Lin Chuchu wore glasses as a disguise and quickly arrived at the village. Lin Chuchu finally understood why the higher-ups said that this village was connected to the base.
The villagers who gathered around all had unseeing eyes; they stared intently at the people present, as if they were looking at prey.
For some reason, Lin Chuchu clearly saw that some of the teenagers were not tall, and she even saw two people with dwarfism.
That's real dwarfism. Unlike normal children, he has loose skin and his head looks a bit big.
These people... could they be descendants of people from Japan?
Lin Chuchu and Captain Qin exchanged a glance, a cryptic glint in their eyes.
To demonstrate Lin Chuchu's special status, someone would consult her before making any decision.
The village chief was very hospitable and specially vacated three houses for the archaeological team. They were all large courtyards, and the villagers who lived there had all left, leaving enough space for the archaeological team.
No one knew anything about the village or whether there were any special surveillance methods, but after inspection, no tunnels or similar structures were found.
They cook for themselves, bringing their own rice, flour, and cooking oil.
They came because they had indeed discovered an ancient tomb, but it had already been looted by tomb raiders. There was nothing inside, and even the ancient corpse had been quietly taken away.
They were just putting on an act, but they still needed to be careful not to let the villagers notice anything unusual.
Team Leader Qin walked in and saw Lin Chuchu writing and drawing on a piece of paper.
“The villagers were very wary, and we couldn’t find out anything.”
Team Leader Qin sighed helplessly. Although he had guessed this outcome, it was impossible not to be disappointed.
Lin Chuchu nodded, "It's okay, they'll slip up sooner or later."
"You're saying our mission can really proceed? They're so audacious as to attack archaeologists?"
Team Leader Qin shook his head. "I don't know, but according to the investigation, the village has attacked outsiders before, and they succeeded every time, which will only embolden them."
"If the right opportunity arises and I can get away with it without being caught, I might dare to make a move."
"After all, we don't have any soldiers to protect us, and we're just a bunch of outsiders. They might make a move once things calm down in a few days."
It's all just their speculation; nobody knows what the actual situation will be like.
If the other side really doesn't dare to lay a hand on Lin Chuchu, and if Xiao Lu and the others are captured, they will have to use bombs to blow up the exit of the base and rescue the people inside.
Lin Chuchu frowned and sighed, "Forget it, there's no use thinking about it now."
For the next two days, they went out early and returned late every day, venturing deep into the mountains, and the villagers gradually relaxed their guard.
On the third day, a man and a woman came to the village, saying they were going to stay with relatives. There was indeed such a person in the village, but he had been dead for several years.
Xiao Lu and his companion were taken to the cemetery, where a villager pointed to the path leading to the graves.
"This is the person you're looking for. He fell into the river and died in an accident. He was all alone and had no relatives. Our village helped with his funeral arrangements."
"Since you are his nephew and niece-in-law, then you should pay your respects here!"
The grave in front of them was randomly chosen by the villagers. The person had no relatives, and after they made contact with the base, the first people they targeted were these destitute and helpless people.
Looking at the dilapidated graveyard before him, Xiao Lu felt a chill run down his spine, but could only pretend to cry and offer prayers.
Her comrade-in-arms was quite the actor; he cried so sincerely, as if he were truly heartbroken.
However, this does indeed fit the identities of the two people.
Xiao Lu wiped away his tears and thanked the villagers.
“My family also went through a misfortune, so I was thinking of going to stay with relatives. I didn’t expect my uncle to die as well. Thank you for helping with the funeral arrangements.”
He took out 30 yuan from his pocket and said, "We don't have much money left. Please help us divide this money. It's our way of showing filial piety to my uncle."
The villagers' eyes lit up. They never expected that they could get 30 yuan for helping with directions. Their smiles stretched from ear to ear.
He said with a grin, "Oh, okay, you're so kind. By the way, would you like to stay in the village for a few days? If you stay at my house, I'll have your aunt cook you something delicious."
Keep them here first. Since there's no one home for these two, it's the perfect time to take action and make money off two people.
Xiao Lu looked at her comrade with some hesitation, as if asking her husband's opinion.
My comrade agreed, saying he wanted to experience his uncle's living environment.
The two followed the villager to his home. The villager asked his wife to help cook, while he went to the village chief's house and muttered something for a long time. When he came out, the villager had a small medicine bag in his hand.
Xiao Lu and his comrades looked at the four dishes in front of them: three were vegetarian, and only one was scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
In rural areas, eggs are considered a type of meat dish.
Even knowing that the food had been poisoned, the two of them still had to eat it. The villagers were very hospitable and kept urging them to eat more.
Until the two of them collapsed on the ground, unconscious.
The village woman kicked the two men in the legs, saying, "You're as dizzy as dead pigs. You've ruined a whole table of good food. I should have made less of everything."
"Alright, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. The village chief said that since our family contributed the most this time, we'll get a bigger share."
"That's more like it."
The villagers ran out and called a few people, who then put sacks on the bags and carried them out in one go.
Before we even left the village, we ran into the archaeological team returning home.
Only a portion of the team returned, including the woman from the archaeological team who was in charge.
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