The owner of the big hand paused after hearing this, and then said doubtfully: "How come I didn't know you also like gold? Don't you just like to eat it?"
"I don't like gold, but this mask was given to me by someone else." Chengfeng emphasized the last four words.
"Then what?"
"As a courtesy, I gave her the piece of tortoise shell."
"The mask originally belonged to him? Then why did he give it to you?"
The owner of the big hand was confused. Chengfeng was here to rob or steal. It was strange enough that the two parties met without a fight. Why did the enemy come to the door on his own initiative?
"That must be because she likes me!" Chengfeng said with a smile.
"Female? Doesn't she know your identity?"
"No, I haven't decided whether to tell her yet." Chengfeng shook his head and fondled the golden mask.
She doesn't know her identity and would give away such an important thing. Is this woman a love brain? Do you really like... him? That's really a tragedy.
"Hmph~ Forget it, the things on the left and right are not complete. It doesn't matter if you give away some of them. The worst thing is that you can get them back later." The owner of the big hand said so.
Zhongyi County.
After losing the mission items, the three teams decided to rush back to Anseong base early the next morning.
At dawn in winter, everyone packed up all night. When the first hint of fish belly white appeared in the east, the three teams were ready to go. Just waiting for Li Xun's Haidongqing to come back, the three teams couldn't wait to set off and left Zhongyi County.
When it got dark, another black car drove out from Zhongyi County and sped away in the opposite direction of the convoy.
"Sister Minmin, did the captain really go back to Sanyang County alone?" Seeing Wen Ling holding up the supernatural barrier, Qu Xingchi asked in a low voice while driving.
"Well, didn't the captain specifically explain it last night? Don't worry, there are no zombies in Sanyang County anymore, and the captain is a fifth-level superpower. As long as we do what she told us well, it will be fine." Lei Min He took a deep breath and said.
She was also surprised when she heard the news. Although she also thought that Sanyang County might have what they needed, she did not expect that Lin Qingqing would go now.
Go back to the night before.
After the three teams finished their discussion, they returned to their respective teams.
Lin Qingqing gathered everyone together as soon as she came back.
Just now, after listening to the words of two other captains, she made a bold decision.
"You want to go back to Sanyang County alone?" Even though he had expected it, Lei Min was still shocked.
"Yes, although we have obtained the tortoise shell, we don't know how to interpret the words on it. Since the Xihua Institute of History has been studying these things, there must be ready-made research materials there."
"I know, but wouldn't it be too risky for you to go alone?" Lei Min was a little worried.
"Don't worry, I'm just going back to find some information, and the zombies have basically been cleared up along the way, so there won't be any danger."
Lin Qingqing paused for a moment before saying, "You have to be careful. After all, the two teams we are traveling with are not fuel-efficient."
The reason why she decided to split up now was that she was afraid that if something happened after she went back, it would be difficult to figure it out. After all, she was currently wearing two pieces of tortoise shell, so it was best to get the contents of the technique before anyone paid attention to it.
"Captain, don't worry. When I get back, I will hand over the mission separately from them."
"Well, if anyone asks, just follow what we discussed before."
When they first left the base, they took on a low-level exploration mission in order to hide their identity from others. The original plan was to complete the exploration mission and then go back after completing the main mission. Now it just happened to be used as a reason for Lin Qingqing to act alone.
Yin Yaxiu found the black car temporarily and repaired it with Qu Xingchi overnight. Although its performance is average, it is sufficient as a temporary means of transportation.
Sanyang County was still as empty as before. Lin Qingqing came to the Institute of History and went straight to the third floor. There was a reference room here, which contained many research materials.
After rummaging for a whole day, she finally found a thin folder in a corner.
"Why so little?"
Lin Qingqing opened the folder, and inside there was only a booklet with more than 20 pages, which recorded every word on the tortoise shell, its meaning, the special artistic conception associated with the context, etc., recorded in great detail.
Seeing this booklet, Lin Qingqing simply took out the tortoise shell and annotations that the old mayor had given her before, and compared them with the meanings of the words in the booklet, interpreting them word for word.
Unconsciously, the sky outside had darkened. Lin Qingqing rubbed her brows: "This is really difficult."
If she didn't know the general meaning of the meditation technique and the old mayor's explanation, she really wouldn't be able to understand the meaning of the words on the two tortoise shells, even if there were annotations.
Not only her, I am afraid that no one can fully understand the meaning of these ancient words without knowing the outline of the content. Otherwise, why would there be such a line of small words written at the end of the booklet - part of a congratulatory message to worship ghosts and gods?
——Perhaps it was a complaint from a certain researcher. After all, this piece of tortoise shell is only one-third, and it is still the middle section. It is normal to feel that the preface does not match the postscript.
