Daomu Biji

Chapter 6 Prelude to Xisha

At that time, the archaeological "tide" and tomb robbing "tide" were rising. A large number of foreign expedition teams came to Asia, hoping to get a share of this second great archaeological discovery.

At that time, China's maritime archeology was almost zero. Seeing a large number of national treasures being stolen, how could China's archaeological personnel not be in a hurry? Several old professors wrote to the central government together, requesting that measures be taken. Later, due to the pressure of formalities, in the important With no money and no important people, several "exploration teams" were finally put together. One of them was sent to Xisha. This was the one Wen Jin was responsible for.

Something unexpected happened to the third uncle, about a month or so before the archaeological team set off.

At that time, the third uncle was helping Wen Jin prepare some earth-moving equipment, such as water pumps and diving equipment. No one was responsible for these things. It was all arranged by the third uncle. At noon that day, the third uncle was busy debugging the equipment, and suddenly there was A student came in and said that a man came outside to see him.

The third uncle felt strange. Not many people knew that he was staying here recently. Who could it be? When I walked out and saw that person, I couldn't help but be stunned.

The visitor's surname is Jie, which is called "Jie Lian Lian", which probably comes from the words "There is no basis for resentment. The lover is cut off, and the message is far away. A skilled hand can untie Lian Lian". This person is the maternal brother of my third uncle, which is equivalent to my distant cousin. Because we live together in Changsha, we have contact with him on weekdays, but not too much.

In those days, when it came to this kind of thing, Third Uncle and the others were okay. The older generation only visited them during the New Year and holidays, and the emphasis was on being as light as water. The third uncle was a little surprised that such a relative came suddenly.

But when a relative came, he naturally couldn't neglect him, and he couldn't immediately ask him what he was doing. So the third uncle stopped what he was doing, exchanged greetings with him, and took him to a restaurant to eat. When he was halfway through drinking, he asked him why he came to see him.

The Jie family is also a big family, with 6 brothers, more than my grandfather's family. Generally speaking, they are not short of money. If they come to the third uncle, they must need help with something, and the matter may be special. Otherwise, they themselves would not be in trouble.

Na Jie Lianhuan hesitated for a long time before telling his third uncle that it was actually not a big deal. He just wanted to rely on his third uncle's connections to get a position in Wen Jin's expedition team. He wanted to go to sea.

The third uncle felt something was wrong as soon as he heard this. Wen Jin was charming and cute. Everyone likes them, and they have met each other more or less because they are relatives in the Jie family. However, Wen Jin himself has a very good attitude. He has met him before, but he has not had a close relationship with either of them. We don’t even talk about contacting each other on weekdays. Why, Jie Lianhuan made such an unreasonable request out of nowhere. This must be an attempt. He shook his head immediately. asked: "What do you want to see about going to sea? Can't you go to Hangzhou to see it?"

Jie Lianlian scratched his head in embarrassment and said that he couldn't say this. If he must know, just pretend that he had a business there. He is also entrusted by others.

The third uncle asked him why he didn't think of a solution on his own. Hiring a fishing boat was not very expensive. He explained that China is currently engaging in military confrontation with Vietnam. The Xisha area is very sensitive, and ordinary ships cannot enter without permission from the coastal defense, so I asked my third uncle to help me. It would be more convenient to join the expedition team, and this matter would have absolutely no impact on Wen Jin.

The third uncle listened more and more strangely. The native master and Xisha were getting together, and they thought it was awkward. They said they had a business deal. What kind of business will there be in Xisha? Be honest over there.

Just water and sand, anything more would be a shipwreck. If you want to go to the sunken ship, why go to Xisha? Ningbo and the Bohai Sea are gone. Moreover, the Jie family was considered well-established at that time. It was an old family for hundreds of years. It was impossible for them to suddenly be so depressed that they wanted to buy goods from overseas?

Jie Lianhuan looked at his third uncle's expression and felt a little embarrassed, so he said that if it didn't work, forget it, and he would think of other ways.

If it were me at that time, I would definitely have been relieved when he said that, and I would have just refused. But my third uncle didn’t think so. When he heard this, he thought that something was wrong. There was something fishy in this matter. If he refused, this kid would really think of other ways. He is not a kind person in this profession. He would do something outrageous when the time came. It would be hard to guard against it. . Now that we have something to do with Wen Jin, we can't let him mess around. We have to find out what he is up to.

