I asked you to write a book, but I didn’t ask you to reveal your criminal record!

Qixing Lu Palace.

Inside the tomb, which was originally a dark and deep space, it was now brightly lit, and you could see tall stone pillars supporting the dome, carved with simple patterns and characters.

In the middle, seven sarcophagi, distributed in the positions of the Big Dipper, lay quietly.

A group of archaeologists and cultural relics bureau staff gathered around the sarcophagus, their eyes blazing.

The police are processing the crime scene.

There is no doubt that the seven sarcophagi in the tomb are the most precious things in the tomb.

Some archaeologists are already eager to open the sarcophagus and see what cultural relics are inside.

However, prudent habits stopped them from thinking this way.

At this time, Qin Sisi could only temporarily put Lin Chuan out of her mind and focus on the sarcophagus in front of her.

She looked at the leader of the archaeological team, Yao, and said, "Captain Yao, the identity of the owner of this tomb is not simple. From the fact that he arranged a fake tomb next to the fake dragon head, we can see that he is a very scheming and sophisticated person." , there are seven sarcophagi now, could there be a mechanism inside? "

Qin Sisi didn't say it directly.

She remembered clearly that in "Gold Touching Notes", the seven sarcophagi were distributed in the position of the Big Dipper as they are now, and there were some strange things inside.

Zongzi?

Or an agency?

As for whether it existed in reality, she wasn't sure.

At that time, when she saw this part, she felt panicked, so she remembered it very deeply.

Six of the seven sarcophagi are fake coffins.

Only one is a real coffin.

"organ?"

Lao Yao frowned slightly, then nodded, "You really need to pay attention when opening the coffin. These seven people are a bit strange, so you need to be careful."

Qin Sisi nodded.

Her eyes fell on the sarcophagi. Each sarcophagus was densely carved with words and patterns.

Finally, her eyes focused on one of the sarcophagi.

In "Gold Touching Notes", according to the direction, it is the real coffin.

The rest are all fake coffins.

"Captain Yao, only this coffin can be opened, and no other coffins can be opened!" Qin Sisi reported solemnly.

Listening to Qin Sisi's determined tone, Lao Yao couldn't help but take a deep look at Qin Sisi.

Subsequently.

Lao Yao called a few experts: "Only open this coffin, don't open the other sarcophagi!"

"Captain Yao, why is this?"

Professor Qi, who was not far away, asked in a daze after hearing what Lao Yao said.

Old Yao thought for a while and just shook his head: "There is a mechanism in the other sarcophagus."

After saying that, he glanced at Qin Sisi again.

Qin Sisi's eyes were a little evasive, not knowing how to respond.

She was so conflicted that she didn't know what to do now.

At this time.

Several archaeologists have gathered and first used professional detection equipment to detect the sarcophagus. After confirming that there were no problems, they began to open the coffin.

The work of opening the sarcophagus was done with great care.

Lao Yao took action himself, holding a pry knife, and gently hammered the connection between the lid and the body of the sarcophagus, making a hammering sound of "ding, ding, ding".

The knocking force should be even and the overall structure of the sarcophagus should not be damaged as much as possible.

This is where Lao Yao's experience as a captain lies.

More than ten minutes later.

There was a crack between the lid and the body of the sarcophagus, and the coffin and lid were separated.

Lao Yao and Professor Qi looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

Qin Sisi pursed her lips and stared at the sarcophagus.

Click click click.

As the four archaeological workers lifted the lid of the coffin, the scene inside the coffin was revealed.

Qin Sisi breathed a sigh of relief.

call--

Fortunately, there are no traps and no rice dumplings.

Inside the sarcophagus are many burial objects made of bronze, such as pots, bowls, stoves, small tripods and other objects.

The archaeological team and relevant staff from the Cultural Relics Bureau immediately began to inventory the cultural relics.

Standing aside, Professor Qi frowned.

His face was not as happy as expected, but full of doubts.

"Captain Yao, don't you think it's strange?" Professor Qi thought for a while and looked at Lao Yao beside him.

Lao Yao stared at the inside of the sarcophagus, with a puzzled look on his brows.

He nodded and responded: "It's indeed strange."

This is the main tomb chamber.

