The weather is very hot today. Except for people who go to work, most people will choose to hide at home or chat with their neighbors under the shade of a tree.
A brand-new Jeep was speeding on the road at high speed, and soon it stopped in the open space in front of a building.
A tall and thin young man wearing toad sunglasses jumped out of the car. His shirt was soaked and his face was covered with sweat.
"Made, this old car doesn't even have an air conditioner. It's too hot for me." The young man muttered, stretched out his hand to pull off the shirt that was attached to his body, and looked up at the sign on the building. Go, "The Archives Bureau, this is it."
The young man walked into the Archives Bureau building. There were only a few people walking around in the hall. There was a table next to it, and two young people sat behind it. He looked at the young man who came in.
The young man walked over and took out an ID, "I'm from the Municipal Bureau, I'm sorry, I was in a hurry today and forgot to bring my work permit."
A young man took the ID. He opened it and looked at the young man's face. The young man quickly took off his sunglasses, revealing a standard smile with eight white teeth.
"Comrade Li Anran, do you have any official business?"
"I would like to borrow a small army military map from the Anti-Japanese War period. I have a case and need to check some information."
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"Do you have a letter of introduction?"
An apologetic smile appeared on Li Anran's face, "I'm really sorry, it's a temporary urgent mission. I'm just checking a few maps here. I'll rush back soon. . ”
The two young people looked at each other, seeming a little undecided.
A middle-aged man in his thirties walked next to him. Seeing that something seemed to be going on here, he came over and asked, "What's going on?"
The young man handed over the ID in his hand. To the middle-aged man, "Comrades from the municipal bureau want to check the information. The matter is urgent and no letter of introduction has been issued."
The middle-aged man took the certificate and looked at it, "Internal certificate? Comrade Li Anran, you want What information are you looking for?"
"Military maps from the Anti-Japanese War era, mainly from the North China War Zone. There is a case and I need to find clues."
The middle-aged man blurted out, " What case requires a military map?"
Li Anran immediately looked embarrassed, "This...can't be said, please understand, this is discipline."
Originally, it was a middle-aged man's words. I regretted it as soon as I said it. Seeing that Li Anran actually kept it a secret, combined with the anti-Japanese war military map, I immediately thought of the enemy agent case, so my face became solemn, "Please follow me."
Followed by the middle-aged man. In the backyard, he stopped in front of a room door and said, "Wait for me here." After that, he walked along the corridor to the innermost room.
After a while, he came back with a key in his hand and opened the door. Inside were rows of neat bookshelves. "Comrade Li Anran, what do you need?One year map? "
"The most detailed military map of North China around 1945. "
The middle-aged man said softly, "Wait a moment. " Then he walked into a row of bookshelves, took out a file, and reached out to dust it off.
"Comrade Li Anran, according to the regulations, you can't take it away, you can only read the file in the reading room, and Someone needs to be there to supervise, do you have any objection? ”
“No opinion, no opinion. "
The middle-aged man locked the door and took Li Anran to a room next to the front yard. He told a girl sitting inside, "Xiao Lin, register this comrade. He needs to Borrow files. "After that, she put the file bag and Li Anran's driver's license on the girl's desk.
The girl opened the driver's license, looked up at Li Anran, confirmed that it was him, and then started to register. .
The registration work was very careful, including the file number, the number of the information inside, etc. Finally, the registration book was pushed over and said, "Director Huo, Comrade Li, please sign. "
After the two of them signed, Xiaolin put the documents in the drawer and said, "I will give them back to you when I return the documents. ”
“Okay, okay. "Li Anran nodded quickly.
Director Huo smiled slightly and was about to turn around and leave, but was pulled by Li Anran, "Director Huo, is there anyone in our unit who understands short-format texts? "
"I understand. "
Li Anran was overjoyed when he heard that Director Huo in front of him understood. "Can you read a paragraph of text for me? "
Director Huo glanced back, then pointed to the empty seat in the corner, "Let's go there. "
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Li Anran quickly picked up the file bag and followed. After the two sat down in their seats, Li Anran took the bag from his schoolbag Li took out his notebook and flipped through a few pages, then pushed it to Director Huo, "This is the passage. "
Director Huo looked at it for a while, took out the pen from his pocket, and started writing.