So he said it wasn't impossible. He was in trouble because he didn't have the final say on this matter alone. He had to ask Wen Jin first because he couldn't make the decision on this matter. Asked if Lianlian could wait for a while.

When Xie Lianhuan heard this, he quickly said thank you, took out a bunch of foreign goods that were in short supply at the time, and asked his third uncle to give them to Wen Jin.

The two of them had their own secrets, chatted for a while, and then left. The third uncle immediately went to find some gangsters he knew, gave them some money, and asked them to follow him and find out what he was doing recently.

The gangsters at that time were the most well-informed group. News soon came out that they had followed Jie Lianhuan for several days and found out that he was a second-generation ancestor. He had no hobbies on weekdays. He only liked to listen to Huagu Opera. His friends also They are all from different religions and are very ordinary. If there is one thing that is strange, there is only one strange thing about him. Recently, for some reason, he has been closely associated with a foreigner. He often goes to a teahouse to meet a foreigner every once in a while, and there is nothing to talk about. Talk for as long as you want, and we'll leave in ten minutes.

When the third uncle heard this, he felt strange. It was normal for his line of business to do business with foreigners, but Jie Lianhuan was different. People like him basically no longer participated in the family business. His job at home was to spend money. Why did he suddenly Are you dealing with foreigners again?

The third uncle thought there was something going on here and immediately decided to go and see it for himself.

He asked and understood the general rules of meeting the foreigner in Lian Lian, and chose a time by himself. That day, he changed into an inconspicuous piece of clothing, and squatted at the door of Lian Lian early in the morning, waiting for him to come out. After waiting for an hour, Xie Lianhuan came out of the underground gate. His third uncle "touched" him and followed him from a distance, covering half of Changsha City. When he arrived at Laomi City, a teahouse appeared in front of him. Xie Lianhuan was vigilant. I looked behind me and didn't find my third uncle, so I picked up the curtain and walked in.

The third uncle was so happy that he rushed up in three steps at a time. When he looked out the window, he saw Jie Lianhuan sitting down in a seat, and there was indeed a foreigner sitting opposite the seat.

The foreigner has white hair. He has a strong back and a bear's waist. It's hard to tell which country he is from, but his complexion is extremely good. He looks like a bear sitting in the teahouse. Now he is drinking tea in a decent manner and wearing slippers. Judging from his composure, he must be here. China has been messing around for a long time. I have long been accustomed to the city life in Changsha.

The third uncle looked at the foreigner and found that the man looked a little familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere. I couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

The foreigners who have done business with him can be counted on one hand. There is absolutely no such person. This person is definitely not his customer. But at that time, the chance of seeing a foreigner in Changsha was slim, and it was definitely not something he usually saw. . Who is this person?

He tried hard to recall, and thought about all the occasions when he had met the foreigner in the past few years. Suddenly he was startled, and he immediately remembered: this foreigner turned out to be the one he saw in Biaoziling a year ago. One of a group of foreigners! The experience a year ago was too shocking. The third uncle's memory was fresh. As soon as he pulled out the thread, he immediately recalled everything.

The third uncle felt cold all over his body. He looked at the two people in the teahouse. Suddenly he felt that he had realized something, but he couldn't grasp it. An ominous premonition emerged from his heart.

At this point, I raised my hand to interrupt the third uncle and asked him to stop for a moment. I had to think about it before listening.

Listening to Uncle San's narration up to now, the matter is very clear, no doubt about it. Xie Huanhuan wanted to go to Xisha to help this mysterious foreigner do something, and it was a rather special thing, because everyone has done business with foreigners, so there is no need to be so mysterious.

And this foreigner was one of the group of people who wanted to dig up the blood corpse tomb outside Biaozi Ridge a year ago. At that time, the third uncle already felt very strange. Because Biaoziling is a deep mountain in the interior of China. This is not a place where foreigners should appear, but now. This group of people obviously wanted to send people to China's Xisha waters. This was also a place where foreigners should not appear, because there was a war at that time.

At that time, the third uncle did not know that there was an ancient tomb under Xisha, so many things were just doubts and could not be speculated on. But now I know what will happen in the future. Based on these inferences, the thing that the foreigner asked Jie Lian to do should be related to the undersea tomb of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, the first person to know about the existence of the undersea tomb may actually be the foreigner, and the foreigner also told Lian Lian.

