July and August in Shaoxing are the hottest times of the year.
Although my small shop has air conditioning, it is very expensive to open it all day long, which is definitely too much for me who is running a poor business.
There is no other way, so I usually have to rely on an electric fan to deal with it.
On this day, I was sitting in the rocking chair and taking a nap, and suddenly the phone rang. For normal business dealings, I either use WeChat or call directly on my mobile phone. The phone in the store doesn’t ring a few times a year.
"What bastard is disturbing your dreams!" I frowned and sat up, picked up the phone and said, "Hey, who is this?"
"Who do you think I am? Besides me, who else will call you on the landline?"
The voice sounded very familiar indeed. I was in a daze from my nap just now and couldn't react for a while. Usually, I would just call me on the landline, that old turtle grandson of Lao Qi.
"Oh, who do I think I am, Lao Qi!"
"You're sleeping in the shop again. I wonder if you can make a difference. Do you really plan to work in this small shop for the rest of your life?"
"How can I do that? I'm not as capable as you, Boss Qi. I have a big family, a big business, and lofty ambitions. It's good if I don't starve to death." I sighed, "How about you show me a clear way? Let me, brother. Do you want to take advantage of it too?"
"Don't do this, there are plenty of ways, it just depends on whether you are sure of it or not."
I smiled slightly and said, "Tell me."
"There is a business, are you interested?" Lao Qi asked on the other end of the phone, pretending to be mysterious.
"I can't even open the pot anymore. I can do any business!" I urged.
When Lao Qi heard what I said, he paused and said, "This time you have to go on a business trip to the sea."
"At sea?" I asked in surprise, "What's the situation, why do you still want to go to sea? I am the Taibao of Xunlong, not a fisherman!"
"Oh, don't be so talkative and listen to me explain to you." Lao Qi said patiently, "That's right, a friend of mine is in the seafood business. He quietly told me a few days ago that he found something in the sea. An ancient tomb?"
I became even more puzzled when I heard it, and quickly asked: "Undersea tomb? This is a fucking difficult technical job. It's my first time doing it. Don't you guys trick me? Is it reliable?"
"The people are absolutely reliable, and the information is absolutely true, but..." Lao Qi hesitated.
"What is it?"
"It's just that this transaction is relatively risky, and the news has already been leaked!"
"I'm going to choke you, you kid, just play with me!" I burst out in anger, "The news has been leaked, and you're talking nonsense."
"Don't worry." Lao Qi hurriedly explained, "The news has been leaked, but this underwater tomb is really difficult to spread. Without diamonds, no one can do this porcelain work. Let me tell you this, my friend has already I found a group of people who were ready to do this job, but those people had limited skills and were not sure, so they found me. I thought of you immediately, and I also know that you are tight on money recently, you see..."
"I understand, you old turtle grandson just thinks my life is too long." After saying that, I hung up the phone directly.
"Ding ding ding..." Within a few seconds, the phone rang again.
I answered the phone again, but before I spoke, Lao Qi said anxiously: "Li Rui, listen to me, I really didn't cheat you! We have been friends for so many years, when have I ever cheated on you?"
"Don't you dare to do this, and you said you never tricked me. Did you forget about the King of Heaven giving me a picture of my son? If it weren't for you, I could..." I hesitated, the past was like yesterday, and many things were recalled in my mind. It makes people sad when they get up.
"Hey, can we not mention that? Okay, let's just ask, apart from that time, have I ever tricked you?"
I thought for a moment, "That's not the case."
"Then it's over. Just listen to me, I won't harm you."
"I said, Lao Qi, you take care of me, I understand in my heart, but you can't push me into the fire pit, can you?" I complained, "You are also a veteran, can't you see what the situation is? What if I If I go, wouldn’t I become a sheep that fell into a tiger’s mouth? When the time comes, they will kill the donkey and I will die without even knowing how.”
"I understand all this!" Lao Qi still had the same confident tone, "But you have to believe me, if I am not sure, I will not recommend you."
Hearing what he said so confidently, I couldn't help but have doubts, "What kind of idea does that friend of yours have?"
"They can be considered relatives. He has been doing seafood farming and there is no stain on him." Lao Qi explained, "If there hadn't been a problem at the breeding base recently and all the seafood was dead, he wouldn't have taken the risk to do this. One ticket."
"I'm asking about the group of grave robbers."
"Oh, they are just a group of thieves from the Northeast. They are not really people."
"What I'm most afraid of is these people. They don't have any morality in the world. They will do anything for money!" I still felt that this deal was unreliable, so I persuaded you: "I also give you a piece of advice. , tell that relative of yours to stop immediately. Nowadays, private thieves are not good birds. What can't a group of desperadoes do?"
