Chapter 3 Chapter Three

When I first saw the robbery cave appearing at the excavation site of the archaeological team, I almost wanted to jump down to see what happened.Could this be the culprit that caused the mining progress to get stuck?But from a general logic point of view, when encountering such a situation, you should work overtime to investigate the problem clearly, at least go down the robbery hole and check to make sure whether the tomb has been stolen. Why did you stop instead?But if no one has noticed the traces of these three robbery holes, it is really unreasonable.What happened down there?I hesitated for a moment, but decided to jump down to find out.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the visibility in the trapezoidal pothole was not very high. I habitually went to dig out my trouser pocket, and then I remembered that I left the flashlight and backpack for the fat man.So I had no choice but to go down to the ground in the dark, and use my hands and feet to go down another step.When I dived to the bottom floor, the sky was already dark, and I couldn't see my fingers around. I groped all the way based on my memory, and finally climbed to the edge of the robbery cave.I rolled up my sleeves, put my arm into the hole, and felt around the walls of the robbery hole, and immediately felt something was wrong.Generally, the cut surface of a robbery hole is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, which is related to the way the human body exerts force.No matter how straight the shovel is, it is not made by a machine after all, and there will be some uneven parts to some extent.I heard that there are veterans in this field who can tell the height and age of the tomb robber just by the cross-section of the robbery hole.Although I don't have this kind of ability, I still don't lack the most basic common sense.This robbery hole is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Judging from the remaining traces on the cave wall, the direction of excavation should be from the inside to the outside, that is to say, the robbery hole was dug upwards from the bottom of the tomb!I was frightened into a cold sweat by what I found, and I hurriedly pulled my hand out of the robbery hole, wanting to leave this place immediately.For some reason, all the nerves in my body tensed up, and I kept shouting that something would happen.So, I didn't care what happened, I found a step and climbed up, only halfway through the climb, my feet suddenly felt fluttering, and a cold air came from behind me, and I shivered , I couldn't help but turn around, and saw a black figure crawling on the steps under my feet, and rushed up in the blink of an eye.I didn't have time to find out who it was, so I swung my fist and slammed it hard, but unexpectedly I was dodged.There was a huge pain in my abdomen, and he kicked me hard. I covered my stomach with one hand, and grabbed the opponent with the other, but I was held down instead.Immediately I couldn't move, and I heard the other party say in a vicious voice: "Where did you come from, that little thief dares to break ground on Grandpa's head!"

As soon as I heard him speak, my heart calmed down.Those who can speak human language are definitely not zongzi. Talking zongzi have not yet been born. Since they are human, everything is easy to communicate.Seeing that I didn't respond, the man hit hard with his hand, and I felt pain immediately, and cried out, feeling as if the joint on my left arm was about to break. "Eat potatoes tonight!" I endured the severe pain and yelled the slogan of the archaeological team.If the other party is a member of the team, they will definitely understand what I mean. If not, this sound can also attract the guards on guard.Sure enough, the man was stunned for a moment when he heard my slogan, and then the strength of his subordinates increased unabated, almost tearing my entire arm off. He sneered and said, "My boy, you really have some tricks. How dare you pretend to be crazy and foolish."

"I'm fucking! You don't know the catchphrase, you dare to pretend to be a master with me!" Seeing that I couldn't beat him, I immediately started shouting, "Come on! Come on, there are tomb robbers breaking in! Everyone, hurry up! "To be honest, I have been working as Captain Jin for so many years, and I never thought that I would have the opportunity to shout and catch the thief so openly, and I felt a little different joy in my heart. As expected, my screaming up to the sky attracted the attention of the guards, and the four searchlights around the tomb lit up with a "snap" at the same time. Appears above the trapezoidal pit.I stared at the bright light, squinted my eyes and shouted: "Comrades, shoot at me! Don't let this grave robber get away."

I saw that several archaeological team members who were quick in their hands and feet had already jumped down the pothole holding shovels and hoes.And the old grave robber who was pressing me was wearing a black exercise uniform and heel shoes, and his eagle-like eyes were fixed on my face.The most frightening thing was his hands, which looked dry and thin, like steel claws, which made people unable to move. At this time, a middle-aged man rushed forward holding an iron pickaxe. Seeing the situation in front of him, he immediately shouted: "Everyone, don't panic, Master Yu has caught the tomb robber! The prisoner has been controlled by him. "

"Who do you think is the tomb robber?" I looked at him in disbelief. "Aren't you going to eat potatoes tonight? I followed Professor Li up the mountain. This is the tomb robber. He sneaked up on me!" "Wrong, wrong, our own people, all our own people!" Xiaoqian climbed down the steps in a panic, pointed at me and said, "Master Yu, he was brought back by Big Brother Hu and Brother Wei Guo of the expert group." .” Master Yu let out an "oh", and slowly released the arm that was restraining me, and then shouted to the crowd that was gradually approaching behind him: "Everyone, go back, it's a false alarm."

Xiaoqian hurriedly helped me up, and patted the dust off my clothes: "Didn't you say you were looking for Captain Jiang? Why did you start a fight with our Master Yu? We, Master Yu, used to be members of the National Wushu Team, ordinary people Ten are not his opponents." I secretly looked at Master Yu of the archaeological team. He shot fiercely, and his eyes were full of evil spirits. My intuition told me that he was not just a simple martial arts athlete. The middle-aged man who came to rescue the scene before heard that I was brought by Professor Li, and immediately became more respectful. While comforting Master Yu, he apologized to me: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I have wronged the distinguished guest. Here In places where barren mountains and wild mountains are planted, everyone is very vigilant, I hope you can understand. My surname is Zhang, so I don’t need to set up Zaozhang, he is the vice-captain of the archaeological team. I don’t know what the name of this gentleman is?"

