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Chen Wenjin nodded with a heavy heart, and finally had to compromise on this matter. After hanging up the phone, the colleague sitting next to her noticed the change in her expression and asked cautiously.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so unhappy? Is it possible that the superiors are not satisfied with our archaeological excavation work?"

Chen Wenjin sat by the window in despair, looking at the gloomy sky and drizzle outside, feeling mixed emotions. She shook her head and raised a bitter smile.

"Of course not. The leaders are very satisfied with our work and fully affirm our efforts."

However, before her colleague could smile, Chen Wenjin changed the subject.

"But have you ever thought that if we salvage the Zhenjiang dragon coffin from the bottom of the river, it will really not affect the residents on both sides of the river or other aspects?"

Chen Wenjin's change of heart was not a sudden impulse. She had had this idea as early as when the archaeological team was salvaging and transporting the relics.

At that time, Zhang Hao had told her the whole story in detail and cited many examples. But Chen Wenjin firmly believed in the orders of her superiors and believed that the leaders' decisions could not be wrong, so she took the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin away regardless of everything.

Now, Chen Wenjin realized that something was wrong. Especially when she tried to communicate with her leader about the ownership of the Zhenjiang dragon coffin, the leader's tone and attitude on the phone deepened her doubts.

What kind of ability does the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin have that could make the superiors attach so much importance to its transportation and even personally inquire about a grassroots archaeological team?
There are so many archaeological teams. If each one of them takes it so seriously, wouldn’t the superiors be too busy to handle it?
Everyone understood it in their hearts, but the leader's righteous words and threats made Chen Wenjin even more uneasy.

Seeing Chen Wenjin's sad face, his colleague waved his hands helplessly, with a hint of indifference in his eyes.

To Chen Wenjin, this matter was strange in every way, with many anomalies in logic and other aspects. But to other members of the archaeological team, apart from the mystery on the surface of the Zhenjiang dragon coffin, it seemed not much different from their usual work.

"Sister, you must firmly establish your identity and mission as the leader of the archaeological team and always remember the content of the mission. You can't always ask me to remind you, right?"

The colleague sighed and walked over to Chen Wenjin.

"I know you are worried about the villagers by the river, but Sanjia Mountain is desolate and remote, and the villagers have not received higher education. They are afraid that digging out the coffin in the river will anger the spirits and cause revenge, which is normal. But we are intellectuals and members of the archaeological team. We cannot be as superstitious as them."

Colleagues tried to persuade Chen Wenjin not to think too much.

However, Chen Wenjin's mind was in a mess at this time. She basically didn't listen to what her colleague said and just nodded perfunctorily.

"Well, it seems that there is indeed some misunderstanding about this matter."

Chen Wenjin raised her lips slightly and looked at her colleague. Thinking that her persuasion had worked, her colleague clapped his hands excitedly.

"That's right, Senior Sister. We are members of the archaeological team and should treat everything with an objective and pragmatic attitude. We can't just believe the one-sided words of the old village chief and make conclusions about the role of the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin."

The colleague mistakenly thought that Chen Wenjin was convinced by him, but in fact he misunderstood Chen Wenjin's meaning. Chen Wenjin exhaled and said:
"Would you like to come with me and take a closer look at the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin? I always feel that there are some things on it that I haven't studied thoroughly yet..."

As he said that, Chen Wenjin picked up his coat, put it on, and turned to walk downstairs. The smile on his colleague's face froze instantly. It turned out that his bold words just now were just self-touching. Chen Wenjin didn't take his words to heart at all!

Although dissatisfied with Chen Wenjin's attitude, the colleague still tapped his forehead and quickly followed.

The rain was still falling, and the whole town was shrouded in a thin layer of mist, adding a sense of unreality.

The drizzle caused the temperature in the town to drop sharply. The archaeological team members including Axue who were guarding below felt the chill, but because of their duties, no one was willing to leave their post easily.

It was not until Chen Wenjin and his colleagues came to take over from them that Axue and another archaeological team member happily left.

Chen Wenjin and his colleagues stood in front of the Zhenjiang dragon coffin, four or five steps away, staring intently at the dragon coffin wrapped in layers.

The expression on Chen Wenjin's face became increasingly weird and complicated.

The colleague next to her had been closely observing the changes in her expression. Seeing her acting so strangely, she immediately became more cautious.

