After lifting the coffin out, Xiao Ran asked the exploration team working in the tomb to clean up the floating soil and remove all the floating soil from the bottom of the tomb.
As the floating soil was cleared away, everyone could clearly see it.
The bottom of the tomb is paved with red bricks, and on the wall behind the tomb, there is a horizontal granite strip.
It is the granite stone about one meter sixty-seven meters long that bears the weight of all the bricks and soil above it.
Seeing this scene, everyone still doesn't understand.
The entrance to the underground corridor is under the granite stone, which actually functions as the lintel.
This discovery surprised everyone, and their eyes lit up.
However, Xiao Ran did not ask his men to open the secret door of the corridor immediately. Instead, he asked them to come out of the tomb and rest on the ground for a while.
Then, he, Professor Baker and others walked to the oak coffin and began to check the condition of the coffin.
This coffin is quite exquisitely made, with some exquisite decorations and patterns engraved on it. It is also very strong and heavy.
However, there was no writing on the coffin, so it was impossible to tell whether the corpse in the coffin was that of the American militiaman engraved on the tombstone.
After pretending to look carefully for a moment, Xiao Ran said:
"Obviously, the role of this coffin is not only to disguise and contain the corpse, but also to support the tomb."
"If the top of this tomb collapses, this coffin can also support the falling soil and prevent the secrets hidden in the tomb from being exposed."
Professor Baker and others nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, this oak coffin is quite high-end and is obviously not used to bury ordinary soldiers."
"It would be more reasonable if the corpse inside was that of a senior British commander."
"It can be seen from this that the British colonists arranged these arrangements very carefully!"
Professor Adrian continued.
After a few words of discussion, Xiao Ran looked at several Yale professors.
"Gentlemen, I just observed carefully and there are no traps in this coffin."
"As for whether to open this coffin and check what's inside, it's up to you to decide!"
"According to my analysis, this coffin does not contain many antique artworks or gold and silver treasures, but it has certain archaeological value!"
"To me, the value of this coffin is not high, but it is different to you."
Before he finished speaking, several professors from Yale University immediately looked at each other and nodded in unison.
"Sean, we decided to open this coffin and see what's in it."
"Is it the corpse of an American militiaman or some other trick played by the British?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"No problem. Do you want to do it yourself, or let my employees do it?"
"No matter who comes to open this coffin, they must pay attention to protection to avoid accidents!"
"Let's do it ourselves, that's the fun, isn't it?"
Professor Baker immediately gave the answer.
The three Harvard professors standing aside were full of envy and jealousy.
They wanted to say something, but in the end they stopped talking.
Apparently they wanted to get involved, but that wasn't possible.
Afterwards, Professor Baker and the others began to discuss how to safely open the oak coffin.
Xiao Ran explained a few words, and then walked towards where Elaine and the others were.
When he came closer, he took off his coat, handed it to Elaine, and whispered:
"My dear, next I will go down to the bottom of the tomb to check the situation and find a way to open the entrance to the secret passage."
"If the structure inside the secret passage is safe, we still need to enter the secret passage to explore."
"This takes a lot of time, and even if you are busy until night, you may not be able to complete it."
"What are you going to do? Are you going to wait here or go back to the hotel to wait for the results?"
Not surprisingly, the two beauties shook their heads.
"How fun it is here! We're not going back to the hotel!"
"We really want to see with our own eyes what secrets or treasures are hidden in this hidden underground space beneath our feet."
"Okay then, just watch from here."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
As he spoke, he casually pulled an alloy suitcase beside him, opened it, took out a jacket from inside, and put it on.
While he was changing his clothes, everyone at the scene saw it very clearly.
In the holsters under his armpits, there were an HK45 pistol and several magazines.
There is also a pistol in the holster on the back waist.
Seeing this scene, everyone except Elaine and Sam took a breath.
In particular, Professor Baker and the others, as well as the media reporters in the distance who used telephoto lenses to observe here, were even more shocked.
"Oh my god! Sean is such a thug in a suit! Who the hell has ever seen such a fierce super rich man?"
"It seems that those legends are absolutely correct. Sean is indeed a ruthless and ruthless character."
Amidst the constant discussion, Xiao Ran quickly changed his clothes, then turned and walked towards the tomb.
