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He Jingyu's heart skipped a beat when he heard the news that He Tiantian had gotten from Qi Daniu.
Considering they had seen Hu Sanchuan near Taoyuan before, wasn't it too much of a coincidence?
After finishing his meal, He Jingyu went to Taoyuan, where Qi Shugen happened to be there as well. He told Qi Shugen about Hu Sanchuan.
Qi Shugen was taken aback and said, "I'll go check on that hunting rifle. I heard before that Hu Sanchuan once encountered a bear and ran out of bullets, so he had to fight it hand to hand. In the end, he killed the bear, but the barrel of his hunting rifle broke. Hunting rifles are strictly regulated now, unlike before when you could find a place to repair them. Now you have to do it yourself."
He Jingyu and Qi Shugen entered the wooden house.
Secretary Qi is looking at that hunting rifle!
"Secretary Qi, you've also heard about Hu Sanchuan from Hujia Village?" He Jingyu asked. Secretary Qi was a shrewd man; he must have connected Hu Sanchuan with what happened last night.
"Yes," Secretary Qi said, "but I've never seen Hu Sanchuan's hunting rifle before, and I was just about to ask someone in Hujia Village who has a good relationship with Hu Sanchuan."
Qi Shugen stepped forward, took the shotgun, and saw that there were indeed welded spots on the barrel. He nodded and said, "This shotgun belongs to Hu Sanchuan. I happened to witness the battle between Hu Sanchuan and Xiong Xiazi three years ago, and that shotgun also broke in this spot."
Upon hearing this, Secretary Qi gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn it! Why are these people from Hu Family Village making trouble for our Qi Family Village? I didn't even bother with Hu Erlai and Hu Gou Dan, and they're already pushing their luck. I'll go find Secretary Hu tomorrow and have a word with them."
Everything was fine until these tomb raiders appeared, those despicable bastards!
He Jingyu smiled wryly and said, "Even if we knew the hunting rifle belonged to Hu Sanchuan, and we didn't catch him on the spot, he could still say that the hunting rifle was stolen and that he didn't know anything about it!"
Upon hearing this, Secretary Qi deflated like a punctured balloon and cursed, "Damn it, it's hard to be a good person these days!"
"Yes!" Qi Shugen said, "Secretary Qi, why don't we go to the county town again? After all, the things in those caves definitely belonged to tomb raiders. We don't know where those tomb raiders have gone now. What if they come back if we do nothing?"
"Alright, I'll bring this hunting rifle tomorrow, and I'll also bring some shovels," Secretary Qi said. As long as there are cemeteries in this area, even without this wave of tomb raiders, there will still be other tomb raiders.
Rather than letting those shady, vicious people roam around in the back mountains, it's better to get the higher-ups to take notice sooner.
This is good, as it allows us to send more archaeologists to excavate.
Once the excavation was complete, the tomb raiders stopped coming, and Qijia Village was finally at peace.
The things in those cemeteries belong to the state. Ordinary people have this awareness; they just want to live peacefully and don't ask for anything else.
The next day, Secretary Qi drove an oxcart, carrying many Luoyang shovels from the cave, and hurriedly headed to the county town.
The last time Secretary Qi went, County Chief Niu did report to the city the next day, but there has been no reply yet.
This time, Secretary Qi brought a lot of tomb raiding tools with him. This time, County Chief Niu couldn't sit still and directly called a jeep from the county government to go directly to Huai City.
Upon hearing County Chief Niu's report, Secretary Ma of Huai City quickly summoned some archaeological experts from the Huai City Museum.
When the experts from Huai City Museum saw these items, they were stunned. Putting everything else aside, the variety of Luoyang shovels alone was more complete than the tools in their museum!
Secretary Ma introduced, "Secretary Qi, this is Director Yang of our city museum, and Director Yang, this is Secretary Qi of Qijia Village who brought these tools."
"Comrade Qi, hello. Could you tell me the specifics?" Curator Yang asked curiously. Judging from these tools, this was an experienced tomb raiding team. If there were no surprises, there must be an ancient tomb in the back mountain of Qijia Village, and it must be a rare one at that.
Secretary Qi then recounted the discovery of the robbery hole in the village and the events of the night before last.
Director Yang immediately said that he would go back and organize personnel to conduct an on-site investigation in Qijia Village.
Secretary Ma is now very concerned about Qijia Village. If they can discover another large tomb, it will be the icing on the cake for Huai City's work this year, making their achievements outstanding!
After Secretary Qi and his men returned, Director Yang arrived at Qijia Village the next day with five assistants—two women and three men.
The two women lived in the livestock team's quarters, in what used to be the rooms of Old Man Bai, Xiang Rong, and Zuo Li. Director Yang and his three assistants lived in a wooden house next to the peach orchard for convenient work.
Accompanying Director Yang were Qi Ling, Xiao Chen, and Lao Wu.
Director Yang was responsible for investigating the ancient tomb, while the investigation of tomb raiders was handled by the public security authorities.
Qi Ling came over, first visited Secretary Qi, and then came to visit He Tiantian's family.
When Grandma Qi saw Qiling, she slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "Oh dear, I hadn't even remembered that matter if I hadn't seen Qiling!"
He Jingyu asked, puzzled, "What is it? Is it related to Liu Lingli's case?"
“No.” Grandma Qi shook her head. “Sweetie, as you know, when we were traveling in New York, we met a jewelry craftsman named Qi in a jewelry shop. What was his name again…”
He Tiantian was picking vegetables when she heard what Grandma Qi said. Her eyes lit up and she nodded, "Yes, that person's name is Qi... his hometown is Huai City, Anhui Province."
Qi Ling was taken aback, shook the teacup a few times, and asked, "Is your name Qi Da? How old are you? What do you look like?"
He Tiantian thought for a moment and said, "Yes, yes, his name is Qi Da. He also said his older brother is Qi Tong, his younger brother is Qi Bin, and his younger sister is Qi Fei'e. He went to New York with his master to make money in the 1930s. Before that, he didn't make any money and was too embarrassed to return home in glory, so he stayed there. When he finally made some money and wanted to come back, he couldn't. When we were traveling, we happened to visit his shop. He recognized our accent from Huai City and started chatting with us. Knowing we were from the same hometown, he only charged us for our work, and we agreed to help him find his family. But when we got home, one thing after another came up, and we didn't have time to go back to Huai City. Brother Qi, you also have the surname Qi, do you know this person?"
“Of course I know him!” Qi Ling said. “That’s my second grandfather! He was my grandfather’s older brother. He went to America three or three years ago. At first, we kept in touch, but then we lost all contact with him. When my great-grandmother passed away, she kept thinking about my second grandfather and said that if we had the chance, we should try to find him. But as you can see, with the political environment in China, it’s impossible to go to America.” (To be continued.)
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