The scarred man nodded: "I have encountered other gangs. I saw them in Ekenhuduge Town, but we didn't have much contact. Moreover, there was a sandstorm at the time, and everyone was wearing gauze scarves, so I couldn't see clearly. Because of their appearance, I can’t help you.”
Zhao Hu also asked me at this time: "When we were eating before, didn't the truck driver say that he met two people? I guess those two were not the same as this one."
I nodded: "Well, of those two, one is from Sichuan and the other is from our province. That one is most likely my brother."
In fact, if you think about it, one is on the desert road near Ekenhuduge Town, and the other is in the ancient city of Muta in the hinterland of the desert. They are so far apart that it is indeed unlikely that they are the same group.
In any case, we need to ask more about the details of this person. After all, we are in the industry of losing heads. It is right to be cautious. If this guy is also an archaeologist like Professor Qin, then Isn't that a bad thing if he deceives us into saying that he is a tomb robber?
Afterwards, we asked Scar Man a lot of questions.
For example, where did they start from, when did they get here, what happened on the way, where are his accomplices now, why were they separated from him, etc.
The Scar Man probably wanted to dispel our concerns and get more help from us, so he answered very positively.
He said that he was from northern Shaanxi, and that he and his gang came here after setting up a pot in Hanzhong. They set out a month ago and arrived in Ekenhuduge Town about half a month ago. In fact, it was It won't be many days faster than us.
After they arrived at Ekenhudug Town, they found a local tour guide, and then headed towards the ancient city of Muta. However, the tour guide abandoned them and ran away halfway. After they walked in the desert for a few days, the team gradually began to disagree. become inconsistent.
He and his friend wanted to continue searching for the ancient city of Muta, but the three southerners were afraid of death and wanted to give up. Later, there was a fight over the distribution of supplies. During the fight, one of his friends died, and he and another one of them wanted to give up. The little one ran away.
During the escape process, another sandstorm blew up, and he and Fa Xiao were separated again.
Anyway, after many twists and turns, he finally came here. He had been waiting here for several days. Because there was no water and food, he knew that he could not survive, so he found a place to wait to die.
Unexpectedly, God favored him and allowed him to meet us today.
What can I say? When the scarred man said this, he still seemed very sincere, and there was nothing wrong with his logic. I was still willing to believe him.
After hearing this, Zhao Hu patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are indeed very lucky. If you hadn't met us, given your situation just now, you would have lasted a day or two at most."
The little pigtail next to him was still wondering: "Is this ancient wooden city so famous? It has attracted so many people in recent times. Even if there is an official archaeological team, there are several tomb robber gangs, right?"
Sharp Mouth frowned: "Then we have to hurry up and find the treasure and escape. Maybe someone else will come soon. If the rescue team comes with Professor Qin and the others, we will be doomed. "
I then asked the scarred man if he had found any treasures here in the past few days.
The scarred man pointed towards the ancient tower with his chin: "I explored a lot when I first came here. Except for that tower, I didn't find much else. The main reason is that the entire ancient city was buried by yellow sand for at least two or three meters. Deep, even if there are treasures or something, they should be under the yellow sand. I am short of water and food, so naturally I don’t have the energy to clean the sand."
After a pause, he added: "As for the tower, I think there must be something inside, but I searched for a long time and couldn't find the entrance. Moreover, the tower is a bit evil. There are monks chanting sutras inside at night, but I don't Make sure I am hallucinating or something, if you have the ability, you can go and have a look tonight."
"Monk chanting sutras?" I was a bit dumbfounded.
These evil things seemed to happen one after another.
Zhao Hu also smiled helplessly: "Damn, it seems we have a big job again."
With that said, he asked the scarred man: "By the way, did you encounter any evil things on the way here, such as black clouds covering the sky, or Grandma Ma or something like that?"
The scarred man shook his head: "No, Grandma Ma has only heard about it from the locals, but never seen it. I didn't believe in any ghosts and gods before coming here, but the sound of chanting in the wooden pagoda made me change." idea."
"Then you have been suffering enough these past few days. You can still stay here listening to the chanting of sutras every day."
"There's nothing I can do if I don't stay here. There's nothing to eat or drink. It's a death if I go out. If I stay here, if someone comes, I still have a way to survive. It's just like I met you now."
As he said that, the scarred man suddenly frowned and looked at us with some vigilance: "You won't kill me, right? Or will you throw me away when you turn around and leave?"
In fact, we haven't had a chance to discuss how to deal with this scarred man.
But I think since he is also a tomb robber, there is no such thing as fear of him calling the police when he goes out. At most, he is afraid that taking him with him will consume more supplies.
But if he was alone, there wouldn't be much of a problem, so I said, "Don't worry, we are not bad people. We will definitely not be able to silence you. As for whether I will abandon you when I leave, you can't Don’t worry too much, I won’t miss enough food for you.”
When the scarred man heard what I said, he immediately grabbed my hand and thanked me: "Okay, then I will thank you. I will definitely thank you again when I get out alive. There are still many cultural relics hidden in my hometown. I will give it to you then.”
I said thank you very much and we don’t need to. He just needs to tell us more about the ancient city of Muta and help us find the treasure.
Sister Yuan on the side suddenly asked him: "By the way, your Shaanxi Province is a province of cultural relics, and the ground is full of treasures. Why do you want to go to this desert and take such risks?"
The man with the scar gave a bitter smile: "To be honest, after we built the pot in our hometown, we really didn't plan to go out, but there happened to be a child who offended the local cultural relics dealer. They asked someone to remove his arm, and we couldn't do anything about it. I just ran out, and I happened to hear the news about the ancient city of Muta, so I ran here."
Sister Yuan nodded and said OK.
After chatting with the scarred man, we let him continue to rest where he was.
After that, we walked around the ancient city.
On the one hand, we need to check the situation in the ancient city, and on the other hand, we need to avoid the scarred man so that we can talk about how to deal with him.
Jianzui was the first to express his opinion: "I don't think he is a good person, and I don't necessarily believe everything he says. Just leave when we find the treasure and let him fend for himself here."
Xiaobianzi had a different opinion. He said: "I think we should bring it with us. After all, we are traveling with him. I won't be afraid of him calling the police when we go out. Moreover, I think he is quite nice. He just provided us with important information and said that Tali There was chanting at night, wouldn't it be too pointless if we left him behind?"
Sharp Mouth glanced at Pigtail: "The question is, can you guarantee that what he said is true? After all, I haven't seen any of his accomplices, and I haven't seen anything that can prove his identity. Taking him out will increase a lot of risks. Have you forgotten Brother Lei and Toad? If this guy ends up cheating on us, he would be stupid."
