The villagers who came to inform the militia platoon commander that the old cadre of the archaeological team had died, and Shirley Yang and I heard this, and our brains were "buzzing". I'm afraid that the old cadre is none other than Professor Sun who we are looking for; If he dies, we will do it too. How can you not die early and not die late, just in time for this critical joint.

Listening to the villager continue to report the situation to the militia platoon commander, it turned out that the archaeological team only came with two people, and asked the villagers to hoist them in baskets into the cave of the coffin shop to see what was underneath. It's been more than an hour, and there is no movement no matter how you say hello. The village chief was worried that something would happen to them, so he wanted to send a few brave villagers down to find them. But everyone was frightened, thinking of the legend of the coffin shop, and for a while people were panicked, and no one dared to go down to die, saying that this cave was through the underworld, and they couldn't go up if they went down.

Only the militia platoon commander, a strong man, had gone down once, so the village chief had no choice but to send someone to find him back to help.

The militia platoon commander was also a good man when he went down to the hole last time, recalling that cold cave, and standing in the sun at this time, he had to tremble all over his body. Now seeing that the village chief sent someone to find him, maybe he planned to let him go down again. As soon as he thought of this, the militia platoon leader turned his legs and stomachs, secretly screamed bitterly, and wanted to turn around and go back, but he said that he couldn't move his legs.

Shirley Yang saw that this was an opportunity, so he gave me a look, and I knew it in my heart. Since Professor Sun's life and death are unknown and he fell into a cave in the ground, we must see people in life and corpses in death, and we must venture down to rescue him. This is a poor and remote place, and when others come to save him, Professor Sun will definitely not be lucky.

So I grabbed the hand of the militia platoon commander and said to him: "Comrade Company Commander, it turns out that you are the first hero to go down the tunnel. I'm so honored to be able to shake your hand. ”

Although the militia platoon commander is a rough man, he is very vain, otherwise he would not have made any farce of militia martial law. When I spoke like this, my heart was greatly appreciated.

I struck while the iron was hot, and then said to him: "I know that kind of hole, even if you are a good man with iron, you will not be able to resist the cold breath in the cave for a long time." Since you have already made a cave expedition, Professor Sun of our archaeological team is the stubborn old man who is almost bald, and he is an old acquaintance, why don't you take us over and I will walk for you. Of course, I did this to save my old friend, and secondly, to learn more about your heroic deeds. Not only do I want to learn from you personally, but I also want to call on the people of the whole country to continue to carry out a vigorous movement to learn from you. So take us to the coffin shop in the village. ”

The militia platoon commander was a little embarrassed: "Brother, look at this...... It's not that I refuse to let you into the village, but I have given an explanation to the militia organizationally, and I am not allowed to let the idle people go in today. ”

I heard that my heart was on fire, and there was smoke in the five interiors, and it seemed that this grandson was still fucking soft and not hard, and he was not allowed to enter after giving money and saying good things. Then I'm not polite to you, so I grabbed the stick in the hand of the militia platoon commander, and said to him with a straight face: "Do you see the young lady behind me?" She is a US commissioner, and to tell you the truth, we are from the Sino-US Cooperation Institute, and if you delay our major affairs any longer, she will send a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country and ask the organization to give you the post of platoon leader. I said that you are also a national cadre of the fucking size, why can't you see the height of your eyebrows like this, don't you see that she is impatient? This is also what she looks at in my face, if I don't admire you for being a good man, I won't tell you these truths, will you let us pass? ”

The militia platoon commander was confused, and he didn't understand what I meant, but when he heard that he could find an official and let the organization deal with him, he immediately agreed to take us into the village.

I took two yuan and gave it to Old Man Liu's grandson, asked him to buy candy to eat, told him not to be greedy on the way back, and sent him home.

Shirley Yang and I didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly followed the militia platoon commander into the village of Shibeidian behind the hillside. As soon as I turned the hillside, it suddenly became clear that this stone tablet shop was located in a small basin surrounded by hills. It is blessed with a unique geographical environment, warm in winter and cool in summer. In the dry season, a small basin like this one will not lack rain due to the air pressure; When the Yellow River floods, it is surrounded by dense hills, forming a natural barrier. Moreover, the population of this stone tablet shop is really quite large, not to mention five or six hundred households, and from the hillside, the village is quite neat and orderly.

