Expedition Team

When Mo Fan arrived at the detective agency, he found his staff waiting for him. One of the chubby and big-eared men, dressed like a cowboy from the West, was the first to rush up and embrace him.

Mo Fan was so tightly embraced by this big, fat man that he could hardly breathe. So he struggled and said," Old dog, calm down. Didn't I come back safely?"

Yes, this excited man is named Luo Han and nicknamed Old Dog. As for why he's nicknamed "Old Dog", it's because this person has a naturally sensitive nose. His ability to distinguish smells is different from that of ordinary people, just like having a dog's nose.

The Old Dog is usually very loyal. His only flaw is that he is greedy for food and money. However, at critical moments, for the sake of friends, he can summon up unprecedented courage and shield them from difficulties.

After calming down, the old dog said," I am sorry. I was too excited. Qi Tian and I spent the whole night on thinking about how to rescue you from the police station. We almost wanted to go to the police station to rob you."

Yes, in the detective agency, there is another man who is dressed all in black, with bright eyes and a tall and strong build. His name is Qi Tian. His nickname is "Dull Gourd" because he doesn't talk much in daily life, but he is a person with a meticulous mind.

Qi Tian has a rather introverted personality. He is an outstanding martial artist and is also skilled in using all kinds of weapons. He, along with Mo Fan and Old Dog, is known as the "Three Musketeers" and jointly runs this detective agency.

The two of them usually like to call Mo Fan "Old Mo". Because Mo Fan often displayed wisdom and composure in front of them that was not expected at his age.

Qi Tian said peacefully," I am glad to see you are safe and come back. But how can you leave the police station?"

The Old dog also came to his senses at this moment and asked curiously as well," Indeed, how on earth did you get out?"

MO Fan said excitedly," This is exactly what I want to tell you. Today, a rich man bailed me out of the police station, entrusted us to search for a treasure, and was willing to cover all the expenses incurred in the treasure hunt throughout the process. Do you still remember the map of the underground palace of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor that I told you and that our family has been longing to find for generations? This time we are going to take part in this treasure hunt."

when MoFan told them about these things, old dog was exciting and you can saw his eyes was shining. But QiTian's performance was very calm.

Meanwhile, Mofan took out of the cowhide ancient scroll he got from the old man's hand. The old dog immediately took the cowhide ancient scroll and opened it, ready to take a close look at the contents inside.

After seeing the contents inside, the old said in confusion," What strange words are used inside? It's completely incomprehensible."

QiTian took a look and said," I think this should be the records by the people of the Qin Dynasty."

Mofan said," Yes, this is precisely the script used by the people of Qin Dynasty. According to this wealthy old man, this cowhide ancient scroll is very likely the written records made by those atendants when they followed XuFu to search for the elixir of immortality on DongHuang island in the japanses sea. It might contain important informantion about the location of DongHuang island, then if we can find Donghuang Island, then it is very likely that we will be able to find the map of the of the first Qin Emperor that was left there.

Then old ask immediately," But how can we know about what the cowhide ancient scroll says?"

Although QiTian didn't say a word, the way he looked at Mofan's eyes also told him that he had the same question.

Mofan asked in a mischievous tone," Although we can't read these ancient characters, there must be someone in that place who can recognises them?"

The old dog still looked at Mofan in confusion. But after a brief moment of thought, Qi tian said that the chinese department of Fudan university must have talents in this field who can help us."

Mofan said," Exactly."

The old dog said excitedly," Then let's set off for Fudan University right away."

Mofan teased," Old Dog, your greed for money hasn't changed at all. It's already very late now. I guess everyone is resting. Tomorrow, the three of us will go to the chinese department of Fudan University together to look for a professor who can help us."

It was only then that the old dog realized it was already late at night. Feeling embarrassed and said," Yes ,we will set off early tomorrow morning."

Early the next morning, Mofan,old dog and Qi tian came to the department of chinese history at the Fudan University together. As all the professors in the department were giving lessons, Mofan then asked the staff about the department's library, hoping to find the textual annotations of the Qin Dynasty from it.

Mofan said," In a moment, you are responsible for helping me search for the historical records related to the Qin Dynasty, such as the First Emperor of Qin sending Xu Fu to set sail to search for the elixir of immortality. While I am responsible for looking for books with annotations on ancient characters of the Qin Dynasty."

