Chapter 016: A Trip to the Qinling Mountains
Han Wei returned to the hotel, and after taking a shower, he was ready to rest, running around today, especially under great mental pressure, and urgently needed to rest. However, as soon as he lay down, Zhang Lu called and invited him to go to the night market together, originally Han Wei wanted to say another day, but when he heard the other party say that he would leave tomorrow, Han Wei couldn't refuse anymore.
Even if he went out, Han Wei still took the white jade ring with him, so as not to lose it again, and put it directly in the wallet, although it was a little inconvenient, but at least he could sense it at any time, and he was not afraid that the wallet would be stolen, because there was a white jade ring, and he could sense it at the first time.
Today, Zhang Lu is dressed in pink, accompanied by that sweet smile, like a delicate rose. Zhang Lu still naturally held Han Wei's hand, and the two went to Wangfujing, the night was very sultry, and the reflection on Zhang Lu's face was even more glamorous and moving. On the crowded streets, Han Wei and Zhang Lu seem to exist independently, with only each other in their eyes.
The two walked all the way, time passed very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was early morning, but the two still didn't want to go back. It's just that she often can't help herself, Zhang Lu's phone rings, and her friend who went with her is alone in the hotel, waiting for her to go back with insomnia. Zhang Lu looked very sorry, Han Wei understood very well, and he was also very tired, anyway, if he had time in the future, he didn't keep it.
Han Wei returned to the hotel room, lay down directly and fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was already noon the next day. suddenly thought that Zhang Lu was leaving this morning, and originally wanted to send it off, but now I don't know if I left, but the phone was turned off. Han Wei tried several times, but the plane was still turned off, maybe he had already boarded the plane, thinking of this short and beautiful encounter, it ended like this, Han Wei couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart. It was useless to think too much, so I had no choice but to send a text message.
When I was about to go out to eat, I suddenly found that the box had been moved again, and this time the numbers on the combination lock had been changed. Han Wei has a habit that as long as it is locked, the number will be shaken to three sixes. I thought that the last time the box was also moved, but it was not locked that time, so it was not obvious. The first thing that Han Wei thought of was the hotel staff, who had the key and could open the door at any time.
Hurriedly opened the box, although the clothes inside had been rearranged, but traces of being turned over could still be found. After checking the items, there was no shortage of money and clothes, and the fake white jade ring was still there, and the fake white jade ring was put in the box by Han Wei casually, how to say that it was also a genuine jade. Although I didn't lose anything, I decided to go to the hotel and ask for an explanation. Straight to the hotel lobby, it just so happened that the hotel manager was also there, and explained the situation, and the hotel manager swore that this would never happen, because the guest did not have a special request, and would not enter the guest's room without permission before checking out.
If not the hoteliers, who would it be? Han Wei was puzzled, and immediately asked the hotel to call up yesterday's surveillance video, and after some inquiry, sure enough, someone sneaked into Han Wei's room, the person was wearing a black coat, and the towering collar covered half of his face, and he couldn't see his face clearly, and he could only barely see that it was a man. I saw the man in black leaning towards the door, and the room was opened, and the man in black seemed to know that there was no one inside, so he immediately dodged in, and then closed the door. I don't know what the man in black did inside, it took two hours to come out, and he could see his face when he went out, but he covered it with a newspaper, and he still couldn't see it clearly.
Han Wei looked at the time when the man in black entered the room, he was in Wangfujing with Zhang Lu at that time, the other party should have known his whereabouts, otherwise he would never dare to stay for such a long time. Han Wei didn't know that he was being watched, and when he thought about it carefully, he didn't offend anyone. Suddenly I thought that the other party would be looking for the white jade ring? Although there are not many people who know the existence of the White Jade Ring now, there are many of them, and it is likely to cause others to covet it. But think about it, if it was because of the white jade ring, why didn't the fake white jade ring in the box be taken away, is it that the person who came is familiar with the white jade ring?
The hotel manager proposed to call the police, and Han Wei naturally agreed, but decided to change the hotel. Before leaving, he received a call from Qiu Lao, and found a large ancient tomb of the Western Han Dynasty near Xi'an, Shaanxi, which was preliminarily judged to be a princely tomb, and asked Han Wei if he wanted to go with him, maybe he could find clues about the white jade ring.
Han Wei knew that on the one hand, Qiu Lao also wanted to find the secret of Bai Yujie, and on the other hand, he was still guilty about Bai Yujie, no matter what point, as long as he could find a clue, Han Wei would not miss it. Without hesitation, he immediately agreed, checked out and went to the Institute of Archaeology, and followed the archaeological team to Xi'an. As for the mysterious man in black who entered the room, he handed it over to the police, and left a phone number anyway, and he would be notified immediately if there was a result.
Qiu Lao had already obtained a certificate for Han Wei and accompanied him as a temporary member of the archaeological team, and he saw that the situation was very urgent, so he actually chartered a plane directly to Xi'an. Qiu Lao didn't reveal too much, Han Wei asked others to know that there were robbery holes near the tomb found, and there were several, if he went later, he was afraid that the things with archaeological value would be stolen. learned from Qiu Lao that Li Kui's murder case had already reached a conclusion, he was poisoned, and the murderer was his rival in love, and he had secretly observed Li Kui for a long time, and saw that the other party had bought a ticket abroad, so he hurriedly started, and he didn't even have time to destroy the evidence. Han Wei believes that it is not so simple, because like Li Chun's death, the temperature of the two remained about 20 degrees after their deaths, and the police could not give an explanation.