However, one of the seven-star coffins was buried with only bronze objects such as pots, bowls, stoves, and small tripods.

Where is the owner of the tomb?

"Could it be in the other six sarcophagi?" Professor Qi guessed.

Lao Yao shook his head, and then walked to Qin Sisi: "Xiao Qin, please take a step to speak."

Qin Sisi's face moved slightly, and she walked aside with Lao Yao.

Lao Yao got straight to the point and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Qin, you seem to be very familiar with this area."

Starting from the gourd mouth of the fake faucet, the entire team's actions, whether they were going around the gourd mouth or climbing to a high place to see the faucet, were always following Qin Sisi's guidance.

If Lao Yao still can't see that Qin Sisi's guidance is no accident, then his position as captain will be in vain.

Qin Sisi's brows were knitted together, her face was very embarrassed, and she replied in a calm voice: "Captain Yao, if I say that I have seen similar records about this tomb in other places, do you believe it?"

"Um?"

At this time, Lao Yao frowned into a frown, and a look of disbelief flashed across his face, "You have seen a tomb similar to this one, where is it?"

"On novels."

Qin Sisi bit her slightly pale lips and finally said these words.

The details here, compared with Lin Chuan's novel, cannot be said to be similar, only exactly the same!

Except for the absence of those weird things, the rest is exactly the same.

"novel?"

Lao Yao muttered these two words and stared.

He was originally a novelist in the archaeological team. He often recorded the ancient tombs he visited in daily life in the form of novels, using real ancient tombs as prototypes to recreate them.

Therefore, he knew that there would be some layouts similar to real tombs in the novel.

But what shocked him was that no archaeological team had ever visited here, and only tomb robbers had visited.

Moreover, two of the tomb robbers had already died on the spot.

There was also a suspected grave robber who fled the scene.

Then, the only thing that can be recorded here in the form of a novel is...

——The tomb robbers who fled the scene.

This possibility is very strong.

Punishment!

"Xiao Qin, you mean that the author of that novel is most likely the tomb robber and the suspected murderer?" Lao Yao asked Qin Sisi's opinion.

Qin Sisi shook her head repeatedly and hurriedly explained: "Captain Yao, that's not what I meant."

"Tell me something."

"Captain Yao, although I have some guesses, it does not mean that he is a suspect. It is also possible that he came from the circle of tomb robbers, through insinuations and hearsay."

Although Qin Sisi was suspicious of Lin Chuan, she didn't want to throw dirty water on Lin Chuan before the final decision was made.

Grave robbing + murder.

The two crimes were superimposed, and bullets were fired in succession.

No matter how capable Lin Chuan was, he could only drink in anger on the spot.

Who can withstand this?

Captain Yao glanced at Qin Sisi a few more times. Seeing that Qin Sisi's eyes were clear and her gentle and quiet face was a little anxious, he asked, "Is that author Lin Chuan?"

"Captain Yao, how do you know?"

Qin Sisi was immediately startled, her pupils slightly dilated.

Lao Yao smiled and said haha: "Xiao Qin, from the look on your face, I guessed that this author is someone you know, so I thought of Lin Chuan."

Qin Sisi pursed her lips and couldn't answer the words.

She was confused and didn't know what to say.

Lao Yao is indeed an experienced and tactful person. He looked at Qin Sisi and said, "Xiao Qin, you must have been in the industry not long ago, right?"

"After graduation, I worked in the Anling Archaeological Team, and I didn't work for a long time." Qin Sisi said in a daze.

Lao Yao nodded and said with a smile: "Xiao Qin, you should know that those in our field of archeology actually pay more attention to evidence than criminal investigation."

Qin Sisi raised her eyebrows and looked at Lao Yao doubtfully.

Lao Yao grinned: "Archaeology is actually the investigation of ancient tombs. This is the same as the criminal police investigating the scene of a murder. If there is no definite evidence, even if the murderer is found, there is no way to convict him. You Understand?"

A flash of doubt flashed across Qin Sisi's face, and then she felt a sudden realization: "Captain Yao, are you saying that just because the novel is consistent with reality, we can't conclude that Lin Chuan is the suspect?"

"right."

Lao Yao nodded.

