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Chapter 20 Mummy



For Wang Xinran, college life may be a real torment. This guy has no interest in archaeology. He basically plays games every day in class, or just takes a nap and gets sleepy. He will always be the first to rush out after class. Run to the end of the corridor and smoke a cigarette by the window.

Not only Wang Xinran, although the other students chose to major in archeology, they are actually not very interested in archeology itself. Part of it is to satisfy their curiosity about unknown things. The courses that such people like are archeology after the Qin and Han Dynasties. Wan Shanhai is such mentality.

There is also Wang Jize in the same dormitory. He and some classmates have different ideas. They choose this major for future employment. Archeology has a course of cultural relics identification. They came here for this. With the development of the market economy, More and more people like to collect, and antiques are becoming more and more valuable. Being able to identify cultural relics, whether it is collecting by yourself or helping rich people identify antiques, is a good way to make money.

Wu Zhongyuan’s mentality is different from theirs. The courses he is most interested in are Neolithic Archaeology and Xia, Shang and Zhou Archeology. The reason why he likes these two courses is that according to the identification of the swaddling cloth, the age he originally lived in should be It is the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, which was located after the Neolithic period and before the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It was a special period with only myths and legends and no historical records.

There are not many archaeological objects discovered in this period, at least not many records in the books. The known bronze ware unearthed can be traced back to the late Neolithic period at the earliest. No hieroglyphs remain.

The period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors did not belong to the feudal society. The coexistence of multiple tribes was the main body of the social structure at that time. The slave system may also have partly existed at that time. The reason why it is possible is because there are not enough archaeological objects. It is only inferred based on some abnormally dead human bones in the tomb. There may have been human martyrdom at that time, and the evil of human martyrdom mostly appeared in the slave society.

Based on these pitiful archaeological discoveries, it is difficult to accurately infer the customs and living conditions at that time. Due to the age is too long, and there are few unearthed cultural relics in the world, the archaeology of that period is also in an embarrassing situation. situation, there is not even an independent subject classification.

Although there is a lack of conclusive historical records, there were many myths handed down in ancient times. Wu Zhongyuan found some clues from these myths. Among them, the totems of several big tribes at that time excited him most.

The Huangdi family used bears as their totems, while the Yandi family used cattle as their totems. There are two theories about the totem of Chiyou's family. Actually a person.

But there is another theory. According to some archaeological discoveries known so far, it was found that a strange bird had a high status at that time, and it often appeared on some stone tablets and some pottery. Shandong, the northeast of Henan, and the south of Hebei are also the areas where the Chiyou clan lived. Therefore, some scholars believe that this strange bird is the real totem of the Chiyou clan.

Regarding these two statements, Wu Zhongyuan is more inclined to the latter, and the reason is naturally his own special chromosome. If this is the case, then his identity will have a rough outline. Dean Wang once said that the extra chromosome he had The mammalian chromosome is inherited from his father, while the bird's chromosome is inherited from his mother, and Zhao Ying also told him before leaving that the mammalian chromosome is somewhat similar to that of a bear. Based on this, it can be inferred that his father should be from the Yellow Emperor family , while the mother came from the Chiyou family.

You must know that the Huangdi clan and the Chiyou clan were hostile to each other, and the combination of his parents should not have been allowed or recognized by the two clans at that time.

In addition, Dean Wang also asked someone to analyze the material of the swaddling cloth, and came to the conclusion that it came from the aristocratic class at that time. This shows that at least one of his father and mother was from the aristocratic class, and the most likely one should be himself. My mother, because of such things as swaddling babies, fathers generally don't worry about preparing for them.

In addition, the strange skeleton with a beak buried under the tree next to the old house also supports the assumption that the mother came from the Chiyou clan with birds as totems. As for the identity of this person, it is very likely to be his own mother. tribe.

Wu Zhongyuan couldn't figure out why this person brought him to the modern age, but one thing is certain, that is, the reason why the two of them appeared in the modern age must be because of some kind of accident, and it was definitely not someone doing it on purpose , the reason is also very simple, no one can control time and space.

College life can be very exciting, for most students, it is like eating, drinking, having fun and falling in love.

University life can also be very peaceful. For Wu Zhongyuan, it is like this, every day is step by step, classrooms, dormitories, restaurants, three points and one line.

College life can be boring, and that’s how it is for Wang Xinran. He follows Wu Zhongyuan every day, except when sleeping, and is almost inseparable at other times. When he is in class, he is downcast, after class, he wakes up like a dream, and when he enters the restaurant, he is full of energy.

Wang Xinran and Zhao Ying are completely different types of people. Although they are inseparable, Wang Xinran never gets close to him.

Soon, the students also found that something was wrong. Although they didn't know what the relationship between the two was, they knew that the two were definitely not boyfriend and girlfriend, because a girl in love would never smoke a cigarette in front of her boyfriend Children play mobile phones, and boys in love will not droop their brows like Wu Zhongyuan, with bitter hatred on their faces.

Being followed by Wang Xinran was enough to bother Wu Zhongyuan, but what bothered him even more was that Wang Xinran was addicted to cigarettes, not enough for one pack a day, guarding her was like guarding a big chimney, and her body smelled of smoke.

Soon, the students began to suspect that the two were boyfriend and girlfriend again, because Wu Zhongyuan used his credit card to pay for dinner recently. Others didn't know the reason, but Wu Zhongyuan knew it himself. It wasn't that he wanted to invite him, but that Wang Xinran didn't charge meal card.

