Chapter II: Emergency Gathering
I received a notice from the office, saying that it was all arranged, and I directly asked the eighth master to report to the office. After hanging up the phone, he immediately called the eighth master, and the eighth master was ecstatic to receive the notice. You must know that in these years, it is very enviable to have a stable job. I was also happy for him, so when I received the eighth master to the dormitory in the institute, I dragged him to find a place to drink and celebrate.
That night, we went back late. It's not because we can't talk endlessly, it's because I can't drink, go down with a bottle of liquor, and pour it directly...... At first, he drank with me, but later, he drank it by himself, although he was not very sober, but I remember him crying and wiping his tears to tell me about the bitterness in the middle of the night. Since I was a child, my parents were gone, and now my grandfather has passed away again, and I finally graduated from college, and I haven't had time to be filial to my grandfather. That one is crying. I guess that crying this night will cry all the tears of this life.
As a brother, I saw it all in my eyes, but I didn't know how to comfort him, so I stayed by his side, listened to him, watched him drink and vomit, vomited. By the end, I woke up, and he was drunk and muddy. I had no choice but to find a master who pedaled a tricycle and sent him back to the office.
There are not so strict rules in the office. Usually when you have nothing to do, you can do whatever you want, just report it, and there is nothing to do all year round. Since the eighth master came here, I remembered with him those things taught by the military training instructor who had just entered the university, and repeated the practice every day.
The time to be idle is always slow, and only when you are busy can you not feel the loss of time. Unconsciously, the new year has arrived, in order to let everyone go home for a good year, the institute gave everyone half a month of vacation, and applied to the organization to distribute New Year's benefits to everyone.
The eighth master is a local, and although I am not a local, I am also half a Northeasterner, my parents followed my grandparents to Kanto when they were young, and they didn't go back, so they settled here. The eighth master had nowhere to go, so he had to rub the car and go home with me.
My family is still a bit wealthy, and the old man still has a bit of a network here, and his family is in business.
I made a phone call in advance to tell my mother to bring a friend back, my mother was very happy, made a big table of dishes, and smelled the fragrance before entering the door, but as soon as I entered the door, I made a fuss, my mother looked at the eighth master behind me, and asked me with a wink, "The friend you said is this... This..."
It's also my fault, I didn't make it clear on the phone, and as a result, my mother mistakenly thought that I brought a girlfriend...... However, my mother is also a clear-eyed person, so she reacted immediately and invited the eighth master into the house to sit.
Although I didn't bring back my girlfriend, my mother was a little disappointed, and she was not embarrassed to pull me to talk a long story. It's just that I'm the eldest and it's time to start a family. I had to quit my job and I didn't have a stable job, so if I met it in the future, I would bring it home.
The New Year in the countryside is called a lively, and the city is a little deserted. I don't want to say much here, and I don't have a taste of the New Year. I can stand it after staying at home for a day or two, but after a long time, I feel uncomfortable again, and I am so idle that I panic. Fortunately, on the seventh day of returning home, the institute notified the gathering, saying that there was a work arrangement in the organization, and there was an ancient tomb to be excavated for rescue, and we were asked to explore the road first.
When I got the notice, I chuckled. The dream from a year ago comes to mind...... That cave is like an ancient tomb...
On the way, the eighth master couldn't help but ask me, "Crazy, isn't archaeology what people say about digging graves?" However, at present, it seems that we have nothing to do in the office all year round, and we immediately gather urgently as soon as we have something. Maybe it's really what people say, we are the pawns who visit the grave.
"Don't talk nonsense, we don't have to do anything anyway, and we get the salary, so you can be content," I said to the eighth master with a smile.
We hurried to the office, because we were so close, and when we got to the office, few people came. Generally speaking, the eighth master can only be regarded as a small follower, and he can't get in touch with the specific tasks given by the organization, but this time I was called to the office by the director for the first time.
"Mu Feng, this time the organization received a report that a tomb was found on the mountainside of the main peak of Changbai Mountain in the southeast of Ji Province, which is suspected of being a robbery hole. As for whether anyone has ever gone down, it's hard to say, so I decided that this time I will lead the team to explore the way, in addition, I will equip you with a few more people, you wait here, it is estimated that it will be almost there" The director motioned for me to sit down with the eighth master.
It stands to reason that in such a situation, there should be an old colleague with you. I've been here for a year.........
