I don't know if it was because Zeng Qian accepted my point of view, or because she found credible supporters, her mood improved significantly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Uncle Chang, from the perspective of biobehavior, I can't understand why the wolf king draws a white circle. All animal behaviors are related to survival and reproduction, but I don't see any intrinsic connection between the circle and their needs, what do you think?" I suddenly noticed that Zeng Qian's posture of holding the tea jar was a bit similar to Team Cao's.

"If you think of the wolf king as an ordinary creature, then its behavior is really inexplicable, but if you think about it from a different perspective, maybe the result will be completely different. Obviously, the way I answered the question was deeply appealing to her, and Zeng Qian completely entered my train of thought and concentrated.

"Man is also a living thing, only more complex and more active. The sudden abnormality of human beings comes from two aspects, on the one hand, the ancients said that the soul possession, a soul controls a person, the appearance does not change, but you can still feel that he has become another person, of course, modern science attributes it to a split personality, but after all, there is no way to explain why there is a sudden split without warning. The human soul is attached to other creatures, there are countless examples of our ancient records, Buddhism, Taoism have records of reincarnation as other creatures, but into the body of other organisms, it must be when it is born with a weak sense of self, or in a state of suspended animation. Then it is possible to attach to pigs, dogs, and cows, and it is entirely possible to attach to wolves. "I tried to slow down my speech, after all, it was very difficult for Zeng Qian to fully understand my train of thought.

"But it's hard to verify. Although she said it tactfully, I could still feel her persistence.

"Yes, other animals can't speak, can't speak, but you can still see some clues from its behavior, such as the wolf king, you saw its behavior last night, it was definitely not the behavior of the wolf, when I looked at it, I felt in my heart that I was looking at a person. Zeng Qian nodded, as if agreeing with my point of view.

"Of course, there is another possibility, which is what is said in many ancient books, the wolf king may have produced abnormal behavior through the spiritual power he cultivated by himself. In Beijing, there is a saying that among the animals such as yellow-skinned seeds, snakes, hedgehogs, and mice, there will be those who have a very long lifespan and have cultivated spiritual power. They will not harm people, and the purpose of cultivation is to ascend to immortality through the way of tribulation. But if someone harms these spiritual creatures, they will be haunted by unjust spirits, so the older generation will never be disrespectful to the Eight Immortals. And the higher the cultivation of the Eight Immortals, the more human-like their demeanor will be, probably because humans are the highest in the evolution of all living beings, right?"

"If the Eight Immortals of the Earth can cultivate immortals and become spirits, it is also very possible for the Wolf King, but these spiritual objects must not harm people's lives, otherwise they will be punished by God, so after the Wolf King bites people to death, there is a reasonable explanation for going to Chaodu. I knew that Zeng Qian had a hard time accepting these speculations, so I stopped and waited for her to ask me new questions.

Zeng Qian didn't speak immediately, just quietly looked at Dagai Mountain outside the window, and after a while, she slowly opened her mouth, "Uncle Chang, when I was in middle school, my idol was Amy Viddle, a female zoologist that most people don't know, she dedicated her life to the protection of gorillas, and she has always inspired me to choose a career that my parents and friends don't understand, until now." But the first time I met you, I felt that you and I have a very similar place, few people understand, and few people know, the meaning and value of everything you do is not shared, but you are still persistently moving forward, so I don't care about the truth of the wolf king, I care about the fate of this group of wolves, the fate of this grassland. ”

Zeng Qian paused for a moment, immediately returned to her usual appearance, smiled, and continued: "Don't worry, Uncle Chang, I will say my true thoughts in the afternoon, even if I am the only one who insists." ”

The afternoon meeting was unexpected, and the Cao team and Lao Qin, who were originally not very disagreeable, quickly reached a consensus to try their best to capture the wolf king alive, but all the wolves that hindered the capture of the wolf king were killed. But at this time, Zeng Qian stood up, she proposed that the root cause of the wolves eating people is that the mine has destroyed the ecological environment of the Ula Ranch, resulting in a shortage of food for the wolves, and this is already a complete collapse of the ecosystem, not simply a problem of wolves, but the rapid Gobi and even desertification of the Ula Ranch. The only solution is to stop hunting, control rodent infestation, restore grasslands, establish nature reserves, and maintain ecological balance.

I noticed that after Zeng Qian finished speaking and sat down, a trace of hesitation flashed briefly on Team Cao's face, but it quickly disappeared.

