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Chapter 359: The cornice mechanism is so ingenious!
The fat man still lingered in front of the door unwillingly. He knew that there was a treasure behind it, but there was nothing he could do about this stone door.
The big man in the team took out a sledgehammer and hit the stone door hard.
As a result, the hammer caused the same damage as before.
"This door is so strong that it will probably be choked by explosives." The big man cursed and said, "It hurts my hand. I want Xu Yuchen to give me a bonus when I go back."
After they violently opened the door to no avail, the old man and his men told Lin Ran their results.
"Expert, this stone gate looks like one piece, but it's actually two stones put together."
"Two stones put together?"
Lin Ran didn't notice this at all unless the old man reminded him.
No wonder there was something strange when I pushed the door just now. It turned out that it was stuck in the crack of the door.
Picking up the flashlight and observing carefully, sure enough, following the old man's fingers, one could see the slight bulge in the middle of the stone door.
It's really made of two stones, but it's so seamless.
The seams of this stone door are so tight that even a blade cannot be inserted, let alone pried open.
Seeing Lin Ran's surprised look, the old man smiled and said, "Expert, there is actually something I haven't told you."
"What's the matter?" Only then did Lin Ran understand that there is a need to specialize in the arts. After reading Lu Yingjie's notes, he could only say that he was more experienced than ordinary tomb robbers.
But compared to the impure native master in front of him, he was still too young.
The old man looked proud and said with a smile: "Actually, I discovered the mechanism of this door."
Lin Ran's heart moved and he asked hurriedly: "Is this true?"
"Of course, it's just that after observation, the mechanism of the door is an extremely precise mortise and tenon structure. It's probably impossible for any expert to open it, at least not me."
"Where is the agency?"
The old man deliberately put it off and said, "Expert, does this count as a great achievement?"
At this time, he still wants to take credit, so that he can get an extra share when he goes out to share the dividends.
Although Lin Ran was disgusted, the situation was urgent now, so he had to agree: "Of course."
"It's a deal." The old man smiled, raised his chin, and motioned Lin Ran to look up.
The three-meter-high stone door has a beam at the top and a string of protruding cornices.
If you don't look carefully, you might think it is a naturally formed stone.
Lin Ran couldn't help but admire this ingenious craftsmanship!
Stones can be made into cornices to blend in seamlessly with the environment.
The old man continued: "The function of the cornice is obvious, it is to block the door from opening outward. Inside the door, there should be a piece of natural stone to firmly press the door outward against the door beam."
Lin Ran nodded. This old man was indeed a professional native master, and his analysis was very reasonable.
"The door can only be opened by finding a way to get out of the running stone inside."
"Tsk, who doesn't know that pushing the tap stone will open the door? How to push it is the key?" the fat man said dissatisfied.
The old man snorted disdainfully: "If I don't believe you are a pig-brained person, why can't you think in another direction?"
"Thinking in a different direction?" Lin Ran suddenly felt that what the old man said made sense. These few times he went to the tomb, he could only say that he was lucky. It was basically the type of tomb recorded in "The Book of Lu Ban" and Lu Yingjie's notes.
How should he face it if it has not been explored like the mausoleum in front of him?
Lin Ran raised his head and looked at the door beams and eaves.
He suddenly realized it and shined his flashlight on the door beam. He couldn't help but feel happy and said: "Old sir, do you mean that if we remove the door beam, we can push the door open from the inside with the help of the power of the tap stone?"
"Smart!" The old man was also a little surprised. This was the experience he had gained from going to the grave for many years. He didn't expect that Lin Ran would see through it all at once.
The fat man was still dissatisfied, so he picked up the hammer and said, "Huh, don't you want to use my power to tear down the door beam?"
"What a brain you have..." the old man continued to taunt, "I asked you to knock on the door on the ground, but there was no sound, and you still want to knock on the door beam above?"
He barely raised the hammer head above his head before it could touch the door beam.
It's hard to estimate how much strength it takes to break it.
The fat man realized that he was wrong, and he led his men to sit next to Jiang Hao and watched silently.
He complained to Jiang Hao: "Yan Gui is a kid with a lot of tricks. But experts are going to be deceived. Yan Gui is not a good guy. Anyone who cooperates with him will not end well."
Fatty's words sounded a bit like incompetent rage. Jiang Hao ignored him with a cold face, and Fatty didn't care either. They were just temporary partners anyway.
But he didn't notice that Jiang Hao was staring at Yan Gui intently, for fear that he would make some small move.
Unknowingly, Jiang Hao became interested in Lin Ran.
He whispered to his nephew: "Jiang Yu, if you want to engage in archeology, I suggest you learn more from that boy."
Jiang Yu looked disapproving.
"Uncle, that kid is about the same age as me, he's just a little clever."
Normally, Jiang Hao might make some sarcastic remarks, but Jiang Yu was used to it. He was turning the stone in his hand carelessly.
Unexpectedly, this time Jiang Hao said seriously: "I want you to watch carefully and stop playing with rocks!"
His words were not loud, but they were clear in the tomb.
The fat man next to him burst out laughing: "Can't you tell, Haozi really wants your nephew to engage in archeology? I tell you, it's better to learn computers. That stuff definitely has a future."
"Shut up." Jiang Hao replied in a cold tone.
The big man next to the fat man stood up and wanted to take action, but the fat man stopped him.
"It's okay, Haozi's temper is like this, I don't care, hahaha." Fatty obviously knew Jiang Hao's past, and looked like a winner, so he naturally didn't care about Jiang Hao's ridicule.
Lin Ran, who was in the tomb, was looking at the door beam with concentration.
Through the old man's guidance, he finally saw clearly the structure of the door beam.
The two ends of the door beam are not polished from the same stone as the door pillar.
Instead, a mortise and tenon structure is used to connect the door beams to the cornices and stone walls.
As long as the mortise and tenon joints can be untied, the door beam can be removed intact, and the door can be opened without causing any damage to the tomb!
"It would be great if we could take a closer look!" Lin Ran had studied the mortise and tenon structure for a while and had repaired a temple some time ago. He was very confident.
Unfortunately, the door beam was three meters above the ground, and they didn't bring anything like a ladder or a mat, so Lin Ran couldn't reach it.
The old man glanced at the fat man with evil intentions: "Fat man, your men are so big, is it okay to let Brother Lin sit for a while?"
Lin Ran glanced at the big man just now. If he could sit on his shoulders, he could indeed check the door curtain carefully.
The big man was a little unhappy, but the fat man ordered: "Sixth son, just play with them, the money counts anyway!"