Chapter 9 Chapter 8 I don't know what went wrong

(Ninety-nine surety things are almost the same as one-third-sure things. They are not completely reliable. Things have ninety-nine percent hope, just like there is no hope. They can make mistakes at zero point one or zero point zero one, and become nothing. unsuccessful.) Bandon rolled out of the tree, curled up, and slowly straightened his body after a long while, his complexion looked extremely strange under the moonlight. The three of them remained silent. Not only did they escape death, but they were also extremely depressed, feeling like they had been deceived. The director broke the silence first, with tears in his voice: "Fa...what happened?"

Qi Bai used the powerful torch in his hand to shine a light into the tree hole, and under the light, the water shone brightly. He said: "We built a deep well in a very fast way." The crying sound in the director's voice became more intense: "Are you... What are you kidding? What went wrong?" Qi Bai obviously had the same question, he didn't know what went wrong, so he immediately looked at Bandon, and Bandon shook his head: "I don't know what went wrong either." At this moment, Qi Bai was extremely confused. He had encountered such a situation where groundwater suddenly surged up. Looking at the situation just now, the bottom of the round pipe was either a river, a river, or a lake. How could the water rush in so fast?

Suddenly, the round pipe becomes a well, so what to do?Is the treasure hidden under the water?Need to be equipped with diving tools and dive to the bottom of the water to find the treasure?It's possible, but extremely unlikely. Because everything was laid out more than a hundred years ago. There was no diving equipment more than a hundred years ago. A deep well like this is estimated to be about 50 meters deep. It is absolutely impossible for anyone with the ability to dive. Go down, not to mention that after diving down, you have to slowly discover hidden treasures. Qi Bai was extremely puzzled. At this moment, the spearhead of his suspicion was aimed at Bandon. He did not try to hide this from his expression. He said coldly: "Perhaps, the mistake is because I trusted him too much. other people."

He was looking at Bandon as he said this. Bendon sat up straight, looking very annoyed. At this time, I should talk about how this strange doctor got together with Qi Bai, an expert in tomb robbery. It has a lot to do with the whole weird story. Qi Bai is famous for his erratic whereabouts, and his nostalgia for ancient tombs is getting worse and worse. When he mentions "I have a residence in the south of France", please don't misunderstand that he is at Rivera Beach. There is a villa, and nine out of ten times it is an ancient tomb in the Frankish Kingdom, and after he entered it privately, he took it as his own.

Therefore, it is very difficult to find Qi Bai. It took a full two years for Bandon to meet Qi Bai when he decided to meet him.The two-year search process was of course boring and not worth remembering. What is worth remembering is the reason why Bandon wanted to find Qi Bai. And the reason why Bandon wants to meet Qi Bai doesn't need to be specifically recorded, just look at the process of their meeting and the conversation after they met, it can be fully understood. After a long period of searching, using all kinds of relationships, and going through various methods, Dr. Bandon finally met the great tomb robber Qi Bai. The place was by an unknown small lake in Switzerland at dusk.As the sun set, a dazzling glow shone on the lake. Qi Bai lazily threw pieces of bread over the lake without even looking at Bandon, attracting all kinds of waterfowl to rush to him. .

Ban Deng saw Qi Bai's magnificence, and he really put in a lot of effort to meet him, so he didn't dare to neglect, trembling, and said very politely: "I heard that your Excellency is interested in all ancient tombs... ?” Qi Bai just let out a "huh", noncommittal. Bandon said again: "If it's not the ancient tomb, it's just... just... well, just..." He said three "just" in a row, but didn't say anything.Every time he said "just", Qi Bai threw out a large handful of bread, and after three times, Qi Bai grabbed another handful of bread in his hands, and judging by his expression and posture, it seemed that he was about to smash the bread at Bandon. It's like falling over.

Bandon hurriedly covered his head with his arms, and shouted anxiously: "It's really indescribable-a place, you have to go through various secret passages to get there, what should it be called?" Bandon's cry actually calmed down Qi Bai's anger - this is naturally the reason why Qi Bai was very interested in such a place by nature. He managed to take a look at Dr. Bandon, because Dr. Bandon was not obnoxious in appearance and had a dignified bearing. Qi Bai casually threw away the bread in his hand, clapped his hands, and shook hands with Bandon: "It depends on what the place is for, if there are corpses in it, then of course it is a secret cemetery, if not ──”

Bandon said: "It's related to a huge legendary treasure." Qi Bai frowned, stretched his waist, and expressed his boredom with this topic of conversation in a manner that was not considered polite. Bandon didn't wait for him to protest, and hurriedly said: "Zangbao is related to a rebellion that rose and fell quickly in the modern history of China." Qi Bai often boasted that to be an expert in tomb robbery, it was by no means simple, not only engineering.Excellent knowledge of architecture and mathematics also requires rich knowledge of history. His proficiency in Chinese and foreign history is by no means inferior to that of historians.