"You can just call me Xiaohu." I rubbed my arm that was twisted so painfully, and asked back: "When did you discover the robbery hole below, and why is no one caring about it?" When Deputy Captain Zhang heard the word "robbed hole", his face immediately changed.He turned his head and said to the archaeological team members who were watching: "Go back first. After dinner, there will be a political and ideological report meeting. Everyone, prepare your notes and check the scores later." He turned his head and asked me meaningfully, "How much do you know about the robbery?"

I thought that his words seemed to have some deep meaning, so I turned a corner and replied: "The basic situation has been grasped." Unexpectedly, Master Yu sneered, and said to Deputy Captain Zhang: "This little bastard is very smart. Don't worry, he doesn't know anything." I thought to myself that there was indeed something hidden, and immediately asked what happened and why the excavation work was stopped.Vice-Captain Zhang chuckled, and hurriedly said that the archaeological team has been doing ideological rectification for the past two days, and will resume work tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.I knew that his official rhetoric was unreliable, but I had no way to refute it, so I left the scene in despair, planning to discuss the matter with Shirley Yang and the others.As soon as I climbed out of the trapezoidal pit, I was chased by Master Yu.I said angrily, "Why, you still want to arrest me?"

The old man didn't say anything, he raised his right hand and threw something towards me.I caught it and took a look, fuck!It turned out to be a touch gold talisman, I looked down at my chest, it was really empty, but I don't know when it was taken away by him, and I didn't feel it at all.I was still thinking about how to explain this matter, but Master Yu sneered again: "Don't pretend. I used to be a Tufuzi, how could I not recognize the golden talisman?" I still want to ask me out for tea. "Look at your cuff first, and answer me after you think it through."

I was baffled by what he said, and hurriedly lowered my head to look at the sleeves I rolled up, only to find that the cuffs were dyed dark red by something.I lowered my head to smell it, and was immediately choked by the sour smell.This taste is so familiar to me that it is impossible to forget it in my life. "This is corpse blood! Is there something in the hole?" I took off my coat and asked puzzledly, "Since you know why..." Master Yu waved his hand: "This is not a place to talk, you follow me, and you will understand everything when you meet Captain Jiang." After Master Yu finished speaking, he turned and walked towards Captain Jiang's tent.I didn't have time to report to Shirley Yang and others, and I was thinking about what to say when I was tortured to extract a confession later.But it turns out that I miscalculated the situation. Master Yu didn't mean to expose me at all. He casually knocked on the big gong that Captain Jiang hung at the door, and then led me straight into the tent. The arrangement in this marching tent is much simpler than I imagined. Apart from the camping bed, there is only a rectangular desk. The desk is scattered, mostly containing various chemicals and data sheets that laymen cannot understand.As soon as I entered the tent, I was stared at by two fiery eyes, making me uncomfortable.Professor Li sat in the corner and didn't say hello when he saw me coming in. He still had a national food stamp face. "Jiang Zi, pour me some saliva." Master Yu swept the documents on the table and sat on the table talking to himself. "Master, why are you here? It was so lively outside just now! Did you provoke it again?" A tall and thick man came out from the darkness, holding an enamel jar in his hand. Master Yu took the enamel tank, raised his head and poured it, then pointed to me and said, "This kid is a bit capable, he will leave with us in a while. Have you explained everything about the team?" "What's there to say? It's not that you won't come back. Which unit does this comrade belong to?" Captain Jiang looked at me with interest. Seeing that I hadn't spoken, he turned to Professor Li and asked, "Your museum's ?” Professor Li nodded stiffly, and said, "Someone forced it. Take it if you want to use it, I have no objection." I listened to it inexplicably, and kept wondering which one they were acting.Captain Jiang took out a bulging backpack from under the camp bed, patted the ashes and said, "It's better to come early than to come at a good time. I'm worried about missing one. Come, come, pack your things, and we'll leave as soon as night falls." I took the backpack and shook it in my hand. Immediately there was the sound of iron objects colliding, and the weight was much heavier than I imagined.I unzipped the zipper on the bag with one hand, and a shovel head with a pointed head and a round body suddenly appeared in front of my eyes. I reached in and looked through it, and found that the bag was full of steel pipes with spiral patterns. It is