The young man's name is Howard, a native of New York. He is very interested in treasure hunting.
However, because my family was not well off, I didn’t get my first metal detector until I graduated and started working.
After buying the metal detector, Howard considered himself a treasure hunter.
He has indeed helped many people find things. The most famous and valuable thing he likes to say is that he helped the neighbor's fat aunt find her wedding ring that had been lost for several years.
This is a treasure hunting experience that Howard is proud of.
However, he was not satisfied. After work, he often took his precious metal detector with him to look for places where he could detect it.
Sometimes, Howard is really envious of his treasure friends on the Internet, especially those in Europe, where you can see ancient buildings from hundreds of years ago everywhere.
He rarely saw old buildings near New York. Occasionally, he found out about one or two older houses. Before he could find out, he would be driven away by the owner, and sometimes he would be pointed at a gun. It was very disturbing. humiliation.
When he learned that there was a treasure hunting contest here, Howard was very excited and arrived here early.
These estates are rich in history and are privately owned.
Without the owner's permission, it would be impossible for him to come in at ordinary times - however, now even if there is a possibility of fair entry, but because there is no invitation letter, he can only wait for the guests to search for half an hour before they can enter!
Bullshit rules!
Just like the two Chinese people who came in just now, Howard bet that the way they held the detectors was so unfamiliar, they must have gotten the invitations through connections!
At this moment, Howard felt insulted!
People with such connections can go in openly, but "professionals" like myself can only wait outside. What an inequality this is!
Howard was holding back his anger. After he entered, he was going to show the two Chinese boys that he was the real treasure hunter!
Sure enough, not long after entering, Howard used his quick movements and skills to find several places with metal sensors.
Although the things found were not very valuable, they were enough to cover the cost of traveling this time.
I’ve seen treasure hunting contests in Europe on the Internet. Isn’t that the case?
There are very few people who can actually find valuable things. Most people just come here to join in the fun and try their luck.
Howard circled Zhu Yu and Ran Jie twice, and the purpose was obvious.
Ran Jie got angry and planned to drive the person away.
Zhu Yu held him back. He had no time to pay attention to this middle-aged white boy now. He still had important things to verify.
Zhu Yu's tolerance made Howard even more arrogant. He thought that Zhu Yu, like the Chinese students he met in school, would only shrink back when things happened, even if he was right.
Then don’t blame yourself!
Howard was angry and had nowhere to go, but because of Zhu Yu's generosity, he became even more unscrupulous!
He walked past Zhu Yu and Ran Jie again and again, and even put the metal detector in front of Zhu Yu and Ran Jie twice.
"Teach him a lesson, just don't beat him to death!" Zhu Yu felt that his kindness really fed the dog!
This was what Ran Jie was waiting for. He saw that Howard heard it, but didn't take it seriously. He didn't put down the shovel and metal detector in his hand. They suddenly bounced up and kicked Howard in the chest!
Howard, who was 1.8 meters tall, was kicked to the ground!
Walking up to Howard, Ran Jie said coldly:
"Stop walking around us like a dog, or I'll beat you until you don't even recognize your mother!"
After saying that, he followed Zhu Yu to find the treasure.
Howard lay on the ground in humiliation. He knew that even if he got up, he would not be his opponent!
However, the sound he heard not far away made him even more sad:
"Did you see that idiot ran over to provoke others several times? Did he get beaten this time?"
"He deserves it! Doesn't he know that those two Chinese people have invitation letters? Can the people who come in with invitation letters be ordinary people?"
"What a shame! If you don't have the ability, you should just go hunting for treasures. It's really stupid to look for trouble!"
…
There was little support or even sympathy from those treasure hunters.
After a while, Howard got up. He originally wanted to say harsh words to Zhu Yu and Ran Jie, but found that the other party had already walked away.
"This bastard," Ran Jie couldn't help but cursed after walking all the way, "You really take yourself seriously!"
"There are hundreds of people, all kinds of people." Zhu Yu was not surprised, "There are always people who can't stand us, and there are always people who need us to fix them.
