Naturally, it was impossible for Zhuan Rui to stay with us for dinner, so after finalizing the plan and leaving the contact information, Tofu and I took a taxi to go back to the hotel. On the way to the hotel, you will pass a flyover, and on both sides of the bridge are small stalls and vendors, pushing carts and stalls selling melons and fruit snacks. There are a lot of people here in Beijing, the overpass is full of Beipiao, I got off the car with Tofu and walked all the way across the bridge to go back, the vendors on both sides attracted a lot of little girls, boys, and children to stop, making the overpass more crowded.

I said to the tofu: "I used to practice stalls on the flyover, I remember that it was the first time I tried to do business, I lost more than 2,000 yuan without experience, and the 2,000 yuan at that time was accumulated by moving bricks on the construction site for a year, and I couldn't even eat instant noodles after the loss, I ...... "I said for a long time, and suddenly found that no one paid attention to me, and I turned my head to see that I was dumbfounded, and the tofu was gone."

Damn, this can be lost.

I quickly looked around in the crowd, and finally found tofu in front of a stall, he was talking to a little girl, I was angry, and said, "This child is estimated to be eleven or twelve years old, you can let her go." ”

Tofu said: "What do you know, according to statistics, the average age of successful people is seven years older than their spouses, so now they are raising other people's wives, and my wife is still in school at this time." ”

This is a candy man stall, and the jar contains beeswax-like syrup, which looks like amber in the sun, attracting many children. I grabbed Tofu's collar and was about to leave, but Tofu hurriedly said, "Wait, wait, the money has been paid." I want a dragon and a tiger, let's have one for each person, a dragon and a tiger partner, across the mushroom world. ”

As he spoke, the old master took the shape of a dragon and turned his head to prepare to be a tiger, so I said, "I don't want a tiger, I want a cat." ”

Tofu was not happy, emphasizing the tiger, I said: I am a dragon, yes, but you are a little like a tiger all over your body, we are not a dragon and tiger partner, we are a chinchilla combination.

Just as I was talking, my phone rang, and when I looked at the caller ID, it was Gu Wenmin calling. During this time, she estimated that she was not worried less, my heart was hot, and when I answered the phone, I heard Gu Wenmin's voice a little excited, and seemed to be happy, and said: "Chen Hang, you and Xiaodou hurry up and come over, and the matter is solved." ”

I said, "To the police?" ”

Gu Wenmin gave me an address, which was actually the address of the Central Archaeological Institute, and I wondered for a while, thinking that why did she go to the Archaeological Institute? In a blink of an eye, the tofu cat was ready, and the two of us got off the overpass, hungry, so we bought a baked cake and took a taxi to the high school entrance examination institute while nibbling. The place was built very magnificently, but it was relatively deserted, all the way in except for the security guard who was playing with his mobile phone at the door, he didn't see any other figures, I and Tofu looked all the way to the room number, and soon arrived in front of an office, knocked on the door, and Gu Wenmin came to answer the door.

After the door opened, I swept it in, and there was a small office inside, with bookshelves on three sides, which were full of essays and various materials, and behind the desk sat an old man with gray hair and glasses.

Tofu took a look, lowered his voice and said, "Could it be that this is Gu Da Beauty's father, she took you to see her father-in-law." ”

Gu Wenmin's ears were sharp, he heard the wind, glared at the tofu, and said, "Don't talk nonsense." Then he gave us an introduction. This old man's surname is Lin, he is an archaeology professor, and it is estimated that because he has been running outside all the year round, he is energetic and radiant, and he does not have the twilight of the elderly at all. Although I couldn't understand why Gu Wenmin suddenly introduced a professor to me, she was a reliable person, so I also had a polite conversation with Professor Nalin.

This old professor is quite personable, not difficult, and there is no professor's shelf, after greeting and introducing himself, he listened to Professor Lin say: "I listened to Xiao Gu about your business." Unexpectedly, you are actually a descendant of Mr. Chen. ”

Teacher Chen? I said in my heart: Could it be that this old man knows my grandfather? As if seeing my doubts, Professor Lin smiled: "When I first started working, I was led by Mr. Chen Siyuan Chen, and I followed him to a lot of places and learned a lot of things. It's a pity that Mr. Chen left his post later, leaving no news and contact information, and after so many years, I am also old. He said, a look of remembrance in his eyes.

Only then did I know that this old man was my grandfather's old friend, and he must have been a student that my grandfather had taken when he was still working in the archaeological team. I don't have any feelings for my parents, because they have been twenty-eight years, I haven't spoken, I haven't met, and the public opinion I hear around me is not very good, so I can't talk about family affection. But I was brought up by my grandfather, and I have been dependent on each other for more than ten years, and at this moment, when I saw the appearance of Professor Lin's remembrance, I couldn't help but think of the time when my grandfather was reborn, and my heart was heavy, and I was relatively speechless for a while.

