The area of Xue Taikang's villa is not very large, with a total area of just over a thousand square meters.
Just like what Tang Peng saw from books, there would be a grape trellis in the yard of a powerful person. Under the grape trellis were stone tables and benches, and on the stone tables were chess pieces made of sandalwood.
There are also these things in the yard of Xue Taikang's house. There are even a few rows of vegetables planted on the east side, and there are hoes and other farm tools, giving people the feeling of coming to the small courtyard of a rich man in the countryside.
After walking into the courtyard, Adolf stopped talking and only shook his head occasionally.
This made Tang Peng very uncomfortable, and he thought that if he could kindly tell him when he had time, he should go to the hospital to check and find out which nerve was short-circuited that made him always do this narcissistic and stupid behavior.
Adolf led Tang Peng directly to the study door on the second floor.
As soon as Tang Peng walked up the stairs, Xue Wandi, who was standing in front of the study door, smiled and raised his hand to salute him.
Tang Peng was stunned, and then he realized that he seemed to be a lieutenant colonel from MI3, and he quickly raised his hand to salute. Although the salute was not very standard, it was still decent.
After putting down his right hand, Xue Wandi opened the study door and whispered: "Tang Peng, please come in, my dad is waiting for you inside!"
"Thanks."
Tang Peng nodded, took a deep breath, and walked into the study.
Tang Peng took a deep breath. This was an instinctive action for a small person when he was about to see a big person, to relieve the excitement and tension in his heart.
The biggest feature of Xue Taikang's study is not the luxurious decoration or the large area, but the large number of books...
Xue Taikang sat upright behind the table, looking at Tang Peng who walked in with bright eyes.
When he reached a place about three meters away from the desk, Tang Peng stopped. Instead of waving in salute, he placed his hands on the outside of his thighs, bent down, and bowed respectfully.
Tang Peng bowed to Xue Taikang to show respect, not because the old guy was the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and had tremendous power, but because during the days when he was wronged, old Xue always took good care of him.
In Tang Peng's heart, Xue Taikang was first of all a righteous elder, and secondly the powerful military leader.
Xue Taikang could not see how pleased and satisfied he was with the respect shown by Tang Peng. After all, no matter who sat in his position, the most important thing he lacked was respect.
However, he did not show any disgust. He just nodded slightly and asked, "Are you Tang Peng?"
Tang Peng straightened up and looked at Xue Taikang: "Yes, Vice Chairman Xue, I am Tang Peng."
Even though Tang Peng looked calm on the surface, and when facing the top boss of the Chinese military, he showed a neither humble nor overbearing attitude that others had, but in fact he was still a little nervous in his heart.
It is true that Xue Taikang was just sitting behind the table and looking at him expressionlessly, but he could feel a majestic and domineering air coming towards him, making his legs feel weak.
Don't forget, if this were placed in ancient times, Xue Taikang would be the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. People like him would have to kneel down and kowtow when they meet.
Tang Peng knew very well that what Xue Taikang brought to him was the aura of a superior person, which was powerful but invisible.
But he didn't show timidity on the surface. When Xue Taikang stared at him silently, his eyes didn't flinch at all, and the fear in his heart was firmly suppressed in the deepest part of his eyes.
After staring at Tang Peng for at least a minute, Xue Taikang raised his hand and said calmly: "Sit down."
"Thank you, Vice Chairman Xue!"
Tang Peng thanked him, turned around, walked to the sofa under the west wall, and sat on it.
If Tang Peng were an official, he would not be as down-to-earth as he was if he could sit down in front of Vice Chairman Xue. Being able to touch the sofa with half of his buttocks was considered very courageous.
After Tang Peng sat down, Adolf sat next to him, and Xue Wandi personally brought him a cup of tea.
After Tang Peng thanked Xue Wandi with his eyes, Xue Taikang spoke: "Tang Peng, do you know why I asked you to come today?"
Tang Peng answered in a very honest tone: "You know a little bit about it, right? It's about the No-Man's Land on Iraq 32, right?"
"This is just one of the reasons." Xue Taikang picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "Please explain it in detail first. You can think about it carefully before talking."
Of course Tang Peng understood why Xue Taikang wanted him to think carefully before speaking. After nodding slightly, he lowered his eyes and began to describe slowly.
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"Fourth uncle, how are you doing with Gui and the others?"
After seeing his fourth uncle walk in, Shan Xiao immediately stood up from his chair.
The fourth uncle turned his head and glanced outside the door, closed the door, and shook his head.
Shan Xiao's heart sank: "Why, what symptoms do they have?"
The fourth uncle sat on the wicker chair opposite Dan Xiao and sighed lowly: "Well, the doctor said that the white blood cells in their bodies increased significantly, and the platelets decreased accordingly. They all had skin redness, ulcers, bleeding, and hair loss.
Vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms - Dan Xiao, the doctor suspects that these are caused by two reasons."
