Chapter 375: The Grave Pit Exposed

Chapter 375: The Grave Pit Exposed

Chapter 375: The Grave Pit Exposed
"Hurry, hurry up."

Li Kailang hurried back to the courtyard and finally got back to the yard before Yan Bugui locked the door.

After returning home, Li Kailang went straight into the planting space.

He found a large basin, filled it with water, took out two bags of windfall from the ring, and began to wash them.

Mainly those 10 gold ingots.

Li Kailang carefully cleaned them one by one, making sure each one was clear and clean, then looked at the base of the gold ingot.

The specific age has been corroded by time and cannot be seen clearly, but the weight is clearly visible.

Twenty taels is engraved below it.

According to the ancient measurement, one jin is 16 liang, and one liang is 31.25 grams, so this gold ingot weighs 625 grams.

This is twice as heavy as a large yellow croaker, which weighs 312 grams.

"I'm rich!" Li Kailang shouted excitedly. He didn't expect that Lou Xiaoe gave him a big yellow croaker a few days ago.

Now I actually have gold ingots, and 10 of them at a time.

"Could it be that Lou Xiao'e is my lucky star? She has so much money in such a short time." Li Kailang murmured to himself.

Even if these 10 gold ingots are not pure gold, they are not cheap.

Li Kailang's mind was racing, but he couldn't figure out how much money there was.

"You have to keep it well, even if it's just for collection, it's better than selling it."

Li Kailang had no plans to sell it. Gold is a good way to maintain its value. It always has value, especially antique gold.

It not only has gold value, but also historical value.

"I don't know how those two found this tomb, but they were able to dig out gold. This is really unexpected."

Gold was a very precious metal in ancient times. Even in the Ming and Qing dynasties, after thousands of years of deposition, a lot of gold was left, and gold began to become common.

The owners of gold were no longer limited to the rich and powerful; even ordinary people could get their hands on some.

But this does not mean that you can easily get gold, or 10 big ingots.

The key point is that this tomb is very ordinary, which makes Li Kailang very confused. Logically speaking, with so much gold, he should not be short of money.

At least I should build a better grave for myself.

"Forget it. If I can't think of it, forget it. I'd better wash the gold ingots first."

Li Kailang washed the 10 gold ingots carefully and then wiped off the moisture with a towel.

Afterwards, he specially made a box made of golden nanmu wood, covered it with cotton, and put the 10 gold ingots in it.

Li Kailang clapped his hands: "Done, the next thing is the silver and jewelry."

The value of this part is not as valuable as gold ingots, but it is not bad either.

Especially the jewelry, including jade rings and ice-type necklaces, which are obviously valuable items at first glance.

Li Kailang cleaned it and made a huanghuali box to put it in.

"Finally done." It was late at night when everything was done.

After being busy all night, Li Kailang was naturally a little tired. He ate a little and went to bed.

Lying on the bed, Li Kailang was glad that he went to the countryside to play today, otherwise he would not have encountered such a good thing. This was the first time he saw a tomb robber, and he had such a big gain.

"It's a pity that I can't always encounter such good things when I work in the city. I'll go to the black market tomorrow night to see if there are any good things. I haven't been there for a while."

"By the way, ask around to see if anyone has antiques to buy."

Li Kailang would naturally not do any dangerous work, so he would just buy the stolen treasures at a low price.

The tomb robbers are anxious to make money, while Li Kailang wants antique treasures, which is beneficial to both parties.

"It would be nice if I could recognize one or two of them. If I want to build a private museum, I need more antiques. It's a long way to go."

As he spoke, Li Kailang changed his lying position.

"It's also thanks to the fact that there are only these two people. If there were more people, it would be troublesome."

Tomb robbing is not a physical job, but a technical job with a lot of division of labor.

Tomb robbers sometimes work in groups, with each person responsible for one task.

Some people specialize in finding graves, while others specialize in spreading soil.

Don't underestimate spreading soil, which is a physically demanding job.

It takes a long time for tomb robbers to dig a grave. It cannot be completed in a day or two.

The excavated soil cannot be piled nearby, otherwise it will be discovered.

The person who spreads the soil must carry the soil away and spread it somewhere else.

The soil in the graves is different from the soil in other places, and it is easy to see.

Naturally, you can't spread soil everywhere, so make sure the soil you spread is the same color as the soil on the ground.

Or find a deserted place.

The best place to spread soil is in a river. Just spread the soil into the water and the soil will be washed away by the river without anyone noticing.

