Chapter 13: What a Secret
Boss Xiong's name is Xiong Jinkun, 45 years old this year, engaged in the antique business for nearly 30 years, and is a native of Hong Kong City. This information was a self-introduction he made while taking Xin Yifan to his basement on the way, Xin Yifan didn't speak all the way, just listened silently, Xiong Jinkun seemed to be used to Xin Yifan's silence all the way, and he was not unhappy, of course, he thought that it might be because he refused Ye Zilan to go down to the basement with him just now, which caused Xin Yifan's unhappiness.
Xiong Jinkun said that he took Xin Yifan to the basement, it is better to call it the underground palace, Xiong Jinkun dug another layer under the normal basement of the villa, this basement area is at least 500 square meters, and there are many items on display in it, there are Xin Yifan who knows, there are many people who don't know, there are Huaxia, and there are overseas. In this basement, Xin Yifan didn't see any pillars, and saw that the furnishings were divided into four areas, because Xin Yifan found that the styles of items similar to the areas were very similar.
In the middle there are several random single sofas, these sofas have two leather European sofas, some American fabric sofas, the others are a chair and an official hat chair, the seat is covered with soft cushions, and next to it is a long table with old-fashioned tea cups and tea cups, and a few single stools under the table.
Seeing a room full of strange antiques and furnishings, Xin Yifan didn't think much about it, he had been looking for the crystal skull, and when he was looking around, Xiong Jinkun said to him: "Dr. Xin, come, please sit here." Saying that, Xiong Jinkun pointed to the table over there, and then he walked over first, pulled out a stool from under the table, gestured to Xin Yifan with his hand, and then pulled out a piece and sat down, and then he turned over the teacup in the tea tray on the table, picked up the copper teapot in the tea tray and poured a cup of tea for Xin Yifan, and then poured another cup for himself.
At this time, Xin Yifan noticed that the table, the stool he was sitting on, and the tea utensils on the table were all in the style of the teahouse during the Republic of China.
Seeing Xin Yifan observing the table and tea utensils, Xiong Jinkun smiled and said: "These are all things left by my master, this set of tables and chairs was used by the master at home during the Anti-Japanese War when he was in the capital, and he has been reluctant to lose it, they are all made of old Nanmu in your province, and I have been using it for decades." Seeing that Xin Yifan still didn't speak, he continued: "Dr. Xin, please forgive me for being abrupt, I will show you that crystal artifact immediately." With that, he stood up, walked to a row of display cases in the northeast corner, and walked over with an object half an arm's length like a scepter.
Xin Yifan kept looking at him, but his heart was full of doubts.
"This is the thing. After that, Xiong Jinkun gently put this item on the table, Xin Yifan glanced at it, then took it in his hand, and it was very heavy, this item was made of ivory, the blue-green and cracked lines of the tooth skin showed that this should belong to the ancient mammoth ivory, both ends were inlaid with various gemstones, the thick end was made of gold into a hat-like crown to wrap the entire top of the thick end, the gold crown and hat were also inlaid with different gems, and the whole object maintained a slight bend of the ivory.
"Boss Xiong, is this the crystal product you said?" Xin Yifan had a feeling of being teased, and his tone was a little angry.
Xiong Jinkun did not speak, but picked up the item with both hands, one hand held the middle of the ivory part, and the other hand held the gold crown hat inlaid at the thick end, and the two hands rotated in the opposite direction, at this time, I saw him twist the gold crown hat and put it on the table, and the other hand was raised, and a crystal-colored irregular triangular prism was poured out of the ivory, with a length of more than 30 centimeters.
"Dr. Xin, there's something inside, hahaha... I'm kidding you. Xiong Jinkun said with a smile again.
Xin Yifan didn't pay attention to his joke, but was attracted by what was in front of him, because he saw that kind of rune again! He picked up the crystal item and looked at it carefully, yes, it was the same material as the crystal skull, the same rune! The shock in Xin Yifan's eyes did not surprise Xiong Jinkun, on the contrary, this was what he expected.
"Well, I didn't lie to you. Xiong Jinkun said with some pride.
"Where did you get this thing from?" Xin Yifan asked.
"Siberia. Xiong Jinkun gently spit out a few words, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Siberia, can you tell me the specific situation?" The situation that happened now was completely different from what Xin Yifan had thought at the beginning, so his tone towards Xiong Jinkun was much better.
"Dr. Xin, now I won't talk about where this thing came from in Siberia, you might as well take a closer look, what does it look like?" Xiong Jinkun did not answer Xin Yifan's question, but asked him instead.
"It looks like human bones. Xin Yifan picked up the object again, and while looking at it, he thought, "It's like the ulna on a human arm!" and then he affirmed.
"Then do you want to know its age?" Xiong Jinkun continued.
"What do you mean..."Xin Yifan said in an uncertain tone.
"Dr. Xin, I'm willing to talk to you openly and honestly! The result of this item is more than 45 million years old! That's right, it's the same as the crystal skull you found at the Xihuang Ruins, and the runes on it are also the same, what do you think this means?" Xiong Jinkun said something in one breath that surprised Xin Yifan's heart.
