Chapter 705 Design
"This is just my guess..." Nie Yao replied with a faint smile. She turned her head to glance at Li Jinxing and said with a smile, "We can only know the specific situation after we find the specific place according to the map!"
"Ivy's guess shouldn't be wrong!" Professor Fred, who had originally closed his eyes to rest, slowly spoke at this time.
Steve was stunned for a moment, then turned back to look at Professor Fred and asked with a smile, "Professor, aren't you asleep?"
"I was just resting my eyes. I heard what you said just now..." Professor Fred's eyes fell on the artifact in Steve's hand and whispered, "Steve, bring it over and let me see it!"
Steve nodded quickly in agreement, took it to Professor Fred, and carefully warned: "Professor, be careful, these gears are quite sharp..."
Professor Fred replied calmly, put on his glasses, examined it carefully for a moment, and murmured, "This mechanism is ingeniously designed. It could not have been created without a skilled craftsman. Furthermore, each side of it is engraved with the symbol of the key to life. It could very well be the key to unlocking the door to a certain underground tomb..."
Steve followed Professor Fred's gaze and asked in confusion, "But Professor, I don't understand. If it's a key, why isn't it designed in the shape of a key to life? Instead, why is it made like a dressing box, with the gears hidden away?"
"This means that the appearance of this dressing box is just used to deceive others!" Nie Yao answered without hesitation.
Steve seemed to have guessed something when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "So, Senior Sister, what you mean is that if someone who doesn't understand gets this thing, they won't think of its true function?"
Nie Yao nodded happily and replied with a faint smile, "Yes, I think this special key was designed in this way. It is very likely that the designer wanted to prevent it from falling into the hands of those with bad intentions..."
"That's possible!" Steve nodded thoughtfully.
Professor Fred also nodded slightly, looked at Li Jinxing beside him, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Li, I heard from Ivy that you have been hunted by unidentified people before. Their purpose is to kill this family heirloom?"
"Yes, I encountered them last time in Egypt, but they obviously didn't give up. They later sent people to chase us back to China!"
Li Jinxing frowned slightly when he said this, and said coldly: "And they also targeted Yaoyao because of this, and even followed her before. Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise..."
He paused at this point. Nie Yao quickly held his hand, smiled faintly and comforted him, "It's okay, that thing is over!"
"This is so scary, senior sister. Why didn't you tell me and the professor earlier about such a serious matter?" Steve was also shocked and looked at Nie Yao worriedly.
"I don't want to make you worry either!" Nie Yao smiled apologetically and looked at her adoptive father with some uneasiness.
She had expected her adoptive father to be angry, but he merely frowned. He didn't scold her, but shook his head and sighed, "According to Mr. Li, they're not only trying to steal things, they're also trying to kill people. It seems there's something very important hidden behind this key, and they don't want anyone else to know..."
Steve nodded in agreement and whispered, "It's terrifying! It's even scarier than those tomb robbers and cultural relic dealers..."
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