She held a cigarette in her mouth, lowered her head, and with a click, the flames rose from the lighter in her hand, licking the cigarette butt.

Gao Shen saw it in the rearview mirror, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Xiao Liu'er, please stop smoking."

Ding Liu took a sip of cigarettes, and after passing, he would slowly spit out: "It's all your business."

Changdong retreated to the near Tuwu Copper Mine, where the asphalt road extends like a black snake in the brown-gray Gobi. The roar of machines came from the depths of the mining area, and the smoke and dust from peeling the ore stones were like small mushroom clouds blooming.

The dust was too big, and Changdong locked the car windows to death. Through the glass, you could see mud and dust falling down to the front of the car at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Another message came in: It was very dangerous.

Changdong took Fei Tang's mobile phone and edited the message.

…Can you talk on the phone?

A string of mobile phone numbers came back from the other end.

Changdong quickly called over and clicked on the outside.

He first mentioned Liu Qi, the Lop Nur snake-catching man more than ten years ago, and then talked about the shadow coffin.

The charlatan kept listening and finally asked, "What can prove that this is true?"

Changdong was stunned, and Fei Tang reminded him: "Photo, Brother Dong, there are photos of the appearance of the shadow puppet coffin on my phone, which are the ones I used to send it with Bluetooth."

Changdong returned the phone to Fei Tang and asked him to operate it. He sent two more photos of the inside of the shadow puppet coffin and asked him to forward it.

The phone kept going, and the breathing sounds coming from the other end were light and heavy. After a while, the charlatan said, "Wait a minute, I'll look through my notes... what I've written down is more precise."

Chang Dong sighed, but couldn't tell whether his heart was relaxed or heavier.

After waiting for a long time, a sound came from the other end.

"I remember some things that are recorded as legends and stories, and I don't think they are true. But if you do dig out a shadow puppet coffin, it's worth exploring."

"In addition to what Liu Qi told you, I still remember one statement."

"After Yumen Pass was completed, a three-day sandstorm broke out, and the entire sky turned yellow. It was impossible to see people clearly after more than one meter away. Moreover, the range of this sandstorm was very large, not only Dunhuang, but even spreading all the way eastward, almost covering the entire Hexi Corridor."

"In the past three days, many people along the way heard the sound of carriages, footsteps, crying, and scolding soldiers and guards with whips to beat people. The people did not dare to approach them, and secretly looked through the cracks of the door. They could not see clearly through the sand fog. They only knew that they were teams, wearing shackles and locks, heading west, so they guessed that it might be the exiled criminals who went to guard the border."

"Three days later, the weather cleared. Some soldiers who were guarding the border found it strange because since so many people came, their work should be easier. Why didn't there be any increase in staff? Moreover, the ruts on the ground were deep and complicated, indicating that there were many big cars passing by. The criminals guarding the border, and I have never heard of so many big cars accompanying them."

"So some people became curious and followed the footprints and ruts and walked to outside Yumen Pass. They found all the marks, which were cut off from then on, as if they were cut off with one knife."

"At that time, there were a lot of discussions among the border guards. Later, a secret order spread, and gradually no one mentioned it."
Chapter completed!