Lao Jiang noticed something was wrong with me. He patted my back, gave me a steady look, and then continued to search the office.
Soon, he found a tape recorder in the drawer.
I subconsciously plugged in the tape recorder and pressed the switch, and a funny voice suddenly came from inside.
It was a foreigner speaking Chinese very poorly. The key point was that the Chinese had a strong Nishikawa accent, which looked extremely funny.
But the content of his words couldn't help but make us break out in a cold sweat: "Dear Chinese friends, when you turn on this recorder, it means that I have set out to find the person I have been pursuing all my life. Answer!"
"But if I haven't come back after a month, please burn this tape recorder and all the information in the drawer."
"Remember, these secrets must never be made public, ever!"
"Otherwise, it will bring about a terrible disaster."
These words shocked Lao Jiang and I. It was obvious that Ge Weihan had discovered something and he was going to look for that thing.
But what did he find?
Lao Jiang and I started searching again. At this time, Yin Ling'er found a safe from the secret compartment of the drawer. The safe was very small and was definitely not used to store banknotes.
Yin Linger asked us if we should ask the female teacher at the door if she has the password to the safe?
Lao Jiang said no.
"With such a master of mechanism here, this little thing won't trouble me."
Lao Jiang asked us to close all the curtains, then took out a strange piece of silver paper and covered it with the nine-digit combination lock. He pressed it little by little and asked me to turn the flashlight to the maximum.
Soon I could clearly see on the silver paper that the number 1379 had left an imprint, which meant that the password was these numbers, but how to determine the order?
Lao Jiang took out a few wires that were thinner than needles and poked them in, and then tried the numbers bit by bit. Once there was movement in the combination lock, it meant that the number was correct.
"Master is Master, nothing can trouble you." I sighed in admiration sincerely.
With a click, the password lock opened!
There was actually a thick notebook inside the safe. We quickly took it out and found that there were many blurry black and white photos stuck inside, one of which was about a bronze mask.
That bronze mask seemed to have been taken in a very dim environment. The light was very dark and blurry, but at just one glance I knew it was the mask from my nightmare. It was unmistakable.
In addition, there are some photos, almost all of which are jades unearthed from Guanghan County. Under each photo, Ge Weihan marked the name of the jade and its possible function.
Jade Gui: Long strip with an upper point and a lower point. It was mostly used as a funeral vessel in ancient China.
Jade biscuits: oblate in shape, with a hole in the middle. One is for offering sacrifices to heaven and gods, and the other is for offering sacrifices to mountains and seas.
Jade cicada: The burial jade contained in the mouth of the deceased represents the afterlife.
……
On the last page of the notebook, there is a question mark that almost occupies the entire page. Under the question mark is a line of words: The source of the Yangtze River?
This time I couldn't express my emotions with shock. I didn't expect that this foreigner had discovered so many more things than us, and he had already set off first.
But why did he set this January deadline?
Did he already expect that this departure would lead to a narrow escape?
But what terrible secrets were hidden in his notebook, and why did he ask the school teachers to destroy them all after confirming that he would not come back?
At this time, I was almost surrounded by question marks. However, just when Lao Jiang and I were packing our things and planning to take them away secretly, we were bumped into by the female teacher.
She was originally guarding the door, but came in after we drew the curtains, and she seemed to have overheard the recording just now.
"Well, we didn't want to steal..."
Before I could finish talking to Lao Jiang, the female teacher took the initiative and said, "I didn't see anything. Please take everything you need with you."
"I have only one request, to bring the principal back alive! West China University can lose everything, but it cannot lose him."
Lao Jiang and I solemnly promised: "Definitely!"
It can be seen that Ge Weihan is crucial to West China University!
With the words of the female teacher, we took the notebook away with confidence. As Xiang Wanli said, Ge Weihan did rush to Sanxingdui first, because on the last few pages of the notebook, there is a route map he made to Guanghan County.
This undoubtedly served as an indirect guide for us. Lao Jiang and I just discussed it for a moment and decided to follow this road map.
We left Chengdu that afternoon.
At first, there were carriages to ride on, but when the road became more and more rugged, no matter how much money was given, the coachman would not go further.
We could only start walking. If Lao Jiang and I were traveling lightly, Yin Ling'er was in a worse situation. She was complaining endlessly while carrying the big bamboo basket that was as tall as a person.
"I don't want to eat the delicious food. I have to come to this poor mountain valley to suffer. I have never lived in Chengdu." Yin Ling'er sighed as she walked.
Lao Jiang told Yin Ling'er not to think about the weight of the bamboo basket, but to look more at the scenery along the way. It was lush and beautiful.
Yin Ling'er pursed her pink lips and said aggrievedly: "We all have these trees and grass in Miao territory, okay?"
Suddenly, Yin Ling'er's footsteps stopped.
I held a piece of dogtail grass in my mouth and hurriedly approached: "What's wrong?"
I saw Yin Ling'er bending down and grabbing a small flying insect lying on the flower, her two beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and she fell into deep thought.
"Strange, why did our little flying wing from Miaojiang appear here?" Yin Ling'er looked at the big green-headed bug with Saijo's transparent wings.
She told me that this kind of bug is usually used to explore roads in Miao territory.
"But there is only one, it must be a coincidence." Yin Ling'er's brows immediately widened.
I nodded and said: "That's for sure. There are all kinds of strange things in the world. There are many bugs everywhere. You Miaojiang haven't applied for any patents."
"That's right!" Yin Ling'er regained the joy of moving like a rabbit just now, and jumped up and down again with the big bamboo basket on her back.
We walked along the winding path halfway up the mountain. At dusk, we made a tree bed for the night and continued on our way until dawn.
After walking for about a day and a night, I saw a strange village appearing under the mountain in the distance!
The village is full of mulberry trees with green leaves, and their houses are also very strange, with two-story buildings and green tiles.
What’s even more noteworthy is that there are three foreigners rushing in front of us!
