Gu Chen was holding a lunch box and sitting cross-legged on the open ground. Professor Li's assistant Xiao Zhang didn't know what he was talking about, but he felt that he must have made a discovery.
At this time, an old comrade ran to Gao Jin to announce the good news: "It's confirmed, it's confirmed, there really is an ancient tomb here, and it's quite large."
"Are you sure?" Gao Jin asked.
"I can't be sure, but the scientific expedition team can." The old comrade pointed to the scientific expedition team behind him and said: "These experts have collected important data and can basically conclude that this is an important discovery with archaeological value."
Gao Jin couldn't wait any longer. He put down his food and said, "Let's go over and have a look.
The members of the scientific expedition team stood together at this time, with smiles on everyone's faces.
Seeing the police approaching, Professor Li, the leader of the team, walked out first and said: "Gao Institute, you can report to the city bureau. There are really ancient tombs here. I can also report to the province and ask them to send someone over as soon as possible.
Protect the site and conduct archaeological excavations in this area as soon as possible."
"What about the media reporters?" Gu Chen, who was standing next to Gao Jin, asked: "This morning, a media friend asked me whether there is really an ancient tomb in the uninhabited village land in Haitang Town. I used the reason that I was confirming it.
If you refuse it for the time being, can you make it public now?"
"Don't let reporters come over yet." Professor Li already had considerable experience in this kind of press conference, and immediately gave advice: "Wait until our professional team comes over and protects the scene before announcing it to the media.
In this way, the elements of their reporting will be richer.”
"Professor Li is right." Gao Jin also said: "With the discovery of the ancient tomb this time, the superiors will definitely hold a press conference to announce the progress of the relevant work. We must protect this place first."
Qi Tian on the side touched his growling stomach and said: "Gao Institute, Professor Li, what you said is right, but can we eat our food first?"
Professor Li and Gao Jin looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Don't mention it, I'm really hungry too, so let's eat first?" Professor Li said.
The preliminary work went very smoothly.
The follow-up support is also very helpful.
By just four o'clock in the afternoon, various materials had already been transported to the site in several trucks.
Professionals set up tents and stored living materials inside.
Then the construction team began to build a protective wall around the ancient tomb using a steel frame structure, and surrounded the site with tarps to form a protective layer.
After the preliminary preparations were completed, it was not until 9 p.m., when a big light in the center of the scene came on, that most of the police officers from the Haitang Police Station gradually left, leaving only two police officers on duty in shifts.
In the next few days, Haitang Police Station will send people on duty every day to provide the scientific expedition team with the greatest support and protection.
It wasn't until professional security companies moved in that the police withdrew all the troops.
The news of the discovery of the ancient tomb in the uninhabited village of Haitang Town quickly spread throughout Jiangnan City.
There are also more and more vehicles heading this way.
Most of them come here to join in the fun, and there are also a small number of vehicles transporting supplies.
Since the scientific expedition team has yet to hold a press conference, major media outlets are also speculating on whether the on-site excavation work is going smoothly.
But these are secrets and have never been made public.
Compared with the scientific expedition team that spent all day digging at the ancient cemetery, Qi Tian consciously spent much more time at the Haitang Police Station.
Occasionally when on duty, I would go around an uninhabited village and ask the scientific expedition team if they needed help.
Qi Tian is like a scientific research fan, looking forward to the results of the excavation all day long.
Gu Chen treated it with a normal attitude. Whether there were any new discoveries would not have a big impact on his work.
Gu Chen likes new things and is indeed interested in archeology.
Especially in recent years, many cities have excavated some cultural relics with a long history. Therefore, the history of a city more often needs to be proved by cultural relics.
Gu Chen probably read nearly five or six books on the discussion and introduction of cultural relics. Although these helped to broaden his horizons, they did not help much in his work.
A week later, Qi Tian put on police equipment and whispered to Gu Chen: "I heard that there are new discoveries in the uninhabited village. A lot of new things have been unearthed in Pit No. 2. There may be a press conference in the next few days.