"Captain, please don't do anything stupid. This Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin is a cultural relic that our superiors attach great importance to. It is a precious cultural heritage of our China. You can't have any ideas about it..."

In the words of colleagues, "senior sister" has become "captain", and they are obviously deliberately distancing themselves from Chen Wenjin and drawing a clear line between them.

However, Chen Wenjin didn't care at all. She just frowned slightly and then turned to look at her colleagues.

"Li Wei, have you ever thought about why this Zhenjiang dragon coffin has remained spotless from the time it was salvaged to now?"

When Chen Wenjin suddenly asked this question, Li Wei's face flashed with a look of astonishment. Even Chen Wenjin herself couldn't answer this question, so as a member of the archaeological team, he naturally couldn't give a reasonable explanation.

"Perhaps...it may be due to the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance that we studied before. The interior of the Zhenjiang dragon coffin may emit a unique radiation wave that can isolate most attachments and dust, allowing the object to always remain self-cleaning."

Li Wei's answer is a bold idea, but the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance is currently only used in the medical field, and the technology is not yet mature and is still in a semi-theoretical and semi-practical stage. Such an avant-garde view made Chen Wenjin's face look even more strange.

"Have you ever thought about this? If it is true as you said that the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance keeps the Zhenjiang dragon coffin clean, then how do you explain that it has been sleeping at the bottom of a complex river for many years and still maintains the state it was in when it sank?"

This question left Li Wei speechless for a moment. He knew in his heart that no matter what it was, even modern high-tech synthetic alloy materials, it would be impossible to completely maintain its original state after experiencing precipitation and corrosion for a short period of more than a hundred years or even hundreds of years.

What's more, the corrosiveness of the river water exacerbates the difficulty in the riverbed with fast-flowing water and complex environment.

Seeing Li Wei remained silent, Chen Wenjin smiled helplessly.

"It seems that this question has stumped you as well. In fact, I am just like you. I still haven't figured out the secret behind the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin."

Li Wei smiled awkwardly and tried to persuade Chen Wenjin to let go.

"Captain, we don't have to worry about this. Our mission is to salvage the Zhenjiang dragon coffin at the designated location and escort it back. We are not responsible for the follow-up research."

However, Chen Wenjin has already responded with her actions. She took off her coat, walked straight to the Zhenjiang dragon coffin, uncovered the canvas and plastic sheeting, and a brand new Zhenjiang dragon coffin appeared in front of the two of them.

Chen Wenjin ignored Li Wei's shocked expression and observed the Zhenjiang dragon coffin attentively. The shape of the coffin was the same as that of an ordinary coffin, but it was engraved with complex patterns, which could be called the masterpiece of a master of micro-carving. Nine four-cornered golden dragons were engraved on the coffin, and even smaller scenes were painted on each detail. Although these micro-carved scenes were small, they could instantly bring visual shock to people.

It is hard to imagine that the micro-carving technology can be so perfectly integrated into bronze smelting, even in ancient times when the bronze smelting industry was extremely developed. Chen Wenjin was more and more surprised as he watched, and felt that he was gradually approaching a secret that had not yet been solved.

Seeing Chen Wenjin so focused, Li Wei stopped talking and moved closer to observe carefully. After just one glance, his eyes were attracted by the lifelike eyeball pattern on the left side of the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin.

Li Wei's eyes were wide open, and his body seemed to be controlled by a mysterious force, motionless. In order to attract Chen Wenjin's attention, he made a strange gurgling sound.

Chen Wenjin was immersed in the exquisite pattern, and it took about a minute for her to notice Li Wei's abnormality. She turned around and saw that Li Wei's eyes were red, he was shaking violently, and his face was as pale as paper, like a lifeless puppet.

Chen Wenjin quickly covered the eyeball pattern and the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin with a rain cloth, cutting off the connection between Li Wei and the eyeball.

As soon as he finished doing all this, Li Wei seemed to have all his strength drained away. He fell to the ground with a thud and finally recovered his breathing.

Li Wei was gasping for breath, coughing non-stop, his eyes were extremely sore, he was crawling on the ground, looking miserable.

"Li Wei, what's wrong with you? What did you see?" Chen Wenjin helped Li Wei up and asked anxiously.

Li Wei swallowed hard, his voice trembling with fear.

"Captain... now I know why you must come to see the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin..."

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When the words "Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin" were mentioned, Chen Wenjin clearly felt Li Wei's body shake violently.