an improved portable probe shovel.I closed the backpack, shook out the blood-stained shirt, and asked, "There are three obvious robbery holes above the tomb, which are full of blood. Can anyone explain what happened?" The three of them glanced at each other, and finally Captain Jiang lit a cigarette, took a deep breath and said, "The story starts from the day when the sixth layer of soil was unsealed. Ten days to break the ground' slogan, everyone worked overtime, riveted enough energy to shine in their respective positions. At about three o'clock in the morning, there were two excavators in Group A who refused to rest, so I had to go to talk to them in person As soon as I jumped down, a person yelled at me, "It's terrible, I found a robbery hole." When I saw the shape of the hole, my heart was cold. Anyone with a little experience knows that most of the robbery holes follow the "ancient circle and the nearest side" In principle, the general square opening is not more than 50 years old. But the hole in front of me is as round as the fifteenth moon, which is definitely a year old thing. Later we found two more in the southeast. The adjacent robbery caves. I hurried to find Master Yu for identification, and finally confirmed that the three robbery caves were products of the same period. That is to say, the Niangniang Tomb site was visited by tomb robbers hundreds of years ago pass." Master Yu also lit a cigarette, exhaled the smoke ring and said, "I advise them not to be discouraged. The hole doesn't have to be dug to the bottom, otherwise they wouldn't dig out three at once. But the two melons My son didn't listen, so I insisted on going down to find out." "I thought it was too dangerous, so I ordered them to go back to rest. I planned to wait until dawn before organizing relevant personnel to do an investigation. Unexpectedly, someone came to me early the next morning and reported that the two labor models from Group A had not returned all night and were everywhere. We couldn’t find anyone. That day we stopped working and mobilized all our people to search the whole mountain, but finally found nothing. Master Yu came to me at night, and he said there was a place we hadn’t found yet.” Hearing this, my heart skipped a beat, and I didn't even want to blurt out: "You mean, they went into the tomb?" "Otherwise, is it a ghost?" Master Yu said, pointing to the bloody clothes, "Today I went to check again, and found that the robbers in the three caves were all drilled from the inside out. In jargon, it is called ' "Three rings around the moon" is a kind of digging skills that has been almost lost. Ordinary tomb robbers go straight to where they came from, but sometimes they encounter special circumstances and cannot return the same way. , will use the technique of "three rings around the moon" to escape from the inside of the tomb. As for why three holes were opened at the same time, it is unknown. The most common saying is to avoid bad luck in the tomb, just like the three caves of the cunning rabbit Average. But the robbery hole we saw was only dug to two-thirds of the way, and did not penetrate the surface. So I guess the tomb robber has long been rotting inside." "Then...the two staff members on the team..." "If we really go down, I'm afraid they won't come back with their lives." Master Yu sighed at this point, "What a crime! Two lives." Captain Jiang raised his hand and said, "If you live, you need to see people, if you die, you need to see corpses. The guys are all ready, and we must ask for an explanation tonight." I didn't know that such a strange thing happened in the archaeological team before.Listening to what they said to you and what I said to you, I finally have a bottom line in my heart.The empress tomb outside the house was much more complicated than I had originally imagined. Now that the life and death of the two archaeologists are uncertain, I have no right to question Captain Jiang's behavior of exploring the ancient tomb at night, so I immediately expressed my willingness to assist them. "I have two friends who are also on Professor Li's team. They both have rich experience in archaeological tomb exploration. If Master Yu can be trusted, I hope to take them along." Although Master Yu is a non-staff member, according to his experience with Judging from the conversation between Team Jiang, this old man is quite prestigious in the archaeological team.So I first sought Master Yu's opinion, as long as he nodded, it would be very difficult for Captain Jiang to refuse. Master Yu said "oh", raised his eyebrows and asked, "Could it be that I'm walking with you?" "That's right, that's right," I was afraid that he would expose my old background if he continued talking, so I rushed to answer, "But they all retired early with me." The old man understood what I meant and didn't say much.He winked at Captain Jiang, and then said to me: "Since you understand the rules, there is no need to talk about it. You can go back and see you at Tomb No. 1 after nightfall." As soon as I got out of Team Jiang’s