Chu Tianyi guessed that the stall owner must be the stall owner thought that Chu Tianyi was a knowledgeable person and was worried that he would get a bargain in his hands. But in fact, Chu Tianyi had no meaning in this regard at all, but he couldn't explain it clearly in one sentence or two, so Chu Tianyi simply lied, "I have a friend who studies history, and this kind of humanistic relics will help them study history."

The stall owner suddenly felt the heart of a villain, but he still didn't believe it, "You can't see that I don't understand, and want to buy it at a low price and make a high price, right?"

Chu Tianyi sneered, "You only have two stone pieces, and you don't even have a source. Not to mention selling them at a good price, it's unknown whether you can sell them."

The stall owner lowered his head and said without saying a word. After a while, he looked up and said, "If you want to buy it, I won't want it. One thousand yuan per dollar, do you think it's okay?"

Chu Tianyi cursed in his heart and snorted coldly, "It's just this broken thing, and I'm the only one interested in it. One thousand dollars?! Then you'd better keep it for yourself!" After that, Chu Tianyi turned around and left. When the stall owner saw that the business that was delivered to his mouth was about to be ruined, he hurriedly called Chu Tianyi, "Brother, don't leave, don't leave, discuss and discuss again."

Chu Tianyi didn't say anything, but turned his head to look at him. The stall owner gritted his teeth, "Let's do this, brother, let's just make a small price, two of them cost a total of one thousand yuan, right?"

Chu Tianyi snorted coldly, "Let me tell you, I will give you up to three hundred yuan for these two stone pieces. If you sell them, you can sell them. If you don't sell them, don't call me!"

When the stall owner heard about three hundred yuan, he waved his hands repeatedly, "Then I won't sell it."

Chu Tianyi turned around and walked back without saying a word. In fact, Chu Tianyi was really out of personal curiosity and love for these two stone pieces. But if he really bought it for one thousand yuan, he would rather not.

Chu Tianyi walked slowly towards his living place. When he was about to leave the market, he trotted from behind and stopped him in front. Chu Tianyi looked closely and saw that it was the antique stall owner who had just sold him, looking at his panting look.

Chu Tianyi felt very funny. The stall owner took a few breaths and walked forward, "Brother, can you give me some more?"

"Not rising!" Chu Tianyi shook his head firmly. The stall owner probably guessed that he would get such an answer, and his face was full of helplessness, "It's 300, 300, I'll sell it to you!"

Chu Tianyi smiled slightly, took out three hundred yuan and handed it to the stall owner, and took the stone tablet.

Back at the hotel, Chu Tianyi looked at the two stone pieces. The patterns on them were thicker, which shows that the original carving tools were not fine and their patterns were not complete. From the perspective of their broken stubble, it should be judged that this was falling off a large object, but what it was unknown.

As the evening approached, Chu Tianyi and Xiao Meng came out to eat something. During this period, Xiao Meng received a call from Lao Zhang, saying that he had found the old webmaster of the Changbaishan Xipo Protection Station in Manjiang Town, and that he could take them to see the old webmaster tomorrow.

Things were getting more obvious, which made Chu Tianyi's hanging heart slightly calmer.

Early the next morning, Chu Tianyi and Xiao Meng drove to meet Lao Zhang.

After receiving Lao Zhang, the three of them drove Manjiang Town and headed straight to the mountains.

Lao Zhang told the two that the old webmaster was surnamed Wu. After the protection station was abolished, Webmaster Wu was transferred to the town first. After working for a few years, he returned to his own Qingbai Village to become the village director. Qingbai Village is relatively close to the village deep in Changbai Mountain. It was originally a poor village, but in recent years, under the management of Director Wu, it has improved a lot.

On the way, Lao Zhang specifically instructed Chu Tianyi, "After arriving, you will say that you are from Lincang University of Geosciences. This time, I came to investigate the previous exploration situation for archives. Director Wu also said the same thing, it is easier to do things. We are friends, and I won't care about the purpose of your investigation. I can help you as much as possible. However, others don't think so."

Chu Tianyi nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Okay, Brother Zhang, we know what we know, don't worry."

Qingbai Village is only about 20 kilometers away from Manjiang Town, and it takes less than half an hour to drive.

After getting off the car, Lao Zhang and the two walked directly into the village committee. When they entered the house, they saw a man in his fifties in his gray hair wearing a jacket and sitting on a chair reading the newspaper intently. He heard someone coming in and raised his head.

Lao Zhang raised his hand and greeted him, "Hello, Director Wu! We were on the phone yesterday."

"Oh, Lao Zhang is here," Director Wu put the newspaper aside and stood up.

