Chapter 41: Change
Lu Ming's thinking was finally recognized by Li Wenhua. He temporarily approved Lu Ming's current arrangement. Or rather...... He actually didn't have much hope for Lu Ming.
You go to check it first, but you really can't find it clearly, either change to another team to check, or directly list it as a hanging eucalyptus.
This thing is so strange that the probability of being listed as a hanging eucalyptus should be very high. And, in any case, this matter has not shown much harm, at least at this stage, and there is not much urgency.
After ending this report, Lu Ming, who temporarily assumed the position of captain, did not make any arrangements directly. Once again, he began to concentrate on thinking, combing through every detail of the development in the matter from beginning to end, trying to find something that he had either missed or overlooked.
But he thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't find any valuable clues.
He quietly looked at the sarcophagus in front of him, which was about ten meters away from him, and sighed silently.
He wondered if he really wanted to crack the sarcophagus open and see what was inside.
If there is really no way out for the rest of the world, knocking on this sarcophagus is the last way. But he didn't want to do it until he had to.
In addition to the risk of the unknown, doing so may also destroy the only clue, causing the eucalyptus to become a complete hanging, and there is no possibility of a clear investigation.
After all, this sarcophagus is the only real existence that can prove that there is something strange about this eucalyptus.
"Perhaps...... I should bring Wen Cheng over again and ask him to interpret the artifacts inherited from the ancient Dali culture period collected here by the Destiny Organization. ”
Before, because of the need for secrecy and the fact that Dali culture did not play a big role in the God of Destiny incident, Lu Ming did not let Wen Cheng get involved too deeply. It's just that now, after ruling out the last method of "breaking the sarcophagus", if you want to find any breakthroughs, you may only have to fall on Wen Cheng.
Of course, the probability of getting a breakthrough from Wen Cheng is also very low, and there is basically no hope to report.
After contacting Shanbei City Prison, Lu Ming successfully got the permit. So a few hours later, his worries were relieved, and Wen Cheng, who was much more energetic than before, was brought to Lu Ming.
In a separate office, Lu Ming and Wen Cheng began a conversation.
"There are some things in your study of Dali culture that are wrong."
After a moment of silence, Lu Ming went straight to the point and said this sentence.
Wen Cheng was stunned.
He didn't expect Lu Ming to say such a thing.
Well, even if it's wrong, so what? You went to great lengths to get me out of prison and come to you just to tell me this?
Lu Ming ignored him, but continued: "What that sarcophagus represents, and what the ancestors of Dali culture worshipped, is not death, but fate. The ancestors of the Dali culture sacrificed the sarcophagus with pregnant women and pregnant animals, not to 'sacrifice death with a new life', but to sacrifice fate to the fetus in the womb of a pregnant woman and a pregnant animal. ”
Wen Cheng was a little dazed.
Lu Ming said: "Now, we have found the sarcophagus. ”
Wen Cheng stood up abruptly, his face full of shock.
"It can't be!" He lost his voice and said, "You mean, in the real world, you found the sarcophagus that actually exists?" How is this possible? It's just a symbol, a symbol, a totem, how can it exist in the real world? ”
Just like some ancestors worshiped the phoenix, worshiped the god of the sea, and worshiped the god of thunder.
How can they actually exist?
"Wen Cheng, what you will see next is top-secret information. If you leak it, you'll never want to leave prison for the rest of your life. ”
Lu Ming put the detailed document of "Doom Ridden" in front of Wen Cheng: "If you can guarantee that you will not leak secrets and are ready to bear the consequences of leaking, you can open it." Of course, as long as you participate in this mission, no matter what the result is, we will give you a meritorious service of at least the second class. ”
A second-class meritorious service, at worst, is a commutation of a sentence of several months. This is what Wen Cheng is looking forward to the most. But feeling the solemnity in Lu Ming's words, and the terrible consequences of leaking secrets, even if they were accidentally leaked, he was still a little hesitant.
