NOVEL FROG Chapter 31 Decision
After reading the words on these gold bars, Liang En fell into deep thought. Originally, he thought that this pile of gold and silver jewelry could be collected by himself, but the words on these gold bars forced him to change his mind.
So he picked up his mobile phone and logged into a website called ANF, and looked up the count mentioned by Jacques De Briand.
The full name of ANF is L’Association d’entraide de la noblesse franaise. It is a non-governmental organization established by the descendants of French nobles to handle matters such as identity authentication and fraudulent use of titles.
Liang En now logs onto this website to find out whether the earl named Du Lisi has actually passed on the inheritance. If it is passed down, he will return it to the other party with these gold jewelry.
The reason why the title is not checked is also very simple, because changes in several dynasties are likely to lead to changes in the title. Therefore, in this regard, there is a high probability that you will not find the target if you follow the map.
However, judging from the information left on the gold nugget, it is very likely that the other party only actively cut off contact with the UK in order to avoid the confiscation of wealth after encountering censorship. I guess I won't lose my title.
After all, there were too many Bourbon nobles who chose to compromise with Napoleon. After Charles X's restoration, it was impossible for him to be cruel to the nobles who were his natural supporters.
Of course, you can't be ruthless without being ruthless. But after taking over the mess, Charles X would definitely ask these nobles for money. This is why the earl cut off contact with the British side.
Liang En stared at the screen of his phone, thinking about the possible story behind this. After waiting for nearly a minute, the ANF page finally refreshed.
The Internet speed in Ireland is hard to describe. Although theoretically the network covers 99% of the area, once you live in this country for a long time, you will realize that the so-called 1% seems to be spread a bit widely.
The word Dolis means lily in French, but it is not a common surname. So I entered the surname and waited a minute and a half before the only answer appeared on the screen: Count Bossit.
However, the website may consider privacy issues and can only find the name and family crest of the current owner of this title. There is no specific information about the other party's current location.
"It seems that this treasure is going to be given to someone else." Staring at the content displayed on the screen, Liang En showed an expression of relief on his face.
Indeed, this treasure made him very tempted, because the gold in it alone was worth about 4.5 million pounds at the market price, and if the jewelry was included, it could easily exceed 7 million pounds. Even in the UK, that's worth a fortune.
But what Jacques de Briand wrote at the end of the gold nugget moved Liang En, because at the end, Jacques said that it was only his duty to protect the wealth, and there was no need to hand over such a heavy responsibility to others. people.
So according to him, if the person who finally finds the wealth can find the Earl of Bossit or his descendant, he will send the wealth to him. He believes that the honor of the nobles will make the earl pay the person who returns these treasures. Satisfactory remuneration.
But if you try everything possible, you still can't find the earl or his descendant. Then this is the will of the gods, and whoever finds these treasures can take these gold and jewels as their own.
This is the important reason why Liang En decided to return these things to their owners after confirming that the title and family crest were consistent with what was left on the gold nugget.
After all, that Jacques can remain unmoved in the face of so many treasures and stick to his promise, so he feels that he should not be far behind in this regard.
More importantly, the education he received since he was a child prevents him from embezzling the money knowing that it belongs to the owner. Even if the owner of this finance does not know their existence. And from a more realistic perspective, hundreds of kilograms of gold are not something he can swallow at his current level. Shipping on the surface will most likely attract a lot of unnecessary attention, while shipping secretly will likely result in loss of both people and money. The probability of getting money is much higher.
After all, this thing is considered a lost property from a legal perspective. It feels great to take it away now, but there is no airtight wall in the world. If someone discovers it in the future, it will definitely outweigh the gain.
The most important thing is that with a golden finger, he has a great chance of becoming a famous historian and treasure hunter in the future. So for the sake of a bright future, it is better to avoid some things as much as possible.
Yes, there is wealth worth 7 million pounds here, but compared with his own future, this wealth is only a negligible part.
During lunch, Liang En told his parents about this at the dinner table. Unsurprisingly, his parents supported his approach.
On the one hand, this is a matter of perspective for the entire family, and on the other hand, it is also out of caution. For example, both parents felt that taking such a large amount of ill-gotten wealth was not a good thing and would bring disaster to themselves.
"And I think even if you return this wealth, it will not be in vain." After discussing the ownership of the wealth in a few words, Liang En's father added as if he had thought of something.
"I remember I saw a similar case in the newspaper before, saying that the owner of the treasure provided the person who found the treasure with 1/5 of the treasure's value. So if the other party is really a noble, even for the sake of face I can’t pay you too low either.”
"That's right." Liang En's mother placed his favorite braised pork in front of him and said. "Compared with the wealth I have now, I think it would be more stable if I honestly received less remuneration."
After lunch, Liang En called Pierce to find out how to contact Count Bossit. Although Pierce didn't know why he wanted to ask this, he still agreed to help inquire through his own channels.
As a result, it was not until night that Liang En received a text message from Pierce. Fortunately, the aristocratic circle in Europe is only that large, so Pierce was able to find out the contact information of Earl Bossit.
After replying to the text message to thank Pierce, Liang En picked up his cell phone and dialed the number of Earl Bossit's mansion that he had given him.
Maybe it was because the call was a strange one to the other party, so the other party didn't answer the phone the first time or two.
It wasn't until the third call that someone on the other end of the phone finally picked up the receiver. "This is Earl Bossit's Mansion." A middle-aged man's voice came from the microphone. "What's the matter with calling here?"
"I have been entrusted by Mr. Jacques de Briand to return some of your lost things." Liang En said while sitting in the room, looking at the pile of gold on the ground in front of him.
"Uh - I'm sorry. I don't remember that we have anything stored at Mr. Jacques de Briand's place. Have you got the wrong person?"
"You should have found the wrong person." Liang En said with certainty. "It's just that the things that Mr. Jacques de Briand kept were supposed to be handed over to you 100 years ago, but due to various reasons at that time, they were not able to be handed over to you."
"And I found these things again by accident, and then followed the clues left in these things to find you."