Changing History With Metal Detectors - Chapter 188

Episode 188: Jeju Island Gold Bar (5)

I left Magnolia and headed to the Masjid building.

It was a building facing a major road within 100 meters of Lin Gallery.

I stopped by the convenience store on the first floor, bought a cup of coffee, and took the elevator up to the third floor.

Perhaps because it was a crowded area in Insa-dong, there were restaurants and souvenir shops on the third floor.

I walked to room 306, which Mrs. Miae had told me about, and looked inside.

It was about 15 pyeong in size.

After simply decorating the interior and purchasing supplies, it seemed like there would be no problem in using it for a while.

“To come in here.”

A man who looked to be in his 50s asked me.

“I think so.”

“I am. I’m friends with the building owner here. In this area, if you pay monthly rent for a place like this, you should definitely move in, and the people who were previously here also made money and moved to the first floor. “Come in, no matter what.”

“Are you close with the owner of this building?”

“Pretty.”

The man spoke proudly and smiled.

“did you have your dinner? We will be neighbors in the future. “Let’s go and eat some black bean noodles at our restaurant.”

“I guess so.”

I followed my uncle into a Chinese restaurant called Jilinsheng.

“hang on. “I’ll make black bean noodles in the kitchen and come out.”

The man went into the kitchen, and I drank a glass of water from the water purifier and waited.

About 10 minutes later, the soybean paste came out.

It looked delicious topped with a soft-boiled fried egg, which you can’t find in Seoul.

“Eggs are for service.”

“thank you.”

I mixed the Jjajangmyeon sauce and took a bite, and it had a lot of flavor.

“You have good skills.”

“It’s been 20 years at a Chinese restaurant. I have a lot of expertise in Jjajangmyeon. “But what are you going to do there, young man?”

“I will run the office. “I’m currently building a building, and I need a place to stay with my employees for a while.”

The man sat across from me, looking at me in surprise.

“Golden spoon?”

“It’s not like that.”

“I was going to call Ms. Miae and ask her to reduce the rent for a young person.”

“I think that will be fine.”

“Is he really a gold digger? So what do you do?”

“We do appraisals and deal with things like antiques.”

The man came closer and spoke in a low voice.

“I am. “I have an heirloom that has been passed down through the family. Can you appraise it?”

“it’s possible. Please bring it.”

“Do you have a business card?”

I took out my business card and gave it to him, then focused on the Jjajangmyeon.

“Write it. My name is Kang Ji-pyeong. I think I saw this name somewhere. “Where did you hear that?”

While I was eating Jjajangmyeon, the man got up from his seat, walked around, said my name, and was thinking.

ah!

The man looked at me as if he had thought of something and smiled.

“It’s the same as the name of the owner of this Masjid building.”

“you’re right. “I own this building.”

The man looked down at the Jajangmyeon I was eating and said as he quickly entered the kitchen.

“Sweet and sour pork service.”

“it’s okay.”

I spoke loudly to the kitchen, but the sweet and sour pork came out quickly.

“I am. Mrs. Mi-ae, I thought her husband was Kang Ji-pyeong. “Please take care of me in the future.”

“The black bean noodles and sweet and sour pork are delicious, so I will come here often.”

I ate my fill, and when I tried to pay, I was told that they wouldn’t accept it and that I should come back and sell more later, so I returned home.

A group text message was sent to Kim Do-min, Hong Seong-do, and Kim Yi-sol.

-Seongwon Building. Gather by 8 a.m. in room 306. must.

* * *

Let’s come up to the new office. Kim Do-min was waiting alone.

“Are you there yet?”

“The two of us checked out the new office together and went to buy coffee since we didn’t have anything to eat.”

“Let’s go down.”

I came to the first floor, got into the parked car, and saw Hong Seong-do and Kim I-sol coming and waved.

“come fast. “You have to resolve it today and come back.”

Kim Do-min took off, and Kim I-sol took out coffee from the backseat and handed it to me.

