He sent Tang Luozhi back to Xiuqifang and successfully obtained Tang Luozhi's library card.

After what happened just now, Zhou Ze originally planned to advise Lu Jiu not to get involved in this matter anymore. After all, they almost told him that he was in the west of the city just now.

Lu Jiu did not refuse this, but said that he had to go to Qingding Public School to take a look.

Zhou Ze thought about it and didn't say anything more.

He was worried for so long that he would not have gained anything.

"I haven't come back for a long time. When I first saw the bronze statue of Zheng Li at the door, I was really uncomfortable..."

Half an hour later, standing at the entrance of the public school, Zhou Ze looked up at the bronze statue nearly two meters tall in front of him, and his face was filled with emotion.

"This reminds me of the running in the academy under the sunset, which was my lost youth."

"Isn't it because you skipped classes that your father chased half of the school with a rattan? You were so popular because of this."

Although his predecessor and Zhou Ze were not in the same class, they were from the same school. Lu Jiu mercilessly exposed Zhou Ze's "Youth Memories" vision, but also attracted the bronze statue standing at the entrance of the college.

Zheng Li was one of the major contributors to the industrial development of the Shuo Ming Dynasty in the past century.

Don't get me wrong, he is not a genius inventor or theorist, but a talented navigator.

That's right, unlike the industrial revolution process that was familiar to Lu Jiu in his previous life, the industrial development of the Shuoming Empire was not the invention of a certain machine or the change of a certain policy, but an unprecedented navigation operation!

It was the first prehistoric ruin discovered by Zheng Li in the vast sea that brought a miraculous evolution to this ancient Eastern dynasty, and also opened an era of great navigation that has continued to this day, affecting the development of various countries on the mainland, and even changing the world.

Simply put, navigators from various countries, who started with Zheng Li's voyage to the boundless sea, discovered a large number of relics of prehistoric civilizations in the depths of the boundless sea.

So the technology tree in this world has not only been turned aside, but no one wants to reverse it. So since Zheng Li returned from the depths of the vast sea, the technology of this era has completely deviated from the trajectory it should have, like a lively naughty child, running wildly on another incomplete and mysterious road...

Talked about some things and some things, and shuttled among the students on lunch break.

Both of them went to study here in the past, and they naturally knew the location of the library. They arrived at the door soon.

"That's all documents posted by the county government. No official staff are allowed to check them. Don't you know this rule?"

The library administrator who had just opened the food box looked at the two of them in surprise, poked a quail egg with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, waved his hand and said,

"Go away quickly, don't disturb me for lunch."

"It's not that we want to see it, it's mainly because Miss Tang, that is, Mr. Tang Jingyi's daughter, who entrusts us to come and check some information, saying that it's of special use. You know, it's not convenient for her to go out now."

After handing over the loan certificate that belonged to Tang Luozhi in his hand, Lu Jiu was glad that he had made another preparation.

"It's indeed Luo Zhi's library card... Alas, this kid must be very sad recently."

Obviously, this library card is more useful than Lu Jiu and Zhou Ze combined. The administrator put down his chopsticks, sighed sadly, and took a bunch of keys and placed it in front of the stage.

"Since Luo Zhi entrusted you to come, I will give you convenience. The county academy is in the compartment in the library, and count the third key from left to right. Remember to take it gently, and you can't bring out even a piece of paper!"

Lu Jiu picked up the key, bowed to thank him, and took Zhou Ze quickly to the compartment. The place inside was not big, but there were a lot of books stored. After all, the regulations for compiling county annals were promulgated by the imperial court decades ago. There were naturally many things to be recorded over the years, and there were still people who needed to update and repair them in real time, otherwise they would not be stored in the library of the public school.

Fortunately, there are not many villages and towns in Qingding County, and the official document compilation of county annals is extremely sophisticated. Lu Jiu just glanced at the wooden frame, and Lu Jiu saw several books marked with Shexiang Town on the spine.

"The year when something happened in Shexiang Town was the 20th year of Shenglong, so it should be the latest book."

Zhou Ze walked forward as he spoke, pulled out the latest book, turned to the last page, glanced up and down, his expression was stunned at first, and then he seemed a little helpless. He turned around and turned the page toward Lu Jiu.

"Old Lu, we ran away in vain. The county annals of Shexiang Town stopped in the spring of the 20th year of Shenglong. No one remembered what happened at that time... We should have thought of it long ago that what happened at that time was too horrifying. It was the news that it was blocked by the court. Moreover, since that incident, Shexiang Town has become a deserted town, so naturally there is no need to compile the county annals again."

"I know, so I didn't think I could get the details of the case three years ago by relying on the county annals."

Take off the other two records about Shexiang Town from the wooden rack, move a few steps to sit on the chair in the compartment, and then Lu Jiu continued,

"There must be a reason for the sudden attack on this town three years ago. There is definitely no question of seeking revenge. In my opinion, there is only one possibility. Something in Shexiang Town attracts these thieves, so what we have to do is find the special thing about Shexiang Town compared to other towns!"

What is special about a remote mountain town?

Not to mention, Lu Jiu and Zhou Ze really discovered two incidents that were specially marked in the county annals.

In the 15th year of Shenglong, a special mineral deposit was unearthed in the mountains near Shexiang Town, called Chiwu Mine. The ore material is particularly special and rare in the world. This attracted craftsmen from all walks of life and ore scholars gathered here. However, the number of mineral deposits was very small, and it was mined in just over half a month.

In the 18th year of Shenglong, on July 10th, snakes and beasts roared in the mountains near Shexiang Town at night, resounding throughout the town and within three miles. Then, a member of Jing'an, a member of the Qing Dingcheng Jing'an Company went to investigate, but there was no trace of snakes and beasts, and he returned without success.

"The Red Tungsten Mine was mined that year. In the style of the imperial mining team, it must have been searched in the nearby mountains after it was finished. The Criminal Prison was obviously not for this, otherwise they should have robbed the warehouse where the Red Tungsten Mine was stored. As for the second thing, it was just a rural legend. Jingyeshi finally went to investigate and there was nothing. What exactly did these thieves go there to do? "

Putting the book in his hand back on the shelf, Zhou Ze looked at Lu Jiu who was still recording the information and couldn't help but speak,

"God knows, we are responsible for writing down these things, and then sorting out the matters of Shexiang Town and then reporting them. As for whether to publish them, it is a headache for the editor-in-chief."
Chapter completed!