Of course, Zeng Qian's point of view did not respond, but this did not prevent everyone from appreciating her maverick and tongue-fighting Confucianism, and I saw that she expressed her own opinions, so I shook my head and stopped expressing my opinions. There was no suspense about the result of the vote, except that I voted for Zeng Qian, which surprised the Cao team a little, everything was implemented according to the expectations of the Cao team and Lao Qin. But then in the matter of trapping the wolf king, everyone was in a predicament, there was no way to make the wolf king throw himself into the net, since the discussion could not produce any results, the Cao team decided to eliminate all the wolves in the grassland first, force the wolves into the mountains and forests, and wait until the heavy snow closed the mountains, and then set up an ambush. Mine Chief Li originally suggested whether to contact the border guards to provide support, and their station was less than 100 kilometers away from the mine, but Cao did not hesitate to veto.

As for Zeng Qian and I, who disagreed, Cao and Lao Qin asked us to sort out the rescue report and the forensic examination report of the victims in the mine on the grounds that the wolves were still active, and then we would continue the investigation of the white circle and ecological damage after they had cleared the wolves on the grassland. Of course, I didn't want to stay in the mine all day, so I discussed with Mine Manager Li and went to see the Yuan Dynasty tunnels they had discovered. Zeng Qian was also a character who couldn't sit still, begging me to take her with her, and we went down the well with Lao Bao, the captain of the third group of the mine.

Lao Bao is 35 years old, is one of the few Mongolian miners on the team, lives in Chifeng, and has been working in a mining company for almost ten years. Although he is a Mongolian, his parents joined the revolution very early, and after the liberation, he has been working in the construction corps in Inner Mongolia. The working environment underground is difficult, Lao Bao looks a little old, saying that he is fifty years old, some people believe it, and we will shout with the miners, and then we know his real age, but he can't change his words.

Lao Bao was on the team from the time of the mine survey, and was very familiar with the things underground, and before going down the tunnel, he took out a small book to show us, which was a sketch of the tunnel he drew himself, which looked very complicated in all directions. Lao Bao told us that when they drilled the first exploration cave, they opened up the tunnel dug by the Japanese, and when they went in to explore, they found that the Japanese project was very large, and there was even a small ore sorting plant underground, and railroad tracks were built. The mine uses the original roadway, so it takes very little time from exploration to mining and production, because of this, the mine has also been praised by the central government.

We first took the elevator down to the ground, and as soon as the elevator started, it rattled non-stop, which made people worry about its safety. It took about two minutes to reach the bottom of the shaft, and then followed the railroad tracks and rode a minecart forward for five minutes until he came to a fork in the tunnel. Lao Bao told me that on the right-hand side is the newly dug tunnel of the mining company, and now the high-grade ore is dug from it. The laneway on the left was left by the Japanese, and the remains of the laneway of the Yuan Dynasty were found there. As he spoke, he led us to the alleyway on the left.

These lanes are just like what Wan Gong told us before, there are a large number of rats living in them, and they are all fat and strong, and they are not afraid of people, and when they see us coming, they don't move, just raise their eyes and look lazily. The miners were naturally surprised, but Zeng Qian screamed in fright, but professional is professional, and after seeing it clearly, he looked as usual, which made me have to admire it secretly.

But Zeng Qian still found some abnormalities in these mice, caught up with Lao Bao and asked, "Lao Bao, how could there be a white-legged and white-tailed among those rats just now?" Lao Bao thought for a while and said: "Most of the mice in the well do not see the light all year round, and one or two out of ten always have white hair, some have tails, some have legs, and some have the top of their heads, as for why, I don't know." ”

As we were talking, we came to the entrance of the lane, Lao Bao opened a distribution box, closed a switch, and a dim light bulb lit up in the lane. The tunnel is about two meters high and one meter five wide, and it is very smooth, and there are rusty minecart tracks on it, which it seems that the Japanese have abandoned and never used again. We walked along the roadway for about ten minutes, and suddenly it was an uphill road, and after walking all the way up for about five minutes, the roadway suddenly opened up, and the innermost part turned out to be a hand-dug hall. The hall is at least four meters high and more than two hundred square meters in size, and is supported by thick wooden columns and steel frames in the middle.

