Section 13 Natural and man-made disasters
I was woken up by Qianqian early the next morning, she urged me to say: "Xiao Feng is about to get up, it's raining outside, get up and rinse your mouth and wash your face, I'm going to have a meeting in the office today!"
I got up in a daze, turned my head to look at the rain outside the window, I was depressed, this spell can't get rain, God is now raining on its own. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Then I got up, had breakfast with everyone, and drove to work in the rain together.
A large number of team members were injured during the excavation of Luo Ji's tomb in Chongqing, and according to the usual practice, the institute convened a meeting of all relevant personnel to make some work guidance and evaluation on this matter.
However, I was a little careless, this meeting was not a formality at all, but a criticism meeting against me, which questioned and criticized my work as a leader.
The leaders asked me to explain this mistake, which was related to my own reputation, and I had no choice but to argue with reason, I explained: "The tomb of Rogie was originally the largest murderous tomb in the mountain city, and it has never been stolen for more than 2,000 years, precisely because the anti-theft measures in the tomb are very well done. There are many risks in archaeological tombs, and the mysterious mechanisms arranged by the ancients in the tombs are impossible to prevent, and it is impossible to have zero casualties every time you go to the tomb!"
Director Wu changed back to his previous hostile face, and he rebuked sharply: "No matter what, you shouldn't leave the team members alone, you ran to find the main tomb by yourself, but let the team members sit in that place alone, and finally all the team members were injured!"
I replied, "The team members asked to sit down and rest, and I stayed there for a long time, and I also listened to the sound of the piano played by those mechanisms, and I agreed to the team's request when I saw that there was nothing abnormal at that time!
Director Wu sneered: "You can't guess, how can you, as the captain, say it so easily, so many team members have been bitten, don't you feel a little ashamed in your heart?"
After listening to what Director Wu said, I suddenly realized that what I said to him was simply in vain, and there was no word for the crime I wanted to add, no matter how you explained it, it was in vain!
So I gave up resistance and said directly: "Okay, if you want to punish me, just say it, I won't explain, I admit that it was my dereliction of duty!"
Seeing my unhappy expression, Liu Yunshan immediately smiled and comforted: "Xiao Feng, we will also follow the rules of the institute to discuss things, don't be angry." For more than two years, I am still very satisfied with your work, and there will be any penalties there. The institute just felt that you were going to be the captain and you had to explore the road in front of you, and the pressure and difficulties you faced were relatively great, so the leaders unanimously decided to add a deputy captain to the first team, so that you could reduce your work pressure and allow you to have more energy to crack the mechanism and excavate cultural relics!"
I frowned and asked, "Oh, Director Liu, who is going to be the vice captain of the institute?"
Liu Yunshan smiled awkwardly, and said cautiously: "This tomb needs to have enough experience in ancient tombs, and it is more perfect to have done the corresponding ancient tomb research, we want Zhong Longqin to be your deputy as the deputy leader of the first joint archaeological team!"
I finally understood why Director Wu suddenly put so much pressure on me, his purpose was to suppress my momentum first, and then easily promote Zhong Longqin to the vice captain, so that she could act alone and arrange personnel during archaeology! In doing so, it was obvious that they were weakening my rights, so that Zhong Longqin could secretly do something beneficial to them!
In my hotel room in Chongqing, I had some arguments with the director Wu Sheng over Zhong Longqin, and I had the idea of leaving the Institute of Cultural Relics! Now they not only did not punish Zhong Longqin for her indiscipline, but promoted her to the deputy captain of the archaeological team, which made me even more determined to leave here.
Sooner or later, I'm going to have to leave, and I don't have to be polite to them. I stood up and said to everyone: "In that case, well, I also think that Zhong Longqin is very good, very suitable for leading the archaeological team! The decision of the institute is also very wise, the captain of the archaeological team should be held by a capable person, I am willing to abdicate and let Xian give up the position of captain, and return to the position of archaeological researcher in the past!"
Liu Yunshan hurriedly comforted me and said, "Xiao Feng, what are you doing, no one doubts your ability to lead the team, isn't it for your own good!"
I replied coldly: "Director Liu, I'm sorry, I'm just an archaeological researcher who studies ancient characters, and my hobby is to study ancient characters and witch culture!
Wu Sheng looked at me, his face softened slightly, and he replied calmly: "Yes, you had the courage to take on the burden of the Second Joint Archaeological Team at the beginning, and later brought very good results to the Second Joint Archaeological Team, so I and the leaders of the institute have always trusted you very much!" There were so many wounded on this archaeological trip to Chongqing, and the outside world and the upper leaders have some doubts about our work, and we are considering adding a deputy captain candidate just to make some responsive adjustments, so that we can have an explanation to the outside world and the upper echelons!"
I smiled slightly, and replied disapprerovingly: "That has to be a big adjustment, so replacing the captain of the first joint archaeological team is the best response, and the outside world and the upper leadership will be satisfied!"
