my beauty world

Chapter 280 The Whereabouts of the Treasure Map
"Shh-"

Far beyond the hearing of ordinary people, Ronan caught the sound of footsteps, and a guard was patrolling here.

The voice gradually came in.

Ronan listened to the sound and stepped out. The guard didn't realize it, and he pinched his neck.

The guard immediately fainted.

Ronan caught the man, hid behind a cabinet, and stuffed his walkie-talkie into his pocket.

Ilsa has found the way, and pointed: "This way!"

She pressed the intercom: "Helen!"

In the underground garage, Helen hacked the surveillance system of the underground vault through the intruded computer system, and at the same time reminded: "You only have 5 minutes!"

Ilsa said: "Enough is enough, you withdraw first."

Helen quickly packed her things, started the engineering vehicle, and left the underground garage.

Ronan and Ilsa turned a corner and saw an independent safe. The door was an orthodox old-fashioned double-lock safety door. Normally, two keys were required to open it at the same time.

But this didn't bother Ronan, he had the ability of a master lock picker, took out the tool and adjusted it a little, and it took less than 2 minutes to open the door lock.

The heavy door opened, and Ronan immediately entered the vault, found the glass-covered safety cabinet where the "Declaration of Independence" was stored, took out the cross sword, and the sword was shining, cut through the explosion-proof glass, and got the "Declaration of Independence".

Ronan asked, "Is that it?"

Ilsa glanced at it not long ago, and said, "That's right, it's the original!"

Ronan rolled it up and stuffed it into the badge space, grabbed Ilsa, and said, "Keep your balance and don't vomit."

Ilsa simply hugged Ronan: "Go!"

Ronan launches teleportation!

Ilsa's eyes turned black, the world was spinning, and she was extremely uncomfortable.

But this feeling lasted less than a second, and the eyes saw the normal scene!

Next to the marble statue of Lincoln!

This is the Lincoln Memorial.

Ronan said, "Take a breath."

Ilsa hugged Ronan tightly: "I'm fine!"

Ronan launched the second teleportation and returned to the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel.

When Ilsa could see clearly, she immediately let go of Ronan, and sat down on the sofa, panting heavily.

"No problem?" Ronan took out the "Declaration of Independence".

Ilsa calmed her breath slightly: "It's okay."

Ronan glanced at the text on the front of the "Declaration of Independence", there was nothing special about it.

Ilsa took it and flipped through the back. There was only one line of text on the back of the parchment—the "Declaration of Independence" signed on July 1776, 7.

Nothing else.

"In that era, even if text or images were hidden, the technology would not be too advanced." Ilsa put on the special sunglasses and didn't find it. She was not in a hurry, took out a bottle of acid and handed it to Ronan: "Use this."

Ronan took two paper towels, poured the acid on them, and wiped the back of the parchment.

Ilsa asked, "Is there a lighter?"

Ronan has a lot of things necessary for survival in the wild here, with a windproof lighter and roasted parchment.

The parchment was blackened by the flames and began to warp.

Ilsa saw the text and said, "Go on."

Ronan continued to bake, and many places where the "Declaration of Independence" was written on the front of the parchment began to turn black and deformed.

These two terrorists don't care at all.

Anyway, it's not my own stuff.

"Okay, I've finished reading it!" Ilsa took off her sunglasses and said directly: "New York, Trinity Cathedral, the treasure map is in Alexander Hamilton's tombstone."

Ronan buckled the lighter, turned it over and threw the wrinkled and deformed "Declaration of Independence" on the coffee table, and asked, "The name Alexander Hamilton is familiar, what do you do?"

Then, I remembered that in the list of signers and drafters of the Declaration of Independence, Alexander Hamilton's name was all there.

"It turned out to be one of the founding fathers of the United States." Ronan figured it out immediately: "Is this the information left by his descendants? With the ability of the Hamilton family, it is not difficult to do something behind the Declaration of Independence."

Ilsa knew more, and roughly said: "Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, the founder of the American political party system, and one of the known Freemasons. He died in a duel with his political enemy Aaron Burr. , and was buried in Trinity Cathedral in his hometown of New York after his death."

Ronan was curious: "The founding father died in a duel?"

"It seemed like they were running for president or the governor of New York State. Burr lost to Hamilton and then invited Hamilton to a duel." Ilsa said: "The two shot, Hamilton missed, Burr shot Hamilton, He died immediately, probably like this, I don’t remember clearly.”

I can remember this because I checked the information temporarily during the treasure hunt recently.

If you were an ordinary person, you might think that this is a game of pranking people one after another, but Ronan has dealt with the Knights Templar, so there is a high possibility that the treasure exists.

In addition, krypton gold is one of the goals of the next stage.

Ronan said, "Looks like we're going to New York."

