Ouyang Lan arrived before he even showed up: "You guys are really not working honestly. When I'm not watching, you start to slack off. Aren't you afraid that I'll report you and have your wages deducted?"
Tian Wei and Lao Song looked at each other and saw disgust in each other's eyes.
Ouyang Lan is a relative of the foreman. Since he came to this construction site, he has been following the foreman to learn.
But it's obvious that he's just here to kill time, playing games on his phone all day long, and no one has ever seen him actually do any work.
If it were just that, he wouldn't have annoyed people, but it's just that he does too many outrageous things.
He wanders around all day pretending to know everything, and relies on his relationship with the foreman to point fingers at others.
The most unacceptable thing is that he always likes to look around with that broken telescope. As long as he finds something wrong, he will run to you quickly to cause trouble like a mouse seeing a cat.
The co-workers who came with him all said that if it weren't for the foreman's consideration, someone like him who deserved a beating to the extreme would have been beaten countless times.
Now that he has come here with such fanfare, I'm sure the matter of digging out the coffin will not end well.
The two of them just hoped that he would be more sensible and not expose this matter.
Ouyang Lan didn't care when he saw that the two men ignored him. He knew that no one on the construction site liked him, but there was nothing he could do. He just liked to see others dislike him but couldn't do anything about it.
When he was about to reach the two of them, he deliberately put his hands behind his back to pretend to be mature: "I want to see what good things are in the pit that can attract you to stop working."
When he saw the coffin in the pit, he jumped up excitedly: "Am I seeing things? It really is a coffin. I never thought I would have such an adventure on a construction site in my lifetime."
After saying that, he took out his phone and changed the angles: "I have to take a few more pictures to show my friends."
When he reached the back, he stopped, turned up the zoom on his phone to the maximum, covered his mouth in surprise, and jumped down.
Seeing him trying to open the coffin, Tian Wei quickly stopped him: "Ouyang Lan, you're crazy! Didn't the foreman tell you that this kind of coffin can't be opened casually?"
At this time, Ouyang Lan was attracted by the wealth revealed in the coffin and could not hear what he said at all.
He looked at the intact human-shaped bones and bowed three times: "This ancestor who came from nowhere, my family is poor, and I would like to lend you some money.
Your kindness today will be remembered by future generations. When I become wealthy, I will definitely build a golden statue for you and worship it day and night."
Lao Song beside him stopped Tian Wei who was about to go down to stop them: "Why are you so enthusiastic? He opened the coffin. Even if something happened, he can't find us two."
In fact, Old Song also had a selfish motive. The coffin had already been opened by others, so it would not be a big deal if he took something from it.
Ouyang Lan frantically put the valuable things in the coffin into his pocket. When he had packed all the things, he had gained a lot of weight.
He exclaimed: "Fortunately, it is winter and my clothes are thick and have many pockets, otherwise so many treasures would be wasted."
He struggled to climb out of the pit, and when he passed by the two men, he paused for a moment, secretly complaining in his heart: "These two old-fashioned guys, they don't know how to seize such a good opportunity."
He was about to leave in style, but then he remembered something and took out something from his coat.
"These are my gifts to you as a thank you and also as hush money. Just pretend you've never seen me or that coffin."
Old Song, who was standing next to him, had his eyes glued to the treasure. He quickly extended his hand and said with a smile, "Thank you, Master Ouyang, for the gift. Once we leave this room, we'll pretend we haven't seen it."
Ouyang Lan was very satisfied with his attitude and took out a few more things: "Here's a reward for you."
Tian Wei watched him walk away and said with some concern: "Old Song, reselling cultural relics is a serious crime. Let's hand these over."
Old Song has always looked down on his indecisive nature: "Old Tian, are you kidding me? You can't give away the wealth you have obtained.
If you said you wanted to hand it over when you just dug up the coffin, it would be understandable.
But all the burial objects in the coffin were taken away by Ouyang Lan. If you go to hand them in now, how will you explain when others ask you where the other things are?
You can't tell the staff that someone moved your baby away in front of you. Do you think they will believe you?
Even if they believe it and arrest Ouyang Lan, how can you work with the foreman in the future? Aren't you cutting off your own source of income?
In my opinion, you are just too timid. We didn't open the coffin, and we didn't steal the treasure. Even if Ouyang Lan was caught, it would have nothing to do with us.
In my opinion, you should just put your mind at ease and use these things to exchange for some money, which can also improve your family environment. These practical improvements are better than false talk of righteousness."
After saying that, he split the thing in his hand into two and stuffed the other half into Tian Wei’s hand: “Anyway, I’ve given you the thing, whether you want it or not is up to you.
Don't get in the car yet, keep an eye on the wind for me so I can see if there's anything I've missed."
After Old Song jumped into the coffin, he indeed found a few fish that had escaped the net. He was about to ask Tian Wei to come down and take a look, but then he gave up the idea.
"This kind of thing is dishonorable after all. The fewer people who know about it, the safer it is. I'd better enjoy the remaining wealth myself.
At worst, I can treat Old Tian to a few more meals in the future."
After making up his mind, he moved much more slowly, picking up the items while trying to prevent Tian Wei from noticing.
After every corner inside was searched thoroughly, he pretended to be annoyed and said, "That bastard Ouyang Lan had a good eye. He didn't leave anything behind."
Tian Wei didn't respond to him, but just smiled and helped him flatten the pit, as if nothing had happened.
It's hard to judge these three people. Shouldn't they have called the police and asked higher-ups to deal with these artifacts? They're reselling them privately, unafraid of retaliation from the tomb owner.
[People have turned to bones, who can they take revenge on? If there really was revenge, wouldn't those tomb robbers still be alive and well?]
[That's right, even though it sounds so grand now, I don't believe you wouldn't be tempted if a coffin full of gold, silver, and jewelry was placed in front of you.]
I think those people are right. Instead of letting it be buried in the darkness, it would be better to take it out and exchange it for money, which can also benefit mankind.
[You all have such wishful thinking. Putting aside the issue of the Cultural Relics Protection Law, if nothing happened to these burial objects, would the uncle appear in the master's live broadcast room?]
His last words reminded the audience in the live broadcast room that many people had become less interested in treasure hunting.
Tian Wei continued, "On the third day after the burial objects were taken away, something happened to Ouyang Lan."
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