"This thing is too weird. I just wanted to take a look at the patterns on it and discuss with you the value of these patterns to Chinese culture, but I seemed to have seen the gates of hell with my own eyes. Those eyes seemed to be able to take me to another time and space..."

When Li Wei said this, his hands couldn't stop shaking, and the scene he saw when he was controlled reappeared in his mind.

Chen Wenjin originally only guessed about the strangeness of the Zhenjiang dragon coffin, but after Li Wei's experience, she became more certain of it.

"It seems that my guess is correct. This coffin-like Zhenjiang dragon coffin may not only be used to store corpses. The ancients placed it at the bottom of the river, and they must have had their own intentions."

Chen Wenjin pondered and said his conclusion, while looking towards the door again.

This time she saw something incredible. She found that several members of the archaeological team were standing at the door with dull faces, looking at them in surprise. As Chen Wenjin was supporting Li Wei, who was limp all over, the two of them looked quite intimate as they leaned on each other.

This is a misunderstanding...

Chen Wenjin wanted to let go of Li Wei, distance herself from him, and explain to the team members, but after trying twice, she found that Li Wei could not sit still on his own, so she could only accept the situation helplessly.

"Captain, when did this happen between you and the vice-captain? How come we don't know about it?"

Xiaoxue's eyes were full of gossip, and she was obviously very sensitive to such things. When she saw Chen Wenjin and Li Wei's action, she immediately thought of the love between the young men and women.

Chen Wenjin frowned helplessly and took a deep breath.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. The vice-captain and I don't have that kind of relationship. It's just that he's not feeling well right now, and I'm afraid he'll fall, so..."

"Captain, you don't have to explain so much, we all understand."

"That's true. After all, we are all from the same archaeological team. We spend every day together, so it's reasonable for us to have some emotional entanglements with each other, right?"

"Yes, I think so too. It's nothing to be surprised about."

The three archaeologists standing at the door witnessed Chen Wenjin and Li Wei leaning on each other, and a look of enlightenment appeared on their faces. Especially Xiaoxue, who seemed to think that things were not lively enough and added fuel to the fire.

"However, if the captain and the vice-captain do not plan to make their relationship public for the time being, we, as your teammates, can naturally keep this secret for you. As for when to make it public, that is your business. Anyway, we didn't see or hear anything just now..."

The two people next to them nodded in tacit understanding and laughed at the same time.

Chen Wenjin looked at the three team members helplessly and could only put the matter aside for the time being. As for how the future would develop and whether her relationship with Li Wei would continue to be misunderstood, she had no time to care at the moment.

"You three stop talking nonsense here, come here and help me take the deputy captain upstairs to rest. He's not feeling well, you have to take good care of him."

After hearing Chen Wenjin's instructions, the two archaeologists except Xiaoxue suddenly realized what was going on. They walked to Li Wei from the left and right and reached out to help him up from the ground.

However, as soon as they helped Li Wei up, they noticed something strange and exclaimed "Eh!" at the same time.

"It's really strange. If I remember correctly, the vice-captain is usually in good health. But today he seems to be falling apart. He looks so limp."

One of the archaeologists looked at Chen Wenjin in confusion, and Chen Wenjin could only smile awkwardly.

"Now you understand, the reason why I acted like that with the vice-captain just now is because of the situation you are seeing now."

"What on earth is going on? I remember when we went to dinner before, the deputy captain was fine..."

The two archaeologists were not stupid. They immediately recalled that Li Wei was still normal when they were eating in the hall. But the whole meal lasted only a dozen minutes, and Li Wei had changed so much. How could this not arouse suspicion?
In order to prevent other archaeological team members from getting close to the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin and getting hurt, Chen Wenjin had to make up an excuse.

"It may be that our archaeological team has been busy recently salvaging the Zhenjiang dragon coffin and formulating plans, and has been running around and working hard. The long-term fatigue has accumulated, and once it explodes, it will become like this. This is not surprising."

Chen Wenjin spoke in a nonchalant manner and waved to the three archaeologists beside her.

"Hurry up and take the deputy captain upstairs to rest. You don't have to come down. I will guard the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin by myself..."

Seeing two male team members carrying Li Wei up to the second floor, Xiaoxue had no intention of leaving. She put her hands behind her back and walked leisurely to Chen Wenjin. (End of this chapter)