A Mercenary’s War

Morgan's mood really improved a lot.

After stunned for a moment, Morgan breathed out: "Although I still can't accept the stupid behavior of lettering on a piece of art, you are right, I am very lucky to get this gun."

Gao Yang laughed and said, "It seems that this is another very good collection."

“Clemens Wittgenstein ’s works are highly sought after in the antique gun collection, and the degree of preciousness ca n’t be compared with that of Alessandro ’s works, and the number of Clemens ’s works is too small. , And most of the preservation conditions are not very ideal, so from the performance of the auction market, the price of a perfect Clemens work is not lower than that of Alessandro, but it has been on the market for many years. No Clemens works have appeared, and I cannot make an accurate estimate. "

Compared with other artworks, the market price of antique shotguns is very cheap. A famous oil painting can take tens of millions of dollars, but a top antique shotgun has a transaction price of only two or three hundred thousand dollars, even if It is an antique gun of rare treasures, and the transaction price has not exceeded one million dollars.

The price of antique guns is not high, and Gao Yang is to give the gun to Morgan, so Gao Yang is neither interested nor can he ask Morgan how much the gift he gave is worth.

Gao Yang shrugged and said, "As long as you like it, it doesn't matter how much it is worth."

Morgan sighed and said, "Like? More than just like it, you know, it is my long-cherished wish to find a piece of Clemens' work, but also my father's wish. Unfortunately, my father couldn't find a piece of Clay until his death. The work of Mens. And it took me many years. I only found a Clemens hand-made gun that could not be fired. And the gun you found was not only perfectly preserved, not only able to fire, but also engraved with A proverb, you know, only Clemens ’s most satisfactory works will be carved with proverbs on it, so. This gun is also the most precious in Clemens ’s work. "

Gao Yang smiled and said: "It turns out that your collection of antique shotguns is still a source of father and son. Congratulations, I believe your father will be happy for you."

There was another long sigh, Morgan's expression was very emotional and said: "You know, to get a work that Clemens can fire, it is far from me happy or not, this is an ideal, this is me and My father ’s common wish, so high. Thank you, you have fulfilled my long-cherished wish with my father. I do n’t know how to thank you anymore. "

Gao Yang smiled and waved his hand, said: "In our relationship, thank you for saying this, you don't have to say it, please, if you found a military aircraft and sent them to save them, it is likely that I have already It ’s a corpse, you do n’t know, the situation was really dangerous at that time. If it were not for your help, it would be impossible for them to rush to save me in time. In fact, I am very grateful to you. ”

Morgan got a dream baby, but he didn't seem to be particularly happy, but more emotional.

Morgan said in a deep voice: "Finding a plane to send people over is not too difficult for me, but finding a piece of Clemens' work has made me look for decades. You don't Understanding what a Clemens work means to me. "

After he finished speaking, Morgan sighed again, "It's a long story. My mother is Jewish. She lives in Austria and her family is very good. When she was a child, my grandfather took her to hunt. It was my mother ’s most precious memory to take Clemens ’shotgun, but then everything changed. My grandfather was sent to a concentration camp, and the whole family died except my mother, and all died.

Later, my mother immigrated to the United States, met my father and married him, everything for my mother is gone, only memory can be retained, for my mother, the memory of hunting with her father is very beautiful, so I My father wanted to find a Clemens gun, a gun similar to my mother's memory to my mother, but Clemens' gun was so rare that my father could not find it for the rest of his life.

My father became a collector of antique guns because he wanted to find Clemens's work, and his desire and interest were passed on to me. "

After talking, Morgan said sadly: "High, thank you so much, you brought me more than a gun."

Gao Yang nodded and said in a deep voice: "I am very happy that you like my gift."

Morgan smiled slightly: "You always bring me luck and surprise. A Clemens work with a proverb is really too rare. I don't dare to believe it until I get the gun in my hand. it is true."

Gao Yang curiously said: "What is that Clemens?"

