Collection of Gods

Chapter 900 Bait
Forty minutes later, the National Museum's archaeological team completed its exploration work.

Many archaeological experts stood there, looking at each other, with strange expressions on their faces.

It went so well!

The whole process went so smoothly!

Originally they thought that the underground situation would be very complicated, but it turned out to be ridiculously simple and crude. All the treasures were hidden by burying them directly on the spot. Finally, their exploration results showed that there were eight treasure hiding spots in this area, which were about tens of meters apart from each other and all located about ten meters underground.

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding..."

At this moment, bursts of crisp sounds continued.

After the National Museum's archaeological team identified all the treasure hiding places, Tang Yuan directed his bodyguards to start digging for treasure.

About twenty minutes later, the first treasure hiding place was dug up, and seven large wooden boxes were seen deep underground. Xiong Kai and others then used an assembled crane to transport the seven large wooden boxes out from deep underground.

When the seven large wooden boxes were neatly arranged in front of Tang Yuan and others, everyone's eyes revealed a hint of curiosity. After all, they had only seen stories like treasure hunting on a deserted island in some storybooks before, but they never thought that they would experience such a thing in person one day.

"Director Dong, we'll have to trouble professionals like you to do the unpacking."

Tang Yuan was also very curious about the contents of the seven large wooden boxes, so he turned to look at Dong Wenhui beside him and gestured to him.

"no problem."

Dong Wenhui nodded, and then directly selected three people from the archaeological team, instructing them to come and open the box.

The three people named by Dong Wenhui quickly walked out of the archaeological team. They were also carrying silver boxes containing various instruments.

Whether it is an ancient tomb or a treasure, they are all things left by our ancestors. What is inside the box is unknown, and what will happen after the box is opened is also unknown.

organ?

poison?

Self-destruct device?

All of these are possible, so it is better to be cautious to avoid another setback and end up with nothing.

Three experts stood in front to conduct the test, while Tang Yuan, Dong Wenhui and others stood fifteen meters away, patiently waiting for the results.

Time passed by every second, and Tang Yuan and others were very patient. About half an hour later, the three experts took off their protective clothing, packed up their instruments, and retreated from the front to Tang Yuan and Dong Wenhui.

"Director Dong, Director Tang, after our inspection, six of the seven wooden boxes are safe. We will open them normally later. The other box is a bait. It contains a large number of shells and gunpowder. Its detonator is connected to the top of the box. If someone opens this bait box rashly, the moment the lid is opened, the entire box will explode instantly, and its power is enough to flatten the area within a ten-meter radius."

After the three experts reported the test results to Tang Yuan and Dong Wenhui, the two could not help but look at each other. No one had expected that these seven seemingly rotten and dilapidated wooden boxes actually contained such murderous intent. This made the two of them vaguely scared. If they had rashly opened the wooden boxes just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Director Dong, the bait box actually contained cannonballs and gunpowder. It seems that the deceased we found when we came here is most likely one of the treasure hunters."

Tang Yuan paused for a moment, then slowly told his analysis. "The presence of the shells means that the treasure was hidden after modern times, and the deceased died in the early 20th century, which means that the treasure was most likely buried during that period."

Dong Wenhui looked thoughtful. It was obvious that he already had some guesses about the origins of these treasures. Tang Yuan's reaction was almost the same as Dong Wenhui's, but he did not show it.

What major events happened in the world at the beginning of the twentieth century?
For the Chinese, that must have been the disaster that brought unprecedented pain to the country and the people at that time, known in history as the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China!
In the spring of 1900, the Boxer Rebellion became the fuse of the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China. Using this as an excuse, the armed alliance composed of eight major countries, including Britain, the United States, Germany, France, Russia, Japan, Italy and Austria, launched an armed war of aggression against China. It seemed that they were suppressing the Boxer Rebellion, but in fact they were dividing and plundering China.

After the Eight-Nation Alliance occupied Yanjing, they looted the imperial city, government offices, and government offices of Yanjing, resulting in the theft, destruction, and damage of a large number of precious Chinese cultural relics, historical materials, books, and cultural heritage. They took away everything they could, and if the items were too large, they would break them into pieces and move them away. If they could not move anything, they would rather burn it.

In this unprecedented catastrophe, most of the accumulation of the Chinese nation over thousands of years was plundered, and the loss was simply incalculable. This disaster ultimately ended with the signing of the Boxer Protocol, and China has since completely become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, with far-reaching impacts.

Based on the time of death of the deceased and the shells and gunpowder in the bait wooden box, Tang Yuan now very much doubts that the treasure buried in the treasure map given to him by the system may be a small part of the stolen goods looted by the Eight-Nation Alliance during the invasion of China.

Of course, this is just Tang Yuan's guess.

Whether this speculation is true or not still needs to be confirmed.

Tang Yuan and Dong Wenhui's thoughts were in a mess, but reality was only a brief moment.

"Master Zhang, are you capable of handling this bait box?"

Tang Yuan asked the expert in front of him, "Will there be any danger if we move this bait box?"

"Move smoothly, there shouldn't be any danger." The other party responded: "As for how to deal with this bait box, my suggestion is to detonate it directly. This is the safest way."

Hearing this, Tang Yuan nodded and said, "Then let's follow your suggestion, Master Zhang. I will have my bodyguards use a crane to move it to a distant place, and then let them be responsible for detonating it. Among my bodyguards, there are talents in bomb disposal, so they will be able to do it."

"can."

Master Zhang responded.

"Xiong Kai, did you hear what Master Zhang and I just said?"

Tang Yuan turned slightly and asked Xiong Kai who was standing behind him on the left.

"Director Tang, I heard everything. I will arrange for someone to handle it immediately!"

Xiong Kai bowed slightly in response.

"Be safe and don't be careless."

Tang Yuan nodded and warned.

"Yes."

Xiong Kai responded, then picked up the intercom and began to arrange for relevant personnel to move the bait box to an open area for disposal...

(End of this chapter)