"Comrade Jin, what do you think of these two gold coins?"
Fu Wan gently pushed the gold coin in front of him. The front of the coin had a circle of somewhat blurry letters, and in the middle was a pattern that Fu Wan couldn't understand.
Jin Huashi was somewhat incredulous. With trembling hands, he reached for the gold coins on the table, and it took him two or three attempts to finally manage to hold them in his hand.
He carefully held the gold coin in his palm, then brought it close to his eyes to examine it closely.
Bai Qianzhou and Fu Wan dared not utter a sound, for fear of affecting his observation and judgment.
About five minutes later, Jin Huashi looked the two gold coins up and down carefully, and finally put them back on the table.
Upon seeing this, Fu Wan's heart leaped into her throat. "What's wrong? Is this gold coin fake?"
Good heavens, wasn't that just a false alarm?
Bai Qianzhou's heart sank. No one knew better than him how happy Fu Wan was at the beginning.
The next second, Jin Huashi shook his head and spoke, a hint of a smile clearly in his eyes.
"No, although I am not an expert in antique collecting, based on my decades of experience, these two gold coins should be genuine."
"Really? What's the design on this gold coin?"
"It's true. The design on the gold coin was probably printed by the Spanish royal family at that time."
"Spain?"
Fu Wan was a little confused. Spain is thousands of kilometers away from the United States. How could their gold coins appear in the waters off Florida?
Perhaps sensing Fu Wan's doubts, Jin Huashi simply sat down and told them about an incident from the past.
In July 1715, eleven ships departed from a country called Havana, tasked with transporting the Queen of Spain's jewels back to Spain.
The ship was filled with all sorts of treasures, but it encountered a severe storm at sea and unfortunately sank, taking all the valuable gold and silver jewelry with it to the bottom of the sea.
The gold coin that Fu Wan just retrieved had a design that Jin Huashi had seen in the files of the American intelligence agency before; it corresponded to one of the treasures from the shipwreck in 1715.
After listening to Jin Huashi's explanation, Fu Wan and Bai Qianzhou suddenly realized that there were shipwrecks not only in the waters near Fu Family Village, but also in the waters off Florida.
After Jin Huashi finished explaining these things, he still couldn't help but ask more questions.
"Where did you get these two gold coins?"
Fu Wan didn't intend to hide it from him; since they were already comrades, she simply told him the truth.
"I found it on the seabed this afternoon when I was catching lobsters."
Which sea area?
"Less than ten meters from the cliff."
No wonder, Jin Huashi couldn't help but exclaim, "I never expected that the treasure that we couldn't find in the whole of America would be found again in Florida."
It's near a cliff that most people wouldn't go near.
It's worth noting that they had previously discovered shipwrecks and some jewelry in other sea areas.
However, according to historical records, there should be several other boxes of gold coins whose whereabouts are unknown.
I never expected it to be here, and I never expected that Fu Wan would find it on her very first day here.
This girl definitely has some luck with shipping; no wonder the organization sent them here to retrieve the imperial seal.
As Jin Huashi thought this, he grew to appreciate Fu Wan and the other woman even more.
Two people dared to venture into the beautiful country where they knew no one, and they even came with a mission. Such courage is truly admirable!
Thinking of this, Jin Huashi pushed the gold coin back.
"Comrade Fu, Comrade Bai, the checks on gold coins aren't very strict right now, so carrying a small amount shouldn't be a problem. Keep these two safe and take them back as souvenirs from this mission!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan couldn't help but laugh. Good heavens, whose souvenirs are made of real gold coins?
Of course, she understood that Jin Huashi had misunderstood. She held the gold coin in her palm and played with it for a while. Just as Jin Huashi picked up the map and was about to say what he knew about the Imperial Seal, Fu Wan dropped another bombshell.
"Comrade Jin, there are still quite a few of these in the sea. Would you be interested in coming with us to salvage them?"
"Wh...what did you say?"
For the first time, Jin Huashi doubted his hearing and even forgot the etiquette he had learned since childhood, picking at his ears with his hands.
Did he hear that right? There are still quite a few in the sea?!
No, are gold coins just small fish and shrimp in the sea? How could there be so many of them?
Jin Huashi was stunned. He looked at Bai Qianzhou for confirmation. After Bai Qianzhou nodded in response, Jin Huashi came to his senses and was filled with excitement!
He had been working for the organization in the United States for almost twenty years. When he first came out twenty years ago, he was younger than Fu Wan and Bai Qianzhou, and China had just started from scratch after the flames of war.
In the past twenty years, the United States has become a superpower, while China is just rising like the morning sun.
It's no exaggeration to say that he watched China grow up. For the past twenty years, he has always longed for his motherland to become strong.
But strength requires financial support, and a lot of it. He had thought Fu Wan had only found one or two gold coins at the bottom of the sea, but he hadn't expected it to be a large amount.
Could it be that the gold coins from the shipwreck were all in that place?
Jin Huashi became more and more excited as he thought about it. If all the gold coins were still there, there would be at least several boxes of them, which would be worth tens of millions of yuan in Chinese currency.
For the country, that is a considerable fortune!
Thinking of this, Jin Huashi couldn't help but ask Fu Wan for confirmation again.
"Comrade Fu, are you sure you're not seeing things? There really are several boxes in the seabed?"
Fu Wan nodded. When she left the rocky cave, she saw that there were indeed two old wooden boxes inside. The boxes were a bit broken, and she could see golden yellow spots through the cracks.
"Then we need to hurry and salvage those gold coins!"
"A long night can lead to many problems, and there aren't many people on the beach at night, so how about tonight?"
Fu Wan didn't expect Jin Huashi to be so impatient. She was thinking of going tomorrow, but Jin Huashi was even more anxious.
However, he was right about one thing: things could get complicated if things dragged on, and this matter definitely needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
However, before retrieving the gold coins, Fu Wan had one more question to ask.
"Comrade Jin, retrieving the gold coins is easy, but transporting them is a difficult task."
This place is thousands of kilometers across the ocean from China. Even if we manage to retrieve it, will we be able to bring it back to China?
If we can't take them back, wouldn't it just be a waste for the US to profit from them?
Bai Qianzhou was also worried about this. If their actions alerted the locals, not only would everything be confiscated, but the previous 20% tax would also be collected.
Jin Huashi pondered for a moment, his mind racing to find the optimal solution.
After a moment, he slowly gave his answer.
"If I remember correctly, a ship from Fujian, China will be returning from Florida in the next couple of days. If we can successfully salvage it, we'll disguise it and let the contents go back with the ship."
"Is this even possible?" Bai Qianzhou asked, puzzled.
"What will they do when they go through customs?"
"What customs? People from Fujian never go through customs when they go to sea. As long as Mazu allows it, their ships can go anywhere!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com