At this moment, the old dog whispered to Qi Tian," Brother, if you put in more effort later, I am not afraid of anything, but I'm most fearful of studying."

Qi Tian rolled his eyes at the old dog and turned around to look for relevant history books. The old dog hurriedly caught up with Qi Tian and shouted," Brother, wait for me."

Mo Fan also came to the book display area, where various annotations of Chinese characters from different dynasties. Soon, he discovered the area marked with annotations of characters from the Qin Dynasty.

MoFan picked one of the books to read and opened the cowhide ancient scroll, carefully translating the text inside.

Suddenly, Mofan heard a scream that immediately pulled his mind away. He looked up in the direction from which the sound came and saw a huge ladder shaking ahead. He then looked up and saw a girl on the ladder, dressed in brown clothes, beige long pants and black long boots, about to fall to the ground due to losing her balance.

Mofan quickly threw down what was in his hand and ran towards the ladder. Just as the girl was falling, he firmly caught her with both hands.

At this moment, the girl's face was clearly presented before Mofan's eyes. The girl had delicate features, long black hair, and a tall and slender figure, presenting a typical image of a Chinese beauty. For a moment, Mo Fan was so captivated by this beautiful girl that he couldn't utter a word.

The girl saw Mo Fan staring at her blankly and said shyly," Can you let me down?"

Only then did Mo Fan come to his senses and say apologetically," Ok."

Mo Fan, asked with concern, "Are you okay?

The beautiful girl replied, "I'm fine. Thank you for your help."

Mo Fan said politely," That's good." And when Mo Fan was about to further consult the beautiful girl, she was attracted by what Mo Fan had just thrown on the ground and quickly ran over to pick up the cowhide ancient scroll on the ground.

When the girl opened the scroll, she was attracted by the contents inside. Mo Fan looked at the girl and also excitedly said," Can you translate the characters in the scroll?"

The girl answered the question without moving the eyes from the scroll," Yes, I can. If I don't make mistake, the characters of the scroll are from Qin Dynasty."

Mo Fan said uncontrollably," Exactly, so you are the one I want to find."

At this moment, the girl looked up at Mo Fan and said," Where did you get this cowhide ancient scroll? And who on earth are you and how did you come to this library?"

Mo Fan said peacefully," Don't worry, I will answer your each questions. But before I reply, I want to introduce my self first and know who you are."

After hearing this, the girl said embarrassedly," I was indeed a bit rash. Let me introduce myself first. My name is LinJing. I'm a teaching assistant who just joined the Department of history and chinese at Fudan university this year. Just now, I was organising some books and accidentally fell off the bookshelf. I'm very grateful that you saved me just now."

Mo Fan said," Nice to meet you, Ling Jin. My name is Mo Fan, a detective in Shanghai. Then can you tell me the contents of the scroll?"

When Lin Jing heard Mo Fan's name, she felt very surprised and said," Detective Mo, I heard of your name long ago."

Mo Fan felt happy and said," I am that famous ha!"

LingJing continued," Everyone is saying that you are a troublemaker. where you go, troubles follow."

Mo Fan said awkwardly," This is everyone's misunderstanding of me. In face, I myself am still a good citizen of the city." And Mo Fan quickly changed the subject and said," Miss Lin, could you translate the text on the ancient scroll for me?"

LinJing said," The ancient scroll records the journey of Xu Fu and his group to the sea of Japan. It sates that they took a ship that could accommodate a hundred people to the sea of Japan in search of a place recorded as DongHuang Island in ancient books. Their ship has been sailing eastward all the time." But after cruising for many days, they still couldn't find their destination. It wasn't until the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is what we Chinese call the Mid-Autumn Festival, that the moon was very full, but strangely, it was red and the sea was shrouded in mist. Everyone couldn't find their way. But suddenly, in the hazy sea, everyone saw the shape of an island. So, they worked together to steer the boat towards the island."

Mo fan asked," That's it. Is there no more information?"

Ling Jing answered," There is no further record of the ancient scroll at this point. But you may also notice that this ancient scroll actually has torn marks, so there might still be missing parts. There might be more records about the journey of XuFu and his ground back then inside."

Mofan said," I have also noticed this. It seems that what you said is all we can know for now."