Shan Xiao asked anxiously: "Which two kinds?"
The fourth uncle said slowly: "The first reason is that Guihe and others may have been infected by Miaojiang's poison."
The location of the Golden Triangle is not far from Miao Jiang. Shan Xiao has naturally heard of the existence of poison, so he just frowned and shook his head: "This situation cannot exist. After all, we have nothing to do with the Gu Po in Miao Jiang.
There is a dispute, and they don’t know the location of Guihe and others, so it is impossible to break it off. What is the second reason? "
"Nuclear radiation!"
When the fourth uncle said these three words, there was obviously a mocking helplessness on his face.
Shan Xiao was startled: "What, nuclear radiation!? This, how is this possible? How can there be any nuclear existence here?"
The Guihe and others Shan Xiao mentioned were the people she arranged to stay in the dense forest to guard the treasure of the Awa Maru.
According to the plan agreed upon with Tang Peng, Shan Xiao directed his men to move the bones made of dozens of tons of gold and the skull fossil to a secret base of the 93rd Division in the forest.
Although no one else knew about that place except Shan Xiao and a few people from his fourth uncle, for the sake of safety, Shan Xiao still sent four of his absolute confidants to wait there day and night.
Shan Xiao clearly told Guihe and others at that time: Don't worry too much about gold. After all, there are too many things. Even if someone wants to transport it away from the depths of the forest, it will still require a large number of manpower and time.
On the contrary, the skull fossil must be carefully guarded and not allowed to leave sight 24 hours a day.
Originally, according to Tang Peng's plan, the skull fossil was supposed to be taken to Russia by Jelina, but later it was not taken away for some reason and was entrusted to Shan Xiao.
Shan Xiao was very moved by Tang Peng's trust - so he sent his most trusted confidant Guihe and others to guard the place.
After Guihe and others moved into the dense forest base, they kept waiting for the wooden box containing fossils day and night.
They were just laughing, but they didn't expect that a week later, they all began to have some strange symptoms for no apparent reason.
At first, Shan Xiao thought they were bitten by some insects in the virgin forest, so he treated them according to some local methods and even asked someone to perform a dance.
However, the condition of Guihe and others did not improve at all, and became more and more serious, and finally the hair began to fall out in handfuls. Only then did Shan Xiao become really anxious, and immediately invited a professional doctor from Myanmar.
Check them out.
Who knew that those doctors hired with huge sums of money would give her two answers, one was poison and the other was nuclear radiation.
If it is the first type, Shan Xiao still believes it to some extent. After all, poison does exist in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia.
But nuclear radiation - what kind of nuclear weapons are there in the Golden Triangle?
What's more, Guihe and others only developed such symptoms after entering the depths of the dense forest.
"I don't think this is credible, but the doctor's test results are indeed true."
The fourth uncle sighed and said: "They also told me solemnly that it is best to think carefully about whether Guihe and others have come into contact with anything different during this period of time, which they have never come into contact with before.
They also said that the symptoms of Guihe and others are very mild compared to confirmed cases of nuclear radiation exposure. As long as they change the environment and take care of themselves carefully, it is possible..."
Speaking of this, the fourth uncle suddenly shut up and said nothing, but his eyes showed a huge look of fear.
Shan Xiao looked at his fourth uncle blankly, and after a long time he asked in a low voice: "Fourth uncle, do you suspect that the symptoms that Guihe and others have are related to that batch of treasures?"
The fourth uncle swallowed hard and said in a hoarse voice: "To be precise, it has something to do with the skull fossil! Because the gold was buried deep underground, and we have never heard of anything about the gold itself.
Deadly radiation. But the skull fossil is placed in a wooden box, and Yuki and the others are guarding it 24 hours a day!"
Generally speaking, so-called nuclear radiation is a type of energy emitted by radioactive materials in the form of waves or particles.
It has three radiation forms: a, b and y.
A radiation can be blocked with a piece of paper, but it is very harmful if inhaled into the body.
b Radiation is high-speed electrons, and the burns will be obvious if the skin is exposed to it.
Y-radiation is similar to X-rays. It can penetrate the human body and buildings and cause harm over a long distance.
There are many radioactive substances in the universe and nature, but the harm is not too great. Only radioactive substances leaked from nuclear explosions or nuclear power plant accidents can cause casualties on a large scale.
But, could a mysterious-looking skull fossil cause such harm?
After being stunned for a long time, the pale Dan Xiao asked tremblingly: "Fourth Uncle, do you still remember the symptoms that the older generation said about my grandfather's death?"
The fourth uncle clenched his fists and said hoarsely: "Years ago, when the third master was still alive, he once mentioned to me in a casual chat that Master Shan suffered from such a strange disease and died within half a year. Later,
After the ancestral hall was built, we have not had this kind of strange disease here. It seems-"
Biting his lower lip hard, Shan Xiao stood up from the wicker chair and took a few steps back and forth: "It seems that it is the reason for the skull fossil!"