"In 1834, in Tanah Salin, Burma, there was a businessman Morrison who was a good businessman, and took advantage of British colonial rule to establish a mining company. www.biquge.info His company not only mined tungsten ore and tin ore, but also had a monopoly on rare timber in Myanmar, which was shipped around the world through the Mawlamyine port in Tanah Salin. The more money he made, the more his company grew.

Morrison was no ordinary businessman, he came from an aristocratic background, and his family Hanover had a long history, including being a duke who had been canonized by the Holy Roman Emperor for generations. Morrison's generation was not satisfied with spending time in his fiefdom, and was bent on exploring the mysterious East. Of course, he was able to succeed not only because he seized the right moment, but also because he had a good mind. By the time of the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885, Morrison's corporate assets were unrivaled.

Later, Morrison died of illness, and all his wealth was inherited by his children and grandchildren. Before dying, Morrison told his children and grandchildren to keep a low profile and avoid causing trouble. As a result, although the family's wealth is growing, it looks like a twilight mountain to the outside world.

In 1948, Burma seceded from the British Commonwealth and declared independence. In that year, many British businessmen who had been in Burma also left with the change of political situation, including Morrison's descendants. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Aogu paused for a moment, and Han Nuowei asked, "And then, what happened to his descendants?"

Mo Aogu sighed: "His family has always been prosperous before, but at this time, there are only two people left. ”

"Why?" Han Nuowei asked in surprise, he was attracted by Mo Aogu's story.

"Because the rest of the people were killed. The muscles on Mo Aogu's face twitched unconsciously, "There is a reason why Morrison asks his descendants to keep a low profile. In fact, he spent his later years on the run. ”

"Did he do something bad?" Han Nuowei frowned.

Mo Aogu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty." ”

"Is it so rich that it attracts jealousy?" Han Nuowei guessed.

Mo Aogu took a sip of water, and then said: "When Morrison was young, he set up a mining company to mine tungsten and tin, but he accidentally discovered something else, as you probably guessed, that is, amber. At that time, Burmese amber was not mined on a large scale as it is now, so almost all of the species he dug up at that time were extremely rare. Morrison loved the beauty of amber and did not intend to trade it, but slowly collected it. As time went on, he collected more and more amber, and he came up with the idea of building an amber palace. ”

Han Nuowei was almost stunned when he heard this: "That must be very spectacular." ”

Mo Aogu smiled slightly: "Yes." However, just as the Amber Palace was nearing completion, a friend of Morrison came to visit. This friend is a Japanese and a well-known amber collector. Morrison knew that he had been collecting precious amber all his life, and when he had drunk it, he gladly invited him to visit his collection.

The friend was amazed by Morrison's Amber Palace and lingered. After he returned to China, he still remembered it, and he actually became ill. In the end, I left half a haiku, and I ended up depressed. ”

Han Nuowei sighed: "If you see something more amazing than any treasure in his life, of course, you want to keep it for yourself no matter what." But Morrison is so rich, I'm afraid he wants to buy it, but he can't buy it. ”

Mo Aogu nodded: "Not bad." So he died of illness, and Morrison really can't be blamed. ”

Han Nuowei was a little surprised, "Does someone want to settle the account on Morrison's head?"

"Yes, the descendants of this collector. Mo Aogu said expressionlessly, "The descendants of this collector have also developed well, and the industry is called 'Buren Society', which is a fairly large-scale military industrial enterprise. ”

Han Nuowei frowned, "You are unkind, do I mean unjust?"

Mo Aogu said: "I don't know why I chose this name. In short, since the Buren Society has grown, it has been looking for Morrison.

Perhaps, the collector's half-haiku seems to them to be an indictment, although the phrase 'illusion is like this' seems to me to mean 'dreams are intertwined, revisiting the old place'. In the final analysis, this can only be regarded as an old man's hallucination when he is dying, sad and decadent, without any practical significance, but the unkind society has over-interpreted it.