Wu Sheng was stunned after hearing this, he frowned and looked at me, and after hesitating for a long time, he also got up and stood up, beckoning me to go outside the conference room to chat alone.
Wu Sheng took me to his personal office, and patiently comforted me and said: "Xiao Feng, there is also some pressure in the office, I know that Zhong Longqin is far inferior to you in terms of ability, but there is no way to do it! Let her be the vice captain is to give her an idle position, and this is also to give the funder a face, do you know what I mean?"
I replied calmly: "Director, whether you believe it or not, I still want to remind you again! Those colleagues who were injured in Wei Qing's tomb were indeed injured by Zhong Longqin! She is an arbitrary person, and she must have a special purpose for hiding in the archaeological team! I guess she is taking advantage of her position to find things related to the great wizard in the tombs of various places for her own use! Last time, when she went to steal Rogie's items, she was discovered by me and Zhou Yating, and later she was a thief and fought with Zhou Yating, and even I was knocked over by her and threw a big heel!"
Wu Sheng smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Okay, I know all this! Ouch, what is this Zhong Longqin looking for, and he even hit you and Zhou Yating!". After speaking, Wu Sheng frowned and looked at me, and continued: "But we can't punish Zhong Longqin, after all, Huahe Group is our investor, and Zhong Longqin is the representative of the group authorized by Guo Dong!
I sneered: "Director, taking out items that don't belong to you from the tomb without permission is called stealing ancient relics!
Wu Sheng smiled and said, "Okay, Xiao Feng, don't talk about other people, didn't you bring out some items yourself?"
I looked at Wu Sheng and replied coldly: "I told you, it was something given to me by the great wizard! I am now a disciple of the Wumen, and it is only natural for the master to give the apprentice items, I just take what belongs to me, and it is not a theft of cultural relics!"
Wu Sheng also sneered and said: "Come on, you, what your own and other people's, the things in the tomb belong to the institute and the country, you can also be regarded as stealing cultural relics, Xiao Feng! There is another thing I want to remind you, don't keep saying that you are from the Wumen and Wumen, you are the staff of our Cultural Relics Research Institute, you have to draw a line with these things, and make trouble!"
I got up and said, "I'm sorry, I'm already involved in the Witch Gate, and I can't draw a line for a long time! Speaking of the items of the ancient tomb, I have to remind you in turn! All the ancient tombs related to the great wizard belong to the heritage of the Witch Gate, and it stands to reason that if you dig up the tomb and take away the cultural relics like this, it is the property of the Witch Gate!"
After hearing this, Wu Sheng was furious, got up and pointed at me and scolded angrily: "What are you talking about, do you know a little bit of the rules, but you are also the captain of the First Joint Archaeological Team, how can you help outsiders speak!"
I got up and replied calmly: "I'm sorry director, I want to leave after a while, I'm afraid the job here is really not very suitable for me!"
Wu Sheng looked at me in surprise, suddenly became a little nervous, and comforted me in a very polite tone: "Xiao Feng, what are you doing! We have been working together for two years, usually you and I are like brothers, we have laughed and argued, this is normal! You are still young, you should have higher achievements in your career, and our Cultural Relics Research Institute is your best stage, but don't be impulsive!"
I replied, "Don't worry, I will still do archaeological work after I leave my job!" But I will first consult with the people of the Wumen, to set up a formal Wumen organization, and then to submit an application to the national and international tangible cultural heritage committees! With the strength and interpersonal relationships of my senior brothers and sisters, I think our Wumen will soon be able to pass the review and successfully obtain the protection of the Wumen's inheritance, and then I hope you will stop touching the tombs and inheritances of our Wumen, otherwise we will meet in the court when we meet again in the future!"
I suddenly said such a paragraph, which naturally shocked Wu Sheng, and when I turned around to leave his office, he couldn't react in time.
I didn't bother to go to the meeting, so I directly beckoned Wen Yuan and Zhou Yating to go home, and I didn't bother to pay attention to these guys who colluded with each other.
When we left the institute, the rain continued to fall, so we had to brave the rain to get on the bus and go home.
The rain outside the window was pouring all day, and in the evening, Guo Qianqian and I sat on the bed watching TV together, and suddenly a news in the evening news caught my attention!
According to the latest explanation of meteorological experts, an unpredictable high pressure suddenly appeared in Shanghai and southern Jiangsu, colliding with the low pressure from the north, and the whole of Shanghai and southern Jiangsu ushered in strong precipitation, and the heavy rain may continue in the next week! It is also strange to say that judging from yesterday's satellite cloud map, there should not have been rain for more than a week, but there are unforeseen storms and clouds in the sky, and this rainstorm came too suddenly, and I hope that the general public will be prepared to prevent moisture! According to a certain Taoist in Kunshan, he said that the reason why this heavy rain came so suddenly was that a mountain dragon was born in Kunshan, and he said that he had seen the shadow of the dragon flying in the sky this morning! Of course, we can only look at this episode as a joke, and even today, after thousands of years of dragon culture, we still have many people who are interested in ............"