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"Senior Brother Qi, how do you know?" Gu Chen has always been curious. Whenever Qi Tian goes on patrol, he will show great enthusiasm.
This situation certainly would not have occurred before.
"To be honest, my cousin is majoring in archeology. He is a sophomore this year. I think it would not be good if he does not find a professional master to teach an unpopular major like his. Let's see what Professor Li can do with this scientific expedition team.
If you don't like him, let my cousin work for him in the future." Qi Tian also expressed his considerations.
"No wonder you care so much about the scientific expedition team?" Gu Chen also suddenly realized that he had seen Qi Tian spend his own money several times to buy water for the scientific expedition team.
"I checked the information about Professor Li. He is a well-established person. He has participated in many important scientific expeditions. If he had taken my nephew with him, maybe my cousin would not be confused about his future."
In fact, the archaeological circle is not very big, and it is a well-known fact that big names are in the circle.
Especially some girls who choose to major in archeology become celebrities in the circle as soon as they graduate, and they are specially protected as rare species.
"Is that why you pay attention to these things every day?" Gu Chen opened the car door and asked Qi Tian.
"It doesn't really count." Qi Tian sneered twice.
Gu Chen nodded and said, "Then Professor Li must be highly skilled to recruit people, right?"
Qi Tian frowned: "My cousin has published relevant academic papers, but I don't know if Professor Li can take a fancy to him. I'll wait for my cousin to take a vacation someday and bring him over to have a look first."
The two talked and laughed, and after patrolling a few streets, they drove directly to the uninhabited village.
Compared with the tranquility before, the current uninhabited village has more of a land reclamation feel.
Several old houses were tidied up by the scientific expedition team and used as residences for the team members to work and rest.
There are also a few flags planted at the door, giving it a base feel.
Due to the arrival of the security company, the police no longer need to be on duty here.
Parked the car in front of a private house that was requisitioned by the scientific expedition team.
Gu Chen and Qi Tian got off the car and walked directly in.
"Professor Li, how is the progress here?" Qi Tian asked as soon as he walked in, looking impatient.
"Oh, it turns out they are Officer Qi and Officer Gu." Professor Li looked up at the two of them, adjusted his glasses and said, "Maybe we can hold a press conference in a few days."
"Is there any important discovery?" Gu Chen asked.
Professor Li nodded pretending to be mysterious and said, "You will know when the time comes. There is indeed a lot discovered this time."
"Then you have to protect it." Qi Tian said with a smile.
Professor Li hesitated for a moment and said: "Some of the cultural relics we have excavated here already have professional storage tools and are transported to the Provincial Museum Cultural Relics Restoration Center by a specialized security company, but..."
Professor Li hesitated to speak, still a little hesitant in his heart.
"But what?" Gu Chen asked.
"To be honest, there are always some unidentified villagers coming and going near our archaeological excavation base recently, and the newly unearthed cultural relics we store in private houses always seem to be the purpose of their visit."
"This is easy to handle. We will strengthen patrols around uninhabited villages. If we find strange villagers, we will immediately drive them away from the site to protect the safety of the cultural relics excavation base."
"That's okay." Professor Li hesitated for two seconds and then said: "But these villagers have told us that the uninhabited village is a cursed village, which is unlucky. If we conduct scientific research here, we will easily be cursed.
"
"Pfft!" Gu Chen couldn't help laughing and said, "Professor Li, do you still believe this?"
"Of course I don't believe it anymore, but some people in our scientific expedition team do."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man happened to pass by the door. Professor Li pointed at him randomly and said: "For example, this person is Professor Wang's new assistant Ah Fu. He especially believes in this."
"I heard that he almost drowned when he was a child, and escaped death several times. It was only because of the guidance of experts that he saved his life."
"Of course we have tried to persuade him, but it's useless. He believes in this kind of thing deep down. If it weren't for his good excavation skills, to be honest, I really don't want to keep him in the scientific expedition team."
