"The country needs me?"
When Wu Xie heard this, he heaved a sigh of relief. His weak legs finally had the strength to support him to stand up.
"Sir, what does the country need me to do?" Wu Xie asked carefully.
The military was the last thing Hua Xia wanted to offend. The government wanted money, but the military wanted lives.
"We want this map of yours. What do you think?" Zhou Yang did not answer Wu Xie. Instead, he took the rubbing of the Warring States Period silk scroll from the old man's hand.
"Yes. You can take whatever the country needs." The old man was sweating profusely and his legs were trembling. How could it be easy for him to sell cultural relics?
He was already feeling guilty when he ran into the military. Now that he was being questioned by Zhou Yang, he lost all his courage.
"You can go now." Zhou Yang said to the exhausted old man. If he let the old man stand there any longer, he was afraid that his heart would not be able to hold on for long.
Looking at the old man running away like a rabbit, Zhou Yang smiled. It was so convenient to have the army following him.
"Wu Xie, take us to your third uncle." Zhou Yang said to the restless Wu Xie.
"My third uncle?" Wu Xie was just relieved when he heard Zhou Yang's words.
His third uncle was a big name in the Southern Sect. Grave robbers often brought stolen goods to his third uncle's house for private transactions. It was the largest underground stolen goods exchange in Hangzhou.
If the soldiers found out that his third uncle was secretly dealing with stolen goods, he would be put in jail for life.
"These are your and your third uncle's IDs. Take them." Zhou Yang saw Wu Xie's expression and could guess what was going on. He took out two IDs and handed them to Wu Xie.
"Member of the National Special Expert Archaeological Team, Wu Xie. Member of the National Special Expert Archaeological Team, Wu Sanxing." Wu Xie was a little confused. He had only heard of expert archaeological teams. How could there be a Special Expert Archaeological Team?
Looking at the fully-armed soldiers, how could these people be imposters?
"With this document, your Third Uncle's business will be legal." Zhou Yang explained. At the same time, he threatened Wu Xie again, "Of course, if you don't take us there, we can make sure that your Third Uncle is a traitor. How dare he hide himself when the country is conscripting him? We will issue an S-rank arrest warrant for him."
Treason? S-class arrest warrant?
Although Wu Xie didn't know what level the S-level warrant was, those with the S-level were obviously major suspects. As for the crime of treason, Wu Xie naturally knew it best. There was no need for an explanation at all. They could be executed directly.
"Wang Meng, you stay here and look after the house. I'll take you to my third uncle's house now." Wu Xie said to the man who was holding his head and squatting on the ground, shivering. He hurriedly led Zhou Yang and the others to Wu Sanxing's house.
Wu Xie's shop wasn't far from Wu Sanxing's house. In less than half an hour, the group arrived at Wu Sanxing's house.
At this time, Wu Sanxing's house could be said to be crowded with people coming and going.
While everyone was still immersed in the world of antiques, they were surrounded by groups of soldiers.
"People inside, listen up. You are completely surrounded. If you don't surrender immediately, we will open fire." A burly man shouted directly into the house.
The battalion that accompanied Zhou Yang and the others seemed to be the battalion of the 334th Regiment. The battalion commander, Zhang Shuang, was a burly man in his thirties. Zhou Yang didn't expect this burly man to be so domineering. Instead of surrendering, he actually wanted to open fire.
Open fire?
Regardless of whether it was Wu Xie, who was sitting in the car, or Wu Sansheng and the customers in the building, they all turned pale when they heard that. Was there a need to be so ruthless?
Zhang Shuang's face was cold. He had been informed that every member of this team of experts was a national treasure. The commander of the military region had given him an order, so he could do whatever he wanted.
There was no guarantee that these grave robbers and antique smugglers, who roamed the dangerous tombs, would not carry firearms.
Once they hurt the members of the team of experts, he would be in deep trouble.
"We surrender! We surrender! " Wu Sanxing took the lead, holding a white flag and walking out of the house carefully.
Isn't it just an underground antique exchange?
Sending out a dozen policemen would be able to easily arrest them, but what was going on with these hundreds of densely packed soldiers?
There are more than a dozen snipers aiming at him, and there is even an artillery soldier pointing his gun directly at him.
Wu Sanxing always thought that he was a brave man who could stay calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, but now he felt that he couldn't control his legs.
