In the blink of an eye, more than an hour has passed.
The joint press conference between the joint exploration team and the Boston city government has long ended.
Prince William and his entourage also visited the Capitol and completed talks with the Boston City Government, but did not leave.
At this time, the mayor of Boston and the parliament, as well as Prince William and his entourage, all came to the lawn on the east side of the parliament building.
Not only them, Professor Samuel and others from Harvard University, as well as several professors from MIT and Tufts University, also came here after hearing the news.
The crowd of onlookers and media reporters gathered on the east side of the Parliament Building was much larger than before, blocking the streets here.
The reason why people gather here is because of the excavation operations going on here.
More than an hour ago, an exploration team scanned a large number of metal objects deep underground on this lawn.
These metal objects are buried about six meters underground, are very concentrated, and occupy a large amount of space.
After detecting these metal objects buried deep underground, Xiao Ran immediately stepped forward to check the detection data and graphics.
After some analysis, I thought these metal objects were suspicious and might be treasures.
After confirming this, he discussed it with Professor Baker and Jack, and quickly reached an agreement.
Get ready to dig up these metal objects to see what they are.
Later, Xiao Ran asked someone to find an excavator and started digging on the lawn.
During this period of time, he memorized all the confidential documents stored in the office of the Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and memorized them by heart.
Not only that, he also didn't let go of some top-secret documents stored in the confidential room, and forcibly wrote them all down.
As the news spread that the joint exploration team had discovered something here, people immediately flocked here to watch the excitement.
Even Prince William, who was about to leave, stayed behind to see what the joint exploration team could find.
While waiting for the results, everyone was also discussing enthusiastically.
"Sean, as far as I know, these places around the Parliament Building have been explored more than once with metal detectors."
"Why didn't you find these metal objects buried deep in the ground during previous explorations, but you discovered them as soon as you came?"
"Is it because of your incredible luck? Isn't it too exaggerated?"
the mayor of Boston asked curiously.
Others at the scene were also very curious and turned their heads to look over.
Xiao Ran shook his head and explained the reason with a smile.
"This has nothing to do with luck, but with the advanced level of exploration equipment."
"If I guess correctly, those previous explorations should have happened many years ago."
"The metal detectors at that time could only detect a depth of two to three meters underground, or less than four meters at most."
"The most advanced pulse metal detector now can detect a depth of about seven meters underground. It is this pulse metal detector we use."
“Things that were not detected before can now be easily discovered, and that’s why!”
After hearing his explanation, everyone suddenly understood.
"I see, no wonder you always find good things that others can't find."
The mayor of Boston nodded with emotion and said.
Professor Samuel and others who were also at the scene looked at the two pulse metal detectors placed not far away with envy in their eyes.
At this time, he had secretly made up his mind.
After today's incident is over, we will have to install several sets of pulse metal detectors like this.
He was not the only one at the scene who had the same idea.
Even Prince William looked specifically at the two pulse metal detectors.
While he was talking, a surprising voice suddenly came from the excavation site.
"Sean, come and take a look, we dug up those metal objects buried deep in the ground."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran had already stepped out and walked quickly towards the excavation site.
The others immediately followed, everyone looking forward to it.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran had arrived at the big hole he had just dug.
At this time, the excavator used for digging had already been withdrawn.
Digging at the bottom of the pit were two exploration team members.
Since this place is located on the top of a mountain, the terrain is relatively high, and there is no water or mud at the bottom of the pit, so it is relatively easy to dig.
When the excavator dug to about five meters, it was withdrawn and the exploration team took over the excavation.
After a period of digging, they finally found the metal objects buried deep underground.
These metal objects are not hidden in the secret room, but directly buried in the soil, but no one knows what they are.
Two exploration team members who were digging at the bottom of the pit were standing on top of these metal objects.
They all have safety ropes tied around their waists, so they don't have to worry about falling into unknown underground spaces. They are safe.
When he came to the edge of the pit, Xiao Ran looked towards the pit.
What appeared at the bottom of the pit were several thick, mottled wooden boards.
Since they have been buried deep underground, despite their age, these wooden boards are in pretty good condition, with just a little carbonization.
Under these wooden boards are the metal objects detected before.
As for what those metal objects are, it is currently unknown.
Seeing Xiao Ran appear, an exploration team member standing at the bottom of the pit immediately introduced:
"Sean, those metal objects are under the wooden boards. These wooden boards are very strong and it's okay for people to stand on them."
"We just scanned it with a metal detector and found no trace of traps."
"In that case, can we open these wooden boards?"
Xiao Ran shook his head and then said:
"For safety reasons, don't open these wooden boards yet. I'll go down and take a look at the situation."
"One more thing, you all put on gas masks, just in case."
Hearing this, the two exploration team members at the bottom of the pit nodded.
Then they all took off their masks and put on gas masks.
Xiao Ran did the same. He put on a gas mask, tied a safety rope, and then went down the telescopic ladder to the bottom of the pit.
In a moment, he had reached the bottom of the pit.
He first checked the situation at the bottom of the pit to make sure there was no complete problem, then he squatted down and pretended to seriously start checking the wooden boards at the bottom of the pit.
The exploration team members standing aside were introducing the situation here.
