16. The Third Archaeological Team of the Institute of Burial Research in North China 4
The three of them drank some wine and were not as scared as before. After drinking, they drove to a place about one kilometer from the entrance of the village and parked the car. It was about 11:00 at that time, and many rural areas in Northeast China in the 1980s were still alive.
There was no electricity, and even if there was electricity, the power supply was extremely abnormal. After 11:00 in the evening, most people were already asleep. Since the land was not far from the village, they were afraid of being discovered by the villagers, so they chose this time to come.
Xiao Ji pointed at a piece of corn with a compass and said: "Let's dig here, maybe we can dig something out."
With that said, Xiao Ji and Li Wu got into the corn field with shovels, while Fei Si held on to the sand sprayer and kept watching for them. In June according to the Gregorian calendar, the corn had grown very high. Xiao Ji
After they got into the cornfield with Li Wu, they disappeared. The only sound they could hear was the sound of their clothes scratching the corn leaves as they walked around in the cornfield.
According to Fei Si's recollection, there was no wind that day and the moon was very bright. After they got in, Fei Si was left alone to look out. Fei Si felt a little numb when he saw that they had entered the cornfield and disappeared.
He wanted to pee, and then he ducked into the cornfield. He vaguely saw Xiao Ji and Li Wu who seemed to be about 15-20 meters away from him, bending over and digging with a shovel. He could still
Hear the sound of digging
Fei Si was still holding the sand sprayer in his hand. He unbuttoned his pants and wanted to pee. As soon as he unbuttoned his pants, he felt like there was a person standing behind him. His spine felt chilly. He looked back and saw, under the moon,
Sure enough, there was a person standing about 5 meters behind him! This person was exactly the old man holding a pipe and pot that he saw by the ditch at dusk today!
"There's a ghost!" Fei Si felt his scalp numb and shouted, throwing down the sand sprayer and rushing towards Xiao Ji and the others.
Fei Si was tall and strong. He was so frightened that he couldn't choose his way. He knocked down many corn plants and ran to Li Wu and Xiao Ji in a few steps.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Ji was also frightened by Fei Si's voice. "Don't ask! Let's go!" Fei Si picked up Xiao Ji and ran away. Xiao Ji also dropped the shovel and ran out of the cornfield with Fei Si.
Although Li Wu was brave, he couldn't help but scare him like this and rushed out of the cornfield.
They rushed to the 130 car in three steps and two steps at a time, quickly got in the car, drove away, and threw the sand sprayer and two shovels into the corn field.
Fei Si later said: When they rushed out of the cornfield, he saw the old man again
Xiao Ji and Li Wu, who rushed out of the corn field with him, insisted that they did not see Li Wu until his death. They also insisted that there was absolutely no old man in the corn field that night. Fei Si must have been dazzled by it.
In any case, Fei Si was scared out of his wits this time.
"It's better to listen to Li Si. You can't do this damned thing. I'll never do it again. I've never seen a ghost in my life. I saw it three times today!" Fei Si said after returning to the city.
"I don't want to do it anymore. It's so scary. I almost pissed myself from Fei Si," Xiao Ji said. "Xiao Ji, are there any ancient tombs there?" Li Wu was still thinking about the cornfield. "How could I know?"
, I just dug two shovels of soil when Fei Si dragged me out."
"Then do you think there is an ancient tomb there?" Li Wu was really persistent. "Based on Feng Shui, there is probably one near the cornfield." Xiao Ji said, "If you don't go, I will!" Li Wu said.
"Are you crazy?! How dare you go?" Fei Si said, "I can't see ghosts during the day if I go digging during the day!" Li Wu said, "Go during the day? Without being seen by others?" Xiao Ji asked, "I have a way!" Li Wu said
Wu said that the next day, Li Wu found one of his little brothers who drove a truck and explained the matter to him. This little brother of his was a professional thief before he drove a truck. Hearing Li Wu's introduction, Li Wu was very interested.
Wu used the car as a means of transportation to commit the crime.
And the words "Third Archaeological Team of Northern China Burial Research Institute" were neatly spray-painted on the top of the carriage of this truck.
So talented!
On the third day, he took the little brothers he had collected to the cornfield chosen by Xiao Ji. It is said that when they arrived, the sand sprayers and shovels were still there. It seemed that the owner of this field was ready.
It was time to harvest corn and I hadn’t taken care of the land in the past two days. Li Wu found the owner of the land and gave him 500 yuan. He told him: "We are from the national archaeological team, and now we are going to work on your land."
The land is for archeology, and the 500 yuan is the state's compensation for your losses." The owner of the land happily accepted the money and allowed them to excavate. When Li Wu came back that night, he returned the sand sprayer.
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From that day on, Li Wu and his three younger brothers started "archeology" here every day, robbing tombs openly and openly, and the car of the "Third Archaeological Team of the Northern China Tomb Research Institute" was placed next to the national highway. It was very eye-catching.
Women and children in the village also came to watch the fun
Li Wu and the four of them were really unlucky. They dug for two and a half days. The pit was very deep, but nothing was found except soil. In the words of Li Wu after he was released from prison, he said: "We can't dig any more. We can't dig any more."
Just when they wanted to give up, something happened.
That day, the county's criminal police team was going to the countryside to handle a case. They saw a large number of people gathered at the entrance of the village to watch the fun. They thought something had happened. Two criminal police officers got out of the car and prepared to interrogate them. When they walked up to them, they saw several people.
While digging a big hole, they felt something was wrong, and then they saw the truck of the "Third Archaeological Team of the Northern China Burial Research Institute"
The detectives' sense of smell is so strong that they didn't give up questioning even after they saw the car.
"Comrade, where are you from?" the policeman greeted, "Beijing, we are here for archaeology." Li Wu said, "Oh, why does your accent sound like someone from Northeast China?" The policeman asked, "My family is from Changchun, and now I work in Beijing. We are here."
The Northeastern accents are all the same." Li Wu's face didn't change. "How come the license plate is local?" the policeman asked again, walking up to you while asking, "We have been doing archaeology in your city recently. We borrowed a local car. It's convenient. Our archaeological team is now
"My cars are all over in Harbin, and there are no cars left." Li Wu was a bit unreasonable.
"Haha, comrade, you have worked really hard. If you have any questions, you can come to us." The policeman said as he walked up to Li Wu and wanted to shake Li Wu's hand.
"You policemen are working harder!" Li Wu also smiled and stretched out his hands and held them together. While holding his hands, a bright handcuff appeared on Li Wu's wrist.
"It's funny. I've seen a lot of archaeological teams, but this is the first time I've seen people like you who come here with just a few shovels. It's really eye-opening." The policeman who took Li Wu into the police car said, "You guys
I’m not timid, but I’m too amateur.”
A few days later, people from the museum in our city actually dug out a Jin Dynasty tomb more than 30 meters away from where Li Wu dug the pit. Although it was not a large tomb, there were many cultural relics unearthed, and they are now placed in our city's museum.
in the museum
Although Li Wu was greedy for money, he was still a man and did not accuse Xiao Ji and others. He only said that he found the ancient tomb by himself.
Li Wu was sentenced to seven years in prison for being the main culprit in tomb robbery.