The door knocked rhythmically at this time, Ronan heard Aunt Helen's breathing, and went to open the door.

Aunt Helen changed into the clothes of the daily nostalgic series. After entering, she looked at Ronan and Ilsa in surprise: "You guys are so fast."

Ronan said casually, "I just came back."

Helen picked up the cup on the coffee table, took a big sip of water, and read the "Declaration of Independence".

She widened her eyes, staring at the traces of destruction on it: "Is this the original?"

Ilsa said: "Originally."

Helen seemed to be exaggerating, but in fact she said with a bit of carelessness: "God! You have destroyed the most important founding documents of Americans!"

This thing is useless now, Ronan said: "You can take it for collection if you like."

Helen handed it to Ilsa: "Ma'am, you should keep it, you may use it later."

Ilsa rolled it up and tied it up, and put it in the badge.

Not far outside, a police siren sounded faintly. Ronan heard it clearly and rushed to the National Archives.

"The police car seems to have been found." Helen said standing in front of the window.

Ronan said: "It's only a matter of time before we find out." He glanced at his watch: "Tomorrow morning, we will drive to New York."

Ilsa replied: "Yes."

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National Archives, Vault.

The person in charge, Dr. Abicar, got off the elevator and rushed into the door of the innermost vault anxiously. The safe for the Declaration of Independence was empty!
The Declaration of Independence is gone!

The doctor of history and literature sank and almost fell!
Holding on to the wall and pressing on his shaking chest, Dr. Abigail wanted to enter the vault, but was stopped by the guards.

"Doctor, don't destroy the scene." The guard reminded.

Abigail nodded. The key now is to find the suspect and recover the Declaration of Independence.

What is stored here is the original!The most precious document in the United States!
Not long after, the police and the FBI all rushed over, but there were not many useful traces left at the scene, and even the surveillance did not capture images of the suspect.

On the other hand, on the side of the underground vault, there was a smooth round hole in the thick concrete wall that could allow adults to pass through.

I don't know what it was made of, but it doesn't look like a machine.

Because what was stolen was the National Archives, and the lost item was the "Declaration of Independence", which is an extremely precious document for the United States. The FBI agents who led the team were very high-level and had a better understanding of the situation on the extraordinary side.

Immediately ordered his subordinates: "Notify the Special Affairs Bureau that this case is related to them!"

The United States had just experienced a severe terrorist attack, and Washington was at its most vigilant. Within 10 minutes of making the call, Secret Service agents arrived at the archives.

After checking the hole in the wall, the people from the Special Affairs Bureau did not shirk their responsibility and took the initiative to take over the case.

The theft of the "Declaration of Independence" also involved the extraordinary, the case was reported immediately, and soon came to Flynn's desk.

Flynn didn't get complacent, and immediately went to General Hawke to make a report.

General Hawke read the preliminary investigation report and asked, "What do you think?"

The Secret Service was about to be frightened by the terrorist. Flynn was very careful and vigilant: "I'm worried that the Destroyer will come to Washington again."

General Hawke was also worried, but after thinking about it, he asked, "Is there an explosion at the scene?"

"No."

"Are there traces of throwing weapons?"

"No."

Having said that, Flynn was slightly relieved.

General Hawke said: "Check along the line of the archives, don't be careless."

Flynn responded, ready to leave.

General Hawke stopped him again: "If it's Ronan the Destroyer, don't rush to do it, we need to concentrate our superior strength and kill him in one fell swoop!"

The Secret Service has awakened the successor of the holy axe and is said to be looking for Franklin's students. These are powerful combat forces.

On the Special Affairs Bureau side, in addition to the two high-ranking mages in New York, the Comet Company also has a hole card.

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Washington is less than [-] kilometers away from New York, and there are highways connecting it. Even if you drive slowly, you can get there in half a day.

Entering New York, before arriving in Manhattan, while Helen was refueling the car, Ronan went into a convenience store and bought a tourist map and introduction to attractions in Lower Manhattan.

Trinity Cathedral in New York is in Lower Manhattan.

Located at the junction of Wall Street and Broadway, the church was first built by the Anglican Church and is currently one of the largest land owners in New York.

"The church is always so rich." Ronan sat on the back seat and looked at the tour introduction, feeling quite emotional.

Ilsa is looking at the map: "You are short of money? I remember you have a lot of income."

Ronan said truthfully: "The expenses are huge! There will be astronomical expenses in the future."

Aunt Helen, who was driving the car, interjected, "The method you used cost too much money."

Think about it in Baquba, Iraq, the Armor S purchased for 2000 million US dollars was finished after one use, and the Syndicate couldn't hold it for a few more times.

Ronan said calmly: "No way, we are facing the United States."

The car came to the edge of the Hudson River, crossed the river through the Lincoln Tunnel, and got off in Manhattan. The traffic jam was serious.