What we have to do is to reach a height that they can only look up to but cannot reach. Then we won’t have so many worries. "
Then he stopped, pointed to his feet and said:
"It should be right here."
"What's here?" Ran Jie was a little surprised, but then he realized, "You mean there is a treasure here?"
"I guess it should be here." Zhu Yu pointed at the two big trees in the distance, then turned and pointed at the small building.
Ran Jie immediately lowered his head and used a metal detector to explore, but there was no response.
"No need to look, someone just checked it out and there was no reaction." Zhu Yu said.
"Then are you sure you're here?" Ran Jie reluctantly scanned it with a metal detector, and sure enough, there was no reaction.
At this time, old George walked over leisurely, holding not a metal detector but a crutch in his hand.
Seeing Zhu Yu standing still, he asked:
"Mr. Zhu, have you noticed?"
Zhu Yu did not answer, but asked:
"Can anything found in this manor be taken away?"
"Yes." George said proudly and somewhat reservedly:
“It actually took a lot of effort for us to persuade the owner of this manor to open the manor to the treasure hunt competition.
Blackstone Manor is a well-known manor in the New York treasure hunting community. There have always been legends about the existence of treasures here, and it is even more famous than the one where I originally lived.
But the treasure has never been found, so some people think this legend is false.
The owner of the Black Stone is a wealthy businessman. He doesn't care much about treasures and is very friendly to our treasure hunter organization.
One of our treasure hunters had done him a big favor, so we persuaded him to take Blackstone Manor out for a treasure hunting contest, and he agreed. "
George's meaning was very clear. The success of this treasure hunt competition was due to the efforts of these old guys.
"The owner of Blackstone Manor also said at that time that if you really want to find the treasure, you only need to name it after the Blackstone Treasure. Whoever finds the treasure will own it."
After the explanation, George realized:
"Mr. Zhu, have you found the treasure?"
Zhu Yu smiled and said:
"I'm just inferring."
He turned around and pointed to the deepest part of the manor, where there was a big tree.
Between this big tree and Zhu Yu, there is also a big tree.
"Look, where I am now should be at the extension point of those two big trees." Zhu Yu pointed to his feet:
"And if we calculate the distance, the distance from the big tree in the middle to me and the big tree in the distance should be equal."
What reason is this?
Seeing that both Ran Jie and George were disapproving, Zhu Yu smiled, turned around, and continued:
"Look, the distance from me to the main building of the manor should be the same as the distance from me to the big tree in the middle."
George and Ran Jie did not expect this, nor did they notice it.
After some observation, I realized that it must be right!
This time, both George and Ran Jie’s expressions changed slightly!
If Zhu Yu's previous words were just speculation without evidence, then with the addition of this small building, this speculation becomes somewhat credible!
After all, those two big trees do look like they are hundreds of years old.
And Zhu Yu's second sentence was not just about distance. Looking from them, the main building, where Zhu Yu was standing, and the two big trees happened to be in the same straight line!
Moreover, the big tree in the middle and the point where Zhu Yu is standing basically divide this line segment into three equal sections!
This can't be a coincidence!
Zhu Yu felt a little proud and proud in his heart!
This was not something he could see with his clairvoyance.
This is a conclusion reached through analysis and observation after entering the manor.
Then, after scanning with the Sky Eye, this was confirmed!
There is indeed something buried underneath!
George saw that Zhu Yu and Ran Jie were holding metal detectors but not using them, so he asked curiously:
"Have you explored it yet? What's down there?"
Ran Jie shook his head and said:
"Cannot detect it."
"Can't detect it?" Although George is old, he is not an antique. He knows that the function of the metal detector is still very powerful.
Can't it be detected like this?
Zhu Yu said:
"I guess it's buried relatively deep, so it can't be detected."
Then he first looked towards the main building, then looked towards the big tree, moved to a position that felt more suitable, and said:
"If there is no problem, then I will dig it up. Mr. George, I don't want me to dig up something, only to have it confiscated in the end."
