Louvre.

The warehouse is unusually tall and divided into many different sections, which house ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman, medieval and modern artifacts and artefacts, mainly from East Asia. Qin Beiyang found a lot of Tang Sancai, Song Jun kiln, Ming blue and white and Qing Dynasty enamel color, more ancient Shang and Zhou bronzes, Han portrait stones, Buddha statues of the Northern and Southern Dynasties......

Suddenly, Qin Beiyang found a copper sheep's head.

The manufacture of tomb beasts inevitably comes into contact with various metals, and Qin Beiyang also treasures bronze ware. Look at the red copper color is deep, contains fine light, and I am afraid that it contains alloys, so there is no trace of rust, the process is quite fine and realistic, the folds and fluff are clearly identifiable, and the prominent horns and ears are vivid.

"This ...... Isn't it the bronze head of the 12 zodiac animals in the Old Summer Palace? ”

As soon as these words came out, Anna and Li Longsheng also came around and asked him, "How do you see it?" ”

"I lived in the ruins of the Old Summer Palace. On both sides of the pool in front of Haiyan Hall, the original bronze statues of the heads of the 12 zodiac animals - the rat, the tiger, the dragon, the horse, the monkey, the dog, the ugly cow, the rabbit, the snake, the sheep, the chicken, the pig...... Now there are only twelve headless bronze statues left, and the original beast capital is gone. The British and French forces burned the Old Summer Palace, cut off the bronze heads of the 12 zodiac animals, and plundered them to Europe, where their whereabouts are still unknown. Qin Beiyang circled around the head of the bronze sheep, "It turns out that the sheep is hidden in the Louvre Museum." ”

Cambridge Dr. Li Longsheng added: "I have also heard of the bronze beast head of the Chinese zodiac, which is said to have been designed by Emperor Qianlong on the order of Lang Shining. Originally, it was designed as a European-style nude fountain, but Qianlong believed that it violated Chinese ethics and morality, so it became a zodiac sign. ”

"I think twelve naked women are better, preferably corresponding to the twelve zodiac signs. For example, if it's Gemini these days, it should be sprayed by a pair of twin nude bronze statues. ”

Anna said something deviant, she is a fortune teller in the horoscope tarot.

"Don't talk nonsense." Qin Beiyang picked up a Qing Dynasty waist knife on the side of the bronze sheep's head, "I guess this large pile of cultural relics and treasures are all stolen goods looted by the British and French forces from the Old Summer Palace." ”

Ouyang Anna patted her head: "Yes, I should ask Chief Lu to protest and ask the French government to return the lost cultural relics of the Old Summer Palace to China." ”

"Easier said than done! I've been in Europe for many years, and there are quite a few of them in the British Museum. In this world of the jungle, these are trophies. If it could be returned to China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan would have been returned long ago. ”

Li Longsheng shattered their illusions.

The great sinologist Bo Xihe watched coldly, not wanting to get involved. He followed the ladder to the top floor, where he could see through the glass and look down on the entire Louvre's collection.

He pointed to the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian collections, and said in fluent Beijing dialect: "The oldest civilization recognized by mankind originated from the Nile River and the two river basins, influenced the Minoan civilization in Crete, the Mycenaean civilization in the Greek Peninsula, and then the era of Homer's epic poems, and Europe ushered in ancient Greece and ancient Rome, but where did the civilization originate?" How did it originate? It remains a mystery to this day. ”

Qin Beiyang overlooked the ancient Babylonian Code of Hammurabi: "Mr. Bo Xihe, do you think that studying the tomb beast can solve the mystery of the origin of mankind?" ”

"A series of mysteries that include the age of ancient mythology. Some archaeologists associate tomb beasts with ancient Egyptian mummies. The Frenchman walked up to Li Longsheng and said, "Dr. Li, please tell us about the latest invention of Cambridge University to detect the age." ”

It turned out that Li Longsheng was invited by Bo Xihe to come to the Louvre Museum.

He straightened his hair, turned his head to look at Anna and said, "An isotope, one of two or more atoms of the same chemical element with the same atomic number, occupies the same place on the periodic table, has almost the same chemical behavior, but differs in atomic weight or mass, and its mass spectrometry behavior, radioactive transition, and physical properties are also different. ”

Anna glared at him: "Don't look at me, for me this is the Book of Heaven." ”

Qin Beiyang barely understood, and when he was a student at the Third High School in Kyoto, he often borrowed physics books from the library.

Li Longsheng continued: "Carbon-14 is obtained by cosmic rays striking nitrogen-14 atoms in the air, with a half-life of up to 5,730 years. When a living organism stops breathing after death, carbon-14 begins to decrease, and the approximate age can be estimated by measuring the carbon-14 content in antiquities. ”

"But can it only detect living organisms that once were? Like ancient Egyptian mummies? ”

"Mummies are best tested using carbon-14. This technology has just been invented, and it is slowly being perfected. Our theoretical physics laboratory at the University of Cambridge is working on the integration of archaeology and physics. If you need to, Mr. Birch, I can use physics to help you restore this grave beast. Or rather, restore it to the state it was in when it was first unearthed. ”

The great sinologist Bo Xihe's eyes lit up: "Very welcome." ”

Qin Beiyang suddenly interjected: "Can you detect the soul of the tomb beast?" ”

"The soul of the grave beast?"

In the dust of the Louvre Museum, Birch and Qin Beiyang looked at the disguise.

He timidly stepped back behind Anna, "I'm sorry, I've heard that all 'soul machines' have souls. ”

"Who are you?"

"Mr. Bo Xihe, he is just a little diplomat of the Chinese delegation."

Ouyang Anna covered up for Qin Beiyang, and Li Longsheng did not expose their tricks, but instead helped and said: "Mr. Bo Xihe, I have something to say goodbye today, and I will come back to visit in a few days to help you restore the ten-horned seven-headed tomb beast to its original appearance." ”

The three of them walked out of the Louvre Museum, and Qin Beiyang suddenly said: "Mr. Li, can you really use physics to detect and restore cultural relics?" ”

"It depends on the extent of the damage."

"You still have research on 'soul machines'?"

"I know a little bit about it."

Qin Beiyang retreated under the bridge by the Seine River, and knelt down on one leg in front of Li Longsheng: "I have a tomb beast, it has been seriously injured and is in danger, please save it!" ”

"Beiyang, the man has gold under his knees, what are you doing?"

Ouyang Anna reprimanded him, but Qin Beiyang also knelt down on his other knee, tears rolling in his eyes: "I have tried all the methods, but I can't alleviate Jiushi's injury, let alone find Dr. Holstein to throw himself into the net." Only you can help me. ”

"Nine colors? Is it really a tomb beast? ”

"The owner of the tomb is the grandson of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian, the sixth son of Tang Ruizong Li Dan, and Li Longqi, the king of Zhongnan County."

"I know that this little prince is the half-brother of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, and I am a direct descendant of Li Longji." Li Longsheng paced a few steps and picked up Qin Beiyang, "Take me to have a look." ”