Ilsa looked at the bustling metropolis and said, "If the treasure is buried in the core of the city, how to get it away is a problem."

Ronan had considered this a long time ago: "I have two pieces of magic storage equipment here, which together can hold more than a dozen cubic meters. You have one over there. I'll find someone to borrow one later."

Jess has one in her hand, which she bought on the extraordinary black market.

Ronan's storage device was almost full of things. After the large-scale consumption of heavy weapons and explosives in Yellowstone Park, more than ten tons of enchanted obsidian with a density comparable to gold were put in.

Obsidian and some other materials can be placed with Jess temporarily, and Jess also has a mage badge in her hand.

Ronan thought for a while, and then said: "There is an extraordinary market here in New York. I once bought a mage's badge there. I will ask someone to inquire about it. If the time is right, we can go and have a look."

Ilsa nodded slightly: "If you really want to find it, try not to leave it to the Americans."

Ronan was very curious: "Where would the founding fathers of the United States hide their treasures?"

Ilsa concluded: "Not outside the United States."

To be precise, it must be in the eastern part of the United States, maybe somewhere in New York, Philadelphia, Boston or Washington, so it is difficult for the treasure to flow out of the United States.

Follow Broadway to the intersection of Wall Street, and you can see the towering Gothic spire of Trinity Church a long distance away.

Trinity Church is now a tourist attraction, and tickets are sold to the public. If you want to climb the spire to see the style of New York, you need to pay a lot of money.

Ronan and Ilsa pretend to be an ordinary couple and buy tickets to enter Trinity Church.

Like ordinary tourists, they went up to the steeple tower with great interest, stood on the tower and looked down, and the large open space to the north was full of tombstones.

There was no one around, and Ilsa whispered, "This is the necropolis of Trinity Church."

She gestured to the brownish-yellow pyramid-shaped stone tomb near the iron fence with her eyes, and said, "That's the Hamilton Curtain."

Ronan had seen it on the tour map introduction and recognized it.

"Hamilton once said that private property is sacrosanct," Ilsa said.

Ronan said lightly: "Do you believe it?"

Before officially joining the Knights of the Round Table and MI6, Ilsa firmly believed in this. This is the most basic principle of the civilized world.

but now?Those who believe this are more than naive.

Ilsa reminds Ronan: "Be careful with Swiss banks."

Ronan nodded slightly: "I only deposited part of the cash in the Swiss bank account." He also gradually got used to solving problems in certain ways: "If the Swiss really want to freeze my account, I can only say sorry."

Switzerland is a neutral country?Neutral countries do not prevent explosions.

The male and female terrorists, in the "sacred place" of the church, discussed the issue of financial security in a serious manner.

Ronan activated his mind's eye, switched to the perspective of the raven in the sky, and observed the surrounding situation.

The two then went downstairs, mixed with the tourists who went down together, and entered the cemetery north of the church.

There is a place here that sells flowers. Those who want to present flowers can pay ten dollars to buy flowers and put them in front of the tombstone.

Afterwards, a special person will take back the flowers and continue to sell them to the tourists behind.

Many practices of the tourism industry in the East are learned from the West.

Copycat first, then integrate the idiomatic, and then carry forward.

Ronan and Ilsa each bought a bouquet of flowers and entered the cemetery. There are many celebrities buried here, the most famous of which is of course Alexander Hamilton, the founding father of the United States.

The two came to the front of the screen, put down the flowers, and simply observed, they looked like the Americans around them, as if they were remembering.

The exposed part of the cemetery is made of stones. On the square base, there are pointed tombstones similar to pyramids.

A quote from Hamilton is engraved on the base-proper management of the country's debt will be a gift to the country!

Behind the tomb is Wall Street where people come and go.

Even in the midst of a severe financial crisis, pedestrians still flocked.

There is only a wrought iron fence less than two meters between the street and the cemetery.

There is no security, and there are no supernatural beings. Apart from the fact that there are too many people, it is difficult to do anything. There is nothing special to pay attention to.

Ronan and Ilsa quickly left the church and took a look around. There was basically no monitoring here.

Go around another intersection and get in the car.

Ilsa said: "Hamilton's cemetery is close to Wall Street. It's not convenient to do it during the day, so we can only wait at night."

Ronan agreed: "Come and see in the early morning."

The car drove towards Fifth Avenue, and Ronan looked back: "We'd better act in secret, cover our whereabouts as much as possible, and find the treasure before the Americans notice."

Although Ilsa was preparing to dig a grave for the first time, she observed it very carefully: "The stone of the tombstone is not the real thing, it can be disassembled, we get the things and backfill them, at least no one will find them within a few days. "

Aunt Helen interrupted: "Dig the grave of the founding father of the United States, will the Washington authorities go crazy if they know?"