Lao Zhang pointed to Chu Tianyi and introduced, "This is Teacher Chu from Lincang University of Geosciences, who is responsible for this research."

Director Wu looked at Chu Tianyi and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Teacher Chu is young enough. I didn't expect to become a university teacher at such a young age. It's really rare."

Chu Tianyi felt guilty, but he still bit the bullet and continued to make up, "Ah, yes, I stayed at school as soon as I graduated. This time, the school sent younger teachers to our investigation because of the fact that there was a mountain climbing situation."

"Oh, that's it," Director Wu easily accepted Chu Tianyi's statement, "Hurry, Teacher Chu, please sit down."

After Chu Tianyi sat down, Director Wu saw Xiao Meng behind him, especially the tattoo that spread on his back to his neck. Looking at the half-majestic dragon claw that was exposed, he didn't look like a teacher from the University of Geosciences. This made Director Wu feel a little stunned, "This, who is this?"

"Oh," Xiao Meng reacted quite quickly, "I am the driver! My name is Xiao Meng."

"Oh," Director Wu asked the three of them to sit down and poured them another glass of water.

"Director Wu," Chu Tianyi said directly, "We came here to disturb us this time because we wanted to investigate the geological exploration activity that our school had participated in. It should have entered the mountain through the Changbaishan Xipo Protection Station in Manjiang Town. You were the webmaster back then, so I wanted to find you to know the situation."

Director Wu nodded, "The protection station received a lot of exploration teams into the mountain at the beginning, but which team are you talking about?"

"More than 20 years ago," Chu Tianyi took out his cell phone and found the photo he had taken secretly in the archives of the University of Geosciences. "You see, this is the letter of introduction from that year."

Director Wu took a closer look at his phone, "It's 1987, well, then I remember it, I remember it."

Lao Zhang smiled, "You have good memory. You can remember all these years of things!"

Director Wu pondered for a moment, "How can you not remember? I just discovered Jinjiang Grand Canyon that year. They were the first joint scientific expedition team to enter the depths of the canyon to investigate. The main reason why I was so impressed was that there was an accident in the end that some people died and some people disappeared."

Director Wu's words made Chu Tianyi feel excited, but he still had to pretend to be calm, "Yes, Director Wu, the missing person is the teacher of our school."

"Have you not found it in these years?" Director Wu looked at Chu Tianyi with regret. Seeing Chu Tianyi shook his head, Director Wu sighed softly, "I'm afraid there is no news for so many years, it's probably a lot of danger."

Chu Tianyi pursed his lips, didn't say anything, and was slightly stunning.

Director Wu looked at the three of them, "Then how do you hope I will help you?"

Chu Tianyi was still thinking about his father's affairs, but before he could recover, Lao Zhang photographed him, "Teacher Chu, what do you think?"

"Oh," Chu Tianyi then realized, "Yes, that's the case, Director Wu, did you have any information or archive records about this scientific expedition team back then?"

Director Wu picked up the teacup and took a sip, "This is, yes, but when the protection station was revoked, the relevant archives and information were transferred to the county forestry bureau. After screening, the more important information and data charts were stored in the province. What is retained in the town is probably the personnel and work files of that year."

"Then can we check it out?" Chu Tianyi still hoped to find some clues.

Director Wu frowned slightly, looked at Chu Tianyi and smiled and said, "If the province can check it out, I won't forget it. The files in our town here are of no use to you. They are just the daily work records of the protection station, including the inspection ledger."

"What's the matter?" Xiao Meng sat upright, "Seeing what this means, we still have to go to the province? This trip is far away, it will take more than 300 kilometers!"

Chu Tianyi frowned and felt very bored. He tried his best to make a living, was he just taking the time to do this?

After all, Lao Zhang had a good relationship with Xiao Meng, so he helped him: "Director Wu, think of another way."

Director Wu looked at the three of them strangely, "Do you have to look at the files for what you want to investigate? If you just want to know something about that year, I can tell you."

Chu Tianyi immediately patted his head and secretly scolded himself for being confused when he encountered problems. Why did he have to keep an eye on the archives and information? Director Wu, as the person involved in that year, may be able to provide more clues. So he nodded quickly, "Yes, we are not experienced too. Yes, your story is more valuable to us."

"That's all." Director Wu clapped his hands.

Chu Tianyi thought for a moment, "When did the scientific expedition team come here?"

"It's almost the season now," Director Wu blurted out, but then he thought about it, "Ah, no, it's earlier than now. I remember the temperature was higher than this time."

"Tell me all your experiences here about that scientific expedition team." Chu Tianyi looked at Director Wu expectantly.
Chapter completed!