六、宝藏之谜

　　湛蓝湛蓝的天空，像透明的镜子那样明净，厚厚的白云，如一阵阵的波涛点缀在天边，把天空装饰得如画一般。
　　两架直升飞机缓缓地降落在湖区豪华别墅的停机坪上。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥陪着萧问天走出了他的私人直升机。米里亚娜也陪着高晓飞、凯丽、布莱特和艾瑞丝走下了另外一架直升飞机。
　　“Uncle! Where do we start?（叔叔！我们从哪里开始？）”布莱特走上来问道。
　　问天道：“Don't worry, since this story comes from folklore, let's take a look at the story, figure out the mystery of the treasure, and then slowly find a breakthrough.（别急，既然这件事来自于民间传说，那我们就先来看看这个传说的来龙去脉，先理清楚这个宝藏之谜，然后再慢慢寻找突破口。）”
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥伸手一请：“We go to the office.（我们上办公室。）”
　　众人在红木办公桌前坐好，米里亚娜吩咐佣人上茶，然后坐在电脑前，并打开了投影。
　　在传说中，古代的南美，有着一个神秘的印加帝国（现在的秘鲁附近），十分强盛。京城内所有的宫殿和神殿都是用大量的黄金装饰而成，金碧辉煌，灿烂无比。后来，西班牙入侵者来到美洲四处掠夺屠杀，印加帝国于1533年在腥风血雨中消亡，至此，结束了400多年的帝国繁荣史。
　　在侵略者攻进城市之前，印加人将大量的黄金财宝转移出来，进入安第斯山脉的幽深峡谷和雨林地带，建立了临时避难所；但随着印加帝国最终的灭亡，黄金城的秘密也被带进坟墓当中，变成了传说。
　　但侵略者从印加帝国那里获得无数宝藏的事情传遍了整个欧洲，紧接着葡萄牙人、英国人、法国人、德国人纷纷漂洋过海，如痴如狂进入南美亚马逊雨林，这里每天上演生与死的冒险故事，的确有人在雨林中发现了大量黄金。但他们并不满足，他们更想找到传说中的黄金国，据说那些宝藏多得可以买下半个欧洲的土地。
　　听完米里亚娜关于印加黄金国的介绍后，高晓飞恍然大悟地说道：“I have learned that this legend is not only in Brazil, Peru, or South America, but also around the world. I once read a book called the mysteries of the world, which records the mysteries of the underground city of gold and golden lake of the Inca empire.（我知道了，其实这个传说并不仅仅发生在巴西、秘鲁，或者南美，在全球也都有流传，我曾经看过一本书《世界未解之谜》，书里就记载了印加帝国的地下黄金城和黄金湖之谜。）”
　　凯丽、艾瑞丝和布莱特也都表示知道这个传说。
　　米里亚娜说道：“So the legend persists. Today, the major cities of the Inca empire, Cuzco and machu picchu, are found in the Peruvian andes. The ancient city is well preserved.The ancient city of Cuzco is now located in the fertile valley of the eastern andes in the Peruvian andes. It has a pleasant climate, with high mountains and lush trees surrounding the city, so it is also known as the pearl in the crown of the andes.（所以，这个传说一直存在，现如今，印加帝国的主要城市库斯科和马丘比丘就在秘鲁的安第斯山脉被发现。古城保存很好，十六世纪西班牙人占领这块土地时，入侵者保留了原有的建筑。现在的库斯科古城，就位于秘鲁安第斯山脉的东安第斯山脉丰饶的山谷中。这里气候宜人，崇山峻岭和葱郁的林木围绕在城市的四周，因而又有安第斯山王冠上明珠的美称。）”
　　凯丽说道：“The rise and fall of the Inca empire was profound, but many of the legends that make up the cultural history of the South American country are fictional, imaginative and fascinating.（印加帝国的从强盛到灭亡都非常地厚重，但也有很多的传说是虚构的、凭空想象而又引人入胜，这些传说还构成了秘鲁这一南美国家文化史的主要内容。）”
　　艾瑞丝疑惑地说道：“How credible is a legend that is circulating all over the world?（一个全世界都在流传的传说，可信度又有多高呢？）”
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥看着问天问道：“Mr Shaw! What do you think?（萧先生！你怎么看？）”
　　问天分析道：“Every ancient treasure, there will be a number of versions, at least there are folk and official these two, put in the folk, also become a legend, it is only a small part of the people know;But if it's in the national archives, it's not just a legend!（但凡古代宝藏，都会有多个版本，最起码就有民间和官方这两个。放在民间，也就成了传说，那只是民间所知道的一小部分；但如果是放在国家档案里，那就不仅仅是传说了！）”
