Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 328: Change of Thought, Saito Akihiro

I always carry the booklet with me.

Seeing that Boss Dong was eager to see it, I took it out and handed it to him.

He took the booklet and opened it quickly.

After flipping from the beginning to the end, flip from the end to the beginning again.

Finally, he walked to the window and held up the booklet, letting the sunlight shine on each page.

After taking the photo, Boss Dong's brows were furrowed into a frown.

He muttered softly, "Is it really just an account book?"

"It shouldn't be."

"Tomb robbers aren't very good at keeping accounts..."

Tomb robbing is something that should not be allowed to appear in public.

Once the account books are obtained or leaked by outsiders, they may be used for blackmail at the very least, or become the basis for legal conviction at the worst.

So tomb robbers usually don't keep accounts.

Speaking of this, I have to say a little more about Yang Bin, who switched from being a photographer at the Xi'an Film Studio to becoming a tomb robber.

Yes, it was Yang Bin who stole the stone coffin weighing nearly 30 tons from Wu Huifei's tomb.

He applied his hobby of photography to tomb robbing.

More than 5,000 photos were taken during the tomb robbery, not only capturing the appearance of each member of the gang, but also the various coffins, murals, funerary objects, etc. that were stolen.

When the police arrested him, they found a mobile hard drive in his hiding place.

The mobile hard drive is full of photos related to tomb robbing.

In the end, the photo became irrefutable evidence to convict him.

This is also a strange thing in the tomb-robbing circle.

As a professional antique dealer, Boss Dong knows everything about tomb robbing.

So he suspected that the book was not just an account book.

There should be something else written.

But since there is no way to reveal the hidden words, there is no way to know what is written in the book.

"Brother Dong, this is indeed not just an account book."

"Old Man Su said this before he died."

"He wrote information about the mastermind in it, maybe it's related to Torii Ryuzo."

“But I just don’t know how he wrote it.”

Boss Dong thought for a moment and said, "There are many ways to write secret letters."

"Two common methods are water immersion and fire baking."

"But those two methods were eliminated because they were too easy to crack."

"This booklet..."

As he spoke, he put the booklet under his nose and took a deep breath.

He wanted to smell out if there was any special smell on the booklet.

Special materials are usually used to write invisible words.

Those special materials often have special smells.

If it was written not long ago, you can smell the odor.

But this booklet was obviously written a long time ago, and the flavor has long since dissipated.

Boss Dong closed the booklet angrily and returned it to me.

"I don't smell anything."

"I can't make the words in the book visible."

As I put away the booklet, my mind moved slightly.

I originally wanted to give the booklet to Mr. Ai to see if he had any way to decipher the invisible words.

But Hong Kong Island is a place where all kinds of people mix together.

At that time, many people from the underworld fled to Hong Kong Island, and there might be experts who studied invisible characters.

"Brother Dong, are there any experts in Hong Kong who can study invisible characters?"

Boss Dong looked embarrassed: "I think so."

"But those who have this ability have special identities and will never show off."

"So... I don't know who has the ability to do this."

This is true.

The skill of invisible characters is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Those who can use it are usually intelligence personnel or those responsible for transmitting important information in major forces.

Such people are very low-key and will not publicize their abilities.

"Ugh."

I sighed in disappointment and picked up a cigarette to take a couple of puffs to relieve my boredom.

Boss Dong suddenly slammed the table and said, "We can change our thinking!"

"No matter what material the invisible words are written with, a chemical reaction is required to make them appear!"

"Let's go to the chemistry professor at CUHK and come up with a solution!"

This idea is quite brilliant.

As long as we can test the composition of the paper in the booklet.

Based on the ingredients, you can find the chemical reaction method to make the words appear!

"You're amazing!" I jumped up with joy.

"Let's set off without delay."

"Um, is there a reliable chemistry professor?"

I specifically emphasized the word reliable.

If the book contains something extraordinary, only reliable people can keep it secret.

Well, it's just a possibility.

Secrets are best kept only by yourself.

"Don't worry, there are people you can absolutely rely on."

"I'll call, you have some tea and wait."

Boss Dong hurried downstairs to make a phone call.

I could vaguely hear Cantonese voices speaking very quickly upstairs, but I couldn't understand what was being said.

After a while, Boss Dong asked me to go downstairs.

"I've made the contact. Associate Professor Saito Akihiro from the Chinese University of Hong Kong happens to be available."

Saito Akihiro?

The name sounds like an islander.

Is this reliable?!

Boss Dong seemed to see what I was thinking and pulled me out while explaining.

"Although it's an island country name, he's not an islander."

"I'm a pure descendant of the Yellow Emperor. I just went to the island country with my mother in the 1960s."

"After his mother married an islander, she was forced to take the surname Saito."

"The two characters Zhang Hao at the end are his original name."

"Privately, he really doesn't like being called Saito Akihiro."

"So when we meet later, just call him Zhang Hao."

I have an indescribable feeling in my heart.

This is a real mother, she takes her child with her wherever she goes.

Unlike my mother, who cruelly left me alone.

I don't know how my cruel mother is doing now...

I took a deep breath to calm myself down: "It sounds like Zhang Hao's mother is not an ordinary person."

"Being able to go to the island nation in the 1960s."

"Being able to remarry in a foreign country with children is not something an ordinary woman can do."

Boss Dong had a strange look on his face.

His lips moved twice, but he stopped talking.

Finally, he dragged me into a car on the side of the road.

I could see that his expression was not right, as if he hadn't finished speaking.

So he asked, "Brother Dong, is there something you haven't finished saying?"

"That's all I have to say."

"I can see it, don't hide it from me."

I stared at him without blinking.

After staring at each other for half a minute, Boss Dong couldn't bear it anymore.

He raised his hands in surrender: "I'm scared of you."

"Zhang Hao came to CUHK right after graduating with his PhD, four years ago. He was 28 years old at the time."

"I was looking to develop a porcelain restoration material and found him through an introduction."

"After chatting with him, I found that he has a deep historical and cultural background."

"After chatting for a while, I asked him how he knew so much about Chinese history."

"He said his father was a history professor in China, and when he was a child, his father would tell him history stories every day to put him to sleep."

Having said that, Boss Dong glanced at me through the rearview mirror.

My face was tense.

My heart is also tense.

My surname is Zhang!

My father is a history professor!

Could these be related to Professor Zhang?

Could Zhang Hao's mother also be Zhang Nan's mother, Professor Zhang's wife?!

Boss Dong said slowly: "He also said that."

"My father and sister are still in Shaanxi Province. I really want to go back and see them."

quack!

My fists clenched so tightly that my joints crackled.

The whereabouts of Professor Zhang and Zhang Nan lie in Saito Akihiro's hands!