Under Liu Cong's order, the team members in the house finally stopped rummaging through things, but classified and sorted out all kinds of things in an orderly manner.

This underground palace is an abandoned tomb, so there is nothing to accompany the burial in the whole tomb, it can be said that as long as there are things in the tomb, it is left by Zhang Taixu and Wang Dingqian or the people who entered here later, which is very useful for judging the identity of these people.

Chen Ziyang put all his thoughts on the compass of the Du family, he gently stroked the compass of the Du family through his clothes, and at the same time kept guessing the origin of this compass in his mind, but he had no clue at all.

Yang Lei and Umbrella Shishuai also joined the team to organize things, after all, according to this way of sorting, Yang Lei basically had no chance to rummage through valuable items, so he simply went to help, and maybe he could get out of here quickly.

There are often a lot of bones in the room, and there are a lot of miscellaneous things, and it is not possible to finish sorting them out in a short time. Chen Ziyang sat on the ground with his back against the wall, thinking non-stop.

Since the boxes left by Zhang Taixu and Wang Dingqian were opened, it means that these people came in after the iron book was placed here. Judging from the style and degree of corrosion of the tools left behind, these people should have entered here at the end of the Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China.

Maybe when Zhang Taixu and Wang Dingqian placed the iron book here, this underground palace did not crack, maybe the earthquake that destroyed the dragon vein here before caused a huge crack in the mountain, but the crack did not run through the underground palace.

And when Zhang Taixu and Wang Dingqian put the iron book here, there was another geological movement here, and it is very likely that another relatively large earthquake expanded the cracks in the mountain that had been cracked, directly dividing the entire tomb into two. It was that earthquake that caused an unexpected back door to appear in this underground palace.

These things are easy to communicate and understand, but there is one thing that Chen Ziyang has always been unable to understand. That's why so many people entered the dungeon at the same time, and why did these people die here?

The underground palace is located in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, and the surrounding dozens or even hundreds of kilometers are deserted, how can so many people enter here at the same time? There is only one possibility, these people were organized, and they were arranged to come here after someone discovered this dungeon through a crack in the mountain.

Now all the thoughts are like a mess, there is no way to sort it out, it seems that the truth of the matter is like the clutter in this tomb, it needs to be sorted out after it is sorted out. Chen Ziyang thought about it and fell asleep in a daze.

By the time he woke up, the tidying up of the tomb was nearing completion. The team members sorted out very quickly, and the things were stacked very neatly.

The largest pile of things in the entire chamber was the mountain of bones, all of which had been removed, including the rags that had been wrapped around the bones.

Everything else was also separated by class, and the ground was stacked with sorted items, and a large pile of tools was also piled high. Chen Ziyang looked at everything until he saw the last small pile of things, and his eyes widened in surprise.

Although this pile is the smallest and the least numerous, it is the most eye-catching, because this pile of things is full of bullets and shells.

After rubbing his hands on his face for a while, Chen Ziyang came to his senses, and he walked to the front of this pile of warheads and shells and looked at them carefully.

The number of warheads and shells in this pile is somewhat smaller, accounting for about a third of the total, and perhaps even less. Only a small fraction of these warheads are in good condition, and most of them are twisted or exploded.

Chen Ziyang is not very good at firearms, he doesn't know what kind of bullets these bullets are, but this large pile of warheads is placed here, and the matter is very obvious. The people who died in this burial chamber should have been killed by this bullet, and it is no wonder that the bones of those bones were so broken that they should have been broken by bullets.

Thinking of this, Chen Ziyang carefully observed the walls of the tomb, because the bones were removed, many places that were previously covered by the bones were revealed, and there were some sparse bullet holes in the walls of this tomb.

And on the wall directly opposite the crack in the mountain, the bullet holes were even denser, almost all lined up. Chen Ziyang roughly counted, and he found that there were more than a hundred bullet holes concentrated in one area of this wall.