Qin Sisi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Yes, as long as Lin Chuan insists that it is hearsay and the police cannot find relevant evidence, then Lin Chuan is innocent.

As for whether he has ever entered here, only he knows.

Qin Sisi regarded Lin Chuan as a friend in her heart.

She really wished Lin Chuan had never been here.

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"Xiao Qin, you should be quite familiar with Lin Chuan's novels, right?" Lao Yao asked again.

Qin Sisi nodded.

"Regarding this tomb, are there other areas recorded in Lin Chuan's novels?" Lao Yao stretched out his right index finger and pointed around the tomb.

Qin Sisi pondered for a moment and then said truthfully: "Captain Yao, there is actually another tomb here. It is recorded in Lin Chuan's novel that that is the real tomb of King Lu Shang."

Lao Yao's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "Xiao Qin, if you can find the real tomb, you will have made a great contribution."

Qin Sisi was very sober and forced out a smile: "Captain Yao, if he makes meritorious deeds, it is Lin Chuan who makes meritorious service."

Old Yao laughed and said: "That's true. Although Lin Chuan did not join our archaeological team, he has been working hard on this archaeological trip."

"I'll take you there to see if there is a real tomb." Qin Sisi pursed her lips and said.

"good."

Lao Yao is very pleased. What he needs to do urgently now is to carry out protective excavation of this tomb.

As for whether Lin Chuan committed a crime, he could not make a judgment.

Qin Sisi couldn't make a judgment either.

In the end, it can only be left to the police for investigation.

"Team Yao, where are we going now?" Professor Qi saw Lao Yao making some moves, so he followed him and asked curiously.

Lao Yao raised his hand and pointed, smiling: "Just follow Xiao Qin."

"Follow Miss Qin?" Professor Qi was startled.

"Yes, Professor Qi, don't ask any more questions, we are not in a position to answer."

Lao Yao didn't explain much, let alone leak any information related to Lin Chuan.

He didn't want Lin Chuan to be stigmatized before the results were finalized.

Professor Qi looked a little embarrassed, but quickly followed everyone.

Qin Sisi and Lao Yao walked in front and continued walking along a hidden tomb passage.

This section of the tomb passage looks dark and gloomy.

Fortunately, the archaeologists were well-equipped and illuminated the tomb passage, allowing them to clearly see the conditions on both sides of the tomb passage.

There are many patterns of locations carved on the walls of the tomb passage.

It's just that the style is different from the one on the tomb passage in the previous section.

It doesn't look like a product of an era.

The archaeologists paid more attention, but they did not stop for too long.

After walking for three to five minutes, we reached the end of the tomb passage and the tomb chamber suddenly opened up.

There are vines everywhere here, spreading on the stone walls, densely packed, like tentacles.

In front, a stone platform appeared, covered with dust and debris, with some insects crawling around.

There is a huge old tree behind the stone platform, with its branches hanging on the stone wall. Under the bright lighting, it looks strange.

"It turns out it really exists."

Qin Sisi murmured in a low voice, but the vines and old trees here were not as aggressive and extremely dangerous as described in Lin Chuan's novels.

"There is an altar here!" Professor Qi's eyes lit up and he quickly walked over.

Everyone also gathered around.

"Xiao Qin, there is only the sacrificial altar here and nothing else. The main tomb we are looking for has not appeared yet." Old Yao looked at Qin Sisi with a trace of doubt on his face and asked.

Qin Sisi looked around and already had an idea in her mind.

I saw her taking steps towards the sacrificial round platform, and then stretched out her hand to touch the stone platform.

"Miss Xiao Qin, please don't touch this." Professor Qi quickly reminded.

Qin Sisi turned to look at Lao Yao. Lao Yao understood and said, "Professor Qi, Xiao Qin is sure."

Professor Qi glanced at Qin Sisi suspiciously and stepped aside.

Qin Sisi's eyes glanced around again, scanning the sacrificial stone platform and the strange tree behind the stone platform. Then, she put her hands on the sacrificial stone platform and pressed down hard.

Just when everyone was still wondering what Qin Sisi was going to do.

The sacrificial stone platform was not as hard as expected at all. It could not withstand Qin Sisi's strength and sank, half shorter.

immediately.

