HPMRS CH 138: Treasure hunt without Indiana Jones!

Early the next morning, Mr. Lambert took the train straight to the treasure spot to ask about the owner of the land. Because that place is not far from London, Mr. Lambert inquired and came back home at noon.

Seeing Mr. Lambert walking in with a weird expression on his face, his mother Sally asked curiously: "What's the matter? Is it a royal or aristocratic territory, so we are not allowed to dig in for treasure?"

"No, it's not." Mr. Lambert shook his head and drank from the cup on the table, saying: "The place was a little farm with a decaying private house when I passed through in the morning. This small farm has been administered by an agricultural corporation for the past ten years, according to the people who live nearby. Its owner hasn't visited the farm in years."

"Isn't that good?" Ryan said happily after listening to his father's statement.

"Yes ah, I was very happy to go to town to see the owner of this land, and found this piece of land belongs to someone named Jane."

"Wait, this name is a bit familiar, where did I hear it? Do I know her?" Sally said suddenly.

Lambert nodded. "You do, the lady went to live in London, then married here a Dentist with surname Granger."

Puff, Ryan spit out the water in his mouth: "Father, do you mean this treasure is hidden in the farm of my classmate Granger's mother."

"If we are not mistaken, that's it." Lambert continued, "I think you need to use your wizard things to contact your classmate. After all, the Granger family is out on a trip, and we can't contact them."

"Okay." Ryan missed the era when mobile phones were common.

That night, Ryan received a letter from Hermione, "Dear Ryan, we are now in Calais waiting for the boat to return home tomorrow morning. After receiving your letter, my parents were very excited and they agreed to go hunting for treasures. The only request is to wait for them to come back because my parents are also interested in treasure hunting."

It seems that the number of treasure hunters has increased again, and now I can only hope that the final treasure will be something worthwhile. Otherwise, everyone is getting excited for no reason.

On the third day, which is the second day of Grangers coming back home, Ryan and his family drove to the Granger family farm which is located near Eastbourne.

Because East End is at the eastern end of South Downs, it is the sunniest place in the UK. So this town has become a popular tourist area. Along the way, they saw many vehicles going back and forth on the highway.

After arriving in Eastbourne, the car turned east and drove for more than ten minutes. The roadside scenery slowly changed from hotels and residences to hedges and farms. Finally, they turned on a path paved with gravel and arrived at their destination.

Similar to Mr. Lambert's account, Ryan saw a small farm at the end of the gravel road. The farm's residence is a steep-roofed stone bungalow, but the glass on the windows and the roof tiles are in tatters. It seems that few people come here.

A blue Volkswagen SUV is parked beside this house, which is surrounded by chest-high stone walls. It seemed that Hermione's family had already arrived.

Sure enough, after hearing the sound of the car, the Granger family of three came out from behind the broken house. It seems that they should have had a great time during this trip to France. Everyone was tanned into a healthy wheat color.

After a little greeting, Sally and Mrs. Granger started preparing for a picnic in the yard, while the fathers took their children and started treasure hunting.

Following Nick's description, they quickly found the large stone embedded in the abandoned wall at the edge of the ranch. According to Mr. Granger's description, it used to be a French aristocratic manor, but it was later sold to the ancestor of Hermione's mother. The stone has not been moved since then.

Ryan realized that Hermione had come from a wealthy family only then, but that was true after thinking about it, Dentistry in UK universities is one of the most expensive majors. It is impossible for a family who can afford to study dentistry to have poor financial conditions.

In Nick's letter, the boxes were buried in the secret room under the big rock. And Nick said that the ghost specifically emphasized that the big stone was part of a secret room, and the door of the secret room could be found by digging from the side.

The two fathers dug with a shovel for a while according to what Ryan said. Sure enough, after digging down about 30 centimeters, a few pieces of stone that were obviously cut were exposed.

This discovery cheered everyone up, and even the two ladies came out of the yard with shovels to assist. It took a while, but the length and width of two-meter stone arches gradually revealed themselves. The hardwood door leaf and iron door bolt were also visible.

There was a lock on the door bolt, but two hundred years of wind and rain have completely rusted the lock. And Mr.Lambert smashed the lock with a shovel without any problem.

Fortunately, the door hinge is made of copper and there is no rust, and the door opened with a creak. Everyone found a large pile of black weathered straws inside the door. After cleaning the straws, three wooden boxes with a length of nearly 1. 5 meters and a length of two meters were exposed.

Using the wire ropes and pulleys on the car, everyone easily dragged the three boxes out of the secret room along the newly dug slope. The boxes were very strong and did not appear to be cracked as expected.

After a simple lunch, the two gentlemen took the crowbar to pry open the box to see what was inside. Ryan had already confirmed through Taoism that there was nothing dangerous in it, so he stood and watched with a smile.

Hermione was standing beside him and her eyes widened in excitement.

The first box contained a pile of beautiful-looking clothes embroidered with gold and silver threads. Unfortunately, the color on the clothes had become gray due to the passage of time.

The second box was filled with cotton wool and other shock-absorbing materials. After uncovering the cotton wool, a small pile of gold and silver utensils were placed underneath. After careful inspection, it was discovered that these were crosses, incense burners, and candlesticks used in some churches. Mr. Lambert picked up one and turned it upside down, and then said: "It seems to be only gilded, too light. "Mr. Granger picked up another cross and nodded: "This cross is really silver." Finally, they found that only small pieces smaller than the size of a palm could be precious metals, and the others were plated with gold and silver at most.

This treasure is a bit anticlimactic, everyone turned their eyes to the last chest. This box is different from the other two boxes it is painted with a layer of black paint and some simple patterns are also carved.

After opening the last box, Hermione looked at what was inside and screamed.

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