Chapter 254: Some Dig for Treasure, Some Are at a Dead End
Chapter 254: Chapter 254: Some Dig for Treasure, Some Are at a Dead End
"Brother Zhai, there’s a huge problem. A lot of people have come looking for me. I’m afraid I’m in trouble."
"Every single one of them is targeting me."
"I’m telling you, this Gu Shengsheng is a complete psycho. Why are so many people coming to settle scores with me? What did I ever do to deserve this?"
The more he thought about it, the angrier and more miserable he became.
"I really don’t get it. All I wanted to do in the beginning was run a simple scam for a few million. How did things end up like this?"
Zhai Mi said, "Calm down. Panicking won’t do any good right now."
No wonder his eyelid had been twitching nonstop these past few days.
’So this was the disaster that was waiting for me.’
"We can’t keep the operation going now. How about we shut down the foundation and hide out abroad for a while?"
Wang Biao looked miserable. "What are you even talking about?"
He was on the verge of tears. "What am I supposed to do? I’m just a regular guy. How could I dare to just close up shop and run? I’m just an ordinary person."
"So many people have their eyes on me, the legal representative. I don’t dare say a thing."
At this, he looked completely distraught. "Brother Zhai, I stuck my neck out for you! Look at the mess I’m in! What am I going to do?!"
Zhai Mi said, "Don’t worry. Just hang tight for now. I’ll figure something out."
"Don’t worry, I won’t abandon you."
After saying that, Zhai Mi hung up, immediately checked to see if his passport was expired, and started looking up plane tickets.
’If I don’t flee the country now, when will I ever get the chance!’
To save his own skin, he wasn’t about to let something like "brotherly loyalty" get in his way.
’Brothers? Aren’t they just meant to be sold out?’
’Anyway, he wasn’t the legal representative. It had nothing to do with him.’
While Zhai Mi was already planning his escape, Wang Biao had a bad feeling about Zhai Mi’s attitude.
’No! I can’t just sit here and wait for the axe to fall. I have to go beg someone for help.’
He decided to go straight to Gu Shengsheng. That was the only way to solve this problem at its source.
The first step was preparing the property deed for the cellar for Gu Shengsheng. He was in a hurry and started hounding his assistant to get everything done.
After a moment’s thought, he said to his assistant, "That woman, Chen Yuxi, get her out of that five-star hotel. Move her to the cellar."
"Gu Shengsheng cares a lot about her. Let’s see if this makes her happy!" They hadn’t dared to harm Chen Yuxi; the woman was having hysterics every day.
The problem was, Chen Yuxi came from an important family in Beijing City. They had originally planned to "host" her for a few more days before extorting a ransom from her parents.
’That plan was shot to hell now. The most important thing was to make Gu Shengsheng happy!’
’Dammit, what was I thinking?! I can’t believe I actually provoked Gu Shengsheng and her husband. Looking back, I really deserve to die!’
After giving his instructions, he slunk back to his office to exchange blank stares with the people from the Ruishi Cultural Relics Administration Bureau.
Meanwhile, things at Gu Shengsheng’s dig site were heating up.
They had already unearthed several items.
First, it was a small golden rod.
After Ding Hong unearthed it, she said in astonishment, "Sister, is this gold? It’s glowing!"
"Oh my god, so you brought us here to dig for gold."
Gu Shengsheng said, "No, this might be the only piece made of gold. There’s a lot more to come."
"It’s just a thin sheet of gold foil hammered over a wooden staff, which is then wrapped to form a golden rod." Gu Shengsheng had researched Sanxingdui artifacts for a time in a parallel universe.
But the research was forcibly terminated.
To this day, she still couldn’t understand why. The research was clearly uncovering more and more anomalies...
’Even now, I still want to continue it,’ Gu Shengsheng thought. ’I hope I can restart my research on the Sanxingdui artifacts in this timeline.’
’The project in Chuan City was shut down, but this time, I can start over in Rui City.’
’I refuse to believe those old fossils won’t be interested.’
After all, Gu Shengsheng had previously discovered many bronze figures among the Sanxingdui artifacts.
The bronze figures had bizarre features, at least compared to human beings.
According to multiple historical sources, the Sanxingdui Civilization appeared before the Xia Dynasty.
However, the bronze casting techniques of the Xia Dynasty were nowhere near as advanced as those of the Sanxingdui period...
It appeared, then suddenly vanished without a trace. Its bronze forging technology was far more advanced than that of the dynasties that followed.
The whole situation was absurd. What was even more absurd was that this so-called Sanxingdui Culture, much like the Mayan Civilization, had simply vanished into thin air.
It was as if they reached a certain level of development, and then disaster struck.
But they had been a large team, their research was in full swing, and in the end, before anything could be accomplished, the project was terminated.
’What could anyone do?’
’Once the official documents came down, everything had to stop.’
Now, gazing at the golden scepter, Gu Shengsheng felt a familiar sensation wash over her.
As a researcher of geology and cultural relics, these mysteries held an irresistible allure for Gu Shengsheng.
She didn’t believe that halting the research would change anything; it would only make matters worse. ’If something happened, we should find out why,’ she thought. ’If something is truly going to happen again, understanding it gives us a chance to avert it.’
’To stop investigating out of fear... that’s just pointless.’
She had said as much back then, and had received a harsh scolding for it.
Even now, Gu Shengsheng hadn’t changed her mind.
With that thought, Gu Shengsheng said, "Keep digging. There’s more down there. At the very least, there should be bronzes."
As she spoke, Zhang Xiao took a few swings with a pickaxe and hit something hard, the impact jolting her back several steps.
Gu Shengsheng and Ding Hong rushed over and started clearing away the pile of earth.
They finally uncovered half of a face.
Ding Hong looked a little frightened. "Sister Gu, this face is kind of scary."
"Its eyes are bulging out. It feels like it’s glaring at me so fiercely."
Gu Shengsheng nodded. "Yes, it’s very different from us. Don’t worry. Let’s get it out and have a look."
Then Zhang Xiao spoke up. "How do I put this? I feel like... I’ve seen pictures of Yuanmou Man and the Upper Cave Man in my history textbooks."
"But Sister Gu, they all looked like us, like the same kind of people. This... it’s like it’s not even the same species."
Gu Shengsheng nodded. "This is from the Sanxingdui Civilization. Very little research has been done, so it’s hard to say for sure what anything is. Who knows, maybe they really were aliens?"
She added with a smile.
’With the unknown, nothing is truly impossible,’ she mused. ’You just see what problems arise and do your best to tackle them when the time comes.’
Zhang Xiao said excitedly, "Sister Gu, your research is so fascinating! I want to study this just like you."
To them, Gu Shengsheng was like a goddess—she could do anything, from making money to helping people.