NABC Chapter 75 The Tomb
Chapter 75 The Tomb
Over the course of several hours, Bai Sheng overheard a lot of information.
The operation in the circular space of Cangshi County was indeed a significant blow to the Ministry of the Interior.
Not only did they fail to uncover the answers they sought, they also lost many technicians and workers.
Even Professor Sun got injured.
After Professor Sun was hospitalized,
All the pressure in the investigation department fell on Zhou Ling's shoulders.
And now she has her sights set on Zhaoling!
Inside the tent,
Zhou Ling drew a circle on the satellite map on the whiteboard.
"Old Tan, did you analyze that energy fluctuation last night?"
Old Tan pulled up several sets of data from the tablet:
"The peak time was around 4 a.m., and it lasted for about ten minutes. It has been preliminarily ruled out that it is not any known radio signal."
He then uploaded another set of data.
"There's one more thing. I pulled up a year's worth of satellite remote sensing data around Zhaoling and compared them."
Over the past two weeks, there has been a very noticeable increase in near-ground illuminance at night here!
It's worth mentioning that the curve is almost parallel to the one in Cangshi County.
In other words, the energy anomaly here occurred simultaneously with that in Cangshi County, only starting a little later.
After listening, Zhou Ling remained silent for a while, then looked up at Zhao Qiming:
"Brother Zhao, what do you think?"
Zhao Qiming slowly put down the enamel cup.
As the person in charge on the front lines, he was quite experienced: "Zhaoling is more complicated than Cangshi County!"
Zhou Ling frowned and asked, "What do you mean? Does it mean that mining will be more difficult?"
"This is one aspect that affects construction, but it's not the main factor."
Zhao Qiming explained, "At most, Cangshi County is an archaeological site with underground caves, but Zhaoling is a proper imperial tomb, which is much more complicated..."
The area above ground is under the jurisdiction of the cultural relics bureau, and there are cultural relics protection red lines underground. There are also several villages around it!
The cultural relics bureau will find out about our actions here sooner or later.
"If we want to break ground, we need to get approval first, otherwise those old guys at the Cultural Relics Bureau can just take it up to higher authorities."
"I'll handle the approval process!"
Upon hearing that these were the things hindering him, Zhou Ling immediately said:
"Last time, Professor Sun was too cautious in Cangshi County. He was afraid of damaging cultural relics and safety hazards, and as a result, an accident still happened in the end!"
We cannot repeat the same mistake at Zhaoling.
"First, conduct a ground survey. If the energy readings continue to rise, then apply for an emergency plan."
"As for the Cultural Heritage Bureau, tell them this is an earthquake monitoring project, and don't mention the Ministry of the Interior's name for now."
"Let's suppress the specific situation at Zhaoling for now, and report it once we have concrete findings."
Zhao Qiming didn't say anything more. Since the boss had said so,
They naturally had no objections.
As for what responsibilities there are, the boss at the top will take care of them anyway.
Old Tan gave a soft snort through his nose:
"There's one more thing you need to pay attention to."
Although things are relatively quiet around Zhaoling at the moment, the last anomaly in Cangshi County started with the glowing stones.
Later, even cracks appeared in the ground and localized collapses occurred.
Bai Sheng pondered for a moment, what was this so-called localized collapse?
Could it be the same trap I sent my clone to dig before?
He just wanted to go underground to take a look, but he didn't expect to trigger a trap.
The clone was instantly killed.
Of course,
He couldn't be sure for the time being, so he could only continue listening.
"If Zhaoling also starts to show ground cracks or partial collapses, or if any other abnormalities occur,
Then it's not a question of whether we report it or not; the people in the surrounding villages will find out on their own.
"Old Tan is absolutely right, I completely agree."
"In that case, let's get started as soon as possible to avoid causing further complications."
Zhou Ling made the decision.
At three in the morning,
The outer perimeter of Zhaoling
The nights here are quieter than the days.
Several diesel generators stopped.
The entire camp,
Only the indicator light on the roof of the communication command vehicle was still displaying its status.
This place contains characteristics of human existence.
Outside the tent,
Zhou Ling looked up at the sky.
The clouds were thick, obscuring the moon.
It seems like the perfect time to take action.
Zhao Qiming is right; Zhaoling is much more complicated than Cangshi County.
During the day, there are people from the cultural relics bureau watching over the area, and several forest rangers from the surrounding villages also patrol the mountains regularly.
If the cultural heritage bureau is alerted, subsequent actions will inevitably be affected.
"Let's do it at this time."
……
"Everyone, remove the reflective strips and turn your flashlights to the lowest setting."
Do not turn on the headlights of the walkie-talkie!
One group was responsible for perimeter security, and the second group brought equipment into the valley.
Maintain radio silence and report your location every ten minutes.
At the tent entrance, Zhao Qiming finished assigning tasks.
He turned and glanced at Zhou Ling.
Zhou Ling nodded to indicate that there was absolutely no problem.
He picked up the silver metal box and led Lao Tan and several technicians towards the valley.
On the old pine tree in the night.
Bai Sheng saw all of this clearly!
He manipulated his clone to silently slide down from the treetop.
Using the bushes as cover, they followed behind the Ministry of Internal Affairs team.
They maintained a distance of about several hundred steps.
This clone is currently wearing a dark gray jacket and jeans.
Although it's low-key enough, it's still not discreet enough!
He had his clone go around behind a piece of granite rubble.
Take off your jacket and jeans.
He pulled out a set of pure black night clothes from his backpack and changed into them.
This set of night-clothes was naturally something he had bought wholesale from Pinduoduo.
Specifically designed for use by the clones at night.
to be frank,
I didn't have high expectations for the quality of this thing.
After all, the fabric is extremely thin.
Fortunately, it's breathable and doesn't reflect light, so thank goodness.
When worn, under the moonlight, the silhouette is almost invisible.
The clone pulled up his collar to cover half his face and tucked his trouser legs into his boots.
Then it silently slid out from behind the rocks.
Keep feeling your way forward.
Ahead, the Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel entered the valley.
Zhou Ling chose a very tricky route.
She didn't take the right path.
Instead, they went around the side of the valley.
Using a natural stone forest as cover,
They avoided the quarry road in the middle of the valley that was regularly patrolled by forest rangers.
We must minimize any disturbances.
Zhao Qiming and several security personnel spread out in a fan shape.
Maintaining a distance where they can support each other at any time.
The beams of the flashlights crisscrossed, but were kept as low as possible.
It only illuminates the area a few steps ahead.
Bai Sheng released his divine sense outwards.
They had a clear view of the entire team's deployment at the front.
The terrain surrounding the valley,
It was also completely visible in his divine sense.
There is a stone wall about half a mile ahead.
There is an extremely narrow crack at the bottom of the stone wall.
Deep in the crack,
Extremely subtle fluctuations of spiritual energy emanated from it.
The intensity is not high, but the frequency is stable.
"It seems there's something going on here," Bai Sheng concluded.
"Stop." Zhou Ling suddenly raised his right hand.
He signaled to the entire team behind him to stop at the same time.