Chapter 1103 – Taking advantage of the fire

“This ……”

After hearing Zhuang Rui’s words, Professor Man’s face showed a trace of embarrassment, turned back to look at those camels and said, “Young man, I’m really sorry, I didn’t come out on official business this time, but rather I was hired by a gentleman to come over here to look for a temple that has already disappeared, which is considered to be a private act of exploration.”

Now although the treatment of experts and professors in various schools has been improved, and there is no longer such a saying as in the past when a professor was not as good as a tea egg seller, but the expert professors who are really doing scholarly work actually still do not get as much money as some high-level white-collar workers.

Prof. Man’s son is now studying abroad, the annual cost is a great expense, had to take a little private work to support his son’s schooling, the poor heart of the world’s parents ah!

“Looking for a temple?”

Zhuang Rui froze for a moment at his words, isn’t this the same as his own purpose? He couldn’t help but open his mouth and say, “Professor Man, we are the archaeology team of Beijing University, the purpose of coming to this desert is also to search for the rumored temple, I wonder if you can ask your employer if our two teams can be combined together?”

Now the desert, there are no more big thieves that used to roam around, but the natural climate is much more harsh, and it would be relatively safer for the two teams to join together for exploration.

“Okay, I’ll go ask.”

Professor Man nodded, he had a good feeling about Zhuang Rui, a relatively polite young man, plus we were all doing research in the school again, so he also wanted to form a group with Zhuang Rui and the others, and he could have more people to chat with on the way.

After walking back to the two camel riders and saying a few words, Prof. Mann’s face was a little less than pretty, pointing at Zhuang Rui and the others and saying a few more words, shaking his head and walking back.

“Young man, I’m sorry, my employer’s meaning, or want to carry out this desert adventure alone, really sorry, by the way, my business card left you, next time you go to Lanzhou, must contact, let’s have a good chat then ……”

Taking people’s money and eliminating people’s disasters, the boss who gave the money is not willing to bring Zhuang Rui and others, Prof. Man can do nothing about it, plus the price offered by the other party this time is really not low, he can only say sorry to Zhuang Rui.

“Desert exploration? How did the other party know that there is a temple in this desert? And why did he reject the suggestion of his fellow travelers? What exactly is the purpose?”

After hearing Professor Man’s words, Zhuang Rui had quite a few questions bubbling up in his mind, except that he and the others were not police officers and had no right to interfere with other people’s behavior, but he was curious about Professor Man’s employer.

Modern grave robbers, the means are increasingly towards intellectualization and high-tech, many grave robbing groups even have college-born expert blasters and talents in various aspects, so Zhuang Rui is very suspicious, that employer will not be borrowing the name of exploration, in the name of geographic surveys before grave robbing?

“Prof. Man, what kind of person is the one who invited you?” , with doubts stored in his heart, Zhuang Rui deliberately pretended to be careless and asked Professor Man.

“It’s a Japanese, ahem, I almost forgot, that Japanese said he can’t disclose the whereabouts of this time, also can’t disclose his identity, old brother, you don’t want to smash the old brother’s rice bowl ah!”

After Prof. Man said the words, only to feel that he had lost his words, stole a glance toward those two people sitting on Camelback Mountain, whispered, “The little Japanese seems to be quite familiar with this terrain, but you guys don’t worry, if he really came to dig for antiquities, my old brother will definitely not let him have his wish.”

No one is a fool these days, Prof. Man also shares the same suspicion with Zhuang Rui, except that others are using the name of exploration, and the pay given is high enough, Prof. Man really has no reason to refuse this employment.

“Japanese? Both of them?”

After Zhuang Rui heard Prof. Man’s words, he could almost conclude that the Japanese came to this desert and must not have any good intentions.

Prof. Man shook his head and said, “No, there is only one Japanese, the other one is an interpreter, brother, I have communicated with that interpreter, so don’t worry! The little Japanese can’t turn over the sky to go, I guarantee that is to find what things, also let him not bring away all the same.”

“Professor Man, thank you, my name is Zhuang Rui, when we get out of this desert, I’ll buy you a drink.”

Zhuang Rui smiled at his words, this world is not all those who bend over for money, at the very least this person in front of him is not, this makes Zhuang Rui feel a bit relieved, after all, like the two-guy interpreter he encountered a few days ago, he is still a minority.

As for whether the Japanese can find the temple, whether there are leftover artifacts in the ancient temple, Zhuang Rui is not very worried, as Professor Man said, the other party is just one person, it is hard to believe that he still has the storage equipment in the fiction game, will take things away?

Just when Zhuang Rui still wanted to chat with Professor Man a few more words, the translator sitting on the camel, shouted at Zhuang Rui’s side: “Mr. Man, we’re leaving.”

Only then did Zhuang Rui realize that Erdan, who was originally standing here, had now sat on top of the camel and was also waving his hand to Professor Man.

