the rocks as if they were walking on flat ground.
Just then, White Ma seemed to discover something. He sniffed the ground and then dove into the sea. After a while, he floated back up and ran to Chen Zhao. He opened his mouth and tossed another coin into Chen Zhao's hand.
Chen Zhao and Fali glanced at each other, unable to hide the joy on their faces.
Neither of them were the kind of people who regarded money as dirt. Money was inseparable from a person's life.
Plus, they really needed money now. Chen Zhao touched White Ma. "Is there more?"
"Master, there's still a lot scattered down there."
"White Ma said there's still a lot in the water," Chen Zhao said.
"Strange. Why didn't anyone discover it before?" Fali said. "Not many people come here, but some adventurous people come here for excitement. I've never heard of anyone discovering the coins."
"Could it be from the recent storm? Or was it sent by the Specter Ship? "
Hearing that, Fali hurriedly tossed the coins on the ground. "Chen, is there a curse on the ghost ship? Like the cursed coins in Pirates of the Caribbean? "
"Don't worry. I've confirmed it. There's nothing wrong."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes." If there was danger, Chen Zhao wouldn't have dragged Fali along. "It's too dangerous to stand here. Fali, leave the beach first. I'll go down with White Ma."
"Then be careful. The waves are really big. If you hit a rock, you'll really get hurt."
Fali couldn't help here, so after reminding him, she went to the beach to wait for Chen Zhao.
Chen Zhao and White Ma dove into the sea. Chen Zhao also found a few coins underwater.
These gold coins were scattered all over the place, and there weren't many of them.
Judging from the distribution of these gold coins, they should be distributed according to the flow of water.
It seemed that the gold coins had indeed been blown to the shore by the previous storm. However, they only found a dozen or so.
Chen Zhao believed that there must be more gold coins under the seabed.
However, it was already impossible to find the gold coins. The only way to dig them out was to put on a diving suit and ask White-Ma to search for them.
Chen Zhao and White-Ma returned to the shore. Chen Zhao spread his hands. "Fali, look."
"Your friend said that one can sell for fifty thousand dollars, right?"
"Yes, it should be about the same."
"In other words, as long as we sell this, we will have enough money to build a house?"
"I can also help you get a new car."
To be honest, Fali's car was really old. Apparently, she'd bought it second-hand for three thousand dollars when she'd just graduated. It had been used for more than ten years and was very old.
Fali had complained that the car always had problems.
"16 gold coins in total. Fali, do you want one as a souvenir?"
"No, I'll sell them all," Fali said.
Chen Zhao had promised that there would be no problem with the gold coins.
But Fali was still worried that the gold coins would be cursed in some way.
…
In the afternoon, Chen Zhao packed the gold coins and went straight to Mr. Doman's house.
"Mr. Doman, these are the gold coins I showed you this morning. Please take a look."
"Wait a moment." Mr. Doman took out his appraisal tools — white gloves, a portable magnifying glass, and forceps.
Many of the gold coins were seriously corroded. Chen Zhao was worried that their value would be affected.
Moreover, the workmanship was very different from modern ones. It was obvious that the gold coins were poorly made.
"Mr. Chen, did you fish them out from the sea?"
"Yes," Chen Zhao answered honestly.
"My suggestion is that ten of the gold coins are in good condition and can be sold to me at the price we agreed on. As for the rest of the gold coins, the surface has been completely corroded and the original pattern can hardly be seen, so you can take them away and melt them down to make jewelry for your girlfriend."
"Okay." Chen Zhao also understood. Gold coins were valued for their historical value.
The greatest representation of their historical value was their original designs and patterns.
If the designs and patterns were gone, the gold coins would lose their historical and collectible value too.
Mr. Doman signed a check before Chen Zhao. Chen Zhao looked at it. "Why is it nine hundred thousand?"
"The other four hundred thousand is your payment," Mr. Doman said.
"But my work isn't done yet."
"It's okay. I'm already very satisfied with Normans' current state. Plus, there are still twenty days until our agreed time. Normans has already lost fifty kilograms. Ever since she started losing weight, her mental state has been getting better and better. I'm very grateful for everything you've done for her."
"Okay, I'll take the check. I'll go find Normans now."
"Okay, go do your work."
…
"* sshole, you've been smiling since you left Dad's place. Did you get paid?"
"Is it that obvious?" Chen Zhao touched his cheek.
"Very."
Just then, Chen Zhao's phone rang. It was Rufford. "Chen, I have a race in L.A. in the afternoon. Do you want to come?"
"Why so sudden?"
"The organizer suddenly invited me. Apparently, three athletes were found to have taken performance-enhancing drugs. There aren't enough athletes, so they pulled me in to make up the numbers."
"Okay," Chen Zhao agreed. "Where's the ticket?"
"I'll have Mr. Bord wait for you at the door. How many do you want?"
"Two will be fine."
After hanging up, Normans asked, "Who was it? Are you going to participate in some event? "
"A friend of mine who runs track has a race in L.A. in the afternoon. Do you want to go watch?"
"What about the afternoon exercise?"
"We'll run to the stadium."
"Which stadium?"
"L.A. Memorial Stadium."
"It's forty kilometers from Beverly Hills. That's on the other side of L.A. You want us to run? The race will be over by the time we get there, right? "
"No, it's at five in the afternoon. It's only one now. We have four hours."
"You like track?"
"No, I just want to support my friend."
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