tent, I met Shirley Yang and the others. The fat man was pinching Vice Captain Zhang’s neck and yelling at him: “Where’s our old Hu? Are we really in this tent? You’re a liar. Yes!" Vice-captain Zhang was pinched with tears in his eyes, and when he saw me, he immediately shouted: "Comrade Xiao Hu, help! Help me, I'm about to be strangled to death, cough, cough, cough." I said, "What are you doing, preparing for a collective rebellion?" The fat man put aside the old chapter, strode forward and said, "Are you okay? I just heard that you were arrested, so I immediately brought a large army to support .” Deputy Captain Zhang covered his neck with a blushing face, pointed at the fat man and said, "Little Hu, cough cough cough, this, this lawless little fat man is really your friend? Cough cough cough, openly using violence, he is going to make a mistake. " While appeasing the deputy captain Zhang, I asked Shirley Yang why he didn't stop the fat man.Wang Qingzheng was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so he yelled from the side: "Fat brother, who dares to stop you. Besides, you ran away without saying a word, can we not worry?" "What fat man, Dr. Kelly! I'll beat you to death if you're naughty again." The fat man stroked his hair that had been scattered into a chicken coop, and explained solemnly: "We were waiting for you to go to dinner together, but we waited for a long time There was no one there. Later, there was a commotion in the camp. I went out to inquire, and said that a tomb robber was arrested. When I arrived at the scene, I didn’t even find a fart. I happened to meet this kid, and I found out after asking. , you were taken away by that other or something." "A false alarm, it's all right." Deputy Captain Zhang curiously asked me what I had talked with Master Yu, and whether Professor Li was still in the tent.I said, "Several leaders are in a meeting. I just went to say hello. I'm hungry now. Why don't you go have dinner together." Deputy Captain Zhang seemed to have lingering fears about the fat man. Then he got into Captain Jiang's tent. Shirley Yang was very displeased with my unauthorized departure from the team. She said that she had visited the two sons of the old shopkeeper just now. After a riot, excavation progress slowed down significantly.The local workers have all rested, and they plan to elect a representative in two days and discuss with the team about going home. "Did they say what day it happened?" "No matter how detailed I ask, it's useless if they don't remember." Shirley Yang shook his head, turned around and said to me, "It's like you, you agreed to deal with it in a low-key manner, why were you arrested again?" Lin Fang fanned the flames and said, "About the captured matter, you must write a detailed inspection after you go back." I said: "There is an important situation that needs to be discussed with everyone, and the inspection should be postponed." Shirley Yang asked Not about Niangniangfen, I nodded, then gathered everyone back to the camp, and explained what I had just seen. The fat man exclaimed: "Unexpectedly, our seniors have already set their sights on this land, as the saying goes, flies don't bite seamless eggs. There must be a lot of articles under the empress grave." Shirley Yang analyzed: "I have never heard of the technique of 'three rings enclosing the moon'. That master Yu is very skilled, and he is so familiar with the technique of excavating Faqiu's tomb. I guess he also touches blond hair nine out of ten. Qiu's generation." "Why, he also sneaked in as the co-author?" The fat man picked up a piece of baked potato and said dissatisfiedly, "This old man is too unkind. He is so old that he still plans to grab business from us?" I said: "Don't judge a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart. Master Yu is a private consultant on the team. After liberation, many local masters like him washed their hands and became museum technicians. The career has provided a lot of experience and help. Besides, Captain Jiang has a very respectful attitude towards him, so it is better not to offend him casually. Everyone is here to save people, and this money cannot be greedy." "I object." Wang Qingzheng said, "It's nothing more than saving people. It's too shabby to refuse even the slightest benefit. Young master, I came here for nothing, how can I explain to grandpa when I go back?" I said: "Master Wang, what time is it now, you can't even see through this little joint? The gap between the plan and the reality is too big, don't worry about anything in the tomb. We can help Lin Fang Completing the revolutionary task is not in vain." Lin Fang was silent all the way, and now when we mentioned her, she came back to her senses and said: "I blame my poor preparation for this trip, and it will cause a lot of trouble for everyone. Don't worry, Young Master Wang, favors belong to favors, and business belongs to business." .As long as the matter is done, I will bear all the losses after returning." Wang Qingzheng glanced at her suspiciously: "Some things