Gu Chen sat cross-legged in the open space with his lunch box in his hand, Professor Li's assistant Xiao Zhang didn't know what he was talking about, but he felt that he must have made a discovery.

At this time, an old comrade ran to Gao Jin to report the good news: "It's confirmed, it's confirmed, there is really an ancient tomb here, and the scale is not small." ”

"Are you sure?" asked Gao Jin.

"I can't say for sure, but the expedition team can. The veteran comrade pointed to the scientific expedition team behind him and said: "These experts have collected important data, and it can basically be concluded that this is an important discovery with archaeological value." ”

Gao Jin couldn't wait any longer, he put down his meal and said, "Let's go, let's go over and have a look."

The members of the scientific expedition team stood together at this time, and everyone had a smile on their faces.

Seeing the police coming to his side, the team leader, Professor Li, took the lead and said: "Gaosuo, you can report to the city bureau, there is really an ancient tomb in this place, I can also report it to the province, let them send someone over to protect the site as soon as possible, and carry out archaeological excavations in this area as soon as possible." ”

"What about media reporters?" Gu Chen, who was standing beside Gao Jin, asked: "A media friend asked me this morning, whether there is really an ancient tomb in the uninhabited village plot of Haitang Town, and I temporarily refused it on the grounds that it was being confirmed, so can it be announced now?"

"Don't let the reporter come just yet. Professor Li has a lot of experience in this kind of press conference, and immediately gave advice: "Wait for our professional team to come and protect the scene, and then announce it to the media, so that they can report more elements." ”

Professor Lee is right. Gao Jin also said: "This time the ancient tomb is discovered, the superiors will definitely hold a press conference to announce the progress of the relevant work, we must protect this place first." ”

Qi Tian on the side touched his rumbling stomach and said, "Gao Suo, Professor Li, what you said is right, but can we eat first?"

Professor Li and Gao Jin looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh a few times.

"Don't say it, I'm really hungry too, so let's eat first?" Professor Li said.

The preliminary work went very well.

And the follow-up support is also very powerful.

By just four o'clock in the afternoon, various materials had already been transported to the site in several trucks.

Professionals set up tents and store household items in them.

Then the construction team began to build a protective wall around the ancient tomb, using a steel frame structure, and surrounding the site with a tarpaulin to form a protective layer.

After the preliminary preparations were completed, it was not until 9 p.m., when a headlight in the center of the scene was turned on, that most of the police officers of the Haitang Police Station gradually left, leaving only two officers on duty.

In the next few days, the Haitang Police Station will send people to be on duty every day to give the greatest support and guarantee to the scientific expedition team.

It wasn't until the professional security company moved in that the police all withdrew.

Due to the discovery of ancient tombs in the uninhabited village plot of Haitang Town, the news soon spread throughout Jiangnan City.

There are also more and more vehicles rushing this way.

Most of them came to join in the fun, and there were also a small number of vehicles carrying supplies.

Due to the delay in the scientific expedition team to hold a press conference, the major media are also speculating, speculating whether the on-site excavation work is going well.

But these are secrets that have never been made public.

Unlike the scientific expedition team excavating the ancient tomb plot all day, Qi Tian consciously spent much more time at the Haitang Police Station.

Occasionally, when I was on duty, I would go around to the uninhabited village and ask if the expedition team needed help.

Qi Tian is like a scientific research fan, looking forward to the results of the excavation all day long.

Gu Chen treats it with a normal heart, and whether he makes new discoveries has little impact on his work.

Gu Chen likes new things and is indeed interested in archaeology.

Especially in recent years, many cities have excavated some cultural relics with a long history, so the history of a city needs to be proved by cultural relics.

Gu Chen probably read nearly five or six books on cultural relics and introductions, but these were helpful for broadening his horizons, but they did not help his work much.

A week later, Qi Tian put on police equipment and whispered to Gu Chen: "I heard that there is a new discovery in the uninhabited village, and a lot of new things have been unearthed in the No. 2 pit, and a press conference may be held in the next few days." ”

"Senior Brother Qi, how do you know?" Gu Chen had always been very curious, every time Qi Tian wanted to patrol, he would show a very keen look.