“The office seems small. “There are a lot of things to buy.”

“It will only be three months. I’m only going to buy a sofa, table, and water purifier. “Let’s think about the rest when we get up to the building.”

“Mr. Kim showed me the drawing, and there was a private space on the third floor. “The boss uses one, what do you do with the other two?”

“Do you guys need a private office?”

“I absolutely need it. “Personal space is essential when working with work tools and restoration work.”

“I like it if I have it, but it doesn’t bother me much if I don’t have it. “You will most likely be at school, all you have to do is pack your materials.”

Kim I-sol made a strong appeal, and Hong Seong-do said that all he needed was a space to place the materials.

I looked at Kim Do-min.

“I don’t need it.”

“then. Hongseong also uses it together.”

Yi-Sol Kim provided a list of tables and chairs to be placed in the office and the equipment and items he would use during restoration.

“President Kang Ji-pyeong. Shall I buy it?”

Kim I-sol kept asking for permission to buy it, but I just looked ahead and went down to Gyeongju.

I passed through downtown Gyeongju and entered a small town.

I arrived at the address, entered the blue gate and met my grandfather.

“Did you eat?”

“it’s okay.”

“no. If you want a cow to work, you have to feed it first. “There are no side dishes, but let’s go and have a drink.”

At the grandfather’s words, the grandmother busily prepared the meal, sat down at the table, ate lunch, and followed the grandfather to the field.

“From here to there.”

Grandfather pointed with his finger to where there was a large pine tree.

It was a field of about 200 pyeong, and long ago it was no longer a suitable place for a temple or a house.

‘Search for relics.’

Yellow spread across the field.

Yellow bloomed here and there, as if there were more sumaks than expected.

I started digging with a shovel where there were traces of digging, and the first thing I found was a lotus-patterned sumaksae. It was the sumaksae that had the greatest quantity and was most commonly used during the Silla period.

I moved to my seat and called Hong Seong-do and Kim Do-min to dig the ground, and went and sat down next to Kim I-sol, who was looking at the lotus-patterned sumaksae.

“Sana, what’s going on?”

“why?”

“I heard that Cheongmyeong is returning home. “Are you two not getting along?”

“Sana. “I’m probably in Israel now.”

“What’s going on there?”

“I don’t know the details. “When Cheongmyeong comes, ask him.”

“I will buy all the items you mentioned.”

Kim Yi-sol’s eyes sparkled.

“Sana. I think there’s something your father is looking for. So Sana moved herself, and that neighborhood is dangerous. Cheongmyeong tried to stop his brother from going, but it seems it was no use. That’s why we fought so hard.”

“What are you looking for?”

“I think it’s related to the Dead Sea Scrolls, but I don’t know because they haven’t given me any details.”

“I get it.”

It took a long time to dig because it was winter land, and my grandfather helped us dig it easily using a tractor.

The sumaksae were all at a depth of about 50cm.

I continued to look for Sumaksae, and the number that came out was about 100.

There were a variety of patterns, including lotus-patterned sumaksae, lion-patterned sumaksae, auspicious bird-patterned sumaksae, goblin-patterned sumaksae, and Garingbinga sumaksae.

The intact one scored about 70 points, and the broken one scored about 30 points.

“It looks like the person who collected the sumaksae buried them here. “I don’t think there will be any more if we just collect this.”

“okay. That’s good. “I came out of the ground and realized there were antiques hidden there.”

“I will report it to the Cultural Heritage Administration and put 100,000 won per sumaksae into the bank.”

“Then I am the one to thank you.”

I settled the bill neatly with my grandfather and went up to Seoul.

I called Director Lee Seong-han of the Cultural Heritage Administration.

“I found a sumaksae in Gyeongju. “The quantity is quite large, so I would like to donate some.”

-What kind of symbols are these?

“Most of them are lotus-patterned sumaks. Among them, there are the Garungbinga sumaksae and the goblin-patterned sumaksae.”

