Upon hearing this, Master Wenwen and his disciple hurried forward. Under the illumination of their flashlights, they found that the coffin was empty.
Several people looked at each other, feeling extremely weird.
Even if there were tomb robbers, they would usually only steal the burial objects and would not leave the remains alone. It would be impossible to transport them.
"Let's look somewhere else." Yu Xunting suggested.
They went to several tombs and found that all of them were looted without exception. Two of them still showed signs of being blown up.
Yu Xunting looked at the destroyed tomb chamber and said, "From the traces left behind, it seems that the tomb robbers forcibly blew up the tomb chamber and stole the burial objects."
The stone gate was blown up and broke into several pieces. The words and murals engraved on the walls were also destroyed.
Wenwen frowned upon seeing this. "Even if they were tomb robbers, there's no need to destroy everything. This looks more like the tomb owner's enemies are seeking revenge."
"So we didn't encounter the mechanism again because the mechanism here has been destroyed. What kind of tomb robbers are so unethical that they destroyed the tomb like this." He Hongchi was heartbroken.
Yu Xunting's eyes were deep. "Maybe it wasn't done by tomb robbers. Judging from the extent of the damage to the tomb, it would require a large amount of explosives. Tomb robbers wouldn't transport explosives in such a high-profile manner when robbing a tomb."
The little monkey on Wenwen's shoulder suddenly became restless. She gently stroked its head to comfort it. Cancan made a strange low growl and rushed out.
Wenwen was confused when the little monkey suddenly ran out. She hurried to chase after it, "Master, hurry up, let's catch up with Cancan. Something's wrong with it. Maybe it discovered something?"
Seeing this, Yu Xunting and He Hongchi hurriedly followed. The situation of the tomb was unclear, and they could not separate.
After leaving the tomb and walking around to the other direction, the little monkey soon stopped and looked for something.
The distance was a bit far, and the few people couldn't see clearly what the bulge on the ground was.
The three men approached, shining their flashlights on the bulges on the ground. When they saw them clearly, they couldn't help but cry out in shock. "They're all dead bodies."
The things lying on the ground were not lumps, but human corpses. It was just that after so long, only skeletons were left.
There are eight skeletons in total. Even though the clothes on the skeletons have faded and decayed, you can still vaguely see that the skeletons are wearing uniform clothes.
Yu Xunting kicked one of the skeletons twice and said, "This is a Japanese soldier's uniform."
Wenwen also saw the skeleton's clothes clearly. She said hatefully, "So it was the Japanese invaders who did it. No wonder they destroyed everything. Only the Japanese would do such a thing."
The tomb was severely damaged, so she became suspicious. Tomb robbers usually have awe for the tomb owner and would not steal other people's things and blow up the tomb.
Several people stepped over the corpses on the ground and went to the tomb in front. They could vaguely hear the low roar of the little monkey, which was suppressed and sad.
Wenwen was afraid that Cancan might be in danger, so she ran to the tomb in a hurry. She stopped at the door and looked at everything in the tomb in shock.
No, it can no longer be called a tomb, because it has been converted into a laboratory. There are rows of shelves filled with various glassware. Even though they are now covered with thick dust, you can still see the various colored powders inside.
A terrible guess came to my mind that this should be the Japanese invaders' bacterial research base.
The little monkey's low growl and whimper brought her back to her senses. She saw Cancan crying in front of a skeleton on the ground. She was really crying. From time to time, it pulled at the clothes on the skeleton, as if trying to wake it up.
This skeleton is different from those of the Japanese. This skeleton is wearing a Taoist robe. Not far away there are several corpses wearing Japanese invaders' uniforms.
Yu Xunting and He Hongchi also walked into the tomb. Seeing this scene, they understood what was going on.
He Hongchi looked around, his brow furrowed. He said, "Don't touch anything inside. These are bacterial research items left behind by the Japanese invaders. Perhaps every tube of powder could cause a devastating viral infection."
Wenwen and Yuxunting knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded in agreement.
Wenwen squatted next to Cancan, "Cancan, do you know this person?"
The little monkey raised its big watery eyes and said, "I don't remember, but I really want to cry, and here, I don't want to stay here." It trembled and seemed very scared.
Wenwen held it in her arms with heartache. After all these years of living together day and night, she had only seen Cancan act boldly and never tremble with fear.
Yu Xunting searched the monk's robes and actually found a book.
The thick notebook is filled with densely packed traditional Chinese characters.
Yu Xunting glanced at it briefly and handed it to He Hongchi who was standing beside him. "Doctor He, be careful and take a look at what's written inside."
He Hongchi took the notebook and glanced at the tubes of numbing powder. "Let's find a safe place. We can't bump into anything here."
They searched several tombs but found no so-called safe places, only horrifying scenes.
Inside each tomb were several crude wooden beds, on which lay corpses whose bodies were twisted and almost deformed. Their deaths were so miserable that it was obvious that they had suffered inhuman torture before death.
There are several tombs, with a total of more than a dozen such corpses.
He Hongchi checked and found both boys and girls, and even several children.
"From their clothes, we can tell that these are our compatriots. They should be nearby villagers who were captured by the Japanese for bacterial experiments. The bones of this corpse are all black and twisted and deformed. You can imagine the pain they suffered before death." He Hongchi's voice was hoarse.
Yu Xunting clenched his fists. "Damn those pirates! I found some cultural relics packed in boxes in another tomb. They must have been the ones the Japanese didn't have time to transport out."
Wenwen was relieved when she heard this. "Fortunately, the cultural relics have been saved." She said to He Hongchi, "Master, can you take a look at what's written in that book?"
He Hongchi nodded, sat down casually on the ground outside the tomb, and took out a notebook. "Use your flashlights to illuminate me."
Wenwen provided light for He Hongchi. She comforted the wilted little monkey in her arms, hoping that the notes in the notebook could solve everything.
After a long time, He Hongchi closed the notebook and looked at the little monkey with complicated eyes.
"Master, what's written in the notebook?"
He Hongchi stood up, walked to the remains of the corpse in the Taoist robe, and bowed deeply. "Thank you, senior. If you hadn't stopped it, the villages around here would have been ravaged by the Japanese pirates' bacterial bombs."
He patted the little monkey's head and said, "Cancan and this fellow Taoist are from the same sect. If he hadn't saved Cancan, it would have become a research subject like the others."
Wenwen was surprised. "Master, are you saying that Cancan was captured by the Japanese pirates for research just like the other villagers? But isn't Cancan a spirit ape? How did those pirates capture it?"
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