A short walk away, I saw a huge stone monument standing on a hillside. Back then, I saw the wordless tablet on Mount Tai, it was already very huge, and the stone tablet at the entrance of the stele shop village was not much smaller than the wordless tablet of Mount Tai. The handwriting on the stele is long gone, and it looks like a large abrupt stone slab from afar. There is a headless strong stone beast under the stele, which looks a bit like the stump of the negative stele, but it is plausible.

Shirley Yang and I rushed into the village to rescue Professor Sun, and on the way we saw the peculiarity of this stele, and we couldn't help but look at it a few more times, but we couldn't see the origin of this stele. She asked me, "It doesn't look like a tombstone, do you think there's an ancient tomb around here?" ”

I looked around as I walked, and it was a nice place to live, with a pleasant climate. But the surrounding area is scattered hills, not a pattern, not a rational situation, not like there is an ancient tomb. Even if there were, it would not be a mausoleum for princes and nobles. I heard the militia platoon commander say that the cave found under the coffin in the village is gloomy, and there is a blue brick paving on the first floor, a stone bed in the middle, and there is another cave below, what kind of place will it be?

In any case, our only hope now is on Professor Sun. His life and death in the cave are unknown, no matter what kind of Longtan Tiger's Den is under it, I must find a way to rescue him, and speed up his pace with Shirley Yang at the moment.

The militia platoon commander led the way and stopped in front of a coffin shop at the east end of the village. It not only sells longevity materials, but also sells fragrant paper horses. There is an old plaque hanging in front of the door, and there are many villagers watching the excitement in front of the door, and there are three or five militiamen with big shoulders and round waists in front of the hall to prevent everyone from entering. In fact, even if you let it in, no one dares to enter now, and everyone is suspicious and discussant. Some say that this hole probably leads to the Dragon Palace under the Yellow River, this alarm is terrible, after a few days the Yellow River Dragon King is angry, and he will flood this radius for thousands of miles; Some people say that the cave is connected to the underworld, and if it is not filled in and sealed at night, the hungry ghosts and ghosts of the underworld will run out of the cave and harm people. There is also a village elementary school teacher who said even more evilly: "You donkeys know a lot, you know a superstitious **** ball." It's cold down there, it must be through Antarctica. After a while, ice water poured over from one side of the earth, drowning you superstitious donkeys. ”

Several large and small minds in the village were in a hurry—the two archaeologists sent by the province did not move after going down to the cave, and the big basket they pulled up was also empty, and no one dared to go down to explore. Looking back, the superiors blame it, and it is really difficult to excuse it.

The village chief and the others were ignoring the situation when they saw the militia platoon commander turn around. This platoon commander is a well-known bold in the whole village, and since the villagers dare not go into the hole, they have to let the militia platoon commander take the lead for everyone.

The militia platoon commander introduced me and Shirley Yang without waiting for the village chief to give an order, saying that these two were from the Sino-US Cooperation Institute and the archaeological team, and that they knew the two archaeologists whose fate was unknown.

The village chief hurriedly hugged me tightly: "My comrade, we are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and we have finally looked forward to the people in the organization." Then he told a lot of difficulties, not that the village committee did not want to save people, but the villagers were frightened by the legend of the coffin shop. Originally, there was a platoon of militia, but since the beginning of '79, the establishment has not been full, and there are only seven or eight rabbles when they are full, and they have not received any formal training. Since there are comrades sent by the superiors, then the militia will be under your command.

I understood what the village chief meant, he was putting the blame on me, and now I don't care about talking to him about this. I went inside and took a look at the crypt - the floor tiles in the coffin had been pried open a lot, revealing a huge crack underneath, and I couldn't see how deep it was. I didn't have anything with me, and it was very difficult for me and Shirley Yang to go down and save people, and someone had to help.