As soon as he heard Bandon say that, he asked back: "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? You mean them?" Bandon nodded, and Qi Bai laughed "haha": "Are you European? It must be your ancestors. They had been to the Qing Empire in China during that period. Not only did they bring back some Chinese antiques, but they also bought a Go back to the treasure legend, isn’t it? Or did you suddenly find your ancestor’s diary in the dusty attic, which records a legend about the treasure?” Qi Bai's merciless sarcasm can really make people blush and feel ashamed.But Banden was very calm: "You have more than half of what you expected. In fact, a cousin of my grandfather was involved in many things in China during that turbulent era. Now I come to you just for I saw a piece of information he left behind."

Qi Bai yawned loudly again: "I can provide more than 3,600 treasure legends of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at will." Bandon's voice was very calm: "Is it all in the Heavenly King's Mansion?" Qi Bai was stunned for a moment, and looked directly at Bandon: "There is only one legend about the hidden treasures in the Heavenly King's Mansion. It is said that the number of treasures is astonishingly large. The result may be just false rumors." Bandon's voice was deep and powerful: "That's because the treasure chest is too secretive. The information I got is—"

Qi Bai waved his hand: "Show me the original material, I don't want to listen to the retelling." Bandon nodded: "Okay, but the information is not with me, the hotel where I am staying, or your villa?" Qi Bai thought for a while, then pointed to a small house not far from the lake, which was covered up and down, all called "creepers": "Come right away, I'll wait for you there." Bandon was very happy and left. They met for the first time and it can be said that they were very harmonious.During the second meeting, the "original materials" provided by Bandon included his uncle's diary, a floor plan and several other pictures. The plan was very scribbled, but as soon as it was spread out, Qi Bai said "ah": "Lingzu has been to the Heavenly King's Mansion, there is no doubt about it, look, this is the outer city Sun City, this row of dots represents Flagpole, this is the archway, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Tianwen Hall, Xiamafang, Yuhe, and the Chaofang. Beyond that is the Inner City, Golden Dragon City, Golden Dragon Hall, the second hall, the third hall, and enter the inner palace seven or eight times in a row..." Qi Bai pointed to the very scribbled sketch and said it in one breath. Bandon stared at him blankly, without needing to speak, his expression already showed that he admired Qi Bai completely. Because after he obtained those materials, of course he had studied them carefully, and he knew what the sketches were about, and he also remembered the names of those palaces by heart. Now, after hearing that Qi Bai can read it smoothly, there is no reason not to admire it.Qi Bai just smiled nonchalantly: "As long as there are similar legends, as long as possible, I will study them, and I will go to the field to investigate, so I still remember." Bandon said sincerely: "You are amazing, I really didn't find the wrong person, have you been there before? Didn't you find it?" Qi Bai said: "Of course not. According to the results of my investigation, I think that we should not start from the inside of the building. We should look outside the building, in the garden, for clues to the treasure." Bandon opened his mouth wide: "Why?" Qi Qi spread his hands: "First, it's my intuition. Second, this year's huge house was originally an expansion of the old mansion of Liangjiang Governor's Mansion in the Qing Empire. I'm afraid it won't be able to play any big tricks. Your grandfather's information How to say?" Bandon quickly picked out some pictures and text: "It's not very detailed, but it mentioned the garden and a thick and long round iron pipe. Calculated, the iron pipe is fifty meters high and about one meter in diameter. , the secret entrance is at the bottom of the large circular tube." Qi Bai shook his head while looking at the information. Then, he closed his eyes for a while, and shook his head even more: "There is no such large round pipe in the whole building. If there is, it may be placed horizontally, otherwise, it must be the most outstanding in the whole building complex." One point, never let people turn a blind eye." Bandon nodded: "Yes, there is this possibility. If it is placed horizontally, then this big iron round pipe can be placed anywhere, such as under the stone boat in the pool in the West Garden..." Qi Bai said "hmm", "Have you also visited the site?" Bandon nodded: "Yes, several times. After I obtained these materials, I thought they were credible, so I gave up my business as a doctor and specialized in Chinese language and the history of the Taiping Kingdom." Qi Bai stared at Bandon for a moment: "It's really not easy." Bandon is not without pride: "I am a doctor, and I am not an unknown doctor. I once served in the Lerman Hospital in Switzerland. You may not have heard the name of this hospital, but there are all first-class doctors concentrated there. " Qi Bai turned his head and thought for a while: "Leman Hospital, um, I've heard of it. I heard it from a friend of mine. My friend's name is Wesley, and he's... a weirdo." (This was the first time they mentioned my name in conversation