When he came to the edge of the tomb, he poked his head to check the situation inside the tomb.
By this time, the tomb had been cleared.
The red bricks at the bottom of the tomb and the floating soil on the surrounding walls have been cleared away, leaving nothing inside.
However, the thick granite stone strip on the wall behind the tomb made it clear.
In this tomb with a history of more than 200 years, there is a major unknown secret or treasure hidden.
Once this secret or treasure comes out, it will definitely cause a huge sensation.
After checking for a while, Xiao Ran said:
"Guys, let me go down first to check on the situation of this secret door."
"Make sure there are no traps. Let's find a way to open this secret door."
As he spoke, he took the safety rope set aside, put it on, and then tied the safety rope.
Then he jumped up and jumped straight into the tomb.
Seeing his action, Professor Baker, the Deputy Mayor of Boston and others immediately came over.
On the other side, Professor Adrian and several Yale doctoral students are studying how to safely open the coffin.
After standing at the bottom of the tomb, Xiao Ran immediately came to the back wall of the tomb and began to check the secret door.
The granite strip running across the wall is about one meter and seventy-eight meters long and thirty centimeters thick. The width is unknown, so it should be considerable.
The people who built this tomb and the secret door used this granite stone to fully bear the weight of the bricks and soil above it, making it very strong.
With the solidity of this granite bar, even if a car passes by on the ground, there will be no problem.
The bricks under this granite strip are intertwined and bite together, with basically no flaws visible.
Xiao Ran carefully checked the situation on the wall and the bottom of the tomb, then clenched his fist and smashed the wall a few times.
Following his movements, waves of empty echoes suddenly came from the wall.
Hearing this response, everyone immediately beamed with joy.
"Sean, judging by this echo, there's obviously nothing behind this wall!"
"No need to ask, behind this brick wall is the entrance to the secret passage."
Professor Baker said excitedly while standing above the tomb.
Xiao Ran turned to look at him, then nodded and said:
"Yes, Baker, there is indeed a secret passage entrance behind this wall."
"Judging from the situation in the tomb, there are no traps at the entrance to this secret passage."
"In other words, we can safely open the entrance to this secret passage."
As he spoke, he suddenly took out a colored pen and drew a rectangle about 60 centimeters wide on the wall and floor behind the tomb.
After drawing the rectangle, he came up from the tomb and returned to the ground.
Then he arranged for two of his employees to go down to the bottom of the tomb, holding portable water jets, and prepared to open the entrance to the underground tunnel.
"Guys, you can demolish along the frame I drew and dig out the secret door of this corridor."
"You must wear a gas mask when digging. There is likely to be a lot of dirty air or even toxic gas accumulated in this tunnel, so be careful."
"One more thing, when demolishing along the brick seams, don't damage the red bricks on the wall, and don't create any sparks to avoid accidents."
Xiao Ran gave some instructions to his two subordinates.
"Understood, Sean, leave it to us."
The two guys responded in unison, both excited.
Then, they started taking action and started cutting along the range drawn by Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran and others standing above the tomb put on gas masks and stared at the situation in the tomb.
Seeing this scene, there was an immediate commotion around them.
Especially the crowd of onlookers and media reporters gathered outside the cemetery were talking a lot.
"Look! Sean and those guys are wearing gas masks. Obviously, they must have made a major discovery in that tomb."
"This discovery is likely to be an underground secret passage, or even an underground secret room. It has been closed for too long, so you need to wear a gas mask!"
"Wow! I don't know what secrets or treasures are hidden in that tomb. It's really exciting!"
Just as people were talking about it, the situation on the scene had changed.
First, Professor Adrian led several doctoral students to successfully open the oak coffin.
After removing all the nails on the coffin, Professor Adrian carefully lifted the coffin boards.
The next moment, there was a burst of exclamation from the coffin.
"Sean, Baker, come here and take a look. There is a corpse in this coffin without a left leg..."
Before the exclamations could end, another burst of excited exclamations came from the bottom of the tomb.
"Sean, we broke through the wall behind the tomb."
"You're right, there is indeed a corridor behind this wall, and it's pitch black inside!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked towards the bottom of the tomb.
Professor Samuel and the others, who were standing a little further away, immediately walked quickly towards this side, and everyone was very excited.
