Chapter 63: The Cairo Museum
PS: For the plot of this book, there are a lot of changes to the description of mummies, pyramids, and Cairo in the book, I hope you don't care.
After Zhao Qi and Lily stayed in Italy for one night, they took a plane to Cairo early the next morning, and they didn't know how Lily got it, but they helped Zhao Qi get a ticket next to her.
Zhao Qi doesn't know much about the "pyramid" he is about to go to, and it can even be said that he knows very little, and the knowledge he has learned is only seen in some novels or movies, and he is close to nothing else.
The pyramids of Egypt are important historical relics of mankind and belong to one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It has important research significance and unsolved mysteries.
Most of them are concentrated in the area of Memphis, an ancient city west of the Nile River southwest of Cairo, Egypt, and three in the Libyan desert eight kilometers south of Giza, known as the Pyramids of Giza, are particularly famous. Among them, the mausoleum of Pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty is the largest, known as the "Great Pyramid".
And this newly unearthed pyramid is in the lower reaches of the Nile, from the large number of pyramids in that area is a relatively long distance, 5,000 years ago where I don't know, but at this time it is already yellow sand, if it is not for the foreign tourist, this pyramid does not know how long to be buried in the soil.
"Let's go to Cairo first, where the National Museum will exhibit the mummies that were dug up the day before yesterday for two days." Lily held some of the mummies and pyramid materials she had collected in her hand and said to Zhao Qi.
"Then there should be a lot of scientists and the like, right?" Zhao Qi drank the drinks served on the plane indifferently while talking to Lily casually.
"Of course, historical researchers and biological researchers from various countries have come here, and it is estimated that Cairo will be very lively now."
"I heard that Cairo is quite chaotic, so many important scientific research talents have gone to Cairo, who is responsible for the safety problem?"
"You don't have to worry, the Egyptian government has sent quite a few troops to Cairo. So, at least it's safe in Cairo, and for the rest of the place, it's up to you to keep me safe. Lily blinked her eyes wide and said mischievously to Zhao Qi.
"What? You mean you're not just going to Cairo, you're going somewhere else? Zhao Qi asked in surprise.
"Of course, the location of the pyramid is in the desert next to the Nile, and it will take more than a day to walk by camel." Lily bit her finger and calculated.
"It's good for the Egyptian government to show you the mummies, and you still expect them to put you in the pyramids?" Zhao Qi glanced at Lily and said angrily. But after saying that, he seemed to remember something, and suddenly turned his head again.
"You don't want to sneak in, do you?"
"You're not stupid enough to go home, if they don't let us in, we'll have to sneak in." Lily said with a look of course.
"You...... Your guts are really not ordinary. ”
"Of course, how dare you be a journalist if you don't have the guts." Lily said triumphantly, but being a reporter doesn't seem to have much to do with being bold or not.
"I heard that there are a lot of dirty things in the pyramid, what should I do if the two of me go in and get caught by these dirty things? Even if I have learned some kung fu, I can't handle these ghosts and gods. Zhao Qi shrank his head a little frightened as he spoke. Out of the corner of his eye, he was still watching Lily's reaction next to him.
"Cut, you've watched too many movies, there are indeed a lot of unsolved mysteries in the pyramid, but just pay attention. Don't do something taboo and there is nothing life-threatening. Lily didn't show any expression at all because of Zhao Qi's intimidation, but talked to Zhao Qi about the pyramid with great interest......
The wonder of the world, which has stood in the world for thousands of years, naturally has countless unexplained phenomena.
The pyramid next to the Sphinx was built by the Egyptian kings who mobilized more than 100,000 people 4,500 years ago and spent more than 30 years. The pyramid was made up of 2.3 million to 2.5 million stones with an average weight of 2.5 tons. In the absence of large-scale machinery and modern science and technology, it is difficult to complete such a huge project. This is a secret that has not been solved so far, and many scholars even believe that it was built by aliens.
There is also the phenomenon of the limit angle of the natural collapse of the pyramid; The plant is kept inside the pyramid for thousands of years without decaying; The people who climbed to the top of the pyramid died unexpectedly, and many other unsolved mysteries of the pyramid.
Lily's explanation made Zhao Qi listen to it with relish, where did he know these things. I only know that there are pyramids in Egypt, one of the wonders of the world, and then there are many mummies in the pyramids, and nothing else is known.
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The plane landed at Cairo Airport, as a famous big city in the world, Cairo City is too different from those cities in Europe in Zhao Qi's eyes, with low buildings, dirty streets, and Cairoes dressed in Arabic costumes, except for backwardness, Zhao Qi can't find any other words.
