CIATB Chapter 81 Blueprints!
Chapter 81 Blueprints!
Red and blue flashing lights danced on the wall.
Two patrolling police officers heard the commotion and rode over on their motorcycles.
"What are you doing! Don't move! Squat down!"
When the police got out of the car, they were stunned to see two burly men lying on the ground groaning and a young man who looked like a student standing there.
"Officer!"
Zhang Yan, who had just been looking like a cold and aloof master, instantly changed to a look of shock and fear, raising his hands and pointing at the two people on the ground.
"I'm calling the police! These two men followed me, tried to rob me, and even tried to stab me!"
"Look, that knife is still in the trash can!"
The scarred man on the ground almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
robbery?
Who's stealing whom here?!
That kid was really ruthless just now, why is he pretending to be an innocent little rabbit now!
"Officer, it's a misunderstanding...it's all a misunderstanding..." The scarred man tried to explain, enduring the pain.
"What misunderstanding?! The security cameras are recording this!" Zhang Yan pointed to the intimidating-looking security camera at the alley entrance, though he wasn't sure if it was broken. "Besides, I'm a student, would I lie to anyone?"
The policeman glanced at Zhang Yan's handsome and scholarly face, then at the two guys on the ground who clearly didn't look like good people, and his heart instantly tipped in his favor.
"Stop talking nonsense! Show me your ID! Put your hands behind your heads and squat down!"
The police immediately pulled out handcuffs and cuffed the two unfortunate men.
After a brief questioning and the discovery of the murder weapon in the trash can, the case of "attempted robbery" was essentially closed.
Zhang Yan, as the "victim," cooperated by giving a brief statement.
"Young man, try to avoid these secluded alleys in the future. You were lucky you reacted quickly and ran fast, otherwise you would have been in danger today." The veteran police officer patted Zhang Yan on the shoulder and earnestly advised him.
"Yes, yes, thank you, officer. I'll be more careful next time," Zhang Yan nodded obediently.
Watching the police car speed away, taking the two unlucky guys away, the obedient look on Zhang Yan's face vanished instantly.
He picked up the blue-and-white porcelain vase from the stone stool again and wiped off the dust with his sleeve.
"That was close."
"I almost dropped my five million."
He didn't rush to leave, but instead found a relatively clean set of steps deep in the alley and sat down.
During the fight, he vaguely sensed that the bottle's center of gravity was a bit off.
Logically speaking, a pen holder made from a cup should have a solid bottom and a low center of gravity.
But when you hold the bottle and shake it, there seems to be a very subtle sound at the bottom, like sand flowing.
If you don't listen carefully, you won't be able to hear it at all.
However, with the blessing of the [Eye of Treasure Appraisal], any flaw will be magnified infinitely.
Zhang Yan turned the bottle upside down and carefully examined the bottom of it against the sunlight.
The bottom of the bottle was covered with years of grime and dirt, making it look like a freshly unearthed artifact.
He took out the "Tiangong" copper thumb ring he had just bought from his pocket.
The ring is engraved with intricate cloud and thunder patterns, and has two tiny raised bumps on the inner ring.
Zhang Yan tried to pick at the dirt at the bottom of the bottle with his fingers.
As the soil fell in a flurry, the original body of the bottle was revealed at the bottom.
That was an unglazed, unglazed porcelain body.
And right in the center of the tire, there are two grooves that perfectly match the inner ring of the ring!
"There's definitely something fishy going on."
Zhang Yan took a deep breath, slipped the brass thumb ring onto his thumb, and then precisely inserted the two protrusions into the groove at the bottom of the bottle.
Perfectly fitted.
"Click".
A very crisp snapping sound of a spring rang out.
Immediately afterwards, the seemingly seamless bottom of the bottle opened slowly like a small door, creating a small crack!
A musty, stale smell wafted out.
Zhang Yan's heart beat two beats faster.
He carefully used his fingernails to pry open the gap and completely peeled off the bottom of the bottle.
This is an extremely ingenious interlayer, less than one centimeter thick.
There was no gold or silver jewelry in the interlayer.
There was only one neatly folded, yellowed and brittle parchment.
Zhang Yan held his breath, used two fingers to pick out the parchment, and gently unfolded it.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves above the alley, illuminating the contents of the parchment.
That's not an ordinary map.
Instead, it was a complex mechanical drawing filled with various gears, linkages, and mechanisms!
In the upper right corner of the drawing, three strong, vigorous characters were written in vermilion ink:
【Thousand Machine Box】.
At the very bottom of the drawing, there is a strange symbol that looks like a wooden bird with outstretched wings...?
Zhang Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.
He had seen this symbol in an ancient book in Professor Yan's office.
That is the unique mark of the "Mo Family's Heavenly Craftsmanship School," the most mysterious school of mechanical arts in the Ming Dynasty!
"So the box that Grandpa Du was holding was called the Thousand-Machine Box..."
Zhang Yan looked at the blueprints in his hand, a playful smile curving his lips.
This is no ordinary blueprint.
This is clearly the internal structure diagram of the "mechanism box" that Du Mingxuan offered a ten million reward for!
With this diagram, opening the box is no problem; even taking it apart and putting it back together is as easy as playing with Lego bricks.
"System, you've given me a cheat code to see through walls!"
Zhang Yan carefully folded the parchment again, tucked it into his inner pocket, and then fastened the bottom of the bottle back up.
The mechanism was so tight that no flaws could be detected.
He dusted himself off, stood up, and put the valuable bronze thumb ring back on his hand.
This trip to Panjiayuan was a huge success.
Not only did they solve two problems, they also obtained the secret to clearing the game.
Next, it's time to meet that old man, Mr. Du, who's known as "Ghost Eyes."
A consultation fee of ten million, plus this bottle worth five million...
Zhang Yan took out his phone and glanced at the time.
Nie Qingcheng should still be in a meeting right now.
He thought for a moment and sent a message:
Honey, you don't need to transfer money to me tonight.
I found a great deal today; I'll buy you a huge diamond ring later.
After sending the message, Zhang Yan put his phone back in his pocket, hugged the dirty-looking "pickled vegetable jar," and hummed a little tune as he walked out of the alley.
The sun is shining brightly.
You can live off a woman, but you also need to occasionally show off your real strength.
Otherwise, how could he be worthy of that radiant queen?
……
at the same time.
Inside a black minivan outside Panjiayuan.
A middle-aged man dressed in a Tang suit was listening to the phone with a gloomy face.
"What? You failed?"
"Two useless people! They can't even handle a student? And they got arrested by the police?"
"Where's the bottle? Is it in his hands?"
The man hung up the phone and slammed it onto the leather seat.
He turned his head and looked at the bustling crowd outside the window, a sinister glint in his eyes.
"That's the only clue to unlocking the 'Treasure Vault of Heavenly Crafts'... It absolutely cannot fall into the hands of an outsider."
Since forcibly taking it doesn't work, then we have no choice but to...
The man squinted and dialed another number.
"Hey, help me find out who this kid Zhang Yan is."
The wind seems to be stirring again.