"Teacher Wen, I've seen this picture countless times. It's just a picture of someone playing the flute and charming a snake."
Gu Maolin looked more and more like himself now, the snake standing upright, the person sitting cross-legged, and the recorder playing in his mouth.
"Xiaogu, you think it looks like a man playing the flute and charming the snake, but he may not see it that way. Maybe only he can understand the language." Professor Wen can't explain this picture now, so he can only tell everyone this.
But it was enough. At least he knew that this old salesman was the thief who robbed the tomb. He found the hint left by his father in the cave and dug out the iron box behind the water-avoiding beast.
It's a pity that I don't know what he poached now? I don’t know where he went?
Professor Wen returned the lamp to Wang Ke and said sincerely: "However, it seems that this thief is quite loyal. He cheated you, and you have made up for it. And he is not greedy for your lamp. He misses you so much." I gave him good food for the first time and left the lamp with you. If I had the chance to meet him again in this life, he could still talk, walk, and..."
"Daddy Wen, are you laughing at us? If we meet him, Gu Maolin and I will definitely send him to the Public Security Bureau. He has a criminal record." Wang Ke quickly expressed his attitude. In fact, he had forgotten One point, the crime of old salesmen was a matter of the old society, but the new society is law-abiding people.
After coming out of the cave, Professor Wen returned to the bank of the Yudai River again, looking at the large pit dug out, and was filled with sighs. Now that the deal is done, there is no need to ask for instructions anymore. Will the comrades from the province come to see me tomorrow? What to see? Look at this pit, do you see a group of people regretting it?
My mood this day was completely messed up by this unexpected incident. Everyone was in a gloomy mood until dinner time.
"Platoon leader, you said that old man, no, what did that old salesman poach?" Gu Maolin sat on the stone mill, holding his legs with his hands, and asked Wang Ke next to him.
"This is all your fault. You were there at the time. Why don't you take a look and see what's down there?"
"Stop it, platoon leader, how can you blame me? You didn't let me see it either!"
"Gu Maolin, are you saying that you can't see it unless you look carefully? If you don't look specifically, you can't see it either?"
"No, platoon leader, it's not that I can't see, it's that I can't see clearly and can easily be ignored." Gu Maolin defended again. There was no need to defend. No one wanted to see such a thing happen. Who would have thought at that time that something so hidden could be discovered?
"Platoon leader, have you ever thought about whether the treasure hidden behind the water-avoiding beast is a treasure, or a treasure map?" Gu Maolin asked again, and now he regretted it terribly.
"It's not worth spending such a high price to hide a treasure. If it were me, I would be more likely to hide a treasure map." Wang Ke thought about the iron box. There was not much space inside.
"Yes, his father hid the things well and made another picture here. It will definitely be safe." Gu Maolin echoed Wang Ke's opinion. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished saying this, Wang Ke's bright pair of His eyes were fixed on Gu Maolin.
"Platoon leader, what's that look in your eyes? It's scary." Gu Maolin noticed Wang Ke's look and couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"Gu Maolin, I remembered something. Let's go, wear leggings and a flashlight. Let's go out."
"Platoon commander, now?"
"Yes, now!"
"Yes!" Gu Maolin jumped off the stone mill, thought for a moment, and immediately came over. "Platoon leader, I'll also carry the air rifle."
"Go away, we can just bring a stick."
"Platoon commander, where are we going?"
"Barren Grass Beach."
"Platoon leader, you asked me to follow you to the grassy beach this late at night, but I won't go." Upon hearing this, Gu Maolin immediately shook his head. This was such a surprise to him. It was almost midnight and he was going to the Wild Grass Beach. Are you nervous?
"Obey the order and follow the command. Gu Maolin, are you going or not?"
"Platoon leader, you have to tell me why you are going to Huangcaotan now?"
"Okay, I'll tell you, but keep it quiet. Do you remember what you saw in that cemetery?"
"Ah, platoon leader, you mean..." Gu Maolin stood up immediately. He stood beside the grinder and asked excitedly: "Platoon leader, what we saw underground was buried by the old man's father? Then We have to go check it out.”
Gu Maolin was anxious. If the things he found were dug up again, the loss would be huge.
"I hope not, but I have always had a vague feeling, who buried things in the cemetery on the grassy beach? And after decades of burial, no one dug it up. Isn't it strange?"
"Yes, yes, platoon leader, there is a knife coming from the sky tonight, and we are going to find out. Platoon leader, you wait here, I will get the leggings, flashlight, compass and map." Gu Maolin He quickly ran into the house.
At this time, Professor Wen, Professor Ye Rongguang and others were talking to Uncle Geng in the main room about the day's events. Gu Maolin entered the room and took out a few things without anyone noticing. The two of them immediately put on their leggings next to the stone mill. Then, he found two sticks and quietly left the village.
As soon as he entered the grassy beach, Gu Maolin regretted it. At night here, there was no distinction between east, west, north and south. Except for the waist-deep grass, there were just dense black shadows. The key is that as soon as the wind blows, the entire grassy beach makes a sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling.
"Platoon commander, shall we go back?"
"Gu Maolin, are you scared? Do you still need to use your eyes when walking here?"
"How can you walk without eyes?" Gu Maolin asked knowingly. He used his clairvoyance to see clearly. The land under the grass could still be seen clearly, but he could not tell the direction at all.