This would certainly not have happened before.

"I can't hide it, my cousin is studying archaeology, and he is a sophomore this year, I think he is an unpopular major, if he doesn't find a professional master to take it, it must not be good, see if this batch of scientific expedition team Professor Li can be seen, and let my cousin go to work for him in the future." Qi Tian also expressed his own considerations.

"No wonder you are so concerned about the scientific expedition team?" Gu Chen also suddenly realized, he had seen Qi Tian pay out of his own pocket several times to buy water for the scientific expedition team to drink.

"I have checked his information about this Professor Li, this is a very promising figure, he has participated in important scientific research missions many times, if he takes my nephew, maybe my cousin will not be confused about the future. ”

In fact, the archaeological circle is not big, and it is a well-known thing that the big bulls are in the circle.

Especially like some female students who choose to major in archaeology, they are celebrities in the circle as soon as they graduate, as a rare species with special protection.

"That's why you pay attention to these every day?" Gu Chen opened the car door and asked Qi Tian.

"It doesn't count. Qi Tian laughed twice.

Gu Chen nodded and said, "Then Professor Li will only accept people if he has excellent skills, right?"

Qi Tian frowned: "My cousin has published relevant academic papers, so I don't know if Professor Li can take a look, wait for my cousin to take a vacation another day, and bring him over to take a look first." ”

The two talked and laughed, and after patrolling a few streets, they drove directly to the uninhabited village.

To say that compared with the previous quiet, the current uninhabited village has a more taste of clearing wasteland.

Several old houses were cleaned up by the expedition team and used as accommodation for the team members to work and rest.

There are also a few flags planted at the door, which has the smell of a base.

Due to the presence of security companies, there is no longer a need for police officers to come here on duty.

Park the car in front of a house that was requisitioned by the expedition team.

After Gu Chen and Qi got out of the car, they walked in directly.

"Professor Li, how is the progress here?" Qi Tian asked as soon as he entered the door, looking impatient.

"Oh, it turned out to be Officer Qi and Officer Gu. Professor Li looked up at the two of them, lifted his glasses and said, "Maybe we can have a press conference in a few days." ”

"Is there an important discovery?" Gu Chen asked.

Professor Li nodded mysteriously and said, "When the time comes, you will know, there are indeed a lot of things found this time." ”

"That's going to have to be protected. Qi Tian said with a grin.

Professor Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Some of the cultural relics we have excavated here already have professional storage tools, and they are transported to the Provincial Museum Cultural Relics Restoration Center by a special security company, but they are ......."

Professor Li stopped talking, but he still had a little hesitation in his heart.

"But what?" Gu Chen asked.

"To tell you the truth, there have been some unidentified villagers near our archaeological excavation base recently, and the newly unearthed cultural relics we have stored in the houses always feel that the purpose of their trip is this. ”

"This is easy to do, we will strengthen patrols around the uninhabited village, find strange villagers, immediately drive them away from the scene, and protect the safety of the cultural relics excavation base." ”

"That's fine. Professor Li hesitated for two seconds, and then said, "But these villagers have told us that the uninhabited village is a cursed existence, which is unlucky, and it is easy to be cursed to carry out scientific research here." ”

"Poof!" Gu Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud and said, "Professor Li, do you still believe this?"

"Of course I don't believe it, but some people in our expedition team do. ”

As soon as the words fell, a young man happened to pass by the door, and Professor Li randomly pointed at him and said, "For example, this person is Professor Wang's new assistant Ah Fu, and he believes in this very much." ”

"I heard that he was almost drowned when he was a child, and there were several times when he escaped death, all because of the guidance of a master to pick up a small life. ”

"Of course, we have all persuaded him, but it is useless, he believes in this kind of thing in his bones, if it weren't for his good digging skills, to be honest, I really don't want to keep him in the scientific expedition team. ”

"Ah Fu?" Gu Chen was quite curious about this person's name, and silently looked at his distant back.

