We continued up the mountain with Zhong Feng. It was not tiring to climb the mountain at such a slow speed. Now she knew how to take care of me.
When we reached another level road not far from the top of the mountain, we immediately found the old man, Minister Wu, and Li Qian waiting for us there.
The old man looked at me and laughed "hehe", "Xiao Feng, you need to exercise well."
I said with shame: "Yes. It's a problem caused by sitting in the office every day."
Li Qian smiled there, "Don't leave the fitness equipment at your home empty. You should exercise more."
Minister Wu smiled and said: "I also need to exercise. I used to go fishing on weekends, but now I am no longer lazy."
The old man laughed and stood up, "Let's go. We'll be there soon."
I went over to Minister Wu and said, "Minister Wu, thank you for waiting for me here."
He smiled and said, "It's okay. There's nothing else to do today anyway."
I know very well that it must be him who suggested waiting for me here. He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and once served as a secretary to the leader. He knows how to maintain the image of the leader. He can only think of such a thing. After all, I delayed going to the mountain meeting until the end.
Cause ridicule in others' hearts.
I must thank him in words. This is also a favor I received from him, and it also made him understand that I am not too stupid. This is not to show off my cleverness, but a necessity: the so-called sympathy, that is
It requires two people to have equal wisdom or strength.
That's how it is with some things. Maybe one sentence can convey a lot of information to the other party. I also believe that if you want to win the respect of the other party, you must respect the other party and make the other party feel that you are worthy of respect.
After arriving at the top of the mountain, we found that those people were already busy on the edge of the cliff. Some were taking out things outside, and a few low-level officers were preparing targets on the edge of the cliff.
Director Fan is there.
"This is really the place..." Zhong Feng murmured to me.
I nodded, "Really."
However, what I didn't expect was that Mr. Liu suddenly got angry, "Hey! Who told you to put things where? That's probably the site of the previous temple. You can't bury pots there to make rice!"
Political Commissar Liu ran over and looked at us doubtfully, "Mayor Feng, what is going on? We saw that the place is relatively flat, and placing the target on the edge of the cliff will not cause accidental injury to anyone."
I hurriedly explained to him: "Political Commissar Liu, we have another purpose here today, which is to inspect a temple that may have existed in our Shangjiang City during the Ming Dynasty. According to the old man's research, this place is probably the place."
He suddenly realized, "Oh, that's it. Then I'll ask them to change places immediately." Then he looked to the left, "That place is good. It's also relatively flat. The target must be placed on the edge of the cliff to avoid mountain people."
I accidentally hurt someone. In that case, I will be punished."
I nodded and said, "This is best. Safety first."
Immediately, Political Commissar Liu directed those people to move the things to another place. Only then did Mr. Liu's face become peaceful.
After arriving under those trees, Mr. Liu pointed to the open space in front of him and said: "Xiao Feng, Xiao Wu, look here, this flat area is about 500 square meters. The open space in front of the temple gate plus the main
Is the palace just that big? If you look at the hillside behind you carefully, you will find that it actually extends upwards in the shape of a ladder. It’s just that this place has been deserted for hundreds of years. After being washed away by rain, the mud on the mountain flows down.
When we arrived at this place, all the original foundations and so on were buried. In fact, I wanted to bring tools to dig this place, but I am not professional in that field and I was worried about destroying the original appearance of this place. More importantly,
I'm worried that others will find out that this place may be where the temple used to be, and the legend about Emperor Jianwen's treasure has been circulating among the people for hundreds of years. Once some people know about it, this place will immediately become a piece of cake.
Ruins. But today we can dig a certain place. If this place was really a temple in the past, then there should be foundation stones underground. But Xiao Feng, if there are really foundation stones underneath this place, you must
We must ensure that we send people to protect this place immediately, and connect with the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau as soon as possible, and ask them to come here as soon as possible to conduct archaeological investigations.”
I nodded, "That's no problem. But where should we dig now?"
He immediately went to the center of the open space, then walked a dozen steps to the left and right, then stood aside and said, "Here, dig down and take a look."
A question suddenly occurred to me, "Old man, there should be stone slabs or mud bricks in the main hall of the temple, right? It's like this in all the temples I've seen."
He suddenly slapped his head and said, "That's right. Look at me, this old fool. Just dig in the middle and there should be stone slabs or mud bricks. If this is really the former site of the temple, this is the main hall."
I immediately called Political Commissar Liu over, "Please call a few people here. Didn't you bring shovels? Let's dig here and have a look."
He jokingly said: "There won't be any treasures down here, right?"
The old man smiled and said: "Look, anyone would think so. But I can be sure that there won't be any treasures down here. It is said that this temple was rebuilt after it was burned down, and this land has been turned over long ago.
