What was more unexpected was that the jar was not filled with gold ingots, but a locked wooden box with exquisite carvings of dragons and phoenixes.
The air was filled with the smell of mothballs, and there were several packages in the jars where the gold ingots were stored.
The difference is that it has a slightly sour smell, probably because it was buried underground.
The black girl was sniffing around.
It can be seen that he likes this taste very much.
Qi Yue understood that the reason why Hei Niu dug this hole was not because of nature, but because she smelled a familiar smell.
When it first arrived, it often smelled the gold ingots in Qi Yue's hand. After being stored for a long time, the gold ingots were naturally contaminated with the smell of mothballs.
At the beginning, Han Mingshun slipped and fell from a tree and fell to his death, and there was probably no time to mention the fact that something was buried under the entrance hall.
Han Rui undoubtedly put the mothballs in, probably because he was worried that the wooden box would attract insects. In fact, there was no need for the things to be buried underground.
Qi Yue took out the wooden box and looked at it carefully for a while.
The wooden box switch is a wheel combination lock. This lock is very simple. It only has six numbers. If you match three of them, you can open the wooden box.
Qi Yue tried it twice, and the lock spring opened in response.
He was about to open the lid when a thought occurred to him. Since the wooden box was hidden in the jar, why was it necessary to set up a combination lock?
Adults can basically unlock such a simple combination lock, but if it is really difficult to unlock, the lock will be useless if the ax is removed.
In terms of difficulty, this lock seems to be for children...
An idea flashed in Qi Yue's mind, kid?
Han Mingshun’s IQ is equivalent to that of a child!
In other words, Han Rui put the lock on it just to guard against Han Mingshun. If it was a good thing, why would the father guard against his son?
Qi Yue did not dare to act rashly.
If you open the wooden box rashly, something dangerous may happen.
Put yourself in his shoes, what would Han Mingshun do?
There is no doubt that he cannot unlock the combination lock and will definitely destroy the wooden box violently.
Han Rui should have figured this out.
Therefore, it will be okay to disassemble the wooden box.
Qi Yue didn't want to do this because he was worried that it would damage the objects in the wooden box.
Han Rui put all the effort into it, not just to harm people, nor out of boredom. There must be something extremely important hidden in the wooden box.
Qi Yue turned the box so that the opening faced the wall, then pressed the circlip, and there was a soft click, and the lid popped up.
Almost at the same time, three steel needles flashing with blue light shot out!
The steel needle was about ten centimeters long and penetrated at least half of the wall.
This shows how powerful the steel needle is!
The black girl leaned over and wanted to smell it.
Qi Yue immediately stopped: "Black girl, come back!"
He was worried that the quenching on the steel needle was highly toxic.
A device similar to a crossbow is installed on the upper edge of the lid of the wooden box. The machine spring is connected to the edge. As long as the lid is opened, the steel needle will automatically launch.
The distance was so close that there was no way to avoid it. Han Rui expected that the person who could open the combination lock would definitely not be his stupid son.
But if an outsider opens the lock and commits adultery or robbery, there is only one way to die.
There was an envelope placed in the wooden box, next to it was a folded piece of rice paper. The envelope was sealed with wax and had probably never been opened.
Unfolding the rice paper, you will find a hand-drawn map with three large characters "Ang Ang River" written in the blank space. Although it is hand-drawn, the markings are very precise.
Qi Yue touched it with his hand and made sure that the envelope was just paper, then he tore open the seal. Inside was a thick stack of letter paper. Judging from the content, it should have been written by Han Rui himself.
After reading the letter, Qi Yue felt surprised and happy.
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Banditry is rampant in the Ang Ang River area. There are no fewer than fifty or sixty gangsters, large and small, with hundreds of people at most and twenty or thirty at the least.
During the construction of the China-Eastern Railway, a large number of people and materials were transported and temporary camps were set up at Ang Ang River Station, and various businesses came into being.
