Capítulo 1620: Chapter 1599: A Fine Blade
As Gao Yang turned back, he first checked to see if any of the security guards showed signs of waking up. When he returned, he caught Antonio just finishing opening the fourth safe.
Opening the safe was too easy, ridiculously so. Gao Yang felt a bit uneasy about it, and said in a deep voice, “This is too fast, too easy, isn’t it?”
Antonio opened the safe door, glanced inside, and then replied casually, “It’s normal. These are safes that clients need to open frequently, so it’s impossible for them to set a complex password. Usually, for this kind of safe, the passwords are the sa. Once I opened the first, the next two beca much simpler.”
After saying this, Antonio shrugged and said in a deep voice, “Grab the stuff, I’ll go look for the next safe.”
Gao Yang checked his watch. It was only eleven in the morning. They had been inside for less than two hours.
The main objective was already accomplished. All remaining items could be left behind. For Gao Yang, the best choice was to leave imdiately. But since he had promised Antonio to open all the safes, he certainly needed to keep his word. If any situation arose, they could leave in a hurry.
Gao Yang felt no ntal pressure anymore, so he laughed, “Go find the safe yourself, hurry up so we can get out.”
Antonio nodded and left on his own, leaving Gao Yang free to check what was in the safes.
Inside the safe were swords and knives: there were two great swords, typical European cross greatswords; a sabre; a Japanese katana; and two Damascus scimitars.
Gao Yang was also fond of swords, and Taylor had already picked up the katana. He drew it out and praised, “Nice sword!”
Gao Yang glanced at Taylor and said, “You can tell?”
Taylor shrugged, “No, but I know anything kept here is definitely good. My grandfather was in the Marines and fought in the Guadalcanal campaign. He had a captured officer’s sword, which I liked a lot. Mm, I really like this kind of sword.”
Gao Yang waved his hand, “It’s yours, but let have a look.”
Taylor handed the sword to Gao Yang and joked, “Thanks, hope Toad won’t fight for it, I can’t beat him.”
The Japanese sword was a tachi, with exquisite fittings. The black iron tsuba had a beautiful plum blossom engraved in red copper. The blade had the common hamon line seen in katanas, with a beautiful and perfect wave pattern. The tip was also very well made, making it clear at a glance that it was a fine sword, but whether it was an ancient blade, Gao Yang couldn’t tell.
Gao Yang swung the sword and laughed, “Don’t worry, he won’t fight you for it because he doesn’t like this kind of sword.”
At this mont, Karima took out a Damascus sword and exclaid after unsheathing it, “This is a good sword. It’s a royal blade from the Umayyad Dynasty, definitely a good sword.”
After returning the sword to Taylor, Gao Yang looked at Karima in surprise, “You know about this?”
Karima shrugged, “I’ve just seen a lot. I don’t understand the sword’s performance, I only look at value. This level of sword is rare, surely very valuable.”
Placing the sword back into its sheath, Karima picked up another sword and exclaid with admiration, “Another Umayyad Dynasty court sword, only worthy of royalty. Swords from the Umayyad Dynasty are extrely rare, even in Saudi Arabia. If you’re willing to sell these two swords in Saudi Arabia, I guarantee they’ll fetch an unimaginably high price.”
Gao Yang smiled wryly, “Sell? No way, these things can’t be shown publicly. Better to keep them for my own collection. I like Damascus swords, so they’re mine.”
At that mont, Gao Yang saw Taylor skillfully using a bullet casing to pop the bamboo peg from the sword handle. After removing the hilt from the tang, he pointed to so inscriptions and said to Gao Yang, “I can’t read this; what does it an?”
On the sword handle were several Chinese characters. Gao Yang took a look and laughed at Taylor, “Wow, you even knew to check the sword inscription. It says ‘Gaoguangding Zhengzong’.”
After saying this, Gao Yang scratched his head and puzzlingly said, “Zhengzong, Zhengzong, Zhengzong swords seem to be remarkable. Let take another look at it.”
Gao Yang took the sword, looked at it closely, and nodded, “I’m not particularly knowledgeable about Japanese swords, but I’ve heard friends ntion that Zhengzong swords have a ground pattern called nucleated rice grain skin, which is grayish-white spots. Look, this kind of ground pattern can’t be imitated nowadays, so you found a treasure; this is a very, very, very precious sword.”
Taylor was curious, “Really? Let see.”
Taylor took back the sword, slid it into its sheath, then started to reassemble the handle. Gao Yang curiously asked, “Didn’t you say you wanted to see it? Why are you putting it away?”
Taylor quickly replied, “Worried you’d grab it.”
Gao Yang laughed aloud, “Such a narrow mind, I told you I wasn’t interested. Look at you.”
After saying this, Gao Yang waved his hand, “Take everything from the safe, but make sure each brother has at least one. Otherwise, there will be complaints. Let’s see if there’s anything good and pick so to take.”
While speaking, Gao Yang looked around at the racks displaying swords and knives, ignoring long spears and giant axes. They were too big to carry.
After a few glances, Gao Yang’s eyes lit up, and he laughed, “This is the real stuff. Taylor, for , Toad, and Rabbit, this is the real treasure. Toad will definitely go crazy for this. I didn’t expect Poloneshenko to have Huaxia’s ancient weapons. Nice.”
Gao Yang walked to a rack and picked up a Huaxia longsword with a green sharkskin sheath. After unsheathing it slightly, he imdiately said, “This is the real deal, take it!”
The Huaxia-style sword was a practical fighting sword, not just decorative. The knife was a narrow, thick blade typical of a Yanling Blade from the Ming and Qing periods.
Gao Yang found a golf bag, took out the clubs, and without hesitation packed the swords and knives he liked into the bag. He smiled at the two, “When it cos to swords, I’m not that interested. Now I want to check out the guns; perhaps we’ll find sothing good.”
Taylor frowned and said to Gao Yang, “Although there are many good things waiting for us to take, our main objective is done. Staying here doesn’t match our principles.”
Hanging around after finishing the job indeed went against Gao Yang’s principles and habits. He sighed and said in a low voice, “I know, I’ll go check on Antonio. Lingering like this makes uneasy.” (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian); your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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