For a moment, he gritted his teeth, but finally picked up the document and opened it.
Lu Ming waited for him quietly until he finished reading the document.
Wen Cheng's expression didn't change, but that didn't mean his mood was so calm. Lu Ming could clearly perceive that his body, including his arms, had been trembling slightly.
After a long time, he took a deep breath and slowly put down the Chinese piece in his hand: "I'm going to see the sarcophagus." ”
"Yes."
Lu Ming got up and took Wen Cheng to the sanctuary and to the sarcophagus.
At this moment, an indescribable light suddenly erupted in Wen Cheng's eyes. Like a vicious dog pounced, he took a few steps to the sarcophagus, crouched down, and carefully examined everything about the sarcophagus. His hand caressed the sarcophagus weakly, but he did not dare to touch it directly, like an artist who saw a shocking work of art for fear of accidentally destroying it.
"I've seen this pattern on an unearthed jade artifact...... I used to think it meant to communicate with the 'Grim Reaper', but now it doesn't seem to be ......"
"I couldn't figure out why the totem that the ancestors of the Dali culture regarded as the embodiment of death was this shape, but now it seems that it was originally a simplified ...... according to the real thing."
After seeing this sarcophagus, many doubts in Wen Cheng's heart seemed to have been answered.
"Sheriff Lu, you mean to say that this sarcophagus does have some kind of mysterious power, huh...... A power that can influence fate? This power does not exist in the unreal, but in reality? ”
"Yes."
Lu Ming directly admitted: "We have gone through a lot of tests and have confirmed this. ”
Wen Cheng finally understood why the secrecy level of this incident was so high.
If this kind of thing full of mysterious and strange atmosphere is known by the public that it does exist in the world, then I don't know how many people's worldview will be subverted, and I don't know how much trouble it will cause.
He took a deep breath and barely suppressed the shock in his heart: "So, what can I do?" ”
"I want to know what kind of impact this sarcophagus had on the ancestors of the original Dali culture, and to what extent."
If this matter can be answered, then, with the original Dazato culture as a reference, we can roughly know what kind of impact the "resurrection" of the god of fate will have on the human world.
"Also, what secrets did the ancestors of the Dali culture know about this sarcophagus."
Wen Cheng nodded: "I'll do my best." ”
Lu Ming opened his authority to Wen Cheng, allowing him to access the antiquities from the Ancient Dali culture that had been seized from the Destiny Organization in order to decipher the information that might be contained in them. In order to achieve this goal, Lu Ming also transferred his previous research materials and tools.
Wen Cheng's work is just an attempt by Lu Ming, and from Lu Ming's position, he does not have much hope for it. He was still trying to find another way. It's just a pity that so far it has not been found.
Another regular meeting ended in silence for the three of them. At this moment, it is already dark, and in the night sky, the bright moon hangs high and the stars are dotted.
To be sure, the environment of this manor used by the Destiny Organization as a lair is still good. In a certain path surrounded by flowers and trees, Lu Ming walked slowly in the night, thinking silently.
But before he could think about it for long, he was awakened by a slightly noisy noise. Looking in the direction from which the voice came with some confusion, it was not long before a chaotic footsteps were heard.
"Found it, Sheriff Lu is here!"
One of the guards rushed first. When he saw Lu Ming's figure clearly, he immediately shouted at the communicator.
Lu Ming was taken aback, and immediately said, "What happened?" ”
"Sheriff Ho said that you can't be reached by phone, so let's find you immediately. Sergeant Lu, please come with me, Sheriff He is waiting for you over there. ”
In order to ensure that he could devote himself to thinking, Lu Ming did not carry his mobile phone with him, but put it at his residence. He also did not allow the guards to follow him.
Anyway, this manor has long been under strict guard, and there is no need to worry about safety.
At this moment, hearing the guard's words, Lu Ming immediately realized in his heart that something unexpected must have happened, so He Wei had to find himself immediately.