Qi Tian took the opportunity to interject at this moment: "I have a cousin, he is a very good person, his professional skills are good, and he is an archaeology major, he is really passionate about this aspect, when will Professor Li also consider taking him with him and cultivating him?"

"Oh?" Professor Li also said, "It turns out that Officer Qi's relatives also have archaeology majors? ”

After receiving Professor Li's reply, Qi Tian suddenly became excited: "Then thank Professor Li first." ”

Qi Tian looked at a few strange men not far from the door, and said, "Those onlookers outside, please rest assured, I will drive them away from the scene to ensure that they do not interfere with the normal work of your scientific expedition team." ”

Professor Li smiled: "Then there will be work." ”

In the excavation base of the scientific expedition team, Gu Chen and Qi Tian, under the leadership of Professor Li, visited the excavation progress.

At present, there are two pits, one of which has unearthed nearly 100 pieces of broken porcelain, and all kinds of fragments need to be restored and identified.

Everyone went down the ladder to the No. 2 pit, where Professor Peng was reprimanding his assistant Xiao He.

"How did I teach you? If you had been lighter, this thing wouldn't have broken, look at the good things you've done. ”

After the training, Professor Peng took off his gloves and threw them aside, and when he saw Professor Li bringing Gu Chen and Qi Tian to the front, he asked coldly, "Lao Li, what are you bringing them for?"

"Come and see, what's the matter? It's broken again?" Professor Li asked him with a smile.

"Isn't it? This is already the third, and the porcelain is too fragile, so it really adds a lot of work to excavation. Professor Peng crossed his waist, like a big leader.

"Don't rush, take your time. Professor Li was good-tempered, and he didn't blame too much, but just reminded: "Xiao He, the next time you brush the soil, you must be clear that you should start from that side first, you are also an old comrade, don't always be like those newcomers, do things in a careless way." ”

"Yes, Professor Li, I'll pay attention next time. Although Xiao He was aggrieved in his heart, he still suppressed his anger.

"This shouldn't be Mr. Ho's fault. Gu Chen was squatting in front of the remnants at the moment, and took a general look at the scene: "This kind of porcelain is thin, it is fragile itself, and the hardness of the porcelain is not as good as before, so it is indeed difficult to excavate." ”

"Yo, you know this, too?" Professor Peng on the side was also stunned, and asked with raised eyebrows.

"Understand a little bit. Gu Chen squatted down, put on the gloves that Professor Peng had just lost, took the fragments in his hand and pounded them repeatedly, and then said, "These should be defective products." ”

"Hehe, I'm really fooled by you. Professor Peng also laughed dryly twice and said: "That's right, it is indeed some defective products, not only the craftsmanship is flawed, but even the lines on it are not standardized." ”

Although he was a little tired by this layman policeman, Professor Peng did not think highly of Gu Chen, and said: "The press conference is about to start, if we show some defective products, it is really not good, and it will only reduce the level of our scientific expedition team." ”

"So we have to be careful and treat every item with excellence, even if it is a defective product, it is also a defective product with a long history, and it also belongs to the category of cultural relics. ”

At this time, Professor Wang also came over with his assistant Ah Fu and said, "The time for our development conference has been set, and at 10 o'clock in the morning in five days, everyone needs to refuel." ”

"I don't need to say that. Professor Peng said in a difficult tone: "We'd better work overtime and unearth a batch of new cultural relics as soon as possible, otherwise these funds will be discounted." ”

"I agree with Professor Peng. Ah Fu, who was standing behind Professor Wang, also said: "Excavate as soon as possible, and leave here as soon as possible." ”

He looked at the distribution of the surrounding mountains and woods, and couldn't help reminding: "Judging from the terrain, this is not a treasure of feng shui, and we really shouldn't break ground here." ”

Wearing a peaked cap, Professor Wang, who had a kind face, said with a smile: "I said Ah Fu, why are you still so superstitious, Feng Shui does not have any special scientific basis in itself, it can only be used to determine the specific location of the ancient tomb at most." ”

"So you should put aside those fears, put your energy into your work as soon as possible, and don't think about the useless. ”

"I see, master. Although Ah Fu is unwilling, work is work, two different things.