　　凯丽点了点头，说道：“Legend has it that in the early 16th century, the spaniards overthrew the Inca empire and plundered all gold;But according to legend, all the gold of the Inca empire came from a country called manoa.However, in the vast expanse of the original forest, every step forward made means fear and death and there are beasts snakes, have lost the way and threats, more has the legendary wild cannibals, one thousand years, the individual team or disappointed, or missing, makes all the adventure treasure hunters can only be seen from the rainforest inconceivable!（传说16世纪初，西班牙人推翻了印加帝国，掠夺了所有的黄金财宝。但在传说中，印加帝国的黄金都是从一个叫玛诺阿国运来的，而且，黄金财宝堆积如山，那里，才是真正的黄金之国；然而，在这个广袤无垠的原始雨林里，每前进一步都意味着恐惧和死亡，这里有猛兽毒蛇，有迷失道路和威胁，更有着传说中的野蛮食人族。千百年来，一支支探险队或失望而归，或下落不明，使得所有的探险寻宝者都只能遥望这片雨林加以想象！）”
　　艾瑞丝道：“And the golden lake, the legendary golden lake is Columbia guadalupe vader lake, lake has thousands of tons of gold and precious stones, from the beginning of the 16th century, an expedition to treasure hunters to golden salvage has been, until 1974, the Colombian government worries that the lake treasure fall into the hands of others, dispatched troops to protect golden lake, since then, no one can close to the place, the mysterious golden lake became a mystery.（还有就是黄金湖，传说中的黄金湖就是哥伦比亚的瓜达维达湖，湖底下有着成千上万吨的黄金和宝石。从16世纪开始，探险寻宝者对黄金湖的打捞就一直没有停止过。直到一九七四年，哥伦比亚政府担心湖中的宝藏落入他人之手，出动了军队保护黄金湖。从此以后，再也没有人能够接近那个地方，神秘的黄金湖便成为一个无法揭开的谜底。）”
　　布莱特道：“In this sense, the fabled land of manoa is the most sought after of all treasure hunters.（如此说来，这个传说中的玛诺阿国，才是探险寻宝者最想找到的目标。）”
　　“That's right!The city of cusco had no treasure, and the golden lake was protected by the army, so manoa was a natural target.（说得对！库斯科城没有了宝藏，而黄金湖又被军队保护，所以，玛诺阿国自然就成了目标。）”米里亚娜说道，“According to our information, manoa is located deep in the amazon rainforest.（据我们所查到的资料，玛诺阿国就座落就在亚马逊雨林深处。）”她在电脑上调出卫星图像，把整片亚马逊热带雨林呈现在投影墙上。
　　问天分析道：“So there are at least two targets for the robberies. One is the huge amount of gold that the Inca empire transferred before it fell.On the other side is the true land of gold, manoa.（这么说来，盗宝集团现在最少有两处目标，一处是印加帝国在灭亡之前，转移出来的大量黄金财宝；而另一处，则是真正的黄金之国玛诺阿国。）”
　　米里亚娜点了点头，指着投影墙上的卫星图像介绍道：“Cuzco of the Inca empire is here, in the andes of Peru, and lake golden is lake guadavida of Colombia.But the gold treasures that the Inca empire transferred before its fall, and the true gold state of manoa, became folklore.（印加帝国的库斯科城就在这里，秘鲁的安第斯山脉，而黄金湖就是哥伦比亚的瓜达维达湖。这两处都有着确切的地点，在现实中也都确切地存在着。但印加帝国在灭亡之前转移出来的黄金宝藏，和真正的黄金之国玛诺阿国却就成了民间传说。）”
　　艾瑞丝道：“If manoa, the land of gold, was deep in the amazon, the incas would have wanted to go to manoa. But what happened to the incas on their way?Did they really reach manoa?It's impossible to verify!（据记载，印加帝国在灭亡之前转移出来的黄金宝藏，是沿着亚马逊河往雨林深处迁移的。如果说，黄金之国玛诺阿国就是处在亚马逊雨林的深处，那么印加人就应该是想去往玛诺阿国，但印加人在迁移的途中会发生什么事，他们是否真正到达了玛诺阿国，这就无从查证了！）”