cannot be paid with money." Not to be outdone, Lin Fang said: "The resources I can provide are naturally more than these." Seeing the two of them arguing, the fat man couldn't help interjecting, "That kid surnamed Wang, can't you learn something better? Qian Chuan has a temper, doesn't fight for three days, and goes to the house to expose the roof tile. Shouting for candies, are you ashamed?" Wang Qingzheng was not convinced, and the two of them pretended to quarrel. I said: "At this very moment, our cannons should be directed at the same time, and we should reserve all our strength. We don't know how many things we have to deal with when we hit the ground." "The old nonsense is right. We have lost the opportunity. If we don't seize this opportunity, we will probably miss the excavation of the Niangniang Tomb completely. The archaeological team is not short of experience, let alone manpower. If there are no members Missing mysteriously, we will never make an exception and let us enter the tomb." Shirley Yang's words are obviously more convincing than mine, and everyone is aware of the seriousness of the problem. Lin Fang asked: "We only have three places, how do we allocate them?" "You don't need to ask," the fat man rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile, "of course it's the three of us who are majors." Lin Fang's expression darkened after hearing this: "I don't have any doubts about your professionalism. But the matter is important, and I must follow you." "We don't know much about the situation below, and Captain Jiang is the person in charge of this operation. Even if I intend to add you, it may not be immediately agreed." I explained to Lin Fang, "What's more, we Young Master Wang doesn’t care about the importance of things, so I’m afraid it’s inappropriate to leave them alone, but you should be cautious in doing things, and if you stay up there, you’ll have someone to take care of you, and we’ll feel at ease underground.” "Since you're worried, let's all go down together," Wang Qing said while blowing beside Lin Fang, "We're the ones who lead the way, and if we leave you and me behind when we're doing things, you won't be afraid that they'll be behind our backs." Swallow all the benefits?" Lin Fang looked at Shirley Yang in embarrassment, and then suggested: "I'll go to Professor Li to discuss it. He can't take none with him. If possible, Wang Qingzheng and I will follow his team." I said: "This is a way to get the best of both worlds, but I don't know if that zombie-faced Professor Li is willing to nod." Lin Fang confidently said that she has her own way, and it seems that she probably pinched a lot of old Li's little ones. braid. At nightfall, Fatty, Shirley Yang and I carried all the prepared kits and came to the entrance of the No. 1 Tomb of Niangniang Tomb. Sure enough, we saw Lin Fang following Professor Li with a smile on his face. Captain Jiang and Master Yu had already Waiting on the edge of the seal. "Let's go when everyone is here." Captain Jiang greeted and climbed down the trapezoidal pit first.I took a deep breath and followed Captain Jiang to take the first step in the ancient tomb rescue operation. When I went down to the trapezoidal pit again, the memory of blood and water kept flashing in my mind.Captain Jiang lay on the edge of the robbery hole, pulled out the spiral tube in his backpack, spit, and said in a low voice: "Everyone copied it, this time it's not an archaeological homework, so there's no need to be particular about it, everyone, remember, you need to meet people." , If you die, you must see the corpse, and if it is folded inside, it will be counted as a death in the line of duty." Master Yu let out a "bah", and hit the entrance of the cave with a shovel: "Don't talk nonsense, first open the entrance of the cave for me. If you say these bad words, I will be the first to bury you in it." While digging, the fat man asked me why I wasted time on digging the hole. It would be over if I just climbed down the ready-made robbery hole in front of me.I analyzed and said: "It should be for safety reasons, the opening of the cave was expanded to make it easier for everyone to enter and exit. The life and death of the two who went in first is unknown, and it has been more than forty-eight hours since they disappeared. Even if they are still alive, I am afraid they have already shown a state of collapse. Now The opening of the cave is to avoid delaying the rescue in the later stage." We divided into two teams and took turns to dig the soil. Because we were all skilled workers and we had a ready-made robbery hole as a foundation, the hole was soon expanded to more than double its original size.While changing hands, Master Yu pulled me aside, unscrewed the miner's hat on his head, and gestured on the mud with a shovel: "The team has planned the underground palace before, and the base of the tomb is surprisingly large. The specifications of the Ming tomb in the tomb do not match. I have to infer from my personal experience that the bottom should be the specification