"Actually, it's not so much that the Unbenevolent Society is looking for Morrison as it is looking for the Amber Palace. At this time, Morrison was also suffering from a stubborn disease, and he knew that he had offended people with good intentions. So before he died, he asked his eldest son, Cotton, to redesign the Amber Palace, divide it into eight parts, and then carefully disassemble it, put it in a box, and sink it to the bottom of the sea. ”

"Sinking to the bottom of the sea?" Han Nuowei said bitterly, "That's all peerless and genuine, just lost like this?"

Mo Aogu smiled dumbly: "If you sink to the bottom of the sea, you must have lost it?" Of course not. Morrison did this only to keep these things away from his own family, so as not to invite trouble. According to the outside world, Cotton arranged for the amber to be transported back to England when he was caught in a storm, and both the amber on board and the workers who transported it were killed. ”

Han Nuowei nodded: "Hide from the sky and cross the sea." At this moment, he had forgotten his misfortune for a while, and was immersed in Mo Aogu's story. His face was filled with a look of curiosity unique to young people, "This Morrison is really powerful, not only designed to deceive the Unbenevolent Society, but also mastered the information of the Unbenevolent Society."

Mo Aogu smiled slightly, "Let's not talk about whether he has deceived the Buren Society, how do you know that he has the information of the other party?"

Han Nuowei said confidently: "Didn't he know what the collector wrote on his deathbed?"

"Haiku. ”

"Yes, how could he have known? The Japanese did not die in front of his eyes. ”

Mo Aogu nodded, and sighed softly, "You're half right. Morrison did have quite a bit of information about his enemies. Because, even if it were you, and you were inexplicably chased and killed as an enemy, you would have to have a few more eyes, let alone him. However, how can it be so easy to deceive the Unkind Society. The people of the Unkind Society have never stopped searching for Amber's whereabouts. After the deaths of Morrison and Cotton, Cotton's son, Edmund, took charge. Edmund reorganized the company into a number of smaller steamship and trading companies, as well as a number of trading companies in Burma's neighboring country, China. ”

"Transfer of property. Han Nuowei said.

Mo Aogu nodded approvingly, and then said, "Later, Morrison's family gradually weakened, and the Furen Society became one of the largest military enterprises in Japan.

In 1950, the descendants of this family moved several times to China. The head of the family of this generation is named Auguste, and after he came to China, he went incognito and married a Chinese woman, determined to keep the family secret. ”

At this time, Han Nuowei had already guessed something, and he wanted to ask, but he held back. Mo Aogu noticed his expression and smiled: "Yes, I am Auguste." Mo Aogu is just a cover-up title. ”

Han Nuowei looked at him in shock: "Then why are you here?"

Mo Aogu slowly got up and walked to the window, staring at the gray sky outside the small window, and after a moment, he said, "In a sense, it's because of you." ”

"Me?" Han Nuowei's eyes widened in surprise, "What does it have to do with me?"

Mo Aogu didn't answer, he said to himself: "After I arrived in Hancheng, in order to avoid people's eyes, I didn't do amber business anymore, but opened a very small grocery store, after all, I am a stranger here.

"Fortunately, Hancheng is located on the border and there are many ethnic minorities. From time to time, businessmen from Myitkyina, Mandalay and other places in Myanmar come to do business, and I can speak the Hanseong dialect fluently, so many people think that I am a mixed race or an ethnic minority, but I am fine.

"My wife is a local farmer, she is very virtuous and popular, so I have not been affected much by the ten years of catastrophe. Later, she gave birth to a son, and I named him Lin Shu. ”

Mo Aogu turned around, his expression was much softer, and there was a little warmth in his eyes, as if he was immersed in his own memories, which was very sweet.

Han Nuowei had a thousand questions in his heart, but when he saw Mo Aogu's expression, he finally couldn't help but speak rashly.

But this gentle expression did not last long. The spark in Mo Aogu's eyes gradually dimmed again, he pursed his lips and turned his face to look out the window.

Han Nuowei followed Mo Aogu's line of sight and also looked out the window. Seeing that the latter raised his hand, he hadn't seen clearly that Mo Aogu had already grabbed something from the window.

Mo Aogu slowly retracted his hand, he pinched the claws of the thing, and then slowly opened his hand, it turned out to be a small bird.