Gu Chen took off his gloves and handed them to Professor Peng, smiled and said, "I just happened to find out just now that these porcelains are somewhat similar to some of the situations I found in the library books, which is also nonsense. ”

"Being a layman is fine. Professor Peng's tone softened slightly, and the anger just now seemed to be dispelled by everyone's topic.

Qi Tian looked down at his watch and said, "Then we won't disturb your work, everyone pay attention to safety." ”

Then, he blinked and said expectantly: "I hope your press conference goes well, Gao asked me to ask you, do we need the police to attend?"

"Of course it does. Professor Li said with a smile: "You have done a good job in the early stage, not only can our scientific expedition team be present to answer, but also have your police personnel present to explain, which will be more lively, and let everyone know the importance of this ancient tomb excavation." ”

"Okay, I see. After Qi Tian got the reply from Professor Li, the leader of the scientific expedition team, he took Gu Chen and left beautifully.

Before going back, the two also drove away several strange villagers and asked them to drive away from the scene as soon as possible.

8 p.m.

Gu Chen and Qi Tian, who had eaten dinner, came to the office of the Haitang Police Station.

Tonight, it's the turn of the two to work the night shift.

Gu Chen was reading a book, while Qi Tian was calling his cousin and informing his cousin of the conversation with Professor Li in the uninhabited village during the day.

As usual, Qi Tian's daughter Nuo Nuo will come to the office with Yuan Hong to accompany Qi Tian.

With Gu Chen's snack support, the little girl's life was very leisurely.

From time to time, I will hold snacks in my hand, take off my shoes, and climb on the sofa to jump.

And Yuan Hong is a housewife, and her main job is to take care of the baby at home, and she is responsible for all kinds of housework by the way.

In her spare time, Yuan Hong also does micro-business, helping several nearby beekeepers sell honey, and often takes out a few mobile phones to reply to customer feedback.

At half past nine in the evening, Yuan Hong would take Nuo Nuo home to sleep.

And because after Gu Chen dealt with a rescue accident in the office last time, Gao Jin held a small meeting with all the staff in the office, so that everyone had to stay in the office every night on duty.

In addition to not being able to go back to the dormitory to sleep, the telephone line is not allowed to be unplugged.

It can be said that Gu Chen changed the original ecology before the Haitang Police Station.

A quiet night.

After Gu Chen and Qi Tian patrolled until 12 o'clock in the evening, they returned to the office and slept until dawn.

The next day, when the morning sun basks in the office, the day's work begins again.

Seeing that it was almost eight o'clock, the old comrades of the Haitang Police Station were also coming to work.

But at this moment, the phone in the office suddenly rang.

"Who called early in the morning?" Qi Tian had just finished breakfast, his eyelids were still very heavy, so he asked Gu Chen, who was beside him, to answer the phone.

"Hello, this is the duty room of the Haitang Police Station, how can I help you?"

As soon as Gu Chen's voice fell, he heard Professor Li's reply on the phone.

"Are you...... Officer Gu?"

"That's right, it's me, you're Professor Li of the scientific expedition team, right?" Gu Chen's analysis of the voice was equally accurate.

"I didn't ...... That's right, I'm Professor Li of the scientific expedition team, and I ......"

Professor Li was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly paused.

This made Gu Chen suddenly feel stunned.

You know, when I went to visit the scientific expedition team yesterday, Professor Li was not in such a state.

But what's going on today?

"Professor Li, Professor Li, are you okay?Is there anything that needs our police's help?" Gu Chen hurriedly asked him, feeling that today's atmosphere was obviously wrong.

After about five seconds, Professor Li replied, "Officer Gu, if you can, can you please come over, I think...... I think something strange happened to our expedition team. ”