Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 924 - 520

Chapter 924: 520

Watching the angry Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper, Sean Knight was not surprised.

In this world, if there was one who still retained the deepest memory of this event, who still harbored the deepest hatred for this race, it was none other than the predecessors of Elijah’s team.

This was beyond question.

So, in fact, Sean was not at all worried. He guessed that the two in front of him, together with Lincoln Harrington.

Even if the three of them were about to get married, upon hearing this matter, they would likely choose to postpone their weddings immediately and then follow him to complete and handle this affair.

The things instilled in their bones really couldn’t be changed.

Some might even call it a factory setting. Whether it was a factory setting or not, Sean wasn’t clear, but he did know that Elijah and his two companions would give it their all, even risking their lives to get it done.

"Alright, there’s no need to curse anymore. Let’s go and destroy that Bloody Earth Guanyin and scatter those ashes so you can blow off some steam. Instead of wasting time cursing, it’s better to look up more information and think about how to plan this thing properly," Sean said.

With these words from Sean, Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper calmed down.

"Then, boss, we won’t waste any more time here," Douglas said, unusually serious, to Sean. "We’ve pretty much got this. Rest assured, with Captain Hastings leading us, we’ll definitely handle this beautifully!"

Elijah Hastings added:

"Boss, you actually don’t need to go. The two of us will inform Lincoln later; just the three of us are essentially enough to settle it."

Sean knew that Elijah was worried about him facing danger, so he shook his head and said:

"I have to go. I’m worried you’ll make big news out of this—if you can’t control your emotions, the trouble could get really serious."

Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper exchanged a glance and then fell silent.

After leaving, Sean thought for a moment and then made a phone call to Lincoln Harrington.

As expected, Lincoln said he would come back immediately, but Sean dissuaded him, telling him to handle his own affairs first and then wait in Ocean City, deciding how to proceed when the time comes.

Having settled this matter, Sean felt much more relaxed.

Indeed, spreading the pressure across several people made things much easier for him.

Sean didn’t even plan to make any plans himself; he trusted in the abilities of Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper to handle such a planning task without issue.

They might even execute it better than he could have planned.

Meanwhile, Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper were busily planning the affair.

"The specific location is on Mount Izu in Hot Sea City, Shizuoka Prefecture, next to Tokyo City," Douglas said while searching through information, as Elijah marked and measured on a map.

"According to the photos, the Avalokitesvara statue is on a Stone Platform, about two meters tall, and the base looks to be two to three meters above ground level."

"The temple doesn’t see many tourists, but the exact security force is unknown."

"According to the documents we found, after the class A war criminals like Matsui Iwane were hanged, the three main perpetrators who stole their ashes were Benjirou Mihara, a lawyer who defended the war criminals, Ichikawa Ikuma, a Host of the nearby temple, and Tobita Miyoushi, the director of the crematorium.

The three worked together inside and out, with clear division of labor. The temple Host made excuses to conduct rituals for the deceased, diverting the attention of the U.S. guards; the crematorium director secretly packed the ashes into containers and handed them through an inconspicuous back door to the awaiting lawyer Benjirou Mihara, who then transferred the ashes to several family members of the war criminals.

Their theft of the ashes was seamless, especially since ashes are inherently hard to identify for authenticity. The next day, the U.S. forces proceeded to scatter ashes over the Pacific Ocean as planned—only what they scattered remained unknown."

"On May 3, 1949, the widows and family members of several war criminals drove to "Xingya Guanyin Temple" on Mount Izu and secretly entrusted the ashes to the custody of the temple Host Edan.

At that time, the temple did not dare to publicly honor the war criminals with a monument, not until after the signing of the San Francisco Treaty symbolizing peace between the U.S. and Japan in 1951, did the Xingya Guanyin Temple add a "Monument of the Seven Warriors," beneath which was buried a portion of the ashes of Matsui Iwane and six other class A war criminals.

In 1960, lawyer Benjirou Mihara buried the remaining ashes of the seven on Sangane Mountain, located about 150 kilometers from Nagoya, naming it "Martyrs’ Tomb."

As Douglas read this far, he suddenly furrowed his brows:

"Something’s not right. The documents here show that in 2021, the Bloody Earth Guanyin and the Monument of the Seven Warriors at Matsui Iwane’s Xingya Guanyin Temple were obliterated by a flood caused by torrential rain. So, what exactly are we looking for?"

Reading this segment, Elijah Hastings also furrowed his brow, but soon he said:

"Things shouldn’t be that simple. I think since the boss has an investigative report, this thing can’t possibly have disappeared so easily. Let’s go ahead with our plan, and once we get to the place, we’ll investigate further.

If even a passing goose leaves its call behind, how could something so big truly disappear? If there were those with intention who destroyed it, then good. If those remnants secretly started worshipping these items, then..."

Elijah’s brow shot up:

"Then we need not be polite!"

Douglas nodded:

"Right, I understand."

He continued to look up documents, and Elijah began making supplemental plans.

When Sean Knight received the phone call from Elijah Hastings, he was somewhat surprised.

The Bloody Earth Guanyin had disappeared?