　　米里亚娜指着卫星图像上的一片区域虚划了一个圈，说道：“We've targeted this area for the robberies, and it's the area where fires have been most frequent in the amazon for years, so we've targeted this area.（我们把这一区域定为了盗宝集团的目标，这也是几年来亚马逊雨林火灾最频繁的地域，所以，我们也就锁定了这片区域。）”
　　问天看着卫星图像上的区域，若有所思地说道：“This area is so vast and uninhabited that it is impossible to know what secrets are hidden in it!（这片区域非常辽阔，而且毫无人烟，里面真藏了什么秘密，外界的确是无从知晓！）”
　　高晓飞疑惑地问道：“Could the group have obtained some treasure map from the national archives?（盗宝集团会不会是从国家档案里得到了什么藏宝图？）”
　　问天道：“It's also possible, at the very least, jewel group is in the national archives to the treasure of information, but even if a treasure map, topography is also in constant change, after so long time, want to search for an ancient treasure in the rainforest, is not so easy thing, otherwise, jewel group need not for so long time.（这也有可能。最起码，盗宝集团是在国宝档案里拿到了宝藏记载的资料。但纵然有寻宝图，地形地貌也在不断地变化，过了这么久的时间，想要在这片雨林中寻找一处古代宝藏，可不是这么容易的事；不然的话，盗宝集团就不用折腾这么久的时间了。）”
　　凯丽忽然说道：“Now that I've got the region locked, I'll just call up the live satellite and have a look.（既然锁定了区域，我把实况卫星调过来看看就明白了。）”
　　哪知米里亚娜摇了摇头：“We've tried this. The large area is visible, but the small area is invisible. All the signals are completely jammed and blocked.（这个我们试过了，大区域可以看到，但小区域根本就看不到，所有的信号都全部被干扰和屏蔽了。）”
　　高晓飞忍不住感叹道：“How high-tech!（好高科技啊！）”
　　米里亚娜笑了笑：“The group should be determined to win, so at the use of all the high-tech.（盗宝集团应该是志在必得，所以不惜动用了一切的高科技。）”
　　问天道：“Now that we've located the area, we're sure to be able to find them, but in our search, we're going to have to be in the middle of something dangerous, the amazon rainforest, which is the most dangerous place on earth!（既然我们锁定了区域，那就肯定能够找到他们，但在我们寻找的过程中，必须是要身赴险境。亚马逊热带雨林，这可是地球上最危险的地方！）”
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥听着他们慢慢地、细致地分析，好不容易得出了一点儿的线索结果，连忙说道：“Mr Shaw!The amazon rainforest is indeed the most dangerous place on earth, but you can rest assured that I will provide you with the most advanced military equipment and transportation and communications equipment in the world.And I'm going to go to the top for each of you.（萧先生！亚马逊热带雨林的确是地球上最危险的地方，但你放心，我会给你们提供世界上最先进的武装装备和交通、通讯装备；而且，你们每个人的身价我会提到最高点。）”
　　问天笑道：“Mr. Francisco franco!You can rest assured that we'll do it now that we're sure of it, but it's not about the money;We all need the truth. You give us the equipment.Iris has said that protecting the environment is the ultimate mission of every one of us.（弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥先生！你放心吧，我们既然确定了，那就肯定会行动，但这和钱无关；我们都需要真相。你给我们提供装备，我们进去调查事情，把真相大白于天下。艾瑞丝说过，保护环境，本来就是我们每一个人的终极使命。）”