Later, Wang Xinran went too far and borrowed money from him.

"You are a wage earner, borrowing money from a poor student like me?" Wu Zhongyuan was stunned.

"Look at your stingy appearance, it's not like I won't pay you back, hurry up and get five hundred." Wang Xinran looked contemptuous.

Wu Zhongyuan was reluctant, "How much is your monthly salary?"

"More than four thousand, isn't it pitiful?" Wang Xinran took the money and stuffed it into his pocket.

"More than four thousand, you're making Zhonghua weak." Wu Zhongyuan grinned.

"You want to take care of it?" Wang Xinran turned and left, leaving Wu Zhongyuan in place with a look of disgust.

In a blink of an eye, it was almost New Year's Day, and nothing unusual was seen. Lin Qingming would visit him every once in a while, and this time a woman came with Lin Qingming.

The woman was about twenty-two or three years old, and she was driving an unknown brand of foreign car. Lin Qingming got out of the car, but she didn't. She sat in the driver's seat holding a small box to touch up her makeup.

"Brother, who is she?" Wu Zhongyuan took the fruit brought by Lin Qingming.

"Zhao Lin." Lin Qingming said casually.

"What does she do?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again. Although he didn't know the car Zhao Lin was driving, he knew that any car with four exhaust pipes was not cheap.

"Zhao Dazhong's daughter." Lin Qingming took out a cigarette and lit one.

"What's your relationship with her?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

Lin Qingming didn't answer.

After waiting for a while, but Lin Qingming didn't answer, Wu Zhongyuan knew that this Zhao Lin was Lin Qingming's girlfriend now.

"Has anything happened recently?" Lin Qingming asked.

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head. He was worried by officials and thieves. He must not tell Lin Qingming about this, otherwise he would be worried. I dare not tell Lin Qingming that he is different from Lin Qingming, if he can make a noise, it is better not to make a move, but if Lin Qingming can make a move, he will never make a noise.

"What are the arrangements for the winter vacation?" Lin Qingming asked again. The two people's house in their hometown was demolished, so Wu Zhongyuan had no place to go during the vacation.

"I want to go back to the county and work in the hospital. I haven't seen Huang Ping for a long time, and I want to see her too," Wu Zhongyuan said.

Lin Qingming naturally knew why Wu Zhongyuan said that, tilted his head and glanced at him, but didn't answer.

"Brother, do you like her?" Wu Zhongyuan pouted at the car.

"It's okay," Lin Qingming waved at the car, "Come down and meet Zhongyuan."

Hearing this, the woman hurriedly put down her makeup box, got out of the car and greeted Wu Zhongyuan with a very polite attitude.

Seeing that Zhao Lin listened to Lin Qingming very much, Wu Zhongyuan was relieved, but he was also a little disappointed, to be precise, for Huang Ping. Huang Ping had liked Lin Qingming for many years, and Lin Qingming had always been very cold to her. It's over, Huang Ping has no chance at all.

After a short stay, the two got in the car and left, Wu Zhongyuan walked back with the fruit.

As soon as he entered the school gate, Wang Xinran greeted him and took the things in his hand, "Zhao Dazhong has a background in the underworld, you'd better advise your brother not to get too close to him."

"Do you think he will listen to me?" Wu Zhongyuan shook his head helplessly.

Wang Xinran didn't say anything else, but changed the subject, "Don't make any other arrangements for the winter vacation, just follow me."

"What do you want?" Wu Zhongyuan was wary.

Wang Xinran took the apple out of the bag, chewed it, "I'll take you to a place."

Wu Zhongyuan didn't ask where Wang Xinran wanted to take him, but directly refused, "No."

"You will go. You must be interested in something." Wang Xinran said.

Everyone has curiosity, Wu Zhongyuan is no exception, "What?"

Wang Xinran opened his mouth to bite the apple, freed his hand to take out the phone, pulled out the photo album and handed it to Wu Zhongyuan.

Wu Zhongyuan reached out to take it, and when he saw it, he almost threw the phone away. This is a photo of a mummy. It looks like a man with gray hair. He should have been quite old when he died. Although the flesh did not rot, it was shriveled. Black, at first glance, quite scary.

"Why did you let me see the dead body?" Wu Zhongyuan looked at Wang Xinran suspiciously.

"Look at his chest." Wang Xinran said casually.

De Wang Xinran reminded Wu Zhongyuan to look at the photo again, and saw that the skin color on the chest of the mummy was indeed different from other parts. When he looked closely, it was a tattoo. The size and position of the tattoo were very similar to the tattoo on his chest. The pattern is just different. This mummy has a mighty bear head tattooed on it, with a wide open mouth and long fangs.

"This male corpse is also chromosomally abnormal. There are forty-seven chromosomes. After comparison, it is found that his extra chromosome is 20% similar to one of your chromosomes." Wang Xinran said.

"Where did you find it?" Wu Zhongyuan asked in a deep voice. This mummy was different from the bones he had seen before. This mummy had normal human facial features.

"It was discovered in Huang County in 1998." Wang Xinran said.

"Huang County?" Wu Zhongyuan frowned, Huang County is where he is located.

"Yes," Wang Xinran nodded, "this man was a second-rank military officer in the Qing Dynasty."

"What? The Qing Dynasty..."

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