After observing for a moment, Xiao Ran suddenly nodded and said:
"Yes, there are no traps here. You can open these wooden boards with confidence."
"Clean up the floating soil on both ends of the boards, and then pry open the boards to see what's hidden underneath."
"Okay, Sean, leave it to us."
The two men responded in unison, impatiently.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran returned to the ground along the ladder.
The two exploration team members who stayed at the bottom of the pit immediately took action.
In a short time, they had cleared the floating soil from the bottom of the pit.
Then he took two crowbars and started working at the same time.
They forcefully inserted the thin ends of the two crowbars along the cracks in the board, and then pressed down hard.
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, a wooden board in the middle of the pit was pried up.
When the board was pried up, a piece of dirty air immediately rushed out from under the board and rushed to the ground.
There were no people around the pit on the ground.
At Xiao Ran's reminder, everyone had already retreated a few meters away.
Xiao Ran and several exploration team members who stayed at the entrance of the pit were all wearing gas masks and were not in any danger.
The dirty air that rushed to the ground was blown away by the wind in a blink of an eye, and there was no threat anymore.
Immediately afterwards, the excited voice of an exploration team member came up.
"Sean, there seems to be some artillery under these wooden boards. They are all wrapped in tarpaulin. The outline is very clear."
"In addition to the artillery, there seem to be some boxes down there. I don't know what they are."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran came to the edge of the pit again and looked towards the bottom of the pit.
At this time, the wooden board in the center of the pit had been pried up, revealing what was hidden under the board.
As the exploration team member said, under those wooden boards, there were indeed several artillery pieces wrapped in moisture-proof tarpaulin, with clear outlines.
Looking down from the pit mouth, due to the angle, only the outlines of the two artillery can be seen.
As for the other artillery pieces and boxes, they are not visible for the time being.
Xiao Ran took a look at the situation at the bottom of the pit, then nodded and said:
"Guys, keep working, pry open the rest of the boards and see what else you can find."
"Got it, Sean"
The two guys at the bottom of the pit responded in unison, and then took action again.
At this moment, the mayor of Boston, Prince William, and Professor Baker all came over.
As soon as he came closer, Professor Baker immediately asked impatiently:
"Sean, what is buried here? Is it a treasure?"
"What's going on with the cannon at the bottom of the pit? It's not the same as yesterday's Plantagenet treasure, is it?"
Xiao Ran shook his head, then said with a smile:
"Under the wooden planks at the bottom of the pit are several artillery pieces wrapped in tarpaulin."
"From the outline, it looks like the artillery used by the British army in the 18th century, that is, a muzzle-loading artillery that fires solid bullets."
"In addition to the artillery, there seem to be some boxes. What is contained in them is not clear yet."
"I speculate that this may not be treasure, just some hastily hidden artillery and ammunition."
"The reason why I say this is because there is only a thick layer of wood on these artillery pieces, and the protection measures are very simple."
At this point, he suddenly stopped talking and glanced at Prince William.
The scene was full of human beings, and they immediately understood the hidden meaning of his words.
If this is not a treasure, then these eighteenth-century muzzle-loading cannons were most likely buried when the British army was defeated and evacuated during the Revolutionary War.
Because these artillery pieces were relatively heavy and troublesome to transport, it was difficult for the British troops who fled in a hurry to transport them away.
They didn't want these artillery pieces to fall into the hands of the Continental Army, and they were unwilling to blow them up directly. They also thought about digging them out and using them after retaking Boston.
For these reasons, they buried these artillery pieces in the military camp. As a result, they stayed buried for more than two hundred years!
Prince William also thought of this possibility, his face changed accordingly, and his expression was somewhat embarrassed.
Here, he seems to be the representative of the losing side!
The fact was just as Xiao Ran expected!
What was buried at the bottom of the pit was not a treasure, only some British artillery, some matching solid bullets, and some long-lost gunpowder.
More than two hundred years have passed, and these ancient muzzle-loading cannons can actually be regarded as antique cultural relics.
Especially for Americans and the city of Boston, these antique cannons have a very special meaning.
To put it simply, they are the best evidence of the American Revolution and can also be regarded as one of the symbols of the city of Boston!
Of course, for the British, it is an unbearable past and a symbol of failure!
It was determined that there were only some artillery pieces at the bottom of the pit, and everyone was somewhat disappointed.
At this moment, the Speaker of the Boston Assembly suddenly said:
"Sean, these eighteenth-century cannons have a very special meaning. Can you keep them here?"
"We plan to display these antique artillery pieces on the lawn in front of the Capitol to commemorate the great victory of the War of Independence."
"In this way, I believe these antique cannons can become a very nice scenery."
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the mayor of Boston and many council members lit up, and then they all nodded in agreement.
The faces of Prince William and his party were a little ugly, but they didn't say much.
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ran nodded immediately.
"No problem, I am willing to donate these antique cannons to the Massachusetts State Assembly, hoping to add to this historical building and Boston's scenery!"
What he said really came from his heart.
I have obtained so much priceless top-secret information from here, so what does it mean to give away a few antique artillery pieces!
While he was talking, an antique cannon was hoisted up and appeared in front of everyone!