　　“That's a good point!（说得太好了！）”弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥感慨地说道，“No matter how about the cooperation, I will set up an environmental protection fund, pull out billions of dollars as the amazon rainforest protection fund, will use the name of each of you to donate a sum of money in the foundation, make more and more people are involved, forming a coalition, jointly safeguard the amazon rainforest environmental protection career.（不管这次的合作怎么样，我都会成立一个环保基金，拨出十亿美金做为亚马逊雨林的保护基金；还会用你们每个人的名义，捐赠一笔钱进去基金会，让更多的人都参与进来，组成一个环保联盟，共同维护亚马逊热带雨林的环境保护事业。）”
　　“Wonderful（太好了！）”艾瑞丝激动地说道，“Mr. Francisco franco! Thank you very much! Thank you so much!（弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥先生！谢谢！太谢谢你了！）”
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥摇了摇头，感慨道：“No, no, it was your faith and sense of mission that moved me and made me change my selfish thoughts!I finally figured it out. Even if I didn't want the lumber company, I couldn't let them destroy it!（不不，是你们的信仰和使命感让我感动，让我改变了自己内心深处的自私想法！我终于想清楚了，我就算是不要了这家木材公司，也不能够让他们继续破坏下去！）”
　　米里亚娜非常兴奋，走到弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥的跟前，说道：“Sir! I have a request that I hope master will grant.（先生！我有一个请求，希望先生能够答应。）”
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥说道：“You name it.（你说吧。）”
　　米里亚娜点了点头，说道：“Two previous investigations into the amazon rainforest, Sir Did not allow me to participate;Although this time is also dangerous, but this time the starting point is not the same, the nature is not the same, so I apply to join the environmental alliance.（前两次深入亚马逊雨林调查，先生都不让我参加；这次虽然也同样危险，可这次的出发点不一样，性质也不一样了，所以，我申请加入环保联盟。）”
　　“This…（这……）”弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥没料到她是这个要求，一时间不知如何回答。
　　“Sir!I know you're worried about me, but our team is different this time. Besides, with Mr. Xiao's masterful strategy, I'm sure we'll come out on top and complete the investigation smoothly. We'll all be fine.（先生！我知道你担心我，但我们这次的团队不一样，有萧先生运筹帷幄，肯定会逢凶化吉，顺利完成调查任务，我们都会没事的。）”
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥轻轻地叹息了一声，无奈地说：“Miriana!I really hate to risk you, but as you have decided, so be it;But Mr. Shaw is the leader of the green alliance. I can't be his boss.（米里亚娜！我是真不愿意让你去冒险，但既然你决定了，那就去吧。但萧先生才是环保联盟的队长，我可做不了他的主。）”
　　米里亚娜转过身去，对着萧问天立正：“Mr Shaw! I do not know if I am qualified to become a member of the environmental alliance?（萧先生！不知我是否合格成为环保联盟的一员？）”
　　“Miriana! You are welcome to join us.（米里亚娜！欢迎你的加入。）”萧问天伸出右手。
　　米里亚娜非常激动，伸手和问天相握：“It's my greatest honor to join you, boss!Thank you very much.（能够加入到你们当中，是我最大的荣幸，老大！谢谢你！）”
　　问天笑道：“This life, you meet everyone, in fact, are doomed to good, if not, will not appear, will not meet.（这一生，你遇见的每一个人，其实都是注定好的，若无缘，不会出现，更不会遇见。）”
　　高晓飞、凯丽、布莱特和艾瑞丝都见识过米里亚娜的身手，见她加入，都一齐表示欢迎。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥说道：“Now that the green alliance has been established and the area of the pirate group is basically locked, we'll show you the equipment first.（既然环保联盟已经成立，而盗宝集团的区域也基本锁定，那我就带你们先去看看装备。）”
