At present, all the statues of Xizun have been cracked, and all that remains is to piece together a complete treasure map.
Lao Jiang took my arm and pulled me out: "Follow me."
I asked: "Where to go?"
Lao Jiang replied: "Of course I am looking for Mr. Diao!"
After that, he didn't allow me to refuse, so he took me to the first floor.
It was already dark outside at this time. There was no moon tonight, but the stars were very dense, hanging in the sky, blinking.
On the way, I asked Mr. Diao where he lived. I was afraid he had stopped by this time.
Lao Jiang ignored the second half of my sentence and replied: "Master Diao has a special status and lives on the top floor of Qilin..."
Soon, he took me to the elevator.
The top of Kirin?
I hesitated and said, "But I'm just an ordinary Yinlin, and I just joined Qilin not long ago. Isn't that my restricted area?"
I was worried that Old Jiang was carried away by the excitement, but unexpectedly Old Jiang pulled me in and said, "How can I care so much now?"
The elevator swayed and stopped at the mysterious West Building. This was also the first time I saw its true face in Lushan!
The entire west building was heavily guarded. As soon as the elevator fence opened, I saw two men in black guarding the corridor majestically. Both of them had golden badges on their chests. They were both from Jinlin.
Oh my God! Even the doorman was Jin Lin. I couldn’t help but blush and cover my silver badge with my hand.
Lao Jiang seemed to know them and simply said hello: "I'm here to see Master Diao. It's an emergency!"
The two men immediately moved out of the way in a tacit understanding.
It must be said that this corridor is very delicate and elegant, with a row of exquisite paintings on both sides. The paintings are either simple and heavy bronzes, crystal white ceramics, or beautiful jade.
It’s just that under each painting, there is a number!
1840, 1900, 1910... like years.
Lao Jiang told me that these are national treasures living overseas, and the numbers below represent the year they left China!
For example, the lifelike bronze double goat statue was a burial object of the princes of the Shang Dynasty. It was plundered during the Opium War in 1840, and was later collected in the British Museum and is regarded as the highest level of trophies.
Qilin hung their photos on the top floor to tell himself that the things that belong to China will one day be taken back with interest!
These words couldn't help but make my blood boil.
In addition to hanging paintings, there are many rooms in the west building, each of which is unusual.
To be more precise, this is the real heart of Qilin!
The first room was the high-level archives room. I quietly asked Lao Jiang: "Why is there an archives room here?"
Lao Jiang replied in a low voice: "The one you usually look at is the ordinary one, but what is stored here are the highest files that cannot be accessed by anyone below Black Saber Qilin, including what Qilin saw and heard when he went to the tomb... For example, when we were in Everything that happened in Yinxu will be recorded in this archive room by Ximei and I when we come back."
I frowned and asked in confusion: "But there are S-class secrets in the archives room on the second floor?"
My reply was Lao Jiang's sneer: "You are still too young! These are all secrets of S+, S+ is the highest."
At that moment, I was stunned. It turned out that I didn't understand Qilin at all.
And the reason why Lao Jiang brought me to the West Building was because he wanted to show me the world on purpose, right?
Looking at his back, I felt a strange feeling in my heart.
After walking through the archives room, the next room turned out to be the armory. Lao Jiang took the initiative to introduce it to me: "This is the place where Black Blade Qilin comes to receive weapons every time he performs a major mission! Never underestimate Qilin."
Although it is just a legendary organization, while guarding the Chinese nation, behind Qilin stands the largest financial resources and relationship network in the world!
Therefore, it has almost the top weapons in the country.
Even weapons still under development abroad have been stored in Qilin's arsenal...
This reminds me of Shen Xiaoyu's powerful machine gun when he escaped from Yinxu, and Lao Jiang's terrifyingly small spy camera.
There are so many things I don’t know about Qilin.
Further inside, there is a large room with no sign or any special markings.
Lao Jiang told me that this is the place where the leader of Qilin usually receives important guests, and Lord Diao is staying here temporarily these days.
Diao Ye is a very picky guy, and this is already the most comfortable place in Qilin.
Lao Jiang stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door. A slightly hoarse voice immediately came from inside the door: "Please come in!"
As soon as he opened the door, he saw the two door gods, Sha Hu and Luo Tuo, with sharp eyes and tight muscles, like two warriors, always protecting the safety of Lord Diao.
And Diao Ye was lying on the sofa at this time, eating snacks leisurely, pastries as delicate as lotus flowers, and tea cakes exuding the fragrance of osmanthus. No need to guess, they are definitely made by Furong Zhai, the most famous person in Yanjing City. They must be The camel was bought specially after traveling all over Yanjing City.
I don’t know if this old guy has mysophobia, or is he always on guard against others?