"There is still a third, where should I find it?"
Lin Qingqing looked at the two pieces of tortoise shell in her hand. These two articles were the middle and second half. What was missing was the first paragraph.
After finding the research information on the contents of the tortoise shell, Lin Qingqing continued to search for information about the origin of the tortoise shell.
She stayed in Sanyang County for two days. Apart from the translated booklet, Lin Qingqing finally determined only one thing.
She finally understood why this historical institute was built in such a remote place.
——It turns out that there is an ancient tomb down here, and it was discovered fifty years ago. However, because some of the things unearthed inside were too incredible, in order to keep it secret, the research institute was built directly next to the ancient tomb.
"It seems that the tortoise shell and the golden mask were both unearthed from this tomb. What kind of tomb is this?"
"Huh? You can't find the identity of the tomb owner? It's really interesting. If you can't confirm the identity for fifty years, then this person is really mysterious."
"Wait, that's not right!" Lin Qingqing suddenly paused: "The old mayor said that there were three pieces of this tortoise shell when it was handed down, but how could one of them be in a tomb thousands of years ago?"
"What on earth is going on? Did the old mayor remember it wrong, or did the tortoise have more than three pieces?"
Lin Qingqing was puzzled. She rubbed two pieces of tortoise shell. She always felt that something was not right about this matter. It seemed that it was too complicated.
After thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure out a clue.
"Forget it, you will always know when you should know. There is no need to rush now." The clue was broken again, and Lin Qingqing could only put this matter aside for the time being.
"I wonder how Minmin and the others are doing at the base now? Is there anyone trying to make things difficult for them?"
After wrapping the two tortoise shells together and putting them away, Lin Qingqing drove and prepared to go on the previous exploration mission.
That place is not too far from the Anseong base. It is an open-pit coal mining field. It seems that the base's energy reserves were insufficient during the winter, so they issued a mission to send people to investigate new mineral deposits.
This task was not difficult, but the distance was a bit far. Lin Qingqing drove for a whole day to reach the task site.
At the same time, Lei Min did encounter a little trouble when handing in the task.
"You want to see our captain? But our captain is not here right now. She has gone on a mission." Lei Min blinked his big eyes and said with an innocent expression.
"Doing a mission? What mission?"
"An exploration mission, I took it when we went out before." Lei Min said truthfully.
"..." What other exploration missions are you doing at this time? The visitor is a little crazy, Captain Lin
My heart is too big.
"There was such a big mistake in this mission, why didn't Captain Lin even show up to solve it?"
"Our captain is just a fifth-level superpower. What problem can she solve? Besides, aren't there two other captains here?" Lei Min asked in confusion.
"But only Captain Lin has seen what a thief looks like!" The visitor was choked. Unexpectedly, a girl who looked so cute and lovely would speak in a stunned manner, like a fool.
"No, our captain has never seen the thief's face. It was so dark that night, she could only see a shadow!"
Lei Min shook his head and then said, "I'll tell you what you want to ask. The captain has already told me."
"No, no more."
The visitor felt a little tired. He didn't expect that a woman as smart and capable as Captain Lin would actually find a stupid fool to be the deputy captain. She couldn't even understand the meaning behind her words. Captain Lin wouldn't have come here if he hadn't been asked to meet him.
Is Lei Min really unable to hear what others are saying? Of course not. She knew that this reason was far-fetched and could not withstand closer scrutiny, so she simply pretended to be dumbfounded. Anyway, the captain said that if anything happens, he will push it on her, and Lei Min fully agrees with this.
In the inconspicuous waiting room at Ancheng base, Han Xiao was quite surprised when he heard the visitor's answer. He subconsciously looked back at his companion sitting by the window, but saw that his brows were relaxed and he didn't look angry at all.
"Okay, you go down."
Han Xiao sent the messenger away, and then asked curiously: "Did you know that there would be problems with this mission?"
"How would I know? I don't know how to predict." Ye Lanshan shook his head.
"and you……"
"I just didn't expect that what Mr. Zhang said was true, that they really showed up."
"So, this mission is actually a test..."
"It's not all about what kind of information we really need." Ye Lanshan said calmly: "It's just that I secretly released a little information before. Although the cultural relics are important, the research information is the key."
After hearing what he said, Han Xiao understood that researching data was the focus, and adding a few cultural relics was just a way to test what the old man said.
"Then why do you insist on meeting that Captain Lin?"
"I just wanted to ask her if she had seen the thief."
"Do you suspect that she knows the thief?"
Han Xiao immediately understood what he meant. As a young boy and his partner, he had a very powerful ability. He could judge whether a person was lying or what he was telling by his micro-expressions, including body movements and tone of voice. Panic.