with each other.) Bandon immediately said: "Yes, I have also heard a lot about this gentleman, um... I think I must go to see him once." When Qi Bai heard this, he didn't take it seriously, and just replied casually: "That's easy, I'll introduce you to him, and he will definitely see you." (They mentioned me, just said a few words, and put it aside without going any further.) Bandon said again: "However, in the materials, you see, the vertical and thick iron cables are mentioned many times, and in the big round tube. It seems that the big round tube should be straight up and down." Qi Bai frowned: "Then it is possible that it was buried underground." Bandon's voice was very surprised: "Fifty meters underground?" Qi Bai snorted: "Don't make a fuss, the Chinese have extremely high engineering capabilities. It is trivial to have a round pipe 50 meters deep underground. Qin Shihuang's cemetery covers a vast area, more than 50 square kilometers; most of them are Deep into the ground, more than a hundred meters." Bandon stuck out his tongue involuntarily.His appearance and demeanor were originally quite noble, but after hearing Qi Bai say this, he couldn't help being speechless.He said, "If it's buried underground, where is the entrance?" Qi Bai flipped through the documents, but the documents did not mention this point.He pondered for a moment: "If you ask me to design, I have several options. I will choose an existing well as the entrance." Bandon shook his head: "There is water in the well." Qi Bai said: "It can be a dry well, or the well water can be dried up before the pipe emerges. Of course, you can also choose the bottom of some light buildings, such as the bottom of a pavilion and so on." Bandon sighed: "Anyway, in Nuo Da's huge mansion, any corner is possible." Qi Bai tapped his fingers on the table: "Leave him alone, you have solved all the codes that are like formulas? Do you know what 'turn left to the Earth' means?" Bandon nodded: "Yes, turn left twelve degrees, twelve degrees, or twelve times, in short, twelve. Among these sentences, there are a total of thirty-three sentences, and each sentence hides a number, such as 'Sage of the Bamboo Forest' It is "seven", "Zi Ri: There must be my teacher" is a hidden word "three", "Hua Xinnianhuazhengren" is a hidden "twenty-four". It is similar to Chinese folklore, It is related to literary works and various miscellaneous studies." As Banden said, Qi Bai nodded, and Banden let out a sigh of relief: "I don't know how much effort it took me just to figure this out." Qi Bai smiled: "Actually, you just show it to ordinary Chinese people, and within an hour, he can solve it." Bandon smiled wryly: "These codes are related to the secret of opening a big round lid, how can I just show it to others?" Qi Bai nodded again and again: "That's true. It seems that as long as you find the round tube, everything will go well. At the bottom of the round tube is a Taiji diagram, an invisible Taiji diagram. I don't know what it means for the time being. Those two points are It's easy to spot." While Qi Bai was talking to himself, Bandon took a breath and made his request: "Would you like to go with me?" Qi Bai looked at Ban Deng, and Ban Deng hurriedly said: "All income, all divided equally?" Qi Bai has accumulated a lot of treasures in various ancient tombs, but firstly, it is human nature to be greedy for money, and secondly, looking for such a batch of treasures is a challenge for his interest , if successful, can give him a high degree of satisfaction. So, after thinking about it for a while, he agreed. So they began to prepare, because the place where they acted was very special, they had to be more careful, and they had to cover up their identities to sneak in, so that they could act under limited activity conditions. But by coincidence, they went to the destination every night, looking around, and at midnight on the third day, they found a person chopping hard on a big willow tree. At that time, the two of them saw this scene, and Qi Bai recognized the identity of the person who felled the tree. The surprise of the two of them was really indescribable. For several days in a row, they secretly watched the actions of the tree-chopper; when the director cut out the hole and got in, the two of them were also on the sidelines. It went down through the hollow part of a big willow tree. . This kind of design, it is very appropriate to say "ingenious workmanship". They didn't know how Mr. Director discovered this secret. At that time, they thought that the Director could get a lot of information with the convenience of his job, so they knew this secret. Both of them were very nervous, especially Bandon, who was extremely frustrated.Because since the chief already knew the secret at the entrance, he might already know all the secrets of the treasure. They came a step late. Is there any way to share some treasures with the chief?Bandon naturally felt that all his painstaking efforts over the past few years were in vain. In the darkness, his face was so ugly that it was hard to describe. Qi Bai was also very depressed, but his mind was more clever, or his thoughts were more inclined to commit crimes. He immediately thought of a question: Why did the chief act alone in the middle of the night? As far as the director's status is concerned, if there is no selfishness, even if the treasure is discovered and handled as a state secret, there is absolutely no reason for the director to