Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 697

Most of the time, the important clues are not hidden, but just put on the surface, but it is definitely not a simple matter to get what you want from these scattered materials.

Especially when AI cannot be used for this kind of big data analysis work, the problem is more prominent when it can only be inspected manually. After all, people are not machines, and it is difficult to maintain the best condition all the time.

Fortunately, as a follower of history, Joan of Arc's mental stability is much higher than that of normal humans. In addition, during this period of time studying with Liang En, she has also learned a lot of knowledge in this area, so she can check these contents stably.

"Look, these documents can be mutually verified." On the second day of the inspection, Joan gathered the three documents and kept them in front of Liang En and said.

"These materials all point to a mountainous area in the Karaja region in eastern Mindanao. According to the data, people from different areas around this area have talked about some heavily guarded vehicles passing there during World War II."

"And there is also a document stating that a convoy in the same area was completely annihilated by the US air strike almost at the same time, which in turn confirms the existence of this convoy."

"If this is the case, the possibility of some treasures hidden in that place is not small." Liang En said after carefully checking these documents. "It's also very possible from the perspective of known history."

During World War II, each Axis power had a record of plundering wealth systematically and on a large scale from the occupied areas. For example, under the Spicy German Guards, there was an organization called the Department of Foreign Exchange Protection that was responsible for plundering wealth.

Of course, the Japanese devils were no exception. While invading Asian countries by force, they also secretly carried out a wealth plundering plan called the "Golden Lily Project". The important participants who organized this operation were members of the Japanese royal family.

In fact, since World War II, the upper echelons of Japan have already made plans to defeat the war. Therefore, the "Golden Lily Project" actually leaves a way out for Japan's unsure war, which can ensure the long-term prosperity of the Japanese chaebol and royal family.

At the beginning of the Pacific War, the headquarters of the Golden Lily Society was placed in Singapore, and it was transferred to Luzon Island in the Philippines in 1943.

The reason for making this choice is that by 1943, the decline of the Japanese had been revealed, but it had not been fully revealed. They had always hoped to reach a conditional truce with the United States.

And those truces included keeping the Philippines, or at least the most valuable northern part of the Philippines, so the Golden Lily would naturally keep gold in that area until the war was over.

No one knows how much this wealth is. What is known is that the wealth accumulated by Chinese families in Southeast Asia for hundreds of years has basically been robbed.

As for the whereabouts of these treasures, there is no definite answer. It can only be confirmed that these treasures have basically not been returned to their original owners.

According to the analysis of various clues, this wealth is mainly divided into four parts, one of which is also the most important part, which flowed into Japan, which promoted Japan's rapid recovery in just seven years after the war.

The second part was plundered by the Americans. As for the specific whereabouts, no one knows, or in other words, those who have long studied this aspect are basically lying in their graves.

The third part is that after the independence of the Philippines, it was taken over by the Marcos family, the then president’s family. After all, its family property exceeded 80 billion US dollars in the 100s. People have always said that they obtained the Japanese treasures of World War II.

As for the last part, it still stays in the original place. After all, the Japanese retreated in a hurry at the end of World War II, so it is very normal that some secret treasures have not been discovered.

"Do you think there are hidden treasures that have not been discovered?" After listening to Liang En's simple analysis, Joan asked curiously. "After all, the Japanese, Americans and Filipinos have searched these locations repeatedly."

"I think it is very likely that there are treasures, because this is not Luzon Island. The southern part of the Philippines is a relatively remote place, so people don't pay much attention to this area."

"So according to my guess, the Japanese didn't actually take this area as their focus back then, so it's normal to miss this part in subsequent searches."

"Of course, there may not be many things hidden here." Liang En said, pointing to the three documents that were specially found out, "It is mentioned that the other party only used three or four trucks to transport things. And each shipment lasted only half the night."

"Your analysis is very reasonable, but I have one last question here." Joan of Arc nodded, "That's why these Japanese want to hide gold overseas instead of bringing it back to Japan?"

It is also very simple for her to have this question, because at least a thousand tons of gold is a huge wealth for any country, and it always seems very strange to put it in the occupied area under such circumstances.

"Because for the Japanese at that time, their sea transportation had been basically cut off by the American army." Liang En explained the story to Joan of Arc.

Although Joan of Arc was once a Marshal of France, she didn't know much about modern warfare, so Liang En had to explain it clearly to him sometimes.

"Modern warfare needs a lot of various materials, and for Japan, a country that imports materials, many things are ranked ahead of gold during the war. 1000 tons of gold are probably not as important as 1000 tons of rubber or 1000 tons of oil. .

After all, unlike Germany, which was able to trade with Spain, Sweden, or Switzerland, which were known as neutral at the time, Japan had no overseas trade at all during World War II, and it was enough to plunder the occupied areas directly.It's no use asking for gold.

So this has led to an abnormal shortage of various materials in Japan. Taking fuel as an example, Japan's oil shortage in the late World War II has reached a very severe level. Even the whole country collects pine roots to make turpentine.

However, this kind of fuel is useless at all. Taking an airplane as an example, Japanese pilots found that adding loose fuel to the airplane can only fly level, and any large maneuvers will cause the engine to stall in the air.

Even the Yamato, which is regarded as Japan's decisive weapon, carried only one-way fuel for a suicide attack in its last attack. From this, it can be seen how scarce the Japanese were in supplies at that time.

Not to mention that the Japanese escort system during World War II can be said to be extremely bad. At least half of the supplies were sent to the bottom of the sea by the Americans during the shipping process, so the Japanese stopped transporting after sinking a few ships. "

"If that's the case, it's reasonable for gold to stay in the Philippines." Joan of Arc nodded. "Then what should we do next, go directly to this mountainous area to the east to dig?"

"No, we'd better make preparations in advance, such as applying for an excavation permit and finding enough security personnel." Liang En said with a smile
"The wild here is much more dangerous than the wild in Europe. There are not only animals, diseases, but also people with malicious intentions. Therefore, if we want to set off, we must make comprehensive preparations, especially safety preparations."

"After all, they are devils. The characteristic of these guys is that there is basically no lower limit, so there are likely to be a lot of dangerous items in this kind of treasure location. It is necessary to prepare enough professionals and professional materials to ensure safety."

(End of this chapter)