Chapter 105 Investigators investigating the shipwreck
Knowing that he was about to get rich, Xiao Peng was in a good mood. He opened the door and motioned the man to come up.
"Who are you? What do you want to talk to me about?" Xiao Peng looked a little nervous at the visitor. He asked curiously, "Don't be so reserved. Would you like to eat something together?"
The visitor took a look at the barbecue on the table and swallowed his saliva, but still said: "Thank you, Mr. Xiao, I have eaten."
Xiao Peng scratched his head. He had been in Marseille for so long, and this was the first time he'd seen a Frenchman so reserved when meeting him. Generally speaking, these people were full of arrogance, which suited their personalities.
"Then have a beer." Xiao Peng handed him a can of soda. "You're so nervous and can't even express yourself clearly. Relax. I don't eat people... Damn, Xiao Pa, don't eat it secretly! That's the fish fillet I just grilled! It's not easy for me to cook some fish fillet!"
The visitor looked at Xiao Peng and then at the beer in his hand. He thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xiao, let me introduce myself. My name is Moro Castel."
Pascal, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "Who is Josh Castei to you?"
Moreau-Castel said: "That's my grandfather."
Xiao Peng asked Pascal, "Who is Josh Kastai?"
Pascal said, "The colleague who worked with my grandfather on personal scuba equipment later left the team because he contracted decompression sickness. How is your grandfather doing?"
Xiao Peng sighed after hearing this.
What divers worry about most when diving is decompression sickness, a disease that can easily occur if the decompression is too large and too fast during the ascent from the high-pressure seabed back to the surface.
The most infuriating thing is that whether or not you get this disease is still a mystery! Even divers who strictly follow safe diving rules can still develop decompression sickness.
Diving like Xiao Peng did in the reserve is something all divers avoid. His frequent ascents and descents are highly susceptible to decompression sickness, a painful condition that is a nightmare for all divers.
Moro said, "My grandfather passed away four years ago."
"My condolences." Pascal said.
Xiao Peng asked in confusion, "Moro, are you looking for Xiao Pa to reminisce about the past? Or should I make room for you?"
Moreau shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I came here specifically to see you! Mr. Xiao, I have something I want to ask you. Mr. Fabien Cousteau said he discovered Mata Hari's relics. I wonder if you salvaged those jewels from the waters of the Scandola Reserve?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Peng and Pascal frowned and looked at Moro.
Although Fabian has publicly disclosed the existence of this batch of jewels and stated that these jewels were salvaged from the seabed, he has never said that these jewels were salvaged by Xiao Peng. He also did not explain where these jewels were salvaged from. How did Moro know that these jewels were salvaged by Xiao Peng in the Scandola Reserve?
Seeing the looks in their eyes, Moro hurriedly said, "Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong." As he spoke, he reached into his backpack.
Xiao Peng was quick-witted and quick-handed. He twisted Moro's hand and snatched his bag: Who the hell knows if there are weapons, explosives or anything like that in this bag? He began to regret letting Moro in!
"Ah!" Moro screamed and was forced to kneel on one knee by Xiao Peng's hands.
"Xiao Pa, stay away from me!" Xiao Peng said as he opened Moro's backpack with one hand. It was stuffed full of clothes and the like. Xiao Peng frowned slightly. He didn't feel like there was any danger, so he simply poured everything in the backpack onto the ground.
Inside were clothes, underwear, socks, and a thick notebook, but no other dangerous items.
"Sorry, I was a little nervous!" Xiao Peng released the hand that was twisting Moruo: "I thought you were carrying a weapon."
Moro flexed his wrist and said with a wry smile, "Mr. Xiao, your strength is truly terrifying. I've been exercising all the time."
Xiao Peng shrugged. "Is there any man in Marseille who doesn't exercise? Anyway, I apologize for my neuroticism."
The French love fitness and they regard the gym as a social place.
Moro shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Mr. Xiao, can I have that notebook?"
Xiao Peng handed the notebook to Moro. Moro opened it, and Xiao Peng took a peek. It was filled with densely packed notes, filled with all sorts of numbers and unrelated words.
"What is this?" Xiao Peng was a little curious.
Moro flipped open a page and showed it to Xiao Peng. "Mr. Xiao, these are my notes. They are the result of my various investigations. I concluded that Mata Hari's remains are likely on the shipwreck in the Scandola Reserve. Alan Bernard went to that area to conduct the salvage operation after learning of my findings."
Xiao Peng's expression brightened a little. "How did you know that my Mata Hari's relics might be on the shipwreck in the Scandola Reserve?"
Moreau turned to another page in his notebook, which contained several newspaper clippings. "This is an obituary published in the Toulon Report on December 14, 1917. It reports that six days ago, a ferry from Toulon to Corsica sank due to technical problems, resulting in the death of four people. One of these four was an elderly man named Robin Ressa."
Seeing Xiao Peng and the other man's puzzled expressions, Moro continued to explain, "These are collections from the Indonesian War Museum. They are two letters sent anonymously to Java in 1915 using the name 'MJZ'. MJZ is the abbreviation of Mata Hari's real name. This should be a letter from Mata Hari to her daughter. It mentions things like 'Because of the war, I feel death is getting closer and closer to me. I hope you will come to Paris to find me'. So I conclude that Robin Resa should be Mata Hari's ex-husband."
Pascal on the side said: "Mata Hari's ex-husband is not called Robin Resa! And he is not from Paris, but from the Netherlands."
Moreau's eyes lit up at Pascal's words. He snapped his fingers and said, "Mr. Cousteau, you're absolutely right! But you overlooked one point: Although the Netherlands was a 'neutral nation' during World War I, it was still trading with Germany and was even blockaded by the Allies. As a former Dutch naval officer, he had to hide his identity if he wanted to go to Paris. And Mata Hari's original name was Margaretha, which makes me even more certain he was her husband. Look here, this is an interview from a tabloid from the time. They interviewed a survivor who mentioned the deceased, saying he 'acted like a down-and-out aristocrat and had mentioned his plans to return to Asia from Corsica.' Everything here fits together. Furthermore, this period coincided with Mata Hari's death, so I speculate the deceased was her ex-husband or someone related to her. The accident occurred while he was taking Mata Hari's belongings and leaving. Mr. Xiao, do you think I'm correct?"
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