Chapter 57: Special Task Force Deploys 2

  On the way, I called Zhang Ting on the bus to report safety, Shiteng saw it and did it together... Hung up the phone hastily and said there was something in the evening, asking her to go back to the dormitory first.

  It didn't take long to arrive at the mayor's house. Wow, this is really luxurious! It wasn't said that he lived in a villa, but the mayor was doing something, and we were all staring at him, he didn't dare to be too high-profile, but he also lived in a first-line community, and the advertisement for this community was often broadcast, with a price of at least 5 digits per square meter...

  After entering the apartment building, I realized... this person is really good at socializing. Although it's not a villa, the entire floor belongs to his family. As we walked in, a middle-aged man came over and held our hands tightly. "My son has caused you trouble, sorry about that."

  "Zi Chuan, Shi Teng, Jiang Zheng. Come, you all come sit down." I recognized it was Captain Luo, he was inviting us to sit down, "You too, come sit down." The mayor had been standing in place until he heard Captain Luo's words before daring to sit down... wasn't this his home?

  "Are you all right?" Captain Luo asked us, we didn't say a word and stared at the mayor, who was sitting there unnaturally...

  "It's all right, Captain Luo."

  "Your son is mobilizing the police, it's nothing to stay in the police station for a few days?" I saw Captain Luo speaking sarcastically to the mayor. "Nothing, nothing, my son has been ignorant of what's important since he was young, this time causing such a big trouble, he should be locked up!" The mayor kept flattering Captain Luo, and I laughed.

  "Oh? I thought it was you who ordered it?" The more he wanted to do so, the more I made it difficult for him. "Ah, no way, I didn't even know." He continued to explain. "Alright then, just withdraw Li Jie and have him be a guard instead." Captain Luo and I were in sync, and the mayor could only nod along... Sheng Teng and I secretly felt pleased!

  "Alright, let's go first, you take care. " I saw Captain Luo leave a sentence for the mayor after leading us away. He respectfully sent us out of the door...

  "What brings Captain Luo here this time?", I thought to myself as I looked at Captain Luo who suddenly appeared on our way back, there must be something going on.

  "Uh, Sub River, this time it's our province's special team's turn to perform."

  "Looking at Captain Luo's serious face, what do you want us to pretend?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "In Santan County, an ancient tomb was discovered, which looks very old. This time the state sent an archaeological team over and they need your assistance on the side."

  "Huh? Are we supposed to help with the excavation too?" Sheng Teng spoke out my doubts, and I looked at Captain Luo in confusion.

  "You don't know, these are not publicly known, no matter what tomb, there are special groups of people following, the wisdom of ancient people cannot be underestimated... Moreover, for things related to the supernatural, ancient people were even more formidable, so the dangers inside the tomb are unknown. It's just that in the past when we discovered tombs, we always asked other provinces for assistance, but this time we can rely on ourselves."

  "That's what Captain Luo said is correct, the ancient book 'Shan Hai Jing' records things that may seem like legends to us now, but at that time, the era of demons and monsters was truly real, and it was only then that witchcraft, Taoism, and other practices began to rise, while most of our ancestors' legacy has been lost... Only a small part has been passed down to us."

  "Okay, then when?"

  "Tomorrow, Jiang Zheng will take you to Santan County. Get a good rest tonight, as you may need to stay there for several months." I was stunned when Captain Luo said we would be staying for several months.

  "What? Several months? Is it serious?"

  "Hmm, at first we thought it was very small, but later the instrument detected that this tomb might be on a large scale, and we suspected that it was the mausoleum of an emperor." Will there be an imperial mausoleum here? That's really explosive news.

  "Uh, okay." After Captain Luo sent us back, Shitian and I returned to our room to prepare for tomorrow. I still haven't reported to Zhang Ting yet. "Zi Chuan big brother! I also want to tell Ruo Qin." It seems that Shitian and I are in the same situation... I called Zhang Ting and briefly told her about going on a long trip tomorrow, possibly not returning for several months. When I mentioned several months, she wouldn't let me go.

  "It's okay, Tingting, we're going to Beijing for promotion training."

  I'll take out all the tricks I have to say and she will agree, I let her find Yuxin and Ruoxin to play when she is bored, if there's anything just find Director Jiang.

  "Zihe big brother! I've handed it over!" Looking at Shiteng rushing in with a whoosh.

  "I'm fine too, what's wrong with you?"

  "I said I was going to dig a grave..." This kid, no wonder, if Yuqin knew our identity, she wouldn't be afraid to be frank... It's just that I don't know how long I should hide the truth from Zhang Ting.

  The next morning, Director Jiang sent someone to pick us up early and we got on the car and headed straight to Santan County.