He was sure. If he did anything out of the ordinary, the sniper and the artilleryman would definitely not hesitate to shoot him into pieces.
"Battalion Commander Zhang, check whether there are murderers among them, and let the rest go." Zhou Yang said to Zhang Shuang. More and more people were gathering around. If they continued to do this, it wouldn't be published in the newspaper tomorrow, but it wouldn't be good for them.
"Yes, sir." Battalion Commander Zhang saluted, and immediately gave the order to the soldiers.
In some departments of the country, there might be some children of officials or rich families, but among the members of the team of experts, especially the high-level ones, there might be one or two children of officials.
However, as the leader of the expert group, he must be a person of virtue and prestige. Only a person with high prestige could take this position.
Although the leader in front of him was a little young, Battalion Commander Zhang thought that he might be a genius.
"Get in the car."
Zhou Yang said to Wu Sanxing and Zhang Qiling, who were still in a daze. He then gave the rubbing of the silk book of the Warring States Period to Wu Sanxing. "Have a look at it."
"Drive to Linyi, Shandong," Zhou Yang said to Bouma.
Although the military truck was much faster than the long-distance bus, it still took Zhou Yang and his men seven or eight hours to get to Linyi.
Linyi was where the State of Lu was in ancient times. It was located in the hilly area, on the sun of Mount Tai.
Along the way, Wu Sanxing, who was still in a state of shock, finally came to his senses. He was relieved to know that everything was fine.
"The ancient tomb pointed out on this map is in the Meng Mountain between Linyi and Yimeng Mountains. Because of the lack of information, I don't know whether the ancient tomb is in the State of Lu or the State of Qi. We can only take one step at a time." Wu Sanxing said with some admiration.
This ancient tomb turned out to be the tomb of the Warring States Period. This kind of ancient tomb with a long history was too attractive for grave robbers.
The tombs of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were mostly gold, silver, and jewelry. For a grave robber like Wu Sanxing, money was no longer a problem.
In those ancient tombs of ancient times, no one knew what was inside. There might even be some divine artifacts. This huge temptation made Wu Sanxing's heart itch.
"Professor Zhou, we have compared the map drawn by Mr. Wu with the military map. The target on the map should be in the mountains." Zhang Shuang walked quickly and said.
"I've asked some of the elders in the village, but they aren't too sure about some of the ancient places marked on the map. During the Anti-Japanese War, almost all the people in the surrounding villages were killed." Battalion Commander Zhang looked a little angry.
"Go to the Melon Seed Temple 40 kilometers west. There is a place called Pan Mountain. We will stop there." Zhou Yang said to Battalion Commander Zhang.
The others naturally did not have any objections. In their opinion, Zhou Yang might have some secret information. It was not surprising that he knew about this.
After walking for a while, the truck in front of them stopped. Looking at the endless hills, Zhou Yang felt a little helpless. "Battalion Commander Zhang, send someone to find two people and have them bring us to a strange river cave nearby."
About ten minutes later, a squad of soldiers brought two middle-aged men over. How could they not know about the famous man-eating cave in the surrounding villages?
After a difficult journey, under the guidance of the two passers-by, the military kayaks set off towards the river cave.
Along the way, the scenery was gorgeous. The mountains on both sides were steep and continuous, making people unable to help but sigh in admiration.
After a series of twists and turns, Zhou Yang and the others finally arrived at their destination.
"Copper One, Copper Two, bring the box over." Zhou Yang looked at the countless holes in the cave and said to the two of the 18 Copper Men.
After coming to this world, these high-tech instruments were carried by the 18 Copper Men.
These high-tech instruments already had simple intelligence. With simple operation, they could be operated.
After Zhou Yang gently tapped, the LCD screen clearly showed the internal structure of the cave and a faintly visible tomb-shaped 3D pattern.
Wu Sansheng, Wu Xie, and even Zhang Qi Ling, who had been silent throughout the journey, were dumbfounded. They did not expect technology to be so advanced.
A special-class archaeologist was indeed different. With a press of this instrument, he could easily find the location of the tomb.
After looking around, Zhou Yang found the route to the ancient tomb. He couldn't help but smile. "The ancient tomb is right there. Battalion Commander Zhang, you can guard outside. It is not safe inside. Let's go."
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