The bandits saw "business opportunities" and raided at night every three days and plundered a lot of supplies.
To this end, Sande has stationed an infantry battalion to guard the route. There is no need to use heavy weapons to deal with bandits. The weapons of the infantry battalion are all Mosin repeating rifles.
There are nine hundred people in an infantry battalion, and there are more than that many guns. The arsenal stores a hundred spare rifles and countless bullets.
At that time, Han Rui was also in Ang Ang River.
As the Deputy Supervisor of the China Eastern Railway Engineering Bureau, one of his responsibilities is to coordinate all parties and cooperate with the E side to advance the progress of the project.
In name, Manqing and Shage are partners, but in fact their powers are limited, and Shage basically has the final say on all matters big and small.
As time went by, even ordinary Goose Army soldiers became more and more contemptuous of the Qing people, and they laughed and laughed when they saw Han Rui, showing no respect at all.
One night, multiple bandits attacked at the same time.
The Goose Army was mobilized in full force, leaving only a dozen soldiers to guard the barracks. There were only two soldiers on duty in the arsenal, a sergeant and a private.
Normally, this belongs to the rear area and is relatively safer.
Han Rui was returning from a banquet with several entourage that day. He was not wearing official uniform. When passing by the entrance of the arsenal, the sergeant suddenly grabbed his braid and pulled it, and then laughed.
Speaking of which, Han Rui is also a dignified fifth-grade Lan Ling, so he has never been insulted like this.
Seeing that the deputy historian was being teased, the followers stepped forward to scold him one after another. During the argument and shoving, the movements of both parties became more and more violent. The sergeant took off the rifle from his shoulder, intending to scare these Qing people.
Han Rui became angry and drunk, and stabbed the sergeant to death with a sword.
Seeing this, the private hurriedly pulled the bolt and loaded the gun, preparing to fire a warning shot.
Han Rui knew very well that the imperial court had always been submissive to Goose, and his impulsive actions might lead to him being dismissed from office.
If Ge Fang refused to comply, the punishment might be even more serious. Thinking of this and seeing no one around, Han Rui gave an order and his followers swarmed up and killed him together with the soldiers.
Han Rui ordered his entourage to fake the scene to make outsiders think that bandits were suddenly attacking. But then he thought again, the bandits couldn't just kill people and leave. They must have come for the arms.
So, without stopping, he led his men to open the arsenal and hid the guns and ammunition under the cover of night.
Afterwards, Han Rui rewarded each of his followers with fifty taels of silver. These people were his cronies, and they all participated in the murder. Besides, it was a matter of family and life, so they naturally kept it secret.
Later, the Manchu Qing Emperor abdicated.
After the October Revolution, Sha Goose became Su Lian.
Han Rui became one of the richest people in South Korea.
He planned to find an opportunity to donate arms to the Manchu Empire. This "opportunity" meant that the current emperor would not pursue his past crimes.
Between the lines of the letter, we can see Han Rui's inner struggle, wanting to keep the secret secret, but also hoping that this secret can bring some changes to the Han family.
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For Qi Yue, learning this secret was even happier than getting gold.
The newly formed independent regiment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance will definitely need guns and ammunition.
According to the letter, the batch of arms contained at least a hundred rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition, as well as weapons such as grenades and mines.
If the independent regiment obtains these weapons, its strength will be greatly enhanced.
Qi Yue burned the letter, broke the jar and buried it on the spot, restoring the entrance of the cave to its original state.
The drawing was redrawn without any name on it. The advantage of this is that even if someone discovers it, they won't know what it is.
He put on his gloves and carefully pulled out the steel needle from the wall. The tip of the needle glowed blue, and he could tell at a glance that it had been coated with poison.
He thought for a moment, put the steel needle back into the wooden box, and then put the drawing inside.
Please give me some agent code names, they will come in handy in the future,
Don't be too modern, just conform to the characteristics of the folk pot period.