Even if it was something that his subordinates bought in person, he would use a pair of silver chopsticks that he carried with him. After testing it to be non-toxic, he would chew it slowly and slowly.
Lao Jiang pulled me forward, bowed, and said hello to Mr. Diao: "I'm the boss of this late-night nuisance, please forgive me!"
Diao Ye snorted coldly and pointedly said: "The last person who disturbed my meal was put into a sack and thrown into the Huangpu River. Don't think that this is your Qilin's territory, so you can come and go without permission."
"I always say something serious, this time we have a big deal." Lao Jiang said with a smile: "This matter is definitely more important than you eating snacks. We have already cracked all the statues."
"What?" Mr. Diao suddenly sat up, as if in disbelief: "Are those three broken?"
"That's right."
The silver chopsticks in Diao Ye's hand fell to the ground with a crash. He didn't even look at it, but stared at us and asked: "Are you serious? I'll hand Yaksha into your hands." Here, not even a day has passed.”
Maybe even he couldn't believe that the unsolved mystery that he had been pondering for several months could be easily overcome by Qilin.
Lao Jiang didn't say much, Shouzhai proved everything with his own actions!
He spread out the words and pictures we copied, as well as the black-and-white photos that were about to be developed, on the table one by one. Diao Ye couldn't help but be stunned.
He stretched out his hand tremblingly, then stopped it in mid-air. Only at the end did he make up his mind and look at the pictures and text seriously.
After he read them all, his eyes turned red and the corners of his eyes were slightly moist: "This ancient road has been passed down through the ages and was lost in the vast yellow sand."
"Unexpectedly, I really reappeared in the world..."
Lao Jiang glanced at me and knew that Diaoye was interested, so he quickly asked: "Now that our task is completed, is there any way for you to restore this treasure map?"
Diao Ye's eyes seemed to be glued to those pictures, and he couldn't bear to leave for a moment: "I'll give it a try!"
I saw his hands quickly piecing together the pictures and texts in front of him. Although there were only two hands, I felt as if there were seven hands, eight hands, or even sixteen hands in front of me, moving very fast.
After a while, a long road appeared in front of us.
Master Diao couldn't hide his joy. He pointed to the red dot at the front and said: "A long time ago, our ancestors walked from Chang'an to Dunhuang County on two legs, and then passed through Qiemo Kingdom. Passing through Suiye City, crossing Lake Balkhash, and finally reaching ancient Rome.”
"This is a miraculous road walking in the desert, and it is also the cultural road for the Chinese nation to break out of the Western Regions and go to the world! I don't know how many businessmen's bones were buried on this road, leaving behind countless gold and silver treasures."
"Do you know? I have been looking for it for fifty years. I have been waiting for it for fifty years." Diao Ye's hands were shaking, then his arms, and finally he couldn't control his whole body. Trembling slightly.
Lao Jiang couldn't help but ask: "But with this route alone, can we find the treasure hidden deep in Dunhuang?"
Master Diao suddenly smiled strangely, found a pair of scissors from nowhere, and cut up the pictures and texts we had worked so hard to record, especially the precious Sanskrit text on them, which he cut into small characters one after another.
When I saw this scene, I couldn't stand it anymore. Lao Jiang's face became a little ugly, and he asked Master Diao in a sullen tone what was he doing?
I also added: "This is our only hope at the moment, and it was bought with the lives of many people! You actually want to destroy it."
But Mr. Diao did not look at us, but obsessively stroked the small Sanskrit characters that had been cut out. Each small character was cut into squares, and there were probably hundreds of them.
There was a smile on his lips, but his voice seemed to come from the far west, and he said faintly: "If you don't cut it open, how can I help you find the tomb?"
"Huh?" Lao Jiang and I looked at each other, not quite understanding what Diao Ye meant.
Mr. Diao touched the sparse beard on his chin and finally raised his head to look at us: "You go back and come back tomorrow morning when the rooster crows."
"Just leave like that?"
Lao Jiang and I looked at each other and wanted to ask something, but Mr. Diao took the lead and gave the eviction order: "For the sake of you breaking the secret of the clay statue, I will tell you about this treasure map when you come back." the story behind."
Turning around, Lord Diao ordered the camel again: "Go and fetch me a basin of water."
"okay!"
As if Shahu knew something, he sternly kicked me and Lao Jiang out of the door.
I finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked Mr. Diao what he wanted to do. The one-eyed sand fox just replied: "I'm ready to use the unique skills of walking as a monk. Avoid outsiders."
His eyes suddenly became deep and he muttered to himself: "I haven't seen such a serious Mr. Diao for a long time. This trip to the west is really getting more and more exciting!"
