The interrogation of the criminals had begun, but it might take a long time to see results, especially since the Thule Society was backing them, with enough power and wealth to litigate.
However, all five had resisted arrest with weapons and possessed illegal firearms, so they would each spend at least a year or two in prison without parole or medical release. Moreover, one of them was irrefutably involved in a murder case, making it difficult to extricate themselves.
More importantly, the president of the Golden Dawn Society specifically called Liang En, informing him that they would intervene in this matter to minimize Thule Society's interference in the local judiciary, ensuring a fair trial.
Golden Dawn was eager to act because of their enmity with the Thule Society. Seizing this opportunity, they aimed to deal a blow to the Thule Society, even if it meant adhering strictly to Golden Dawn's internal rules without using any illegal means.
After all, besides illegal possession of firearms and violent resistance to arrest, these five were also charged with attempting to murder a police officer. In any normal country, these charges would be severe, leading to at least seven or eight years in prison without external interference.
For Liang En, his act of righteousness this time had brought him two main benefits. First, he had strengthened his ties with the police and Golden Dawn, which would clearly be beneficial for his future career.
Second, he acquired the books previously purchased by the Thule Society from the library at a relatively low price.
The reason he achieved his goal so smoothly was that for the police, the 13,000 books fully paid for by the Thule Society were worthless and costly to maintain.
Initially, the police planned to sell these books or return them to the library, but the library firmly refused, as accepting the books back so soon would damage its reputation.
After all, returning items to the library within a day of selling them would give the impression of a setup, so it was naturally impossible for the library to take them back, at least not in the short term.
Moreover, the library urgently needed money, so it would not refund the payment received from the Thule Society and had even confirmed the legality of the transaction through legal means.
However, this was bad news for the police, as the 13,000-plus books could fill an entire large warehouse, requiring continuous expenditure for maintenance.
After a brief internal discussion, the local police adopted Officer Burke's suggestion to sell all the books to Liang En, completely offloading this hot potato.
Of course, considering Liang En's contribution in this incident and the backing of Golden Dawn, the police's selling price was not the same as the auction price but the lower estimated price of 650,000 euros.
This price was much better than the sky-high auction price, and Liang En didn't even need to use the borrowed money. However, it also depleted his liquid assets.
But for him, it was worth it. Though these books might not be valuable to some antique dealers, they were extremely valuable to Liang En as a scholar.
During the Middle Ages, Central Europe was the core region of wizard culture, and the extensive materials collected by Heydrich during that time were invaluable for studying the medieval culture of Central Europe and even all of Europe.
The next day, when Liang En arrived at the library warehouse, the police sent people to help him complete the paperwork for these items and then left, leaving Liang En and his two companions facing a warehouse full of boxes.
"What should we do with these? Should we transport them back to Ireland?" Fan Meng asked, looking at the boxes with a troubled expression. "It would take several heavy trucks to move all these items."
The warehouse was filled with large boxes, each over a meter long, with about 100 items per box. There were more than 150 such boxes in the warehouse.
Books are not light in volume, and the total weight of the items in the warehouse was over a hundred tons. Transporting them was a major issue, let alone preserving these decades- or centuries-old books.
"I don't plan to transport them back to Ireland because my warehouse there doesn't have the necessary facilities to preserve these items. If left unattended, these books would be destroyed in a year or two," Liang En said, shaking his head.
"Don't you have an underground treasure vault?" Fan Meng asked. "That place is well-equipped and should be able to preserve these valuable books."
"But the space inside that warehouse is too small, and these boxes can't all fit in," Liang En said, shaking his head. "I never imagined I'd acquire so many items when I built that vault."
"Where do you think we should store these items?" Jeanne d'Arc asked. "How about the vineyard in France? I remember there's a warehouse there for valuable items."
"The second-floor warehouse has wooden floors and can't support 100 tons of items," Liang En replied after thinking for a moment. "These items need to be placed on the ground or in a reinforced building—wait, I just thought of a suitable place."
"You're talking about Romania, right?" Jeanne d'Arc reacted immediately. "I remember there's a dedicated library in that castle."
"Yes, that warehouse is well-equipped with everything needed except books," Liang En shrugged. "The previous owner took all the books when they left, leaving an empty warehouse, but now we can use it to store these books."
With the biggest storage problem solved, Liang En and his team spent the next two days busy with transporting over a hundred tons of fragile documents to another country, which was no easy task.
Fortunately, Golden Dawn frequently handled cross-border antique transactions and had a lot of experience with cross-border transportation of such items.
With the help of Golden Dawn members, they packed the items and transported them to Romania through a reliable professional company. Due to having all the necessary documents, the transportation process was smooth.
On the third day after obtaining the items, they found professional transportation personnel, organized a convoy, and drove east to Romania.
For Liang En, sending the items to Romania was not just about having a ready-made storage space; it was also about his plans to develop tourism in Romania using local legends.
Adding elements of witchcraft would enhance the appeal of this tourist destination known for its vampire legends, which was why Liang En chose to store the materials in Romania.
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