There were new scratches around some of the bullet holes, and it seemed that some bullets had been cut out of the bullet holes in the wall by Liu Cong's commanders.

Chen Ziyang estimated that these well-preserved warheads should have been taken from the bones and stayed in the corpses before, while those warheads that were twisted and damaged should have not hit people, or penetrated the human body and hit the wall after hitting people.

Yang Lei, who was idle at this time, walked to Chen Ziyang's side and said in his ear: "How is it, are you surprised, Liu Cong and they have analyzed it, guess what kind of bullet this is." ”

Seeing Yang Lei's virtue in selling Guanzi, Chen Ziyang was angry, and after giving Yang Lei a white look, he said lukewarmly: "Love to say it or not, don't talk about pulling it down, I'll ask someone else." ”

"Oh, look at you, I'm just teasing you, why are you still angry, let me tell you, these bullets are quite useful, and you can almost deduce the identity of these dead people from these bullets. You know, these bullets are bullets with a big cover? ”

"What!" Chen Ziyang subconsciously shouted, no wonder Yang Lei would be so sold, this clue is really too important, and it solved a lot of questions at once. In this way, it is very likely that these people were forcibly taken here by the Japanese army to dig up the treasure here.

It may be that the Japanese army killed people after obtaining the treasure here, or it may be that there is nothing in this tomb except the iron book, which made the Japanese army angry and killed these people to vent their anger. Whatever the reason, these people should have become the ghosts of the Japanese army. But why is there still a compass of the Du family here?

While the two of them were talking, the contents of the entire tomb had been arranged. Liu Cong stood on the stone platform, stepped on the empty box containing the iron book before, and said loudly to everyone:

"Now that things have some preliminary clues, these people should all die under the guns of the 38 big cover, and the 38 big cover was the standard configuration of the Japanese army during World War II, so the time when these people entered here can be roughly certain, it is estimated that it was around 1940.

Now you can casually look through the contents here and see if you can find any clues that will lead to the traces of the Iron Book. Whatever the idea is, or what the possibility is, as long as you can think of it, say it, and it may play a decisive role. ”

As soon as Liu Cong's words were finished, the others gathered over, looking through piles of things, trying to find some clues.

Some people were looking at the bones, some were looking at the tools that had been left behind, and more than half of them were carefully searching around a pile of things, which were small objects scattered in this tomb, which were supposed to be the relics of these dead people.

Although they are relics, they are not very numerous, and they are not of much value. Most of them are some tattered soles that are not rotten, or strips of rags, and the best things are two copper coins, which are estimated to have been worn around the neck by someone to ward off evil spirits.

More than a dozen people rummaged around a few piles of things for a long time, but there was not even a single useful clue. Liu Cong was so anxious that he scratched his head, but there was nothing he could do but hope for a miracle.

Chen Ziyang's idea is very special, since others can't find clues here, then he himself must not find it. In this case, it is better to change your thinking, think about it from a different angle, and see if you can make a breakthrough in other aspects.

After thinking for a while, he said to Liu Cong: "Liu Cong, I think there is something very important. ”

It was rare for someone to put forward an opinion, Liu Cong quickly pricked up his ears, and the other people were also listening to Chen Ziyang's words intentionally or unintentionally.

After thinking for a few seconds and sorting out his language, Chen Ziyang continued: "Qinling is located between the three provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi and Henan, if I remember correctly, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, because the Nationalist Government guarded Tongguan in order to protect Sichuan, coupled with the fact that Shaanxi has many mountains and little flat land, the Japanese front is too long and the supply cannot keep up.

The strategic significance of Shaanxi is not very large, and the economy is also backward, so the Japanese army did not spend strength to attack, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces were not occupied by the Japanese army, and Henan Province was only partially occupied by the Japanese army.

There are no less than 200 corpses here, and there may be even more, judging from the fate of these people, they are likely to be strong men captured by the Japanese army, how many Japanese escorts are needed for more than 200 civilians?