The three found a five-star hotel to stay in, and discussed what to do in the evening.

Ronan looked at the time and said, "Wait here for me. I'll find someone to borrow something, and I'll be back before ten o'clock in the evening."

Ilsa didn't say much, just nodded.

Ronan went out, came down from the hotel building, called Jess, and drove straight to Long Island.

In front of the upstairs window, Aunt Helen lowered the curtains, took a few steps back, and asked, "Ma'am, don't you want to know if his friends in New York are male or female?"

Ilsa said lightly: "It's not necessary." She saw clearly: "Those in our line of work may die at any time."

Aunt Helen sighed: "That's right! The future is a luxury."

Ilsa looked at the time: "Let's go, let's go out and buy some tools."

The removal of the tombstone of the founding father of the United States cannot be done by hand. Out of basic respect, you have to use a sapper shovel.

Generally, iron will not work, and alloy steel should be used.

Hopefully Alexander Hamilton will not disappoint.

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Long Island, Nassau County.

After receiving Ronan's call, Jess, who was dealing with the investment, dropped the work at hand and immediately asked the female driver to drive back to Long Island.

The black Rolls-Royce Phantom stopped in front of the door. Without waiting for the female driver to come to open the door, Jess opened the door and got out of the car. She waved her hand at the driver: "Go back first."

The female driver waited for the boss to enter the door, and found that the boss seemed to be floating when he walked!
I don't know why, watching the boss twist his hips, he suddenly thought of the puppy who saw the owner coming home.

The female driver acted cleverly, not daring to think any more, and hurriedly started the Rolls-Royce and left.

Jess entered the door, seeing that it was still early, hurried upstairs, took off her clothes and went to take a shower.

After taking a shower, stand in front of the glass mirror and look at yourself slightly.

The place that should be white is white, the place that should be red is red, the place that should be raised is plump, and the place that should be thin has no fat.

"You look good without makeup!" Jess patted her blushing face gently: "I am an invincible young and beautiful girl!"

After finishing speaking, I realized that I was wrong!

Immediately changed his words: "I am his beautiful girl!"

This kind of thought can no longer be suppressed, and the kind of dependence that belongs to one person gives her a full sense of security and happiness.

Jess wrapped in a bath towel, dried her hair, went out of the bathroom into the cloakroom, opened a special wardrobe, hesitated: "Which outfit should I wear?"

It is full of special uniforms that can turn people into nurses, students, or female presidents at any time.

Jess's choice-difficulty strikes.

I really want to show him every outfit, I really want to use it immediately, I really want to...

"Let's wait for him to come and let him make the decision." Jess thought for a while, found out a set of slim-fit jeans, put them on, and went downstairs.

Sitting on the sofa, stretching your neck and looking out, you can't sit still at all.

He simply took the book, went out and sat under the eaves of the porch, flipping through the book.

I didn't read a single word of what was written in the book.

Finally, the familiar figure appeared in front of the door.

Jess threw away the book, and ran to the gate of the yard in high heels. She ran too fast, her long blond hair fluttering behind her head, and the sun shone on it, like a golden cloak.

The door opened and people came in, but Jess subconsciously stopped, thinking in her heart but didn't dare to rush directly.

The apex is trembling.

Lack of guts.

Ronan turned around and closed the door, and smiled at Jess: "Very beautiful!"

"what--"

Jess let out a cry of excitement, and threw herself on Ronan, hanging around his neck like a koala.

Ronan carried her into the room and sat on the sofa.

Reluctant to get off, Jess sat on his lap.

It's been so many times, and having played so many roles, Jess may be timid, but she won't feel embarrassed or anything like that.

Ronan asked, "When did you come back from Rome?"

Jess's face kept scratching the strong muscles of her chest: "Last week, nearly half of the gold coins you left in Rome were processed, and the rest need to wait, or they can only be sold as gold with low purity."

Ronan was still not completely sure how much gold was needed to build the Soul Temple, and said, "Yes, stay in Rome for now."

Jess continued: "I deposited the money from the sale in a Swiss bank account."

Ronan thought for a while: "Split up a few more accounts."

"Well, don't worry, I will take care of it." Jess asked in a low voice, "Do you need money?"

Ronan said simply: "Not only do you need money, but you also need to buy an independent real estate in a densely populated area of ​​New York. You can collect information on this for a while, and it is best to put it in Manhattan."

Jess pointed to the ceiling: "Isn't it good here?"

Ronan said, "There are other uses."

Jess felt relieved: "Okay, I'll do it myself later."

She asked instead, "How long are you in New York this time?"

Ronan said: "I'm leaving after dark, I have something to do here temporarily."

It is to come to New York to dig the grave of the founding father of the United States.

Jess tightened her arms: "So anxious?"

Ronan smiled: "Time waits for no one!"

(End of this chapter)