The silence in the darkness was broken by a "tick", and the echo reverberated through the winding grotto, as Stern put his pistol against the professor's forehead and pulled down the safety bolt. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"What are you doing?" The professor's words echoed through the wide grotto.

"That's a question for me!"

Anne suddenly saw the scene in front of her, and was very shocked and puzzled: "Sergeant, what are you doing?" Put the gun down! ”。

Originally, she and Downey had followed Professor Morrill out of the grass shortly after the explosion and into a cloister in an old grotto, which was supposed to be what the professor called the palace. And then Stern and Kansa, who followed in the dark, had just joined them, and before they had time to rejoice that they had finally escaped from the pursuit of the monster, the current scene appeared. Anne didn't know what was going on, but she continued to persuade Stern:

"What happened? Sergeant! Don't you know that this is dangerous, why do you want to do this to the professor? Put down your gun! ”

"It's okay to let him go, then you have to tie him up first!"

"For... Why? Professor: What's wrong with him, you're going to do this to him? Can you put the gun down first? Anne was very sluggish at this sudden turn of events, and she tried her best to control her emotions, trying to speak to Stern in a calm tone, but she was still a little shaky. She couldn't figure out why Stern suddenly seemed to be a different person, pointing a gun at the professor and tying him up!

"What's going on? Sgt. Stern, why are you suddenly holding a gun at the professor? Did he do something wrong? Donnie's expression of surprise when he saw this scene never changed.

"Donnie, you and Kansa are at the door first, come in and tell me if there is any danger, I want to have a good talk with your professor here. Annie, get a rope and tie the professor up, or my gun won't be kind to him!" ”

Anne didn't know what Stern wanted to do at the moment, and she couldn't see Stern's expression clearly in the dark, but she could tell from his decisive tone that he had premeditated. So in this case, the only way to do what Stern tells you to do is to figure out what he thinks first.

Anne was tied up and thought in her heart, now their weapons were only the pistol in Stern's hand, the rifle had run out of bullets and was left on the road by Stern, and the weapons in Anne and the professor's hands except for a dagger had also fallen on Stonehenge. So no matter what Stern wanted to do at the moment, she couldn't do anything.

"Tell me, Professor, tell me what you're here for." Stern was still holding the gun to the professor's forehead.

"Investigation." The professor replied lightly

"Investigation? I heard you right! At the risk of dying at any moment, come to such a deserted place to investigate? ”

"Didn't I tell you, sergeant? This is a special archaeological expedition to the ruins organized by Professor Morrill personally, but we didn't expect so many accidents to happen. Anne anxiously explained for the professor, for she didn't know what Stern was going to do to him.

"Miss Annie, I believe that you and Donnie really came here with the professor, but when you think about it, your Professor Morrill, every move in the past few days is probably not as simple as coming to investigate! He must have some ulterior motives! ”

"How is that possible? I've been working as an assistant by the professor's side, what he's going to do for me... How could I not be clear! Anne was told this by Stern, looking at the professor in front of her, and she began to feel a little less confident. Indeed, she thought about it calmly, the professor felt as if he had suddenly changed in the past few days, and he was very concerned about all the monuments and clues in the reincarnation city, and sometimes even his temperament changed drastically. This is normal for an ordinary archaeological expedition, but this is just an unproven remnant of the Angkor Dynasty, and if you want to do serious in-depth research, you must apply to the academy and get approval before you can continue. However, the current situation is that the professor wants to find this reincarnation city with only a few materials he has collected since entering the reincarnation city, which is unthinkable if it is replaced by ordinary archaeological research. What's more, she doesn't care about the dangers she has experienced along the way, but Donnie is still so young, how to explain to the academy what kind of accident has happened. Not to mention how he had been thinking about their safety all the way and how he had been in danger several times to save Donnie and her sergeant. When Anne thought about it, she began to understand Stern's struggle.

"Sergeant, don't forget, what status you are now!" The professor's words are calm and light, but they are full of power!

This sentence was not small for Stern, and his right hand holding the gun began to shake slightly!

Yes, at the end of the day, Stern is just a mercenary hired by the professor, and it's not even official! Originally, he was a deserter on the battlefield, an exiled soldier who couldn't even go back to his own country! Although Stern has been narrowly escaped from the US military court in recent years, it also means that he has become a stateless person! So he has been trying to accumulate enough capital in recent years and actively seek relationships that he can use in order to find a stable life.

However, the political situation in Cambodia is unstable and there is a danger of civil war at any time. So if he stays here, life will definitely not be easy.

The turning point came three months ago, when Professor Morrill was introduced to him by his business partner and sent an invitation to hire him as a bush guide. Of course, Stern was very surprised at the time, and although he was very reluctant to enter the jungle again, he also cherished every hard-won opportunity. After several negotiations, the professor offered him a very tempting offer - the professor could help him obtain a French nationality status, and there was a sum of money sufficient to establish himself in France.

Thinking that he was about to go to the free and romantic, beautiful French Republic, Stern happily agreed to the professor's invitation, after all, it was much easier for him to take a team of people to the jungle to do archaeological expeditions than to go to the battlefield! However, Stern began to think that it was just a trip to a site like Angkor Temple, but he didn't expect that the professor was going to a deserted deep mountain jungle!

What he didn't expect was that there were so many strange creatures, dangerous forests, and the curse of the Brahmins that puzzled him!

And none of this compares to Professor Morrill, who is giving him more and more headaches, what is he looking for? If you just want to investigate a temple that has disappeared for hundreds of years, then why go to such great lengths to find it? There are so many temple ruins in Siem Reap that can be slowly investigated, why did he want to get into this dangerous place? And what kind of treasure did these brahmins hide in the temple of reincarnation, so that not only the learned people like the professor but also the French army during World War II wanted to find the temple of reincarnation?

Professor Morrill saw that Stern was in a trance, so he continued: "Sergeant Stern, if our cooperation can go smoothly this time, then not only can you take a part of the treasure of the Brahmins in the temple, but the promise between us will still be fulfilled. ”

When Stern heard what the professor said, he thought to himself that there was something wrong with him! It's unbelievable that he, as an archaeologist, is willing to take treasure as a condition!

But before Stern could respond, Anne couldn't help but ask first: "Professor, how are you..."

"Treasure is the common wealth of humanity on Earth, and it shouldn't just belong to this country, right? Besides, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is just a symbol of wealth and a measure of value. But in our archaeological world, as long as there is nothing of archaeological value, it is just a pile of beautiful stones. ”

"Hmph..."Stern sneered, glad that he had finally seen through the professor's true face.

"I'm not interested in the treasures of the Brahmins, I just want to find my way out of Samsara City! Get out of this hellish place! ”

"That's easy, as soon as we get to the Temple of Reincarnation, we can see the river, maybe there is a boat you can go down the river and return to the civilized world."

"What? Where did the ship come from? Could it be that there are still people in this reincarnation city? Stern's eyes were staring straight at the professor, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.