The next day, Lin Ran came to South Street again.

The overall decoration of the antique store has been completed, and now only some hardware facilities, such as shelves and counters, are missing.

Lin Ran directly found a few quick carpenters in the village, took them directly to the wood market, selected the best wood, and transported it to the shop for on-site construction.

After deciding on the style, the carpenter began to polish it.

The carpenter told Lin Ran that it would take two days to finish it.

He did not go to the market to buy ready-made shelves because he felt that the quality was not up to par. Since Mr. Ke wanted to open a store, he must choose the best quality products.

The matter of the shelves was thus settled.

Next is the counter. To suit the nature of an antique store, mahogany furniture should be used. Just leave this matter to Ke Hui himself.

After arranging the carpenter, Lin Ran called and told Ke Hui the situation.

Ke Hui said he would take care of it, asked if Lin Ran was still in the store at the time, and then told him that he would come over in the afternoon.

By the time Ke Hui arrived at the store, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

He briefly greeted Lin Ran, told him that Zheng Kai had been controlled, and asked Lin Ran how he planned to deal with it.

Under the meticulous "care" of Ke Hui's men, Zheng Kai admitted the truth.

And after preliminary exploration, the archaeological team also discovered several corpses in the ancient tomb, and are now looking for the whereabouts of insiders.

Lin Ran just asked Ke Hui to hand the person over to the Public Security Department.

Now that the stolen goods have been obtained, and Ke Hui himself is a well-established person, there is no need to worry that Zheng Kai will escape sanctions.

Ke Hui was not interested in this suggestion, he wanted to take revenge himself.

But what Lin Ran said makes sense. Some bodies were found in the ancient tomb. They did not carry professional tomb robbing equipment. They were obviously not tomb robbers. They were people who had been to the ancient tomb some time ago. It was very likely that they were Find it on their heads.

It is better to hand over Zheng Kai to the people from the Ministry of Public Security. They will investigate the ins and outs of the matter and save yourself the trouble.

Lin Ran returned home, picked up the wooden box and observed it carefully.

At first glance, it looked no different from an ordinary wooden box. However, Lin Ran turned it over and found some clues.

After that, he started playing with the wooden box.

He could consider smashing the wooden box like the previous collectors, but Lin Ran felt that the wooden box had other uses, so he planned to keep it.

Sure enough, a mechanism was found at the bottom of the wooden box.

Moreover, it is not as complicated as the box mechanism that Lin Ran encountered before, at least it is far worse than the one in Jiang Hua's hands.

He sat at his desk and began to decipher the mechanism.

About half an hour later, there was a crisp "pop" sound.

The mechanism in the box was unlocked.

Lin Ran looked happy and carefully picked up the cover on the surface.

At the bottom of the wooden box, there was another box.

However, when Lin Ran opened it, he found that the box was empty.

"What's going on?" Lin Ran was a little confused.

Because the box in front of him was empty, there was nothing.

When he tried to crack the mechanism before, he clearly felt that there was some rust on the mechanism, and it was very troublesome to open it. How could it be empty inside.

Could it be that I guessed wrongly?

It is not a wooden box owned by a collector in a previous life.

"That would be a loss." Lin Ran turned the box over and over to check.

If he had known that he would encounter this situation, he would definitely not have spent more than 100 yuan to buy the box.

It doesn't matter whether it's money or not, the main thing is that the box isn't worth the money.

Apparently, the stall owner should have got in first.

The stall owners in Dongshigu are more professional than those in Panjiayuan, and they should be able to see the mechanism at the bottom of the wooden box.

It's just that he is still a little confused. He has seen through it. What does he mean by putting the mechanism back together?

It doesn’t make sense to explain with common sense.

Lin Ran took the small box he took out and studied it.

This box is not big in size, but its workmanship is much more exquisite than the wooden box.

After playing with it for a while, Lin Ran was surprised to find that it was actually a box made of rosewood.

He picked up the box and looked straight at it. He didn't see anything wrong with it.

But something always feels wrong.

Lin Ran sat at the desk and thought about it carefully, and finally realized that this box was too shallow if it was used to store things.

It is estimated that this thickness can only hold a book, but it completely violates the design principle because the bottom seems a bit thick.

"There's a problem." Lin Ran looked at the bottom and studied it for a while.

He put it in his hand again and started playing with it.

This time, he put his finger directly into the wooden box, touching the wall and then the bottom.

Every inch is scrutinized.

The craftsmanship of the wooden box is very exquisite. There is no feeling of sawdust when you put your fingers into it. The inside of the box is polished very smooth.

Moreover, Lin Ran kept touching along the wall, and he really noticed something strange.

Because right in the middle of the left wall, you can feel a small bump.

It roughly felt like nails fixing wood, but Lin Ran could see that the corresponding positions on the outside were smooth.

It's not like the wood itself is a bulge either.

Lin Ran tried pressing it, but it didn't work at first, and there was a nail dent on his thumb.

Apparently very sturdy.

Most people may give up now. Many people may think that it should be the structure of the wood itself, but Lin Ran thinks it is not a coincidence.

He took out the tool box from under the drawer and took out a small hammer.

Aiming at the bulge inside the wooden box and knocking it twice gently, you can clearly feel that it has been knocked down.

Lin Ran was very excited because he guessed it right.

So he knocked on it a few more times until the raised part completely sunk into the board.

Just then, a crunching sound was heard from the bottom of the box.

Immediately afterwards, he felt that the box on the table bounced upward slightly as if it had received some push.

If you look carefully, it turns out that the bottom board of the box is bulging.

Lin Ran carefully moved the box onto the stage, and the bottom was slightly lowered like the battery panel of an electronic toy.

With just a little force, the bottom of the box fell off.

It's dark!

Lin Ran turned the box over and saw a piece of cloth the size of a handkerchief placed inside the box.

It's parchment.

However, due to the passage of time, some parts seemed to have been glued to the box, so Lin Ran could only carefully pick it up with tweezers, causing the wall to be damaged.

Taking it out is much more complicated than opening the box. If you are not careful, the paper will be broken, and the things recorded on it will not be visible.

Finally he took out the paper and spread it out carefully.

Even breathing became cautious, for fear that the paper would be blown away accidentally.

But fortunately, except for some missing parts where it is adhered to the wooden box, the other parts are intact.

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