Seeing my firm attitude, Lao Qi didn't know what to say and hung up the phone angrily.
I shook my head and sighed: "Life is really difficult. I have to give up my waist for five buckets of rice... Hey, forget it, I'd better look at it. Living is more important than anything else..."
Unexpectedly, when I was about to lie down and continue taking a nap, a pop-up popped up on my phone screen, and I saw that it was from Lao Qi.
"Why doesn't this old boy give up..." I shook my head and clicked on WeChat. I saw that what was sent was a photo, but the moment I clicked on the photo, my whole body suddenly jumped up, "I'll choke you." !”
I exclaimed: "Meng Xing!"
I saw that the photo only captured a place that looked like the tomb door. Because it was taken in the sea, the visibility was not high, but even so, the mark on the tomb door still made me excited. A jolt.
"Faqiu Kui pattern." I have seen this pattern in the Yinshan Tomb, and later also in the Dixianxie Tomb. "Is this undersea tomb also related to Meng Xing?"
I couldn't help but think of the "Seven Treasures" mentioned by Yan Yunshu, "Could it be that there are also the Seven Treasures left by Meng Xing in this undersea tomb?"
If this is really Meng Xing's suspicious tomb, then the nature of the matter will be different. Just for the sake of livelihood, I can stand by and watch, but if what I guess is true, it may be able to solve the thousand-year-old curse on the Lin family, the Huai family, and the Yan family, so I can't ignore it no matter what. of.
I quickly replied, "Where?"
When Lao Qi saw my reply, he naturally knew there was a way and called immediately. I took it and urged, "Tell me, where is this place?"
"Dalian." Lao Qi replied.
"Dalian? Be specific." I frowned.
"Snake Island." Lao Qi said two words clearly.
"Snake Island? I seem to have seen it somewhere before." I was stunned for a moment, "Is it that small island with poisonous snakes on it?"
"Yes, that's it. That ancient tomb is near Snake Island, to be precise, under Snake Island." Lao Qi explained, "They have done preliminary inspections and found that this ancient tomb is from under Snake Island. What extends to the bottom of the sea should be an undersea tomb built on an island, which is different from a shipwreck tomb built entirely in the sea."
I nodded, "This is good news. It is built on an island and at least it has rock mass as support. If it were a shipwreck tomb, I wouldn't have the skills to take on this business."
"So, you agreed?" Lao Qi asked tentatively.
"You have a good idea, but I won't be able to board your pirate ship so easily." I snorted coldly, "How about you book a flight ticket for me, and I'll take it as a trip and inspect it first. ?”
Lao Qi was silent for a long time and said: "Okay, as long as you are willing to go, I will listen to you!"
"Well, that's it for now." After saying that, I hung up the phone.
Now I was not in the mood even if I wanted to rest, so I hurriedly turned on the computer and searched for information about Snake Island. But the strange thing is that according to the information published online, this small island has been included in the nature reserve. It is located in the Bohai Sea in the northwest of Lushunkou District, and is several nautical miles away from the land.
"The island is about 1,500 meters long, 800 meters wide, and has a total area of about 1.2 square kilometers. The main peak is 216.9 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by cliffs, except for a pebble beach in the southeast corner. There are more than 200 species of plants on the island. In the jungle, About 20,000 vipers, known as black-browed vipers in Chinese, are active in caves, mountain ridges, and valleys. Spring and autumn are the feeding seasons for vipers, and a large number of migratory birds become prey for snakes... ..." I was reading the information on the Internet, thinking, and murmuring to myself: "On such a small island with no shit, how can there be Meng Xing's Tomb? Could it be that there is something hidden in it? A secret known to everyone?”
Snake Island is the only island in the world where a single species of black-browed viper exists, with nearly 20,000 highly venomous snakes living in less than one square kilometer. On Snake Island, there is still a miracle of the world: the viper on the island is the only snake in the world that can hibernate and aestivate. This kind of snake can survive by only feeding a few times a year. This kind of extremely tenacious vitality Allowing them to survive and reproduce on the island for tens of millions of years.
"I should tell Lin Xiaoyu and Huai Rujin such important news!" I was about to call them, but hesitated when I finished entering the number.
"Forget it, I don't know if this is reliable or not. If it's all joy, wouldn't it be..." Thinking of their life experiences, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"It's better for me to go alone. Let's figure things out first. Once it's finalized, I'll inform them before it's too late!" I secretly made up my mind.
One person means the risk factor will double.
I lit a cigarette, and my eyes and thoughts became deeper.
Although I don’t know whether it’s a blessing or a curse to go here, all the efforts are worth it for the one I love.
Even if...
"No, there is no such possibility!" I put out the cigarette butt, took out the dragon-hunting ring from the drawer, and put it on.