"Ah Fu?" Gu Chen was quite curious about this person's name and silently watched his retreating figure.
Qi Tian took the opportunity to interject at this moment: "I have a cousin who is quite nice, has good professional skills, and majors in archeology. He is really passionate about this aspect. When will Professor Li consider it and bring him along?"
Cultivate them around you?"
"Oh?" Professor Li also exclaimed: "It turns out that Officer Qi's relatives also major in archeology? That's fine. As long as he is an outstanding young man, you can let him come to my place to try it out."
After receiving Professor Li's reply, Qi Tian suddenly became excited: "Then thank you Professor Li first."
Qi Tian looked at the few strange men not far from the door, and then said: "Don't worry about the crowd of people watching outside, I will drive them away from the scene and ensure that they will not interfere with the normal work of your scientific expedition team.
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Professor Li smiled and said: "Then it will be hard work."
In the scientific expedition team's excavation base, Gu Chen and Qi Tian, led by Professor Li, visited the excavation progress.
Currently, there are two pits. In one of them, nearly a hundred pieces of broken porcelain were unearthed. All kinds of bits and pieces need to be repaired and identified.
Everyone went down the ladder to Pit No. 2. At this time, Professor Peng was scolding his assistant Xiao He.
"How did you teach me this? It's so frivolous. If you had been gentler, this thing wouldn't have broken. Look at the good thing you did."
After the training, Professor Peng took off his gloves and threw them aside. When he saw Professor Li bringing Gu Chen and Qi Tian in front of him, he asked coldly: "Old Li, why did you bring them here?"
"Come and take a look, what's wrong? It's broken again?" Professor Li asked him with a smile.
"Isn't it? This is already the third time. These porcelains are too fragile. Excavation like this will really increase the workload." Professor Peng put his hands on his hips, like a big leader.
"Don't be in a hurry, take your time." Professor Li had a good temper and did not blame too much. He just reminded: "Xiao He, next time you brush the soil, you must know where to start. You are also a
Old comrades, don't always be like those newcomers who do things carelessly."
"Yes, Professor Li, I will pay attention next time." Although Xiao He felt aggrieved, he still suppressed his anger.
"This shouldn't be Mr. He's fault." Gu Chen was squatting in front of the broken pieces at this moment, taking a rough look at the scene: "This kind of porcelain is thin and fragile. In addition, due to its age, the porcelain's
The hardness is no longer as good as before, so it is really difficult to dig like this."
"Hey, do you know this too?" Professor Peng on the side was also stunned and asked with raised eyebrows.
"Know a little bit." Gu Chen squatted down, put on the gloves that Professor Peng had just thrown away, took the fragments in his hands and fiddled with them repeatedly, and then said: "These should be defective products."
"Haha, you really were deceived." Professor Peng also laughed dryly and said: "Yes, they are indeed some defective products. Not only are they defective in workmanship, but even the texture on them is not standardized."
Although the layman policeman saw something fishy, Professor Peng did not mean to look down on Gu Chen and said: "There will be a press conference soon. If we show some defective products, it will really not be good. It will only
Lower the standard of our scientific expedition team."
"So we must be careful and treat every item with excellence. Even if it is a defective item, it is a defective item with a long history and is also a cultural relic."
At this time, Professor Wang also came over with his assistant Ah Fu and said: "The time has been set for us to hold a press conference. It will be at 10 a.m. in five days. Everyone, please work hard."
"You don't need to tell me this." Professor Peng said in a difficult tone: "We'd better work overtime and unearth a batch of new cultural relics as soon as possible, otherwise these funds will be discounted."
"I agree with Professor Peng's opinion." Ah Fu, who was standing behind Professor Wang, said: "Excavate the soil as soon as possible and leave here as soon as possible."
He looked at the distribution of the surrounding mountains and forests, and couldn't help but remind: "Judging from the topography, this is not a geomantic treasure, and we really shouldn't be breaking ground here."
