Lan Xiaolan had been digging next to the first coffin for more than an hour.
At this moment, the shovel suddenly hit something. Lan Xiaolan was extremely excited. She took a look and found it was wood! And judging by the material, it was exactly the same as the coffin of the first corpse next to it.
Both intuition and experience reminded Lan Xiaolan that this might be the second coffin.
Lan Xiaolan carefully recorded the discoveries here and sent all the collected information to the research group.
Although Lan Xiaolan works in an archaeological institute, she is still relatively young and inexperienced compared to the old masters who have decades of archaeological experience.
Currently, she is just a staff member of the institute. The matter of the ancient tomb still needs to be reviewed by Professor Bai of the institute.
After all, one cannot casually characterize unearthed cultural relics. This is the basic quality that people in this industry should have.
Lan Xiaolan told the police and the remaining forensic personnel the news of the discovery of the second body. With everyone's help, the second body was soon clearly revealed.
This time, the body was in a posture with hands on hips, head raised up, and feet apart.
This time, there were still two ceramic plates and two small wooden stick-like objects placed next to it.
There is also a ring made of Hetian jade, which looks the most expensive and valuable thing after a busy night.
"Like the corpse next to it, this is also a female, between 15 and 25 years old." Lan Xiaolan said as she recorded.
This was a really interesting discovery for Lan Xiaolan.
But her intuition told her that her work was not over yet, and there was something else waiting for her to dig.
She picked up the tools in her hand, walked to the top of the first coffin, and started digging again.
The sky gradually transitioned from deep black to azure blue, getting closer and closer to the morning light.
Before she knew it, Lan Xiaolan had been working all night. Although she was a little tired, she felt more and more energetic.
This can only happen if you do something you love.
The night has quietly faded away, the morning sun fills the sky, and the silent night will eventually be replaced by dawn.
Early in the morning, the city held an emergency meeting regarding the suspension of construction on the cross-river bridge due to the discovery of an ancient tomb.
As the chief designer and general supervisor of the cross-river bridge project, Ren Tingxi arrived at the meeting site early in the morning.
Following them came the leaders and relevant staff, and of course Professor Bai, as the representative of the Institute of Archaeology, also came.
Following the professor was a neatly and formally dressed woman. She was wearing a professional suit and high heels, and was following Professor Bai with a laptop in her hand.
Ren Tingxi looked at it carefully, his face darkened and he showed disappointment.
Obviously, Ren Tingxi did not see the person he wanted to see.
"I wonder if Professor Bai has made any more valuable discoveries? I also wonder how long the construction site will need to be cordoned off?" Ren Tingxi asked, knocking on the table.
Hu Wenjuan opened her laptop and introduced one by one each of the unearthed cultural relics sent from the ancient tomb yesterday. Of course, these cultural relics were all discovered by Lan Xiaolan.
"Sorry to bother you." Ren Tingxi interrupted Hu Wenjuan: "According to what you just said, these are things of no value."
Professor Bai and Hu Wenjuan looked at each other. Although they didn't want to admit it, it was indeed the fact.
"And if it was the tomb of an ancient emperor or a marquis, or even an important official, it should have been a male. But the one excavated was a female, and she was around 15 to 25 years old. It can be seen that the owner of this tomb is just an ordinary person." Ren Tingxi said while looking at Professor Bai.
Professor Bai shook his head, disagreeing with Ren Tingxi's words: "This is just a current finding. We can't draw conclusions so early."
"Then I wonder, Professor Bai, how long will it take to complete the research? You know, this cross-river bridge connects the main north-south artery of our city, and the economic and trade conference is about to be held. If the cross-river project is delayed, it will be a disgrace to everyone sitting here."
"It is very one-sided to determine the value of an ancient tomb based on only one female corpse," Professor Bai said slowly.
"Moreover, judging from the bamboo slips discovered so far, the text on them does indeed originate from over 2,000 years ago. However, it takes time to translate these ancient texts and clarify their historical origins. I hope that all the leaders present here can understand and show consideration."
Professor Bai continued to refute, "Of course I understand the importance of the cross-river bridge project to the development of our province. But I must be responsible for history. This is my job responsibility, and I have no choice but to do it!"
Ren Tingxi thought for a moment and continued, "I agree with Professor Bai. In this case, my people can assist you in handing over all the unearthed cultural relics to the research institute."
"This way, Professor, you can continue your research. The construction site cordon will be lifted, and the progress of the project will not be delayed. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
Ren Tingxi smiled with satisfaction. This was exactly the ultimate purpose of his coming to this meeting.
Professor Bai looked at his leader's face, who nodded in agreement. He then turned and looked at the people around him, who were also silent.
"No! We can't lift the blockade!" At this time, a body gasping for air pushed open the door of the conference room anxiously.
"We can't lift the siege, we can't!" Lan Xiaolan emphasized again.
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