Chapter 50: Get familiar with the face
Although it is autumn, the days are still long and the nights are short. However, the temperature is much cooler at night, allowing people to have a good night's sleep.
After waking up from his meditative state, Gao Mingcheng instinctively glanced at the sky outside. It was just dawn, around five o'clock.
He thought so, and then he remembered that he had bought a watch, so he could check the time instead of guessing based on experience.
He reached down for his watch.
After buying a watch in the county town yesterday, he was very proud and happy. However, when entering the village, he still chose to take off the watch and put it in his trouser pocket.
Well, don’t show off your wealth!
The main thing is that I can't explain where the money for the watch came from. Instead of explaining to others or letting people guess, it's better to go out at night in fine clothes.
Anyway, the purpose of buying a watch is to make it convenient for him to check time, not to show off.
When I looked at the time, it was indeed five twenty.
It was still early, but he was full of energy and didn't need to sleep any longer, so he quietly went out and ran towards the back mountain. He practiced boxing for an hour as usual, and then took advantage of the time when wild rabbits and pheasants started to move around to kill one or two.
At seven o'clock in the morning, it was already bright, and three cars drove into the village entrance one after another. The first two were vans, and the last one was a truck.
There is only a small road in the village, so the three cars can only be parked in the more spacious area at the entrance of the village.
After the car stopped, people came out one after another, including Gao Guobing.
Except for Gao Guobing, the rest are strangers, but judging from their attire and temperament, they should all be leaders.
"Director Chen, Director Lu, we're here. This is Gaojia Village. The ancient tomb is in the belly of Niuweiling Mountain. It will take an hour and a half to walk into the mountain, and the road is not easy to walk on." Gao Guobing introduced the situation to the two leaders.
The two people in front of him were both directors. One was the director of the Public Security Bureau, his direct superior, and the other was the director of the Cultural Bureau. Both of them came for the ancient tomb in Niuweiling Mountain.
As for his friend Director Wang, just like him, he could only stand behind and wait for the two leaders to speak.
The two directors first looked around and took in the situation in Gaojia Village, and saw that some villagers were watching them from a distance.
Director Chen spoke first, saying, "Let's go into the mountain. We are here for the ancient tomb. Let's go into the mountain and take a look at the situation."
Director Lu also agreed, and so a group of people began to walk towards Niuweiling.
Gao Guobing pointed the way and said, "Although I am also from Gaojia Village, I haven't been back here for a long time, and I am not particularly familiar with the situation in the mountains. Directors, please wait a moment. I will go and call the young man who discovered the ancient tomb. With him here, we will not get lost."
Gao Guobing wanted Gao Mingcheng to become familiar to the leaders so that he would have someone to talk to if anything happened in the future.
The leaders naturally had no objection, so Gao Guobing was about to call Gao Mingcheng. It happened that Gao Liang was among the people watching the excitement nearby, so he immediately shouted, "Uncle, I'll go call Brother Mingcheng!"
After saying that, he ran to his grandmother's house. He knew that Gao Mingcheng was living there recently.
Gao Guobing felt relieved that someone was doing the job for him, so he led a group of people slowly towards Niuweiling. Before they reached the foot of Niuweiling, Gao Mingcheng came running over, and behind him were Gao Liang and Gao Zhuang.
The two men also wanted to go to the mountains to see what was going on. Such a big thing had happened in their village, so they were naturally very curious and wanted to witness it with their own eyes.
In addition to them, some villagers also followed behind. Some children even refused to go to school after seeing this. As a result, they were mercilessly beaten and scolded by their parents. Then they walked to the primary school in Xing'anling crying.
After Gao Mingcheng came over, Gao Guobing called him over and introduced him to several leaders.
"Leaders, this is my nephew Gao Mingcheng. He is the one who discovered the tomb robbers entering the mountain to rob the tomb. If he hadn't run to the county town to tell me in time, I'm afraid this ancient tomb would have been robbed clean!"
"Hello, leaders!" Gao Mingcheng greeted Gao Guobing as soon as he finished his introduction. He grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.
Director Chen, Director Lu and others all looked at Gao Mingcheng. Gao Mingcheng was tall and big, wearing clean clothes, with handsome features and a neat flat head. Everything about him was in line with the aesthetic standards of this era.
Director Chen was used to seeing people in the police station. When he saw Gao Mingcheng's temperament, he felt that he was a good match and developed a good impression of him.
"That's a good young man, he looks very energetic!" Director Chen praised.
Director Lu, as the director of the Cultural Bureau, also praised Gao Mingcheng, saying that his behavior was very good, which prevented tomb robbers from robbing tombs and protected the country's cultural relics.
He also said that he would be commended, rewarded, and given credit in the future.
In his previous life, Gao Mingcheng, who was 19 years old, was definitely not good at small talk, but Gao Mingcheng now is very good at it. He talked to the leaders in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and then led the way in front. When he encountered a difficult road, he would not forget to give a few reminders.
It was said that it would take an hour and a half to reach the ancient tomb, but in reality, it took one hour and fifty minutes.
The reason is simple: Director Lu's physical condition is not very good, which slows down the progress.
After climbing a hill, Director Lu became breathless. He held onto a tree with one hand and wiped the sweat from his face with the other.
He was wearing a pair of glasses, and the sweat on his face was sliding down, making him feel extremely uncomfortable and affecting his vision.
"Director Lu, I brought a handkerchief. Here it is." Director Wang of the Cultural Relics Management Office quickly took out the handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Director Lu.
Director Lu took it and wiped the mirror first, then used it to wipe the sweat off his face.
"Alas, I'm old and my health is not good. I used to be in the army." Director Lu was full of emotion. Since he became the director of the Cultural Bureau, Director Lu has lived a life of luxury. There is not much to do in the Cultural Bureau, and he is basically enjoying his retirement.
If the Song Dynasty tomb discovered this time had not been relatively large and it was predicted that there would be many burial objects, he, as the director, would not have had to come here in person.
Director Lu was tired, so his subordinates came to show their courtesy. Among those who came today, the vast majority were from the Cultural Bureau, mainly from the Cultural Relics Management Office, because they were mainly responsible for managing local cultural relics.
The burial objects in this Song Dynasty tomb are all cultural relics.
After they are excavated, they must be classified. Cultural relics of different levels will have different treatments and destinations.
Gao Mingcheng cooperated with everyone, walking very slowly, and occasionally saying a few words to Director Chen and Gao Guobing along the way.
Director Chen saw that he was walking very easily without even taking a breath, and couldn't help but praise him for his good physical fitness.
While Director Lu was resting, Director Chen said to Gao Mingcheng, "I see that you have good physical fitness and are smart. What are your ideas for the future?"
(End of this chapter)
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