Notes on Tomb Raiders: God will punish evil

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On a winter night in Xizhou, it was extremely cold outside. Zhang Chengcai's clothes looked a little thin at this time. He shivered a bit and said, "Huang Tong, you can say something now!"

I let out a long sigh and said, "Chengcai, I actually have a wife, and she already knew about the third child."

"What...?" Chengcai's eyes widened, suspecting that his ears had misheard, he asked, "Huang Tong, you have a wife and you are still with the third child?"

I said: "Actually, it's hard for me to say anything about this matter. I'm with the third child because we need the third child in our team. In fact, I really have nothing to do with her." I explained.

"Team, what kind of team are you? By the way, why does Chen Yi keep calling you the head?" Zhang Chengcai's doubts had obviously risen.

"Chengcai, I won't hide the truth from you. You see, the third child and I both look very glamorous. We eat delicacies from mountains and seas and wear brand-name clothes, and we don't do anything. Don't you think it's strange?" I slowly Open your mouth and say.

Zhang Chengcai thought for a while, and asked, "I'm just wondering. You were the poorest kid when you were in school, and you often had no food. At that time, Chen Yi took care of you all the time. Now it's good, and you've made a fortune all of a sudden. I heard that they made a lot of money by reselling antiques."

I said, "It's true to resell antiques, but do you want to know where our capital comes from?"

Zhang Chengcai said: "I'm just wondering, maybe you are lucky, you found a real cultural relic at a street stall, and sold it for a good price." Zhang Chengcai said a little suspiciously.

I replied: "Our class in the Department of Archeology of Peking University had some weird ideas. Do you still remember that Li Kai?"

"Li Kai...?" Zhang Chengcai said to himself, obviously, he had some impression of this person.

"What happened to him?" Zhang Chengcai asked.

"Do you remember, when we were chatting in the dormitory, this guy often said that he was going to rob a big tomb, so that he would not have to worry about eating and drinking in his life."

"What do I think, you can believe nonsense!" Zhang Chengcai said: "Besides, he is now a teacher at our alma mater, Peking University, and he is a famous person."

I said: "To be a talent, one has no external wealth and no wealth. Don't believe it. Li Kai has been a tomb robber. Now he has the incomplete part of "Historical Records". .”

Zhang Chengcai was so shocked by my words that he could hardly speak. He was very surprised and said, "How is this possible?"

I said: "Chengcai, don't you believe me, my third child is a member of the tomb robbery team, that is, a professional tomb robber. Otherwise, how could I have so many cultural relics in my hand."

Now, Zhang Chengcai finally understood the real reason why the third child called me head. In fact, he graduated from the Department of Archeology of Peking University, so it is impossible for him to be so stupid.

After being silent for a while, Zhang Chengcai said suddenly: "Huang Tong, are you still recruiting for your tomb-robbing team? I want to join your tomb-robbing team."

I was very surprised when he said this, and I asked: "Do you want to live as a civil servant?"

Zhang Chengcai said: "Huang Tong, you don't know that Xizhou is a poor city, and the annual government expenditure is not much. Now that no wife is married, I don’t want to live in such a poor life anymore.”

Sometimes poverty can really drive a person crazy, which is well reflected in Zhang Chengcai.

I thought about it for a while and said: "Okay, I agree with you joining our organization, but although our organization has a high salary, we must do a good job of keeping secrets, and our industry has its own rules. If you break the rules , then don’t blame me for being rude.”

I am ugly to say before, of course, Chengcai and I haven't seen each other for many years, he doesn't understand my horror at all.

Zhang Chengcai said: "Of course, but I can tell that Chen Yi is interested in you. She is so beautiful, have you never been tempted?"

Zhang Chengcai's words hit my weakness, and I said impatiently: "You don't have to worry about the matter between me and the third child, by the way, since you joined our tomb robbery group, in the group, Zhang Chengcai's name If it is not suitable for reuse, I will give you a new name, from now on, you will be called Laoba."

I said again: "Our tomb robbery group is ranked in order. In fact, everyone has the same status in the group. The reason why I call you the eighth is to hide your identity and be responsible for your safety."

Zhang Chengcai obviously didn't expect my tomb robbery team to have such a strict system, he said: "Okay, I accept this title."

I said again: "Whether there is a task or not, the salary I give to each of your team members is 20 a month. Of course, if there is a task, there will be a high bonus. Do you have any questions?"

Zhang Chengcai was almost stunned. He didn't expect the tomb robbery team to have such a generous salary.

I said again: "In front of acquaintances, you can call me by my name, but in front of the tomb robbers, you must call me head, understand?"

Zhang Chengcai said with a smile: "Okay, boss, I will obey you in everything."

