Although this leather bag only had a thin layer of rotten cowhide left, when the fat man turned it over, he discovered that the thin layer of cowhide still had great toughness.
"Oh, the quality of the military products back then was really outstanding. They are still usable after many years."
But although the cowhide is still tough, the zipper can no longer be used.
Xie Yuchen took out a dagger and opened the bag directly. The first thing that comes out is the lake water with rotten cotton wool.
Wuxie pulled out the cotton wool and put it aside. Underneath were some daily necessities, two combs, two hairpins, a Chairman Mao badge, a wooden frame, and a Pechoin cream. A rusty tea can.
Both Fatty and Xie Yuchen set their first target on the tea can. Although the tea can was very rusty, the size of the tea can meant that it should contain more than just tea.
The fat man picked up a stone and hit the bottom of the tea can, and soon the bottom of the can was broken. He poured out a long, black, finger-shaped object from the inside, and he immediately exclaimed.
"Innocent, look."
This black thing is the same as the iron block of the horse. The one hidden under the bed at my little brother's house is different.
Wuxie took this thing and put it under his nose and smelled it, and found a strange smell.
"This smell is quite strange."
The iron hand they found at the little brother's house didn't have any smell even if it was cut open. Although the iron block holding the horse had a little smell, it was very light and you couldn't smell it at all if you weren't paying attention.
But this piece of iron is different. Maybe because it has been stored in a sealed iron can, the smell of the iron is now very strong.
Several people smelled the iron.
"No wonder Panma has such a deep memory. This smell has nothing to do with anything Fatty has smelled for more than thirty years."
The fat man held the iron block in his hand and compared it repeatedly with his fingers. "This piece is definitely not related to the two missing fingers on my little brother's hand, but looking at the carvings on it, it should be a very sophisticated thing, a bit like a work of art."
Xie Yuchen pointed to the irregular section on the iron block and said: "Look here, it looks like it was forcibly removed from something. According to what you said before, the expedition team salvaged it from the bottom of the lake. Logically speaking, they should have salvaged the stuff from the village below, but why did the owner of this leather bag break off a separate piece and put it in his own tea can?"
Fatty guessed. "Does this person want to steal some for himself and exchange it for money?"
Wu Xie crossed his arms and said, "I don't think so. There hasn't been anything like this material in the antique world for so many years. Xiaohua, Fatty, you are both in Beijing. Do you know about this kind of thing?"
Both of them shook their heads.
"About the village below, we can ask Agui when he comes back later."
Black glasses have already opened the cowhide bag. The damage to this bag was not that serious. Even after opening it, there were still some documents inside that could be seen with writing.
"You can still see the writing here. The quality of this bag is really good!"
Several people heard the sound and came over to take a look.
Although the words can barely be seen, the documents have been stuck together and need to be dried before being separated.
The document has been soaked in water for more than 20 years, and the paper is already very fragile. If it were opened now, it would probably shatter into pieces.
The fat man looked at the top page and asked, "Are these words Chen Wenjin?"
There are only three words Chen Wenjin left on this whole piece of paper, and I can barely make out the shape. Although the quality of their bags is very good, they used fountain pens to write. After being soaked in water for so long, they are lucky to be able to read these three characters clearly.
Wuxie pushed him aside. "What document can have the words Chen Wenjin written in the middle of the entire document?"
The fat man snapped his fingers, "After the organization's inspection decision, Comrade Chen Wenjin was appointed as the captain and consultant of this inspection team."
Ah!
Several people sneered at Fatty's inference.
Agui and Yuncai came back together. Yuncai came over curiously to take a look. Fatty and Wuxie approached Agui and asked him if he knew there was a village under the lake.
Agui looked at them confused. "Boss, are you kidding me? There is a village under the lake?"
The fat man frowned, "So, are there any legends about this lake in your village?"
Agui shook his head directly. "To be honest, everyone in our village knows that there is a lake here, but this lake doesn't even have a name yet. When we usually chat in the village, we don't mention this lake. Generally, when hunters come to the mountains to hunt, I won’t come here either.”
The fat man frowned and glanced at Wuxie, then asked: "Didn't you tell me before that there are many legends and strange things on Yangjiao Mountain? There are no legends or stories at all for such a big lake."
"No, the stories handed down from Yangjiao Mountain have nothing to do with this lake."
Wuxie thought for a while and said, "Didn't you say before that there was an old village on Yangjiao Mountain that was burned down by fire? Is this it?"
Agui shook his head repeatedly. "The legendary old village that was burned down was still in the Ming Dynasty."
However, Yun Cai asked curiously from the side, "Did the earthquake bury a village?"
Several people turned their attention to the black glasses lying aside.
"The house down there is still in pretty good condition, at least it can be seen as a house."
Wu Xie said. "The house is well preserved, which means it was definitely not an earthquake, but rather geological movement. The house may have been in a low-lying area, and then a sudden flood flooded the house."
The fat one asked Agui again. "Uncle Agui, is there a lake bigger than this lake nearby?"
Agui shook his head. "No, there shouldn't be any bigger lake in the entire Hundred Thousand Mountains."
Agui asked worriedly. "Boss Lu was swept down by the lake. What should I do? Do you want to go back and call the police?"
The fat man pointed to the diving equipment beside him. "It's okay. We two brothers were originally going to go diving at the beach, but we were dragged here temporarily. We brought the equipment with us. We can just go down and find it ourselves."
Wuxie also echoed: "Yes, when the siphon tide appears again tomorrow, I will just follow the siphon tide to find someone."