If you look at the bullet holes on the wall, the bullet holes are very dense, and it is obvious that the Japanese soldiers blocked the exit of the crack and shot at the civilians in the tomb, and it can be seen from this that there are not a few Japanese soldiers escorting them.

Counting the escorted Japanese soldiers, the total number of people who came here should be no less than three hundred. Don't you think it's a bit strange? How did they get here?

The Qinling Mountains are vast, the vicinity is deserted, and there is no way for cars to pass, so these more than 300 people need to walk hundreds of kilometers of mountain roads on foot. Coupled with the fact that this is not a Japanese-occupied area, this team will not be supplied at all on the way, and it can be said that it is difficult for them to get here.

Putting all these details together, you can roughly infer something.

The fact that so many 38 big covers appeared in the non-Japanese theater at the same time is enough to prove that the purpose of this Japanese army is very strong. Coming here is the purpose of their actions, not by chance.

And these dead bodies illustrate that. These Japanese soldiers did not hesitate to spend manpower and material resources to send more than 200 civilians here, and they must have their intentions.

I guess there were Japanese spies who accidentally discovered this place, and found that there were a lot of treasures in it, or some other things that were worth the risk of the Japanese army to steal, so that more than 100 Japanese soldiers came here at the risk of total annihilation, just for the things that were placed here before.

Perhaps the role of these civilians is to expand the cracks in the mountains over there, so when the Japanese army got what was here, they killed them, so as to prevent the news from leaking out, and secondly, they did not have to spend food on them on the way back.

The mobilization of more than a hundred Japanese troops deep into the non-Japanese-occupied zone was not a trivial matter, so it was certainly an organized operation, and it must have been carefully planned before the operation.

As far as I know about the Japanese army, such an operation must be approved by the superiors, and it is even very likely that it will be reported to several levels, and there must be some written materials preserved.

Although it has been a long time, and the materials of the Japanese army are not so easy to find, but after all, it is now an information society, and many top-secret documents from World War II have been declassified, although it is not easy to find these documents, but it is not too difficult, I think you can start from this aspect. ”

Because he had studied the relationship between the dragon vein treasures of the Qing Dynasty before, Chen Ziyang knew more about the puppet Manchukuo of the Japanese army, and he also knew a little about the way the Japanese behaved, and he had a more thorough understanding of the major events during the War of Resistance Against Japan, plus his thinking was relatively lively, so he thought of this level at once.

Chen Ziyang's words made Liu Cong's eyes light up. It can be said that this discovery is very important, and it may be difficult for others to find Japan's top-secret documents during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but Chen Benzhong may be able to do it.

Chen Benzhong has worked under the Japanese for a long time, and he is also very familiar with the Japanese way of doing things, and he now has a certain amount of power and connections, and the possibility of finding these documents is very high.

Since there were no other clues here, and the breakthrough point had been found, Liu Cong hurriedly urged everyone to leave the Taoist Holy Land to find the whereabouts of the Iron Book.

When everyone packed up their things and prepared to leave, Chen Ziyang looked around the tomb. Because the corridor between the room connected to the soul lamp and this burial chamber is very secret, and the stone walls are relatively thick, the Japanese soldiers and civilians who came here did not find the rest of the underground palace.

If only this hidden corridor had been designed more crudely, maybe the Japanese soldiers who came here would have found the room of the soul lamp, the room of the Seven Martyrs Guardian Array, and the room where the zombies were hidden.

If that were the case, maybe these civilians wouldn't have died, and those organs left by Yuan Tiangang might still have a certain effect on the confrontation, maybe they would kill these Japanese devils.

"Wait! Wrong! The Japanese and civilians who came here may not know the layout of the tomb, but the Du family must know. Why didn't he open that path? This question popped up in Chen Ziyang's heart.

(End of chapter)