Without a moment's delay, the archaeological team set off, and the weather has been fine in recent days, and the plane has not been delayed. After getting off the plane, I didn't stop in Xi'an city for a while, and there was a car to pick me up, and I went directly to the place where the princely tomb was found, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Xi'an, in the Qinling Mountains. In the car, Qiu Lao deliberately found an experienced archaeological team member Li Hua to explain some precautions for Han Wei. Li Hua is also thirty years old, he came out of the army, has a strong ability to survive in the wild, and has followed the archaeological team into no less than ten large ancient tombs, and also has strong experience in archaeology. However, Li Hua is not a very talkative person, the atmosphere is a little dull, and Han Wei just listens casually, and does not take it too seriously.
It took nearly three hours to reach the Qinling Mountains, and the car was no longer accessible, so everyone had to walk up the mountain. The archaeological team has already invited local mountain people as guides, and the guide's surname is Li, a man about 40 years old, who is very athletic, which makes people feel a sense of security when they see it.
And Qiu Lao is the leader of the team this time, there are too many things to deal with, and he has no time to pay attention to Han Wei. Han Wei saw clearly at this time that there were a total of thirty-seven people in the team, and there were a few people wearing camouflage uniforms, and they were still holding rifles in their hands, Han Wei was not sure if the other party was a soldier, but this lineup showed that the place where he went this time was not as simple as Qiu Lao said.
Han Wei felt a little inexplicably excited in his heart, this kind of thing was too exciting, there were many people who felt the same way as him, and among them, the three of them were also the first to come, and they couldn't hide their excitement, looking around from time to time. These three people are all students of Qiu Lao, and they are only twenty-five or sixteen years old, and they soon became acquainted with Han Wei, two of the three girls, Liu Xin and Zuo Lingling, are very talkative, but the only man, Zhang Yiping, is often silent.
The Qinling Mountains are the dividing line between the subtropical and the warm temperate zone, the vegetation north of the Qinling Mountains is seriously damaged, and there are very few mountains and forests, but today's destination is the location of the mountainside of the Nanshan Mountains, which still belongs to the dense forest, and from time to time there are unknown animal neighing sounds, some of which seem very poignant, which makes people shudder. But the guide looked normal, and the crowd was not much afraid. The road in the mountains and forests is not easy to walk, Han Wei has climbed the mountain a few times, and with seven or eight miles of road, he can barely support it, while Liu Xin and Zuo Lingling, as weak girls, are already tired and panting. Specially made a cane out of a tree branch, and the two supported each other, but some were still extremely slow, and they had already fallen from the middle of the team to the end.
Zhang Yiping wanted to help Liu Xin, but was refused, Han Wei watched it from the sidelines, and Liu Xin seemed to be a little resistant to Zhang Yiping. Zhang Yiping was rejected, and his expression was as usual, and he kept following Liu Xin and Zuo Lingling. Han Wei originally wanted to help Liu Xin and Zuo Lingling, but seeing this situation, he didn't step forward.
"Bang."
A gunshot rang out, and countless startled birds flew in unison, and from time to time the sound of tree branches being pulled.
Everyone in the archaeological team gathered around, and several guards raised their guns and looked around vigilantly, and soon the movement around them calmed down. After waiting for a while, no new gunshots came, and after discussion, two people were sent to investigate the situation. Only then did everyone know that the gunfire just now came from the tomb of the prince who was going to go, and there was a gunfire there, and it was likely that the advance team members had encountered some accident.
At this moment, the atmosphere of the archaeological team is a little depressing, and the occasional conversation is extremely soft. Liu Xin and Zuo Lingling were a little scared, they were the only female team members, close to each other, but their expressions were normal. The two of them sat next to Han Wei, and Liu Xin was very close to Han Wei, which made Zhang Yiping look at him from time to time, and his eyes were a little cold. Han Wei didn't want to cause more trouble, so he wanted to get up and leave, and changed his position, when the team members who went to explore the way came back, saying that the advance team members in front encountered poachers, and finally shot and signaled, scaring the other party away.
It wasn't that there was any danger, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, it was less than ten miles away from the princely tomb, and the archaeological team had to set up a tent before dark, so they set off again. After resting for a while, and recovering a little bit of physical strength, the ten-mile road was quickly walked and successfully reached the destination. In an uneven area, there were already several temporary tents, and the archaeological team relied on the original tents to set up.
When Han Wei took advantage of the tent to set up, he looked around, and there was no ancient tomb, but a cave entrance was supported, and there were people guarding it, presumably it was the entrance to the ancient tomb. Han Wei looked at the soil next to the cave entrance, it was still fresh, and it seemed that the cave entrance had also been excavated recently. Now that it was getting late, he would definitely not enter the ancient tomb, so Han Wei had to hold back his nervous and excited heart.
Sure enough, as Han Wei expected, they simply ate something, and the guide told the team members some precautions, and everyone went back to rest. Han Wei has been busy in recent days, he is already very tired, as soon as he enters the tent, he lies down directly, there are insects chirping from time to time around, and there are some unknown animal sounds, obviously very tired, but he can't sleep.
In the tent next to Han Wei, it was Liu Xin and Zuo Lingling, and I don't know why, the two deliberately chose to live next to Han Wei, which made Zhang Yi's face a little gloomy. The sound of the two of them talking slightly, they also didn't fall asleep, Han Wei didn't bother to listen to anything, touched the white jade ring in his arms, it seemed that the surroundings suddenly quieted down, and after a while, he fell asleep.