Over the years, I have rarely thought about the past, life has to go on, people have to look forward, but since I stepped into the circle of inverted buckets a month ago, I found that this circle is not small, big is not big, come and go, the relationship between people is also inextricably linked, I can meet my grandfather's old man here, and the long-buried feelings in my heart have also emerged.

Tofu probably saw that the atmosphere was wrong, so he snorted, changed the topic, and said, "Gu Da Beauty, let's get down to business, what does Professor Lin have to do with our affairs?" When he interrupted, Professor Lin also came back to his senses, and without waiting for Gu Wenmin to speak, he said, "I understand your situation. That's the case, I have a plan to go to sea for archaeology, and I need to use some Tufuzi's ingenious and lewd skills, Xiao Gu recommended you to me, and you are the descendant of Teacher Chen, so this position belongs to you. "He didn't call us tomb robbers directly, but called Tufuzi in jargon, which is already very face-saving.

I have a better impression of this old professor in my heart. But good feelings can't be eaten, so I didn't speak, waiting for him to continue.

Tofu immediately said: "We can't protect ourselves now, and we still follow you to archaeology?" ”

Gu Wenmin smiled and said, "It's a meritorious service." In fact, there has always been no shortage of cases of cooperation with Tufuzi in the archaeological team, and I have heard about your grandfather Professor Lin, isn't he a good example? This time, Professor Lin has an archaeological operation at sea, and he needs to rely on some of Tufuzi's skills, this is a good opportunity, I will report this matter to the above, and clear the case for you. If possible, you can even work in the archaeological institute in the future. ”

I said in my heart: Grandpa left the archaeological institute because of the curse, and now there is no clue to the face of the ghost, what am I going to do in the archaeological institute? However, it would be good if I could take this opportunity to clear the criminal record, and this Professor Lin has a friendship with my grandfather, so I think there are a lot of things that can be found from him.

But what kind of archaeological action does it require the participation of tomb robbers? Can't these archaeological experts figure it out on their own? Thinking about it this way, I changed to a more euphemistic way to ask my doubts, and Professor Lin heard this and said with a smile: "You don't need to be called by the professor, you can call me Uncle Lin, since you are the grandson of Teacher Chen, don't see me in the future." After a pause, he added: "Before the founding of New China, there was no archaeological team, you say, what did the archaeological team do?" ”

Tofu said: "Grave diggers, but you have a license, we don't." ”

Professor Lin laughed when he heard this, and said, "The young man is very straightforward, but you are right, digging graves is also part of our work, but we can come clearly, this in the past, it was an official thief." "I didn't expect Professor Lin to suddenly mention the matter of official thieves, in fact, in modern times, there is no need for official thieves to save zài, because what they need to do has already been done by the archaeological team. Strictly speaking, official thieves in the traditional sense have gradually retired with history after the founding of New China.

As if knowing our thoughts, Professor Lin said: "In fact, there are indeed fewer official thieves, but they have not disappeared, and most of the archaeological activities are now approved by the archaeological institute." What officials and thieves participate in is often something that needs to be excavated, but cannot be made public. ”

I said, "So what? ”

Professor Lin said: "So, what we dug this time is such a thing, specifically, I will sue you at that time." This trip needs to go to sea, and there is a certain danger, Xiao Gu will also accompany him, and there are several official thieves sent down from above, they use modern tomb robbery techniques, but ......" Speaking of this, Professor Lin shook his head and said, "But I'm not optimistic about them." ”

The so-called modern tomb robbery methods have actually developed with the update of science and technology. The earliest modern tomb robbery techniques can be traced back to Sun Dianying digging Cixi Mausoleum, the past tomb robbery techniques, no matter what, first hit the robbery hole, encountered some built copper walls and iron walls of the ancient tombs, no ability, can only look at the tomb and sigh.

During the Qing Dynasty, the national strength was restored, so the construction of the mausoleum was also more laborious, integrating thousands of years of anti-theft measures. When Sun Dianying dug Cixi's mausoleum, the floor tiles were put into steel, and they couldn't be hit at all, according to the traditional method, this tomb was an iron lump, and there was no way to gnaw it, but at that time there were already explosives, Sun Dianying did not dig the tomb, and directly put explosives on it, and blew it all the way to Cixi's tomb.

This is the origin of modern tomb robbery techniques, with the development of archaeological work, there are metal detectors, underground blasting, remote control blasting, body armor, fireproof clothing, magnetic field measuring devices and other advanced means.

Professor Lin recalled: "These instruments are dead, and years of experience tell me that relying on instruments can never be as good as relying on experienced and capable people." "He told me something about my grandfather. In my grandfather's work notes, there is never any record of his work experience in the archaeological team. Tofu and I were both a little curious, and listened carefully to Professor Lin's words, his expression was full of emotion and respect.