of "the front hall and the back bedroom". No matter how you look at it, it will not be a lady's tomb. Bulijiu is perpendicular to the coffin." The pattern of "the front hall and the back bedroom" is the traditional standard of the Qin Dynasty. The tomb owner must be at least a person of the princely rank to set up an underground court hall after his death, and the "office items" related to the tomb owner's life are naturally buried in the court hall. , such as the reviewed briefs, the espionage records of meritorious deeds, and even the buried treasures and courtiers.In the information provided by Lin Fang, the description of the Niangniang Tomb has never deviated from the assumption of the second mausoleum, and Master Yu speculated that there is a Qin tomb under the ground only based on the planning of the underground palace. experience of. I don't understand why he suddenly mentioned the structure of the underground palace to me, and I didn't say much, waiting patiently for his next words.At this time, Shirley Yang waved the flashlight in his hand to signal me to go over.I walked forward quickly and found that several other people were whispering around the robbery hole.Immediately, I felt something was wrong. Shirley Yang raised the flashlight, pointed to the hole and said, "There is something stuck below, and the shovel can't go in." I pushed aside the crowd and found that Captain Jiang had already gone down the hole first. He was half squatting in the mud, and it took him a long time to raise his head and say, "Something is wrong, where did the door-sealing stone come from down here?" I was shocked when I heard it. The door-sealing stone is usually set at the entrance of the tomb. We are now located directly above the tomb. How could a section of the door-sealing stone be dug out?What's more, the robbery hole was dug from the inside out. If there was a door-sealing stone, how did the tomb robbers penetrate the stone layer and make a hole in the air?We used the reins to pull Captain Jiang out of the cave. His body was covered in mud and he kept spitting: "What the hell, the bottom is tightly sealed. I think those two boys probably slipped away, no Possibly in the grave." I was afraid that he might be mistaken for a moment, so I decided to go down and find out for myself. Shirley Yang buckled the rope for me, and then slowly lowered me down together with the fat man. The underground light is insufficient, and the range that the miner's lamp can illuminate is limited. When I descend to about seven or eight meters, I can clearly feel something under my feet.I held the rope with one hand, and knocked down the shovel with the other to try it out, and the sound of "boom" and "boom" came up immediately. It seemed that, as Captain Jiang said, I had encountered a hard guy.I let go of my right hand holding the rope, and landed directly on the door-sealing stone blocking the way.After landing, I stretched out my arms to roughly measure the movable space under the ground, and then squatted down to study the door-sealing stone that suddenly appeared.This boulder is at a 90-degree angle to the robbery hole, and the soil around the stone has long since become as hard as iron due to the long-term backlog, making it impossible to attack, let alone find a gap to find another way.I tapped the sealing stone with my knuckles, only a faint muffled sound could be heard.I knew in my heart that this was not a good omen. The thicker the stone layer, the smaller the echo. This kind of almost inaudible sound was enough to show how terrible the thickness of this door-sealing stone was. It was only a few shovels trying to cut through it. We have to wait until the Year of the Monkey. At this moment, the rope around my waist suddenly tightened. This was a signal we had negotiated to ensure the safety of each other. I pulled it symbolically twice to indicate that I was fine, and then continued to grope for this smooth, hard piece. The door-sealing stone, hoping to find some clues.I still can't figure out how the tomb robbers dug to the surface through this boulder, let alone how the two members of the archaeological team penetrated the boulder and disappeared into the tomb.Could it be that, as Captain Jiang said, they didn't enter the tomb, but slipped down the mountain instead? When I was anxious, the light above my head suddenly dimmed, and when I looked carefully, another figure slowly descended down the robbery hole.I turned to the side, and the man bowed and landed silently next to me. I fixed my eyes and saw that it was Shirley Yang. "Why did you come down?" Although the robbery cave has undergone secondary development, it is only spacious enough for two people to pass sideways. Shirley Yang pressed the door-sealing stone on the bottom of his feet and said, "Fatty and Master Yu went to inspect another robbery hole. Let me check the situation here. The surface of the rock is so smooth that it has obviously been polished manually. Have you checked it? Are there no organs around?" I shook my head and said: "It's just