It turns out that when the Chongqing section of the Yuxiang Expressway was being built to Youyang, due to the complex local terrain, the river gorges, and the winding mountain roads, the expressway was built entirely on viaducts. When encountering mountains blocking the road, tunnels were built. When passing Yuzhu Peak, the Youyang Tunnel and Taohuayuan Tunnel were opened, and this strange thing happened when the mountain wall was blasted.
The engineering team drilled holes in the mountain and installed detonators. After a few explosions, the rocks outside the mountain were blown everywhere, but the glazed yellow rock layer was exposed underneath. After testing, the engineers found that it was not a mineral, but a mixture of glutinous rice and lime, similar to the composition of the protective layer of ancient tombs or some special-purpose city walls.
At that time, someone on the engineering team suspected that there was an unknown ancient tomb in the mountain and suggested reporting it. However, the construction period was tight and the construction team's overdue completion would definitely affect their assessment and improvement. The chief engineer ordered the work to continue and then carried out directional blasting. Unexpectedly, an accident occurred as soon as the work started. The glaze yellow mixed layer was extremely hard, and the detonator only blew off some fragments. The chief engineer was furious and asked the engineer to drill a hole for the explosives and stuff dozens of detonators in it. As a result, after the explosion, the earth shook and a large hole was blown in the mountain. White steam was puffing out of the cave. Several workers went to the cave entrance to visit and were smoked by the white steam. They immediately fell to the ground and died before they were sent to the hospital. The forensic doctor did not find any scars on the bodies of the deceased and could only wait for the blood test results. At the same time, people on the construction team fell ill one after another. All engineering personnel who had been active near the cave entrance had varying degrees of hair loss and vomiting. Local villagers near the construction site also began to become ill.
White gas was constantly wafting out of the cave entrance. The engineering team immediately determined that the problem was caused by this strange gas. After collecting and testing, they found that the heavy metal mercury content was extremely high. At the same time, the autopsy report of the deceased's blood concluded that he was poisoned by mercury, proving that there was a source of tribute in the cave. After being equipped with professional equipment such as gas masks and oxygen cylinders, the engineering team sent three explorers into the cave. Unexpectedly, they found strange things in the cave: there was no gold, silver, treasure, coffin, or corpse in the cave. The cave could not be deepened. There was a large mercury lake inside. Several iron chains extended from the surrounding cave walls and intersected under the liquid surface in the center of the mercury lake, as if something was hanging. The iron chains were pulled straight, giving people the feeling that they were not just for hanging, but more like a fixing function. (This chapter was uploaded by 7~8 friends)
There were dozens of intact corpses lying scattered around the cave, which was very horrifying under the beam of the searchlight. The explorers were terrified and dared not stay in the cave for too long. They were anxious to get out of the cave. When they retreated, they saw some stones, sand and some frog-like stone sculptures floating on the mercury lake, but these stone frogs were as big as basketballs. Coincidentally, there was a stone frog on the nearby lakeside, so he picked it up and took it back.
The explorers told the senior executives of the engineering team about the situation inside the cave. The executives then realized the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly ordered a bulldozer to block the entrance of the cave. They also issued a gag order, strictly prohibiting the leakage of information, and immediately sent the stone frog to the police station to report the case.
Because this stone frog is a bit strange, there are a few lines of words engraved on its back: Stars and moons are its tracks, rivers and streams are its channels, it complies with the will of heaven and will enjoy long life and good fortune.
An old policeman in the police station immediately recognized the stone frog. When the industrial park was built a few years ago, it was necessary to demolish Changshou County, including the "Widow's Tomb". This Widow's Tomb is an ancient relic of Bashu. Legend has it that it is the tomb of the historical figure "Ba Widow Qing". The funeral cultural relics need to be protected during the demolition, so the Sichuan archaeological team and the Changshou police both sent people to the scene. However, during the excavation, no valuable cultural relics were found, nor were there coffins. There were only some porcelain fragments and three or two stone frogs on the ground, and several heavy stone bars carved with flowers, birds, insects and fish. Archaeologists concluded from these porcelain fragments that the tomb was no earlier than the Ming Dynasty, and the carvings in the style of flowers, birds, insects and fish were also products after the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but the stone frog was older, consistent with the Qin Dynasty. It was finally concluded that the tomb was a cenotaph, and the body of the tomb owner was not buried, nor were there any valuable burial objects.
It may be because Ba Guafu Qing was famous that tomb robbers dug and robbed the tombs of celebrities, which made the local government lose face. Therefore, the local government of Ming and Qing dynasties repaired the tombs and placed stone slabs and some utensils for praying for blessings.
After listening to Brother Haibin's description, I began to ponder. In fact, I was also very shocked in my heart, because the cave that Brother Haibin talked about was exactly the same as the cave that Su Daji described to me. This was a coincidence and it was unlikely.
"What are the specific details? Is that all?" I looked at Haibin and asked, "Why did you let He Long and Wang Kai investigate this matter? It would be more appropriate to let an archaeological team do the excavation."
Haibin nodded, took a sip of coffee and continued, "Yes, we did report the situation at that time, and an archaeological team of more than 70 people came. They went crazy when they heard that it was the tomb of Ba Guafu Qing, and they were even more enthusiastic when they saw the stone frog. They almost rushed into the cave with their weapons. At that time, we knew that there was something strange about the cave, so we didn't dare to let them rush in directly. After all, you also know that each of these archaeological teams is a treasure of the motherland, and the wisdom of each person is a precious asset of the country. Ahem, this is just the official statement. Anyway, we stopped those old guys from rushing in."
"But those guys were like crazy. Ten people from the archaeological team sneaked into the cave that night, but the twenty people disappeared. When we found it the next day, a large number of people went in to search, but they didn't even find the bodies. This was too weird, so we had to conclude that it was a supernatural event, and then we sent members of the supernatural event investigation team to investigate the matter."
"Then what? What are the reports about He Long and Wang Kai?" I asked Brother Haibin.
"They actually found the 10 members of the archaeological team. They were all found in the mercury lake. Everyone's stomach, nose, and ear holes were full of mercury. They had been soaked in mercury for several days. The death of those old guys caused our police station to be attacked by the archaeological community for a long time, because those guys were of high status, and our police force did not fulfill its responsibility to protect them."
"It's not your fault. There is something strange about that tomb." I frowned, thought for a moment, and asked Haibin, "Okay, let's talk about this topic again in a few days. Where is He Long's home? I want to visit him. After all, He Long and I lived and died together."