　　众人跟随着弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥搭乘电梯直下到了负一楼，转过一道不长的走廊，来到一个装饰得非常豪华大门前。弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥在密码屏上输入密码，大门缓缓地自动打开。
　　随着灯光亮起，众人咋舌的神情都显得惊愕万分。这是一间三百多平米左右、装饰得极其科幻的艺术仓库；应该说，这是一座现代军火库，展示着世界上各式各样的尖端武器枪械，还有很多的单兵电子作战装备。
　　“Oh! Oh, my god! So many?（噢！我的天哪！这么多啊？）”布莱特忍不住惊呼起来。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥笑着介绍道：“I am a merchant and an arms collector;These are my personal collections, all of the finest weaponry in the world;And regular maintenance, performance is very stable, you like what, their choice.（我是一个商人，同时也是一个军火收藏家。这些，都是我的私人收藏品，全部都是世界上最顶尖的武器装备；而且都会定时保养，性能非常稳定。你们喜欢什么样的，自己挑选。）”
　　“Oh my god! This is science fiction! I'm really giving up on the AK47 this time!（天哪！这太科幻了！这回我真的要放弃AK47了！）”高晓飞夸张地惊呼。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥带着众人慢慢地观赏，对于每一款武器的性能都详细地介绍了一遍。
　　高晓飞赞叹道：“Mr. Francisco franco!You are so special!Is Brazil also a country where guns are legal?（弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥先生！你太与众不同了！巴西也是一个持枪合法化的国家吗？）”
　　“Which style do you like? Take your pick.（喜欢哪一款，你随便挑。）”弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥拍了拍高晓飞的肩膀，笑道，“Brazil used to be a country where guns were legalized, but now it's slowly banning private guns, but my business has made it impossible for me to own weapons.（巴西曾经是一个持枪合法化的国家，但现在也慢慢地禁止民间持枪了。但我的生意，催生了我拥有武器装备的前提条件。）”
　　高晓飞摇了摇头，笑道：“China is a gun ban country and does not allow private ownership of firearms.This time, however, I will make a good choice.（中国是个禁枪国家，不允许民间拥有枪械。不过，这次的行动，我倒是要好好地挑上一挑。）”
　　问天说道：“Our action this time, the goal is to find out the truth, rather than to face to face with the theft of treasure group gunfight, the amazon rainforest road dangerous, in order to reduce the burden, should not carry too heavy weapons;But our weapons, which are primarily designed to deal with the potential danger of rainforest predators, require heavy fire.（我们这次的行动，目标是要查明真相，而不是要和盗宝集团面对面火拼枪战。亚马逊雨林路途险恶，为了减轻负担，本来不宜携带太过重的武器装备；但我们的武器，主要是用来应对雨林猛兽袭击的潜在危险，杀生火力又必须要猛。）”他是个军人，而且还是兵王，对于武器有着自己的看法和见解。当下拿起一支德国产的HKM27步兵自动步枪，双手利索地拨弄了几下，拿起旁边的一支榴弹发射器加装了上去，手法麻利，一气呵成；又选了一支中国产QSG92式手枪。军人体内流着战斗的血液，军人的使命也决定着他们对武器的热爱，每一个军人的心目中，都有着一支属于自己的枪。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥赞道：“Mr. Shaw: good eye!HKM27 infantry automatic rifle, this is a good gun, is specially made by the germans for the us marines!Can fire standard rifle grenades;And the Chinese production of the QSG92 pistol, with 15 rounds double row double into the magazine for ammunition, ammunition, performance is stable!（萧先生好眼光！HKM27步兵自动步枪，这可是好枪，是德国人专门为美国海军陆战队所造的好枪！可以发射制式枪榴弹；而中国产QSG92式手枪，采用15发双排双进弹匣供弹，弹量足，性能稳定！）”
