Lao Mian noticed me staring at him at the door, and he asked doubtfully: "Boss, did I do something wrong?"
"That's right."
I quickly calmed down the expression on my face, walked quickly into the house, and said, "Everyone, please be gentle when cleaning. Don't damage things."
I took out something from the big wooden box and said casually: "Old Mian, spray water on it twice. If there is mud, I'll wipe it away."
“Good owner.”
Lao Mian held a watering can and carefully sprayed water directly on the things in my hands.
I watched the movements of his hands without blinking. When he pressed the watering can, I counted the numbers silently in my mind.
"Two, four, two"
Lao Mian sprayed it three times in total, and then he asked, "Is it okay? Boss?"
I said: "This thing is a bit muddy, let's give it a few licks."
Lao Mian didn't think much and sprayed a few more times.
"Two, four, two."
still the same.
At this moment, my face became very ugly, the hairs on my arms stood up, and a strong sense of danger lingered in my heart!
Lao Mian had a fixed number of times to use the watering can. He sprayed twice for the first time and paused for one second! Then sprayed four times for the second time and paused for two seconds! Finally, he sprayed twice and paused for one second.
Two years ago, my boss told me something.
At that time, Baotou said casually: "In the early years, local archaeological team members basically learned from the same master. The watering cans they used to clean cultural relics all developed a fixed habit, usually two, four, two."
Lao Mian suddenly asked in a very concerned tone: "Master, are you too tired recently? I think your face looks a little ugly."
"Oh, I'm indeed a little tired. You guys should be busy first while I go and take a rest."
I couldn't help but grab Xiaoxuan's hand and walked out.
"What's wrong, Yunfeng, is something wrong?" Xiaoxuan asked after coming out.
"Come with me now. Don't go back to get your luggage. We have to run and get out of here."
Xiaoxuan asked doubtfully: "The goods haven't been shipped yet, and we haven't gotten our share of the money yet."
"No! Pay back? If you are asking for money, we may be dead!"
I have a strong feeling in my heart now!
Lao Mian is not an old tomb robber at all. He is probably an undercover agent sent in by the Cultural Relics Bureau or the Hebei Archaeological Team!
I was wondering before that such a big thing has spread on the street! Even the little guys like Fatty Hei have heard about it. Inside the Cultural Relics Bureau There is no shortage of well-informed people, how could they not do anything at all? Even here in the reservoir, not even a basic archaeological exploration was done!
We may have been treated as fish, maybe this is a fishing bureau! From the official fishing bureau! Just like the time in Blackwater City! Exactly the same!
After hearing what I said, Xiaoxuan's expression suddenly changed. She hurriedly said: "Then we have to leave here quickly, go back to Xiangxi, and join the leader and the others!"
"Shhh, keep your voice down. You can drive, right?"
"I know how to drive, but I'm not good at driving. I haven't got my driver's license yet," Xiaoxuan said.
I handed her the car keys and told her with a solemn expression, "Listen to me. You can drive to the main intersection and wait for me. If I haven't passed by in an hour, you can drive away by yourself."
Xiaoxuan said anxiously: "No! We have to go together! What do you want to do?"
I took a deep breath: "I also want to confirm at the end, if Lao Mian is really a white-faced person, we will be finished even if we run away! Don't forget, he has seen both of us!"
Xiaoxuan's eyes showed fierceness, and she gritted her teeth and said word by word: "I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go, or else I will kill him."
"Don't think about it, no! You hurry up and wait for me at the intersection!"
With my urging, Xiaoxuan understood the seriousness of the matter, and immediately she took the car keys and ran away quickly.
I silently prayed in my heart: "Masters of the Northern Sect, please protect me. I, Xiang Yunfeng, will never be able to do somersaults here this time."
I quickly ran through the various results in my mind, took a deep breath to adjust my mood, and walked to the door of the room.
In the room, the insects were still singing happily, and A Yuan and Lao Baotai were also joking with each other. I shouted: "Lao Mian, come out and ask you something."
Lao Mian put down his things and followed me to a corner.
He wiped his hands with a towel and said with a smile: "My boss, the goods we received this time are really big. We can make a lot of money. I just cleaned a gilt-copper Boshan stove from the Song Dynasty that imitated the Han Dynasty. This thing is common to ordinary people."
If you can't afford it, it must have been kept in the palace back then."
After hearing this, I forced a smile on my face and asked, "So if this Boshan stove is graded, can it reach the lower level?"