Zeng Qian behind me asked, "Lao Bao, it seems that this place is not used for mining, but like a warehouse." Lao Bao nodded and said: "When we first came in, it looked like a small factory, and there were some machine tools and equipment, but the Japanese didn't have time to take them away, and they were smashed. ”

I suddenly had a question in my heart: "Lao Bao, why didn't you dig along the existing roadway later, but dug another one?" "We first did the survey here, but the grade of the ore was not high, and we re-explored it before we found the location of the ore vein, so we dug a new one at the fork we just passed. "Lao Bao obviously didn't realize why I was asking this question.

"It's impossible for the Japanese not to know that the ore here is of low grade, but why do they go to such great lengths to dig a hall out" Then Lao Bao's words, Zeng Qian's question had been thrown, I nodded at Zeng Qian, and gave a thumbs up, "Xiao Zeng's analysis is right, maybe the Japanese are not here to mine." ”

Lao Bao patted the hard hat on his head, apparently it was the first time he had heard such an inference.

There are four or five lanes around the hall, apparently the Japanese use this hall as a transit station, Lao Bao took us to an alleyway, there is no lighting inside, turn on the flashlight to shine in, this laneway may be the widest one of all the lanes, about more than two meters, go dozens of meters away, I have smelled a special smell, this is the gloomy atmosphere of the ancient tomb, it seems that all the secrets may be in this. On both sides of the cave wall, I also noticed a big change, and the walls made of stone bricks began to appear.

These stone bricks are one foot long and five inches thick, obviously larger than ordinary masonry, and at the top of the stone wall, it should have been originally a round arch built with bluestone, but it is estimated that it collapsed when it was dug in from the outside, and the masonry was scattered around, and it was simply cleaned up. Looking at the regulations, it looks like the tomb of a large tomb.

A dozen meters further inside, the roadway completely collapsed, but it looked like it had been blasted from the outside, and the rubble was blackened. I walked up and carefully picked up a few pieces, and Lao Bao said next to him: "This is it, the front is completely blocked, we dug about two or three meters into it, it seems that the inside has also collapsed, and there is no passage at all." ”

I saw a single stone brick on one side of the wall, which looked relatively intact, brushed away from the dust, with faintly painted patterns and some crooked text. I took a flashlight and took a closer look, and the painted pattern peeled off very badly, and it was difficult to see what was drawn, but the words were engraved in the lower right corner of the brick, which was easier to recognize.

"The ten thousand workers in our mine have a lot of knowledge in their stomachs, and this brick is what he picked up, and he can't understand what the words on it mean, but he knows that it is a kind of writing called Ba Si Pa, so he tells us that it is a pit in the Yuan Dynasty, and maybe the Yuan Dynasty has begun mining here. Lao Bao squatted next to me and explained to me while helping me shine the light.

I thought in my heart, this roadway can't be a mine, who will put blue bricks on the cave wall of the mine, there is no need at all, this must be a tomb of the Yuan Dynasty, it seems that Wangong still hides a lot of things.

I was thinking about it when Zeng Qian picked up another piece from the collapsed rubble, walked over to me, and handed it to me. "Uncle Chang, there are many patterns in the broken bricks, you see this piece is relatively clear, it seems that there are murals on the walls of this lane, this is not a pit at all, the Japanese have worked hard to dig in, it should be for this. ”

Zeng Qian picked up this half of the brick, it is true that the pattern on it is clearer, although the color of the painting is peeling off, but it can be vaguely seen that it is a part of an animal, looking at it, a strange idea poured into his mind. The old herdsman once told us that the wolf king is the messenger of the immortal heaven, and the wolves are the guardians of the holy master, do these all refer to the secrets buried under the Dagai Mountain?

"Xiao Zeng, do you usually like to play puzzles?" I stood up, took half a brick, and asked Zeng Qian with a smile.

"I've played, there are a few at home, I play occasionally, I don't have much time, Uncle Chang, why did you think of going there?" Zeng Qian looked me up and down in surprise

"Lately, we can't go to the grassland anyway, and it must be boring in the mines, so why don't you accompany me and play a jigsaw puzzle game that no one has ever played before. "I took the half of the brick and looked at it repeatedly in the light of the flashlight.

(All the immeasurable things in the world, all kinds of skillful and strange things, vast and deep, can be attained without cultivation.) All kinds of bodies in the world are equally entered into it, and they have attained enlightenment through this practice, and there is no retreat in the attainment of wisdom. --Huayan Sutra) (To be continued.) )