"Where are we going now?" Zhao Qi once again became Lily's porter, but Lily didn't have many things this time, just a small box.
"Let's go to the museum first, today is the last day of the mummy exhibition, and if you go late, you won't be able to see it." Lily stopped a dilapidated taxi and said to Zhao Qi.
Since Zhao Qi came along, he naturally didn't have any other opinions, and got into the car with Lily's small suitcase.
The taxi sped through the city of Cairo and stopped in front of a museum with a sense of vicissitudes, which should be the Cairo Museum that Lily said.
At this time, there were a large number of Egyptian soldiers standing guard in front of the Cairo Museum, and there were also many foreigners queuing up at the door.
"What are you doing? Still not in yet? Zhao Qi looked at Lily, who was in a daze, and asked suspiciously.
"Well, you wait a minute, I'll negotiate." Lily looked embarrassed, did not answer Zhao Qi's words, but walked to the door of the museum alone.
Zhao Qi looked at Lily, who was communicating fiercely with the bearded man at the door, in confusion.
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"What are you bringing me here for when you're not invited?" Zhao Qi didn't know until Lily came back that not everyone could enter the museum, only scholars and journalists from various countries who had received invitations from the Egyptian side could enter, and uninvited visitors like Lily were not allowed to enter.
"How did I know there was such a tight control here?" Lily said with an aggrieved face, then rolled her eyes, and whispered next to Zhao Qi's ear: "Why don't we go around the museum and see if we can find a place to sneak in?" ”
"I said, eldest sister, didn't you see these soldiers?" Zhao Qi patted his head helplessly, speechless at the idea that Lily would sneak in wherever she went.
"What then? I've never seen a mummy when I'm so old. After hearing Zhao Qi say this, Lily also realized that her idea was too simple.
Zhao Qi's eyes were firmly fixed on the people who came in and out of the museum, and suddenly turned to Lily and asked, "How did these invited people get in and out?" ”
"Each of them has a card issued by the Egyptian government, and they can enter by swiping it at the door."
"So that means we can get two of these cards and we can get in?" Zhao Qi asked.
"So, you think?" Lily quickly understood what Zhao Qi meant, and her depressed mood slowly rose again.
"Wouldn't it be sad if someone liked mummies so much?" After Zhao Qi said this, he began to observe the people who came and went, hoping to find the target of the attack.
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Just five minutes later, Zhao Qi set his eyes on a man and a woman who had walked out of the museum.
This man and woman are about forty years old, holding hands, it should be a scientist couple, Zhao Qi saw with his own eyes that the two of them each took out a card and swiped it at the door and prepared to leave.
"It's just him, you wait here, wait for me to come back." Zhao Qi picked up Lily's camera and pretended to be unintentional and slowly approached the two.
The couple didn't notice that Zhao Qizheng approached them with bad intentions and chatted happily.
"Oops." Zhao Qi, who pretended to adjust the camera, "accidentally" crashed into the two of them.
"Excuse me, are you all right?" Zhao Qi said apologetically to the two couples who almost fell.
The two scientists were also a little unhappy when they were slammed by Zhao Qi, but for the sake of Zhao Qi's sincerity, they didn't say anything, and after a few words with Zhao Qi, they stopped a taxi, got in the car and left.
"How?" After seeing the two leaving, Lily hurriedly ran to Zhao Qi and asked.
"Cut, this kind of little thing is not easy to grasp." Zhao Qi spread out his right hand, and two white magnetic cards were lying quietly on his hands.
"Wow, you're so good, it's a shame not to be a thief." The excited Lily hugged Zhao Qi, and "boasted" about Zhao Qi when she was done.
It's just that these words are awkward in Zhao Qi's ears, not to mention how awkward.
"Don't talk so much, I won't have time to see your mummy if I don't go in again." Zhao Qi urged Lily.
"Yes, yes, get inside."
The two of them took the cards one by one, sorted out their clothes, followed behind a few people, and slowly walked into the museum.
Zhao Qi swiped the card on the sensor that looked like a subway entrance. I only heard a sound of "Bi" from the machine.
The museum staff smiled at Zhao Qi and said in English, "Welcome, Mr. Smith." ”
"Thank you." Zhao Qi smiled politely and took the lead in the museum.
The next thing is Lily, Zhao Qi looked at the always bold Lily cowered and put the card in her hand on the sensor, her eyes didn't dare to look at the staff at all, and she couldn't help but laugh secretly in her heart.
With a "Bi" sound, the card was swiped. (To be continued......)