Professor Wang, who was wearing a peaked cap and had a kind expression on his face, smiled and said, "Ah Fu, why are you still so superstitious? Feng Shui itself has no special scientific basis. It can only be used to determine the location of ancient tombs."
Specific location."
"So you should put aside those fears, put your energy into work as soon as possible, and don't think about useless things."
"I understand, Master." Although Ah Fu was unwilling, work was work and they were two different things.
Gu Chen took off his gloves and handed them to Professor Peng, smiled and said, "I just happened to discover that these porcelains are somewhat similar to some of the things I found in the library books, which is also nonsense."
"As a layman, that's fine." Professor Peng's tone softened slightly, and the anger just now seemed to be dispelled by everyone's conversation.
Qi Tian looked down at his watch and said, "Then we won't disturb your work. Please pay attention to your safety."
Then, he blinked and said expectantly: "I hope your press conference goes well. The High Institute asked me to ask you if our police need to attend?"
"Of course it is necessary." Professor Li smiled and said: "You have done a good job in the preliminary work. Not only our scientific expedition team is here to answer questions, but also your police personnel are here to explain. This will make it more lively and let everyone know about this ancient tomb.
The Importance of Digging.”
"Okay, I understand." After receiving the reply from Professor Li, the leader of the scientific expedition team, Qi Tian took Gu Chen and left happily.
Before going back, the two also drove away several strange villagers and asked them to drive away from the scene as soon as possible.
8pm.
After dinner, Gu Chen and Qi Tian came to the office of Haitang Police Station.
Tonight it's the two of them's turn to work the night shift.
Gu Chen was reading, while Qi Tian was on the phone to his cousin, telling him about the conversation with Professor Li in the uninhabited village during the day.
As usual, Qi Tian's daughter Nuonuo will come to the office with Yuan Hong to accompany Qi Tian.
With Gu Chen's snack support, the little girl lived a happy life.
From time to time, I would take snacks in my hand, take off my shoes, and climb on the sofa to jump around.
Yuan Hong is a housewife. Her main job is to take care of her children at home and is also responsible for various housework.
Yuan Hong also engages in micro-business in her spare time, helping several beekeepers nearby to sell honey. She often takes out her mobile phones to respond to customer feedback.
At 9:30 pm, Yuan Hong will take Nono home to sleep.
And because last time Gu Chen handled a rescue accident in the office, Gao Jin held a small meeting with all the staff in the office and asked everyone to stay in the office every night when they were on duty.
In addition to not being able to go back to the dormitory to sleep, the phone line is also not allowed to be unplugged.
It can be said that Gu Chen changed the original ecology of Haitang Police Station.
A peaceful night.
Gu Chen and Qi Tian patrolled until 12 o'clock in the evening, then returned to the office and slept until dawn.
The next day, when the early morning sunshine bathes in the office, the day's work begins again.
It's almost eight o'clock, and all the old comrades from Haitang Police Station are coming to work.
But at this moment, the phone in the office suddenly rang.
"Who is calling this early in the morning?" Qi Tian had just finished breakfast, his eyelids were still heavy, so he asked Gu Chen beside him to answer the phone.
"Hello, this is the duty room of Haitang Police Station. How can I help you?"
As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, he heard Professor Li's reply from the phone.
"Are you... Officer Gu?"
"That's right, it's me. You are Professor Li from the scientific expedition team, right?" Gu Chen's analysis of the sound was equally accurate.
"No...yes, I am Professor Li from the scientific expedition team, I..."
Professor Li suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
This made Gu Chen suddenly feel confused.
You know, Professor Li was not in such a state when he visited the scientific expedition team yesterday.
But what happened today?
"Professor Li, Professor Li, are you okay? Is there anything we need help from the police?" Gu Chen asked him quickly, feeling that the atmosphere today was obviously not right.
After about five seconds, Professor Li replied: "Officer Gu, if possible, could you please come over? I think... I think something strange happened to our scientific expedition team."
