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Chapter 357 Two tomb passages
Xu Yuchen quickly took his hand and said, "Lin Ran, you are so messy! If something happens, can you take responsibility?"
Lin Ran glanced at Xu Yuchen, and he probably guessed what Xu Yuchen was thinking.
No wonder the archaeological work has been unable to progress, simply because the person in charge does not want to take the blame, and cannot make up its mind until it is completely sure.
Moreover, as a marginal department, the funds it can apply for are limited.
After a long period of running-in, they have become accustomed to the thinking mode of "not seeking merit, but seeking no faults". As long as nothing happens, they can always enjoy subsidies.
If something goes wrong and your job is gone, you may even go to jail!
That's why a fool takes the risk of taking the blame!
Being prudent and protecting yourself is the only way within the system!
Lin Ran smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, the native masters who go in may have seen more grave soil than we have eaten, so don't worry."
Xu Yuchen was just about to have a fit. These people were so lawless. If they didn't take the people in their archaeological center seriously, how would they control them in the future?
But his assistant quietly whispered into his ear: "General Manager Xu, this is a good opportunity for us!"
"good chance?"
"Hasn't Director Ren always wanted to be transferred to the capital? If he were promoted, wouldn't we still be working in a place like this?"
The assistant said maliciously.
Lin Ran and his group were ready to go to the tomb, and Xu Yuchen instantly understood what he meant.
A sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Yes, this boy was sent by Tang Lanxuan. If something happens, although we will be in trouble, Tang Lanxuan will be in even greater trouble!"
As for their troubles, Curator Ren can easily solve them.
He no longer stopped him, but secretly found a team member who was going to follow him to the grave and exchanged a few words with him.
Jiang Hao entered the cave first, followed closely by the young man just now.
Three other local masters followed him in. Lin Ran put on the clothes Jiang Hao handed over and followed him into the cave.
Lin Ran curled up and crawled in the cave, feeling that the loess on all sides was harder than stone.
No wonder he wears this kind of clothes. There is thick soil inside the clothes, which can prevent the skin from being worn out, although crawling takes more energy.
After crawling for four to five minutes, I climbed into the tomb passage.
"Not bad, he is indeed the person I like." Jiang Hao himself was already waiting for him inside.
Fortunately, Lin Ran exercised regularly, otherwise he would have lost the energy to crawl such a distance wearing heavy clothes.
"Did you dig this robbery hole?" Lin Ran naturally knew that this could not be the real entrance.
"No, it was actually dug out by another team of tomb robbers, but they were caught." Jiang Hao smiled, then turned around and stopped talking to Lin Ran.
They formed a line, with Lin Ran walking at the end of the line, and in front of him was the young man who had talked to Jiang Hao earlier.
However, there was no communication between them and they walked very slowly. Jiang Hao squatted down from time to time and shined a flashlight everywhere. He was exactly the same as Zhenbao, testing the trap.
The tomb passage is about [-] meters long and winding.
The team walked for about seventeen or eight minutes before reaching the end.
Jiang Hao picked up the flashlight and shined it on the stone chamber in front of him. There were two tomb passages on the left and right.
He raised his hand and knocked twice on the stone chamber. The people behind him picked up a shovel and wanted to smash the door of the stone chamber.
"Stop knocking, there is nothing in here." Jiang Hao raised his hand and said, "To waste time, the real tomb chamber should be at the end of these two tomb passages."
His eyes looked a little deep.
Lin Ran also came over, put his ear close to the stone door, and knocked lightly a few times.
In Lu Yingjie's notes, he mentioned the characteristics of the tombs of the Han Dynasty.
The characteristic of Han Dynasty mausoleums is that there are many false chambers in the mausoleums. The air quality in the mausoleums is poor. If you spend too much time, you may die on the spot.
Therefore, when Tufuzi went to the Han tomb, he often had to go to the tomb several times.
Others couldn't help laughing when they heard Jiang Hao's words. Of course, they didn't think that the boy in front of them would understand this skill.
"Expert Lin, do you know how to knock on doors and ask for directions?"
Jiang Hao was asking his men to decide which direction to go. When he saw Lin Ran making the same move, he couldn't help but feel curious, but he felt that Lin Ran was just pretending, so he asked in a joking tone.
"The back of the stone gate is empty, but the main tomb chamber of the Han Tomb will not be in such a conspicuous position. There may be cultural relics behind it, but they are definitely worthless goods." Lin Ran said.
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Hao was stunned.
Others thought there was a wall behind the door, but he heard that it was empty behind.
It's just that it's a bit scary because of its empty space. It's not a place for burial objects.
He had robbed several tombs of Han Dynasty nobles before. He opened the stone door several times and found a pile of worthless stones inside.
Jiang Hao laughed out loud: "Expert Lin is quite capable, we have the same guess!"
In fact, he was secretly guessing in his heart.
He was an expert with experience in this field and came to the conclusion that the room was empty.
How did the young man in front of me judge this?Could it be that he is also a senior native master?It doesn’t look like this age either!
Lin Ran naturally did not worry about his thoughts, but looked up.
The tomb passages on the left and right are about thirty centimeters wide and can only be passed by one person.
Those who walk at the front will definitely be in danger.
Moreover, there is an absolute dead end, specially designed to confuse tomb robbers.
How should I choose?
I saw an elderly man squatting on the ground, listening to the ground and looking at the compass, as if he wanted to find the answer from Feng Shui.
Lin Ran simply picked up two stones at the door and threw them straight into the tomb passage on the left.
The stones in the left tomb passage made a crisp sound.
The stones in the tomb passage on the right produced a strong echo.
Lin Ran immediately said to Jiang Hao: "The tomb passage on the left is relatively short and should be a dead end. Let's try the right side?"
"Is there such a way?" Jiang Hao has not thought of using the echo method to judge. After all, they usually rely on experience.
He had some doubts in his heart, but after seeing Lin Ran's firm eyes, he made a decision.
"Okay, then I'll go in front, be careful not to press anything on the wall!" After Jiang Hao gave the order, he took the lead in walking to the tomb passage on the right.
The young man glared at Lin Ran fiercely: "Don't think that you are an expert in the capital. If you kill my uncle, see how I kill you!"
After saying that, he followed Jiang Hao in.
Others did not follow immediately, but stayed where they were so that if things went bad, they could provide timely rescue.
It wasn't until they were sure that there was a passage inside that they could follow.
However, since it was Lin Ran's choice, Lin Ran would not wait there, and he followed him.
"This kid is quite brave? He must have never seen a mausoleum, right?"
"The mausoleum is not like an amusement park. There are mechanisms everywhere."
"It won't be long before he comes out. There are enough poisonous insects in there for him to eat a potful of."
Lin Ran heard their low murmurs. It seems that these local masters are not in the same group as Jiang Hao?It always felt like they lacked mutual trust.
The tomb passage is about 1.5 meters high, and the three of them could only walk with their bodies hunched over.
If you are not careful, your arm will hit the uneven stone wall.
Fortunately, I had special clothes to protect my joints, otherwise I would have been covered in injuries.
The tomb passage was dark and winding. It took the three of them 15 minutes of walking and stopping, and finally they walked through the tomb passage and came to a huge tomb chamber.
The stone gate is more than three meters high, but there are only patterns engraved on it and no words are written on it.
Once here, the space is much larger and they can move freely.
Lin Ran became more alert, stood in front of the tomb door, took out his gloves, and pushed on the tomb door.
Although the tomb door remained motionless, something strange could be felt.
"This is a trap door, there must be a mechanism nearby!"
Lin Ran said firmly!