Then there was an unexplainable strange circle and an incredible question. How did this foreigner know about the existence of the Biaoziling Ancient Tomb and the Xisha Undersea Tomb? These two kinds of tombs are so rare that even people like my grandfather can only say that they have heard a little about it. How could he, a foreigner, be so powerful?

I also thought about the Snake-browed Bronze Fish that Jie Lian was holding in his hand when he died. This was the first Snake-browed Bronze Fish in the world. Obviously, he should have brought this thing out from the ancient tomb on the seabed. So is it possible? So, what this mysterious foreigner wants to do is to bring out this copper fish from the ancient tomb?

In other words, the foreigner not only knew in advance that there were ancient tombs on the seabed, but also knew what was inside the ancient tombs? This is also in line with the old and American principle of intelligence supremacy.

but why! Why the fuck? How on earth did they know?

Even when Uncle San went to Biaoziling, which was recorded in Grandpa's notes, he only found it by visiting the local mountain people, and it took a lot of hard work to find it, not to mention the ancient tombs in the Xishahai Sea. I don't think anyone except Wang Zanghai would do it. Know it exists.

Thinking of this, I suddenly got a shiver and thought no way. People say that when there is no answer, the most unlikely answer is the correct answer.

Since these things do not exist, then the only answer is: Could it be that what the third uncle just said was nonsense?

This man had a criminal record, and I immediately felt guilty. I immediately looked at him to see if there was anything wrong with his expression.

The third uncle saw that my face was gloomy and he didn't know what I was thinking. When he looked at me, he asked me what was wrong.

I tried to say: "Uncle Third, you can't lie to me anymore. We've already talked about this. It would be really unkind if you lie to me again."

The third uncle looked at me with a strange expression and asked me why I thought so? When I mentioned my concerns, he suddenly frowned and looked at me.

As soon as I finished reading, this reaction seemed to be exposed by me. I didn't know what was said, and my heart sank.

Unexpectedly, he glanced at me for a few times and suddenly said: "You are thinking too absolutely. That's not the case. In fact, those foreigners didn't know what was under the Xisha at that time. They just knew that the There must be something down there?"

I asked, "Where did you know that?"

The third uncle said: "This is what they told me personally later. In fact, these foreigners are the bosses of the company where Aning works now. And do you know who the founder of this company is?"

I shook my head, and my third uncle said, "It's the American who defrauded your grandfather of the Warring States Period silk books."

When I heard this, my jaw almost dropped and I said, "Is it him?"

The third uncle nodded and said: "Just before I went to Xisha this time, I saw him once. He was dying and now relying on machines to maintain his life. At that time, he told me personally that he had invested money in Xisha for decades. The purpose of China’s activities. ”

"What's that?" I asked.

The third uncle said: "The cause of the whole thing was the Warring States period silk book that he defrauded back then. Back then, he was a middle school teacher in a church and occasionally did some stealing and selling antiques. That year, he used the name of charity to buy money from his grandfather. The authentic silk book of the Warring States Period was obtained by fraud. At that time, this man was already very proficient in Chinese culture. In order to increase the value of this silk book, he decided to decipher the information on it." The third uncle paused: "But he spent a lot of money. What was deciphered in two years surprised him. "

I was moved in my heart and said: "This American can actually decipher the Warring States silk script that we have been unable to do for so many years?"

The third uncle nodded: "Because he is an American, he deciphered it, because the arrangement of the secret words in this silk book is based on a mathematical principle. People like us, no matter how proficient we are, cannot use mathematical principles. angle to crack this thing. "

"What's written on the silk book?" I asked curiously.

The third uncle said: "If you don't tell the information recorded in the silk book, you won't know what it is -"

The third uncle was in the middle of telling a story when suddenly there was someone at the door. I was wondering, could there be someone coming to see the doctor again? He had already come if he could. Who the hell came to disturb me from listening to the story? When I turned around, I saw that it was a courier. .

He walked in and asked, "Who is Mr. Wu Xie?"

I nodded, "It's me"

He took out a large package from his bag and said, "Your express mail."

The third uncle was also very surprised. Why did an express mail suddenly arrive? He asked me who sent it?

I turned it over and looked at it. The envelope read: Zhang Qiling. I suddenly felt panicked and wondered why he would send me an express. When I looked at the date, it was not long ago. Could it be that he came out of the crack in the ground? I was busy opening it. When he opened it, two black things were revealed in the envelope - they turned out to be two video tapes.