do it himself in the middle of the night. But the director's actions are so weird, of course it's either rape or robbery, there is a big problem. As long as the bureau chief is engaging in illegal activities, then they will have a lot to do if they "have a share in what they see".Qi Bai has even made up his mind, as soon as the chief comes out, he will step forward to stop him, he guessed that the chief has a ghost in his heart, he must not dare to speak out, then the situation will only be more favorable for them. Because even if they found the treasure, it would be very difficult for them to smuggle a large amount of treasure out of the country. If the chief of security teamed up with them, then it would be nothing to smuggle a little. At that time, Qi Bai told Bandon about his plan, and Bandon blinked his eyes. Although he thought it was despicable to act like this, he then thought about it, and his behavior might not be noble if he came to dig the hidden treasures privately, so he naturally agreed with Qi Bai. Methods. When the chief found nothing in the round pipe and climbed out in great frustration, he no longer thought of the danger that was lurking.As for Qi Bai and Bandon, when they saw the director's expression of national mourning, they could be sure at once that he was below and didn't notice anything, so the two of them naturally stood still. After the director left, they quickly entered the tree belly, entered the circular pipe, and reached the bottom of the circular pipe. At this time, they were sure that this was the place they were looking for. Originally, they could start immediately to explore further secrets--Bandon has already grasped the key to explain this part of the secrets, and there should be no problem in proceeding. However, due to the special circumstances, both of them thought of a question: the director's actions were suspicious. Could it be that he had already discovered their actions and deliberately set a trap to lure them into it? Anyway, if things don't go ahead, it's nothing. Once it goes on, you'll be sure, and it won't matter if you observe for a few more days. They agreed and left the circular tube. For three days in a row, they came to observe the director's actions. The director's actions were the same every night. They obviously wanted to discover secrets in the circular tube, but found nothing. Qi Bai and Bandon also knew that if the director did not have further information, it would be almost impossible to discover the secret.Since they are outsiders, it is impossible for them to stay openly in one place for too long, so they have to leave temporarily, and then enter as members of some kind of delegation. It was more than a month later. At the beginning, they felt very uneasy in their hearts, fearing that things would change during this period of time.But at night, when they saw that the director still went in empty-handed and came out empty-handed, with such a disappointed expression that he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, they knew that the director must have found nothing.So, they decided to negotiate with the director head-on to come up with a mutually beneficial plan. They were even more happy when they learned that the chief was going to fly away as soon as he found the hidden treasure, and enjoy it in the vast world outside, because it would be more beneficial to them.Everything went very smoothly. When they uncovered the secret at the bottom of the circular tube in front of the director, they thought that a large amount of treasures could be carried in a large canvas bag, but a torrent surged, and the tube was filled with the gushing water. Almost drowned in the round pipe, what hidden treasures, all in vain. Something must have gone wrong. But where was the mistake? After Qi Bai was very disappointed, he became suspicious of Bandon, and naturally he had a good reason.Because he learned the whole matter, and all the information he learned was provided by Bandon. If Bandon concealed some information and made a mistake, then the root cause of the mistake is naturally that he trusted Bandon too much. Bandon looked disdainful of Qi Bai's accusation, and Qi Bai couldn't provide any evidence that the gang would deceive him, so the accusation against Bandon can only stop here. The three of them remained silent for a while, and the director suddenly screamed: "It's okay, I... what should I do?" Qi Bai smiled wryly: "I will continue to be your bureau chief. Anyway, your country is full of ancient tombs. If you find anything worth digging, you might as well let me know." The bureau chief was dripping with sweat: "You won't... betray me?" Qi Bai sighed, "What's the benefit of betraying you?" There was a strange sound from the director's throat: "Will it be underwater? If you dive down, you will... find something." Qi Bai naturally thought of this too, and at this moment, he straightened up a little: "You may discover something, but that requires a lot of special equipment, unless you can guarantee that you will not be discovered when you do it, otherwise, once you call others If you discover something, you will be suspicious, and then you won’t be able to eat the mutton, but it will cause a whole body of sheep to smell." The director clenched his fists tightly: "I must try it, I must, please bring equipment from foreign countries, I can use my power to approve you to bring it in, and no one will know." Qi Bai took a deep breath and nodded.