All along, the matter concerning this treasure has been the biggest secret in Alia's heart. That is why she has not revealed it until now, hoping to exchange this secret for her safety.
But at this moment, the young Duke of England said it casually...
At this moment, Alia began to doubt her life.
"impossible..."
Looking at her still unsettled appearance, Barron said calmly:
"I know a lot more than you think, so I hope you can be wise and not try to challenge me at any time. After all, you cannot bear the consequences of that."
It's time to show off. Although Barron guessed the location of the treasure mentioned by Alia through the memory of his previous life, it did not prevent him from taking this opportunity to do something unpredictable.
After saying this, Alia, who was still doubting her life, did not forget to ask the female bodyguard at the door to keep an eye on her.
The treasure that Alia mentioned also caused a sensation in Barron's previous life. It was not until 2011 that it was opened. People found tons of gold coins, gold, diamonds, jewelry, etc. It is estimated that its total value exceeds 1 trillion rupees, equivalent to about 21 billion US dollars.
Through reports at the time, Baron learned that the treasure of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, southwestern India, was brought to light thanks to a man named Sundararajan.
Sundararajan was an intelligence bureau officer during the Indira Gandhi government and settled near the temple after retirement.
As a devout Hindu, although Sandalalajan is over 70 years old, he insists on going to the temple to pray at around 2 a.m. every day, which lasts for up to 8 hours.
In 2009, Sundarara discovered that the security maintenance of the temple was not adequate, so he complained to the Kerala High Court, demanding that the government should take back the management of the temple and be responsible for the disposal of the temple's property and the prevention of theft.
In January 2011, the Kerala High Court ruled that the temple would be taken over by the state government.
Before the formal takeover, a committee of seven people was responsible for counting the total assets of the temple and making a list for record keeping.
Before the inventory work began, the staff had discovered six underground secret rooms in the temple, which were numbered with English letters A to F. Among them, the two secret rooms numbered A and B had not been opened for nearly 140 years.
So after opening these secret rooms, the treasures inside were discovered.
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Although Barron had known about the existence of this treasure for a long time, he had never thought of digging for it privately.
Because from a realistic point of view, the difficulty of unknowingly entering India, a country where he had no power to deploy, to dig for treasures in a worshipped temple is probably higher than the difficulty of earning $21 billion through the financial market.
Even though this country has all kinds of weird things going on, militarily, it can turn a war of aggression into a war to defend the capital...
But no matter what, it is a regional power whose GDP will surpass that of Britain in the future.
Not to mention that if they could really get the treasures, how could they quietly and unnoticed by the other party, and sell those treasures with a strong Hindu style...
First of all, the excavation of those treasures was extremely troublesome, even with the Indian government stepping in and mobilizing a large amount of manpower and material resources...
Therefore, it is almost impossible to take away the treasures in such a temple where believers go to pray every day without alerting the locals.
Moreover, Barron certainly would not risk his life to carry out this operation personally. So, in the face of such a huge fortune, how loyal would his subordinates need to be to transport the money to a safe place without any evil thoughts?
Anyway, he thought that he did not have an elite force with such high loyalty at present.
If Barron did not have his current identity and status, and was just an ordinary person, and had not accumulated so much wealth by relying on his own "ability", he might have taken risks and tried to "seek wealth and honor through danger".
But he is now the Duke of England, and already has billions of pounds of wealth. And with his memories of his past life, it is highly likely that he will obtain wealth far exceeding the value of this treasure in the future...
So why would he risk offending a major country, or at least a regional power, by doing something so shameful?
As long as you have a little common sense, the choice is obvious.
The only thing that puzzled Barron at this time was that since Alia's "adoptive father" Louis Lafayette had already received the news of the temple treasure so early, why was the temple treasure successfully excavated by the Indian government in 2011 in the previous life?
But they also faced so many difficulties and felt it would be difficult to escape unscathed after obtaining the treasure, so they gave up the adventure.
Or is there something else going on?
But no matter what, since Barron has now captured Alia by chance, it is possible that the direction of some related events will be changed.
How these things will develop in the future is an interesting observation.
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"Are you leaving, Your Highness?"
The next day, when Alia saw Barron again, she had been taken to the third floor of the Bilu Castle.
At this time, Barron was sitting on one side of the dining table, on which was a sumptuous meal.
Facing Alia, who seemed a little more reserved than last night, Barron pointed to the seat opposite him and said,
"Sit down and eat first."
It can be seen that Alia is well educated. Her demeanor and manners during meals are all elegant.
"Indeed, I will be returning to London today, and you will not be here for too long. After I resolve Raphael's issue, you will be free."
While Barron was talking, Alia stopped eating and looked at him.
Originally, she hoped to exchange Barron's protection for the information about the temple treasure, but she didn't expect that the information he had was more accurate than hers.
Therefore, Alia became a little confused for a moment and felt that everything was out of control.
Although Alia had not eaten such a rich meal since being captured by the special operations team, she looked quite worried at this moment. After eating a few bites in a hurry, she stopped.
Barron was in stark contrast to her. After finishing his breakfast slowly, he wiped his mouth and said to Alia:
"Are you full?"
The woman opposite glanced at him, turned her gaze to the table in front of her, and nodded silently.
"If you are worried about their retaliation, then I can help you obtain legal status in England. In fact, with your looks, it is not difficult to find someone who can protect you..."
On the one hand, Alia's appearance can be said to be superb, and because she was adopted by her adoptive father since she was a child, she does not have too deep religious imprints. Therefore, in Barron's view, it is very easy for her to integrate into British society.
And he didn't think her adoptive father, Louis Lafayette, could really spread his tentacles throughout England. If
he was so powerful, why would he do such a thing as fraud? Even if the target of his fraud was a billionaire with a net worth of over $1 billion.
"You may be right, but from my perspective, I don't want to risk my future if possible. Now, in front of me, there is someone as powerful as you. Even if there are others who can protect me because of my... beauty, how can I be sure that the other party is worthy of my trust? Besides, I may not be able to gain trust just by relying on my beauty. Men always pursue novelty."
It sounds like what she said does make some sense, but...
Barron looked directly at Alia and asked softly:
"Why do you think I'm trustworthy?"