But you also have to be careful not to sprinkle it all at once, otherwise the river will change color, and you won't be able to ignore it.

In addition, there are gravediggers and people who specialize in selling treasures, each with their own role.

The tomb-robbing gang consisting of Su Daqiang and Su Xiaoqiang is still very rare. It is obvious that they have just started working for a short time, which allowed Li Kailang to succeed.

However, now that the two of them have the money left by Li Kailang, it will not be so easy for Li Kailang to rob them again next time.

Li Kailang naturally knew that raising a tiger would bring trouble, but he was not worried. He cared more about those treasures.

Li Kailang simply emptied out all their family assets. The two of them didn't even have any savings, so how could they possibly do such a thing? It was a thankless task.

the next day.

A group of children discovered this deep pit while cutting grass for pigs in the mountains and immediately told the village chief about it.

"Oh my, which damn tomb robber actually dug up someone's ancestral grave? How could there be such a heartless person?"

The village chief saw this and cursed loudly.

"You guys should hurry up and call the police. We need to find the person who dug the grave."

Not long after, the police brought archaeologists here. They were said to be archaeologists, but in fact they were just borrowed from the trust store.

After all, the people in the trust store come from all walks of life. If they can't do the old skills, they have to find a way to make a living.

The archaeologist simply took a quick look and concluded, "This tomb has been visited. I think the things have been stolen."

Then he looked at the village chief and said, "Village chief, whose ancestor's tomb is this? Is anyone coming?"

The village chief shook his head and said, "This tomb does not belong to our village."

"If he is not from your village, then it is easy to deal with." The archaeologist nodded. If he is really from their village, then it will be difficult to deal with.

The archaeologists looked around carefully again. It must have taken a lot of effort to dig such a deep pit, but they didn't know when the things were stolen.

He turned to look at the policeman, "Let's go down and take a look."

The policeman stood at the edge of the tomb, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes. He didn't know whether the tomb would collapse, which would be troublesome if it did.

The archaeologist knew his concerns and said, "Don't worry, the tomb robber left in a hurry and didn't even fill the pit. There must be no danger."

"Besides, it's still broad daylight, and there are so many villagers here, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Hearing this, the police nodded, knowing that he had been worrying too much, "Okay, let's go." The two borrowed the shovel and hoe from the villagers, jumped into the deep pit, and then walked in.

"It seems that there is nothing in this tomb." The archaeologist guessed something after looking at the signs of damage on the tomb passage.

After walking a few dozen steps, the two men arrived at the middle of the tomb.

The scene inside the tomb made both of them gasp.

The space that should have been solemn and dignified was now replaced by a mess.

Swords and knives were scattered all over the ground, the coffin lids were roughly overturned, and the pottery and porcelain jars were broken into pieces. This shows how violent Su Daqiang and his companions were in their collection.

The police frowned when they saw this, "What this tomb robber did is really inhumane."

Hearing this, the archaeologist smiled awkwardly, "Okay, now that it's like this, let's see if there's anything left?"

After saying that, he walked towards the pottery jar first, picked up the grains on the ground and looked at them carefully, and calculated the approximate burial time based on the degree of decay.

Then pick up the pottery jars and porcelain jars, look at their shapes and styles, and infer a slightly more specific time.

Finally, stand up, look around, and look for other clues.

With a little calculation, the approximate time of the tomb can be calculated.

The policeman looked around. He was not an archaeologist who could see the big picture from the details, but he could only see the surface and look at the severely damaged tomb.

He didn't know how to deal with it for a moment. This was the first time he had to deal with such a thing.

The archaeologist finally walked up to the coffin and looked at the lonely skeleton. He realized that the tomb had been visited and all the good things had been taken away.

The remaining swords and other things were thrown on the ground casually, so I guess the owner was not an experienced tomb robber.

"Okay, let's go." The archaeologist took his sword and walked towards the police.

"Just leave like that?"

"What else can we do? Everything has been looted. What's the point of us staying here?" the archaeologist said as a matter of course.

The policeman nodded. "That's true."

"By the way, close the coffin lid first."

The two men worked together to close the coffin lid and turned to leave.

"Comrade police, what happened?" As soon as the two men came out, a villager asked curiously.

"Everything inside has been stolen. Nothing is left."

"What about this tomb?"

The policeman said, "Bury it. There's nothing in it. It's better to avoid a child falling into the pit. That would be troublesome."