Lao Mian slowly shook his head: "More than that, I think it can basically be rated as a first-class cultural relic."
My knees softened and I knelt directly in front of Lao Mian.
This sudden scene made Lao Mian stunned. He said in a panic: "Master, what are you doing! Get up!"
At this moment, my forehead was covered with sweat and I was extremely nervous.
I knelt down and grabbed Lao Mian's wrist: "Old man, I beg you to let me go!"
Lao Mian said anxiously: "Boss, old man, I don't understand what you are talking about at all! What do you mean!"
"You must know what I mean!"
I looked at him and said eagerly: "I won't tell you if I see it, but for the sake of me calling you "Father", you can let me live! Okay?"
After listening to my words, Lao Mian suddenly fell silent, and at the same time, his face suddenly became gloomy.
I felt uneasy and knelt on the ground waiting for him to finally express his position.
After a long time, Lao Mian opened his mouth and sighed.
"Young man, I thought I was hiding well enough. How did you find out my identity?"
"How to use a watering can, a detail," I told my inference truthfully.
His eyes were full of shock, and then he said: "Young man, if nothing else, your observation ability is different from ordinary people. You are worthy of being a disciple of Silver Fox."
"Do you know me? Also know my master?"
Lao Mian put his hands behind his back. He raised his head and said with a nostalgic look: "More than just acquaintance, your master and I had a real friendship on Smart Mountain."
I said excitedly: "Then you have to let me go!"
He shook his head: "I haven't finished speaking yet. Back then, there was a large tomb of King Zhao of the Warring States Period at the foot of Chongming Mountain. Many experts in the industry went there, and I also went there. At that time, I met a girl named Xiaomei there.
I love Xiaomei very much, but it was your master Wang Xiansheng who took Xiaomei away from me."
When I heard this, I immediately turned pale.
I heard this matter told by Baotou. Baotou was only about 20 years old at the time and was still hanging out with Wang Pingling. Baotou told me that he met his first love at the foot of Clever Mountain. As for the girl’s name, I don’t know.
I still didn’t want to give up, so I hurriedly said: “Even if you have a problem with my master! But you have no problem with me! I am willing to pay, as long as you can pick me and Xiaoxuan out this time, you name a number!”
He looked solemn and shook his head: "Young man, it's too late! I have already reported the list. You and that girl are both on the list. This time, it involves hundreds of people. Not even one of these people can escape. Already."
I sat paralyzed on the ground, feeling unspeakably bitter in my heart.
Even if I notice it in advance, so what? If I run away, the monk can't escape from the temple! It's still a step too late. If I run back to Xiangxi now, there is a high probability that I will implicate Brother Yu and the others.
Damn, what a big deal.
Arresting more than a hundred people at a time is just a matter of not taking action. With a single gesture, they must be killed!
I am only in my early twenties. Is this the end of my career?
"No. No, I will never accept my fate easily!"
"I,no"
The rabbit bites people when it is anxious!
If he really wants to put me to death, then I won’t just let him go! At the very least, I will get some of his backers!
I wasn't begging for mercy, nor was I panicking, but I stood up, patted the soil on my knees, and said expressionlessly: "Old Mian, if I'm not wrong, I guess the reason why you haven't done anything yet is because you want to catch a bigger fish."
Fish, you don’t just want to get rid of the daimyo and his group.”
The old man didn't say anything. Judging from his expression, I guess he was right.
I said with a cold face: "You sneaked in as an old tomb robber just to collect some information about people in the industry today. Am I right?"
Old Mian nodded: "Yes, you are right. Your master and I have a history, and you respected me very much before. This touched me very much, old man. Don't worry, young man. As long as you take the initiative to cooperate with us this time,
If you try to make a major contribution afterwards, I think you can get out after staying in for four or five years at most."
"You are still young. You will not be more than thirty years old when you come out. You still have a lot of good futures. You should think about it."
"Hmph. Four or five years? Do you want me to be a bait? To betray my colleagues?"
Lao Mian said expressionlessly: "We won't say anything. This matter will have no impact on your reputation."
I said coldly: "I refuse because I don't want to stay there even a damn day! No one in this world can judge me."
"I want to see your boss. I know who he is. The world is as dark as a crow, and he is not clean either!"
Lao Mian was still expressionless, and he said curiously: "Oh, young man is so confident, then tell me who my immediate boss is. If you guess correctly, then I can take you to meet him."
I took out a cigarette, lit it, flicked the lighter, and said coldly: "The person who planned the whole thing is the old scholar in the wheelchair!"