Chapter 17: Blue Beads
Li Bing finally understood that what he was doing now was his real hard work, and the unraveling of mysteries one by one might cause a sensation in the entire historiography and even rewrite the history of the Tang Dynasty and the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties.
He silently followed his uncle back to his study. At dinner, Lao Wu took out a bottle of liquor without a label and said, "Our brothers have to make a whole bottle today, this is Hengshui Laobaigan 68 degree puree."
But the uncle seemed to be preoccupied, and said, "You don't want to see what's in the box?"
Lao Wu said: "Of course I want to open it, waiting for you to speak."
My uncle looked at his watch and said, "It's time for the call to come." ”
A few people put down their chopsticks, came to the uncle's study, sat around the phone, time passed second by second, the room was surprisingly quiet, the idle flowers outside the window fell silently, the phone suddenly rang dripping, there was no caller number, the uncle answered without saying a word, he hummed a few times, and said, "Okay, I know." I hung up.
Several people came forward to listen to what he was going to say, but the uncle hurriedly got dressed and said: "I'm going to go into the mountain now, Old Wu, you go with me, Xiaolong, Xiaoice, you wait for news, I will send you a message specifically."
Li Bing said: "What about the treasure box? Is it open? ”
The uncle said, "You have given your lives to bring it back, you must know what is inside, open it."
Lao Wu went back to the house to get the treasure box, and Yu Xiaolong took the key.
Uncle looked at the box in front of him and said, "Li Bing, you come and open it." Li Bing took the key, tremblingly inserted it, twisted it, snapped, but the key was broken inside.
Li Bing took the half-cut key and said, "What quality?" Fake it. At this time, the box had a gap, as if it was equipped with a mechanism, and slowly opened, and a faint blue light emitted from the box.
When the box was fully opened, there was a bead the size of a ping-pong ball.
Li Bing said, "Night Pearl?"
Lao Wu said: "It's not like, this surface is not very smooth, but it looks like a blue ball?"
The uncle said, "I have to take it up the mountain and let the gods see it." Old Wu, let's go now. ”
He reached for the lid, but he couldn't break it. The light of the balls gradually dimmed, and after a while, it disappeared. The uncle was also a little nervous, and he didn't know what had happened, so he had to find a small safe, put all the boxes and balls in it, got into the car with Lao Wu, called Yu Xiaolong over and whispered a few words, and disappeared into the vast night in the car.
Not long after, a black RV drove over, the high-intensity searchlight headlights illuminated the entire courtyard wall, the automatic door slowly opened, the ramp string ladder was lowered, and Xiao Gu pushed Lao Liu out.
A woman dressed in a white high-slit cheongsam greeted her, and the flesh-colored stockings were still difficult to resist the cold of early spring.
The woman said, "Sir, I'm sorry, this is a private club, not for the public. You drive another two kilometers to Huaqing Palace, where you can spend the night resting. ”
Xiao Gu turned on the flashlight and shone it directly on the woman's face, the dazzling light made her squint, blocked it with her hand, and said, "Sir, what are you doing here?"
Lao Liu made a gesture, Xiao Gu turned off the flashlight, and Lao Liu said, "I've been here before, don't you know?" Looks like you're new here? ”
The woman said, "Those who come here have made an appointment by phone in advance."
Lao Liu said: "Make an appointment? , good, good. Wu Huai'an, you come out! ”
The woman said, "Mr. Wu, he is not here." Lao Liu was about to speak, but Yu Xiaolong had already heard the shouts outside the door and hurried out. He put on a black coat with a stand-up collar and said, "Master Liu, why are you only here now." Come in and sit down. ”
Lao Liu said, "Okay, go in and talk slowly."
In the living room, Yu Xiaolong poured tea for Lao Liu and his entourage, and said, "I've been waiting for you all day, why are you here now?"
Lao Liu said: "I went out to do some errands, you left without saying hello, and let my daughter send you, it's really ......"
Yu Xiaolong said: "It's dangerous in the city these days, and you can't stay anywhere, so you should move quickly."
Lao Liu said: "How do you know that I am moving?" Yes, get you out of here, and waste a mansion on me. That's the Dragon Lock! Sooner or later, it will have to be discovered. ”
Yu Xiaolong said: "I really want to thank you, it was you and your daughter who saved our lives."
Lao Liu said: "Come on, the baby didn't even look at it, this is gratitude?" What about Lao Wu? Ran away with the baby? ”
Yu Xiaolong said: "This matter is not trivial, of course we must be cautious. Lao Wu and Professor went up the mountain. ”
Lao Liu said: "Go up the mountain? What's in the box? ”
Yu Xiaolong said: "A pearl of the night."
Lao Liu said: "Night Pearl? Fei is so involved in such a big fight, how many of your lives are almost put into it, just for a bead? ”
Yu Xiaolong said: "What do you think, this is not an ordinary bead, it can be compared to the one in Cixi's mouth."
Lao Liu said: "That's also selling through my channels, what can you do if you keep it?"
Yu Xiaolong said: "How much do you want to sell?" How much this bead sells for is a loss! ”
Lao Liu said: "But ......"
Yu Xiaolong filled him with tea and said, "The good goods are delivered to the immortals, what can you do if you just look at them twice, and only add to your troubles."
Lao Liu said: "Okay, don't talk about this. My house has changed hands, and I'll have to find another place to live next time. ”
Yu Xiaolong said: "It's hard for you, you are not short of money, you can't spend it in ten lifetimes, if I were you, I would have quit the rivers and lakes a long time ago and enjoyed it."
Lao Liu said: "People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, how can they retreat if they want to?"
Yu Xiaolong took out the bottle of Lao Baigan from the inner room and said, "Lao Wu specially left it for you, brothers drink two cups together."
Lao Liu waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have to go back to pack up and prepare to move."
Yu Xiaolong said: "I'm really embarrassed tonight, so I won't stay." Sent them out.
For the next few days, Yu Xiaolong spent the whole day in the gym, either running or lifting weights, or practicing sanda. In the interval between breaks, I didn't forget to flirt with the waiter's little sister. Li Bing was also pulled by him to practice together all day until he was exhausted. He understands that there is still a task, where will he go next time? Could it be that he will live on inverted buckets for the rest of his life?
After firing 100 rounds at the shooting range that day, Li Bing ordered a Dongpo elbow in the kitchen. He leaned back on the couch in the lounge and flipped through the TV.
In his mind, it seemed that he hadn't watched TV for more than a year. Boredom time is all contributed to the phone. He leaned lazily, moving his already sore arm, and in a moment his elbow was brought to the table. He didn't care so much, he picked up the plate and took a bite, but his eyes were staring at the TV but he was stunned.
The news said: "Xijing archaeological discovery, in the geological survey of Metro Line 2, archaeologists found a large tomb group in the Tang Dynasty, after archaeological professionals research, this is very likely to be the Tang Gaozu Li Yuan's eldest son Li Yuan built the cemetery, this discovery has also caused great controversy in the historical circles." Due to the severity of the theft, salvage excavations are currently underway. ”