such a big place, you can touch it all with your hands, look around except for dirt or dirt, where can hide traps." Shirley Yang didn't believe it. She half-kneeled on the door-sealing stone, groping along the joint between the stone and the soil bit by bit. I had to follow her instructions and check again from the other side. "Old Hu, look here!" Shirley Yang grabbed my arm violently, I turned my head, a dazzling light spot shone on the scorched soil, and a green object appeared in the center of the aperture, if you don't look up Didn't notice at all.I stretched out my hand to pinch the thing and pulled it out, and looked under the light of the flashlight. It turned out to be a rubber-soled liberation shoe.The two of us looked at each other, and Shirley Yang was the first to react: "Could it be the archaeological team members who came down earlier?" I said: "It's broken, the shoe is pressed into the soil, and that person is probably in danger." Shirley Yang unscrewed the screw shovel, took a part that can swing flexibly in the hole, and struggled towards the place where the Jiefang shoe was dug out just now. After chiseling down, seeing that the hole that was only half a foot wide collapsed quickly, I stepped forward and opened the hole on the wall, and found that the soil layer here was a single burnt black, which was different from the sedimentary soil that had accumulated layers in the previous robbery cave. . Shirley Yang soon discovered the flaw, and she said excitedly: "The entrance of this hole was blocked later. The robbery hole we found was not straight up and down. The tomb robbers dug it on purpose to avoid the door-sealing stone." A 'zigzag'. When we expanded the burglary, we naturally dug all the way down based on our past experience. We missed the 'zigzag' intersection that was deliberately hidden, so we encountered the door-blocking stone that we shouldn't have encountered. .” "Go up first and see what other people have discovered." After unlocking the secret of the door-sealing stone, both of us couldn't help but let out a long breath.After returning to the ground, Captain Jiang and Master Yu identified the Jiefang shoes we dug out.Captain Jiang said with certainty: "These are the shoes on our team. Look at the serial numbers on the heels. All the ones that you receive uniformly start with '0101'. However, shoes in size 48 are rare. The two that got lost No bastard has the size." Master Yu glanced at the Jiefang shoes, wondering: "Who else could there be if it wasn't them? Didn't they call the name at the meeting at night? There's no shame in it!" "I can't control that much anymore." The fat man slapped the Jiefang shoes on the ground, "Someone deliberately blocked the entrance of the cave. This is an attempt to embezzle state property! Don't stop me. Today, I, Wang Kaixuan, will take the place of heaven. Do the right thing, and wipe out those daring outlaws under the hammer of socialism." I asked the fat man what they found in the other two robbery holes. He sighed and said, "It's a bit dusty. You said the door was so big that there was no gap at all." Master Yu said: "That's right, from this point of view, what we dug up is not the sealing stone at all, but the partition board laid on the upper floor of the tomb, which wraps the entire tomb for protection, just like an eggshell. " "The entire tomb is covered?" Lin Fang's eyes widened. "There was no such advanced cutting technology in ancient times. It was impossible to cut a perfect spherical body based on the original stone at that time." I affirm Master Yu's inference. It is precisely because there is a certain gap between the plates that they cannot be perfectly integrated, and a complete isolation layer is not formed, which gave the tomb robbers of later generations an opportunity.This also explains why the robbery hole in the empress's tomb presents a "zigzag" shape. "Then what are you waiting for, go down and dig!" The fat man picked up the engineering shovel, pulled the cable around his waist, twisted up the miner's lamp above his head and said, "You guys stole the limelight just now, so I'll take the lead this time, and fight for it." Get the fruits of victory for the country as soon as possible.” I thought in my heart that this kid must be so impatient because he was afraid that others would be the first to empty out the funerary objects in the tomb, so I comforted him and said: "The fill on the wall is soft and sparse, and it can be opened as soon as you dig it. There is no need to be so serious." " Fatty couldn't listen, and he entered the hole in the blink of an eye. The space in the robbery hole is not very big, and the fat man’s waist is on top of each other. We can only choose Lin Fang, who is the thinnest, to go down to help him. On the one hand, we must clean up the excavated soil in time to avoid burying ourselves alive ; On the one hand, to prevent emergencies, arrange a cover for him.Soon the fat man cleared the blocked tomb passage, we numbered each group according to the order of action in groups of three, and