"Clemens Wittgenstein, an Austrian of Italian descent, his gun making and carving techniques blended Italian and Austrian styles. The peak period was between 1840 and 1870. Clemens ’s There is a characteristic of the work, that is, he will engrave a proverb on the work that he wants to give to someone, and it is still very satisfactory. "

After speaking, Morgan shrugged and said, "The glorious road engraved on this gun was not paved with flowers, but I don't know when this gun was Clemens' work, nor To whom I sent it, I checked a lot of information, but I did n’t find any information about this gun. You know, antique guns are just an unpopular collection object, and the information is far from being as rich as mainstream art. "

Gao Yang laughed: "Whoever he gave it to, anyway, the gun is in your hands."

Morgan touched the line of gold on the buttstock and said with a depressed face: "I know an expert who is very researching on Clemens's work. He should be able to tell the origin of this gun, and he can repair it. This gun, because there are some problems with the source of this gun, I originally did not intend to ask him for advice, but for now, I must ask him to repair this gun for me and remove this line of gold. "

Gao Yang laughed and said, "The gun gave you, and the trouble is yours. If you can't bear the line, you can't fix it."

Morgan nodded and said helplessly: "I'm not afraid of trouble. Compared with the possible trouble, this line of words is even more unacceptable to me, so I must solve it immediately."

After speaking, Morgan took out the phone, and he didn't want to wait more than a moment.

After the call was connected, Morgan said to the phone, "Hello, Mr. Lewis, this is Morgan. I now have a Clemens work. Can you help me repair it under the premise of absolute confidentiality?" "

After a short wait, after Morgan got the desired reply, Morgan chuckled lightly: "Thank you very much, I will see you as soon as possible. In addition, I would like to ask, there is a Latin proverb carved on my gun. , The glorious road is not paved with flowers, do you know the origin of this gun? "

After speaking, after listening to the voice from the other end of the phone, Morgan's face immediately became extremely wonderful, shocked, incredible, ecstatic, and a touch of sadness. Morgan's face continuously changed a lot of expressions, but in the end it was just a sentence Words, surprise, extreme surprise.

After stunned to put down the phone, Morgan looked at Gao Yang dullly.

Gao Yang didn't know what happened. When he was going to ask Morgan what happened, he suddenly saw Morgan's shotgun in his hand and shouted: "Ah! Ah! I am the luckiest person in the world, God, thank God, Gao, I love you, I love you, I love you! "

Gao Yang was startled again, and the three bodyguards brought by Morgan were also startled. They were standing at a distance of ten meters from Morgan and Gao Yang, and they turned their heads and looked at them in surprise. Morgan didn't look at Morgan's words until he heard what Morgan was shouting, and then turned his head to the side.

Gao Yang has not met Morgan for a short time. He has never seen a time when Morgan has lost his gait, whether it is a dangerous moment when his life is threatened, or when he sees the only son Bob rescued, or has he got something The beloved gift, when Gao Yang and Morgan meet, can only see a light-faced Morgan, and now yelling and excited to the extreme Morgan, it is like changing a person.

After the roar was over, Morgan said angrily, "Fak, Gao, tell me what you want, what you want! If I don't repay you, God will punish me!"

The muzzling Morgan sprayed the saliva of Gao Yang's face. After Yang Yang wiped his face, he cautiously said, "Morgan, are you okay? What happened?"

Morgan was happy like a child. After wiping tears from the corner of his eyes with a smile, he shouted: "This gun was ordered by Franz Joseph I, the founder of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with Clemens in 1856. At the time, Franz Joseph I ordered two guns to hunt with him in the future ~ www.readwn.com ~ The proverb on this gun is that the glorious road is not paved with flowers, by Franz? Joseph I used it for himself. Another gun was carved with love as the essence of life. It was a gift from Franz Joseph I to his wife Elizabeth? Amelie? Eugenie. The name Elizabeth? Amelie? Eugenie. It may not be familiar, but you must know another name, she is Princess Sissi, and she became Queen Sissi of Austria and Queen of Hungary. "

Gao Yang was taken aback, and said, "Is that Princess Sissi of that movie Princess Sissi?"

Gao Yang's words were a bit ill, but Morgan still understood, and after nodding, he said, "Yes, that's that Sissi."

After talking, Morgan said with tears in his eyes: "High, the wheel of destiny turns, what excites me is not who has used this gun, but the meaning that this gun represents. The proverb engraved on the used gun is: Love is the essence of life. "(To be continued ...)

ps: My neck still hurts. Although I will start the next chapter right away, I still do n’t know when I can post it. Now I have to write three or four hours a chapter ...

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