Lu Ming didn't dare to slack off, and immediately followed the guards to the place that was temporarily opened up as a conference room. pushed the door in, and saw He Wei's face full of seriousness.
"Lu Ming, I just received a report, twenty minutes ago, the guards guarding the sarcophagus heard a voice coming from the sarcophagus."
He Wei pressed the player, and a sound came from the laptop in front of her.
Boom, boom......
It is the same as the sound that comes out of the sarcophagus at the time of the sacrifice.
Lu Ming's brows furrowed: "We didn't make a sacrifice, did we?" ”
He Wei said in a deep voice: "Of course not. The sarcophagus is also on constant 24-hour alert, and no one is allowed to approach it without permission. ”
This is an unexpected event, a new change, a change that no one could have foreseen before.
In the past, the sarcophagus would only sound during the sacrifice. Now, without sacrifices, the sarcophagus has even begun to ring?
"Go to the scene."
"Let's go."
The two of them immediately got up and hurried to the sanctuary with more than twenty guards. After signaling everyone to be quiet, and approaching the sarcophagus, Lu Ming really heard the bang.
After listening to it for a while, Lu Ming confirmed in his heart that its intensity was about the same as when he was last sacrificed.
Lu Ming's brows furrowed again.
"What hasn't changed before the sarcophagus sounds? Or peculiar phenomena and the like. ”
The captain of the guard said in a deep voice: "Report to Sergeant Lu, there is no change." We looked at the video surveillance and didn't see anything unusual during this time. ”
"Or, what did you do?"
The captain of the guard looked slightly angry, as if he had been humiliated in some way. His voice was still neither humble nor arrogant, but it was vaguely louder: "Report to Sergeant Lu, our guard team strictly adheres to the system, and does not make any actions other than those stipulated except for guarding here." There is also video surveillance as proof. ”
Lu Ming vaguely sensed something, and there was a little more apology in his voice: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't doubt you." ”
The captain of the guard raised his hand and saluted, and turned to leave. At this time, He Wei copied the surveillance, and Lu Ming looked at them one by one, and sure enough, he didn't see any abnormal changes in the surveillance, or the guards did anything that they shouldn't do.
It was business as usual in the sanctuary. However, the sarcophagus, which had previously only made a noise during the sacrifice, sounded without any changes in the outside world.
Moreover...... It lasted so long.
It's been at least half an hour since the sound was heard, and there is still no sign of stopping.
The only explanation, then, is that the change occurred outside the sanctuary. It's something in the outside world that's causing the changes here.
So, what could it be?
Lu Ming shook his head and sighed silently.
At this stage, it seems that there is not much to be done on his own except to continue to closely monitor the sarcophagus.
But this incident made Lu Ming have an extra shadow in his heart.
In any case, there must be some changes happening in some places that you don't know. Whether these changes are good or bad, and what will happen when these changes accumulate to a certain limit, so that quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, I don't know what will happen.
This feeling of being able to wait passively and not being able to do anything or affect anything is not good. But at this moment, Lu Ming could only endure all this.
The next day, in the morning, a phone call came out of nowhere. Lu Ming took out his mobile phone and was slightly surprised to see that this call turned out to be from Lin Shen.
It's been a while since I've received a call from Lin Shen. Of course, this is not a bad thing. This means that the seafood stall he opened in "partnership" with Lin Shen has been operating normally, and there are no major accidents in Lin Shen's life.
For a person like Lin Shen, who is riddled with bad luck, nothing is the best situation.
But now......
When Lu Ming answered the phone, he heard Lin Shen's tone a little depressed.
"Brother Lu, I accidentally fell last night and broke my leg, and now I am in the hospital. That one...... Are you free during this time? Can I come and stay in the store for a while? ”
Lu Ming was stunned.
In the past, although Lin Shen was unlucky, it was more of a trivial matter, just a detail in life. Breaking a leg has never happened.
After all, no matter how you look at it, such a thing as breaking a leg cannot be regarded as ordinary bad luck, but very bad luck.