Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 457 History and Nagasaki

"—Because of the strong suppression of Catholicism by the Japanese government during the 300-year rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, very few cultural relics of this type have been preserved in Japan."

After describing the changes in the attitudes of the whole of Japan towards Catholicism and even the entire outside world from the end of the Warring States Period to the Tokugawa Shogunate period, Joan of Arc made a simple summary of these things.

"After all, under such high pressure that has lasted for hundreds of years, the local believers disappeared like this, and these icons often disappear earlier than the believers because of their greater goals."

"You're right. There may have been more such things back then, but it can be said that there are very few of them that can survive to this day after so many years."

Liang En also found the information he needed at this time, so he turned his mobile phone around, and then showed Joan of Arc and Fan Meng in the information above.

"Look, this is a Catholic icon that meets the needs of the upcoming auction. The starting price is 10 euros, but everyone thinks that it should be able to buy between 22 and 25 euros."

"It's no wonder that Mr. Kimura has never been able to find anyone who is willing to do things for him." Fan Meng shook his head beside him and said. "It makes me feel that if this job is not done well, not only will it not make money, but it will also easily lose money."

"You're right, so we have to make a good judgment on whether it's worth doing." Liang En said after thinking about it.

Judging from the current situation, the fact that Mr. Kimura has not been able to find someone to help him is purely due to the unattractive remuneration offered to him.

Because they had inquired in the law firm there just now, and it turned out that there were five or six people who also came to inquire about this matter, and the earliest one even inquired more than two months ago, but now the one who returned No one.

"You're right, unless we can obtain an icon at a lower cost, otherwise, we will definitely lose money in this business." Joan looked at Liang En and summarized the current situation.

"However, if you want to find a holy image, I suggest that you better look around Nagasaki. After all, that was the center of the Japanese Catholic faith at that time. It should be easier to find what we are looking for in this kind of place."

"Why don't you go to the city to look for it?" Fan Meng asked suddenly. "I remember that there should be more religious occasions like this in ancient times, especially secret religious occasions in the city, and there should be a lot of things left there."

"The urban area is definitely not good. Don't forget the strategic bombing of the United States during World War II and the last nuclear bomb." Liang En smiled and shook his head, "So even if there is something in the urban area, it will be difficult for us to find it."

"As for those who were brought there after the end of World War II, they often went there with their rich masters. We may spend more money than the auction, which is completely worthless."

"On the contrary, the surrounding areas were also historically active areas of Catholic believers. If you really want to find such religious items, it should be easier to find them in the surrounding countryside."

"You're right, so we're going to check the information today, and then go to Nagasaki tomorrow." Joan of Arc said at this time, taking a sip of the coffee on the table in front of her.

"As for the main points of the search, it is best to focus on the surrounding villages that used to be Catholic areas. Japan has not had a lot of people in the past, so the things we are looking for are likely to stay in place."

That night, considering the long journey the next day, everyone went to rest early, but before the rest, Liang En spent 16 legendary points to use the card [Prophecy (SR)].

In order to find the target of divination, Liang En made repeated attempts, but found that any information that was too complicated could not be divined, so in the end he could only simplify the problem to whether he could find what he needed during this trip to Nagasaki.

Although the content of this divination is only to ask yes or no, which is the most vague way of asking in divination, but because the question itself has a lot of content, it took 16 legend points to get this answer.

Of course, saying that it can be found in this place means that Liang En has a chance to find this thing at his current level, but whether he can find it or not depends on how well he performs.

But no matter what, this divination gave Liang En a special kind of encouragement, so he was in a very good mood when he went to Nagasaki the next day, and this kind of mentality also made Joan of Arc and Fan Meng equally full of confidence .

After coming to Nagasaki, one of the oldest international trading ports in Japan, Liang En and the others did not search for it by themselves. After all, this is a city with more than 40 people, and the surrounding population exceeds 130 million. Personally, I am afraid that I will not be able to find my goal for several months.

So they simply found some reliable local private detectives through their own connections, and then used their means to find what they wanted.

Liang En certainly would not have done this before, because the money needed to find these items in such a large city is not small.

For example, this time they hired 12 private detectives because they hoped to find the target in a short time, and each detective needed 500-700 euros to hire them.

But the advantage is that these local snakes know much more about the city, including everything around the city, than Liang En and other foreigners, so after receiving the deposit, they promise to hand over the detailed investigation results to Liang En within five days.

Because of the help of these local snakes, Liang En and the others simply traveled in this city for nearly a week. As an ancient trading city, there are indeed many places in the city worth visiting.

It is a pity that there are not many traces of Catholicism in the urban area. This is mainly because the Urakami area, where Catholics are concentrated, was at the core of the atomic bomb when the atomic bomb was dropped, resulting in the death of 2 of the 1.5 Catholics.

This also wiped out most of the local cultural relics traditionally related to Catholicism, so that most of the cultural relics related to Catholicism in the store flowed in from other places or even foreign countries.

After a week passed, they really obtained the whereabouts of the bitter face of Jesus in Japan during the period from the end of the Warring States period to the beginning of the Edo period, and there were more than one.

One of the portraits is located in an antique shop in the center of Nagasaki. It is considered a rare good thing in the owner's shop. Therefore, although the other party is willing to sell the portrait, they offer a price of 27 euros.

Liang En didn't intend to lose money to fulfill Mr. Kimura's entrustment, so he tried to bargain with the other party, but found that the other party was determined to kill the price and refused to lower the price by even one yuan.

This is actually in line with the results of the previous investigations of those private detectives. According to these private detectives, the biggest feature of this store is that all the things in it are appraised by the store owner, and at the same time, the owner is responsible for all the products in the store. price.

After finding out that the price of this place really couldn't be lowered, Liang En and the others had no choice but to give up on this place for the time being, and then rented a car and drove northeast.

According to those private detectives, there is a church in a small town near Tara Town in the northeast, and there is such a portrait in the church that meets his requirements.

(End of this chapter)