The text was very short, only a dozen sentences, no more than three words. It was finished in a few minutes.
Li Anran took the notebook and read it. It was almost exactly the same as the translation left by Liu Cuifen and the others.
"Comrade Li Anran, I'm in the research lab specializing in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. If you need my help, you can ask Xiao Lin to call me. "
Li Anran didn't know what to say, so he could only thank him repeatedly.
After Director Huo left, Li Anran untied the file and took out the information inside. There are seven maps in total, all written in small books. Some of them have been used by others. There are many words, circles, crosses and other marks on them.
I looked at the map names and found them. Two maps of the East China War Zone, the rest of the maps were carefully folded and put back, and out of the corner of my eye I could see Xiao Lin.Shi raised his head and looked towards himself. It seemed that Xiao Lin was the supervisor.
Soon, he was immersed in the map. I have to say that the details of the map markings in the small book are breathtaking. Not only are the cities, mountains, roads, rivers and lakes clearly marked on it, but also the mountain height, mountain vegetation, city wall material, length, height and thickness, city gate size, river width, water depth, bridge material, etc. are all so detailed that you only need to look at the parameters. , you can know what the local terrain is like.
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Since it is a purely military professional map, it has a large number of various signs on it, as well as altitude, which is completely different from the maps you usually see.
Li Anran was confused at first and couldn't understand. Fortunately, he was smart. After careful study, he slowly figured out the rules. As his understanding deepened, he quickly understood it.
After reading a map, he found no information related to the treasure map, which made him feel a little strange.
Assuming that the treasure map is real, then the treasure location must be marked through rivers, roads, mountains and other terrains, combined with village place names.
But there are only a few simple lines on the picture, and it is impossible to tell whether it is a river or a road, or which river or road it is.
In desperation, Li Anran changed a map. This was the map of the capital, with a scale of 1:50,000. It should be the most detailed map.
At the end, I still felt lonely.
Watching it for more than two hours, with high concentration, was actually extremely tiring.
Li Anran stood up slowly, stretched, and rubbed his sore neck. He felt a little thirsty and thought about asking Xiao Lin to borrow a cup to get some water.
Looking at it from the corner of his eye, Li Anran was stunned, then took a few steps back to look at the map, feeling suddenly overjoyed.
Yes, it was a river. The lines on the treasure map were rivers. In an instant, he understood the brilliance of the mapmaker.
On military maps, the only things that can be marked with lines are roads and rivers. Roads are easily changed due to human factors, but rivers, especially slightly larger rivers, are not.
Li Anran forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, sat back slowly, then took out his notebook and drew the rivers on the military map.
When he finished drawing the last river, the lines in the notebook almost perfectly overlapped with the treasure map, except for one line, which appeared there suddenly.
He also understood the reason why Cui Xin and Liu Cuifen had not understood the treasure map for more than thirty years, because they had no access to military maps in small books. On the civilian map, several rivers were simplified, so they couldn't recognize them at all.
This line that appears alone is actually in the military area.The map also shows that according to the sign above, this is a road specially opened for military purposes, but there is no sign at the end of the road.
Li Anran calmed down, carefully drew the road, measured it on the map with a ruler, and recorded the information in detail.
Looking back at that childhood article, it is easy to understand, especially the last sentence. "After arriving at the destination, implement Saruta Hiiko's plan."
If he guessed correctly, the end of the road is the treasure hiding place. As for the plan, Li Anran didn't understand.
After carefully checking it several times and confirming that it was correct, Li Anran put away the drawings and was about to return the file. Unexpectedly, Director Huo suddenly walked in.
"Have you finished reading?"
Li Anran smiled and nodded vigorously, "You've finished reading, thank you very much. By the way, how do you explain the four words "Saruta Hiko's fate"?
"The God of the Road."