"How do you know the secret of the crystal skull?" Xin Yifan asked vigilantly.
"Hehe... Dr. Xin, I said that I am willing to talk to you openly and honestly, so I have no intention of hiding this information from you, I have carefully investigated you, you are one of the people who have studied runes the longest, and of course there is a Professor Xie Ming'an, and I also know that the crystal skull you excavated at the Xihuang Ruins has been robbed by unknown people, and you have also been injured and turned into a vegetative person, and you have only recovered in the last year, right!" Xiong Jinkun ignored Xin Yifan and paused and continued: " You must suspect that I was the mastermind who hijacked the Crystal Skull, right? ha... I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. ”
"Who the hell are you, how do you know this, and what is your purpose?" Xin Yifan asked in a deep voice, hearing Xiong Jinkun say so much information, he felt like he was being spied on, which made him shudder!
"I said, I don't have any ill intentions, I'm indeed an antique dealer, and I'm asking you to confirm if this thing has anything to do with the crystal skull. Xiong Jinkun took a sip of tea from his cup, "This thing in my hand should have been obtained by my master in Siberia more than thirty years ago, at first he didn't know that there was this crystal bone inside the ivory, but by chance he found out that there was something inside, he studied this crystal bone for many years, did many tests, and he also discovered an amazing secret." Speaking of which, Xiong Jinkun looked at Xin Yifan, "Dr. Xin, can I trust you?" and asked.
"Boss Xiong, I don't know what your trust means? ”
Xiong Jinkun didn't seem to hear Xin Yifan's words, and said to himself: "We are natural allies, believe me!" Now I tell you everything I know about crystal bones, you will understand, my master is a famous collector in Hong Kong City, he began to study this crystal bone more than 20 years ago, and found that this crystal bone has many peculiarities, its Mohs hardness is between 9.5 and 10, it belongs to at least 45 million years ago, these two data alone have subverted the current human cognition, in addition, it has an impact on human brain waves, and everyone shows a different impact. ”
After a pause, Xiong Jinkun continued: " At that time, my master was also shocked by the results of this research, which is not recorded in the history of mankind, he has searched the whole world to see if there are still such crystal bones, which made him discover an amazing secret, thousands of years there is a mysterious organization that has long begun to collect this kind of crystal bones, this organization is called the Holy Bone Cult, also called the Holy Religion, no one knows how long it has existed, how many crystal bones have been collected, but all countries and religions may have the shadow of this Holy Religion behind them, and my master even concluded that many wars of human beings are planned and provoked by the Holy ReligionBut my master disappeared ten years ago, and he never contacted me again, I searched for him for ten years, and I only found out about these things seven years ago when I was sorting out the notes left by my master, and I have been researching and searching for crystal bones for the past seven years, and I suspect that my master has been killed by the Holy Sect, and you now understand what I mean when I say that we are naturally allies. Speaking of this, Xiong Jinkun sighed softly.
Xiong Jinkun's words were too informative, Xin Yifan hadn't reacted yet, he didn't know how to answer Xiong Jinkun, as if he saw Xin Yifan's state, Xiong Jinkun smiled: "Do you think it's very subversive of your cognition, I think all ordinary people will have such a reaction when they hear these words." ”
"Then where is the Holy Sect you are talking about, and who are some people in control?" Xin Yifan asked.
"Except for our relatively small influence in Huaxia, the Holy Sect has influence in almost all civilized countries. And I'm sure that the robbery of the Crystal Skull was behind the scenes by the Holy Sect. Xiong Jinkun said.
"How did you learn about the influence of the Holy Sect in other countries?" Xin Yifan asked again.
"Of course it's my identity, I'm a collector, I collect antiques all over the world, and six years ago I heard about the excavation of crystal bones in Syria, and just as I was about to rush there, there was a war there. Just like the places where wars have taken place in recent decades, the Middle East and Central Asia, so I analyzed the content recorded in my master's notes and the information I have collected over the years and found that the places where the crystal bones were unearthed have all given birth to glorious ancient civilizations, and they have all suffered large-scale war invasions, and my China has also been ravaged by the forces they instructed, you won't know this. Xiong Jinkun continued.
"These wars have something to do with this so-called Holy Sect? Boss Xiong, you are a bit alarmist in saying this, as far as I know about history, the reasons for the wars you just mentioned are all different, of course, the wars that have occurred in modern times, especially in modern times, are due to the participation of some big countries, but I have never heard of any Holy Religion. Xin Yifan said that he disagreed with Xiong Jinkun's statement, which did not conform to his own cognition.
"Then how do you know that there are no followers of the Holy Religion among the people in power in these big countries?" Xiong Jinkun stood up and walked to the side after speaking, and said, "Wait, I'll show you some more evidence!" Then I saw him walk to a cabinet, open the door, open a drawer in the cabinet, take out a thick stack of paper from it, return to the long table, bring the tea set on the table to the ground, and open one of the papers, which is a map of the world.