“Xiao Zhuang, see you later then! If we can meet in the town, we’ll drink together again.”

Professor Man warmly waved his hand to Zhuang Rui and turned around to mount the camel, as the camel went away, the pleasant sound of the camel bells continuously echoed in the ears of the crowd.

“Brother Zhuang, the two people on that camel are sneaky and don’t dare to show their faces, and they are Japanese, they won’t be coming to our country to steal cultural relics, right?”

Peng Fei has followed Zhuang Rui for several years, although he knows nothing about antiques and jade’s, but his vigilance is still there, he also knows that Chinese antiques are worth a lot of money, and many countries’ collectors and cultural relics dealers have smuggled Chinese antiques out of the country through various channels.

“Xiao Peng has a point, Zhuang Rui, why don’t we go back and notify the local cultural relics department and let them follow it?”

This professional archaeology people, has always hated the most in addition to the massive destruction of tombs tomb robbers, will be the number of these foreign cultural relics looters, every year do not know how many precious cultural relics through various channels were smuggled out of the country, so that the country suffered a lot of losses.

“Brother Ren, what’s the point of scrapping that! I’ll go and lift that little Japanese down, still afraid that he won’t confess?”

Peng Fei sniffed, relying on the relevant departments to combat the smuggling of cultural relics, that can only be blocked and put small, there are doorways to transport things abroad as usual.

Like our laws, there are many loopholes, let’s say, in the “Regulations on Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities,” Article 18 of the provisions of the diplomatic personnel’s personal baggage, is exempted from inspection, every year through the loss of cultural relics out of here, it is not a small number.

“Okay, you don’t bullshit, without evidence what do you have to interrogate others?”

Although Zhuang Rui admitted that Peng Fei’s method is very direct and good, but it is also very easy to cause trouble, Zhuang Rui is not afraid of trouble does not mean that he likes to cause trouble.

After thinking for a while, Zhuang Rui looked at Dr. Ren and said, “Brother Ren, don’t worry about that person, with him alone, he can’t transport anything, as long as we can find that place, let him hit the water with a basket.”

Zhuang Rui guessed in his heart, it is estimated that the Japanese is the first to explore the road, and so on to find the place, only then will be convened separately to steal or dig.

However, Zhuang Rui was confident that as long as the other party was rushing towards the Chinese artifacts that hadn’t been discovered in this desert, no matter where the things were hidden, he could use his aura to search them out.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Rui turned his face to look at the somewhat sullen Mangzi, and said, “Mangzi brother, you see the second egg is going to the devil’s forbidden zone, we are not following them, in case something happens, or to help save ah, how to say that the second egg is also with you in a town of people ah!”

Zhuang Rui knows that this person’s nature is brash and righteous, he lifted out this reasoning, even if he is afraid, should also agree with his own suggestions.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhuang Rui’s words, Mangzi’s face changed again and again, and finally stomped his foot vigorously and said in a jarring voice: “Alright! But after you guys go back, no one can tell my old man about this, otherwise the old man will break my legs off.”

“Definitely, definitely don’t say anything, Brother Mangzi, let’s follow this!” Zhuang Rui was overjoyed at his words, and cheerfully wanted to go and lead the camel.

Mangzi although people rough, but not stupid, a pull Zhuang Rui, said: “no need to hurry, old brother, first let them walk up an hour or two, otherwise I’m afraid that the Japanese take us around in circles.”

“Brother Mangzi, what if we lose them?” Zhuang Rui was a bit hesitant.

“Ahem, in this desert, there is no one who can get rid of me, Mangzi.”

Mangzi rolled his eyes at Zhuang Rui, as long as there are no sandstorms and other special reasons, not to mention walking for an hour or two first, is to walk for a day or two first, Mangzi can also judge from the traces left behind by the other party to determine its whereabouts.

“Mr. Li Er …… egg, Nakagawa asked me to ask you, where we go, can we not let others follow?”

Pleasant camel bells, rang a voice, the person who asked the question is the young interpreter, due to the second egg’s big name is called Li Er egg, is so he called very awkward.

“This ……”

Erdan paused for a moment, turned back to look at the out-and-out brash Japanese, his eyes rolled back, nodded, and said, “No problem, but Yan, you tell that Japanese, I’m going to take him around in a few circles for a little bit longer, and that’s the cost of it!”

Although living in this remote town, but the tourists from the south to the north to see a lot, two eggs also has the cunning of farmers, the other side since the request, of course, I want to take advantage of the fire, let him pay a little price.

Yan interpreter relayed Erdan’s words to Nakagawa, this Japanese who has been in bad luck since he came to Xi’an immediately waved his hand and gabbled a few words.

“Mr. Li Erdan, Mr. Nakagawa said that if you can keep people from following you, you will be given another 50,000 yuan.”

Yan translator spoke with a joyful face, because not only is Erdan rich, he and Prof. Man also followed the light, and each of them will also get an extra thirty thousand RMB afterwards.