Reborn As Super Heiress

Upon hearing that the Wax Pill had something to do with the naval chart, Gu Xu’s interest was immediately piqued, and he stared wide-eyed at Huo Sining’s next words.

"Inside the Wax Pill, there’s indeed something hidden. I was so excited at the time, I couldn’t wait to get it out when I went back. The Wax Pill isn’t made of any special wax; it has some black markings and looks just like the wax balls we usually shape from white candles."

"I was only eager to find out what was inside the Wax Pill, so I couldn’t care less about anything else. I broke it open, and took out what was wrapped inside in a few strokes."

"But, this item wasn’t any treasure as I anticipated; it was just a tiny paper ball with a series of strange numeric symbols written on it."

Hearing this, Gu Xu was dumbfounded: "Numeric symbols? What do they say?"

Huo Sining grabbed some paper and pen from the side and quickly wrote down a series of numeric symbols: 20W45S.

Gu Xu was initially curious, but upon seeing the symbols Huo Sining had written, he was suddenly stunned and instinctively said:

"These are maritime coordinates, albeit not very precise... Wait, why do these coordinates look so familiar to me?"

Gu Xu unconsciously muttered to himself and suddenly thought of something. He abruptly looked up at the laptop in front of him. The email from Yu Fei was right there on the screen, showcasing his search in multiple maritime regions, each accompanied by a very precise set of coordinates.

Among these four coordinates, one had previously been circled by Huo Sining. Upon looking again, Gu Xu couldn’t help but open his eyes wide and gape.

The astonishment and surprise in his eyes were overflowing, not because of anything else, but because the maritime coordinates Huo Sining had written were exactly the same as one of the coordinates in the email concerning a certain maritime area.

The only slight difference was that his wife’s written coordinates encompassed a larger maritime area because they were integers, so to search according to these coordinates, an estimated hundreds of kilometers of sea surface would align with those coordinates.

Whereas Yu Fei’s coordinates were precise to two decimal places, meaning that within kilometers, there would be very little error, making it completely feasible to locate every single island using these coordinates.

One was a paper ball hidden inside an ivory-carved dressing table, the other a hand-drawn naval chart extracted from a Mexican drug lord’s safe. These two items seemed completely unrelated initially, yet now they strangely came together, resulting in this eerie similarity. This made Gu Xu believe that it was definitely not a mere coincidence!

"Besides this coordinate, was there anything else in the paper ball from the Wax Pill?"

Gu Xu curiously asked.

Huo Sining nodded: "No, there’s just this number."

Gu Xu frowned: "You’re right; both items record one coordinate at the same time. I feel like these coordinates are pointing to the same place, and that place is absolutely not simple!"

Huo Sining smiled: "That’s what I think too. Whoever made the Wax Pill, even though we don’t know their identity, clearly, they must know that place and might even know how to reach it, so they didn’t pinpoint a precise location."

"And as for Tranleva, with so many antique weapons in his base casually stored in the warehouse, yet this naval chart is hidden away, it’s apparent that he is very uptight about this map. Perhaps he too knows what this map signifies, hence the secrecy!"

Thinking about Tranleva inevitably brought Harus to mind. Gu Xu’s lips twitched, and he couldn’t help saying:

"Now I finally understand why Tranleva was so furious when we raided that base. The root cause lies in this map—I think this map must be hiding some secret, otherwise Tranleva wouldn’t be so tense, relentlessly pursuing Harus as if he intends to eliminate him!"

Huo Sining also felt a bit uneasy. They committed wrongdoing, yet made Harus a scapegoat. To be precise, what they did indeed was somewhat unkind.

"It’s a dog-eat-dog situation; Tranleva isn’t any better. Harus may not be a good person either. They are both drug lords, specializing in drug trafficking, causing harm to countless people, separating many families. People like them, even if they destroy each other, aren’t worth any sympathy!"

Gu Xu let out a cold snort, evidently very pleased with the outcome they caused. They successfully extricated themselves and let Tranleva and Harus fight to the death.

Upon hearing Gu Xu’s words, Huo Sining couldn’t help but seriously say: "You’re right; both make their money dishonestly. Their deaths aren’t lamentable!"

Gu Xu looked at the email in front of him and found it amusing: "You really lucked out; who would’ve thought you’d solve a puzzle this easily? What do they call this—searched high and low but found without any effort!"

Huo Sining eyed that email again, lightly furrowing his brows in confusion: "While the saying is indeed correct, I still find it strange. Why can’t this hand-drawn naval map entirely match Yu Fei’s searched position? Look, Yu Fei’s maritime chart screenshots, despite resembling the hand-drawn map, are missing several islands. What’s the reason for this?"

Gu Xu pondered for a moment, then said: "This is not surprising; what Yu Fei is currently using are satellite-scanned maritime charts, all real-time maps. The hand-drawn map here seems to be somewhat dated, unknown whether it’s several decades or centuries old."

"The islands within the ocean change constantly; in a few years, due to ocean currents, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, or earthquakes, islands may sink or disappear or suddenly emerge. Therefore, even in the same maritime area, the number of islands isn’t fixed each period."

"Just like in the Nansha Islands, many small islands appear and disappear from time to time. Sometimes when the tide rises, dozens of small islands are swallowed by the sea, only emerging again after the tide recedes."

"Perhaps the maritime area shown by these coordinates is such a case, differing between one period and another, hence why the cartographer made the errors, which is possibly rational."