Lao Cai climbed up the window sill first, but his hands and feet were inconvenient and his movements were very slow.
I was so anxious that I stepped forward and kicked him, and he screamed and fell straight out.
I turned to the window and checked back as a habit, only to find that the body that had fallen on the ground was twisting its head and staring at the direction we were escaping from.
I was horrified, but the situation was critical and I couldn't control much.
I jumped off the window sill without hesitation.
The moment I landed, I felt my eyes go dark.
After I stood firm, I saw Lao Chuai holding his head in his hands and kneeling on the ground, with a look of tears on his face.
Four heavily armed soldiers holding guns guarded the exits at both ends of the alley.
When I looked back, the door had crashed to the ground.
Facing the soldiers with live ammunition, Shiry Yang and Fatty didn't struggle much and honestly raised their hands.
Lao Chuai and I were escorted back to the hut.
Within a few minutes, a rather familiar figure walked in.
After a closer look, it was the old leader Gong Chaoyang mentioned.
The little old man was still wearing half-worn work clothes, with a pistol on his waist.
His sharp eyes slowly glanced at the few of us, and then he started pacing back and forth in the house without saying a word.
I no longer dare to have any more fantasies.
There are blueprints all over the floor, and iron tools that have not yet been buried are scattered in the hall.
Especially the set of jade-covered clothes in the fat man’s bag that he just took off from the general.
The ironclad evidence is irrefutable. .
"Reporting to Shan Shen, all four suspects have been arrested.
Please give Shan Shen instructions."
The saluting soldier's voice was loud.
He stood upright next to the little old man, his face unconsciously showing an excited look, as if it was the first time. perform such tasks.
I observed that there were about seven or eight soldiers inside and outside the house, and there was almost no space left for us.
Shan Shen skillfully lifted up the moisture-proof cloth on the floor and took a look at the ladder pit underneath.
The soldier next to him tilted his head curiously, as if he also wanted to take a look at the secrets hidden underground.
Unfortunately, the little old man didn't take any further action, and casually covered the moisture-proof cloth back.
He put his hands behind his back and continued walking toward the back room without saying a word.
Seeing that he was about to step into the workshop where the rice dumplings were hidden, my heart was in my throat.
"Young man named Hu, come here."
Shan Shen's voice sounded calm, and through the thin plastic curtain, I found that he was already sitting at the desk.
I thought to myself, the old man's psychological quality is quite good, but he still dares to come in and talk to me with such a big rice dumpling lying on the ground.
I tried to take a small step, but the soldiers on both sides made no sign and seemed to regard me as air.
The fat man tilted his mouth and kept blinking at me.
I knew he was planning to escape, so I waved my hand silently and asked him to wait and see.
I puffed up my chest and strode into the workroom, keeping my eyes on the floor.
At that moment, I desperately hoped that the general would come back to life and help us get out of trouble.
Unfortunately, apart from me and Chief of Staff Shan, there was no third person in the small room.
My forehead turned black, and I hurriedly looked around, but there was no spare corner in the square hut, and the thousand-year-old corpse disappeared in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, I was sweating.
Officer Shan looked at me puzzled.
But at this moment I really can't form words to explain to him.
How should I tell him that we stole a thousand-year-old rice dumpling from the ancient tomb, and then the rice dumpling ran away?
From where he was sitting just now, a normal person would hear this statement and not throw us into a nursing home on the spot.
I scanned the room again, wishing I could drill a hole in the floor.
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From the time we left the workshop to the time I was called in, it took no more than five minutes.
Unless the body came alive on its own, no one would be able to move it out of the room in such a short period of time, let alone avoid the sight of a group of soldiers.
"Young man, do you have anything to say?"
The old man stood up and offered me his seat with a smile.
I hesitated for a moment and asked, "Did you see anyone else when you came in?"
Staff Officer Shan sat down again, the smile on his face gradually fading.
I had to change my statement: "Then did you find anything wrong?"
"That's what's wrong with you."
The old man suddenly lifted the desk and glared at me angrily, "Who are you, where are you from, and why are you hiding in Gong Chaoyang's house?"
At this point, to be honest, there is only a dead end.
I tried to sound sincere and a little aggrieved.
