Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 10 The Expert
I didn't expect that such a thing would happen after just eating a hot pot.I immediately said, "Apart from this sentence, what else did he say?"

Tofu shook his head and said, "I didn't understand, so he didn't reply. He looked at me for a while, said 'kiss your face' and left. Oh, what do you mean by kissing your face? Could it be that the kid just now was a Glass, want to kiss me?"

I couldn't help but lit a cigarette, and said, "It doesn't make any sense, we met an expert just now."

Tofu didn't know anything about it, so he quickly asked me what was going on.

I guess, it should be that I discussed buying tools with Tofu just now, and that person overheard it.That person should also be a grave robber, and what he said to Tofu was actually a code word.

There are many code words for tomb robbery depending on the place. Some code words are even temporarily agreed upon, but there are also some code words that have been passed down for a long time and are also common in Taoism. My grandfather recorded some in his work notes.

I said to the tofu: "Turning salted fish and digging mushrooms with a bucket have the same meaning. In ancient times, our ancestors discovered that the fish that was salvaged was not easy to spoil when salted, so people at that time liked to make 'salted fish'. '. Later, the people of the Liao Kingdom in history used this principle to deal with the corpses. They removed the viscera from the corpses, drained the water, and marinated them with large salt with spices to make 'salty corpses'. The Liao Kingdom used to be in the northeast area , so the tomb robbers in the Northeast will call the tomb robbers 'returning salted fish'."

Tofu was dumbfounded when he heard that, and said, "What do you mean by the words behind that?"

I said, "What you said later is a little bit bad. The fire in the pot means they want to join the group. When they come to the door, they are on top of them, and there are veterans in this industry." To put it bluntly, it was Tofu and I who were discussing the purchase of equipment At that time, although some code words were used, they happened to be overheard by the experts.This person probably saw that we were digging a mushroom and was not prepared enough. He saw that we were novices, so he wanted to share a piece of the pie.

The meaning of that whole sentence is translated as: "You guys used to fight over salted fish, and we have a good relationship. We are a family. Are you still short of manpower? Do you want to work together? It seems that you don't have enough equipment, you should You are a novice, right? There are people above me, equipment and so on, one-stop service."

Doufu listened to his head, and said: "Stop, stop, he just said a few words, why did you make up a bunch of words. But what does that kiss mean?"

I thought about it, recalled my grandfather's work notes, then shook my head and said, "He probably didn't mean 'kiss your face', but a blue face. He just scolded you for not being able to understand the code words and not being good at the way, which means you are a rookie." So people don't want to talk to you, just left.

Tofu became angry when he heard it, and he patted the table and said: "That kid is actually scolding me, his grandma's, he has a blue face, and his whole family is a green-faced rookie." I said: "Now it's not just talking Fortunately, you didn't pay attention to him, it would be bad if we let him get out of our position, but it seems that he is very disappointed in you, so it shouldn't have any influence on us."

My grandfather once described in his work notes that the temptation faced by tomb robbers is huge, and they can often become rich and powerful with one vote, so they are particularly dark-hearted when it comes to money.In addition, there are fewer and fewer good tombs that have not been touched. There are too many monks and too few porridge.

In his work notes, he once recorded an old story about black people eating black people, which was also told to him by his master.

It was the late Republic of China, and tomb robbery was rampant.

In Changsha, Hunan, there is a group of five people who have been partners for many years.They usually dig some small tombs and make small troubles, but they have not been able to make a lot of money.

Once, they found a large tomb by accident. The tomb was located deep in the mountains. In addition to the chaotic era at that time, the few people worked very arrogantly.It was a large tomb of the Han Dynasty. Generally, the Qin and Han Dynasties paid attention to deep burial. Several people dug with explosives, and it took more than 20 meters to dig the mud layer.

Behind the plaster are the tomb bricks.

The Han Dynasty paid attention to thick burials, and there were many funeral objects, so the anti-theft technology of the mausoleum was also very complicated.

The person who hit the white mud paste is called "Bai Lao Si" in Taoism. He is the boss of the group, also called "Zhang Yan" in jargon. He has a lot of experience and is like a military adviser in the team.He got into the robbery hole and broke through the layer of mud plaster, revealing the blue-black tomb bricks behind.