After listening to this news, I frowned and said to Qianqian: "Ah, it is also raining in Kunshan and Suzhou, it seems that the scale of this rain is quite large, covering so many places!"
Guo Qianqian blinked her big eyes, and asked me very curiously: "Xiao Feng, you said that this heavy rain should not have been caused by casting a spell to ask for rain yesterday, right?
...... Although Guo Qianqian's words were just casual remarks, they caught my attention! But shouldn't praying for rain be effective on the spot? Why did it rain the next day?
Although I also questioned this, I didn't pay much attention to it after all, and then lazily hugged Guo Qianqian to sleep.
After getting up the next day, the heavy rain outside the window was still falling, and Guo Qianqian was packing her bag and preparing to go to work.
I watched her busy for a while and asked, "Qianqian, if I leave the Cultural Relics Research Institute, will you still work there?"
"Ah!", Guo Qianqian turned her head to look at me and asked in surprise: "Are you leaving?" What did you talk to the director about yesterday, and when you come back, you will tell us to go home immediately, what are you doing!"
I sighed and replied, "No way, I can't do it anymore if I'm excluded here, I've already told the director about my resignation, and I'll submit my resignation application in a few days!"
"Oh!", Guo Qianqian threw her handbag on the table, sat on the bed and said, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to go to work." Why am I staying there if you're not there, I'll go with you when the time comes!Wen Yuan and the four of them, have you asked them?"
I nodded and replied, "Well, the four of them originally went to work in the institute to accompany me, and I asked them when I came back yesterday, and they said that they didn't want to work with those people for a long time, and they were willing to leave with me together!"
Guo Qianqian smiled and reached out to touch my face, and asked me very gently: "Then what should we do in the future, so many people leave their jobs together, so they won't all stay at home and consume their savings, right?"
I smiled and said, "I know, I still have some savings, enough for everyone to spend a few years! Don't worry, I will find another way to go back, and I will definitely have something to do and earn income!"
Qianqian nodded and smiled, then turned her head to look out the window and said, "This rain is really a little strange, there is no thunder and no lightning, I only know that it is hard to fall, so annoying!"
...... , no lightning, no thunder, just pure rain......
I was shocked after hearing this, and hurriedly got up and came to the table, took out the Xuanmen Dunjia Formation Secret Book from the drawer, and began to carefully read the chapter on the formation of sacrificing to the sky and asking for rain, to see if there was a more detailed annotation of the formation of praying for rain in the book!
I carefully checked the cheats, but I didn't find any more explanations about worshipping the heavens and praying for rain, the book only focused on how to set up a formation and how to chant spells, and did not describe the effect of casting spells too much! I was a little puzzled, and I had a vague sense of foreboding.
Just as I feared, tragedy soon struck, and in the following period of heavy rain continued for a whole week, flooding many streets in Shanghai, and worsening in Kunshan and Suzhou, where rockslides occurred, countless mountain roads were destroyed, airports began to be grounded, many railways were embargoed, and a natural and man-made disaster befell like this!
I pay attention to the TV every day, and my heart is cut when I see the scene of the disaster in the camera.
However, the heavy rain continues to fall, and I don't know when it will end, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that more people will be victimized!
In desperation, I had to beg Zhou Yating to let her contact her master, Zhao Yanyang, hoping to ask her to come forward to help solve the disaster of this rainstorm.
But Zhou Yating quickly replied that her master was in retreat and couldn't see anyone!
I had to beg Liang Jie to see if her master Hua Qing could help, but Liang Jie told me after the phone call that her master had gone out of the countryside and could not be contacted, and it would take a month before she could return to Chongqing.
For a month, if this rain falls for another month, Shanghai and Kunshan and Suzhou will be flooded, this is a big trouble, so I won't let me go back to find that old monster Guo Jialiang, it is estimated that it is useless to find him, he will definitely not sell me to care about this kind of thing.
The rain is still pouring and falling, endlessly, and my mood is as depressed as this rainy day! I have always suspected that this heavy rain is inevitably related to my practice of praying for rain! I am very worried that this heavy rain that lasted for several days was caused by me, I tried five times when I cast the spell, maybe this is the biggest source of the problem, but I don't know what it means.
Two more days passed, but the rain outside the window never stopped, and I was restless and irritable.
Just when I had no way to ask for help, one morning Wen Yuan suddenly ran upstairs to my room and said to me urgently: "Uncle, go downstairs, a strange old Taoist priest has come to you, as if he wants to talk to you about this rainstorm!"
The only Taoist priest I have known in my life is Wu Qingyun, but Wu Lao Dao has passed away, who should this Taoist priest be?