Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 528 - 361: If they are not of our kind, their hearts must be different!

Chapter 528: Chapter 361: If they are not of our kind, their hearts must be different!

"Are you trying to sell me some cultural relics?" Sean Knight put down his teacup and asked:

"If that’s the case, I might be interested."

"No, no, no." Lana Brown shook her head with a smile, "Mr. Knight, if you take a look at this jade tablet, you should understand that I’m talking about a business partnership, not a simple transaction."

Sean took the jade tablet and examined it as he thought about the Brown family’s background.

In his memory, the Brown family was a group of foreign people who escaped to China from the Middle East due to their defeat in a religious conflict.

At that time, the government of the Song Dynasty sheltered them and even provided them with convenient business opportunities.

It could be said that the Song Dynasty had given them a chance to survive.

However, when they thrived and grew stronger, the Southern Song Dynasty reached its end.

Later on, when the Southern Song Court was besieged by Jin’s Army and fled to Quanzhou, the Brown family betrayed them and handed them over to Jin’s Army.

The Jin Dynasty appreciated such traitors and spared them from slaughter.

Not much was mentioned about their fate in the history books after that.

However, Sean later read that after Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, he wiped out the Brown family as well.

Seeing Sean’s expression, Lana Brown explained:

"We are a branch of the Brown family at that time. Later, when the Yuan Dynasty invaded the Song Dynasty, our branch knew that it was getting late, so we set sail and moved through various places before arriving here."

Sean raised his eyebrows.

"Mr. Knight, don’t worry, our family tree records that we did not participate in that war to destroy the Song Dynasty. We had already left before that."

Sean laughed:

"No wonder Miss Brown dares to claim to be from the Brown family. If it were really those Browns, they would have to be very cautious to deal with me."

"Of course. But that’s all in the past." Lana Brown smiled charmingly:

"Isn’t China now promoting a great integration of nationalities? Even the stories about the former national hero Yue Fei were no longer emphasized, right? In some places, they even set up monuments to commemorate traitors like Zhu Dazhang and Fan Wenfan, right?"

Sean laughed:

"Justice always prevails. Some people may indeed think so."

He said so, but in his heart, he cursed those who respect traitors as heroes. They were always a minority anyway.

"Alright, Mr. Knight, please take a look at the jade tablet." Lana Brown seemed not to worry that Sean Knight would misunderstand her and pointed at the jade tablet.

Sean nodded and looked down at the jade tablet.

The quality of the jade was excellent, slightly cool, with a few lines of writing etched on it.

Sean skimmed it and found it to be a record.

The gist is that householder Connor Brown of the Brown family branch had helped the Song royal family transport a batch of gold and silver treasures to Siam when the Southern Song Dynasty was about to be destroyed, in preparation for the royal family’s escape from China.

At that time, Connor Brown secretly took on this mission and used his family’s fleet to ship ten boatloads of treasures along with five people sent by the Zhao Song royal family by sea.

However, the ships were attacked by pirates when they reached the south side. In their attempt to escape, they encountered stormy waves. Eventually, only one ship reached its destination out of the ten ships.

The Brown family failed to complete their mission and, for various reasons, had no strength to recover the treasures afterward. This record was made with the hope that future generations of the Brown family would remember this matter and salvage the sunken ships when they had the chance to comfort the spirits of their ancestors.

Sean saw that the jade tablet indeed had a history of more than seven hundred years, and the timing was correct.

However, the jade tablet was obviously incomplete. There should be at least one more page.

Sean looked at it again and handed the jade tablet back to Lana Brown.

"Why come to me?" Sean asked first, "There is clearly another part of this jade tablet. If I am not mistaken, the specific location of the sunken ships should be marked on it, so you can salvage it yourself."

Facing Sean’s questioning, Lana Brown did not panic and said with a smile:

"Of course, there is a reason. But, if Mr. Knight is not willing to cooperate, I cannot disclose the reason..."

This sentence sounded familiar.

Sean said:

"Then I’ll have to think about it."

"That’s understandable." Lana Brown was very understanding.

Then she left her contact information and took her leave.

Sean called Elijah Hastings and two others over and told them the whole story.

"What do you think?" Sean asked, "Shall we go for it?"

"Could it be a trap?" Lincoln Harrington was cautious, "Recently, the rumors don’t seem quite right."

"Even if it’s a trap, it’s still worth trying. What if it’s true?" Douglas Cooper loved adventure, "Let’s just be prepared."

"I think we can give it a try too." Elijah said, "We can’t stretch our hands and feet here with the Americans watching us. Moreover, so many people are eyeing us here. The location that person mentioned is roughly in the South Sea Region, which is close to our territory!"

That reminded Sean immediately. He quickly opened the map on his mobile phone and estimated the location.

Then Sean guessed:

"Do you think this Lana Brown insisted on finding me because we have a big island there and the location of the sunken ship has something to do with our island?"

"That’s very likely!" Douglas slapped his thigh, "Otherwise, how can you explain her insisting on finding you, our boss? Is it because you’re more good-looking?"

"That could be a possibility," Elijah joked.

"Get lost," Sean Knight smacked him, "What now, planning to find another lady boss for you?"