"Reporting to the leader, we were asked by Comrade Gong Chaoyang to conduct an exploration and excavation of the Bainuitan site.
This is our temporary studio.
The tables outside have relevant materials and unearthed cultural relics we found, which fully proves the archaeological value of the site."
"Which organization are you from?
Where is your letter of introduction?"
"The letter of introduction has been given to Comrade Gong Chaoyang.
We are from the Beijing Association for the Protection of Ancient Cultural Relics, a semi-official non-governmental organization that has participated in many international scientific research projects."
Comrade Xiao Gong had left the oasis a long time ago.
I was sure that they had no evidence, so I deliberately raised my voice so that Shiry Yang and others outside could hear.
"Besides Gong Chaoyang, who else can prove your identity?"
"Sorry, not yet.
But Comrade Xiao Gong has already set off.
When he comes back, he will naturally be able to prove our identity."
Staff Shan regretted: "I'm sorry too, he can't come back."
"What's the meaning" "He went out of the city overnight and was caught in a sandstorm.
He died."
The old man's face became extremely sad.
"Someone came to report in the morning that you broke into his home.
At that time, his body had just been sent to the Construction Corps, and there was still something in his arms.
He is too young to hold the application materials in his arms, he is only 19 years old."
After hearing the bad news about Gong Chaoyang, my breathing became difficult.
Just a day ago, he was an active archaeological team member, thinking about the excavation of the ruins.
If it hadn't been for our arrival, maybe he would have stayed in the oasis to look for clues.
He wouldn't have had to rush out of the city overnight, and wouldn't have encountered a sandstorm.
A strong sense of guilt hit my heart, and I couldn't say a word except choking.
The old man and I were silent at the same time, sitting quietly in the small house where Xiao Gong lived before his death.
After a long time, he raised his head and continued: "What did you find in Bainuitan?
I can contact the relevant departments to provide help."
"We are still in the process of hypothesising and excavation.
We lack original materials and do not understand the geography, history, and humanistic environment of the early days of Green Sea One.
I heard him say that the archaeological team has made many discoveries, but later All have been seized.”
"It seems that you know a lot.
I remember that you were also from the army."
"Yes, it's been a few years since I retired."
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"Then there are some things that I don't need to say, and you should understand."
"Yes, obey orders from superiors and resolutely carry out tasks."
"The person who first discovered Green Sea No. 1 was Gong Chaoyang's master Shan Mingzhi, who is also my biological brother."
Shan Shen took off his glasses and rubbed his clothes, "He is a senior researcher at the museum.
Three years ago, he learned from a fellow villager I received a few special dragon bone fossils, and then I dived in He took his apprentices throughout the nearby deserts and finally discovered this oasis.
At first, the archaeological work went smoothly.
Later, considering the location and development value of Green Sea No. 1, the project was abandoned.
Stop.
You know the rest."
"I know a little bit, and I probably thought of it."
I nodded silently, and couldn't help but feel even more sad.
Gong Chaoyang was indeed too young, and he never understood that the suspension of archaeological work was not an objective reason, but a weighing of interests; even if he had a complete keel and scientific research results, most of them would be in vain.
"Let's do it.
You come with me.
Most of their materials are sealed at my place.
If they are useful, you can take them and study them."
Shan Shen stood up, patted me on the shoulder, and said to the people outside, " We’ve closed the team, please go back and do some academic exchanges.”
The soldiers saw us holding our arms and looking confused, but they didn't dare to say anything and put away their guns obediently.
There are so many people with mixed eyes, so I dare not say more, so I let the fat man pack his bags and tell them that Shan Shen came to us to convey the instructions from his superiors.
Now the people of Green Sea need our contribution.
The soldiers on the side were startled when they heard this, and their eyes on me changed from contempt to solemnity.
While stuffing things into his bag, Lao Chuai lowered his head and asked me: "Why is he arresting us?
Will he be shot?
Are the mummies still in there?"
"We'll talk about this later.
If anyone asks you, just say you don't know."
I thought of the missing rice dumplings, and my heart became confused.
But now if we bring up the zongzi thing again, even my boss will probably fall out with us.
I had no choice but to pretend it never happened, carry my luggage and follow the army jeep into the Construction Corps
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