The Secret History of Mars

After Yuan Yizhou and Jia Liang finished dinner, on the way back to the apartment, they kept sorting out the contents of their conversation with Jia Liang in their minds.

"What Jia Liang said tonight can be certain of three points: first, the Martian civilization has broken through the three-dimensional limit and mastered the method of changing the time dimension; second, Star Dream should be safe for the time being, and they need me to catalyze the so-called experiment Seeds; thirdly, it seems that there are already wisdom and souls of extraterrestrial civilizations on the earth. As Jia Liang said, they only exist around us in the body and appearance of earthlings!"

"At the same time, there are three key questions that remain unanswered: First, why do Martians want to conduct experiments on Earth? Are they friends or foes? Second, if they have mastered the technology of time and space travel, it means that the Mie Meng Gallery I will go to tomorrow may not be there. On the earth, or not in our time? Furthermore, where did the soil come from, and what did it do to Xingmeng? It seems that these are three questions that we can only know the answers to when we see Ye Qinghe tomorrow."

After sorting out the ideas for the meeting tomorrow, Yuan Yizhou felt much calmer. With so many years of experience in cultural relic appraisal, he had already witnessed the traces of civilization on this blue planet in different time and space, and had long been convinced that contemporary human civilization was not the most advanced. It is only a matter of time for developed countries to come into contact with higher-dimensional civilizations. It's just that he never thought that he would be the lucky one to meet in this way. Thinking of this, he looked forward to tomorrow's meeting more.

Early the next morning, Yuan Yizhou got up and started preparing. He made himself a sumptuous breakfast, bathed in the rising sunshine, and savored every bite of food. After breakfast, he changed into Luo Tang's suit. Unsurprisingly, it fit and was comfortable. The clothes actively cooperated with his movements, making Yuan Yizhou feel that he was not wearing a suit, but more like his personal bodyguard. , as soft as silk and as strong as armor. Lin Die said that he wore it for his safety. What dangers would there be during the trip to Mie Meng Gallery?

He put the key to the Miemeng Gallery in his hand, looked at it carefully, and then put it in the inner pocket of his suit. The water blade given by Feng Shuhai was still in a sealed bag, and Yuan Yizhou put it in the right outer pocket of his suit for easy removal. After making these preparations, Du Ming's text message arrived as promised, "Mr. Yuan, I'm already downstairs. We can leave at any time when you are ready!"

Yuan Yizhou quickly replied with two words "here", then changed his shoes and went downstairs.

As expected, Du Ming grasped the road conditions very accurately. Even though they caught up with the morning rush hour in City A, by the time they arrived at Jiexiong North Street, it was ten o'clock! Du Ming parked the car at the intersection where he parked last night, turned off the engine, turned around and said to Yuan Yizhou, "Mr. Yuan, I'll go with you." Yuan Yizhou didn't refuse, but he knew that Du Ming couldn't get in without the key.

After the two got off the car, they followed the signs of Dayun South Road and came to Gate No. 1. "We're here, bring it here. You go back to the car and wait for me." Yuan Yizhou turned to Du Ming and said.

"Here?!" Du Ming obviously didn't understand. How could this be the place where his boss dressed up for an appointment? A ruin in the middle of a demolition area with only one door panel? "Mr. Yuan, someone will be here to see you soon? Then I'll wait with you so you can take care of me." Du Ming imagined the meeting scene of kidnapping and blackmail, as if he wanted to share life and death with Yuan Yizhou.

When Yuan Yizhou saw this, he couldn't help but be amused by him, and said: "There is still half an hour until the agreed time. I want to come over early and take a look. No one will come soon, so you don't have to worry."

Du Ming was even more confused. If no one comes, then who are you here to see? He was thinking in his mind, but when he saw Yuan Yizhou coming prepared, he stopped asking any more questions and followed Yuan Yizhou silently, wandering around the door of the demolished house with him, with no intention of returning to the car.

Yuan Yizhou opened the door panel. It creaked and seemed to be still usable. He entered the other side of the door panel. As you can see from the outside, the garden is full of ruins and construction debris piled everywhere. Even if there is no demolition, this place should be very dilapidated, because the construction waste is mainly red mud bricks, which were the main building materials in the 1980s. Houses built with this kind of mud bricks generally cannot exceed six floors. High, too high will cause a layer of subsidence due to excessive pressure.

If the Miemeng Gallery opened by the key later is really at this address, it should be a very long time and space, either a long time ago or a long time after. Yuan Yizhou kept analyzing in his mind.

He raised his watch and looked at the time. It was almost twenty-five minutes past ten. For Du Ming's safety, he needed to trick him back into the car. "Xiao Du, I'm a little thirsty. Is there water in the car?" Yuan Yizhou had a plan in mind.

"Yes, I'll get it for you. You wait here for me, Mr. Yuan." Du Ming looked around and saw that there was still no one around. He thought that nothing would happen if he went to the car at the intersection a hundred meters away to get a bottle of water. . Just trotted towards the intersection where the car was parked.

After sending Du Ming away, Yuan Yizhou came to the front of the door again, took out the key to Miemeng Gallery from his suit, and waited quietly.

As soon as the minute hand moved to 6, the house number on the door panel began to change, as if a beam of light passed through the word 1 from behind the door. Immediately afterwards, Yuan Yizhou heard a steady and clear female voice coming from inside: "Please scan the time coordinates on the key!" Yuan Yizhou lifted the card and placed the string of numbers on the back facing the light shining through the house number.

"The time coordinates match, Mr. Yuan Yizhou, welcome to the Miemeng Gallery!" It was the same female voice, and with a very textured click, the door panel that was creaking just now opened.

Yuan Yizhou calmed down, opened the door and stepped in. The moment he passed through the door frame, he felt Luo Tang's clothes tightening around him. As soon as Yuan Yizhou entered the door, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. He didn't come back to his senses until the door slammed shut behind him. The scene behind the door has nothing to do with the possibility he just analyzed!

This is a manor. Yuan Yizhou is standing at the entrance of the manor's main road. At the end of the main road is a European-style castle. Various sculptures are lined up on both sides of the main road, and behind the sculptures is a tree wall two people high. The gardens of the entire manor are grand and private, making visitors feel that they can see through the castle at a glance, but they know nothing about the world behind the tree walls.

Yuan Yizhou strolled onto the main road and walked towards the castle. After walking a few steps, the sculptures on the roadside aroused his interest: Venus with a broken arm, the Thinker, the Discus Thrower... His professional instinct made him keenly aware that these sculptures were not fakes. Keep going: Rat Head! Cow head! Tiger head! He looked around and saw the twelve animal heads in the Old Summer Palace! Not a single thing missing! How is this possible? He and Xing Meng just went to the Louvre last month to see several of them, and the chicken heads and snake heads have been missing for many years. How can they all appear here? !

Yuan Yizhou was extremely shocked, but he did not stop, and soon the courtyard of the castle was within easy reach. Only then did Yuan Yizhou realize that a man in Luo Tang uniform was standing in front of the corridor, seemingly waiting for him. Taking a closer look, it was none other than Ye Qinghe.

Seeing that Yuan Yizhou finally noticed him, Ye Qinghe greeted him politely, "Mr. Yuan, we have been waiting for you for a long time!"