The square tomb has two layers of bricks inside and out, but the cracks between the bricks are slightly red.

Bai Laosi is an experienced master. He knew at a glance that there was an organ behind the interlayer of the tomb bricks, and the gaps were red. If it was as expected, it should be the "quick sand and drug house security wall" of the Han Dynasty.

Those who can use this kind of anti-theft method are at least at the princely level.

What is 'Liusha Dushe'?
This flow refers to mercury green; sand, it has to be red sand; poison refers to the mixture of two things together, which will form a liquid venom that does not solidify. When the tomb robber moves the tomb brick, the venom inside will splatter. If it comes out, it will take the life of the person, and the person in the middle will rot into a puddle of blood in an instant, just like being splashed with the Huagu powder described in the novel.And the house refers to the device that promotes this organ.

This is a one-time mechanism. When subjected to a huge external force, the "house" inside will have a self-ignition device. It is a mechanism that will die together. Therefore, explosives cannot be used, and only bricks can be demolished.

But this demolition of bricks is bound to kill people.What should I do?
After thinking about it, there is only one way, unless it is reworked to dig a hole and insert it obliquely from the bottom.But in this way, first, it will take a lot of time and energy; second, everyone's explosives and equipment are also in short supply.

During the period of the Republic of China, since Sun Dianying blew up the imperial tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi, folk tomb robbers also began to use explosives.

As soon as Bai Laosi thought about it, he got a black heart, backed out of the cave, and said to the four people: "The white mud plaster has been dug, and the tomb bricks are behind it. You four go in together and tear down the bricks. I am outside." Let’s take a break and give you a break. The bottom is [-]% a Han Dynasty tomb, brothers, this time we have made a fortune, after finishing this job, we can wash our hands and go home to hug our wives.”

When the remaining four people heard this, they flattered one after another: "Brother Bai is still the best. Once an expert makes a move, he will know if there is any. You are also tired, and we will do the rest of the physical work."

After all, the four of them took their fellows down the cave to break down the bricks, while Bai Laosi waited at the entrance of the robbery cave, smoking dry cigarettes coldly.

Those four people didn't have much experience, some were just some brute force, and there was no 'quick sand poisonous house' at all. Bai Laosi waited quietly, smoking a dry cigarette, and after a while, from the depths of the cave, there was a shrill scream. Under the effect of the echo from the robbery cave, it seemed to come from hell.

The screams lasted for a full 2 ​​minutes. At this time, a person crawled out, half of his body stuck out of the robbery hole, stretched out his hand, his mouth could no longer make a sound, he seemed to want to ask Bai Laosi for help, his whole body seemed to be splashed. It was as if he had swallowed strong sulfuric acid, and he was still smoking.

When Bai Laosi saw it, he said, "Brother, I'll see you off." He shot the man to pieces.In an instant, that person turned into a puddle of blood.

Bai Laosi then got into the robbery cave, and the "quick sand drug house" inside had been exhausted. He removed the remaining floor tiles, sneaked into the Han tomb, and made a fortune from then on.

In the face of huge wealth, those who dig mushrooms can be described as black-hearted.Both of us were inexperienced and thought that no one could understand the code words.I don't know if that cat is still playing tricks, walking and reciting words again and again, letting my colleagues listen to it.

It's fine if he doesn't take it to heart, but if he becomes malicious and pays attention, wouldn't it be...

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look outside the hot pot restaurant, and said to Tofu: "Be careful, if that kid wants to join forces, he might be following you. After we finish eating, the soldiers will divide into two ways, try to go as many people as possible." place to reduce the chance of being followed, and meet at the 'office' at night."

After the discussion, we finished the rest of the food, ate and drank enough, and went out, and the two of us separated.I didn't have any tasks today, so I went to a pedestrian street next to it with a lot of people, wandered around, and it was afternoon in a blink of an eye.

When I got back to the 'office', Tofu had just arrived, he gestured to me as a safe gesture, and took out the equipment bought during the day, we closed the doors and windows, moved the bed, and then I put on the hood and parallel gas mask, along the way Looking at the horseshoe pits made on both sides of the shaft, I went down into the robbery cave, climbed forward for a while, and then reached the end of the robbery cave. The coffin buried in the soil was still in place. Carefully widen the robbery hole, preparing to clear out the coffin.

(End of this chapter)