And these people were all killed by a knife, and all of them were unsheathed, and they didn't even have time to hold the handle of the knife in their hands. Only one of them held the hilt of the knife and was about to draw it, but before he could pull out half an inch, he had already been hit and fell to the ground. It can be seen that the murderer is a master.

Zhou Rouqiang and Ding Cheng hurriedly entered the tomb, only to see that all the bronzes in the tomb were gone, and the two sarcophagi were also knocked open.

Zhou Rouqiang said fiercely: "I can't imagine that these thieves are so rampant, in order to steal a few bronzes, they actually killed several officials, it's just madness." Is it true that money is more important to them than human life?"

Ding Cheng muttered: "I'm afraid this is not an ordinary thief's doing. ”

Zhou Rouqiang asked, "How do you say this?"

Ding Cheng said: "How can ordinary thieves have such good kung fu? And how can ordinary thieves have such courage to kill officials to steal property?"

Zhou Rouqiang thought for a while and said, "You're right. But if it weren't for the ordinary Jiangyang thieves, could it be that there is another hidden secret in this? In this case, I will take you to a place. ”

Zhou Rouqiang asked people to seal the tomb gate, carried the bodies of several officials back to the yamen, and then prepared a few things and went out of the city with Ding Cheng and walked to the south of the city.

The two walked three or five miles, crossed a small river, and crossed a bamboo forest, and several thatched huts appeared in front of them, and two white cranes frolicked in front of them. Not far from the right side of the hut is a pavilion made of bamboo, in which two old men are playing against each other.

Zhou Rouqiang and Ding Cheng came to the pavilion, and the two old men were playing chess intently, not noticing the arrival of Zhou Rouqiang and Ding Cheng.

Zhou Rouqiang is good at chess, and his eyes are naturally attracted by the chess game. Ding Cheng didn't know how to play Go, and his eyes kept looking at the two old men. He saw that although the two were old, they were still in good spirits and their faces were full of red light.

After a quarter of an hour, after the end of the game, the two old men raised their heads, saw Zhou Rouqiang and Ding Cheng standing next to them, quickly got up to apologize, and welcomed the two into the thatched hut next to them.

The hut was simply furnished, with a table, a few futons, a piano, a chessboard, a sword, and a room full of books.

Zhou Rouqiang introduced these two old men to Ding Cheng, one is Mr. Cai, known as the living book bag, who is familiar with astronomy and geography, a subset of classics and history, and a full stomach. The other is Mr. Ji, who is also a very learned person, but the most powerful thing is that he has a reputation for divine calculations, and knows all the major events in the world, and of course knows a lot about those strange things.

After a few people sat down and exchanged a few words, Zhou Rouqiang said: "The junior saw a few things yesterday and couldn't understand them, knowing that the two of them are both great experts in the study of gold and stone, and they are likely to know the origin of these things, so I came to ask the two gentlemen." As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed them to Mr. Cai, which were sketches drawn by Zhou Rouqiang according to the appearance of the bronzes in the ancient tomb.

When Mr. Cai saw these sketches, his eyes lit up, and he looked at them several times, and then handed the sketches to Mr. Ji.

Zhou Rouqiang asked, "How is it? Can the two gentlemen recognize these things?"

Mr. Cai said: "Lord Zhou, have you ever heard of the ancient Dian Kingdom?"

Zhou Rouqiang shook his head and said, "Forgive the younger generation for being lonely and unheard, and I haven't heard of this country. ”