Han Nuowei curiously walked over and observed, this little bird was about the same length as a finger, with a gray-white head and neck, a red beak, wings and tail that seemed to be dyed with ink, and the rest of the place was gray.

Han Nuowei stretched out his hand and gently touched the bird, and the warm feathers made him feel sad for no reason: "Senior, let it go." ”

Mo Aogu sent the bird to the window, let go of his hand, and the bird immediately flapped its wings and flew away without looking back.

"This bird is called a mercerized starling, and it is very intelligent, and it can learn what it hears. People thought it was fun, so they caught it and kept it in a cage like a starling. However, once in the cage, the mercerized starling no longer imitates the sounds of the outside world. ”

Mo Aogu smiled, but this smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, "Lin Shu likes silky starlings very much, and he raised several when he was a child, but one day, he released all the birds. I asked him why? He said, let them be in the wild, free to learn whatever they want, and if they don't want to learn, they won't learn. ”

"Lin Shu is a kind and intelligent child, but a little too confident. As he grows up, he discovers that he loves amber, and you know that it's unlikely that you won't be exposed to it in Hanseong. Later, he met a girl who was in the amber business, and the two fell in love and soon became a family. At this time, Lin Shu told me that he planned to open an amber shop with his wife, and he thought that as long as the business did not grow bigger, it would not attract the attention of the Buren Society. I couldn't dissuade him, so I had to follow him. At that time, the people of the Buren Society had not appeared for many years. I was so deeply hidden, they would never have imagined that I would be so close to Myanmar. After a long time, I became paralyzed. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Aogu sighed deeply.

"Lin Shu's store is not big, but business is very good. Because he had a good eye and was very talented in amber identification, gradually, his shop became famous in Hancheng. At this time, the store was only managed by their small family, which was already a bit laborious. So, in 1977, Lin Shu looked for a worker to help. This worker is a native of Hancheng and has a similar temper and personality to Lin Shu. ”

Han Nuowei listened with bated breath, but Mo Aogu suddenly stopped and glanced at him.

Han Nuowei waited for a while, and seeing that Mo Aogu didn't say anything more, he couldn't help but ask, "Senior, please continue." ”

"I thought you had guessed it. Mo Aogu said.

"Guess what?"

"This worker, it's Tao can't. ”

Han Nuowei said "ah", "But Tao can't be from a wealthy family, how can he go to work?"

Mo Aogu looked at the surprised Han Nuowei and said calmly: "No, Tao can't be very poor. Although he hadn't read much, he was very capable and kept the shop in good order, so Lin Shu trusted him even more. And I firmly believe that the heart of defense is indispensable, and I often remind Lin Shu not to trust others, but Lin Shu always thinks that I am doing too much. ”

Mo Aogu took another sip of water, and then said, "When Lin Shu was twenty-eight years old, he became a father, and he had a pair of dragon and phoenix babies. It seems to me that he is still a child himself. Mo Aogu said this, and smiled unconsciously.

Lin Shu was very happy, and he was determined to get two pieces of fine amber for the child as a longevity lock, but he never found satisfactory materials. Finally, on a whim, he thought of his ancestors' treasures.

"Yes, the amber palace was sunk to the bottom of the sea, but there are still some scattered pieces of amber that have been preserved and passed down from generation to generation. And I once told him that the treasures of our ancestors must not be touched, on the one hand, because we are not short of money, and there is no need to make ourselves rich overnight and attract attention, and on the other hand, because those amber are rare in the world, and once they enter the market, they may attract unkind people.

Lin Shu was also very obedient and never touched that bag of things. But this time, perhaps because he loved children too much, he secretly took out two pieces from it behind my back. ”

Mo Aogu's brows tightened, "March 5, 1985, the lunar calendar, I will always remember that day." On that day, Lin Shu accompanied his wife back to his parents' house to celebrate his father-in-law's birthday, because one of the two babies had a fever, so he asked me to take care of him and told him that they would come back soon. But I waited until the night and did not see them return, nor did anyone bring me any message.

"I knew something was wrong, so I immediately left overnight with my grandson and went to Nabang, Burma, where I had agreed with Lin Shu to meet at the first teahouse on the side of the Red River Road in Nabang if anything happened.