So I first asked the village chief to send a villager with fast legs to the county seat to move rescue soldiers, whether it was the public security, the armed police, or the medical personnel, so that they could come as soon as possible. However, once the functional part of this kind of rural county is operational, it needs to be approved at all levels, and the efficiency is extremely low, and it cannot be completely expected that they can come in time.

I know that Professor Sun and the others have been down for a long time, if there is really danger, most of them will have died a long time ago, so I can only pray for the blessing of Master Zu, they are just trapped below, so that we still have a chance to go down to rescue. But haste is not enough, this time there can be no more rash action, and these militias are a rabble, and must be prepared in advance; If there is another accident, it will be a big problem.

Then let the militia platoon commander gather all the militia, counting the militia platoon commander, there were a total of eight people, all carrying burning sticks and red tassel guns to stand in a horizontal column. I stood in front of them and said, "Comrades, two of our comrades have died below. I'm going to take you to save them now, and everyone is under my command, so don't worry too much. This is not a netherworld underneath, it may be some kind of ancient ruin. If I ask you to save people, it will not be voluntary labor, you will each have a hundred yuan for labor expenses, how about saving people and giving each person an extra hundred? Do the comrades have the determination? Do you dare to go? ”

The militia were listless at first and didn't want to take risks, but when the village chief spoke, they couldn't help but listen, and a few of them even planned to pretend that their stomachs hurt. But after hearing it, it was said that one person gave 200 yuan for labor fees, and immediately felt a hundred times more energetic, and one by one held their heads high, and their mental outlook changed, and they agreed in unison.

When I saw that the money offensive was working, I asked everyone to bring a few rifles from the village armed forces, and asked the village chief to prepare candles and flashlights. In the countryside there is that kind of whistle made of tree bark, and one person is haired.

Shirley Young reminded me, "This crypt has at least two floors or more, and Professor Sun and they may want to see how much damage the air erosion is in the lower layer and what they encounter there." And I don't know how deep the two floors are, the chemical and biological effects of salts, water, gases, bacteria and other chemicals in the underground environment have a sharp change in the air, causing great harm to the human body. Each of us should cover our nose and mouth with a wet towel again, light a torch, and retreat as soon as the torch is extinguished. ”

I nodded yes and told everyone to do what she said. Leave three militiamen on top to be responsible for lifting and lowering the hanging baskets, and let the village chief lead the people of the village committee to guard the gate and not let unrelated people in.

Seeing that it was almost ready, I was about to go down first, when suddenly I saw a commotion outside the door, and a blind man took advantage of the chaos to squeeze in. Wearing a pair of dual-element blind mirrors and a goatee, this person held a book in one hand and a bamboo stick in the other, and anxiously asked the people in the coffin shop: "Which one is in charge?" Please come out and speak. ”

I shouted impatiently to the village chief, "Aren't you not allowed to let the idlers wait in?" How can we let this blind man in, get him out quickly, and don't delay our important business. ”

The blind man heard where I was talking and slapped me with a stick: "The boy is rude, you don't know who the old man is, otherwise how dare you say crazy words, the old man is here to save your life......

The village chief also rushed over to me and said, "Comrade Hu, this is a well-known fortune teller in the county, last year my mother-in-law stepped on the fox fairy and fell into evil, thanks to this gentleman's guidance, she was able to save her life." Listen to him, and you will be right. ”

I was anxious in my heart, anxious to know the whereabouts of Professor Sun's life and death, so I scolded the blind man: "Fuck your uncle, why didn't we do anything to you when we swept away all the bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods, where did you hide at that time, and now you come out and pretend to be a big-tailed wolf, I tell you to get out of my way quickly, don't get in the way." ”

The blind man pursed his mouth and snorted coldly: "The old man used to give the chief a hexagram in Jiangxi, and he had a place to go when there was a disaster, and at that time there was no junior like you. The old man can't bear to see these innocent lives being affected by you, and they are all dead here, so he makes it clear to you that this crypt is not an ordinary place to go comparable, and if you say what is inside, I am afraid that you will be scared to death. ”