　　凯丽和米里亚娜也跟着选了一支HKM27步兵自动步枪；高晓飞和布莱特却挑选了雷明顿M870式霰弹猎枪；艾瑞丝对于武器不是很精通，选择了一支平时用过的美国M16式突击步枪。每个人都挑选了一支手枪，配备了夜视镜、光学瞄准镜、护具、军刀、单兵电脑通讯系统和战术手套等装备。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥从一个柜台上拿过来六只手表，每个人给了一只戴上，说道：“The Steineck ABC watch camera, one of the world's most advanced spy miniature cameras, USES a three-piece 12.5mm lens with a shutter response time of just 0.005 seconds, helping you to capture images as quickly as possible and not be easily detected.（这是一款目前世界上最先进的间谍微型相机，Steineck ABC手表相机，使用最高精度设计的12.5mm镜头，而快门反应时间仅需0.005秒，有助于你们以最快的速度获取影像资料，而且不容易被发现。）”
　　大家都知道，要想顺利获取资料，还得依靠一些真材实料的摄影装备才行，而在这些高科技的装备里，最具代表性的就是这些千奇百怪的微型间谍相机。微型相机一向是间谍获取材料最基础的配置。所谓艺术来源于生活，微型相机也并非文学作品里虚构出来的东西，在现实生活中，同样存在着许多真正先进的微型摄影装备。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥又拿出四个近乎智能手机大小的银白色方形物品，拉开一个，却是一款微型飞行航拍器。他把航拍器托在手掌上，介绍道：“The mav is a six axis, can take off from the palm of your hand, have very strong life function, built-in camera is currently the world's top standard, it is the most distinctive, volume is small, not easy to find, also known as wearable devices, can take after six rotor bending can wear the wrist, when it needs to use its flight function, a total of four here, and take all.（这是一款六轴微型飞行器，从手掌上就能起飞，有着非常强悍的续航功能；内置摄像机更是目前世界上最顶级的标配。它最与众不同的，就是体积小，不容易被对方发现，又被称为可穿戴设备，可以把六旋翼弯曲后便能佩戴手腕上，当需要使用其飞行功能时再将其展开。这里一共有四个，都带上。）”
　　高晓飞感叹道：“Wonderful! This is the most advanced equipment we've ever installed, even if it's a real dinosaur!（太棒了！这可是我们有史以来配置最先进的装备，哪怕是真遇上恐龙也不怕了！）”
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥一笑，伸手道：“Let's go over there.（我们过去那边看。）”
　　众人跟着弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥来到后部，却是一道银色的大门关着。只见他输入密码，大门缓缓打开，灯火辉煌，一道步梯通向下面；又是一道银色的大门关着，打开大门，原来是到了湖面的位置，却是一座水上机库。两架水上飞机并列着停在两个码头上，机头对着的方向，正是烟波荡漾的湖面。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥指着水上飞机说：“It can take you wherever you want to go.（它可以带上你们，去到任何想去的地方。）”
　　高晓飞不由自主地感叹道：“Seaplane, this is awesome!（水上飞机，这太牛逼了！）”
　　水上飞机停泊在水上时，宽大船体所产生的浮力，会使飞机浮在水面上；在需要起飞时，螺旋桨产生的拉力，会拖着飞机以相当快的速度在水面上滑跑。伴随着速度不断增加，螺旋桨产生的升力慢慢克服了飞机的重力，从而把飞机从水面上逐渐拉起来，成为在空中飞行的航船；而在飞机完成空中任务之后，自然又重返水面，从而成为一艘可以在水上滑跑的船。
　　米里亚娜介绍道：“This is a seven - seater mid-sized seaplane, just right for our six - person team from the environmental alliance.（这是七座的中型水上飞机，正好合适我们环保联盟的六人团队。）”
　　萧问天心中当然知道，闯入地球上最大的亚马逊热带雨林，将会意味着什么。相比以前毫无选择的探险，他这次是有选择的，可他，始终还是选择了逆行。
　　弗朗西斯科·佛朗哥更是感慨万千，萧问天这个人、他的这个团队，给了他一种前所未有的感觉。他的内心中深深地感叹着：The so-called hero, but is the ordinary people in the crisis before the choice of courage;The so-called responsibility, but also ordinary people in the difficult to choose a strong!In this protection of the environment on the battlefield, someone must be the first to stand out, their every ordinary face, worthy of respect and remember!（所谓的英雄，不过就是平凡人在危难前选择了英勇；所谓的担当，也不过是普通人在困难中选择了坚强！在这个保护环境的战场上，必须要有人首先站出来，他们每一张平凡的面孔，都值得致敬与铭记！）（未完待续）