then climbed into the underground passage leading to nowhere. Since Fatty and Lin Fang had already climbed in first, the people behind us also consciously opened up a distance in two groups, which was convenient for each other to take care of each other and ensured that we could advance and retreat freely at critical moments, so as not to huddle together.Wang Qingzheng followed me all the way and was surprisingly quiet. He neither challenged anyone nor acted on his own, which made me a little unaccustomed.I asked him why he was listless, and he said a little embarrassedly: "This is the first time I entered the tomb in a serious manner, and I was a little flustered." I said: "This is not your young master Wang's style, maybe you are afraid of the dark. ”他“呸”了一声，然后问我为什么让胖子打头。我一边爬一边解释说：“从战略的角度看，我们必须让他走在前头。” 王大少还不明白，又追问为什么。我只好压低了声线继续解释说：“宽，懂吗？宽。” 他沉默了一会儿，恍然大悟道：“不就是怕他太胖卡在半道上吗？你说得那么隐晦干吗？” 我急忙扭头给了他一脚：“小声点儿！信不信回头一屁股坐死你！” “我肏！胡八一，老子在前边都听见了，你就可劲儿诋毁你家胖爷爷吧，回头一屁股坐死你丫的！”胖子愤怒的声音从黑漆漆地甬道深处出来，弄得我恨不得一巴掌拍死身后那只小王八蛋。 “严肃点儿！”余师傅的声音从后边出来，“洞里没有力柱，吵塌了一个都跑不掉。” 我们在狭窄漆黑的甬道里爬行了十来分钟，前方的路慢慢地变得宽敞起来，不断有“咔嚓咔嚓”的声音传来。胖子朝我们喊道：“看见墓道了，前边有砖头路，你们都别乱动，我先下去瞅瞅。” 这无疑是一个激动人心的消息，至少证明我们已经进入到了墓室内部。林芳紧跟着胖子消失在甬道前方，我眼前的视线一下子豁然开朗。就在距离我们大概二十米左右的位置上，有一组较为显眼的阶梯形工事延伸到墓室深处，胖子他们就是沿着这条阶梯走下去的。 我观察了一下石梯周围的环境，到处都是没有填补完整的土坑壑沟。Shirley杨从王大少身后挤了上来，她拧开一颗闪光弹丢下石阶，瞬间我们脚下的世界变得清晰无比。 “坏了，下边是排葬坑。”姜队长扑到阶梯边上，大半个身子都探了出去，“你们看那底下的坑穴又密又窄，排得多整齐。古人对葬坑等级有着我们无法理解的执著，单位面积里出现如此多的坑穴，足以说明这里不是主墓室。”他说得这样激动，倒看不出有什么着急的地方，也不知道他口中的“坏了”具体指什么。 我顺着他手指的方向朝地下看了过去，不禁被眼前的景象震撼了。我虽然没听说过什么排葬坑，却能清晰地看见那些暴露在坑穴外没有被完全掩埋起来的尸骨。数量之多、排列之整齐全部出乎我的意料，简直就像一支由死人组成的军队。第一颗闪光弹很快就熄灭了，Shirley杨问我怎么没看见胖子，我这才想起胖子跟林芳已经抢我们一步下到排葬坑里去了。 余师傅将我们拨到一边，从口袋里掏出一只褐色的小玻璃瓶说：“都抹上，擦在鼻子底下。”我揭开瓶盖凑到面前一闻，顿时被一股辛辣的气味呛得眼泪直流：“咳咳咳，什么鬼东西，这么难闻？” 姜队长从我手里将玻璃瓶拿了过去，皱着眉头将瓶子的液体倒了出来，迅速地抹到了人中的位置上，他一边打喷嚏一边解释说：“余师傅的独门配方，你就当它是一种中和剂。” 王大少捂着鼻子将瓶子推到一边，不满道：“中和个屁啊！人都快被熏死了，瓶盖在哪儿？味道真恶心。” “尸毒。”余师傅虎着脸，一把按住王大少，将中和剂硬涂在他脸上，而后又对我们几个说：“我生平最怕带你们这些半瓶摇。地底下的苦你们吃过多少？一个一个见了好处跑得比兔子还快。就拿那个小胖子来说，半点儿纪律性都没有，后头折在里头都是活该！” 我忙说：“胖子皮厚，吃点儿苦对他有好处。余师傅您口恶心善，我们都是看在眼里的，您老快别气了，咱们赶紧下去找人要紧。” 就在我们几个抹药的时候，姜队长已经不声不响地跑下了石梯，他挥舞着手电冲我们叫喊道：“师傅，你来看看，这些尸体是不是有些不对劲？” 我一听尸体有异，立刻冲到了队伍前头，三步并作两步跳下了石梯。此时，姜队长正蹲在一组葬坑前面，整个人红光满面，额头上不断地有汗往外渗。视线越过他的肩头，我一下子就明白了他口中的“异状”是指什么：不到整米宽的土坑里，横七竖八地倒了数十具白骨，无一例外地都是手脚屈直向后，以一种极度扭曲的姿势入葬。我想上前翻看，被姜队一把拦住，他从包里掏出一副手套说：“戴上，戴上，这些都是国家财产，神圣不容侵犯。” 我心说好在是白骨，无法发僵伤人，要不然被掐了脖子，姜队长反倒要怪我脖子粗硌坏了公物。 其他几个人这时也纷纷来到了葬穴边上，余师傅看了一眼说：“你问我也没用，我对死人没研究。你们那个什么故宫来的教授呢？让他瞧瞧吧。” 经他一说我们才想起还有李教授，他一路上都默不作声，就连方才发现排葬坑也没说过半句话，害得我差点儿忘记还有这么一个人。我回过头去，发现李教授早就换上了橡胶手套，背着考古用具，有板有眼地走上前来。王大少咋舌道：“老头玩真的？这都什么时候了，他还有空带工具箱下来？” 我和Shirley杨面面相觑，虽然早就知道林芳找来的人物不普通，但也没想到李教授的举止会如此超脱常理，连下墓救人都不忘带着吃饭的家伙，实在不得不佩服他的敬业精神。 李教授见了尸骨，两眼顿射出精光，他用小铲掘开泥土，细细举起一节白骨凑到面前闻了闻，而后又反复观察了许久。我看着怪恶心，扭头对Shirley杨说：“咱们还是去前边找胖子他们吧。等他研究完，太阳也该照屁股了。” “我们下来是为了救人，反正尸体跑不了，研究工作可以往后拖一拖。大家还是往前搜吧。” Shirley杨说完这句话之后，居然没有一个人应声，剩下的人似乎都被李教授的情绪所感染，直勾勾地盯着他手中的白骨。我与Shirley杨不方便就此脱队，只好留在原处等待李教授发话。 “这些不是人。”李教授放下手中的白骨，没由来地说了这么一句话。我的头皮顿时麻了，其他人也纷纷露出了惊异的表情。 “不是人是什么？” “我说的是他们的社会身份。”李教授脱下手套，指着那些姿势扭曲的白骨说：“先秦时期，人畜殉葬的礼俗十分普遍。古人看中生命，对待死者的态度尤为虔诚，逢家祭国丧之时，多用活人祭祀。我们眼前这一片白骨都是用来祭拜的人牲。” 我放眼整个排葬坑，几乎一眼望不到头，难道这里埋的均是陪葬的奴隶？ 姜队长点点头：“如此规模的排葬坑，应该不是单纯的家族祭祀坑，而是几个家族公用的祭祀坑。这里在古代应当是一处公共墓葬，就像我们去公墓祭扫要烧元宝纸钱，他们却是用活人的鲜血来告慰祖先的亡灵。他们被杀的时候，手脚遭人反捆在身后，就像待宰的猪一样被悬挂在我们刚才路过的石梯尽头。你们看，大部分尸体身上都没有砍、砸留下的致命伤。我认为他们是被割喉放血而死，然后尸体就像垃圾一样被丢下了排葬坑，所以这里可谓是一处真正的屠宰场。” Shirley杨听到此处忍不住低喊了一句“阿门”。不知为何，一想到这里遍地的尸骸都是被当作鸡鸭一般宰来做祭品，我浑身都在冒冷汗，总觉得周围的气氛开始不对劲。 姜队长不停地擦汗，兴奋地说：“这么说，我们找到的并不是一座单纯的死人墓，而很有可能是一座公共的家族墓？甚至是一座史无前例的群葬墓？” 我有些不耐烦地打断了他们的对话：“各位，我们有两名考古队队员至今生死未明，关于墓室的问题是不是等出去之后再讨论？” 姜队长这才稍微冷静下来，他笑道：“职业病，职业病，说起来就没完了。既然这里没看到人影，咱们继续往前头找吧。”他说到此处忽然停住，然后急切地朝我们扫了一眼，问道：“余师傅呢，人怎么不见了？” 我猛地回头一看，余师傅原先蹲的位置上空无一人，只剩一只茶色的玻璃瓶孤独地躺在黑暗之中。 “人呢？”王清正抱着手电筒走到玻璃瓶前，他蹲下身捡起瓶子，回头问我：“不是一直站你后边的吗？这么大一个活人说丢就丢，不科学啊！” 刚才我一直在听李教授讲解排葬坑的由来，一点儿都没注意到身后的动静。我拼命回忆了一下，只记得最后看见余师傅的时候，大家都围在葬坑前头，唯有他一个人蹲在角落里，不知道在研究些什么。 Shirley杨分析说：“余师傅身手不差，若是意外，起码该出点儿声。现在他一声不响地消失了，应当是出于主观意愿。” “放屁！”姜队长急得满脸通红，“有什么事要走总该打个招呼，余师傅肯定出事了。” 我说：“你这个人怎么老喜欢往消极的方面想。就凭老余那身板儿，十个粽子也奈何不了他，能出什么事？” “那现在怎么办？”姜队长擦了一把汗，左顾右盼道：“已经丢了两个，再、再加上余师傅……” “丢了去找啊！你慌什么。”李教授大喝了一声，然后指着姜队长说：“心理素质太差，你怎么带的队伍？回去我要向省里写报告。” 我说：“先别急着追究责任，咱们先到附近找找再说。” 姜队长怕继续出事，反复强调不许走远了，一定要避免单独行动，待会儿还要回来集合。 王清正跟在我和Shirley杨身后，鬼头鬼脑地说：“这么好的机会，咱们还不走？” “去哪儿？”我看了一眼，确定没有人跟着咱们，低声说，“余师傅还没找到，如果我们再消失，剩下那俩搞学术的还不吓死，不行，我们不能走。” Shirley杨也同意我的说法，她环视了一下整个排葬坑，严肃地说：“我们这次来不是为了明器，跟考古队也不存在利益冲突，完全没有单独行动的必要。你那点儿歪脑筋还是省省吧。” 王清正不屑道：“别以为我不懂你们那点儿小伎俩，胖子早就跟林芳跑了，这还不叫脱单？少爷我怎么知道你们有没有背着我做什么见不得人的交易。” 被他这么一说我才想起胖子那小子自从刚刚下了排葬坑就再没有吱过一声，他和林芳探路探得也未免远了些。我站起身来喊了几声，希望他能有个回应，可除了姜队与李教授先后朝我打起手电之外，连半点儿胖子的身影都没看见。我心说不妙，难道二师弟真被女妖精勾走了？ “怎么样，没话说了吧？”王大少自鸣得意地甩了甩手电，“那余老头说不定也是见利忘义，为了自己的腰包把考古队给撂下了。我劝你们还是听我的话，早为自己谋划，咱们毕竟是一条船上的人，得了好处少不了你们的份儿。” Shirley杨说：“林芳他们下来有一会儿了，怎么到现在也不现身，会不会已经跑到前头去了？” “这可说不好。”林芳这个人我虽然不太了解，但对胖子还是满有把握的，他见了明器跟见了毛主席一样亲切，想控制都控制不住。可就算真有什么收获，起码应该给我留下点儿记号，不至于消失得如此彻底，跟私奔似的。“这个排葬坑说大不大，可要说小，找起来人来也颇费功夫。时间拖得越久越危险。我看还是先把两位领导送上去，别让他们待在洞里瞎猜。” “想让他们退步可能不太容易。”Shirley杨说，“对他们来说，这座葬坑本身就是一笔无价之宝，既然下来了，不找出点儿什么是不会轻易离开的。” “骗他们出去还不容易吗？”王大少对Shirley杨说，“待会儿你装晕让他们扛出去就是了。” “你出的什么馊主意！”我严厉地批评了他一顿，“Shirley杨跟他们非亲非故的，真晕了那肯定算在我们头上，到时候被人家趁机轰回去，那才真叫偷鸡不成蚀把米。你有工夫不如好好动动脑子找人。” “那一不做、二不休，把李教授敲晕，这样姓姜的总不能不管吧？” 我懒得再搭理小王八蛋，扭头朝两边的排葬坑里打量，希望能找到余师傅等人的踪影。Shirley杨忽然拉了我一下，她调暗了手电，指着不远处的土堆说：“仔细听，有动静。”