"Thank you for helping me bury this grave."

Hearing this, everyone started to fill the hole.

A grave that has been visited and has no value. It’s a waste of police resources to search it. Fortunately, this grave does not belong to the villagers’ ancestors, so there is less trouble.

"Comrade police, what should we do with this tomb robber? We can't just let this big matter of digging up a human tomb go like this." said a villager.

If you dig up someone's ancestral grave and get caught, you will be beaten to death.

The police looked around and wondered how they were going to find and arrest someone in such a remote place.

The main reason is that everything in the tomb had been taken away and was of little value, so it was not worth wasting police resources to investigate.

The main task of the police now is to maintain social order and prevent sabotage by enemy agents.

There are not enough police force to track down tomb robbers, unless it is a large-scale tomb robber gang, then a part of the police force will be specially allocated.

This also gave small gangs of tomb robbers an opportunity to rob tombs without being caught.

However, success and failure are both due to the same person. Small gangs of tomb robbers are slow to get the news and cannot dig many graves.

He thought this way, but said something else. "Don't worry, we police will investigate this matter and notify you as soon as we have any news."

"By the way, please pay attention. If you have any news, please report it as soon as possible."

After hearing what the police said, the villagers had no choice but to do so.

"Okay, let's go, everyone go back." said the village chief.

Looking at the villagers who were still rushing over from a distance, the village chief waved his hand and signaled everyone to go back.

Among the crowd that came were Su Daqiang and Su Xiaoqiang.

When the two heard that some villagers had discovered the grave and called the police, they immediately realized that something was wrong.

"Dad, what should we do? Could it be that they are here to arrest us? It's only been one day. How could it happen so quickly?" Su Xiaoqiang said nervously and fearfully.

Su Daqiang's mind was racing, and he was so angry when he saw his son's frightened look.

"Why are you so nervous? It's just a discovery. If you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who would know it was us who did it? Don't be so self-deprecating."

"What should we do now? How about we run away?"

"Run, run, run. Why are you running? If you run, it's us who did it. Besides, where can you escape to? What will you eat?" Su Daqiang shouted.

"Okay, shut up, don't talk, let me think about it."

Su Daqiang thought about it seriously and decided that he should go and check out the situation. He didn't believe that they could find him in such a short time.

By the way, you can also understand the situation so that you can sell what you have.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, take your guys and go and take a look."

"Ah? Why? Isn't this delivered to your door?" Su Xiaoqiang was puzzled.

Su Daqiang said angrily, "Just do it when I tell you to. Why waste your words? How could anyone know in such a short time? We came out quietly yesterday. If you didn't tell me and I didn't tell anyone, no one would know."

Hearing this, Su Xiaoqiang had no choice but to obey orders and follow Su Daqiang to check out the situation so that they could make preparations.

They haven't had time to pay back the stolen goods yet, and if the police keep watching, it will be troublesome.

Asking the two of them to guard the treasure without being able to pay back the money is no different from guarding a pile of junk. It's worse than junk.

"That's great, Dad. No one thought it was us who did it." Su Xiaoqiang said excitedly, looking at Su Daqiang.

"Don't talk, let's talk when we get back." Su Daqiang warned in a low voice.

On the way back, Su Daqiang was thinking of a solution.

At this time, Su Daqiang felt somewhat fortunate that Li Kailang had robbed their treasures yesterday. If they had not been robbed, the two would definitely not have had such an attitude.

They must be acting arrogantly. They didn't even do farm work today. It was obvious that something was wrong with them.

If you are quick, you can tell the police directly that something is wrong with the two of them.

A safer approach would be to simply ask the two men to hand over the stolen treasure and split it equally with everyone. If they refuse, report them to the police.

Of course, there are even more outrageous things, which are to just beat two people to death with sticks and then divide the treasure equally to achieve the same effect.

Fang Zheng and the other man were tomb robbers, so it wouldn't be a big deal to kill them, and they could even make a small profit.

"Dad, what should we do next?"

"Why are you so nervous? If you continue like this, I really won't be able to help you with anything in the future." Su Daqiang glanced at him.

"Let's not do anything for now. Let's wait until the storm has passed. It's the same now as it was before. Don't show off your wealth now."

"If someone finds out and reports it to the police, I won't be able to protect you. Wait until the storm has passed and then sell it to make money."

Hearing this, Su Xiaoqiang nodded. This was the only way.

(End of this chapter)