Xia Jun had just returned from the camp after sending Du Hao and others to Professor Tong's side, when the others gathered around to ask for news.

  Gu Meng was also quite curious about why Du Hao appeared here, so she perked up her ears to listen to Xia Jun's explanation.

  The result was just as she had guessed before, Du Hao really came to apologize this time.

  Du Hao and his company's construction team leader colluded with others to steal cultural relics, for which he, as a high-level executive of the Du Group, specially came to apologize.

  Although the foreman's actions were personal, this incident occurred in their construction team and will inevitably affect the reputation of Du Shi after it spreads. If competitors take advantage of the situation, it will harm their company, so they must be cautious.

  Moreover, he had a more important task, which was to discuss with Professor Tong, who was in charge here, about the ancient tomb.

  The ancient tomb was excavated at the exact location where they were going to start construction, and the rescue excavation team couldn't finish their work in one day, which greatly affected the overall progress of the entire project.

  The longer they drag it out, the more losses they will incur. The top executives in the company also hope that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible so that they can minimize their losses.

  What worries them even more is that they are afraid the ancient tombs unearthed will be designated as cultural heritage, left for archaeologists to study carefully, and by then they will really have a headache.

  If things really turn out that way, the project they are building will have to undergo a major overhaul, with losses beyond measure.

  "So that's what you're saying, the person who just came back was the wife of the construction team leader bringing back some artifacts?" a boy who had a relatively good relationship with Xia Jun asked.

  Not only did Gu Xiang notice the woman holding something, but others also noticed. Everyone wasn't very concerned about whether the Du Corporation would suffer losses, but they were very curious about what the woman had brought.

  "As far as I know, it seems that the foreman hid some things secretly before he was caught. His wife didn't even know about it, and she accidentally discovered those hidden things." Xia Jun nodded.

  "What did you see then?" someone asked further.

  "I didn't see." Xia Jun pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

  Many people were disappointed that their curiosity was not satisfied, but soon they asked other questions.

  "I previously heard that the foreman might be sentenced to prison for stealing cultural relics. It seems that the foreman's wife was afraid, and after hearing that we started to redeem cultural relics without accountability, she brought the things over." Fu Wen analyzed.

  Many people nodded in agreement after listening, thinking what Fu Wen said made sense.

  Gu Meng didn't respond and subconsciously glanced in the direction of the camp.

  She thought the wife of the foreman could hand over the hidden cultural relics, and Du Hao must have played a big role in this. Otherwise, why would the foreman's wife coincidentally follow Du Hao here?

  Yu Xiao had previously sent someone to search Bao Gongtou's home and specifically instructed his family members that if they found any cultural relics, they should return them immediately. If so, Bao Gongtou's punishment might be reduced. Unfortunately, after waiting for several days, there was no response from Bao Gongtou's family.

  Sometimes, some people may not tell the truth for certain benefits. The wife of the contractor claimed she didn't know about the hidden artifacts beforehand, but in fact, how could they possibly know? It's all just what the other side says.

  "The professors are identifying those things, let's not worry about it, since the first one came to our door, who knows if there will be more coming later." Xia Jun interrupted the people who were still discussing non-stop.

  Others who heard it thought it made sense and ended the topic, returning to their respective seats to continue waiting.

  "Will that woman really not be held accountable?" Guan Tong asked in a low voice to Gu Cuiming.

  "I guess probably not, after all, a notice was issued before, if responsibility is pursued at this time, who will dare to return things in the future." Gu Mian leaned against her own chin, lazily looking at Guan Tong.

  "So that woman still has some wit, and it's possible that not only will she not be held accountable, but she might even get a sum of money for redeeming the cultural relic." Guan Tong said with a clicking sound.

  "I don't know if I can get back the money for redeeming the artifact, after all her situation is different from others." Gu Mian shook his head.

  She unconsciously caressed the bangle on her left hand, feeling a bit uneasy, probably because she had said something wrong. The clever person was not the wife of the foreman, but Du Hao.

  The professor didn't make them wait too long, and soon confirmed that the artifacts brought by the foreman's wife were indeed stolen from the ancient tomb. Not only did he not pursue responsibility, but also gave a sum of money to redeem the artifacts.

  Maybe inspired by this incident, after the boss's wife went back, people who had been watching and waiting began to bring their items to the temporary appraisal point one after another.

  Some of them are construction workers, while others can't be identified as anything in particular.

  Anyway, it was previously stated that no matter who returned the cultural relics, they would not be held responsible. Gu Ming and others didn't bother to investigate those people's identities and began the appraisal in earnest.

  It's unclear whether it was because Gu Meng looked easier to talk to or more gullible, but many people carrying things ran to the table where she sat, while Xia Jun's side had the fewest, possibly intimidated by his scholarly aura.

  It's just that Gu Mei felt sorry that there were few people who brought real things for appraisal, but many people brought fake goods. She was busy for half a day and almost all the items she appraised were fakes, with only one or two genuine pieces occasionally, but they didn't seem to be cultural relics stolen from ancient tombs either.

  Now, Gu Meng once again welcomed a middle-aged man dressed in very simple attire. The man carefully placed an object wrapped in cloth on the table.

  "Miss, can you take a look at this incense burner? It's a real treasure that I got from someone else. People say these things are national cultural relics and should be handed over to the country for safekeeping. My son is just a soldier, he has to respond to the country's call." The middle-aged man uncovered the cloth wrapped outside, revealing the inside, and smiled at Gu Mian with a silly grin.

  Gu Mei raised her eyes and saw a jade incense burner about 14 cm high and 13 cm wide in front of her.

  (Throwing flowers, the second update is here, and there will be a third one later~~~~ Yesterday, the water level rose, and a dining boat sank by the river. The current was so strong, it was really scary~ Thanks to Chieh-g for sending mooncakes, kitty is so happy, (*^__^*) Hehe)