Kakaka——

Sounds like a mechanism starting up began to sound, echoing near the sacrificial stone platform and spreading to the strange tree behind the stone platform.

To be precise, it was on the stone wall behind the stone platform.

Immediately afterwards.

Crash la la la——

The sound of chains being dragged and rubbing against the stone surface echoed endlessly.

Click!

The strange tree actually had a big gaping hole.

Everyone looked immediately.

Inside the large opening was a huge ancient bronze coffin.

Surrounding it are iron chains that wrap around the ancient bronze coffin several times and are fixed on the stone wall, joining the strange tree.

"So it's here!"

Lao Yao swallowed, his eyes shining brightly, and his face full of joy.

Professor Qi and other archaeological staff were also shocked and stared blankly at the ancient bronze coffin.

The coffin is covered with dense lines, forming strange patterns.

There are also some words that are unclear for a while.

The real ancient bronze coffin has appeared.

The staff of the No. 9 Archaeological Team immediately took action, teaming up with Linyi Cultural Relics Bureau, police and other staff to try every means to transport the ancient bronze coffin out of the tomb and out of the mountains.

The sarcophagus can be opened on the spot, but the ancient bronze coffin must be transported back.

More importantly, this ancient bronze coffin seemed to be one piece, and for a while no one could find a way to open it.

Qin Sisi started busy.

Three days in a row.

Qin Sisi, Lao Yao and the archaeological team were all immersed in the excavation and research of the Qixing Lu Palace.

Many cultural relics were unearthed, and the ancient bronze coffin was successfully transported back to the Linyi Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau on this day and was temporarily stored in the Cultural Relics Bureau.

Such a big battle alarmed the local media in Linyi.

However, due to the special nature of Qixinglu Palace - a murder case involving a suspected tomb robber occurred, the media was not allowed to disclose the relevant circumstances.

July 8th.

The focus of the ninth archaeological team has been transferred from the Qixing Lu Palace deep in the Taiyi Mountains to the Linyi Cultural Relics Bureau and the police station.

Because there is a close connection between the murder of the tomb robber and the Qixing Lu Palace.

Two lines of work are advancing simultaneously.

"Team Yao, we have detected many times that the ancient bronze coffin brought back from Qixing Lu Palace contains multiple extremely complex mechanisms. With our current conditions, there is no way to open it. Once it is forcibly broken, it is possible Cause the destruction of the entire ancient coffin."

Inside the temporary studio of the archaeological team.

Qin Sisi was wearing the uniform of the archaeological team and reported to Lao Yaohui.

Lao Yao nodded and glanced at Qin Sisi: "How can I open this ancient bronze coffin?"

"Currently, there is no way to open the ancient bronze coffin." Qin Sisi said truthfully.

Old Yao put the base material in his hand on the stage and sighed: "Now the excavation of Qixing Lu Palace is almost complete. Have you summarized the cultural relics stolen by the tomb robbers and the damage caused?"

Qin Si thought for a while and said:

"Judging from the main frame of the tomb, the tomb is well preserved. Only the burial pit in the tomb seems to have lost a number of bronzes and a precious cultural relic. According to the records in the tomb, there should be a purple gold box in the tomb, but we Not found."

Lao Yao frowned: "In other words, the tomb robbers may have fought among themselves over the batch of bronzes and purple gold boxes, resulting in murders."

"It's...it's possible."

Qin Sisi pursed her lips and hesitated.

"Are you thinking about Lin Chuan?" Although Lao Yao has never met Lin Chuan, he has heard about it countless times from Qin Sisi.

"Um."

Qin Sisi nodded.

Lao Yao smiled and said: "It just so happens that the police will ask me to assist in investigating the murder case in the next few days, and I will also stop by to ask about the situation."

"Okay!" Qin Sisi forced out a smile.

"Speaking of which, I haven't read his novels yet. Let me see if he is a tomb robber." Old Yao said with a smile.

Qin Sisi's mouth twitched: "I don't feel like it, but it feels very similar."

"If it is, we will deal with it in accordance with the law. If it is not, we will give him justice. Don't worry, Xiao Qin!" Lao Yao said solemnly.