This kind of family coat of arms pattern has not been popular in China for many years, but in foreign countries, this kind of thing is a symbol of status.

Many commercial company logos evolved from this thing.

When you see this kind of pattern, you should first look at the overall shape...

It is in the shape of a shield, with a knight in armor holding a sword inside, and a western dragon-shaped mark in the background. Seeing this, Counselor Wang had an idea in his mind. This is most likely the family crest of a nobleman, and moreover, a nobleman whose ancestors were military generals.

Those who come from a civil service background will not use a fully armed knight as their family emblem.

I just don't know why a person like this would write to me?

After two years at the embassy, ​​this was the first time Counselor Wang had formal contact with a nobleman - and it was through a letter.

…

After opening the envelope, Counselor Wang raised his eyebrows and the corners of his mouth unconsciously grinned.

Inside the envelope was a printed letter.

What made Counselor Wang happy was not anything else but the content of the letter, or to be more precise, the words in the letter!

This letter was printed in Chinese!

Just this point not only made him feel very friendly, but also gave him some other inexplicable feelings. For example, was this what people call aristocratic cultivation? These old-fashioned aristocrats were very polite and generous in their treatment of others!

"I heard that Counselor Wang is the head of the Chinese Embassy in the UK in charge of all business affairs."

"I am sorry to hear from you. Could you please invite Counselor Wang to meet and have a chat?"

『Alan Hill』

…

Counselor Wang read this very short letter twice. The content was so simple, pointing out his identity and inviting him to meet. As for the last name...

I haven't heard of it, but it seems familiar, as if I have a slight impression of it.

I turned the envelope in my hand over and found a business card in it.

Counselor Wang picked up the business card, took just a glance at it, and his face turned red.

"Who sent this letter?"

There is no stamp on it, so it definitely wasn't sent through normal postal channels, Counselor Wang asked the secretary.

"Uh... just now a middle-aged man brought it to the gate, saying he was the housekeeper of some family. I happened to be passing by, so I took it."

“Tsk…”

Counselor Wang felt a little embarrassed.

Maybe most Chinese people don’t care much about this. Some people have never even come into contact with such people after living here for several years. But not having contact with them doesn’t mean they should be ignored!

This business card is very unusual. It looks like the business card of a butler named Hut.

But whether it is the long list of extremely "cool" special treatments on the back of the business card, or the honorific added before the name on the front of the business card, it proves that even the owner of this business card, the butler named Hut, is a knight!

A knight from far away came to deliver a letter in person, but you didn't even let him in. Isn't that too rude?

Thinking of this, Counselor Wang quickly stood up, walked to the window and looked down. It had been such a long time, and there was no one downstairs to be seen.

"Xiao Li...from now on..."

Counselor Wang did not reprimand them. This was just an emergency. The people below did not know about this kind of thing. It was an unintentional mistake.

"In the future, um... go collect the public information of these nobles, especially the family emblems, so that everyone can see them. Don't let it happen again like today, where people can't recognize them when they come to your house."

"ah?"

The young man named Xiao Li heard what Counselor Wang said and then realized something. He looked at Counselor Wang and waved his hand, then nodded and said, "Okay, I know."

…

"One, two, three! Hey."

"One, two, three, hey!"

Alan crossed his arms and watched several servants shouting slogans and twisting the lock on the gate.

This is the main door of the basement storage room. The thickness is... about ten centimeters. It is made of pure steel and has excellent anti-theft effect, but it is a little difficult to open every time.

It takes at least six people carrying a crowbar to turn the lock on the door.

Alan had been to this basement once, but most of the things inside were waste to him.

for example……

There is a very smart earl who stored the most valuable precious metal of the time - aluminum ingots!

When aluminum was first introduced, the manufacturing process was very difficult and it was once defined as a precious metal with a value comparable to gold and silver.

After so many years, the surface of these aluminum ingots has been severely oxidized, but the most serious thing is that this thing is not valuable now. It is better to keep it and sell it as a cultural relic in the future.

…

After several servants finally opened the door, Alan waved his hand and stepped to the side. A cool breeze blew in his face from the storage room.

This is not an ordinary cellar, but a storage room with complete facilities that can even be used as an air-raid shelter in wartime!

When you open the door, the first thing you see is a naval gun placed opposite the door!

Although the caliber of this machine gun is not large, it is very useful when used on land, especially when heading straight for a gate. In such a small space, not to mention a human, even an elephant cannot stop it, let alone bulletproof vests. If this thing hits a person, it can directly smash him to pieces instead of simply killing him.

Alan walked in with his hands behind his back, bypassing the naval gun that the old earl had taken from some retired warship.

Although the cold light above your head is not very bright, it is enough to see everything in the room clearly.

He came in today to look for some old things as gifts.

These are the old items that he didn’t sell even when he was in the most difficult time!

Following the direction he remembered, he came to a storage room where sundries were kept and waved to the servant following behind him to open the door.

These small doors are easy to open and not as difficult as the large door on the outside.

…

Reaching out and picking up the box on the shelf, he gently blew off the dust on it, then looked at the thing in his hand and smiled.

This thing is not really an antique, it is a modern product.

But it is very rare, and will become even rarer as time goes by.

Moreover, this thing is not that valuable. Its commemorative significance is greater than its actual value.

After opening the box, I saw a small leather bag the size of a palm inside.

Open the metal zipper and finally the contents of the bag will leak out.

A small camera that is only the size of a cigarette box, made entirely of metal and in its original metallic color!

Konan-16 Automat miniature camera produced in Japan.

As for the technology, this thing was very advanced at the time. Because of its small size and fully mechanical design, this camera was even called a spy camera at the time.

But until now, the biggest highlight of this camera is not the camera itself, but the text engraved on the back of the camera.

"Made in the defeated island nation"

This is the English string that translates to this meaning.

This is a small camera that is very shameful to the Japanese people but very commemorative to foreigners.

At that time, for some reasons, Americans strongly demanded that such eye-catching and insulting words must be printed on the goods exported by the island country.

When I think of Counselor Wang, who is said to be quite fond of photography, if I give him this camera with special commemorative significance, wouldn't the relationship between them be instantly strengthened?