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In a home renovation site in East Flanders, Belgium, gold bars and coins worth approximately 13.5 billion won (9 million euros) were discovered. According to reports from Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily and other foreign media on the 29th, workers found a large amount of gold buried near a wall while performing underground sewage pipe installation work.
Among the workers at the scene was an 18-year-old student who was working part-time during the school break. Initially, the workers thought they had found simple coins, but as gold bars continued to emerge, they immediately stopped work and reported to the police. The site supervisor stated that the amount of gold was so substantial that it could not be handled by individuals, and thus it was handed over to the judicial authorities following proper procedures.
Local police moved the gold bars and coins to a secure location and initiated an official investigation to determine their origin and original ownership. Additionally, to prevent unauthorized access by the public, they completed a search of the site and implemented access control measures. The property is currently owned by a local charity, and under Belgian law, the period for original owners to claim lost property is five years. If no owner appears within five years and the gold is confirmed not to be criminal proceeds, ownership may be evenly distributed between the construction team that discovered it and the charity.