1

Although Chang Youdao did not participate this time, he called Xiao Dezi to Chang Fen in advance, and he didn't know what to tell, and brought him some props for the application.

Yuli kidnapped Sang Xiaoge and went home with her to pack a box of clothes, skin care and cosmetics, and invited Sang Xiaoge to a hot pot for this.

Then at ten o'clock, a nine-seater Mercedes-Benz V260L came to pick up Sang Xiaoge and them. The driver and the car belonged to the owner, and Yue Hongxiao and Sister Bai were already in the car.

Sang Xiaoge explained to Qiu Jiu, asked him to tell Lawyer Yao that he was going out for a few days, and then asked Xiao Dezi to bring his equipment and cat, and get into the car with Youli.

The car went directly to the elevated road from the north of the Rubik's Cube City, drove for an hour and entered the mountainous area of Wuling Mountain, and drove for another forty minutes, drove out of the highway and entered the winding mountain road. After passing through a few tunnels, we arrived at the destination - the boundary of Nanlongling.

It was originally a very remote mountainous area, with only two natural villages within a radius of dozens of miles. Because of the discovery of mineral deposits twenty years ago, the number of people gradually increased, and even a small town was formed between several mining areas. On the one hand, it is the subsistence of several mining areas, and on the other hand, the owners of several mining areas cannot live in the mines, so they have set up "offices" here, in fact, in addition to the better conditions in which they can live, but also to entertain the inspection officials and business partners who come to trade ores.

Sister Bai turned on the tablet and made an introduction to everyone:

"Nanlongling, this name has only been changed in recent years. In the old days, it should be called 'Nanlong Mausoleum', and legend has it that it was an ancient king who died due to a disaster and was buried here. According to the records of the county, there are Lingbei Village and Lingnan Village in Nanlong Tomb, the North Village is the descendants of the soldiers guarding the Tomb, and the South Village is the descendants of the craftsmen who built the Mausoleum. ”

"The soldiers guarding the tomb can still understand, what is the reason of the tomb repairer? Isn't it true that the craftsmen who built the emperor's mausoleum would accompany the burial? Yuli asked Sang Xiaoge in a low voice.

"There have been examples of mausoleum builders being killed, but very rarely. Not all emperors are so mad. And most of the imperial tombs are not kept secret - after all, future generations still have to come to sweep the tombs, right? However, the construction of imperial tombs is often protracted, and it is common to build a tomb in ten or twenty years. The tombs of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties were all as soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he began to choose the dragon's lair to repair the tomb, when the emperor died, and when the tomb was completed. Like Kangxi Qianlong, who was the emperor for 60 years, their tombs were built for 60 years. After ten years, I went to the emperor and said, 'The tomb is finished, please move in?' ”

2

Sang Xiaoge patiently explained to Yu Li, while staring at the geomorphological feature map on the tablet: "Because this repair has taken ten or even decades, many craftsmen who repair tombs will get married and have children in the local area - these workers are ordinary farmers, after all, most of them are coolies who dig soil and pull stones, and the kind of people who are responsible for making public opinions, designing tombs, and building institutions belong to today's senior engineers, and these people don't work." ”

The Moon Red Owl was also looking at the geomorphological feature map, and after marking a few points on the map, she said, "According to the Kanyu technique, there is indeed a bit of a dragon vein here. Sister Bai, is there any record of which king's tomb it is about this Nanlong Mausoleum? ”

"That's where it gets weird." Sister Bai called up some photocopied documents of ancient books on the tablet and said: "The county chronicle records this incident, but there is no mention of the age. The earliest record of the ancient notes I have found about this legend is 630 years ago—that is, the tomb must have been no less than 630 years old. But there has never been a record of any king here. The vast majority of this entire Fog Spirit Mountain Range, not to mention six hundred years ago, that is, fifty years ago, still had no roads at all. If you want to be king, you must have at least one city, right? You can't call yourself king in a mountain village, can you? ”

"The King of the Mountain is also a king, right?" Xiao Dezi cautiously interjected.

"Have you heard of a thief in history who has built a king-level mausoleum and still has a mausoleum guard?" Sang Xiaoge gave him a blank look and said.

Sister Bai smiled and continued:

"And from what I've gathered, there's more than just a tomb here. With the development of the mines here, several tombs have been excavated. There have been many burial goods on the black market, but these mines have been developed by a few private companies, and the local government has sent archaeological teams twice, but to no avail. ”

"Why did it come back in vain?" Xiao Dezi asked: "Is the archaeological team not as good as the miners?" ”

"It's the small shovels of the archaeological team that can't dig up as fast as the miners' excavators." Moon Red Owl replied coldly.

3

The driver drove the car into the courtyard of one of the largest buildings in town.

Yue Hongxiao and Sang Xiaoge went to meet the employer of the operation, Mr. Shaman Ding, the largest mine owner in the Nanlongling mining area.