  "Director Jiang... I, uh, my girlfriend also hopes you can take care of her more often..." I struggled to get the words out, and Shi Teng chimed in with "And my Ruoxin too..."

  "Haha, don't worry, when you two are not around, I will take care of everything for them." Hearing the two of us say this, Director Jiang smiled.

  "Huh? Director Jiang, this time we're all going as a whole group, right?" I recalled the old Taoist priest I saw last time...

  "Uh-huh, I suppose you will all go. I'll send you over in a bit and then come back, Captain Luo will lead you there."

  We are a bit far from Sanlian County, our city is located in the southernmost part of Fujian Province, while Sanlian County is in the northernmost part. We drove for over 5 hours on the highway to reach the city where Sanlian County belongs. As it turns out, Sanlian County is also at the edge of that city. Counting the journey, we've been driving for almost 8 hours. The road was fine earlier, but when we entered Sanlian County, the road became difficult to navigate, with many potholes. Finally, we saw that the road ahead was blocked and cars were not allowed to pass. Director Jiang got out of the car and spoke with the police officer on duty, then told us: "Zi Chuan, this is as far as I can take you. Someone will come to escort you in later."

  "Alright, thanks for your hard work, Director Jiang." As I watched Director Jiang get into the car and drive away, Shitian and I stood there with our luggage, looking around at the buildings in this town. There were still many buildings here, but it seemed deserted, giving off a somewhat desolate feeling. The government must have relocated these people to other places.

  "Hello, Captain Li, Captain Lin asked you to come with me."

  I saw a policeman saluting us and calling us captain. He led us into the sealed-off area, leaving us bewildered. The leading policeman didn't talk to us at all, just walking ahead. As we walked in, I realized that inside were rural dirt roads, with some wooden frame houses and rice fields around, seemingly uninhabited.

  "Is it still far?" I asked, because I felt like I had been walking in here for a long time and had crossed many rice fields, slowly entering some flat land. "Just ahead," the policeman said calmly, continuing to lead me forward.

  "Come on, Shitian is smoking a cigarette." I had nothing to say to that police officer, and I could only chat with Shitian.

  "We're here." I didn't need him to say that, as I saw many people measuring something in front of us. I spotted Captain Luo among the crowd and walked over with Shitian.

  "Zi Chuan, Shi Teng, you've arrived! Go rest over there for now." Captain Luo saw us busy and quickly arranged for us to settle down first. The place he mentioned was a cluster of tents, many of them. Captain Luo was busy calling out to a staff member to take us there. As we walked over, I only then noticed that the other members had already arrived. That old Daoist with the big beard was still sitting outside his tent meditating... "Zi Chuan, is he trying to become an immortal?" Shi Teng also saw him and spoke out, but the old Daoist seemed to have heard us, opened his eyes, gave us a disdainful look, and continued meditating.

  "I don't know either... whatever they say."

  "Amitabha, I want to eat dried meat..." I heard a voice say Amitabha? Is he a monk? But he still wants to eat dried meat? When I looked over, it was actually someone from the Fa Chan Temple... He saw us and made a friendly bow. I saw a staff member serving him rice... "You can stay in this tent." The person who brought us led us to the front of the tent and then left. My friend Shengteng and I walked in, the space was not too big or too small, it should be enough for two people.

  I and Shì Téng packed up and walked out, looking at busy people who couldn't find anything to do for a while.

  "Shi Teng, let's go and chat with that meat-eating monk? We're in the same group but haven't had any interaction with them... That old Taoist with a big beard is impossible to communicate with, but the monk seems quite friendly..."

  "Uh, okay." I walked with Shengteng towards the monk and saw him holding a bowl and drinking from it. How should I greet him? I got stuck: "Meat-eating Master...hello." After saying that, I felt embarrassed.

  "Hello, two donors..." The monk's hand stopped in mid-air, clearly stunned by my greeting. But he still managed to get up and bow to us, leaving me and Shitian stunned as well, unsure of how to respond.

  "Uh... Master, are you really a monk?" I asked another question that was begging to be slapped.

  "I was ordained at the age of four in Fa Chan Temple... I have read tens of thousands of scriptures, devoted my heart to Buddhism, and became a monk. Why does his way of speaking sound so unfamiliar?"

  "Then why are you still eating meat? Aren't monks supposed to be vegetarian?" Shengteng was even more direct than I was.

  "What I eat is not meat, but sin..." The monk's one sentence left me and Shitian speechless. I've seen people who can talk nonsense, but never anyone as good at it as this...

  "In Lower Li Zi River, this is my close friend Lin Shi Teng, I don't know how to address the master." He got me all confused and I ended up learning his way of speaking too.

  "The poor monk's Dharma name is Hua Shang Lu Sijian."