The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Chapter 173 Find the clues and start the exploration!

Zhao Dongchuan thought about it and felt that writing poetry was more convenient, as writing novels was too troublesome!

There are too many words, and he doesn't have time to write so much now.

With something in mind, he took out the small notebook in which he had recorded poems and songs.

He found a modern poem that he liked very much. Given the current situation, it might take some time before this poem can be published, but he can use this one to get the job done first.

On this day, he came to the information center at the entrance of the village as usual to listen to the stories told by the old people.

The old people all like to talk about some old things. For example, an old man from Jinjiawan who is not often seen talked about the things that happened during the time of Baldy.

"It is said that several decades ago, when the White Army attacked us, they lived in our house. They were a vanguard squad... They were stationed in Shenxian Mountain..."

"Then the Japanese came and we fought with them... That battle was full of artillery fire, and half of Shenxian Mountain was blown up..."

Listening to the story told by the old man from Jinjiawan, Zhao Dongchuan was moved. Shenxian Mountain... the White Army... the Japanese...

He seemed to have grasped something...

He hurriedly asked, "Did any troops stationed at Shenxian Mountain in the past?"

"Yes, the White Army was stationed there back then, and later the Japanese Army also was stationed there... They spent quite a long time on Shenxian Mountain!" recalled the old man in Jinjiawan.

"Then do you know where they were stationed in Shenxian Mountain at the beginning?" Zhao Dongchuan asked.

"Why are you asking this, young man..." The old man looked at Zhao Dongchuan in confusion.

However, he did not ask further questions. Instead, he recalled for a moment and then continued, "Let me think... um, yes, it's on the west side of Shenxian Mountain, near the Weeping River, halfway up the mountain... I don't remember the exact location, but it's somewhere... I picked up a shell there before..."

Now Zhao Dongchuan had a clue. This piece of iron was probably a map left behind by the Japanese army or the national army at that time. It was probably a military stronghold, and it was unlikely to be a treasure.

But now that I'm here, I naturally have to find out.

After chatting for a while and finding nothing new, he said goodbye to everyone and went home. It was already getting late today, so he planned to go there early tomorrow morning.

The next day, after saying hello to Shaoan and Xiulian whom I met on the road, I crossed the Dongla River, passed the Kuyan Bridge... and walked along the Kuyan River towards Shenxian Mountain.

Soon he arrived at the halfway point on the west side of Shenxian Mountain, close to the Weeping River.

This area is very large and you won’t find anything if you don’t have a target.

He took out the iron sheet and started comparing it with the map inside.

This time, with a clear direction, things were naturally different. He quickly found a vague outline based on the ravines above.

According to the markings on the map, Zhao Dongchuan found a hill. Next to the hill was a big tree. It was this big tree that helped him finally determine the location.

“That’s about it…” Zhao Dongchuan said to himself.

Taking out a shovel from the space, Zhao Dongchuan began to dig towards the center of the hill.

It was a time when the sun was scorching hot and no one came to the mountain. No one noticed him digging a hole.

Relying on his extraordinary physique, Zhao Dongchuan quickly dug a 2-meter-long pit. When he was about to try again in another position, a sound of metal collision was heard...

Zhao Dongchuan was delighted. What...had they dug up?

He quickly focused on this area and started digging quickly!

Soon, Zhao Dongchuan dug out a rough outline of the thing!

This is a small metal door that can only accommodate two people at most.

Zhao Dongchuan continued to dig deeper and completely dug out the metal door.

Zhao Dongchuan put the broken shovels in his hand and on the ground into the space, and prepared to open the metal door with excitement.

However, before opening the door, Zhao Dongchuan still needed to cover it up, so he found some dry grass, dead branches and leaves around to roughly cover the dug soil and the pit.

Now he can only do some simple cover-up. Fortunately, this place is relatively remote and generally no one comes here.

After doing all this, Zhao Dongchuan took out a pair of white gloves from the space and put them on, then lit a candle and took out a flashlight.

If he had a gas mask, he would have wanted to wear it, but unfortunately he didn't have one. He could only wet a towel with water, tie it around the back of his head, and cover his mouth and nose.

After completing all the preparations and feeling that nothing was missing, Zhao Dongchuan grabbed the door handle and slowly started pulling it hard again. Uh, no response?

This door can't be opened! Zhao Dongchuan was confused for a moment, then he twisted it again... and it moved!

It turns out that it needs to be unscrewed...well, he was stupid!

After twisting it to the bottom and then slowly applying force, the metal door slowly opened!

……

Inside is a dark stone passage!

The room had not seen sunlight for many years and was full of dust. After Zhao Dongchuan opened the door, he did not go in immediately, but put a lighted candle inside.

Watching the candle gradually go out, Zhao Dongchuan sat at the door and waited. Fifteen minutes later, he lit the candle again and put it in. Now the candle was burning normally.

Zhao Dongchuan poured some more water onto the towel covering his mouth and nose, turned on the flashlight, and walked in.

After walking in, he placed a stone against the door to prevent it from closing accidentally, and then he walked slowly forward with the light on.

The stone walls on both sides are very rough. It is obvious that this project was rushed and not done very carefully.

After walking about ten steps, Zhao Dongchuan found a corpse on the ground!

Wearing Japanese army clothes, lying on the ground.

Judging from the style of his clothing, he was probably an officer, because he saw a samurai sword on the edge of his clothes.

It was the first time that Zhao Dongchuan saw such a scene, and he felt a little scared.

He suppressed his inner discomfort and began to check.

A pistol, a samurai sword, and he also found a key.

The strange thing is that he did not find any places where the body was shot, nor did he find any places where it was injured. This is very strange. How did this person die?

Zhao Dongchuan didn't find anything else, so he didn't bother about it anymore. He walked forward slowly... After walking a distance, he found another heavy metal door in front of him...

But this heavy metal door needs a key to open.

Looking at the key in his hand, Zhao Dongchuan inserted it directly, then turned it, the door lock opened, and then he slowly opened the door.

The space inside is extremely large, obviously excavated, with many boxes scattered around, and the walls are made of reinforced concrete structure.

Zhao Dongchuan estimated that this place was left behind during the Japanese invasion.

Looking around and finding nothing unusual, he slowly walked to a wooden box, reached out his hand and slowly opened the box.

……

Looking at what was inside, his pupils shrank.