"Don't worry, the organization has investigated in advance this time, what about this ancient tomb. It's not a princely general's tomb, and there shouldn't be any arrangement mechanism in it, so this trip will be arranged for you, it's been more than a year, your father and I are also old friends, you have to call me an elder, that is, an elder, how can I arrange anything dangerous for you?" said the director with a smile.
"Moreover, this time the organization has equipped you with special forces from the regular army, although they have been retired, they can still resist when the country needs it, you can rest assured, in addition, Lao Li and Xiao Wang will also follow you this time. "The director said that Lao Li is a veteran, Xiao Wang is Lao Li's apprentice, I feel that this trip is a test of the director's arrangement for me as a newcomer.
Bite...
The phone on the desk rang. After the director answered, he beckoned to me, "Go, it's ready"
Picked up the eighth master casually, took the luggage and went out, there were two dilapidated off-road cars parked at the door, and there were already a few people sitting in the car, which should be equipped with people and items in the organization.
"Crazy, there are special forces sitting in the car behind, do you see that it is not dangerous to visit the tomb in the past, and you will be equipped with troops?" the eighth master muttered in a low voice.
"Well, let's just have points in our hearts, and when we get to the place, try not to walk in front, what danger is there, with them, don't be strong. "I don't know the bottom in my heart, so I have to arrange in advance for the eighth master to be careful when the time comes.
"Mu Feng, here," the driver of a car in the front row greeted me. I took the eighth master and walked straight to the front row of the car, in addition to the driver there was an old man and a young man, I smiled and nodded to him, and he nodded in response. This old man should be the old Li and his apprentice that the director said.
"Mu Feng, let's go now, eat and rest on the way, we should be there tomorrow afternoon." You two should take a look at the gear and everything. Whatever you can bring, be prepared. "The driver should be a veteran, and this kind of thing must have been experienced many times.
"It's all with you, let's go," I nodded to the driver.
Stopped and stopped all the way, and there was no word all night.
In the afternoon of the next day, the archaeological team led by me, the "new soldier", arrived at the site of our excavation on time. The car dropped us off and we went back. Only me, Eighth Master, Lao Li, and Xiao Wang are left. The other five special forces should be called mercenaries, after all, they have been retired from active service and no longer belong to the troops.
"Lao Li, you are the oldest and more experienced here, why don't you camp at the foot of this mountain today. "I, the team leader, is actually a name, no matter any archaeological expedition, experience always stands in the first place, and it should be right to listen to his arrangement.
"It's still relatively close to the village, we are not suitable for this village, it is better to stay away from the residential area. Let's go and hike to the base of the mountain to find a shelter from the wind. Lao Li turned his head and glanced at me.
I still agree with Lao Li's statement, after all, the less people know about what we do, the better. The group was ready to set off and walked towards the foot of the mountain.
The main peak of the Changbai Mountains is located in the southeast of Ji Province and is the birthplace of the Yalu, Songhua and Tumen rivers. The birthplace of the Manchu people in China and the sacred mountain of Manchu culture.
The word "Changbai" in the Changbai Mountains also has a beautiful meaning, that is, to keep each other for a long time, to the white head, representing people's yearning and praise for loyalty and happy love.
Changbai Mountain was first seen in Chinese written records more than 4,000 years ago, and the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" called it "Buxian Mountain", and the name of each dynasty is different. The highest peak, Baiyun Peak, with an altitude of nearly 2,700 meters, is the highest peak in Northeast China.
It is said that Wangshan ran dead horses, not to mention the hiking team composed of eight of us. We set off at three o'clock in the afternoon, and arrived at the bottom of the mountain at about nine o'clock in the evening. After arriving at the place, Lao Li arranged for mercenaries to start setting up tents, and I sat on the ground with the eighth master, tired, hungry and thirsty, the first time I went to work, I didn't know any rules, I didn't think so much, and after sitting down, I began to eat and drink. It's too cold at night, and you can't have food in your stomach, so you can gobble up a sweep.
After everything was arranged, Lao Li walked towards the two of us, said a good rest, and then turned around and went into the tent with his apprentice. The wind was blowing, and the weather was starting to get a little cold, so I and the eighth master also slipped into the tent. The first time you come out, don't make yourself sick before the war.
Perhaps because of the excitement, I hadn't fallen asleep until the early hours of the morning, when the sky started to snow.........