At four o'clock in the morning, the archaeologists who were sleeping in the deep mountains were all awakened by a burst of light and shouts.
When a dozen or so police officers arrived at the archaeological team, the team leader and the archaeologists were stunned.
A group of nearly a hundred people were being watched by a dozen police officers at the archaeological site at four in the morning, when it was barely light.
The deputy director in charge was equally blunt. The head of the archaeological team said, "Professor, we came here so late because we got a tip from a criminal that some of your people are secretly stealing archaeological artifacts and trading them."
"Professor, as an archaeological team member, you lack even the most basic professional ethics and have committed theft! Such a person is even more despicable than middlemen or tomb raiders! This is an extremely serious crime! As the deputy director of the Zhongmo Town Public Security Bureau, I am fully aware of the importance of your archaeological work here. Any items unearthed from the ancient tombs belong to the state! I absolutely will not allow someone who has committed theft to remain in your archaeological team!"
The person in charge was sweating profusely, and he hated the person who had embezzled the funds. He echoed the deputy director's words, "Director Chen is right. Our archaeological team will never tolerate such a morally corrupt person staying in our team!"
The deputy director glanced at the person in charge; it was still uncertain whether this professor could continue to lead the next archaeological excavation.
The entire room fell silent.
Some of the archaeologists standing in a group were drenched in cold sweat.
The deputy director squinted at everyone present, his tone sharp, "Now I'm giving you a chance. Whoever did this should step forward and turn themselves in, and I can be lenient with them. If you don't step forward and I drag you out one by one, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
It was quiet; not a single person came out.
The deputy director sneered, "It seems you are unwilling to accept the lenient treatment I pleaded for you."
"Don't think I'm joking with you. The fact that I'm here saying these things means I have absolute evidence. You think that if you don't speak up, everything will be fine and no one will know what you've done?"
"I'm telling you, it's impossible!"
"Bring the person over here!"
Two of the police officers escorted a man dressed in prison clothes to the front of all the archaeologists.
The man wearing glasses looked up and glanced at it.
In an instant, his face turned deathly pale.
...
Jiang Ci didn't sleep well all night, tossing and turning in bed. As soon as she heard the chickens clucking, she simply got up.
It was just getting light, around five o'clock.
Zhou Mingli has not returned yet.
After Jiang Ci finished washing up, she prepared to make breakfast. All the shrimp she had prepared last night had died, and most of the fish had also died, but because it hadn't been long and the temperature was cool enough in the early morning, there was no strange smell.
Jiang Ci only prepared the shrimp to make scrambled eggs. Zhou Mingli always took care of the fish, so she couldn't do it herself and had to wait for him to come back and prepare it.
Jiang Ci opened the door and looked outside.
No one.
She went back to cook, and just as she lit the fire, there was a knock on the door.
Jiang Ci immediately stood up and ran to the door to open it.
We were greeted by Zhou Mingli, who looked travel-worn from his journey.
She breathed a heavy sigh of relief and took the bicycle from him. "Was it all right?"
“The person from the archaeological team has been apprehended.” Zhou Mingli’s voice was somewhat hoarse. “Li Hu hadn’t confessed until last night when I went to the police station and told them I was reporting him and Xia Lei. Only then did Li Hu confess.”
"The deputy director of the Public Security Bureau led a team into the mountains overnight and apprehended the man with glasses."
Zhou Mingli was clearly exhausted, and he explained the matter clearly in just a few words.
Seeing this, Jiang Ci poured him a bowl of water and told him to drink it. "After you finish drinking, wash your face and go back to your room to rest. I'll cook dinner. We can talk about anything else when you wake up."
Zhou Mingli looked at her with deep eyes, his gaze even gentler than water.
After finishing the water, my throat finally felt a bit better. "The police will be coming to the production team today to arrest people. The things are hidden in the ceramic pot outside Xia Lei's yard."
"If you want to join in the fun, and you see them struggling to find something, you can blend in and shout a couple of times."
Jiang Ci: "..."
Is she the kind of person who enjoys watching a spectacle and loves to stir things up?
Jiang Ci woke the two children up to wash their faces and brush their teeth. After breakfast, she didn't disturb Zhou Mingli's sleep. Instead, she tied another small chair to the back seat and took the two children, one in front and one in the back, to the cowshed to deliver food.
Isn't that a coincidence? Xia Lei was also riding his bicycle towards the village entrance.
I happened to run into Jiang Ci.
Xia Lei looked at Jiang Ci with disdain and didn't want to pay her any attention.
Jiang Ci ignored him, displaying an arrogant and aloof demeanor, which was quite rude.
Zhou Yang still remembered the trauma of Xia Lei lifting him up and throwing him away. He was terrified whenever he saw Xia Lei, so he hugged Jiang Ci's waist and whimpered, "Mom, you bad guy!"
Little Zhou Miao wholeheartedly agreed with her brother, her little face serious, "You bad boy!"
Before Jiang Ci could speak, Xia Lei gave a cold and sarcastic laugh.
These two kids are no good either, just like their parents.
Jiang Ci glanced at Xia Lei and gave an even more mocking laugh, "Heh."
"Yangyang, don't be afraid. If anyone dares to lay a hand on you again, even if it's the King of Heaven himself, I'll still beat him up."
Xia Lei said coldly, "Arrogant people never have a good ending."
Jiang Ci, with one foot on the pedal and the other on the ground, scoffed, "Xia Zhiqing, are you describing yourself like that?"
"If you're talking about me, then I have to thank you for the compliment. I am indeed arrogant, but I have a great appetite and am in excellent health right now." Jiang Ci said with a half-smile, "If anyone dares to mess with me, I'll show them what real arrogance is."
Despite her arrogance, let's see if Jiang Ci can still laugh in a few hours!
Xia Lei's eyes were filled with coldness, and the darkness in his heart swirled imperceptibly, like a volcano on the verge of eruption, constantly accumulating.
Just then, two policemen rode their bicycles into the village on the road leading to the village entrance.
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