Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

The person who bought the crown was Mr. Baum, an American food processing tycoon and one of a large number of millionaires produced in the United States during the Gilded Age of the early 20th century.

After two days of searching, Liang En and the others made a basic judgment based on the information they found previously and what they found in the library.

But the problem now is that Mr. Baum's family was severely bruised by a series of supplement manufacturing scandals in the 1940s, and had to sell a large number of family properties in the hope of surviving the difficulties, including Crown.”

The problem now is that we don't know who is the buyer after this resale, because we can't find the record of the auction at all. Joan of Arc looked helpless on the side. Even the auction house went bankrupt 35 years ago.

The bad start made Liang En and the others a little frustrated. Fortunately, the situation was not desperate yet, because after asking around in the library for a long time, Liang En and the others learned that there was a collector in New York who had collected a large amount of materials in this area. .

So after finishing collecting clues in the library, they quickly went straight to the collector's residence in Brooklyn, New York.

This collector owned the lower three floors of a six-story building in Brooklyn. When Liang En and the others came here according to the map, they found that judging from the condition of the entire area and the room, this collector should not be... Why are you short of money?

It seems that the work may be a little difficult next. Liang En stood at the door and looked at the house and felt that the situation was not as good as he imagined, because he always wanted to get something from such a person who was not short of money. It is somewhat difficult.

But when they knocked on the door and walked into the room, they found that the situation was much better than they expected, because the collector named Hans was happy to share the information he collected with others.

Moreover, the other party had obviously recognized Liang En, so he said that he did not need to charge a penny for this inquiry. He just hoped that Liang En would be willing to give him a signed copy of each of the previous books he had written. .

These materials can only be considered alive when they are used. The collector named Hans said after learning the purpose of Liang En's visit and helping them flip through the materials.

So I am happy to receive you visitors. I'm glad to hear you say that. Liang En said with a slight nod to the other party.

Many collectors of materials are unwilling to share their collections because they feel they will suffer a huge loss by doing so.

Data and antiques are still different. Collector William shook his head and said, Those precious antiques may indeed be damaged if taken out, but the information on the data will not.

Because Mr. William is rich and likes this field, he has photocopied or digitized most of the information, so now it is much less difficult to search than expected.

Because of this, they got what they wanted in just half an hour, and found out who the previous businessman had sold the duke's crown to.

A professional art dealer, it seems we have to go to the West Coast of the United States. Liang En sighed after finding information about the businessman.

Because the buyer was a businessman who ran an entire art creation company, and his descendants now live in Hollywood near Los Angeles and continue to run their own business.

This means that they have only one option to find out what happened, and that is to travel across the United States to Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States to find this gentleman's descendants and ask them clearly.

It can also be seen from here that unlike the solidification of classes in the United Kingdom, there is obviously much more mobility between various classes in the United States. And this is probably one of the reasons why the United States has gradually surpassed the United Kingdom to become the most powerful country in the world.

Although the overall situation does seem a bit cumbersome, considering that this crown has been circulating for 100 years, it is very reasonable how many hands it has flipped during this period.

But as a result, Liang En and the others suddenly became a lot busier during their trip. After only staying in New York for a few days, they had to cross the entire United States to go to the other side of the United States.

To be honest, I think His Excellency the Earl should compensate us well this time. Fan Meng said somewhat depressedly on the plane, This trip is much longer than we thought.

With your lordship's generosity, the other party will definitely compensate us a lot this time. Liang En looked at the white clouds outside the window and said, And don't you think this kind of tracking work is actually very interesting?

That's true. At least I can feel that we are following a certain clue in history and restoring a piece of history that has been lost. After hearing what Liang En said, Fan Meng thought for a few seconds and then clicked nod.

For Fan Meng, after working in this job for such a long time, he has realized the interesting aspects of this job, so he does not reject the somewhat trivial work now.

But traveling thousands of kilometers in a short period of time still makes people feel a little tired, especially since the distance from New York to Los Angeles is about the same as the distance across the Atlantic Ocean. It can definitely be considered a long-distance trip.

Los Angeles is located in southwestern California, United States. It is the second largest city in the United States and the largest city in the western United States. It is often called the City of Angels.

The city is also one of the important centers of industry and commerce, international trade, science, education, entertainment and sports in the United States. It is also one of the main bases of the petrochemical, marine, aerospace industry and electronics industries in the United States.

Of course, to outsiders, the most famous thing about this city is Hollywood, which is located in the northwest suburbs of the city, and the target that Liang En and the others are visiting this time lives in Beverly Hills on the edge of Hollywood.

Although Beverly Hills sounds like the name of a manor, it is actually an independent city. It has its own mayor, police department, fire department and other functional departments. It is also where Hollywood stars and Los Angeles rich people live.

As the best place in Los Angeles. The mansions and luxury cars all over the place did not have a big impact on Liang En and the others, because they were considered people who had seen big events.

Especially for Liang En, the wealth he currently possesses is enough to buy a property here. There is no need to feel envious of this place like most tourists.

However, the shopping malls here really stimulated them. For example, Rodeo Drive, which is mainly for shopping at famous stores, contains all of the most expensive stores in Southern California, and each famous store has its own unique architectural style.

Just like the famous saying here, Don't ask the price when buying something. If you ask, it means you can't afford it. The prices of luxury goods in stores are really high and a bit scary.

At least based on Liang En's view of consumption, he really couldn't accept that a tie clip that cost no more than $1,000 in raw materials and workmanship could be sold for tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

Of course, he will never object to this concept of consumption. After all, he is also in the luxury goods business.

People who love luxury goods like this are his target customers and it is naturally impossible to dislike them. He even sincerely hopes that there will be more such people.