"You follow me." Wang Ke closed his eyes and began to position himself in his mind. Several graveyards and old locust trees immediately appeared in his mind.
Yes, that's it, let's go!
Just as Wang Ke was about to move his legs, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Because when he saw those piles of graves, all of them were blooming. what happened? But if I look closely, the grave and the old locust tree are clearly there again.
"Maolin, we came at the right time tonight. If nothing else happens, there is something wrong with the grave."
"Platoon leader, don't scare me. Are you saying that the grave might have been opened?" Gu Maolin's voice changed. If that was the case, it would be better for him to never discover the secret in the grave.
"Follow closely, let's go." Wang Ke said, handing the flashlight to Gu Maolin, waving the stick desperately with his hands, and the two of them walked toward the southeast.
After walking for about half an hour, Wang Ke said: "We're here."
Wang Ke took the flashlight and looked ahead. Sure enough, it was those old locust trees.
After walking a few steps, Gu Maolin screamed. "Platoon commander, look!"
I saw piles of new soil under my feet. All the graves have been dug up, and what is disgusting is that there are still many scattered bones.
This is not grave digging, this is grave robbing!
"It's over, it's over, we're late." Gu Maolin shouted, turning on the flashlight and looking around.
Judging from the color of the soil, it should have been newly dug during the day.
"Maolin, take a closer look. Is the box still there?" Wang Ke said in a low voice. In this grassy beach, only two people could hear the hissing of insects and the chirping of cicadas.
"Well, platoon leader, let me take a look." Since there was new soil dug up everywhere, it was no longer possible to tell which place was the grave. Gu Maolin leaned against the old locust tree, looked around, and said disappointedly: "It's over, platoon leader, there is nothing left."
"you sure?"
"Sure." But as soon as he finished speaking, Gu Maolin was happy again. "Platoon commander...hahaha!"
"What do you enjoy?"
"It's okay, it's okay, platoon leader. You can't find any treasures even if you dig three feet into the ground here. They may have been dug up long ago. I'm thinking that those treasures must have been hidden near the eagle's mouth until we are ready. , let’s go look for it around the Eagle’s Mouth tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!”
Gu Maolin's words were incoherent and Wang Ke was stunned. What treasures can be hidden up and down the eagle's beak? There are only cliffs there, and there are two golden cobras on the top!
"Maolin, what did you see?"
"Platoon leader, what can you see in this dark place? There are too many mosquitoes here. Let's hurry back the way we came. It won't be fun if we run into a wolf." Gu Maolin pushed Wang Ke and the two of them walked back quickly. Walk.
After walking a few hundred meters, Gu Maolin turned around and looked around before stopping.
"Gu Maolin, what's going on with you tonight? You're suspicious. What are you looking at? Someone is following us?"
"Not now, but there was just now."
"nonsense!"
"Platoon leader, when we were in the cemetery just now, didn't you notice that there was a pair of eyes staring at us?"
"Nonsense!" If he really had a pair of eyes, he would never be able to hide this from Wang Ke.
"Really, platoon leader, I want to tell you one more thing. The box is still there, right under our feet. There is a big locust tree growing on the grave. The grave and the tree have long been integrated into one."
No wonder! No wonder! Only then did Wang Ke realize that Gu Maolin's incoherent words just now were originally meant for eavesdroppers.
"Platoon leader, that thief is so stupid. He dug up that cemetery but didn't think of digging up trees, hahaha!"
"Gu Maolin, how do you conclude that he is a thief? Is he a tomb robber?"
"Platoon leader, it must be true. He must have thought he had dug an ancient tomb."
"Well, could that tomb robber be an old salesman?" Wang Ke suddenly asked Gu Maolin.
"Old salesman?" Gu Maolin muttered, and suddenly he shouted. "Platoon leader, could it be that what he got behind the water-avoiding beast was a treasure map. Based on this map, he went to this cemetery to dig that box?"
"That's possible, but it's also possible to look for something else?"
"what?"
"His father's remains."
"This is impossible. What does he want the remains for? Even if there are, wouldn't it be better to bury them here? It's close to the imperial mausoleum, and the feng shui is good!"
"Ye Luo returns to his roots. He wants to take his father home. At the same time, he also needs to ask his father about some things."
"This is impossible. If it's his father, why hasn't he visited the grave for decades? If it's his father, who owns the graves next to it?" People say that Gu Maolin is rough and careless, but this analysis is a bit different. It’s not rough either!
"Well, now there is only one last little question left. Who buried this box? Is it his father? If so, where is his father? Isn't he buried here too?"
"It's really possible, Platoon Commander!"
"There is a possibility of ghosts, can you bury yourself by yourself?"
"Platoon leader, I'm so stunned by you. Tell me, did he come here for this box?"
"Definitely! But if you can't dig out this box, what would you do if it were you?" At this time, Wang Ke felt scared again when he thought of Gu Maolin leading the old salesman to the eagle's mouth.
"I must look for it. Only if I find the treasure map in the box will it be valuable."
"What if I can't find it?"
"I will never give up."
"Okay, Mao Lin, then we must tell Professor Wen about this, and tomorrow morning, we must be the first to dig out this box and hand it over to the government."
"But platoon leader, if your godfather asks, how do you two brats know that the box is under the big locust tree? How are you going to answer?"
Wang Ke was stunned.
