"It's just a piece of iron. Is it that evil? Don't exaggerate."
"Boss, it's true." Ma Bao touched the metal object gently and said, "This thing is not the first one. Eleven years ago, someone found one in Gansu. Seven years ago, in Tibet
Another piece was unearthed over there. It's an alloy, but except for a tiny bit of gold in it, we haven't even heard of the rest of the metal."
The institution where Ma Bao works may not be an independent department. It has many branches working together, and the scope of work covers various fields. The metal objects discovered in Gansu and Tibet were eventually sent to the institution layer by layer for in-depth research.
Ma Bao said that it was such a piece of metal that stumped a group of old academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In a sense, this may be an alloy that never wears out or oxidizes, but the main ingredients inside are unheard of, and the melting point of one of the metals is twice as high as that of tungsten. With current technological means, all
Such an alloy cannot be forged.
However, research at the time showed that this alloy was produced approximately four thousand to five thousand years ago. The specific data was based on the gold mixed in the alloy. This is definitely a miracle. Four thousand to five thousand years ago, our ancestors
What are the people doing? They probably can't even recognize any kind of metal ore.
"Boss, do you understand what this alloy means? Four or five thousand years ago, certain smelting or technological methods have surpassed the present. Think about it, what is hidden behind this history?"
"Could it be a lost metallurgical technology?"
"Objectively speaking, this is a possibility, but the possibility is so slim that it is impossible. Boss, the truth has been covered up by time." Ma Bao said: "There are many, many things we don't know. Many people now, including me.
Some of our colleagues are trying their best to restore the facts that have been covered up by time and explore the truth that has passed. Of course, this is very difficult. I think that most of the unsolved cases left in the world will not be able to witness the truth in our lifetime.
"
No one can distinguish and decipher the symbols on this piece of alloy. Even veteran experts who have been engaged in related research for a lifetime find it difficult. They have consulted a large amount of literature, including various ancient texts from several birthplaces of civilization in the world.
There are even cultural relics of some ancient tribes on the African continent that are about to become extinct, but none of them can match the symbols on the alloy.
In other words, this is a symbol that has never appeared in the world. Some experts speculate that this is a very primitive hieroglyph, but others object. They think it is just a symbol and may have some meaning.
But it will not be a text formally used for narrative or recording.
This dispute lasted for a long time, and no one could convince anyone. In the end, they focused their research on the carvings on the other side of the alloy. Because the content of the carvings was very simple, there was only a portrait and an abstract and exaggerated left hand.
, seems easier to understand.
But where is the entry point for research? No matter in Gansu or Tibet, no cultural relics similar to alloy symbols and statues have ever been found. There is no basis or supporting information to study a sudden relief sculpture alone.
, how many useful things can be researched?
"There is no way, there is really no way. The work that can be done has been done more than once or twice, but the problems that cannot be understood are still unclear." Ma Bao spread his hands: "The alloy can only be stored in stock."
Although this alloy and the symbolic statues on the alloy made some people very interested and curious, in the end, the research on it was temporarily stranded. It was not until the bronze medal incident was paid attention to by this organization, and then some relevant information was found out
, they were surprised to find that the abstract left hand on this piece of alloy seemed to be exactly the same as my left hand.
"Boss, part of our approach to you is because of the bronze medal incident. There is no final conclusion as to whether the incident has truly ended. We don't know if you will contact some relevant people in private, so...
..”
"So you're here to stare at me? You've been staring at me for two years and now you're satisfied? And..." I looked at Ma Bao doubtfully: "You are very generous now and are willing to say so many things. This does not violate your work
Discipline and principles?”
"Boss, there are some things that I will let you know sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. I'm just a little ahead of time to tell you everything you need to know. You don't have to doubt this. Let's move on.
One reason for paying attention to you is that we don’t know if there is an inevitable connection between this alloy statue and you.”
Ma Bao was very cheerful and talked a lot, but then I knew why he was so cheerful. Because in the past two years, my life has indeed become calmer. In addition to opening a store at a loss, and other
There is almost no difference between normal people. Several important figures in major events have either died or left, and I have very little contact with them.
Ma Bao has been staying with me for two years. He can't find any clues, and he can't find any abnormal behavior from me. Moreover, they judge that if nothing happens, my peaceful lifestyle may be...
It goes on forever. So even if I don't discover Ma Bao's true identity, this latent surveillance is about to end.
"Boss, I originally planned to put the matter out in the open with you. If there hadn't been something related to you in Baozi Mountain, maybe we would have had a pleasant conversation."
"Do you think I can be happy? What if I stayed in your house for two years for nothing, staring at you all the time, monitoring your every move, and even hiding the whispers between you and your wife through the cracks in the door?
Can you enjoy eavesdropping?"
Ma Bao is really good-tempered, or his endurance is as strong as his ability to disguise. In the face of my series of complaints, he apologized.
"Boss, let's do this. To express my apology, I'll tell you something you wouldn't even think of."
I glanced at Ma Bao sideways and took another cigarette. I didn't appreciate it because I already knew their plan. They originally planned to tell me about it, but now that I have said it, I still owe him a favor.
?Besides, I highly suspect that his ultimate goal may not be that simple.
"Actually, the concern for you is not limited to the first two reasons. The bronze medal incident has come to an end after all. The carving on the alloy is an unsolved case that cannot be investigated. The most important reason is you."
"Is it me?" I held a cigarette in my mouth and spread my left hand: "Is it because of my six fingers?"
"No." Ma Bao shook his head.
This makes me a little strange. I know myself very well. Except for my six fingers, every cell in my body has nothing worth paying attention to. No matter my personality, temperament, appearance, family fortune, or capital, it is completely incompatible.
mesa.
"When I say this, you may be a little confused. You have experienced the bronze medal incident, and you must know the important role of your six fingers in the incident, so you will naturally have a very subjective point of view. All your uniqueness, all
On the six fingers. If you put aside the six fingers, you think you are no different from normal people, right?"
"What do you think? If I didn't have these six fingers, would you stay in my store for two years?"
"Yes." Ma Bao said seriously: "Absolutely, boss, what I want to tell you is that even if you have your six fingers removed now, you will still be different from normal people."
"What's the difference?"
"This is a relatively complicated issue. If I explain it in detail, it will be difficult for me to describe it and it will be difficult for you to understand it. In fact, a simple sentence can summarize the difference between you and normal people." Ma Bao's face changed.
Zi became very serious and said to me word by word: "You are not a human being."
"I'm not a human being?" I fainted all of a sudden. If in normal times, someone said to me in front of me: You are not a human being, then my first reaction would definitely be to get more serious and say "you are not a fucking human being".
people.
However, these four words came out of Ma Bao's mouth with an unusual aura. I don't know if I was infected by his expression and tone, but I suddenly felt goosebumps all over my body, and I couldn't bear it.
He couldn't help but look at his limbs and body.
Are these four words ridiculous? I looked hard, but I still couldn’t see that I had anything different from ordinary people. I have many weaknesses in human nature, and I also have some advantages in human nature. I have joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.
I have seven emotions and six desires. I laugh when I am happy and cry when I am sad. I am a normal person who cannot be more normal.
"Boss, my description of this conclusion may be a little inappropriate or a bit heavy, but I am speaking entirely based on the facts, and this conclusion has sufficient basis. If you only look at it with the naked eye, then you do have
You have two eyes and a nose, but from a scientific point of view, you are really not a human being."