Shamandin is fully worthy of the title of "big rich", after all, the two mines he controls bring him tens of millions of net profits every year. However, this person looks completely different from the image of the local tyrant who generally "has a mine at home". The facial features that typically belong to the plateau people, the thin and straight body, the firm eyes and the sincere demeanor give people a very friendly first impression.

"I heard from my assistant about some of your amazing experiences, and I hope you can help me get my dog back this time."

Shamanding nodded to the two women and immediately got to the point, he handed a folder to the moon and said, "Sagir, my son's name. Here's everything he has to offer. The people he usually comes into contact with, the time he last appeared, and his itinerary for the last month. ”

Yue Hongxiao took the folder, but didn't look at it at all. Instead, he asked Shamandin:

"Your son, Sagir, where does he live?"

"This guy is not interested in the family business and lives in Titan City all year round (1). Of course, he was also given a lodging in the town, which was on the back floor. But he rarely comes to live here. ”

"Take me to see it." Yue Hongxiao said.

4

Sagir's room is on the third floor of the building and is structured much like a hotel suite. After Shamanding's assistant brought Yue Hongxiao and Sang Xiaoge in, he retreated and waited quietly at the door.

"Try to rummage through as many clues as you can." Yue Hongxiao said to Sang Xiaoge: "Since Sajir is going to rob the tomb, it is impossible not to prepare at all. See if you can find any clues. ”

Sang Xiaoge and Yue Hongxiao searched the entire room, and there were no particularly obvious clues except for a large collection of archaeological books and magazines.

"The magazines are numbered by date, and the books are sorted according to the folio, and this is a well-organized and orderly man. It stands to reason that such a person would not do such a rash thing? Yue Hongxiao's fingers swept over the books and magazines, and said analytically.

At this time, Mr. Lan, who had been placed on the sofa, suddenly jumped to the side of the wardrobe, and "meowed" while pulling the door of the wardrobe with melon seeds.

"There's weirdness in this!"

Sang Xiaoge hurriedly went over and opened the closet, which contained sleepiness, bathrobes, and a few sets of casual clothes.

As a result, Mr. Lan jumped into the closet and continued to pull to the side.

Sang Xiaoge reached out and touched the side of the wardrobe with some hesitation, first knocked, and then tried to press it with his hand, but as a result, there was a "click", and the cabinet on the side popped open.

5

Inside the cabinet is a hidden storage room. It's not very big, only about two square meters.

On one of the walls is a wooden lattice, in which are placed all kinds of antiquities, including bottles and jars, all kinds of copper coins, gold and silver objects, and some things that cannot be named. These antiquities clearly have the smell of funerary goods.

On the other wall, there is a map, and there are many photos, newspaper clippings, and other things.

"It is clear that this Sagir not only collects burial goods, but also has a keen interest in direct tomb robbing and excavation."

Sang Xiaoge said, moving her finger to a few points marked on the map, and then corresponding to the photo next to her, and soon, she pointed her finger at a location on the map and said, "I guess, this young master went here." ”

Yue Hongxiao didn't say a word, he directly reached out and tore the map off the wall, and then tore the rest of the photos down while saying, "Take them all, let's see more on the road!" ”

6

The shamandin equipped them with two old Humvees suitable for mountain driving, and arranged for an old man from the old mining area to be his guide. Then, without waiting for dawn, a few people set off with their equipment.

……

"Even in the emperor's ancient tomb, it is just a larger area, and the rammed earth of the tomb is thicker. The ingenious mechanisms in those movies and books are basically imagined by later generations. After all, the techniques that the ancients could master were there, and they were nothing more than traps, poisons, and crossbow arrows. These are not worth mentioning in the face of modern scientific and technological means. In addition to the natural dangers of land deposition and underground river diversion, the real threat is mainly the so-called 'superstition' that the ancients have studied and inherited for thousands of years, and modern people have completely discarded. "Sister Bai is in the bumpy car, popularizing some knowledge with Youli.

"You think they might have been cursed or something in the tomb?" Yuri asked.

"I don't know now, but according to the economic conditions of Sagir's family, whether it is excavation equipment or protective conditions, it should be fine. And we also saw the two people who were found to be mentally disturbed, and it is obvious that these two people have no external injuries on their bodies, and the hospital has also done an examination, and there is no sign of damage to their skulls. It's not so much that they're frightened, but rather that they're incomplete. ”

"You mean, what has eaten the souls of these two people?" Sang Xiaoge suddenly remembered the three guys who took their addresses a few days ago and fainted on the corner of the second floor.

"I knew that I brought the Xinxin sisters, they should be experts in this area, right?" Xiao Dezi said.

"Child labor is illegal."

Sang Xiaoge gave him a blank look and said.

As he spoke, Hummer stopped.

The guide turned back to the group and said, "Here we are, this is it." ”

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(1) (The largest and most prosperous city in this worldview, this city will be the stage where the story of the next book takes place.) ）