-bring it. Let’s eat some food.

“All right.”

After speaking with Commissioner Lee Seong-han, today’s schedule is over.

* * *

rath.

I called Park Soo-pil. Before entering the Juwol safe, he had to find out what Park Gwang-hwan’s safe was like.

“Is work going well?”

-I think preparations for moving will be completed within this week. And it looks like you’re going to Southeast Asia.

“The registration hasn’t arrived yet.”

-I know. I think you will go to Southeast Asia and find money overseas once things are somewhat organized. My registration has arrived, and I’m thinking of moving.

“Do you know what Mr. Park Gwang-hwan’s safe in the Juwol safe looks like? “I’m curious.”

-I bought the safe myself and took pictures of what it looks like. Shall I send it to you?

“Yes, I would appreciate it if you could. And if you find the money, I think it would be a good idea for Park Soo-pil to go abroad as well.”

-I am thinking of taking my family to the United States.

“Well thought out. Well then, good luck.”

After speaking with Park Soo-pil on the phone, I received a photo via text.

It was a blue safe and had a picture of a bamboo on it, so it was easily recognizable.

“Copy of Silla’s history book and national history.”

I moved my hand slowly.

[Copying is complete.]

[The ‘box’ contains copied items.]

“Creating EMP shells.”

[One EMP bullet moves to the ‘box’]

Before going to the Juwol vault, I received help from Kim Do-min and received blood in a blood pack.

Actually, this was the most difficult thing.

I wrapped the 35 volumes of national history in a cloth, arrived at the Juwol Geumgo, and went up to Kim Dong-gyu’s office.

“welcome.”

Kim Dong-gyu glanced at the wrapping cloth that Kim Do-min was holding and smiled.

I thought that they wouldn’t mention the house in Hannam-dong to me right now, and that they would put the national record in the safe and talk about it.

“I’m busy… … “Let’s go straight down to the safe.”

“All right.”

The three went down to the basement together and entered the safe.

“If the safe door is closed, does it have to be opened from the outside?”

“no. You can open the door by turning it from the inside.”

“Then, since there are people watching outside, I think it would be a good idea to keep the vault door closed.”

“Please do so.”

I closed the safe door, looked around, checked the safe with the bamboo picture on it, and watched the movement.

I checked that Jikji and Shinjip were in front of my personal safe and unwrapped the wrapping cloth.

“This is the national history of Silla. There are 35 volumes in total, please check if there are any problems.”

“Volume 35 is correct.”

Kim Dong-gyu opened a volume of National History, checked it, counted the volumes, and said.

“I plan to continue doing business if there are no problems in the future.”

“thank you. “Then, shall we go up to the office?”

Dong-gyu Kim walked towards the safe door, and I took out an EMP bullet from the ‘box’ and placed it at his feet.

Flashing.

All the lights around me turned off and my vision darkened.

I quickly ran over and put Park Gwang-hwan’s safe with the bamboo picture in the ‘box’, popped the blood pack and placed it on his head.

Ouch.

I screamed and grabbed the exploded EMP bomb.

“president. Are you okay?”

The safe door opened quickly, and the security staff turned on a lantern to illuminate the inside of the safe.

“Did you hurt your head?”

Kim Do-min took a handkerchief out of his pocket, wrapped it around my head, and supported me.

“President Kang Ji-pyeong. “Is your head okay?”

Kim Dong-gyu spoke as he followed me, and I turned my head and cursed.

“Fuck you. what are you doing? “I took care of something like this, and I hurt my head.”

“I’m really sorry. I have no words why this happened. “I will take care of all damages.”

“hey! “Do I look like someone who can’t get treatment because I don’t have money?”

“I didn’t mean it that way. “It means I will take responsibility.”

“responsibility. “Okay, let’s go to the hospital and talk about it.”

I left the Juwol vault with Kim Do-min’s support.