Faced with my request, Mr. Chang began to hesitate, and after a while, he said: "This matter is related to the secret of our family, so I'm sorry, I can't say it."
I smiled and said: "Mr. Chang, gossip, five elements, geomantic omen and other metaphysics, we are very proficient, although you did not reveal anything about shadows to us, but we can also analyze some things. In our opinion, you are looking for The shadow of is not a god, it is a demon. Don’t get me wrong, I have no intention of stealing your family’s secrets, I just want to figure out one thing."
"Sorry, I can't say."
I put the check in front of Mr. Chang and said: "Mr. Chang, it is true that I have seen the shadow you were looking for during my trip to the jungle this time."
"Really?" Mr. Chang asked in surprise.
Zhang Ling also looked at me in surprise, unable to tell if what I said was true or false.
I nodded and said, "Really. And something very strange happened."
"What's the strange thing?" Mr. Chang asked.
"The shadow turned white light and disappeared."
Mr. Chang took a sharp breath, and his face began to be cloudy.
I said: "Mr. Chang, my friend and I think we have encountered many strange things, but the shadow can turn into white light. This is the first time we have met. I really want to know what the shadow is. You can't let it We have been busy for a long time, but we don’t know why."
Mr. Chang hesitated for a long time before he sighed and said: "Well, I can let you listen to a recording. As for how you understand yourself, the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise. Secret, I must obey the ancestral motto."
I immediately said: "Yes."
Mr. Chang stood up and said, "Follow me."
Zhang Ling and I followed Mr. Chang in addition to the tea house, and took a taxi to a luxury hotel in Bangkok. Mr. Chang stayed in the luxurious presidential suite. After we were seated, he asked us to wait for a while, then entered a room and took out one. Grey suitcase.
Open the suitcase, and inside is an old rectangular machine with the English "Norelco" on it.
Zhang Ling exclaimed: "This is a tape recorder invented by Philips in 1962."
Mr. Chang said: "Miss Zhang, she is really knowledgeable. The recording was left by my grandfather.
Here, according to my father, it was recorded by my grandfather in 1964. In 1964, we did not immigrate to the United States. At that time, our family was in the jewelry business and was very rich. "
Hearing the word "jewelry", I immediately thought of the uncountable gems.
I asked: "Is your family still in the jewelry business now?"
"Do. But the business is mainly in Europe." Mr. Chang paused and continued: "In my grandfather's generation, although my family's jewelry business spreads across the country, my grandfather is a low-key person. Few people know him, but he can't. Deny, he is a legend."
"Has he been to a castle in the jungle?" I asked.
"From the recordings left by him, he has been there. But he has never talked to anyone in person. The recording was found when my father sorted out his belongings after my grandfather passed away."
Chang Shiguang took out an exquisite box from the suitcase and opened the box. Inside were two cassette tapes. He said: "The recording will be very long. There are two tapes in total. However, I hope you are listening to the tapes. After the content, don’t talk to any third person about the content of the tape. After all, this is about our family’s secrets."
I can definitely keep the secret, but as a member of 794, Zhang Ling is tight-lipped but I can’t guarantee. I looked at Zhang Ling, and Zhang Ling immediately said, "Mr. Chang, please rest assured that we have professional ethics."
Mr. Chang nodded, then took out a cassette and put it in the old tape recorder, sat upright on the sofa, and said, "Let's start then."
Zhang Ling and I nodded at the same time.
Mr. Chang pressed the play button.
After a while, an old man's voice came from inside.
The front of the recording is all about business, and it doesn't matter much, but it can be heard that Chang's jewelry business is indeed very large.
The accent of the other party is a bit Beijing accent, it may be old, the tape is a little damaged, some parts are not heard clearly, and there are some noises, but it does not affect the integrity of the recording.
The content of the recording is roughly as follows:
"Minze, today is your 20th birthday. In ancient times, when you were 20 years old, you would be considered an adult. Today, I want to tell you something, you may not believe it, but what I'm talking about, you must Don’t have the slightest doubt, absolutely not, because you have
As an adult, I don’t need to lie to you. I waited for many years before I said this to you until your twentieth birthday.
"Not only should I keep my words in my heart, but you can't tell anyone except the heirs of the family. This is the secret of our family. In order to let you remember my words, I specially recorded them for you. Save the recording, don’t lose it, don’t damage it, because when you hear my recording, I may no longer be alive."
"Minze, you are born with the ability to identify jewelry, and others will be surprised, but I am not surprised at all, because it is expected, because my blood is flowing in your blood, and the jewelry is coming to you. Say, it’s like a part of your body...
"The family's jewelry business has been in business for more than a hundred years, but it is from my generation that it is really growing. It is a pity that we have caught up with a bad year and they want to copy our home. But don't worry Because you have the ability to identify jewellery, as long as you have this ability, you can earn back all your lost family business. Therefore, what you have to do now is to leave this country and take your family to the United States or Europe to avoid this catastrophe."
"I left you a metal box and put it under your bed. You can find it by opening the brick under the bed. That is a box that you can't open temporarily. In fact, that metal box is in the world. No one has opened it except me. I leave it to you as a treasure handed down, but you can only pass it on to the heirs of the family. You may ask, what treasure is in the metal box, I can only tell you now, that is one side Mirrors are not ordinary mirrors. As for how unusual they are, you need to open the metal box and try to figure out the mystery for yourself."
"Now, what I want to say is the origin of the metal box. I brought the metal box back from Thailand. That year, I went to Thailand to do business. As you know, Thailand’s sapphires are very famous. I went to Thailand for sapphires. At that time, we organized a team of more than fifty people to mine in the mountains. We encountered many terrible things in the jungle. Many people died. In the end, I was the only one left. I walked in the jungle for ten. After many days, I finally came to an old castle built on the top of the mountain."
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