Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

It was my first time using a tiger's skin as a banner, and I was very nervous.

Although he tried to keep a cool face, his heart was pounding, for he was afraid that Hong Guangxiang would not buy it.

Wang Hu was so nervous that his whole body was tense and even his hands were shaking a little.

But Hong Guangxiang standing in front of me was even more nervous.

My cold questions made him break out in a sweat.

I don't know if he was scared by my tough attitude or by the reputation of Director Liu from the Foreign Affairs Office.

He hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and grinned, trying hard to put on a smile.

"Of course receiving you is more important!"

"Our Commissioner Geng specifically instructed me to give you a good reception and come over immediately after the meeting."

"It's noon already. The canteen has prepared the food. You've been so tired from the journey. Have a meal and rest first..."

As Hong Guangxiang spoke, he looked at me cautiously, as if observing my expression.

I kept a straight face and didn't respond to him.

Instead, he looked down at his watch with an impatient expression.

Now Hong Guangxiang was completely anxious.

He quickly turned around and whispered to the staff behind him, "Go find Commissioner Geng."

I was secretly happy.

The first of the three tricks is successful.

Commissioner Geng's sending Hong Guangxiang to receive me was itself a test.

When I show a tough attitude, I am telling them that I am very confident and difficult to talk to.

As long as Commissioner Geng truly cares about investment, his attitude towards me will soften a lot going forward.

As long as he softens his attitude, it will be much easier to get the information.

Less than two minutes later, Commissioner Geng, wearing a gray-blue cadre uniform, walked out surrounded by a group of people.

At that time, the regional commissioner was responsible for administrative affairs and was equivalent to the mayor.

Commissioner Geng immediately smiled warmly when he saw me.

As we walked, he extended his hand to me and said, "Welcome, welcome. We warmly welcome Hong Kong businessmen to come and invest and inspect."

I also smiled and walked up to him and shook hands.

When shaking hands, he also put his left hand on the back of my hand, and shook my hand vigorously with both hands.

"I'm sorry, I was busy assigning tasks to my subordinates just now and was too busy to come and meet you in person."

"It's okay." I said calmly.

"I've heard that your area is beautiful and has many excellent local products, so I came here to investigate and see if there are any suitable products for export."

When he heard the first two words, Commissioner Geng's eyes lit up.

At that time, the country was short of foreign exchange.

Exporting to earn foreign exchange is very important.

If an industry that generates foreign exchange through exports can be developed, Commissioner Geng will achieve the political achievement he has always dreamed of.

"Good news, great news!"

"Mr. Chen truly has a sincere heart for his country, and our region fully supports him!"

"Hahaha, thank you Commissioner Geng for your support."

I smiled happily.

The purpose of the second move was achieved.

With what Commissioner Geng said in public, the small piece of land in Shangluo has been given the royal banner.

It is even easier to find out information.

Hong Guangxiang said from the side: "The banquet is ready, how about we eat and talk at the same time?"

"Yeah, let's eat and talk!"

"Mr. Chen, I'm not exaggerating, but our Shangluo local specialties are exceptionally good, especially the ingredients. You'll know when you try them."

The banquet was held in the office cafeteria.

There was a round table in the simple compartment, and Commissioner Geng asked me to sit at the first seat.

Then the food and wine were served.

Hong Guangxiang will give a detailed introduction to each dish.

"Acorn jelly is different from the pea jelly sold out there. This one is made from oak seeds."

"Sanyang konjac has a unique sour and fragrant taste. You should try it."

"Shangluo stew..."

All kinds of dishes are full of local flavor.

Of course, it was also because the circulation of goods was not convenient at that time, so we could only use local materials.

The wine served is Xifeng.

Green-bottled, high-necked Xifeng Liquor was also considered hard currency at the time.

"Mr. Chen, I'll toast you a glass."

Commissioner Geng raised his glass and clinked it with mine, then drank the whole glass in one gulp.

I also drank the large glass of wine.

When the wine enters the throat, a strong sense of vapor goes straight into the nasal cavity, and then reaches the top of the head.

It made me cry.

"Hiss."

I took a deep breath of cool air.

At that time, Xifeng Liquor was 65% alcohol, and it was really difficult to control it by drinking it in big gulps.

"Hahaha."

Commissioner Geng laughed. "Forget Xifeng, it's too strong. Mr. Chen is from Hong Kong Island and he's not used to it. We'll drink it next, it's up to you."

Then Hong Guangxiang and others took turns to toast me, and I only took small sips.

After drinking a round, I gave Wang Hu a wink.

Wang Hu raised his glass to toast them on my behalf.

After a few rounds of drinking, everyone was drunk.

Commissioner Geng pulled me aside and said, "I have work to do this afternoon, so I really can't drink much. Let Xiao Hong treat you well on my behalf."

"Xiao Hong will be in charge of the rest of the inspection itinerary. If you need anything, just tell him directly. I've already informed the lower levels."

"Mr. Chen, we really want investment. As long as you invest, we will definitely give you our full support. Any conditions are negotiable."

After saying this, Commissioner Geng left.

Hong Guangxiang continued to toast me enthusiastically.

When he was drunk, I casually asked, "Deputy Director Hong, I heard that you have beautiful natural scenery here, and there are also amazing caves?"

"There are caves. The caves here are very long and big, but they are not very safe."

"It's just a cave, how can it be unsafe?"

Hong Guangxiang propped up his head with his right hand and said dazedly, "Something evil happened in the cave. I don't know the details, I just heard it from others."

"They say several university professors went in to investigate, but one escaped. He went crazy and couldn't speak clearly."

"Now the cave is said to be extremely spooky. If a child cries, the adults just have to tell them to throw the child into the cave, and the child will immediately shut up."

I couldn't help but frown.

It seems that Deputy Director Hong doesn't know the details of the situation.

"Those missing people haven't been found?"

"Of course we didn't find it. We organized a team to search for a day and a night, but there are many branches deep in the cave, and there are also underground rivers and so on."

"Considering the environment was too dangerous and complicated, we all evacuated."

Hong Guangxiang suddenly sat up by supporting himself on the table, looked around with drunken eyes, then leaned over and whispered in my ear.

"I heard the person in charge of the investigation say something. What did he say? Let me think about it."

"Oh right, it means that when those professors went in, they left behind some signposts."

"The last signpost the rescue team found was next to an underground river. We suspect something happened to the professors there."

"Rescuers also took a raft down the underground river, but, but, but there was something dirty in the river!"

Hong Guangxiang's tone became low and erratic: "The raft broke before we got very far, and a fish with sharp teeth jumped out of the water!"

"When the rescue team members fell into the water, they were bitten by the fish with sharp teeth."

"The worst case had half of the flesh on his leg gnawed away, leaving only bones!"