Emery Powell, a giant in the financial world, asked him to retrieve a Renaissance carved gold cup. The pattern on the golden cup is a tree coiled with a jewel inlaid with apples made entirely of extraordinary emeralds. It is said that this is a cup that Pope VI once used. This golden cup has been stolen more than once. In order to possess this golden cup has happened. Powell was a collector and bought it for $30,000. However, it was stolen again, and the thief Casey fell from the building and died in another theft, and the cup was missing, which had happened 10 years ago, and although Emory tried her best, she still couldn't find the whereabouts of the cup. So I had to come and ask Polo.
Polo liked to take over what no one else could do, especially the case that reminded him of the Golden Apple of Hesperus, the 11th major event of his ancestor Herakris.
Polo asked the detective who had handled the case, "Where does Kathy's family live?" ”
"His home is in Liverpool, we searched his house, dug up almost every side of the earth, did not find this gold cup, he is a decent, unaccustomed to behavior, at the time of the crime has died.
He had a name called Kate, much like hers, who went to work as a nun after falling. ”
Polo made a long journey to St. Mary's Abbey, where Kate was a nun. It's very remote, it's very quiet, and it's really a good place to practice. The hostess told Polo that Kate's legal name in the church was Mary Ursula.
Polo said, "There's a case here that needs to be closed, and I'm sure Mary Ursula can be me."
The information she provides can be of great value. ”
The hostess said, "But she died two months ago." ”
Still, Polo had the confidence to do what no one else could. He went to a bar in town to find the character he had in mind. It's a remote place, and people are completely ignorant of things in the interior and only enthusiastic about the horse racing they like. Only a man in poor costume was heard shouting: "I Atlas bet that this time it is not the 'lady's groom' who can win, 25:1, it is a good lottery, but unfortunately I am not penniless, I can't win this Marseille." Polo quietly pulled Atlas aside, "I can give you money to help you win this Marseille, but I want you to do something. For you, it's just a show of hands. ”
Atlas's cheeks flushed with excitement, but he hesitated, and he was punished for doing it.
Polo said, "You're just returning what belonged to Kate to Kate." ”
The next day, Atlas gave Polo a bag he had stolen from st. Mary's Abbey. Polo gave him two £5 notes as a reward, and indeed Atlas made a fortune.
Polo came to the financier Baldway's house and unwrapped a bag of things that Atlas had given him, revealing a gold cup. On the golden cup is a tree engraved with emerald apples.
"Thank you, Polo, where did you find it?"
"I found this cup on the altar." Polo said, "The cup thief Cathy's daughter was a nun, and when she died, she was about to enter the convent. She was ignorant, but very religious. The cup had been hidden in her house in Liverpool, and she had taken it to the monastery, presumably hoping to atone for her sins. I think that the nuns did not know the value and origin of this cup, but in their eyes it was only a communion cup, so they used it as a communion cup. ”
Powell said, "How did you want to go there?" ”
Polo shrugged, "This is the result of ruling out all possibilities." The fact that no one had managed to sell or dispose of the cup in 10 years was so perverse that it made me feel that the cup must be hidden in a place where one's standard of world value did not work. Because I remembered that Kathy's daughter was a nun. ”
Powell said boldly: "I can pay as much as you want." ”
"I don't want money, but I have a request." Polo said, "Send this cup back to the monastery." ”
"Are you crazy?" Powell simply couldn't believe himself.
"No, I'm not crazy. Look, I'll show you one. He picked up the cup and pressed it with his hand, and one of the inner walls of the cup opened deftly, leaving a small hole in the hollow handle. He said, "You see, this is the Pope's drink, and through this little hole the poison enters the wine, and the wine glass itself is evil, and evil may come upon you." ”
Powell pondered. Polo added, "You already have so many antiques and treasures, and losing this cup, which symbolizes sin, is just for you, and you can still get it.." Powell asked eagerly, "What do you get?" ”
"The nuns will sing Mass for you, so that you may not only be rich, but also peaceful."
"Oh, the Lord lives in peace, and that's exactly what I need." Powell finally agreed to Polo's request.