"Don't worry!" George joked, "If that really happens, I will compensate you for your losses!"
But to be honest, he really didn't think Zhu Yu could dig out anything. The metal detector couldn't detect the treasure, so they dug it out?
Are you kidding me?
Zhu Yu put the backpack and metal detector aside, then took out the folding shovel from the backpack, opened it, and started digging with Ran Jie.
Ran Jie was born in the special forces, and digging individual fortifications was his strong point. This was farmland, and the soil was soft, so he quickly dug a big hole.
Zhu Yu has strong physical strength. Although his movements are not as standardized as Ran Jie's, he is more powerful. He has mastered the skills very quickly, and his digging speed is not slow at all!
Soon, two piles of soil appeared on the ground. Zhu Yu and Ran Jie slowly lowered themselves, and then slowly reached an invisible position in the pit.
The two people dug in a tacit understanding. When they dug down nearly two meters, they worked together to open up the soil between them, forming a large pit.
And both of them almost thought about the issue of going up and down, and dug steps on the edge of the pit for going up and down.
George stood on the edge of the pit, a little surprised!
These two young Chinese people have great physical strength!
It is two meters deep, so it is inconvenient to throw the soil below upwards.
But these two are just like normal people!
Treasure hunters nearby also gathered around.
Some asked what was going on, while others made guesses and said:
"Maybe you thought there was a treasure down here, so you dug here, right?"
"So far, nothing has been found. There shouldn't be any treasure, right?"
"These two people must be fooling around!" someone said disdainfully, "Who would bury things so deep? It's not convenient to dig up..."
At this time, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie stopped and walked up the steps.
"How's it going? I didn't find anything!"
"I just guessed it was a joke!"
"But these two people have so much physical strength!"
"Didn't you notice that there was no trace of disappointment on their faces? Is there any chance of improvement?"
"Impossible!" someone retorted, "It's already so deep. It looks like the water is about to be dug out. How can there be any improvement?"
When George saw the two people coming up, he also stepped forward and asked:
"Did you find anything? Or...is it wrong?"
"Let's come up and have a rest and drink some water." Zhu Yu ignored the people around him and said to George while drinking water, "If you find anything, you should have the results soon."
The people who were watching were disappointed when they saw Zhu Yu and Ran Jie coming up, and showed signs of dispersing.
Now I suddenly heard Zhu Yu say that he had made a discovery. Some people exclaimed, some looked stunned, but most people stayed.
Then George asked the question everyone wanted to ask:
"What did you find?"
Zhu Yu drank the water, took a rest, walked down the pit, touched the wall of the pit and said:
"Look here, look at this layer of soil."
Everyone looked down one after another, but didn't see anything.
Zhu Yu turned to another direction, pointed at the wall of the pit and said:
"Look at the soil layer here again. This soil is obviously different from the one just now. Therefore, the soil here has been moved.
It’s already one and a half meters deep here, and the soil layer below is basically the same, so…”
Zhu Yu didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood what he meant.
"Why didn't I think about the soil layer problem?" someone exclaimed.
"Damn it, I didn't expect it either! But I clearly saw it, why didn't I realize it?"
Ran Jie snickered.
Anyone in China who has watched the "Exploration and Discovery" column or watched tomb robbing movies and TV shows should have some idea of the different soil layers.
This is the difference in culture.
The two men rested for a while and continued digging.
George met an acquaintance. Seeing so many people here, he ran over to watch the fun. Then George told him what Zhu Yu had analyzed for him. The man immediately felt that Zhu Yu's words made sense!
When the people nearby heard this, they had different opinions.
Some people think that what Zhu Yu said does have some truth, and maybe there is indeed a treasure down there.
But some people think that Zhu Yu is far-fetched. Now that he has dug so deep and there is still nothing, and the water has begun to seep, it must be fruitless.
Ran Jie has been digging hard and without complaint.
Since Zhu Yu is sure that there is something here, he will dig it.
At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed!
It turns out that Zhu Yu really discovered something!
But that thing is a corpse!
Everyone’s expressions have changed a bit!