Chapter 20 Snow Valley Town

The cleanup of the unconfined coffin was not successfully completed until three days later. At this time, Chengcai told me the good news, that Director Ding and Xiao Sun are fine, and they have returned to work in the Xizhou City Museum normally. This relieved the pressure of becoming a talent a lot.

For the past three days, I stayed with the third child in the hospital, but the third child was still in a coma.During this period, I also talked to Zhu Minliang from the Mystery Investigation Bureau on the phone to ask about the rescue method of the third child, but I still couldn't reach a suitable conclusion.

When I was in the hospital, I often took out that map to study, but I couldn't see any tricks at all.

All things cannot form a complete clue, which is the most terrible thing.

For the next thing, I will consider following the clues on the map to find the legendary island in the middle of the lake. I have a feeling that the mysterious monster may have a lot to do with the island in the middle of the lake.

Historical legends have long been impossible to verify. If the two lovers were just ordinary mortals, they would be so rotten that there would be no bones left.

In fact, even if there is no reason for the third child, I still want to find Wuban, because Wuban and Huo Gang are inextricably linked, and this is what I want to find out.

On the evening of the third day, I called Chengcai and asked, "Chengcai, how is the cultural relic in the coffin going?"

Zhang Chengcai said: "Since Curator Ding came back, he has less to worry about. Many things are in charge of Curator Ding."

I asked in a tentative tone: "Chengcai, one of your archaeological teams went missing before, and the government spent a lot of effort to find them. Do you plan to continue looking for them?"

Zhang Chengcai said: "Boss, if you don't tell me about it, I'll look at it. Didn't you promise me to find the traces of that archaeological team?"

Zhang Chengcai's words hit my heart, and I said, "It's not too late, how about we set off tomorrow?"

Zhang Chengcai thought about it for a while, and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you at the gate of Xizhou City Museum tomorrow, and I'll ask Director Ding for a long vacation by the way."

After hanging up the phone, my mood improved slightly, seeing that the third child was still unconscious, I said silently: "The third child, don't worry, no matter what the price is, I will cure you. "

For this operation, I plan to have only me and Zhang Chengcai participate.After all, the current situation of the third child makes me very worried, so I decided to leave the seventh child to take care of the third child.

The next day, when my luxury car arrived at the Xizhou City Museum, Zhang Chengcai was already guarding the door. I could see that he had made sufficient preparations for this operation, and the backpack on his back was bulging. They are tools for travel and archaeology.

Before I could say hello, Lao Ba got into my car, and I asked, "Where did your archaeological team disappear?"

This is indeed very important, which is equivalent to pointing out a big direction for us.Zhang Chengcai said: "I don't know where they disappeared, but they started from Xuegu Town."

I don’t know much about the place names of Xichuan. Zhang Chengcai saw that I was puzzled and said to me: “Head, Xuegu Town is a town in the west of Xichuan, and to the west is the Daxue Mountain, because Affected by the snow-capped mountains there, the town has almost no change of seasons, and it is always winter, hence the name Snow Valley Town.”

It turned out to be like this. After hearing Zhang Chengcai's explanation, I suddenly understood, and said, "Well, our first stop is Xuegu Town."

Zhang Chengcai said: "Head, Xuegu Town belongs to Kangxi Autonomous Prefecture, where there are many ethnic minorities, and the traffic there is very underdeveloped. I think your luxury car must be left in the hotel."

From Xizhou City to Kangxi Autonomous Prefecture, the distance is about [-] to [-] kilometers, and the road is not easy to walk. It took seven or eight hours to reach the state center of Kangxi Autonomous Prefecture.

Compared with Xizhou City, the economy of this place is far behind, and there is not even a decent hotel.I wandered all the way in the city, and finally found a more suitable hotel to live in.

For the sake of excitement, Cheng Cai and I shared a room. When chatting at night, Cheng Cai pointed to the gray snow-capped mountains in the distance and said, "We will reach Xuegu Town ten kilometers west of here, but there are all mountain roads there. We can only Walk on foot."

I thought to myself, ten kilometers is not a very long distance. If Chengcai and I set off in the morning, we will definitely arrive at Xuegu Town at noon. The question is what plans we have after arriving in Xuegu Town. This is the most important thing. .

I am not very familiar with the terrain of Xichuan. Fortunately, Zhang Chengcai is a native of Xichuan and is no stranger to the environment of this place. He must have his own way of thinking.

Seeing the harsh climate in the snow-capped mountain area, I thought to myself: "No wonder the archaeological team is going missing. It's obvious that there is no one living here, and there is no mobile phone signal. They can't even send out a distress signal."