Just at this moment, both Old Dog and QiTian came over. Before they even appeared before MoFan and LinJing, the Voice of the Old Dog had already reached them. Only to hear the Old Dog said," Old Mo, no way, no way. O browsed through the books of the Qin Dynasty with Dull Gourd, there are really too few records about XuFu's search for the elixir of immortality." We can't find an clues at all."

When the Old Dog appeared before MoFan and Lin Jing, he was attracted by LinJing"s beauty and couldn't help but ask her politely," I don't know how to adress this beauty. My name is LuoHan and my nickname is Old Dog." As he spoke, he reached out his hand to shake hands with LinJing. But LinJing subconsciously shrank back, as if she didn't want to talk to the Old Dog. Seeing this, MoFan quickly stepped forward, pulled the Old Dog's outreached hand, and glared at the Old Dog. Seeing this, the Old Dog obediently restranied his behavior. MoFan said to the two people who came," This is Miss LinJing, the teaching assistant of the chinese and history department here." At the same time, MoFan also introduced to LinJing," Miss Lin, OldDog has already introduced himself just now, so I won't say more. The other one is also my friend, named QiTian, nicknamed"Dull Gourd." They run the detective agency with me. They are my friends and also my partners." 

MoFan then said to LaoGou and Qi Tian," Just now, Miss Lin translated the text on this ancient scroll for me. Although it doesn't clearly record the exact location of the island, it did provide me with some information about what XuFu and his group saw and heard when they went to DongHuang Island." Perhaps if we analyze it carefully, we can find the key clues about the location of DongHuang Island from it."

At this moment, Lin Jing interjected, "If I'm not mistaken, you guys are going to look for the map of the underground palace of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor that was lost on Donghuang Island. According to ancient records, Xu Fu once obtained the map of the underground palace of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. The First Qin Emperor hoped that when Xu Fu found the elixir that could bring him back to life and make him immortal, he would know how to approach the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, which was full of numerous traps, and eventually bring him back to life. So you are looking for that map, and your ultimate destination is the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor."

Mo Fan praised, "Miss Lin is really smart. It's no wonder you became an assistant teacher at such a young age and is so proficient in the script of the Qin Dynasty."

Lin Jing continued, "If I say I want to join your team and look for this map together, I wonder if you would welcome me?"

The old dog quipped, "I never expected that such a beautiful Miss Lin would be as interested in the treasures of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor as the old dog."

Lin Jing glared at the old dog and said, "As a historical researcher, being the first to explore the secrets of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is not only a great personal honor but also the most exciting thing in our lives." As for the treasures inside, they are merely a historical witness to us and only have research value."

Lin Jing turned her head and continued to say to Mo Fan, "So, do you welcome my joining? And whether you go to Donghuang Island or to the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, you might encounter a lot of records about the Qin Dynasty's writing during the journey. Maybe then, I can come in handy?"

Mo Fan thought that Lin Jing was indeed right, so he kindly reached out his hand and said, "Welcome Miss Lin to join us."

Lin Jing also reached out her hand and held Mo Fan's hand, saying, "Have a pleasant cooperation!" .

At this moment, the old dog also deliberately reached out its hand to Lin Jing and said, "Have a pleasant cooperation."

Unfortunately, Lin Jing once again dodged the old dog's hand. At this moment, Qi Tian whispered to Lao Gou, "It's obvious that she is not interested in you. Sometimes I really admire your thick skin."

The old dog glared fiercely at Qi Tian and said no more.

Just then, an old man's voice came in and said, "Who are you? How did you end up in the library?"

Seeing this, Lin Jing quickly chimed in, "Professor Huang, they are my friends. They came to discuss something with me." Also, I want to tell you something. That is, I'm going to resign because I have found a new job, and this man wearing a baseball cap is my new boss.

After saying that, Lin Jing winked playfully at Mo Fan.

Professor Huang asked in surprise, "What are you talking about? But you've only been working here for a short while."

Before Professor Huang could finish speaking, Lin Jing took Mo Fan's arm and walked towards the door.

Seeing this, Lao Gou and Qi Tian also bowed to Professor Huang and said, "Professor, I'm sorry to have disturbed you." Having said that, the two of them also quickened their pace and left the library.

So, the Adventure team was officially established today.