How many times."
We all laugh.
Political Commissar Liu quickly called a few people, and then started digging in the center of the open space with a shovel. The old man only designated an area of about three square meters for them, "We can only dig so much. This will not destroy the original appearance."
.After digging, it must be backfilled.”
A few young men started digging down, and I found that the soil here was a bit loose, and the shovel went down easily under their feet.
However, after digging down nearly one meter deep, nothing was found. There was still soil underneath. I asked the old man: "How could this be? It has only been a few hundred years. The soil cannot be buried so deep, right?"
?”
The old man's face was also ugly. He looked at the pit in front of him and said, "Is my guess wrong?"
I hurriedly said: "dig some more, dig deeper and take a look."
Several people continued to dig, but after digging for about ten centimeters, they couldn't dig any further. I hurried over to see, "What's going on?"
One of them leaned down and looked, "It seems like there is rammed earth underneath."
The old man suddenly became excited, "That's right! Those slates or mud bricks must have been used by people on the mountain to build houses in ancient times. In this mountain, things like that are rare. To get something like that
Transporting it here is not an easy task. Just backfill it as soon as possible. The rammed earth already shows the problem, and the foundation stone will definitely not be there. Let’s wait for the people from the Cultural Relics Bureau to excavate it.”
I hurriedly said: "Who brought a camera? Take some pictures quickly."
Only then did I realize that Zhong Feng's face was pale and she was already crying. I knew how she was feeling at the moment, so I didn't care about her.
Director Fan from the Municipal Affairs Office said next to him: "I brought a camera. Let me take a photo."
I nodded, "Take a few more pictures. I'll need them when I go to the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau. Take pictures of the surroundings as well."
After Director Fan took the photos, they quickly filled it back in. However, part of the vegetation on the ground had been destroyed, making the place look very uncomfortable, as if there was a scar on a person's body.
I said to Director Fan: "Please develop the photos and give them to me as soon as possible. I will go to the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau next Monday."
He nodded, "Tonight I will ask the photo studio to develop it overnight. I will give it to you early tomorrow morning."
At this time, Political Commissar Liu said to us: "The targets have been installed. Leaders, let's go shooting."
I smiled and asked the old man: "You want to try too?"
He kept shaking his head, "I don't like that thing. It's a weapon, a weapon. This thing is for heaven and harmony, and saints only use it when they have no choice. Although this sentence talks about war, weapons are weapons after all.
, is a tool for killing people. I don't like it. You go and play, I will take a closer look at this place and study it. Director Fan, don't join in the fun, just study it with me here."
Director Fan smiled and said, "Okay. That's what their young people like."
Zhong Feng suddenly said: "I'll stay here too. I want to sit here."
I looked at her, but she smiled faintly at me and said, "Go and play. Leave me alone. I want to be alone for a while."
I nodded to her, and then we went to the shooting place over there with Minister Wu.
Political Commissar Liu has arranged everything, and Li Qian is already here. She is holding a rifle and aiming at a tree in the distance, and then puts it down again. Her movement of holding the gun is very beautiful, giving people a very special feeling.
a different feeling.
The target was about fifty meters away from here, but I felt it was already far away. I smiled and said to Li Qian: "First shoot a few bullets and let's see how your level is."
She pursed her lips and said: "It's so close, I'm too lazy to shoot. If I want to shoot, I should at least step back a hundred meters."
I didn’t believe it. “Go back another hundred meters? Then you won’t be able to see the bullseye at all.”
She looked at me and smiled, "Do you want to give it a try? Mayor Feng, if my ten rounds of bullets cannot reach 99 or above, I will never play with guns again."
I smiled and said: "You are going to be a criminal policeman from now on. How can you do it if you don't play with guns? There is no need to make this bet."
She smiled and said: "I'm not making a bet, I just have confidence in my shooting skills."
I was secretly surprised in my heart: she is not the kind of girl who likes to act petty. On the contrary, she is very calm and does not restrain herself for her words. You must know that such a thing is very difficult for her with her experience and age.
It is not easy for humans to do.
I increasingly think that she will become an excellent detective in the future because of her calmness and adaptability.
Political Commissar Liu looked very interested in her, "Really? I also want to see how good your marksmanship is."
Li Qian smiled and said to him, "How about we compete?"
Political Commissar Liu shook his head and said, "I can't do it. I've been drinking too much these past few years, and my hands are a little shaky. But I can shoot at a distance of 150 meters. Ten rounds of bullets can guarantee above 90 rings."
Li Qian smiled and said: "It's pretty good too. Come on, let's compete." (To be continued)